Tuesday is the last “Renegade Market” at WBCH/BHM: next week is the grand opening of the 2008 market season! You’ll find some great plants to jump start your garden from Bill Heath, Perenial Pleasures Pharm has had her beautiful and wonderfully aromatic lilacs and peonies, and this week welcome Amy’s Organic Garden and Victory Farms back to the market. 3:30-7PM rain or shine.
The Byrd House Market will be open April 1, from 3:30-7PM, with the official season opening set for May 6. Come and get back into the habit of shopping at the BHM, pick up some fresh and local seasonal produce, farm fresh eggs, grass-fed meats, free-range chickens along with all the yummy baked goods. Come and see what are crafters have been creating over the winter!
There is an article in RVA Magazine that outlines all of the details of the events with locations and times…here is a link to the pdf. scroll down to page 64
http://www.rvamag.com/shared/webRVAv3i12.pdf
As many of the people that run this live in the neighborhood, I imagine most of this is caused by out-of-towners, but if you have a chance, go out and check out the festivities…it’s fun stuff!
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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008
Subject: [OregonHill] Slaughterama 2008
I just wanted to warn everybody to be on the lookout for illegal activity in the neighborhood this weekend. Last year the neighborhood got tagged in numerous locations and trash was left everywhere. I’m all for having a good time as long as everybody keeps it legal, respects their neighbors and cleans up their mess.
Neighbor Peter Baldes (Also see article in this week’s Style):
Hello All!
This week, my department (VCU Painting and Printmaking) is hosting
the Southern Graphics Council Conference.
Over 1000 printmakers, from all over the world will be attending….
There are many events which are free and open to the public, of note
are the Thursday (Main st area) and Friday (Broad st.) gallery walks,
but get this,
on Saturday, from Noon to 4 pm are the Open Portfolio sessions. These
will be in the basement of the Landmark Theatre and are open to the
public.
The Open Portfolio consists of over 500 individual artists,
collectives and presses showing and selling their works….. its a
fantastic opportunity to get some great art from great people…. we
have been working on this conference for over two years, and I wanted
to invite the neighborhood to some really fun events…
see you there….
for more info visit.
sgc.vcu.edu
pete
Don’t miss the Tricycle Gardens plant sale today – Tuesday March 25th – at the Byrd House Market from 3:30-6PM. They have spring vegetable seedlings ready to plant now! All Seedlings are $3 per 6 pack and include: lettuces (several types), broccoli, chard, and spinach. [via]
Folk musicians Mat Callahan & Yvonne Moore perform this Thursday March 13, 2008 @ 7PM at The Flying Brick Library (506 S. Pine Street). Donations will be accepted – No Alcohol, No Smoking inside.
The James River Ringers, Richmond’s premier handbell ensemble, will give a free concert at St. Andrew’s Church on Sunday, February 17th, at 6:00 pm. Located at the corner of S. Laurel St. and Idlewood Ave. on Oregon Hill, St. Andrew’s is offering this concert to the Richmond Community as part of its ongoing “Music with Grace Concert Series.” For more information call 648-7980 or visit www.standrewsec.org.
Author David L. Robbins will discuss his 2004 novel, Liberation Road, at the Virginia War Memorial this Saturday at 2PM. Free and open to the public. [via]
Josh Katz at richmond.com visits Mama ‘Zu and says of the service that:
“In all my years, I have never been treated as consistently awful as I have dining at Mamma ‘Zu, and I’ve been to Morocco. Everything, from the dank, subterranean inner ambience (great when trying to read the menu board, let me tell you) to the beyond-brusque attending service to their staunch refusal of every major credit card save American Express, works to make you feel glum.”