Community CalendarCalendar for the week of June 14th 2010

 ATTEND A FREE HOME RENOVATION FINANCING WORKSHOP ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 16^TH FROM 6 TO 8:30 PM AT FOREST HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. HELD BY THE ALLIANCE TO CONSERVE OLD RICHMOND NEIGHBORHOODS, THIS WORKSHOP WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A FINANCIAL KNOW-HOW FOR A SUCCESSFUL RENOVATION. FOR MORE INFO VISIT WWW. RICHMONDNEIGHBORHOODS.ORG OR CALL 644-5042.

BRING YOUR FAMILY TO THE JUNETEENTH FREEDOM CELEBREATION FRIDAY, JUNE 18^TH. BEGINNING AT 10 AM AT UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND’S DOWNTOWN CAMPUS, THE EVENT FEATURES PERFORMANCES, SPEAKERS, AND CEREMONIES TO COMMEMORATE THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY BY REMEMBERING THE IMPACT OF THE TRADE OF ENSLAVED AFRICANS IN VIRGINIA.

NEED SOMETHING TO DO THIS FRIDAY NIGHT? CATCH A FREE OUTDOOR MOVIE WITH FRIDAY PICTURES IN THE PARK. FRIDAY, JUNE 18^TH, “CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS” WILL BE SHOWN AT 8:30 AT BYRD PARK. AND FRIDAY JUNE 25^TH, DON’T MISS “IMAGINE THAT,” 8:30 AT BATTERY PARK. FOR MORE INFO CALL 646-5733.

ARE YOU A VEGETARIAN? OR DO YOU JUST WANT SOME GOOD FOOD? EITHER WAY COME OUT TO THE 8^TH ANNUAL RICHMOND VEGETARIAN FESTIVAL, SATURDAY JUNE 19^TH FROM NOON TO 6 PM AT BRYAN PARK. WHETHER HERBAVORE, OMNIVORE, ADULT OR CHILD, EVERYONE CAN COME AND ENJOY FABULOUS FOOD, GROOVY MUSIC, AND LEARN FROM SOME TERRIFIC SPEAKERS DOING COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS.  FOR MORE INFO GO TO http://WWW.VEGGIEFEST.ORG OR CALL 672-1457.

ARE YOU IN NEED OF A GOOD LAUGH? COME RELAX AT FALLOUT’S STAND-UP OPEN MIC ON TUESDAY, JUNE 22^ND AT 7 PM. NEW PEROFMERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED, SO BRING YOUR JOKES! FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUT FALLOUT OPEN MIC NIGHT ON FACEBOOK.

WANT TO SUPPORT GOOD, CLEAN, AND FAIR FOODS IN RICHMOND? JOIN SLOW FOOD SUPPORTERS AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET IN SHORT PUMP ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 23^RD TO CELEBRATE THE MARKET’S NEW VILLAGE GARDEN OPENING. BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 PM, COME AND SAMPLE LOCAL PRODUCTS. GREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! FOR INFORMATION VISIT http://WWW.SLOWFOODRVA.ORG OR EMAIL .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

ARE YOU A BIG HARRY POTTER FAN? EXPLORE THE EXHIBIT HARRY POTTERS WORLD: RENAISSANCE SCIENCE, MAGIC, AND MEDECINE AT THE VCU TOMPKINS-McCAW LIBRARY. OPEN UNTIL JUNE 26^th FROM NOON TO 9 PM. THIS EXHIBIT WILL EXPLORE HARRY POTTERS ROOTS IN MAGICAL RENAISSANCE TRADITIONS AND THE ROLES THESE TRADITIONS PLAYED IN DEVELOPING THE WESTERN SCIENCE WE KNOW TODAY. FOR MORE INFO VISIT EVENT.VCU.EDU OR CALL 827-2646.

GET READY FOR SOME GREAT JAZZ AND SOUL MUSIC, SATURDAY JUNE 26^TH. CURVE AHEAD BAND WILL BE PLAYING FROM 8 TO 11 PM AT TOUCH OV SOUL, IN SHOCKOE BOTTOM.  FOR MORE INFOMRTAION CALL 387-7831.

BOOKS ON WHEELS WILL BE AT THE EAST END LIBRARY ON JULY 9^TH FROM 3 TO 6 PM. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FREE BOOKS, BIKE PARTS, AND BIKE REPAIR TO THE GREATER RICHMOND AREA. TO LERAN MORE ABOUT BOOKS ON WHEELS, VISIT http://WWW.BOOKSONWHEELS.COM OR CALL 840-6510.