Here’s the info that came home in my child’s backpack yesterday (along with the message that his teacher really wanted me to go to the meeting):
On September 30th at 7:00 p.m., the Virginia Board of Education will host four public hearings across the Commonwealth to hear from YOU and Virginians like you about whether Virginia should lower the Standards of Quality, the minimum foundation of education, in order to balance the budget. This is the last opportunity to tell the Board how you feel about making permanent cuts to state education funding in Virginia.
When: September 30, 7:00 p.m. (TONIGHT)
Where: Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School, 1000 North Lombardy St., Richmond.
What: Public Hearing on the Standards of Quality. Come and provide your public comment (time limit 3 minutes, bring 10 written copies for the Board).
There is also an online petition. The Alliance for Virginia’s Students will be presenting the petition, signatures, and comments to the Board of Education at the public hearing.
If you have any questions, call Angela Dews, REA President at 804.648.3100 or email her at adews@rea4u.org
Tabernacle Baptist Church is hosting a community arts and crafts sale on October 17 from 11 AM-4 PM. Artists can purchase a booth for $20 and 10% of sales. Proceeds go to help fight human trafficking in Southeast Asia.
If you have questions or would like to reserve a booth contact Eric at 355-0134 ext. 245 or Eric@tbcrichmond.org
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First Lady Anne Holton is the special guest at a reception to benefit 69th District House of Delegate candidate, Betsy Carr, on Wednesday, September 30th, from 5:30-7:30 at Page Bond Gallery (1625 W. Main St.).
Details:
$1,000 Sponsor, $500 Benefactor, $250 Patron, $100 Supporter
RSVP to Meredith Smith (meredith@betsycarr.org, 804.767.7530)
HT: Murden
Dean over at RVAJazz has announced that his site will soon get a new look over at RVANews. To celebrate this news, RVAJazz is hosting a party on Friday night at 8 PM at Bogarts.
The details:
The RVAJazz/RVANews Party feat. No BS! Brass! plus opening band The Compass Rose Orchestra
Friday, October 2, 2009 8pm-2am $5 cover
1903 W. Cary St., Richmond, VA
The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (1812 W. Main St.) will host a meeting of the Richmond Region Cultural Action Plan Steering Committee on Tuesday, September 29, at 5 PM. They will provide an update on progress on the Plan’s implementation and an opportunity to continue discussion on issues facing Richmond’s arts and cultural community.
From the release:
It is one of a series of public meetings to assure a continuing community conversation on the implementation and continuing evolution of the Richmond Region Cultural Action Plan. Updates will be provided on restructuring of the Arts Council, the educational collaborative, creativity in the workplace initiatives, community calendaring, and dialogues on race and Richmond history.
Full copies of the plan are available at www.wolfbrown.com/richmond.
Six Burner’s new chef is Philip Denny–an erstwhile cook at Lemaire in Richmond. Denny returns to Richmond by way of Philadelphia and D.C. Given his background and cooking style, Six Burner’s sustainable farm to plate approach is likely to continue along with its emphasis on ‘nose to tail’ cuisine.
Richmond magazine has the details. Maybe the coolest tidbit is that Denny has ‘foie gras’ tattooed on his knuckles.
Restaurant week might be the perfect time to check out Denny’s adjustment to Six Burner (if you can wait that long!)
HT: Chad Anderson
The Friends of Paradise Park continue to offer great community events in the Park. Next up is the Afterglow Potluck Picnic and Music Fest on Monday, September 28th at 5 PM. Bring food enough to share, non-alcoholic beverages, chairs or a blanket and get to know some Fan neighbors. All of this while enjoying music and other inspired art from Reggie Pace (of No BS Brass) and others.
Here is a description from an informational email:
Apparently not much musically happens on a Richmond Monday night (the only night of the week that Reggie seems to ever be schedule-free!) so we decided to go for a Potluck Music Jam incorporating Preston Duncan’s idea of a poet spontaneous inspiration, elaborating to all art disciplines’ spontaneous inspiration. So bring your favorite food to share and bring your creative tool(s) of choice and a light and let’s see what happens!
Rev It Up–the latest incarnation of the coffeeshop in the 1200 block of W. Main Street–opened today (Friday, the 18th). It was a great day to stop by since they were handing out coupons for free drinks (lattes and smoothies) and sampling just about everything else on the menu, too.
Owners David and Sharon Taylor were in the shop and very much involved in the goings on. I could tell it was opening day when I ask for a latte and the well-meaning barista requested a consultation since he’d never made one before. But the latte that I was handed was good (and hot).
The Taylors have relocated from Denver and are eager to plug into the Fan community in a variety of ways. Sharon particularly is friendly and gregarious. Her energy and charisma alone will draw me back to the shop. They are eager to be fully engaged in the day-to-day of the shop. And they seem to get customer service.
The interior of the shop has been completely updated. That’s a good thing because the sorta dingy look of Main Street Java didn’t make for a great experience. New tile, new paint, and a new ‘bar area’ featuring wine and beer are all great additions. What’s more they have comfortable furniture and plenty of space. And the flat screen TV against the back wall isn’t bad either.
I didn’t try much in the way of food, although my kids devoured cookies and muffins. Sharon raves about her on-site baker and told us the shop will offer breakfast items as well as more substantial sandwiches and salads for later in the day.
The shop will open at 6:30 AM (at least for now). They’ll probably be open til at least 7, although they’re going to wait and see what kind of demand exists before firming up exact hours.
Check out Rev it Up. I think you’ll be pleased with the new look and the fact that you’ll actually be able to find a table without rubbing elbows with someone else on a latop.
Oh and if you like tea (or just want to try a new drink) ask for the Bath for your Soul–pretty much the perfect drink for a fall day, a good book, and an hour or so at a coffee shop.
“This Sunday from 1-4 theBizarre Market comes to Main Street, featuring art, craft, and art-related items for sale. Vendors will be set-up outside in the front parking lot or in the rear courtyard. Inside, in the Commons, we will feature vendors who are affiliated with the Center, and tables for our sponsors. (Vendors outside are responsible for their own tables.) At 2 PM we’ll have a bike parade! Participation is free, and 10% of all proceeds go to VisArts!”
I love Bike Parades. To the extent that I’ve even contemplated starting one up. Now I don’t have to.
It took me ten minutes to pick my child up from preschool today. In a car. A mile from my house. I know, I know, I shouldn’t drive a mile to pick my child up from school, but there are extenuating circumstances (like a five month old). Anyway, back to my point, almost every street between school and home was closed on the north and south ends in the very block my house is situated. Okay, so maybe that didn’t make sense, but there was a large bulldozer on one end of my block and a deep ravine of excavated asphalt on the other. For many, many blocks. (Not the bulldozer, the ravines…)
Can you tell I was frustrated? I guess that’ll teach me to drive.
