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RVANews.com Profiles Minimum Wage Studio

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From the RVANews.com article:

Grab a handful of CDs from Richmond bands. If you check the liner notes, one name will likely appear more frequently than the rest. Lance Koehler has been professionally capturing the sounds of Richmond for a decade and he shows no signs of slowing down.

More familiar to music fans as the drummer from No B.S. Brass, Lance Koehler’s approach to recording has earned him hundreds of credits recording bands in Richmond. Minimum Wage Recording, which was created just outside the French Quarter in New Orleans and is now located in Oregon Hill in Richmond, Virginia, is the product of a very strong vision. Working tirelessly, Koehler offers very affordable rates that enable artists the ability to experiment and spend extended periods of time in a professional studio.

Byrd House Bash! Call to Artists

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From announcement:

Calling all Richmond artists! We invite you to participate in the William Byrd Community House’s annual Byrd House Bash on May 26! We are asking local artists to create and donate a one-of-a-kind piece of “bird” themed artwork to be auctioned off at this fun and cherished event. From quirky bird houses to whimsical paintings, unique sculptures to artisan jewelry, your imaginative pieces of art will help support the William Byrd Community House’s many valuable programs. Let your imagination soar as you build your creation—in whatever shape, color, size or material you prefer.

If you are interested in donating to the Byrd House Bash or would like to see pictures of last year’s donated pieces for inspiration, please contact Jessica Turner at jturner at wbch.org or call 804-643-2717. We ask that complete projects are turned in to Jessica no later than May 16. To learn more about the William Byrd Community House, please visit www.wbch.org.

SynerGeo’s 2nd annual Soup Buy the Bowl Fundraiser is Friday

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SynerGeo‘s second annual Soup Buy the Bowl Fundraiser is Friday, March
11th at Pine Street Baptist from 6- 7:30pm.

Tickets are $20 and you keep the bowl made in our pottery garage

Try soups from Lamplighter Roasting Company, 821 Cafe, Harrison Street
Coffee Shop, Rev It Up! and more (we will have vegeterian soups). Tea,
water, and bread come with your meal.

This fundraiser supports programs at SynerGeo.

Questions or ticket sales please call 648-2287

VCU’s “Qatar Day in RIchmond”

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Virginia Commonwealth University is hosting a “VCU Qatar Day in Richmond” starting at 11 am today in the VCU Commons Plaza.

Qatar is an Arab Middle Eastern emerite that has a VCU satellite campus.

I am not sure if it is really open to non-students, but it will “involve students from Qatar hosting a series of activities on the Plaza for Richmond VCU students to experience. There will be food, a live camel, henna tattoos among other fun and exciting activities.”

Hopefully this is a good precursor to the VCU Intercultural Festival. Regardless, they picked a beautiful day for it. Don’t spook the camel.

Trani’s Ambitions Vs. VCU

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The Virginia Commonwealth Times is featuring an editorial on Trani’s plan to create a VCU campus in Martinsville.

Here is an excerpt that I think the neighborhood can relate to:

For all the opportunity this offer holds for VCU, the university would be wise to turn it down. While it does offer a chance to cover more students in the state of Virginia and truly move toward becoming a state-wide university, with the degree of expansion and work on the MCV and the Monroe Park campuses, it would be unwise for VCU to shift attention away from its core in Richmond.

This is particularly true in light of VCU’s financial issues, which include Gov. McDonnell’s plan to withhold $17 million in state funds from VCU in fiscal 2012 that he announced earlier during this year’s General Assembly session.
No matter where the blame lies, the fact is that VCU is strapped for cash. The partnership with NCI currently works well for VCU, chiefly because VCU faculty teach from afar while holding none of the financial responsibility of the institute. If possible, it would seem that this is the relationship VCU should strive to maintain with NCI.

It appears that VCU is constantly focused on growth. Every day around campus we hear the bulldozers and construction workers outside VCU’s next dormitory or parking garage. The VCU Monroe Park and MCV campuses educate more than 30,000 students. While a Martinsville branch would be a great opportunity to spread the VCU brand, the additional 400 students’ tuitions it would supply to VCU is almost certainly not worth the financial responsibility it would require.

821 for Best Burger

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After the taco contest, I guess the food polls keep on coming on RIchmond.com, with one for the Best Burger. 821 Cafe is in the running and here is what Richmond.com had to say:

You might not think of the VCU hipster hang-out as a great spot for burgers, but their burgers are really tasty. 821 serves up a great 1/2-pound burger ($6.25) or you can upgrade to the full pound burger ($9) for a double dose. They even have a Brent Burger, $12, a one-pound patty served between two grilled cheeses. Wowza.

Despite the ‘VCU hipster’ comment, I guess it might be worthwhile to make 821 happy to vote for them. (keep in mind that Media General owns the Times Dispatch, Richmond.com, and Gotcha!).