The Hans Falck Lecture Series looks into “the how, why, and what could be in the are a food and nutrition, with a focus on the democratization of the Food Culture.”
The site for the lecture is the auditorium of St. Andrew’s School and will be held on Wednesday October 27 at 7 pm.
Click below for flyer.
Flyer 2010 Save the Date
Tomorrow night, meet 3rd District Congressional candidates, including incumbent Congressman Bobby Scott, at the Crusade for Voters meeting.
From NorthRichmondNews.com :
On Thursday night, there is a 5th District School Board candidates forum.
West of the Boulevard News (wotbn.net) has the details:
Ray Bonis, who works at VCU’s library, is a treasure trove of Richmond history knowledge. He shares it in part by being one of the co-authors of the The Shockoe Examiner blog (along with neighborhood resident T. Tyler Potterfield). This week they included an addition to the VCU Special Collections, the original draft, or closest thing to it, of the music group Cowboy Junkies’ song “Oregon Hill”. To see it online, check out the blog post (by clicking here), and do yourself a favor while you are there and bookmark the blog.
This coming Saturday Hands On Greater Richmond is hosting a big volunteer day with projects all over the region. There are at least two of them that are directly related to Oregon Hill. One is at the William Byrd Community House and one is at Open High School. Here is the Open High one’s details:
Description:
Open High School’s mission is to produce students who will be goal oriented individuals proficient in all of the core subject areas. Equally important is our commitment to fostering competence in and an appreciation for the arts and humanities. In addition, we view students as individuals, competent in the use of technology as well as community resources to further their personal and academic goals. Through shared decision-making and community service, it is our belief that students will develop a sense of personal and social responsibility that will guide their future decisions and actions as democratic citizens.
In lieu of a cafeteria, Open High School has a student lounge where students can eat lunch and interact when not in class. But the lounge desperately needs your help to make it an inviting place to hang out!
Specific Tasks:
– Paint the lounge
– Assemble new furniture and tables to be used for eating and studying
– Construct student cubbiesThe minimum age for volunteers is 16 years old. All volunteers under the age of 18 are required to bring a signed copy of the Youth Waiver form to the project in order to participate.
Please note: HandsOn Day will start with a Kick Off Celebration at Richmond International Raceway.
Impact Areas: Other
Interests: The interests recommended for this project are:
Construction/Home Repair, Education, Special EventsSkills: The skills helpful for participation in this project are:
Construction, No skills needed
Click here for direct link to the HandsOn Greater Richmond Open High project.
Click here for direct link to the HandsOn WBCH project.
VCU sent out an email earlier this month about VCU’s Strategic Plan and their new website for it: http://www.future.vcu.edu/
In terms of VCU’s community outreach, I will just remind the VCU community of a two-year old request from its neighbor for a permanent commitment.
We need a lasting compact that includes NOT building new facilities or purchasing additional property south of Cary by the University OR its private real estate foundation,” says Burger. He suggests that this positive step would perhaps allow a normalization of relations with VCU from its current state of distrust. He also notes the original Downtown Master Plan draft, which suggest that Richmond’s historic downtown neighborhoods receive more protection
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Update to an earlier post about an exhibit that appeared at St. Andrew’s Church…
There is a photo exhibition to support the Circle of Peace School at Art Works in downtown Richmond until the end of September. This exhibit is entitled “Images of Hope: What would you buy with $50?” and it is sponsored by Givology Spiders (a student organization at the University of Richmond whose mission is to support education in the developing world ). In addition to regular gallery hours, there will be a special reception next Friday night Friday September 24 at 6pm-10pm.
See flier by clicking below:
Images of Hope Exhibit_Flyer and Press Release_Reduced
This Wednesday, there will be a forum on the wireless telecommunications future at VCU. The Times Dispatch reported this yesterday:
On Wednesday, Lewis will discuss “The Future of Wireless: What to Expect and How You Will Benefit” as part of the Verizon Communications and Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Marketing speaker series.
Lewis recommends his talk for “anybody who wants to understand the true value of what embedding wireless intelligence into any type of device can have on your life.”
His discussion starts at 3 p.m. at the VCU School of Business in Room B-1115, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. A reception will precede the event at 2:30 p.m. in the Snead Hall atrium.
The event is free to the public. RSVP by calling (804) 828-1618 or by e-mailing mktgdept at vcu.edu. — Iris Taylor
Perhaps not so coincidentally, yesterday it was announced that Verizon named wireless chief Lowell McAdam as president and COO, clearing up the question of who will succeed CEO Ivan Seidenberg, who turns 64 this year. Verizon has lacked a president and COO since Dennis Strigl retired in 2009.
What does this all mean for Oregon Hill? Perhaps nothing, but the hope is that if the neighborhood still cannot get FiOS service, perhaps it can be one of the first Richmond neighborhoods to receive new wireless muni-broadband service.
Although I don’t think it is open to the public, I did want to take note of the St. Andrew’s School new library unveiling and dedication scheduled for tomorrow evening. Students and their families are invited to come to the dedication in honor of Mary Thrower Wickham who was the Head of St. Andrew’s prior to its current Head of School, Dr. Cynthia Weldon-Lassiter. Mary Wickham will be there to say hello and help celebrate the new library.
This Thursday at the VCU Women’s Studies Office (Starke House 1st FL, 915 W. Franklin Street), there will be the Fall Open House and Art Show Opening. The show, which will run until December 13, features student, faculty, and community artists. The opening is from 4 to 6 pm and will feature light refreshments.
A sign appeared near Open High, with a duplicate at Holly Street playground:
It says there is a ‘5th District Community Day’ tomorrow, but I do not recall seeing any prior notice or mention of this event. I looked around on other community blogs and did not see mention of this event either (though I did see this interesting post on Byrd Park’s. I am guessing the signs are primarily directed towards school students and parents, given their locations. I am not sure if this is related to the Councilperson’s office or the School Board, though I also saw a campaign sign for our current School Board representative this morning:
