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Bread and Puppet Theater Visiting Richmond Next Week

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I hope everyone reading this is familiar with the wonderful Oregon Hill Halloween Parade. The roots of the entity that organizes that parade, the All Saints Theater Company, go back to the Bread and Puppet Theater, which is an internationally celebrated company that champions a visually rich, street-theater brand of performance art filled with music, dance and slapstick. Its shows are political and spectacular, with huge puppets made of paper maché and cardboard. Founded in 1963 by Peter Schumann on New York City’s Lower East Side, the theater has been based in the North East Kingdom of Vermont since the early 1970s. Now, the world Famous Bread and Puppet Theater visits Richmond again as part of a rare 14 week tour across the continent and back!

Here is some information on the two Richmond appearances:

Grasshopper Rebellion Circus
Wednesday Dec. 5th
Doors 7pm/ Show at 7:30pm
Suggested Donation/Sliding Scale: $10-25
Randolph Community Center
1415 Grayland Ave.

Basic Bye-Bye Show
Friday Dec. 7th
Doors at 6:30pm/Show at 8pm
Richmond’s Rumput will be opening the show at 7pm!
Suggested Donation/Sliding Scale :$10-25
Highpoint Gallery
3300 West Broad

After the performance Bread and Puppet will serve its famous free sourdough rye bread with aioli, and Bread and Puppet’s “Cheap Art” – books, posters, postcards, pamphlets and banners from the Bread and Puppet Press – will be for sale.

For more information, please visit the FaceBook event page by clicking here.

Mouth To Feed At Vinyl Conflict

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From Bobby Egger at Vinyl Conflict:

One of our customers had a creative and unconventional idea for taking some donations for the needy in these cold times. We’re accepting Socks, Beanies, scarves and anything else that will help the less fortunate keep warm this season. I don’t think the box will fit jackets unfortunately.
This box is inside Vinyl Conflict (324 south pine street)

OHNA Meeting Tonight

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From online announcement:

Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting tonight at 7pm at St Andrew’s Church!!! Here is the agenda:
-7:00pm Meeting called to order.
-7:05 Proposed Minutes of October meeting considered for acceptance
-7:10 Update from RPD
-7:15 Update from VCU Police
-7:20 Update from VCU liaison
-7:25 Update from Councilman Agelasto’s office
-7:35 Presentation from Know Your Rights training group- Elizabeth Hunt
-7:45 Discussion and update on picnic tables and new plants for Pleasants Park aand volunteering to clean up Holly Street Playground (still waiting on update on stabilization procedure for Holly Street Playground).
-7:55 Discussion of Drainage issues in the alley between 300 blocks of Laurel and Pine.
-8:05 Discussion of initiative- possibly installing a dog run in Parsons Linear Park next to wall.
-8:10 Election of officers for 2019
-8:30 Meeting adjourned.

Neighbor Get-Together At Peddler On Pine This Coming Sunday

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Albemarle Street neighbor Nancy Kuehl Traylor is hosting a get together for Oregon Hill neighbors this Sunday at the Peddler On Pine restaurant.

HEY NEIGHBOR! Just stop by, please say hello and have a slice of pie! This Sunday – December 2nd, stop by Peddler on Pine any time from 1-2:30 and have a slice of pizza – my treat! Just thought it would be a great opportunity for neighbors to meet and to support our neighborhood restaurant! Don’t just live in Oregon Hill- be a part of it and get a free piece of pizza!

Library Poised To Program City’s Public Access Cable TV Station

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Richmond’s alternative media keeps evolving as the Richmond Public Library is taking over the City’s public access cable tv station.

The Richmond Free Press newspaper reports:

Library Director Scott Firestine told the Free Press that the cameras and production equipment soon will be moved to the Main Library in Downtown from the public access studio Comcast has operated for nearly 30 years in its Richmond office, 918 N. Boulevard.

On Nov. 16, Comcast ended the live shows that local residents created and presented during the 6 to 10 p.m. time slot Tuesdays through Fridays on cable Channel 95 and switched to pre-recorded programming as part of the transition.

“This is something we have been working on since May,” Mr. Firestine stated about the library’s takeover of the public access operation. “It is an exciting opportunity for the library to provide a platform for citizens to have a voice and a classroom to learn how to use the technology,” he stated.

He expects the library to receive the equipment before Christmas, and indicated that the community programming would resume as quickly as possible, but on Channel 99.

For a little more history and background, check out a 2012 story on the cable access station in Style by clicking here.

13th Annual Toys for Tots Holiday Celebration Next Sunday

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Pine Street neighbor Stephenie Harrington is getting ready for the 13th Annual Toys for Tots (& puppy/kitty) Holiday Celebration next Sunday, Dec. 2, at District 5 restaurant.

Here are more details:

In addition to collecting unwrapped toys, bikes, games, sporting equipment and books for Richmond TOYS FOR TOTS, all monetary donations will be *matched* and provided to our worthy RACC Richmond Animal Care and Control Foundation, which provides essential care for homeless pets….and they need toys too!

!!! Dress in your favorite holiday attire !!!
Prizes awared to *most festive gear, *best party animal costume, *tackiest Christmas sweater

Date Sunday, December 2nd
Time 10:30am – 2:30pm
Location District 5 – – 1911 W. Main St (private room in back w/TVs)

· Mimosas by the magnum await you, as well as appetizers from their expanded menu, cupcakes and some special (new) surprises for this invite-only affair!
· Their extensive brunch buffet is available for $15 if you want to place an order, the server will provide you a bracelet and open a tab. When you RSVP please let me know
o (1) if you plan to order the brunch buffet and if so,
o (2) are you planning to arrive before or after 12:30pm? (helps with seating)
· We also have our own cash bar in our private room…and HUGE television for viewing photos of previous parties…and football
· See “Items Needed” lists below, thank you for your generosity!!!

Cheers and much love,
Stephenie
804-551-0603

Gifts and donations will be collected today through Monday, December 3rd
you can use PayPal if you like stephenie.l.harrington@dom.com
all cash donations will be *matched* and donated to Richmond Animal Care & Control Foundation
….thank you!

Ø TOY ITEMS NEEDED: new and unwrapped items including but not limited to: books, educational toys, bikes and scooters (helmets greatly appreciated), dolls, Barbie’s, sporting equipment, art supplies, games, puzzles

Ø PET ITEMS NEEDED: towels, sheets, blankets, Nylabone brand dog treats, meat-flavored baby food, “pate” style canned cat food (gently used towels/sheets/blankets are acceptable, thank you!)

ABOUT RACCF

Richmond Animal Care & Control Foundation (RACCF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit created to provide resources to Richmond Animal Care & Control that result in increased adoptions and improve the quality of life of pets in its care and in the Greater Richmond community. To learn more about Richmond Animal Welfare Foundation visit their website.

ABOUT Toys for Tots (City of Richmond)

Each year, I personally deliver our donated toys to the local Fire Department (Station 6) where they are pooled as part of the City’s toys-for-tots campaign, supporting local needy families.
The City of Richmond and Radio One have partnered together for the past several years for the annual Holiday Toy Drive. Thousands of Richmond residents are selected by the radio station each Christmas season to attend the event to receive toys. Neighbor to Neighbor has been honored to assist this initiative by helping to recruit volunteers to serve at the annual event. Volunteers provide various duties such as unloading toys from moving trucks, setting up toy displays, assisting residents with selecting toys during the event, and helping to manage large crowds.

If you would like to volunteer on Friday, December 7th and help deliver joy to families in need, please go to to this link- www.surveymonkey.com/r/TDG3DH7

Pine Street Baptist Church Is Selling 2019 Historic Oregon Hill Calendars

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Pine Street Baptist Church is selling 2019 Historic Oregon Hill Calendars. The calendar is composed of black and white photos from years gone by in the Oregon Hill community. The calendars are $15 and may be purchased at the church. Money raised will be used for Pine Street’s ongoing ministries. Call 644-0339 for more information. The calendars make a great Christmas gift.

18th Annual Turkey Bowl Announced

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China Street neighbor Manny Rios has announced the 18th Annual Turkey Bowl. The friendly pickup game of soccer as a holiday tradition continues…Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 10 AM

From the FaceBook event page:

This is a friendly game of soccer! Note the location this year is petronius jones park (near randolph community center). Open to beginners to experienced soccer players! Come join us and work up your appetite!

‘Single-Family’ To Be Removed?

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From a concerned Richmond citizen:

The Richmond 300 group is meeting this Wednesday, and I was told by Ms. Pechin that they planned on voting at this meeting on the new future land use categories that will next year be assigned to neighborhoods throughout the city. According to the Ms. Pechin, they will be removing the “Single-family” designations and replacing them with a blanket “Residential” designation.

“Residential” would include high-rises and the terribly inappropriate development underway on the 800 block of W. Cary. It appears that the City government is making a concerted effort to foist higher density on the historic districts, including Oregon Hill.

In a recent vote, the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association voted that the future land use of Oregon Hill in the Richmond 300 plan should be designated as “Single-family” (medium density) with “Community/Commercial” on Cary Street. I am alarmed that the Richmond 300 group is removing the “Single-family” future land use designation for all of the neighborhoods. The Single-family designation is descriptive of the appropriate and desired future land use of Oregon Hill and is consistent with our R-7 zoning.