Community CalendarCalendar for the week of Nov. 1,  2010

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 GALLERY 5’S DIA DE LOS MUERTOS WILL BE A MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE YOU WONT WANT TO MISS! LOCATED AT GALLERY5, THE FUN WILL BE FROM 11AM TO 7PM. THEY WILL BE CELEBRATING WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES, FESTIVITIES, AND MANY MORE FESTIVITIES FOR SEVERAL DAYS! THE CELEBRATIN BEGAN ON OCTOBER 30^THAND WILL CULMINATE IN A DIA DE LOS MUERTES FESTIVAL ON NOVEMBER 13^TH. THESE FESTIVITIES CELEBRATE DEATH AS A CONTINUATION OF LIFE AND PROVIDE A TIME TO REFLECT ON OUR OWN LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THOSE NO LONGER WITH US. FOR MORE INFO AND SPECIFICS, VISIT GALLERY5ARTS.ORG AND CLICK ON CALENDAR OF EVENTS.

 

ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM THE VCU FALL CHORAL CLASSIC WILL BE HELD AS AN ANNUAL INVITATIONAL EVENT IN WHICH HIGH SCHOOL AND YOUTH CHOIRS PARTICIPATE IN A VOCAL WORKSHOPS CULMINATING WITH A GALA CONCERT. JOIN THE SINGERS AT SINGLETON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS– SONIA VLAHCEVIC CONCERT HALL, IN THE MONROE PARK CAMPUSTO GET THE SINGIN’ STARTED! THIS EVENT IS FREE AND NO TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. FORCONTACT INFORMATIONREACH JOHN HARTMAN AT 804-828-1169 OR .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

POUND THE PAVEMENT NOVEMBER 5TH FOR GALLERY OPENINGS, CONCERTS, CULTURAL EVENTS AND MORE AT THE FIRST FRIDAYS ARTWALK. WALK AROUND DOWNTOWN RICHMOND (SPECIFICALLY BROAD STREET) AND SEE NEARLY 40 DIVERSE VENUES INCLUDING GALLERIES, UNIQUE SHOPPING, TOP RATED RESTAURANTS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MORE! COME THIS FRIDAY, RAIN OR SHINE FROM 5-9:30 PM. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.FIRSTFRIDAYSRICHMOND.COM.

 

BUT, WAIT!BEFORE HEADING OVER TO FIRST FRIDAYS ARTWALK STOP BY THE FRANKLIN STREET RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY, TO CATCH YOUR BREATH AS AUHTOR PHYLLIS THEROUX OPENS THE 2010-11 RICHMOND WRITERS SERIES. FROM 7-9 PM THEROUX WILL DISCUSS HER NEW MEMOIR, “THE JOURNAL KEEPER.”

 

LOVE BRUNSWICK STEW? COME CELEBRATE AT THE 11^TH ANNUAL BRUNSWICK STEW FESTIVAL AT THE 17^TH STREET FARMERS MARKET. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6, STARTING AT 11 AM, COME ENJOY BRUNSWICK STEW ANF GREAT MUSIC WITH 10,000 OF YOUR BEST FRIENDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO 17THSTREETFARMERSMARKET.COM.

 

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A TRADITIONAL CRAFT FROM THE 1860S? COME TO CRUMP PARK & MEADOW FARM MUSEUM ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6^TH, TO MAKE CORN HUSK DOLLS! GREAT FOR ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 5, THE CRAFT MAKING WILL COMMENCE AT 1 AND END AT 3.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 501-2130.

 

THIRD PRACTICE CELEBRATES ITS 10^THYEAR OF BRINGING NEW ELECTROACCOUSTIC MUSIC TO RICHMOND AUDIENCES. IT WILL BEGIN AT 1PM ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6^THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND – CAMP CONCERT HALL, BOOKER HALL OF MUSIC ROOM. THIS YEAR’S THIRD PRACTICE ELECTROACCOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE CONCERTS BY ENSEMLE-IN-RESIDENCE EIGHTH BLACKBIRD AS WELL AS WORKS COMMISSIONED BY THE FESTIVAL OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS. THEY WILL ALSO PRESENT WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENTS AND COMPUTER, VIDEO, SOUND ART, AND OTHER WORKS BY COMPOSERS FROM AROUND THE UNIDED STATES, ASIA, AND EUROPE. FOR MORE INFO, GO TO MODLIN.RICHMOND.EDU.

 

BLAST FROM THE PAST! COME TO ST. JOHN’S CHURCH  ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7^TH TO EXPERIENCE THE TENSION AND EXCITEMENT OF THE SECOND VIRGINIA CONVENTION OF 1775. IN THE MIDST OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, THIS IS WHERE PATRICK HENRY DELIVERED HIS FOREVER FAMOUS WORDS, “GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!” THE REENACTMENT STARTS AT 1 PM AND ENDS AT 3PM. FOR MORE INFO, VISIT HISTORICSTJOHNSCHURCH.ORG.

 

THIS CALENDAR WAS PRODUCED BY ALL OF US. PLEASE SEND YOUR FUTURE EVENTS TO .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). TO VIEW THESE EVENTS, VISIT WRIR.ORG AND CLICK ON COMMUNITY CALENDAR.GALLERY 5’S DIA DE LOS MUERTOS WILL BE A MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE YOU WONT WANT TO MISS! LOCATED AT GALLERY5, THE FUN WILL BE FROM 11AM TO 7PM. THEY WILL BE CELEBRATING WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES, FESTIVITIES, AND MANY MORE FESTIVITIES FOR SEVERAL DAYS! THE CELEBRATIN BEGAN ON OCTOBER 30^THAND WILL CULMINATE IN A DIA DE LOS MUERTES FESTIVAL ON NOVEMBER 13^TH. THESE FESTIVITIES CELEBRATE DEATH AS A CONTINUATION OF LIFE AND PROVIDE A TIME TO REFLECT ON OUR OWN LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THOSE NO LONGER WITH US. FOR MORE INFO AND SPECIFICS, VISIT GALLERY5ARTS.ORG AND CLICK ON CALENDAR OF EVENTS.

 

ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM THE VCU FALL CHORAL CLASSIC WILL BE HELD AS AN ANNUAL INVITATIONAL EVENT IN WHICH HIGH SCHOOL AND YOUTH CHOIRS PARTICIPATE IN A VOCAL WORKSHOPS CULMINATING WITH A GALA CONCERT. JOIN THE SINGERS AT SINGLETON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS– SONIA VLAHCEVIC CONCERT HALL, IN THE MONROE PARK CAMPUSTO GET THE SINGIN’ STARTED! THIS EVENT IS FREE AND NO TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. FORCONTACT INFORMATIONREACH JOHN HARTMAN AT 804-828-1169 OR .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

POUND THE PAVEMENT NOVEMBER 5TH FOR GALLERY OPENINGS, CONCERTS, CULTURAL EVENTS AND MORE AT THE FIRST FRIDAYS ARTWALK. WALK AROUND DOWNTOWN RICHMOND (SPECIFICALLY BROAD STREET) AND SEE NEARLY 40 DIVERSE VENUES INCLUDING GALLERIES, UNIQUE SHOPPING, TOP RATED RESTAURANTS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MORE! COME THIS FRIDAY, RAIN OR SHINE FROM 5-9:30 PM. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.FIRSTFRIDAYSRICHMOND.COM.

 

BUT, WAIT!BEFORE HEADING OVER TO FIRST FRIDAYS ARTWALK STOP BY THE FRANKLIN STREET RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY, TO CATCH YOUR BREATH AS AUHTOR PHYLLIS THEROUX OPENS THE 2010-11 RICHMOND WRITERS SERIES. FROM 7-9 PM THEROUX WILL DISCUSS HER NEW MEMOIR, “THE JOURNAL KEEPER.”

 

LOVE BRUNSWICK STEW? COME CELEBRATE AT THE 11^TH ANNUAL BRUNSWICK STEW FESTIVAL AT THE 17^TH STREET FARMERS MARKET. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6, STARTING AT 11 AM, COME ENJOY BRUNSWICK STEW ANF GREAT MUSIC WITH 10,000 OF YOUR BEST FRIENDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO 17THSTREETFARMERSMARKET.COM.

 

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A TRADITIONAL CRAFT FROM THE 1860S? COME TO CRUMP PARK & MEADOW FARM MUSEUM ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6^TH, TO MAKE CORN HUSK DOLLS! GREAT FOR ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 5, THE CRAFT MAKING WILL COMMENCE AT 1 AND END AT 3.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 501-2130.

 

THIRD PRACTICE CELEBRATES ITS 10^THYEAR OF BRINGING NEW ELECTROACCOUSTIC MUSIC TO RICHMOND AUDIENCES. IT WILL BEGIN AT 1PM ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6^THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND – CAMP CONCERT HALL, BOOKER HALL OF MUSIC ROOM. THIS YEAR’S THIRD PRACTICE ELECTROACCOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE CONCERTS BY ENSEMLE-IN-RESIDENCE EIGHTH BLACKBIRD AS WELL AS WORKS COMMISSIONED BY THE FESTIVAL OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS. THEY WILL ALSO PRESENT WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENTS AND COMPUTER, VIDEO, SOUND ART, AND OTHER WORKS BY COMPOSERS FROM AROUND THE UNIDED STATES, ASIA, AND EUROPE. FOR MORE INFO, GO TO MODLIN.RICHMOND.EDU.

 

BLAST FROM THE PAST! COME TO ST. JOHN’S CHURCH  ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7^TH TO EXPERIENCE THE TENSION AND EXCITEMENT OF THE SECOND VIRGINIA CONVENTION OF 1775. IN THE MIDST OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, THIS IS WHERE PATRICK HENRY DELIVERED HIS FOREVER FAMOUS WORDS, “GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!” THE REENACTMENT STARTS AT 1 PM AND ENDS AT 3PM. FOR MORE INFO, VISIT HISTORICSTJOHNSCHURCH.ORG.

 

THIS CALENDAR WAS PRODUCED BY ALL OF US. PLEASE SEND YOUR FUTURE EVENTS TO .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).