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Troop 491: The Adventures of The Muddy Lions TODAY at the Byrd

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:25:18 -0400

Troop 491: The Adventures of The Muddy Lions

The local indie film opens at the Byrd Theater on Saturday, May 18 at 1pm

Description
Triston, a naïve adolescent boy coping with life in the projects, is enrolled in the Boy Scouts by his mother in an effort to keep him off the streets. When he witnesses a homicide, the local thug demands his silence, and he must learn, with the help of his new friends, that doing the right thing isn’t always easy. Will Triston follow the code of the streets or the code of the Scouts?

Plot Outline
Troop 491 follows Triston, Aaron, and Kashef, 3 boys from different walks of life, as they enter their first year of Middle School. After they all enroll in the Boy Scouts, they begin to bond, explore and adventure together. Along the way they learn valuable lessons, form long lasting friendships and makes decisions that chart their lives. […]

Theme song/video from Troop 491: the Adventures of the Muddy Lions
featuring Young Prince Charles

Troop 491: The Adventures of The Muddy Lions TODAY at the Byrd

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:25:18 -0400

Troop 491: The Adventures of The Muddy Lions

The local indie film opens at the Byrd Theater on Saturday, May 18 at 1pm

Description
Triston, a naïve adolescent boy coping with life in the projects, is enrolled in the Boy Scouts by his mother in an effort to keep him off the streets. When he witnesses a homicide, the local thug demands his silence, and he must learn, with the help of his new friends, that doing the right thing isn’t always easy. Will Triston follow the code of the streets or the code of the Scouts?

Plot Outline
Troop 491 follows Triston, Aaron, and Kashef, 3 boys from different walks of life, as they enter their first year of Middle School. After they all enroll in the Boy Scouts, they begin to bond, explore and adventure together. Along the way they learn valuable lessons, form long lasting friendships and makes decisions that chart their lives. […]

Theme song/video from Troop 491: the Adventures of the Muddy Lions
featuring Young Prince Charles

This week's calendar

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:26:51 -0400

Armed Forces Day at Virginia War Memorial; Carytown & Museum District: Butchers, Bakers & Beyond; Robots + Us; Carytown Farmers Market ; Byrd House Market; Food Truck Court at Virginia Historical Society; Lunch Break Science Mission San Xavier del Bac in Arizona, History and Art ; Harrisburg City Islanders at Richmond Kickers; Hollywood Cemetery: The Women of Hollywood Specialty Walking Tour; MORE…

Know of something going on? ADD IT TO THE CALENDAR and we’ll help get the word out.

Armed Forces Day at Virginia War Memorial

Sat May 18 10:00 am
On this Armed Forces Day, the Native American community is honored to be a part of a special recognition for America’s best. They will present a veteran’s song and a victory song followed by a meaningful blessing of the Memorial’s hallowed grounds honoring over 11,600 names who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. Remarks will be given by Chief Kenneth Adams, USAF (Ret.) of the Upper Mattiponi Tribe and a member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia War Memorial’s Educational Foundation. Also in attendance will be Native American veterans from recognized tribes in the Commonwealth. The Turtle Clan Drum of the Chickahominy Tribe will offer the veteran and victory songs. Most of the drummers are sons of veterans. Free and open to the public.

Carytown & Museum District: Butchers, Bakers & Beyond

Sat May 18 2:00 pm
Eating/walking tour: We’ll mix it up for you along one of Richmond’s most eclectic thoroughfares. Visit intimate bistros, bustling lunch spots with Southern favorites, and specialty food retailers featured in national magazines while passing through quirky Carytown. You’ll learn secrets from butchers to bakers as well as get a peek at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ new sculpture garden. Come see our culinary trendsetters such as Secco, Dixie Donuts, Deco, Coriander Cafe at Boone’s Food Shop, Belmont Butchery, Carytown Cupcakes, Basili’s, Don’t Look Back, Belmont Food Shop, Zeus Gallery Cafe, Bonvenu, Museum District B & B, Amour Wine Bistro and others in Carytown and the Museum District. Tickets are $42 with a small ticketing fee.

MORE: http://realrichmondva.com/upcoming-food-tours/

Robots + Us

Sat May 18 9:30 am
Saturday, May 11-Sunday, September 29
Explore differences between humans and robots by examining how lifelike machines imitate moving, sensing, thinking and being. Investigate robotics, computer science and biomedical engineering through enjoyable interactive exhibits and videos. Included with exhibit admission. Free for members. @ Science Museum

Carytown Farmers Market

Sun May 19 11:00 am
The Carytown Farmers Market is the city’s only Sunday market. We are starting our 2013 season April 14 and will be located in the Carytown Cleaners parking lot at 3300 West Cary Street.

Byrd House Market

Tue May 21 3:30 pm
Every Tuesday. Byrd House Market at William Byrd Community House is a food-focused farmers market serving the community weekly on Tuesday afternoons. We provide a place and time for 25-30 food growers and makers to come together with food shoppers who want fresh, local and sustainable produced food for their lives. Every Tuesday. Byrd House Market at William Byrd Community House is a food-focused farmers market serving the community weekly on Tuesday afternoons. We provide a place and time for 25-30 food growers and makers to come together with food shoppers who want fresh, local and sustainable produced food for their lives. Byrd House Market operates on Tuesdays, May through October. MORE: http://www.byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com/p/for-market-goers.html.

Food Truck Court at Virginia Historical Society

Tue May 21 6:00 pm
Every Tuesday and Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through Sept. 6. Though the museum will be closed during this year’s foodie court, restroom facilities in the museum lobby will be available to the public.

http://wotbn.net/food-trucks-return-to-vhs-on-april-2/

Lunch Break Science Mission San Xavier del Bac in Arizona, History and Art

Wed May 22 12:00 pm
Presented by Hans Oppe, Ph.D. Pack lunch or buy at museum’s Periodic Table. @ Science Museum

Harrisburg City Islanders at Richmond Kickers

Fri May 24 7:00 pm
at City Stadium

Hollywood Cemetery: The Women of Hollywood Specialty Walking Tour

Sat May 25 2:00 pm
Explore the significant role that women’s groups played in Hollywood Cemetery’s history from the Civil War to the present. Stops include gravesites of female residents who led independent lives as educators, authors, preservationists, suffragists, humanitarians or as the power behind the scenes of famous men. Meet at the cemetery entrance at Cherry and Albemarle streets. / Valentine Richmond History Center

This week's calendar

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:26:51 -0400

Know of something going on? ADD IT TO THE CALENDAR and we’ll help get the word out.

Armed Forces Day at Virginia War Memorial

Carytown & Museum District: Butchers, Bakers & Beyond

MORE: http://realrichmondva.com/upcoming-food-tours/

Robots + Us

Carytown Farmers Market

Byrd House Market

Food Truck Court at Virginia Historical Society

http://wotbn.net/food-trucks-return-to-vhs-on-april-2/

Lunch Break Science Mission San Xavier del Bac in Arizona, History and Art

Wed May 22 12:00 pm
Presented by Hans Oppe, Ph.D. Pack lunch or buy at museum’s Periodic Table. @ Science Museum

Harrisburg City Islanders at Richmond Kickers

Fri May 24 7:00 pm
at City Stadium

Hollywood Cemetery: The Women of Hollywood Specialty Walking Tour

New brunch at Secco starts Saturday

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:20:00 -0400

The new brunch at Secco kicks off today:

Sound-Check Studios Grand Opening TODAY

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:15:34 -0400

Come join in on the fun at Sound-Check Studios, Richmond’s first and only multi-faceted musician’s center offering practice spaces, storage, recording studio, equipment repair, and used gear sales.

The FREE event includes food, drink, live entertainment and give-aways including T-Shirts, unlimited practice time in one of our sound treated rooms for 1 month, and a month of free strorage! Special guest Little Ozzy will be attending, and live music will be performed by Big Enough and The Kindling Kind.

The event runs from 4pm-8pm this Saturday May 18th. Parking is available on the street and in the lot across the street from the front door. We can’t wait to meet you, Richmonders!

Sound-Check Studios
3300 West Clay
soundcheckstudiosrva.com | Facebook

Profile: Tanya Cauthen of Belmont Butchery

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:33:33 -0400

The Southern Foodways Alliance, in advance of the Summer Symposium that they are holding in Richmond in June, recorded oral histories with a number of Richmond’s women restaurant/food business owners including Belmont Butchery’s Tanya Cauthen:

Tanya Cauthen of Belmont Butchery

The Richmond Tarot Project

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:07:55 -0400

Stumbled across The Richmond Tarot Project this morning, an ongoing photography series by Carly Romeo from Two Spoons Photography.

The series will be on display later this year at Gallery 5.

ABOVE: The Empress | Maymont Park / BELOW: Justice | MCV

Public hearing announced on school closings, rezoning

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:48:22 -0400

The Richmond School Board scheduled the public hearing for May 28 at 5:30 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson High School. Parents will be able to voice their opinion on the proposed closure of Clark Springs Elementary School, the Adult Career Development Center and Norrell Pre-School Development Center.

Mellow Mushroom opens Monday

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:45:50 -0400

The eagerly-anticipated Mellow Mushroom in Carytown opens Monday at 11AM.

Richmond Kickers vs Los Angeles Blues

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:24:13 -0400

Come out Friday night for “Ladies Night” as the undefeated Kickers take on the Los Angeles Blues.

Richmond Kickers vs. Los Angeles Blues at City Stadium
May 17, 2013 7PM

Tee Jay Vikings Fund raising money for basketball uniforms

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:18:34 -0400

It’s fundraising time again! This time I need your help in purchasing basketball uniforms.

Coach Warren needs JV and Varsity uniforms for home and away games. Please help us raise $5000 so these kids have new uniforms this fall season.

You can make donations on our web site at www.teejayvikingsfund.org or mail a check.

Thanks for your support.

The Call, A Good Day To Die Hard this week at the Byrd

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:47:05 -0400

Proposed rezoning pulls Museum District into Fox ES

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:14:26 -0400

One of the new May 2013 rezoning maps (PDF) seems to reflect the proposed closing of Clark Springs Elementary School, with the Clark Springs students merged into Cary Elementary and the Museum District rezoned into Fox Elementary.

Photo

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:07:42 -0400

Donuts and lady arm wrestlers this Saturday

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:40:41 -0400

VIA Dixie Donuts:

Have you heard of RYW (Richmond Young Writers)? How about RAWFL (Richmond Arm Wrestling for Ladies)? This Saturday you can get to know both organizations at Dixie Donuts and raise money for the Richmond Young Writers scholarship program. Donate $25 or more to the fundraiser and get a free dozen donuts!!

Donuts and lady arm wrestlers this Saturday

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:40:41 -0400

VIA Dixie Donuts:

Have you heard of RYW (Richmond Young Writers)? How about RAWFL (Richmond Arm Wrestling for Ladies)? This Saturday you can get to know both organizations at Dixie Donuts and raise money for the Richmond Young Writers scholarship program. Donate $25 or more to the fundraiser and get a free dozen donuts!!

Lost a cocker spaniel?

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:44:44 -0400

Lost a cocker spaniel?

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:44:44 -0400

Hip to Be Round buys Richmondmom.com

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:29:50 -0400

VIA Richmond BizSense:

A Carytown retailer has added a new member to its family.

Maternity shop Hip to Be Round this month acquired Richmondmom.com, an online magazine and resource for local parents.