calendar week of August 12, 2012 presents:
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The Richmond Peace Education Center presents a film showing and tribute on Sunday, September 9. The film Marii Hasegawa: Gentle Woman of a Dangerous Kind, will be screened at 12:45 p.m. at the Richmond Friends Meeting at 4500 Kensington Avenue, Richmond 23221. For more information visit www.rpec.org
September through April The Modlin Center for the Arts at The University of Richmond, in collaboration with the Firehouse Theatre Project and James River Film Society, present the On Screen/In Person film program. Monthly, the program showcases new independent American films and their respective filmmakers and features a Question & Answer with the filmmaker following each screening. Screenings take place at the Firehouse Theatre Project at 1609 West Broad Street. For more information visit www.modlin.richmond.edu/
On Tuesday September 11th from 7:30 to 9 am the C3 September Breakfast Club presents “The Idea Climate Equation: The Mounting Tension between Creativity and Logic in the Workplace.” Explore the paradox of wanting to be creative, but fearing the uncertainty of creative ideas. The discussion is held at the Corrugated Box Building at 201 West Seventh Street in Manchester. For more information visitwww.C3richmond.org
The first Sunday of every month from 1 to 4 pm in the Art Education Center at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is a program called “Open Studio Sundays.” This event is an open studio time where families are invited to make an art project inspired by an art work from the museum’s collection to take home. For more information visit www.vmfa.museum
MAIN ART X GALLERY IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR UPCOMING EXHIBIT, "SUBSTRUCTURE" A PIECE BY BRADLY GAY. IT WILL BE ON EXHIBIT FROM SEPTEMBER 7TH TO NOVEMBER 17TH, WITH AN OPENING RECEPTION ON SEPTEMBER 7 FROM 7 UNTIL 9PM
NEARLY HALF OF HUMANITY – JEWS, CHRISTIANS, AND MUSLIMS – CLAIM THE SAME SPIRITUAL ANCESTOR, ABRAHAM. FAMILIES OF ABRAHAM INVITES VISITORS TO EXPLORE WHAT THESE FAITHS HAVE IN COMMON THROUGH A PHOTOGRAPHIC NARRATIVE. THERE ARE MANY EVENTS THAT GO WITH THIS EXHIBIT INCLUDING; AN OPENING RECEPTION ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, FROM 3 UNTIL – 5:00PM AND FIRST FRIDAY DOCENT-LED TOURS AND CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, FROM 6 UNTIL 8:00PM. THE EXHIBIT IS UP UNTIL NOVEMBER 4TH. SEE WWW.VISARTS.ORG MORE MORE INFORMATION
DID YOU KNOW THAT MAYMONT HAS A SPECIAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS JUST FOR GIRL SCOUTS? FROM CAMP-INS AND WATER EXPLORATIONS TO HOLIDAY PARTIES AND MOTHER/DAUGHTER TEAS, YOU CAN FULFILL BADGE REQUIREMENTS, AND FIND ENHANCED LEARNING THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES. TO VIEW MAYMONT'S 2012-2013 GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM FLYER FOR PROGRAM DETAILS AT WWW.MAYMONT.ORG
HENRICUS HISTORICAL PARK WILL CELEBRATE PUBLICK DAYS, AN ANNUAL EVENT WHICH COMMEMORATES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SECOND SUCCESSFUL ENGLISH SETTLEMENT IN THE “NEW WORLD,” ON SEPTEMBER 15 AND 16. IN 1611, SIR THOMAS DALE, ALONG WITH SOLDIERS, TRADESMEN AND FARMERS, VENTURED FROM JAMESTOWN TO CREATE THE CITIE OF HENRICUS. LEADERS OF HENRICUS DEVELOPED THE FIRST ENGLISH HOSPITAL, CHARTERED THE FIRST COLLEGE IN NORTH AMERICA, ESTABLISHED TOBACCO AS THE FIRST CASH CROP IN VIRGINIA, AND CREATED A PLACE WHERE POCAHONTAS LIVED AND MET HER FUTURE HUSBAND, JOHN ROLFE. PUBLICK DAYS WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ADMISSION IS FREE.
AT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM, YOU CAN SEE ***ELEMENT 29, KIM EUBANK’S UNIQUE COPPER WORKS CALLED METAL QUILTS… ON THE PERIODIC TABLE THE 29TH ELEMENT IS COPPER. ELEMENT 29 IS LOCATED IN THE CAFÉ.
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LUNCH BREAK SCIENCE PROGRAMS OCCUR ON WEDNESDAYS, FROM NOON UNTIL 1 PM. YOU CAN PACK A LUNCH AND HEAR MUSEUM SCIENTISTS AND OTHERS SHARE EASY TO UNDERSTAND INFORMATION ON A WIDE RANGE OF SCIENCE TOPICS. SEATING IS LIMITED AND AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS, SO GET THERE EARLY TO GET A SEAT! COMING UP SOON, YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT – HOW TO DELIVER A BABY HIPPO AND A BABY ORANGUTAN TO A ZOO IN CHINA PRESENTED BY RETIRED ZOOLOGIST MARK RICH, ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, AND ON SEPTEMBER 12, YOU CAN HEAR ABOUT – PAVEDRAIN – INNOVATIONS IN PERMEABLE PAVEMENT FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 19 THE TALK WILL BE ABOUT ADHD, DYSLEXIA, LEARNING DISORDERS, ASPERGER’S AND AUTISM .
THIS HAS BEEN THE WRIR COMMUNITY CALENDAR. TO SEE THESE EVENTS GO TO WRIR.ORG, CLICK ON PROGRAMS, AND THEN COMMUNITY CALENDAR. SEND FUTURE EVENTS TO WRIR COMMUNITY CALENDAR AT GMAIL.COM
VISIT WWW.SMV.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH. 7:00-9:30.AT GALLERY 5, 200 W. MARSHALL ST. RICHMOND, THERE WILL BE A WORKSHOP AND PERFORMANCE OF INDONESIAN MUSIC AND DANCE FEATURING DANCERS FROM THE INDONESIAN EMBASSY AND RICHMOND'S OWN GAMELAN RAGA KUSUMA. DANCE WORKSHOPS WILL BE FROM 7:00 UNTIL 7:45, AND THE CONCERT WILL BE FROM 8:00 UNTIL 9:30. FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION GO TO, WWW.RAGAKUSUMA.ORG
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djannag August 25th, 2012
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