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This week’s calendar

CHA Holiday Party; Church Hill Chillers ghost tour; Church Hill Holiday House Tour; RECYCLING WEEK; Teen Research Study; Church Hill Association; Food truck gathering; Nathaniel Bacon Civic Association; Open Mic @ Poe\’s; Adult Computer Class ; Union Hill Civic Association; Whitcomb Court Tenant Council; RVA Hoop Lovers in Chimborazo Park; Tricycle Gardens’ Farmstand; MORE…

CHA Holiday Party

Sat Dec 15 8:00 pm
The annual CHA holiday party at Old City Bar, catered by David Napier’s Whitehouse Catering, beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are $35.

Church Hill Chillers ghost tour

Sat Dec 15 9:00 pm
Birthplace of the American Revolution, and home to a notorious Civil War spy, Church Hill’s colorful past has produced a cadre of restless spirits in its buildings, its graveyards, and under its streets! Cloaked in the shadows of the quaint and historical Church Hill neighborhood, this tour includes the following spirited tales: Crazy Bet’s stomping grounds, Poe’s first and last love, The oldest public cemetery in Richmond, and more… http://www.hauntsofrichmond.com/tours.htm#church

Church Hill Holiday House Tour

Sun Dec 16 8:00 pm
An assortment of some new construction, historic rehabilitation, and of course, those beautiful gems we’ve come to expect from this annual event. Tickets for the house tour will be available online at www.ChurchHill.org for $25 beginning December 1, and also at many of our fine Church Hill eateries and businesses. You can also purchase your tickets the day of the house tour on Sunday, December 16, in the Parish Hall of St. John’s Church.

RECYCLING WEEK

Mon Dec 17 6:00 pm

Teen Research Study

Mon Dec 17 6:00 pm
The 7th District Health & Wellness Initiative is currently recruting teens between the ages of 13 & 14 for a fun research study conducted by the VCU Institute of Child and Family Studies. With a parent’s consent, teens participating in this study will be asked to answer survey questionnaires once every 6 months and text messages every other month, over a 2 year span. Teens will receive a free mobile phone to use during the study and may receive cash incentives over $200! Orientation will be held on Monday, December 17, 2012, at 6PM at the East District Family Resource Center, located at 2405 Jefferson Avenue. The parent and teen must attend this session to participate. For more details and/or to register, please contact Ms. Wilson, Patient Navigator for the 7th District Health & Wellness Initiative at 804-644-4496.

Church Hill Association

Tue Dec 18 7:00 pm
We will host our August potluck picnic, at 6:30 pm Tuesday, August 21, in Reed Square on 26th Street between east Franklin and east Grace streets. CHA will provide water, beer and wine. Again, this picnic is potluck. If your last name begins with A-G please contribute an eentrée. Last names beginning with H-N a side dish is appreciated, O-R a great green salad; and those with last names S-Z can bring desert! Regular meeting are every 3rd Tues.

Food truck gathering

Tue Dec 18 6:00 pm
The roving collection of food trucks and carts will be gathering in the parking lot of Ronnie’s Ribs across from Millie’s.
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Nathaniel Bacon Civic Association

Tue Dec 18 5:30 pm
3rd Tues at Nathaniel Bacon

Open Mic @ Poe\’s

Tue Dec 18 8:30 pm
All musicians welcome! Support local business and local music talent. Music open Mic is every Tuesday at Poe’s. Hosted by local CH resident, Jim Daab. Sign-up is at 8:30 pm. Bring your own instruments and tell your friends. Jim has instruments and congas that you can use as well.

Adult Computer Class

Wed Dec 19 10:00 am
A series of classes for very beginners. The series is usually 4 weeks, and you need to call and sign up. Contact Sarah O’Neill at the East End Branch Library at (804) 646-4474 or
sarah.oneill@richmondgov.com

Union Hill Civic Association

Wed Dec 19 7:00 pm
Every 3rd Wednesday

Whitcomb Court Tenant Council

Wed Dec 19 5:30 pm
Every 3rd Wed at Whitcomb Court Rec Center

RVA Hoop Lovers in Chimborazo Park

Thu Dec 20

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The RVA Hoop Lovers are in Chimborazo Park each Thursday night from 7pm-Sunset at the large gazebo. The RVA Hoop Lovers bring piles of hoops, music, and loads of energy to share with everyone that would like to join in on the fun, and learn more about Hoop Dance. We’ve been having a BLAST

Tricycle Gardens’ Farmstand

Thu Dec 20 4:00 pm
at 2107 Jefferson Avenue