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This week’s calendar

New Vision Civic League; A Blessing to One Another: John Paul II and the Jewish People; Greenhouse opening ceremony & Volunteer orientation; RPS School Board; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Adult Computer Class ; Beginner’s Yoga; CAPS Meeting; Nitty Gritty on Urban Agriculutre; Unity Civic League; VCU Libraries Black History Month Lecture; MORE…

New Vision Civic League

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

A Blessing to One Another: John Paul II and the Jewish People

Sun Feb 6 9:00 am
The Virginia Holocaust Museum will be opening the new, unique exhibit entitled: “A Blessing to One Another: John Paul II and the Jewish People”, examines how the life experience of the Pope inspired his commitment to tolerance. The exhibit title is drawn from John Paul’s appeal on the 50th of the uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto. The exhibit is compromised of over 2,000 feet of interactive display. It includes flat screen monitors showing historical film footage and recent interviews prepared for the exhibit, replicas of the Western Wall in Jerusalem and the Warsaw Ghetto gate, as well as artifacts, images, and texts. The exhibit tells a compelling story of how life experiences of tolerance and friendship as well as prejudice and hatred shape a world vision based on mutual respect.

Greenhouse opening ceremony & Volunteer orientation

Sun Feb 6 !1:00 pm
Come celebrate the beginning of our 4th Year of greenhouse-growing and learn how to participate as a volunteer in our greenhouse program. Location: Greenhouse at Bryan Park. Free

RPS School Board

Mon Feb 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.

Open Mic @ Poe’s

Tue Feb 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

Adult Computer Class

Wed Feb 9 10:00 am
At the East End Library – Meet the Mouse. Very basic instruction for the complete novice who doesn’t like computers, has to learn to use one, and is ready to have some fun. Class size is limited. First come, first serve.

Beginner’s Yoga

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

Nitty Gritty on Urban Agriculutre

Thu Feb 10 7:00 pm
What exactly is Urban Agriculture and where is it going? Learn about the history of community gardens in America, and the nuts & bolts of what it really takes to create and sustain a garden in your community. Learn about Tricycle Gardens’ work, what they are doing to make urban agriculture, food education and ecological preservation part of Richmond’s story and what role you can play in this vital movement! Lively discussion encouraged. To register call 804.231.7767 or email learn@tricyclegardens.org

Unity Civic League

Thu Feb 10 7:30 pm
@ St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
22nd and X Street
Call 643-9353 or willieand@aol.com for more information.

VCU Libraries Black History Month Lecture

Thu Feb 10 7:00 pm
“An Evening with Melissa Harris-Perry” — Melissa Harris-Perry will be speaking at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. She is Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University. She is also an award-winning author and appears regularly on MSNBC and other media venues. Professor Harris-Perry will be discussing African Americans and gender in politics. This event is generously sponsored by the VCU Friends of the Library. The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available for a fee in the West Main Street and West Cary Street parking decks. If special accommodations are needed, please call (804) 828-0593 or (804) 828-1105 prior to Feb. 8, 2011. For questions or comments, please e-mail Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or Kimberly Separ at krsepar@vcu.edu. For further details, please see: http://www.library.vcu.edu/bhm/events.html