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This week’s calendar

New Vision Civic League; Church Hill Central Community Walk; Jane’s Walk; Chimborazo Elementary Book Fair; RPS School Board; Friends of Libby Hill Park; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Veggie Bus; Beginner’s Yoga; Chimborazo Elementary Spirit Night; St. John’s Church Spring Open House; An Afternoon with Eliza Poe; MORE…

New Vision Civic League

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

Church Hill Central Community Walk

Sun May 2 6:30 pm
Meet at the Robinson Theater for Church Hill Central’s second police escorted community walk. Share your concerns with the police team face-to-face and brainstorm possible solutions while on the walk. Identify problems like boarded up properties, unlit alleys, or corners where people congregate. Walking from the Robinson Theater to Chimborazo Elementary School and back, the walk will take us south on 30th St to Clay and return north via 29th.

Jane’s Walk

Sun May 2 3:00 pm
Jane’s Walks are “a series of free neighborhood walking tours that helps put people in touch with their environment and with each other, by bridging social and geographic gaps and creating a space for cities to discover themselves” that began in 2007 in Toronto.
The walk will explore the urban vibrancy of the Church Hill neighborhood of Richmond, touching the historic architecture, public spaces, connectivity to neighborhood services and more!

Email janeswalkrva@gmail.com to sign up!

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Chimborazo Elementary Book Fair

Mon May 3 6:30 pm
The Chimborazo Elementary School Spring Book Fair runs May 3-14. Visit and have lunch with students, browse the bookstore for purchases, check out the guest readers, and consider purchasing a book for a student in need.

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RPS School Board

Mon May 3 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.

Friends of Libby Hill Park

Tue May 4 7:00 pm
Every 1st Tues, location varies – Contact Marion Macdonald at MacMarion@aol.com or (804)644-1347 for more info.

Open Mic @ Poe’s

Tue May 4 8:15 pm
Weekly Open Mic every Tuesday at Poe’s Pub, hosted by Jim Daab. Sign up at 8:15, music at 9PM

Veggie Bus

Tue May 4 10:00 am / Wed May 5 11:00 am
The veggie bus will be parked at 25th and Broad on Tuesdays from 10AM untill 2:30PM and then the NRC on Williamsburg Road in Fulton from 3PM until 6PM, and on Wednesdays at 25th and Broad again from 11am till 7pm starting Jan 6th.

We will always be at Libby Hill Park each Thursday from 4-6pm for our CSA drop off.

We have collards kale creasy greens apples potatoes winter squash sausage BBQ chicken eggs milk cheese butter yogurt cider maple syrup apple butterand more so come support local farmers and get healthy goods, too.

You can always call us at (540)872-6528 if you have questions or want to find us. Follow us on facebook or check out our web site http://farmtofamilyonline.com

Beginner’s Yoga

Wed May 5 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.

Chimborazo Elementary Spirit Night

Wed May 5 5:30 pm
Bring the family (and invite your friends) to White Oak Village Chick-fil-A for dinner. Ask the cashier for a receipt and put it in the red box on the counter. 10% of all sales to the group (dine-in only) will be given back to support the school! Also, bring along your loose change to play the Spinning Wheel Game where Every Spinner is a Winner and the schools get to keep ALL the change!

Chick-fil-A @ White Oak Village
4443 South Laburnum Avenue
804-236-4601

St. John’s Church Spring Open House

Thu May 6 !6:00 pm
We invite you to join us for our Spring Open House in the St. John’s Church Visitor Center. We will be featuring our new arrivals for Spring and
fabulous Mother’s Day gifts! We will have music and delicious food samples

An Afternoon with Eliza Poe

Sat May 8 2:00 pm
MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts is the first statewide celebration of its kind. Between March and June of 2010, thousands of special events will occur to honor contributions by women to arts and culture. Any individual or group can participate by presenting at least one public program focused on women.

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. Eliza Poe will tell about her tragically short life story and perform selections from her vast repertoire.

Cost is $6.00 for adults; $5.00 for seniors; $4.00 for ages 7-18; free for under 7. This event takes place outdoors. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or other seating. Please call 804.648.5015 for more information.