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Girls Rock! RVA for a Rock’n’Roll Dance Party and Benefit at Balliceaux Tonight
There is a benefit tonight for Girls Rock! RVA at the Fan hotspot Balliceaux.
From the FaceBook event page:
DJ Mike Albrecht (of Beard)
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Hot Dolphin!!!Join Girls Rock! RVA for a Rock’n’Roll Dance Party and Benefit at Balliceaux on Wednesday, July 25th in support of our free, volunteer-run summer music camp for girls.
While this event is free we will gladly be accepting donations so we can get all the things we need for camp this year! Guitar Picks! Drum Sticks! Food! Supplies! We need your help!
We will have:
*GR! Merch available
*Raffle with great prizes
*PhotoboothFree Entry 21+
Craigslist Missed Connection
I don’t usually draw attention to these, but this one was too tempting…
From Craigslist ad:
I saw you riding your bike up Cherry Street. You were quite musty, with your long brown mane. I’m not sure if you showered this month, but no worries I shower plenty for both us. All your tattoos looked like you are very dedicated to biking, which is my favorite thing to do. You looked great in your leather vest, even though it was hot out, my temperature rose seeing you ride by. I hope you respond so we can venture to 821 together. Please Email if this fits your description.
Early Reviews for “Oregon Hill”
From The Permanent Press blog:
LibraryThing Early Reviewers have favorably praised Howard Owen’s newest novel Oregon Hill
“This is pure classic noir in the best possible way…The plot moves along quickly with some interesting twists…to make every character three dimensional and to create a feel for the streets of Richmond.”
“Owen creates a story that is both suspenseful and rich in character development and the feeling of small town life…I am left with the desire to read the past works of Howard Owen.”
“Oregon Hill by Howard Owen is a character-driven mystery enhanced by the first-person observations of the very self-aware narrator, Willie Mays Black…It all makes for an entertaining and colorful mix of character, plot and setting.”
Hopefully, there will be more news on this novel soon. I hope there will be an interview soon on WRIR’s Wordy Birds.
All Music Players are Invited to Acoustic Jam This Tuesday
From email announcement:
All Music Players are invited to a 3rd Tuesday Acoustic Jam
at the Byrd House Market, 5:00 – 7 p.m.
That’s this Tuesday, July 18th.Please meet at the Epic Gardens tent. We’ll play in the middle of the market where vendors and shoppers can hear us. (instead of over under the tree where we won’t be heard. After all, we’re part of the ambiance. Of course if it’s hot as hades and the only shade is under the mulberry tree, we can reconsider).
The genre is determined by the players, so don’t be shy about choosing a song to sing, a rock to roll or a groove to play. It’s all wide open! Folk, Oldtime, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Gospel, Jazz, Rock, Celtic, Children’s Songs, anything you can play on an acoustic instrument!
Reminder: farmers’ markets are smoke free outdoor places. If you like to smoke, kindly leave the area (across the alley would probably work) … and hurry back so we can get back to pickin’!
Come early and bring your totebags to shop at the Byrd House Market.
Come anytime to play, even (especially!) after work.
Where it’s happening: Oregon Hill, behind William Byrd Community House on the corner of South Lindenand Idlewood. It’s on the left when you hop off the Downtown Expressway at the Belvidere Exit. You can’t miss it. For more directions and a market update, visit http://byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com or call me.
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____________________Ana Edwards, Manager
Byrd House Market & Library Programs
Grace Arents Library & Education Center
William Byrd Community House
www.wbch.org / 804.643.2717 ext.306
Susan Greenbaum at Richmond Public Library Park on Thursday
‘Big Miracle’ Tomorrow Night
Community Movie Night
Friday, July 6
8:45 PM in Pleasants ParkRefreshments served:
Grilled hot dogs, chips, and beverage
“Deal of A Lifetime”: Landmark Theater Gets ‘Center Stage’d
Don Harrison, of SaveRichmond.com fame, has a back page editorial in this week’s Style magazine that revisits Center Stage saga and it’s next victim, the Mosque, sorry, the Landmark, no, sorry, the Altria Theater (?).
Excerpt:
Now I’m no forensic accountant, but the foundation’s financial track record and recent lack of success raising private dollars suggest that there might be other motives behind the Landmark project, which City Councilman Marty Jewell recently called “the deal of a lifetime.”
If it’s so great, why shield its true cost to taxpayers? It’s been reported that only $14 million in public dollars will be invested. But the figure actually is closer to $30 million. Included in what’s called the private-fundraising side is an estimated $18 million in state and federal historic tax credits, which the foundation plans to use to finance the deal. This deal also hands over millions in Landmark corporate naming rights to the foundation, and since the theater is a city-owned facility, this is public money that is being given away (the city could independently sell these rights). Meanwhile, the mayor insists that he can’t address the city’s high meals and admission tax rates because the city is hurting for revenue.
It’s Elementary – Community Movie Night
Tri State Gang Event Cancelled; But Gamelan Show This Evening
From VCU Library blog:
The “Tri-State Gang in Richmond” book talk with Selden Richardson, scheduled for Wednesday, June 20, has been cancelled because of the speaker’s illness. We apologize for the cancellation and hope to reschedule the event for later this summer. Stay tuned for updates.
In better news, from FaceBook event page:
Free Gamelan Show @ The Anderson Gallery @ 5 pm
The Richmond community group Gamelan Raga Kusuma presents music of the gamelan gong kebyar, the gamelan semara dana and the gamelan gender wayang with Balinese dancers from the Indonesian embassy. Check out the Gallery’s latest offerings and grab some $2 beers.
Hope to see you there! We’ll be playing outdoors in the shade during Richmond’s sweltering 100 degree heat.