From the Facebook event page:
Thursday, March 9 at 5:30 PM – 8 PM
Richmond Public LibraryWomen-Matter & ALO Community Strategy Requests YOUR PRESENCE @ THIS Women’s History Month FREE Screening Of The Award Winning Film “Equal Means Equal”.
ABOUT THE FILM
“EQUAL MEANS EQUAL” is an unflinching look at how women are treated in the United States today.
A lot of times, this community news site tries to preview events coming to the area, but in this case, here is an actual event, as recorded by Martin Images News (thank you David Martin!).
“Building Healthy Economies In The Age Of Trump”, by author Anthony Flaccavento at the Richmond Public Library main branch last night.
Sharon Spencer Munz, Anne O’Bryne, and Lisa Edwards Burrs, sopranos, present art songs, opera/oratorio, and theater music as part of the Gellman Room Concert Series at the Main branch of the Richmond Public Library. The show takes place this Saturday at 3 pm.
A concert by the members of the Richmond Music Teachers Association will be held today in the Gellman Room of the Main branch of the Richmond Public Library at 2 pm.
This is also a good excuse to check out the art exhibited at the Main branch:
GELLMAN ROOM: “Bringing the AT to RVA” – photographs by CHERYL HADRYCH
DOOLEY FOYER: “A Glimpse of Happiness” – new works by TITUS MARQUES
DOOLEY HALL: “From This Earth” – black and white gelatin silver prints by REBECCA TAYLOR
2ND FLOOR GALLERY: “Paintings of Trains and Nature” by CHRISTOPHER C. ALEXANDER, IV
Event is at 6 pm at the Main Library, Oregon Hill’s public library.
From announcement:
Join long-time meditator Gerry Gorman tonight, for an engaging workshop teaching you practical strategies to reduce stress and crete a more healthy and positive lifestyle. For more details call: 804-646-7223.
From announcement:
BIKE + WALK PUBLIC MEETING When: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 Where: Main Library, 101 E Franklin Street Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The Department of Public Works is seeking your feedback on the design of bicycle infrastructure along 10 corridors across the City, totaling 25 miles, to implement the vision and goals of the City’s Bicycle Master Plan. Join us to ask questions and get up-to-date information on the proposed recommendations and typical roadway sections for the following important corridors. Your feedback is encouraged! S 17th Street (from the Capital Trail to the Farmer’s Market) Brook Road (from Charity to Azalea) Franklin Street (from Laurel to 9th) Government Road (from 36th to Williamsburg) Grayland Avenue (from Robinson to Harrison) Malvern Avenue (from Cary to Cutshaw) Patterson Avenue (from Commonwealth to Thompson) Semmes Avenue (from Forest Hill to Cowardin) Westover Hills Boulevard (from Forest Hill to Nickel Bridge) Williamsburg Avenue/Road (from Main Street to Government Road) For more information, contact Jakob Helmboldt at (804) 646-7141 or jakob.helmboldt@richmondgov.com
Location: 101 E Franklin Street
One more day left for the Friends of the VCU Library Annual Book Sale– tomorrow!
Also, Friends of the Richmond Public Library are gearing up for their book sale this coming weekend-
The Richmond Main Public Library, Soul of Virginia, and the African American Heritage Association of Virginia will be hosting a Lunch & Learn Lecture Series. See announcement below:
From announcement:
Richmond, Virginia- Richmond Police Department will meet with formerly incarcerated youth, artists, and advocates for juvenile justice reform in a community forum designed to create an exchange of perspectives on issues concerning the juvenile justice system. The event will be hosted at the Richmond Public Library’s Main Library (101 E. Franklin St.) on August 26, 2016, from 5:30-8 p.m. The hope for the forum is to spark an honest and heartfelt conversation about the relationship between the needs of young people and law enforcement.
This event will be the culmination of three trainings conducted that week for up to 75 officers of the Richmond Police Department. During the training the officers will create a piece of art that allows them to present themselves not as officers, but as fellow humans. Their artwork will be exhibited alongside various artworks created by young people incarcerated at the Richmond Juvenile Detention Center during a program called Performing Statistics offered by the nonprofit ART 180.
Since June, teens from the detention center have been meeting three days a week at ART 180’s teen art center ATLAS. Working on various projects including poetry, video, photography, and stenciling, their work addresses their experiences in the system and the support they wish they had in the community. “If justice was transformed, I would be doing work, not time,” wrote one teen.
Conceptualized in 2014, the Performing Statistics project is now a permanent program of ART 180 in partnership with Legal Aid Justice Center. The unique collaboration connects incarcerated youth to juvenile justice reform advocates in Virginia with the goal to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. The art created by the teens shares a rare perspective of the juvenile justice system from a first-hand experiencer. Ultimately, Performing Statistics looks to the youth most affected as the experts whose voices are important for building a more just, equitable world. As one of the program participants explained, “It’s not where you’re from, but where you want to go.”
Future events to look out for are an October exhibition at ART 180’s ATLAS gallery that will feature the work created this summer by incarcerated teens,, as well as the program’s second annual Justice Parade for Incarcerated Youth.
More on ART 180 at www.art180.org
More on the Performing Statistics project at www.performingstatistics.org
The Richmond Zine Festival is accepting applications for exhibition tables for its event at the end of September at the Main Library.
