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Music, food, local artisans and stuff at BHM Sunday

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It’s going to be sunny (finally) on Sunday so come on out for some good local music, food, local arts & crafts at the annual Harvest on the Hill St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Fair; Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010; 12:30-3:30 p.m.; at Byrd House Market site.

Music: The Scottish Highland Dancers; John Moossa.
Food: Charlie White’s Earth-Friendly Grill (Burgers; Dogs; Beans; Chips — no really, earth friendly.)
Fun: Petting Zoo; Face Painting; Crafts Table; Fire Trucks.
Booths, Vendors & Local Artisans: Books on Wheels (free books, bike parts & repair); Circle of Peace School (Uganda); Harrison Higgins Inc. woodworking
studio; Pop Culture Rehab (formerly Lark Studio, handmade sketch pads, journals & greeting cards); Megan’s Hand-Knit Rugs (made from repurposed materials); Monkey Dog Studio (ceramics & art fom recycled material; Richmond Stuff (art and reuse supplies); handmade jewelry by Christine Baur; Rostov’s Coffee; Pine St. Baptist Sno Cones; Free blood pressure screenings; and The Best Bake Sale Ever featuring “Preserve the Parish” hand-canned goods. You can even bring your pets — fuzzy, furry, feathered and scaly — for a special blessing at the unique St. Francis Day Blessing of the Animals booth. Admission is free.

Appalachia Rising At Flying Brick

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The Flying Brick Library will be hosting an event on Sept. 30 at 6 pm with Tricia Shapiro, author and Mountain Justice campaigner.

Here’s some background:

Mountaintop removal (MTR) does exactly what it says: A mountaintop is stripped of trees, blown to bits with explosives, then pushed aside by giant equipment?all to expose a layer of coal to be mined. In recent years, local people fighting against MTR’s destruction of their homes in West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia have invited volunteers from outside Appalachia’s coalfields to help them bring national attention to this shameful practice, and abolish it. Since the Mountain Justice campaign began in 2005, dozens of local coalfield residents, students, Earth Firsters, and others have been arrested in nonviolent protest actions against MTR.

Tricia was there for some of it. Tricia is coming to us at the Flying Brick to offer her perspectives and experiences as an on-the-ground, inside reporter with the Mountain Justice Campaign. Her book, published by AK Press, is being released just as Mountain Justice and other environmental groups plan to converge on Washington DC for Appalachia Rising, the largest convergence against MTR in history. Please join us during open hours at the Flying Brick Library for a casual and educational talk on the struggle against Mountain Top Removal.

Brought to you by The Flying Brick Library, AK Press, and James River Earth First!

Tuesday Night- OHNA, 5th District, 4th District MPACC meetings

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This Tuesday night the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association is scheduled to meet.

Also, 5th District Councilperson Marty Jewell is holding a meeting in Randolph.

And, finally, received this nice note from Emily Griffey-

I hope that you will consider posting this event to the Oregon Hill News website. Unfortunately the event does conflict with the Oregon Hill Association meeting but it would be great if some community members could attend this event as well. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
~Emily

Dear North Richmond Community :

As you are aware, the Mayor is dedicated to collaboration, communication and cooperation between Richmond’s citizens and his administration. Mayor Jones knows that citizens expect and deserve a responsive government.

Many of you may know about the old “neighborhood teams” process. In an effort to improve upon service delivery and include residents and business owners in the decisions that affect them, Mayor Jones has created the Mayor’s Participation and Communication Corps (MPACC). MPACC is an integral enhancement to the sharing of information and increased community involvement.

MPACC has two major components:

1) Proactive, service driven initiatives including but not limited to matters relating to land use, public safety, parks and recreation, all of which will strive to improve services and conditions; and

2) Rapid, courteous responses to your requests for services such as fixing potholes, removing abandoned cars, addressing blighted properties, and cleaning up illegal dump sites.

To make sure services are close to you, MPACC has been organized around the four Richmond Police Department Precinct structure. Each sector within a precinct will have a MPACC Sector Team. Mayor Jones is selecting co-chairs from each sector to lead these MPACC Sector teams.

The MPACC groups will allow for more accountability not only from the City but also the residents. The Mayor will be holding the MPACC Sector Team launch in the 4th precinct on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.

This meeting will be held at Holton Elementary School ● 1600 West Laburnum Ave. ● Richmond, VA 23227 from 6:30 PM to 8PM. At this meeting Mayor Jones will introduce his co-chairs for the 4th Precinct and outline his vision for the MPACC Program. We hope you will attend and we urge you to invite your civic association’s active members to this meeting.

If you have any questions about this initiative or the meeting on Tuesday, please feel free to contact me as I serve as the Coordinator for the 4th Precinct.

We look forward to your participation and dedication to your community and the City of Richmond!

Sincerely,
Emily

Emily E. Griffey
MPACC Coordinator
City of Richmond
phone- (804) 646-7527
cell- (804) 229-0393
emily.griffey@richmondgov.com

Wine Down at the Byrd House Market this Tuesday

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From Facebook page:

Come join us for a delicious wine tasting with local Virginia wineries! Grayhaven and Byrd Cellars will be back wil tastings and wines available for sale by the glass or bottle. music, merriment and fun in our Grace Arents Community Garden! As an added bonus our Byrd House Market vendors will be hanging out until eight as well so dinner will be covered!

Vintage Ross ‘Central Park’ Sky Blue Cruiser City-Bike! – $90

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From Craigslist post:

I have for sale a vintage Ross ‘Central Park’ 51cm Single-Speed Cruiser! This bike has been cleaned, lubed, oiled and tuned, and is ready to ride. It is in good vintage condition with some road wear. It features a sleek vintage look and feel, easy to use coaster brakes, a brand new seat, a kickstand, and a recent tune-up. This is a nice, smooth riding “hop on and ride” city bike…perfect for the Fan! It has about a 51cm frame, and is ideal for short to medium riders about 5’3″ to 5’7″. $90.