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Archive for July 2010

3rd Annual Jonny Z Festival

The 3rd Annual Jonny Z Festival celebrating Art, Music, and Community will take place on Saturday, August 7, from 12-5 p.m. in the 200 block of N. Shields Ave. in Fan District. It will include games for kids, live music, loads of arts and crafts vendors, a raffle, and commemorative t-shirts. Contributions from the proceeds [...]

The Landmark’s Got Talent

It’s a ways off, but the Landmark Theater is hosting a touring edition of the TV show America’s Got Talent this fall. The show is Thursday, October 28, 2010, at 7:30PM. Mark your calendars. The event will feature host Jerry Springer, the Season 5 winner, as well as other ‘favorite’ contestants. This is the first [...]

Bellytimber Pizza in Style

Style Weekly reviews three different pizza places on Main Street in Richmond, including the recently opened Belly Timber (1501 W. Main St.) Tavern. The review is positive if not glowing. While I’m not writing home to Mom about the pizza, it is decent. I’d get a few pies to study for exams, to take to [...]

Summer Concert Series Continues

The Summer Concert Series sponsored by the Fan District Association continues this Sunday evening (August 1) from 6-8 PM at Meadow Park. Ice cream will be provided. The featured act is Harper & Co. playing Bluegrass and Old Time Music.

Picasso Coming to (near) the Fan?

Style Weekly is reporting about the possibility of a major Picasso show coming to Richmond and the VMFA (which is but a stone’s throw from the Fan). It’s not exactly a done deal, but there seems to be some possibility–although how much of one is a matter of speculation. Alexander L.  Nyerges, director of the [...]

Booking Signing at Page Bond

The Page Bond Gallery (1625 W. Main St.) announces a book signing event (with wine reception) on Wednesday evening, July 21st, from 6-8 PM. The event marks the release of Ashes to Water, the latest thriller from Richmond author, Irene Ziegler. RSVP to iziegler2@gmail.com. Here’s a blurb about the book: Set in the 1980’s, Ashes [...]

Summer Concert Series Continues

The annual summer concert series sponsored by the Fan District Association and hosted in Meadow Park (the triangle park at Meadow St. and Park Ave.) continues this Tuesday, July 20th, at 7 PM. Here are the details: The Richmond Concert Band will perform.  The theme for the evening is “Music Takes Flight,” and the program [...]

Police Seek Persons of Interest

The Richmond Police Department has issued a press release in reference to persons of interests sought for a June 23rd robbery: Two females were robbed at gunpoint around 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, in the 1400 block of West Main Street. Among the items taken during the robbery was a credit card that was used [...]