calendar week of August 12, 2012 presents:

Community Calendarcalendar week of August 12, 2012

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On all Thursday evenings in September the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents the next installments in its Jazz Café series in the BEST café.  In collaboration with The Richmond Jazz Society, the series features an eclectic mix of jazz ensembles every Thursday from 6 to 9 pm. The museum is open late until 9 pm every Thursday and Friday. VMFA is located at 200 North Boulevard.  For more information visit www.vmfa.museum
 
The Anderson Gallery of Virginia Commonwealth University presents  an opening reception on Friday September 7 from 5 to 7 pm of Judith Godwin’s Early Abstractions and Arlene Shechet’s That Time. A related event will be held on Thursday September 6th at the Grace Street Theater Judith Godwin will be “In Conversation” with VCUArts Dean Joe Seipel. The Anderson Gallery is located at 907 West Franklin Street. For more information visit www.arts.vcu.edu/andersongallery

 
 
Check out the night sky with SKY WATCH at the Science Museum of Virginia every 3rd Friday of the month. Join members of the Richmond Astronomical Society on the museum's front lawn as they share their powerful telescopes for a look at the night sky. Mars and Saturn are very bright this month. The next Sky watch is on  September 21 at 7:30 pm.  For more information contact the Science Museum at 864-1400.  The museum is located at 2500 West Broad Street downtown.  
 
Studio two, three, a print workshop space, presents monthly Second Saturday Workshops every 2nd Saturday of the month.  These workshops focus on techniques, processes, and innovations in printmaking.  Workshops are help from 1 to 4 pm.  Studio 2, 3 is located at 1617 West Main Street.  For more information visit www.studiotwothree.com
 

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/education/on-screen-in-person

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

TWO EXHIBITS-  AB FAB, AND CIRCUS DANCES, OPEN ON SEPTEMBER 7 AT ADA GALLERY IN RICHMOND. ADA GALLERY IS AT 228 W. BROAD STREET, AND IS OPEN FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 12 TO 5PM. THERE WILL BE AN OPENING SEPT. 7, FROM 7 UNTIL 9PM, AND THE SHOWS RUN THROUGH OCTOBER 7. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: JOHN POLLARD AT 804.644.0100

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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    August 25th, 2012

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