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Beginning Computer Classes for Adults; open mic @ Poe’s Pub; Liberty Lecture Series 2008 – Edward L. Ayers; Church Hill Train Tunnel collapse (1925); MORE…

Beginning Computer Classes for Adults

Tue Sep 30 10:30 am
Have computer questions and don’t know where to begin? Come by the library and we’ll help you get started! East End Library (2414 R Street, (804) 646-4474)

open mic @ Poe’s Pub

Tue Sep 30 8:30 pm
acoustic open mic at Poe’s Pub on East Main, hosted by Jim Daab. Sign up is at 8:30, music starts at 9, goes until closing @2AM

Liberty Lecture Series 2008 – Edward L. Ayers

Wed Oct 1 11:00 am
@St. John’s Church.

Edward L. Ayers, president of the University Richmond and renowned scholar of southern history.

Church Hill Train Tunnel collapse (1925)

Thu Oct 2
After completion of the riverfront viaduct in 1901, the Church Hill Tunnel fell into disuse for over 20 years. Then in 1925, to add capacity, the railroad began efforts to restore it to usable condition. On October 2, while repairs were under way, a work train was trapped by a collapse near the western end. Two workmen crawled under flat cars and escaped out the eastern end of the tunnel, and two bodies including the engineer’s were recovered, but two other workers were unaccounted for. Find out more.