The Real Richmond

Astral Diary opens at Chroma Projects on April 5

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Amie Oliver's "Astral Diary"
@ Chroma Projects
April 5
5:30-7:30pm
for more info view the invitations attached or visit
http://amieoliver.info

Notes for Heaven, Earth and Sea @ Quirk Gallery

2012-11-01T08:04:00.001-07:00

Amie Oliver hopes you'll join us to toast art for the living /

day of the dead @ Quirk Gallery tonite.

The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen presents

2011-11-17T20:36:00.000-08:00

The Legend of Johnny Cash

Philip Bauer has been recreating the music and live performance of Johnny Cash since 1985 and features the following top hits: “Get Rhythm,” “Man in Black,” “I Walk the Line,” “Ring of Fire,” etc.

Sat., Nov. 19 • 7pm
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Road Glen Allen, VA 23060
$35

Tattoo You

2011-11-17T20:34:00.000-08:00

Richmond Tattoo Arts Festival

Richmond is the third most tattooed city in the country. The RTAF will feature top tattoo artists, contests and a high percentage of hipsters.

Fri., Nov. 18 – Sun., Nov. 20 • 6pm
Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N. 3rd Street
$20 for a day pass, $40 for a weekend pass, children under 12 are FREE

The Visual Arts Center of Richmond presents:

2011-11-17T20:30:00.000-08:00

47th Annual Richmond Craft and Design Show

Sixty artists from across the United States are represented in a variety of media: clay, wood, jewelry, metal, glass, mixed media, fiber, and wearable art. Ticket proceeds go to help the Visual Arts Center of Richmond.

Sat., Nov. 19 – Sun., Nov. 20 •
Science Museum of Virginia
$12 – $15, or $20 for a weekend pass

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents:

2011-11-17T20:27:00.000-08:00

Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb

Over 100 objects related to death and burial are coming to town from the renowned Egyptian collection of the British Museum. The exhibition opens with a film narrated by Patrick Stewart, which shows the virtual unwrapping of Nesperennub’s mummy.

Nov. 19 – Mar. 11 • Regular museum hours
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard
Free for VMFA members, $12 – $15 for everyone else

The Carpenter Center presents Joan Baez

2011-11-17T20:22:00.000-08:00

Joan Baez

Fri., Nov. 18 • 7:30pm
Carpenter Theater at Richmond Center Stage, University of Richmond

$10 – $50

2011-10-01T04:21:00.000-07:00

Time	Friday, October 7 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location	Linden Row Inn 100 E. Franklin St. Richmond, VA

Sponsor	1708 Gallery

More Info	Join us for the artist reception of "Pushing Boundaries: Art as Metaphor in Love and War", 1708 Gallery’s latest satellite exhibition at Richmond’s historic Linden Row Inn. The reception will include a talk by the artists at 7:30 p.m. The exhibition features work in the following media by noted Virginia artists: Genesis Chapman, Bottom Creek, VA (ink drawings) Ed Dolinger, Roanoke, VA (mixed media paintings) Kris Iden, Charlottesville, VA (color intaglio prints) Greg Kelley, Richmond, VA (mixed media sculptures) and Joshua Poteat and Roberto Ventura, Richmond, VA (mixed media and installation). Pushing Boundaries is on view the Parlour Lobby and Dining Room of the Inn with the mission of showing contemporary art that complements and creates a bridge with the historic interior and unique architecture of the Linden Row Inn. For more information on our satellite exhibition program please visit this link: http://www.1708gallery.org/education-and-outreach/satellite-exhibitions.php

NO BS live @ The Camel

2011-09-29T09:01:00.000-07:00

Time	FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 9:30pm

Location	The Camel

LIVE	NO BS! BRASS BAND! GLOBAL!!!!!

How to toast Tennessee Williams 100th Birthday in RVA...

2011-09-29T08:20:00.000-07:00

The Richmond theater community created The Tennessee Williams Centennial Celebration to honor his legacy. If you missed the screening of “A Sreetcar named Desire” at the Byrd Theater its not too late to toast Tennesse

as programs run through October 22nd.

The Firehouse Theater presents Pulitzer Prize Winning “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” the story of a dysfunctional Southern family with a dying patriarch, Big Daddy. It is dark, gritty and hilarious... with a few surprises for those who are familiar with the film version.

If you missed the staged reading of “The Night of the Iguana”, one of Williams’ rarely seen works. at the Firehouse its not too late to catch the Richmond Triangle Players production of “Suddenly, Last Summer” in their dramatic Scott’s Addition Theater.

The rare and autobiographical “Vieux Carre”, can be seen on the Richmond Triangle Players stage on October 2nd while the film classic “The Glass Menagerie”, will be shown on October 4th and the 1976 screen adaptation of “The Eccentricities of a Nightingale” on October 11th; featuring Blythe Danner and Frank Langella.

Visit the Tennessee Williams Centennial Celebration to learn more.

2011 RICHMOND SOLAR HOMES TOUR

2011-09-28T18:33:00.000-07:00

Time : Thursday, September 29 · 3:30pm - 9:00pm
Location : Greater Richmond

Organized
by: Virginia Solar Energy Association

Details: Learn About Conservation and Energy Independence at the 2011 RICHMOND SOLAR HOMES TOUR - both self-guided and guided tours of area homes and buildings with solar and sustainable features. The self-guided tour is Free, suggested donation for the guided tour on Thursday, September 29, 6:00 to 9:00 PM.

Visit: http://www.VirginiaSEA.org/
to learn more regarding locations.

7th Annual Richmond Zombie Walk October 29th

2011-09-26T11:33:00.000-07:00

Zombie Barry documented by the fearless photographer Scott Sayre

Please visit this link to learn more about the two hour rain delay for the Zombie Walk!

Date    Saturday, October 29th
           1:00pm - 4:00pm

Location
Pre-walk meet up at Byrd Park (Boat Lake) is at 1pm and the actual walk will begin on the sidewalk in front of Kroger on W. Cary Street in Carytown immediately after. (About 2:30p)

Queries
Richmond Zombie Walk

HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?

Pre-walk meet up at Byrd Park (Boat Lake) is at 1pm and the actual walk will begin on the sidewalk in front of Kroger on W. Cary Street in Carytown immediately after . (Around 2:30pm)

MAKE UP & COSTUME WORKSHOPS
Visit the link above for date/time/locations for “How To” workshops, which are usually held locally the week before the main event.

CONTESTS
Prizes will be awarded at the pre-walk meet up!

- Most Disgusting

- Best Couple/Group Theme

- Best Pop Culture Theme (TV/Movie/Comic/Gaming)

- Best Zombie Kid

- 2011 Zombie of the Year (Best Overall)

ZOMBIE CAUSE
All 2011 activities will benefit The American Cancer Society. Again,we won’t require anyone to make a donation, but if everyone can pitch in $5 each it adds up. Zombiewalk raised almost $1000 in 2010!

ZOMBIE RULES MUST BE OBEYED IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE.
The organizers of the Richmond Zombie Walk will not be held responsible for the actions of the event participants. By attending this event you agree to follow these rules. Your cooperation will ensure that this event continues for years to come.

1) DO NOT touch anyone/anything (especially storefront windows). NO EXCEPTIONS. Yes, this means dripping.splattering blood, too!

2) DO NOT attempt to scare anyone who is not a willing participant.
If anyone is freaking out, turn and shamble in the opposite direction.

3) NO walking out into the street or traffic

Avoid creating more zombies - prevent accidents!
Richmond zombies use crosswalks and obey the walk/don’t walk signs. it’s okay to break character to cross safely by using what little bit of brains you have left in your head, people.

4) Any weaponry should be easily discernible as fake
Keep bright obnoxious orange caps on the end of toys guns.
NO REPLICA WEAPONS, the word replica implies “like the real thing”.
NO PAINTBALL OR AIRSOFT GUNS. Not only are they dangerous, they are illegal to use in public areas. These are projectile weapons capable of inflicting serious injury. DO NOT BRING THEM.

Police officers will be present. You have been warned.

5) As fun as it would be, no part of your costume should squirt or project any liquid or objects

6) No profanities
We will most likely walk by many innocent children during the walk, no need to warp their minds any further than seeing the walking dead already will.
Keep it in character, i’ve never heard a zombie drop the F-bomb.

7) Ham it up!
You’re wearing fake blood and ripped up clothes and walking around moaning in public, doing that louder will not be any more embarrassing.

8) Walk like a zombie
This is not a speed-walking event, zombies lurch, crawl, limp, slither, etc.
Think more Romero zombie, not “run” zombie except for avoiding traffic. see #2.

9 ) Stay in character
Zombies do not truly have the motor or cognitive abilities to operate a camera or cell phone. We have plenty of people who will be documenting the event, so please try to refrain from taking pictures during the actual walk. There will be time before the walk to take photos and/or vids. also, zombies don’t have conversations or text their friends. They’re dead, they’re all messed up.

10) Stay on public property
DO NOT go into stores or other private properties. stick to the sidewalk.

11) Have fun
Come up with a theme and stay in character as much as possible. it’s a celebration of a great time of year, moan like you mean it!

Visit http://richmondzombiewalk.com for all the gory details..

Hotel X celebrates 19 years at the Crossroads!

2011-09-21T20:19:00.000-07:00

Location

CrossRoads Coffee & Ice Cream LLC

Time	Friday, September 23 · 8:00pm - 11:00pm

Hotel X turns 19 this month. Still not old enough to drink, but able to serve our country... and all the countries/cultures/peoples of the world we can, by blending their influences into a delicious fresh tossed salad! Mighty happy to add some crawfish to it with SPECIAL GUEST, our former drummer extraordinaire, direct from New Orleans and endless gigging w/Crescent City legends, Chris Davis, making his bold return to Richmond to kick off our 20th year.

OUR YASU / installation and collaborative works by Jiha Moon and Rachel Hayes @ ADA Gallery

2011-09-18T08:50:00.000-07:00

OUR YASU

installation & collaborative works by

Rachel Hayes & Jiha Moon

September 17 - October 29, 2011

wednesday - saturday noon - 5pm.

ADA gallery is pleased to announce new collaborative works by installation artist Rachel Hayes and painter Jiha Moon. Jiha's gestural marks and seductive imagery are painted on, and embedded in, Rachel's sculptural panels that are sewn from fabric and Korean mulberry paper. Rachel's use of shiny swatches of colorful fabric contrast nicely with Jiha's soft fuzzy brush strokes as they attempt to tame the wild beast they envision their collaboration to be. Yasu means "Beast" in Korean, therefore "Our Yasu" is a tribute to their team effort.

With separate studios in Kansas City, Brooklyn, and Atlanta, there is a great deal of negotiation and compromise necessary as they construct and deconstruct work before meeting face to face onsite to create their installations. Hayes and Moon have been working together since meeting in 2007 at the Art Omi residency in New York. Their first collaborative effort, "Outflow" was featured in the group exhibition "More Mergers & Acquisitions" curated by Stuart Horodner at The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, 2009. They followed this with a large work entitled "Chutes and Tears" at The Lab Gallery in New York last April, a grand landscape of fabric and paint which unfolded and revealed itself as one walked past the corner window gallery. This work featured the use of recycled blue jeans, which were collected, shredded, often bleached, and reassembled into curtain-like forms creating cascades and shelters. For their exhibition at ADA gallery, the team will site specifically re-install "Chutes and Tears".

Jiha has finished her recent project with The Fabric workshop and Museum and was in four person show at The Fabric workshop and museum in Philladelphia this past spring 2011. Rachel had her fellowship exhibition at Saint-Gaudens national historic site in Cornish, NH in 201o and is getting ready for her one year residency at Mary Walsh Sharpe foundtion in Brooklyn this September, 2011.

This is Jiha and Rachel's third collaborative exhibition and debut exhibition at ADA gallery as a team.

for more information and images contact

john pollard at info@adagallery.com

ADA gallery

228 W. Broad St., Richmond, Va 23220

804.644.0100

www.adagallery.com

TONITE: Steve Earle @ The National

2011-09-16T12:24:00.000-07:00

Time	Friday, September 16 · 8:00pm - 11:00pm

Tickets	Ticketmaster outlets, nattickets.com, and The National box office

Location	The National

More Info	STEVE EARLE and the Dukes (and Duchesses) featuring Allison Moorer Friday September 16th @ 8pm Steve Earle's 2004 album, The Revolution Starts Now, which features several songs relating to the Iraq War, was deliberately released to coincide with the run-up to the 2004 US presidential election, with the aim of encouraging votes for John Kerry.^[18] The song "The Revolution Starts Now" was used in the promotion of Michael Moore's anti-war documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11 and appears on the album Songs and Artists That Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11, the songs for which were selected by Moore. The song also opened Earle's weekly Sunday-night show on Air America Radio.

VCU DANCE Presents BALLET HISPANICO

2011-09-16T11:51:00.000-07:00

Time	Friday, September 23 Saturday, September 24 8:00pm

Location	The Grace Street Theater 934 W. Grace St. Richmond, Virginia

Tickets	$20/$10 students and may be reserved at www.showclix.com. More information at 804-828-2020.

More Info	BALLET HISPANICO is a New York-based company that explores, preserves, and celebrates Latino cultures through dance, Ballet Hispanico will perform a new work by renowned choreographer Ronald K. Brown, which will explore the intersection of the African and Latino Diasporas in the Caribbean and Latin America. VCU Dance will also offer a community master class with Ballet Hispanico on Saturday morning, September 24, 2011, hosted by the Richmond Ballet. Reserve tickets online at http://www.showclix.com/ or Call 804-828-2020 for details. 934 West Grace Street Richmond, Virginia Phone: 804-828-2020 Fax: 804-827-0154 Email: jbware@vcu.edu The presenting program of VCU Dance is committed to building and engaging dance audiences in the University and Richmond community while providing opportunities for artists to present and create work. Funding for the 2011-2012 season is graciously provided in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation; the Virginia Commission for the Arts; and the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project.

Free Film Screenings at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond

2011-09-16T11:17:00.000-07:00

When	Thursday, September 22 at 7:30 pm
Location	Visual Arts Center of Richmond 1812 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 353-0094 \|

Film	Herb and Dorothy FREE SCREENING

More Info	It all began in a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan. Herb and Dorothy presents the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in the world with very modest means. In the early 1980s, Herb and Dorothy Vogel purchased over 40 works by Martin Johnson, a Richmond-based artist whose exhibition, Martin Johnson: FORward, is now on view in the True F. Luck Gallery of the Visual Arts Center (visarts.org/exhibitions).

Gallery A: The A Team in a new fall show opening September 29th

2011-09-15T15:17:00.000-07:00

Marty Johnson "Mona Lisa"
from a series of 21 Big Box Paintings

Opening Reception

Thursday, September 29th

5 to 8pm

Gallery A

114-A Virginia St,

Richmond, VA 23219

Featuring:

Painting and Sculpture by John Antone

Photographs by Lee Brauer

Paintings by Al Calderaro

Sculpture by Tom Chenoweth

Photographs by Al Davis

Sculptures by Myron Helfgott

Paintings and Sculpture by Marty Johnson

"Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup, Minestrone, 1962", by Richard Pettibone

"Tree Trunk" drawings by Jim Sullivan

(804) 771-5454

info@gallerya.biz

www.gallerya.biz

Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the 43rd Street Festival of the Arts

2011-09-15T14:25:00.000-07:00

The 43rd Street Festival of the Arts

Saturday, September 17th

43rd Street, Forest Hill Neighborhood

Seventy selected regional artists and craftsmen will show and

sell their work accompanied by live music, locally

grown food, and special activities for children. Proceeds from

the festival will benefit Freedom House, a philanthropy that

provides shelter for the homeless.

The festival features long time exhibitors Cris Pool, Lee Hazelgrove,

Steven Glass, Foust, and Robin Cage. New artists provide variety and

fine craftsmanship in the following media: paintings, prints, pottery,

sculpture, jewelry, glasswork, and more.

Music:

10 am Rachel Leyco

11:30 am Susan Greenbaum

1:00 pm Blue Line Highway

2:30 pm Bluz Catz

4 pm OminOtago

The Happy Lucky Combo performs at Crossroads

2011-09-15T14:13:00.000-07:00

The Happy Lucky Combo

"Come Get Some Lovin'" tour

Crossroads,

3600 Forest Hill Ave.

Richmond VA,

Friday, Sept. 16

8-10PM.

featuring

Barry Bless / accordian

Pippin Barnett / percussion

and Dave Yohe / upright bass

with guest clarinetist Nick Lewis.

The Waybacks with Jim Lauderdale perform @ the LGBG on 10/6

2011-09-14T19:42:00.000-07:00

Music for Massey featuring The Waybacks and Jim Lauderdale

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

@ The Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Gates open 5:30 pm; music begins 7 pm
This is a rain or shine event.
Food and beverages available for purchase. (No coolers or outside food allowed.)
This is an all ages, family friendly show!

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is the host for the seventh annual Music For Masseybenefit concert featuring The Waybacks with special guest Jim Lauderdale.

The concert is presented by Dominion Virginia Power and all proceeds go to VCU Massey Cancer Center for Pediatric Cancer Research.

Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the gate; children 12 & under free when accompanied by an adult.

Purchase tickets online at TicketstoBuy.com or at the gate.

One Hundred Thousand Poets For Change & Chalking Poetry

2011-09-13T04:44:00.000-07:00

Time	Saturday, September 24 · 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Location	Cafe Ole 2901 W. Cary Street Richmond, Virginia



Event Details	Want to be part of a historic, global poetry event? To date, 650 events in 450 cities and 95 countries will take place on September 24 to promote environmental, social, and political change through poetry. Poets, writers, artists will create, perform and demonstrate in their communities with a focus on peace and environmental sustainability. Poet and founder Michael Rothenberg started 100 Thousand Poets for Change to direct attention to dialog and away from violence. Richmond poets and readers of poetry -- teachers, students, and all poetic word lovers -- should find a poem or create one of their own. Choose a poem that celebrates positive living and a sustainable vision for the future. Meet at Cafe Ole in Carytown and chalk your poem in the parking lot or along the sidewalk. Get a friend or stranger to join in. Start a conversation. Share your love for poetic expression and your hopes for the planet. If you can't make it to Cafe Ole, write the poem on a wall, playground, or any other welcome public space. Take a picture and include it in the official website. (Scroll down on the right to find Richmond VA.) All material is being cataloged at Stanford University. http://www.bigbridge.org/100thousandpoetsforchange

Chop Suey 24hr Grillathon: Cookout with your Book Out!

2011-09-10T07:32:00.000-07:00


Location	Chop Suey Books 2913 W. Cary St Richmond, VA



Time Details	11am Saturday, September 10th - 11am Sunday, September 11 Chop Suey Books will host Richmond's first and only 24 Hour Cookout. That's right, the flames will be raging throughout the day, into the night, and straight through until Sunday, September 11th at 11 am. That means you can visit for lunch, dinner, 4th meal, breakfast, and lunch again! All proceeds will be donated to Books On Wheels, Studio Two Three, and Helping Hands and more- so while you're getting creative on how to sneak a sixth visit in, these great non-profits will be figuring out great ways to spread these funds throughout Richmond. The grill will be overseen by organizer and cook Stephanie Failla. Grilling ingredients will be donated by the following generous restaurants: Mamma Zu Sticky Rice Cafe Ole Bon Venu New York Deli Joe's Inn Mojos Cafe 821 The Nile Christopher's Runaway Gourmet, Captain Slappy's Lamplighter This event will be held in conjunction with 26.2: An All-Write All-Night Writing Marathon organized by Richmond Young Writers and held at Chop Suey Books. Spend a night out with your white out!

Fall Art Openings

2011-09-09T08:44:00.000-07:00

Time	Friday, September 16 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm Opening reception for the artists

Location	Reynolds Gallery 1514 West Main Street Richmond, VA

On View:	Chris Gregson "Recent Work" Jon-Phillip Sheridan "Complicated Matter" Jennifer Lauren Smith "February" September 16 - October 29, 2011 also on view: Recent acquisitions: John Baldessari, Siemon Allen, Kiki Smith, Sally Mann, Willie Anne Wright, Teresita Fernandez, Gerald Donato,

Richmond's 5th Annual Zine Fest

2011-09-08T09:38:00.000-07:00

What

Stay tuned at http://richmondzinefest.org/ with everything you need to know about the 2011 Zine Fest. You'll find opportunities for you to get involved in buying or selling affordable self-published zines to RVA!

What’s a Zine?
From Stolen Sharpie Revolution, and pronounced like magazine without the "maga-," a Zine is an independently created publication containing anything you want it to; personal experiences and stories, political ideologies, music related writing, gardening tips, fiction, travel stories, comics, photography, or anything you like. Zines can be put together by one person or a group of people and they are usually photocopied but can also be printed offset, letter press, or mimeographed.

What’s a Zine Fest?
A Zine fest is an event where zinesters (individual sellers as well as Zine Distro owners) meet up to sell and trade zines, as well as meet other zinesters. However, please note that trading is up to each individual zinester.

A Zine fest is not a craft fair, comic book convention, or a book fair. Because zines are generally in the range of $1 to $5, you can expect to buy a lot of great reading material for a low price!

Time	Saturday, October 8 · 11:00am - 7:00pm

Location	Gay Community Center of Richmond 1407 Sherwood Avenue Richmond, VA 23220-1004