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this week’s calendar

24th Annual Church Hill Irish Festival; 2nd Annual MCV/VCU SGA Health Fair; 7th District Meeting with Betty Squire; Church Hill Creative Homemakers Society; Fish Fry for Creigh Deeds; Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle; Beginning Computer Classes for Adults; CAR Meeting; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Racial Trauma and its Intergenerational Transmission: The Tulsa Race War of 1921; MORE…

24th Annual Church Hill Irish Festival

Sat Mar 21 10:00 am
The 24th Annual Church Hill Irish Festival will be held Saturday-Sunday, March 21st-22nd at St. Patrick’s Church on North 25th Street between Broad and Franklin Streets.
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2nd Annual MCV/VCU SGA Health Fair

Sat Mar 21 10:00 am
@ Armstrong High School

7th District Meeting with Betty Squire

Sat Mar 21 10:30 am
@ Peter Paul Development Center (1708 North 22nd Street)

This is the first meeting she has held since being appointed to the position and the first 7th District Meeting since July. All East End 7th District Constituents are invited and encouraged to attend. Special guests will include Mayor Dwight Jones and Dr. Yvonne Brandon (RPS Superintendent).

Church Hill Creative Homemakers Society

Sat Mar 21 4:00 pm
Lower floor of Leigh Street Church (517 North 25th Street)

Fish Fry for Creigh Deeds

Sat Mar 21 5:30 pm
All are invited to join State Sen. Henry Marsh and Delegate Delores McQuinn for a Fish Fry Meet and Greet for Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate State Sen. Creigh Deeds at the Robinson Theater Community Art Center this Saturday.
Event Highlights
· Free Food
· Meet and Greet with State Sen. Creigh Deeds
· Local Elected Officials
· Community Activists
Robinson Theater Community Art Center
2903 Q Street, Richmond, VA 23223
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Contact: James “JJ” Minor: 804-677-4647
http://richmonddemocrats.org/

Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle

Tue Mar 24
The Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle begins it’s weekly meeting, in the Parish Center on Feb.3rd.

Lorene Gibson will help us beginners learn to knit and also swap ideas with other experienced knitters. More advanced knitters or practitioners of other handwork are enthusiastically invited to come and share their knowledge and company Coffee and tea will be served.

If you are a beginner, please bring two 6 or 8 size knitting needles and some yarn (Red heart yarn suggested but not necessary) both available at Ben Franklin or Michael’s. If you have questions, please call Martha Broughton at 648-2145.

Beginning Computer Classes for Adults

Tue Mar 24 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)

CAR Meeting

Tue Mar 24 4:30 pm
Committee for Architectural Review

Open Mic @ Poe’s

Tue Mar 24 8:15 pm
Weekly Open Mic every Tuesday at Poe’s Pub, hosted by Jim Daab. Sign up at 8:15, music at 9PM

Racial Trauma and its Intergenerational Transmission: The Tulsa Race War of 1921

Wed Mar 25 7:00 pm
Building on the success of the fall series, the Family Resource Center will be offering a Spring 2009 Community Course on African American Studies from 7-9PM on Wednesday evenings at the FRC (2405 Jefferson Avenue).

Mar.25 Racial Trauma and its Intergenerational Transmission: The Tulsa Race War of 1921 – Prof.Shawn Utsey