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Robbins At Main Library For First Friday

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From Richmond Public Library:

Best-selling author David L. Robbins has adapted his suspense-filled, compassionate thriller, Scorched Earth, for the stage. A rural Virginia community is torn apart when the tiny body of a stillborn, mixed-race baby is exhumed from the graveyard, and the neighboring church is burned to the ground. Join us as Robbins discusses his creative process and the upcoming world premiere on April 13 at the Barksdale Theatre.

Robbins began writing fiction in 1997 and has since published nine novels, and the stage play Scorched Earth. He is the founder of the James River Writers, co-founder of the non-profit Podium Foundation and currently teaches advanced creative writing at VCU.

The program is free and the public is invited.

Friday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Main Library
Davenport Special Collections Room

Also, please note:

All libraries will be closed Friday, April 6. The Main Library will be open from 6:30-9 p.m. for the First Friday Art Walk.

Holy Week Services

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Courtesy of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church:

April 5 – Maundy Thursday: 10:00 am joint service at Pine Street Baptist (special service for those who are homeless); 7:00pm, church.

April 6 – Good Friday Liturgy: 12:00 noon, church; and 7:00pm, church.

April 7 – The Great Vigil of Easter – Annual Episcopal Visit from Bishop Shannon Johnston, 7:00pm, church.

April 8 – Easter Sunday: Joint service at Pine Street Baptist, 8:30am; parish breakfast and egg hunt, 9:30am, St. Andrew’s House (in Baldwin Hall if it rains); Feast of the Resurrection, 11:00am, church.

(Childcare provided for all evening services and Sunday morning.)

Hollywood Cemetery Walking Tours

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From the Valentine Richmond History Center:

April 2 Highlights of Hollywood Cemetery (10-11:30am) WALKING TOURS
Monday – Saturday, April 2 – October 31
Learn about the cemetery’s history, artwork, symbolism and famous residents, including two U.S. Presidents, writer Ellen Glasgow, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Generals George Pickett and J.E.B. Stuart. Meet at the rear of the stone structure on the left at the cemetery entrance, Cherry and Albemarle streets.

April 8 Hollywood Cemetery (2-4pm) WALKING TOUR
An extension of the daily “Highlights” tour, this version covers in more detail the cemetery’s unique history, landscape design, architecture, symbols and residents. Meet at the cemetery entrance at Cherry and Albemarle streets.

Mayor’s Budget Discussion at the Va. War Memorial On Wednesday

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Paraphrasing City announcement:

The only MPACT sponsored Community Conversation with Mayor Jones regarding the City Budget is scheduled to take place at the Virginia War Memorial on Wednesday, March 28th at 6:30PM.

Let your voices be heard regarding the City Budget, Capitol Improvements, and other projects and issues that concern Precinct 4. Feel free to contact Hope Cousin, ETRP/MPACT Coordinator for the City of Richmond/Dept. of Public Works (Hope.Cousin at Richmondgov.com) if you have any questions.

VCU Lecture: Jerusalem: A Tale of Three Cities

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From announcement:

VCU professor Dr. Jack D. Spiro will give the 27th Annual Brown-Lyons Lecture, titled “Jerusalem: A Tale of Three Cities,” on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Avenue. Dr. Spiro will investigate memories, practices, literary sources, values and beliefs to uncover the diverse meanings of Jerusalem in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, in addition to shedding light on the controversial issue of Jerusalem as the unified capital of Israel. A public reception will be held immediately following the lecture. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Dr. Jack D. Spiro holds the Harry Lyons Distinguished Chair in Judaic Culture at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is also director of the VCU Center for Judaic Studies and editor of its online publication, Menorah Review. He has earned two doctorates from the Hebrew Union College and the University of Virginia. He has authored, co-authored or edited over 30 books and written numerous articles.

The event is sponsored by the VCU Friends of the Library, the VCU Center for Judaic Studies, the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond, the Richmond Jewish Foundation and the Weinstein JCC. It is free and open to the public, but because seating is limited, registration is required. For details and registration, please see the event website: http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/blyons/. For special accommodations or to register offline, please call (804) 827-1165 or (804) 828-0593 prior to March 27. Event parking is available for a fee in the West Main Street and West Cary Street parking decks.