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New Vision Civic League; 2009 Summer Reenactment Series; RPS School Board; Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle; Beginning Computer Classes for Adults; First day of school; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Beginner’s Yoga; CAPS Meeting; Chimborazo Playground Build Day; Unity Civic League; Armstrong vs Thomas Jefferson; Church Hill Reunion; An Afternoon with Eliza Poe; MORE…

New Vision Civic League

Sat Sep 5 10:00 am
Ever 1st Saturday at the East End Library. Contact Mary Thompson at (804)648-7915 for more info.

2009 Summer Reenactment Series

Sun Sep 6 1:00 pm
The Patrick Henry Committee invites you to bring your friends and family to a reenactment of the Second Virginia Convention of March 1775. In the presence of Washington, Jefferson, and other notable Virginians, Patrick Henry delivered his passionate call for liberty, uttering the immortal words, “Give me liberty or give me death!”

Tickets are handed out on a first come, first served basis starting at 1:00pm. At 1:30pm, there is a music program on the 1905 Stein organ. The reenactment begins at 2:00pm.

These events are free and open to the public. Please call 804-648-5015 for more information.

RPS School Board

Mon Sep 7 4:30 pm
The RPS School Board meets at 4:30PM and 6PM on the first Monday of each month in Council Chamber Room on the 2nd floor of City Hall, located at 301 North Ninth Street; and at 6PM on the third Monday of each month at selected schools.

Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle

Tue Sep 8 10:30 am
The Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle’s weekly meeting, in the Parish Center. If you have questions, please call Martha Broughton at 648-2145.

Beginning Computer Classes for Adults

Tue Sep 8 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)

First day of school

Tue Sep 8 1:00 pm
Richmond Public Schools are now back in session…

Open Mic @ Poe’s

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

Beginner’s Yoga

Wed Sep 9 7:00 pm
@ Neighborhood Resource Center – 1519 Williamsburg Road – Relax, renew and do something great for the community! All proceeds benefit the Neighborhood Resource Center. Suggested $10 donation. Call (804)864-5797 or visit www.nrccafe.org for more information.

CAPS Meeting

Wed Sep 9 6:00 pm
Every 2nd Wed – 701 N 25th St. 2nd Floor

Chimborazo Playground Build Day

Thu Sep 10 8:00 am
A crew of volunteers will help build a new playground at Chimborazo Park on Thursday, Sept. 10. Like an old-fashioned barnraising, the new playground will be built from start to finish in one day.

Unity Civic League

Thu Sep 10 6:30 pm
@ St. Peter’s Development Center
22nd and X Street
Call 643-9353 or willieand@aol.com for more information.

Armstrong vs Thomas Jefferson

Fri Sep 11 4:00 pm
@Armstrong

Church Hill Reunion

Fri Sep 11 12:00 pm
The Annual Church Hill Reunion will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2009 at George Mason Playground-Ethel Bailey Furman Field

FREE

An Afternoon with Eliza Poe

Sat Sep 12 2:00 pm
St. John’s Church’s cemetery is the final resting place of Elizabeth Arnold Poe, Edgar Allan Poe’s birth mother and an accomplished stage actress in her day. Eliza was known for her theatrical versatility, her comedic skill, and her beautiful singing voice. She was twenty-four when she passed away in Richmond in 1811, and at the time of her death she was on her way to achieving national stardom.

Meet Eliza Poe for a stroll through the grounds of St. John’s Church. Learn about what life in Richmond was like in the early nineteenth century, and hear Mrs. Poe tell her tragically short life story. In addition to two monologues from her vast repertoire, Mrs. Poe will also perform “The Market Lass,” with which she debuted on the American stage in 1796 at the age of nine.

Ticket prices: $6.00 for adults, $5.00 for seniors, $4.00 for children ages 7-18, and children under seven are admitted free. Please call 804.648.5015 or email programs@saintjohns.cc for more information.