Community CalendarCommunity Calendar week of September 5th

ENJOY THE NEW AND IMPROVED VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS! EVERYDAY DAY THIS WEEK COME FOR A FREE WALK-IN HIGHLIGHTS TOUR, FOR FIFTY MINUTES OF ENRICHING YOUR ART KNOWLEDGE. MEET AT THE VISITORS DESK AT 1:30 OR 2:30 PM.

COME OUT TO "GALLERY5 AFTER 5", A BRAND NEW FREE-TO-THE-PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES AND HAPPY HOUR EVENT! GUEST SPEAKERS WILL PROVIDE ENTERTAINING LECTURES ON AN ARRAY OF TOPICS, AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND HAPPY HOUR DRINK SPECIALS.  THE KICK OFF SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE TRACY WILSON, SPEAKING ABOUT THE STATE OF TODAY’S MUSIC INDUSTRY, ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8^TH STARTING AT 5 PM. FOR MORE INFO GO TO GALLERY5ARTS.ORG.

ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, FROM 9-11:30 AM THE ALLIANCE TO CONSEVE OLD RICHMOND NEIGHBORHOODS IS OFFERING A FREE WORKSHOP TO GIVE YOU THE FINANCIAL FACTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL RENOVATION. LOCATED AT ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, YOU CAN COME AND LEARN ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF RENOVATION LENDING, BUYING A HOME IN DISREPAIR, AND HOW TO USE LOAN PROGRAMS TO FIX IT UP.
FOR MORE INFO, GO TO http://WWW.RICHMONDNEIGHBORHOODS.ORG.

WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE KIDS? GRAB YOUR BLANKET AND YOUR FAMILY AND COME OUT TO ENJOY FAMILY FLICKS IN THE PARK. THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11^TH AT 8 PM SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS WILL BE FEATURED AT THE CLARKE-PALMORE HOUSE MUSEUM IN HENRICO. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 501-5121.

ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, AT 8 PM, COME TO GALLERY5 TO ENJOY A GREAT PERFORMANCE FOR JUST $1! THE THREE BANDS PERFORMING ARE ALL NEWER RICHMOND BANDS COMING TOGETHER FOR THIS AMAZING – BUT CHEAP – SHOW! GET READY FOR AN AWESOME PERFORMANCE AT AN AWESOME PRICE! FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT http://WWW.GALLERY5ARTS.ORG.

IN THE MOOD FOR SEAFOOD? COME TO THE 3^RD ANNUAL “SHOCKOE-ON-THE-HALF SHELL,” AN OYSTER FESTIVAL HELD AT THE 17^TH STREET FARMERS MARKET. ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18^TH, FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM, COME OUT AND ENJOY OYSTERS AND LIVE MUSIC IN SHOCKOE BOTTOM. FOR MORE INFO, VISIT http://WWW.17THSTREETFARMERSMARKET.COM.

COME TO FOREST HILL PARK ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 FOR THE DEDICATION OF A NEW PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE NAMED FOR THE HARVEY FAMILY. BEGINNING AT 2 PM, MUSICIANS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WILL COME TOGETHER IN HEALING AND CELEBRATION AS CITY OFFICIALS AND FRIENDS OF FOREST HILL PARK CUT THE RIBBON TO THE NEW BRIDGE AND UNVEIL THE GRANITE MARKER NEARBY. FOR MORE INFO CALL 233-7361.

VISIT VCU’S ANDERSON GALLERY THIS FALL, TO SEE THE WORK OF SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST SIEMON ALLEN. ALLEN’S LIVELY WORK EXPLORES HIS NATIVE COUNTRY’S HISTORY AND IDENTITY. THE GALLERY IS OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M., AND ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, FROM NOON TO 5 P.M. THE EXHIBITION RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 31. FOR MORE INFO GO TO http://WWW.NEWS.VCU.EDU.