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Awesome Art & Warmer Weather = An Amazing First Fridays
Posted by Christina in Uncategorized on March 29th, 2010
First Fridays Art Walk / Richmond, VA
April 2, 2010
The next First Fridays Art Walk will continue to bring Downtown alive as the April 2, 2010 event will feature a wealth of activities, including an award winning public art installation by renowned architect Peter Culley, anticipated anniversary celebrations at 1708 Gallery and Gallery 5, plus numerous exhibitions, lots of live music, artist demonstrations and vendors, and always, the unexpected. And the forecasted warmer weather will certainly make the event a popular one. Along with free entertainment, visitors to First Fridays will find unique shopping opportunities, highly ranked restaurants, and some of Richmond’s best hotels in the surrounding area. Downtown is Richmond’s top cultural destination for a night on the town or an exciting creative weekend getaway.
April 2nd is notable as the second installment in a three month-long effort known as, “First Fridays East.
” This exciting spring project is a new collaboration between Curated Culture and some of Downtown’s top cultural venues located just east of the heart of First Fridays, between 6th and 9th Streets, including Library of Virginia, Richmond CenterStage, St Paul’s Episcopal Church, and UR Downtown. Each venue will feature a variety of free activities and entertainment between 5:00pm-8:00pm on April 2 and again on May 7.
Visitors to “First Fridays East” will be treated to powerful exhibitions, artist talks and demonstrations at the Library of Virginia and at St. Paul’s, while a diversity of great live music will be featured at Richmond CenterStage and UR Downtown.
CenterStage will present a night of local jazz with the Richmond Youth Jazz Guild Small Ensemble, Richmond Jazz Composers Alliance Quintet, and the Richmond Youth Jazz Guild Large Ensemble, and UR will host the University’s Bossa Nova and Samba Ensemble (featuring Kevin Harding on guitar) as well as The Octaves, UR’s all-male a capella group. As with First Fridays, “First Fridays East” will feature something for everyone!
Free parking is available at St Paul’s Episcopal Church beginning at 5:00pm. Free parking is also available at the Library of Virginia parking deck from 5:00-8:00pm.
Highlights of the upcoming April 2 First Fridays Art Walk:
- “Light House 1: Jackson Ward, RVA” – lighted public art installation to be reinstalled at Visual Art Studio parking lot (208 W Broad St). Created for the original 2008 InLight Richmond event organized by 1708 Gallery, “Light House” was the award winning piece, and is a representation of a Jackson Ward house, but is seen only by the glowing presence of the interior and exterior at night. It is produced by an extensive team of artists led by Peter Culley, head of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts expansion project, and this reinstallation is part of the celebrations leading up to the VMFA’s grand opening. http://www.spatialaffairsbureau.com/
- “First Fridays East” – Start off your First Fridays evening with special events in the eastern area of Downtown between 5:00pm-8:00pm at the Library of Virginia (artist demos & exhibition), Richmond CenterStage (live local jazz throughout the night), St Paul’s Episcopal Church (exhibitions & tours of the historic Tiffany windows), UR Downtown (live Bossa Nova & Samba music.)
- Richmond CenterStage will also be hosting a Food Drive for the Central Virginia Food Bank, so bring plenty of cans goods to help those in need in our community.
- 1708 Gallery celebrates the 20th Anniversary of their popular Annual Art Auction. “Home is Where the Art Is” will feature a diverse range of artworks by 70 artists. This is always a not-to-be-missed event in the creative community since it’s a great opportunity to acquire sought after artists while supporting Richmond’s oldest nonprofit galleries. Honorary Chair of this year’s anniversary celebration is Alex Nyerges, Director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
- Gallery 5 kicks off a month-long celebration of its 5th Anniversary with a special photography exhibition featuring work by a dozen photographers celebrating the gallery’s last 5 uniquely creative years. Live music, theatre, and poetry to accompany the exhibition.
- Richmond Public Library (Main Branch) celebrates National Poetry Month with the 2010 Brodie Herndon Poetry lecture at 7:00pm, featuring Kathleen Graber, author of the book Correspondence and winner of the 2005 Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize.
- Quirk Gallery artist vendors – a variety of artists and crafts vendors can always been found at the parking lot located next to the wildly popular shop, Quirk.
- Reggae group, Unity Sound, will perform at Metro Sound & Music for a free CD release show.
SAVE THE DATE! FIRST FRIDAYS EAST / April 2 / 5pm-8pm
Posted by Christina in Special Events at First Fridays on March 18th, 2010
Library of Virginia | 5–8 pm
• Craft demonstrations by Richmond-area artists—from multimedia collage to glass design—with finished works available for purchase (Lobby)
• The Land We Live In, The Land We Left: Virginia’s People explores the lives of immigrants from a variety of homelands who settled in every part of the state (Exhibition Gallery & Lobby)
http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ or call 804.692.3524 for more information
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church | Parish Hall | 5–8 pm
• Opening Reception: Simple Gifts, Photography by Bruce Yoder
• Church open for tours, featuring an altarpiece mosaic replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper by Tiffany and 25 stained-glass windows, 10 of them by Tiffany
http://www.stpauls-episcopal.org/firstfridays
University of Richmond, Downtown | 5–8 pm
• Artwork inspired by Surface Tension: Pattern, Texture and Rhythm in Art from the Collection (organized by University of Richmond Museums)
• Light refreshments and live music by the University’s Bossa, Nova and Samba Ensemble, and The Octaves, UR’s all-male a capella group
http://downtown.richmond.edu/events/firstfridays.html
Rhythm Hall at Richmond CenterStage | 5–8 pm
• Join us for an evening of music with performances by the Richmond Youth Jazz Guild Small Ensemble, the Richmond Jazz Composers Alliance Quintet, and the Richmond Youth Jazz Guild Large Ensemble. Light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar available.
http://www.richmondcenterstage.com/
SPRING FEATURE OF FIRST FRIDAYS ART WALK
Richmond’s popular arts and cultural program First Fridays Art Walk makes a special expansion east this spring to connect with the Library of Virginia, Richmond CenterStage, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and University of Richmond Downtown.
On March 5, April 2, and May 7, 2010, from 5 to 8 pm, the “First Fridays East” locations will offer refreshments, live music, and diverse exhibitions.
All free and open to the public. Click on venue links for locations and more info.
Free underground parking is available at the Library of Virginia from 5 to 8 pm and in the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church garage after 5 pm (no closing time).
Join Us on March 5th for First Fridays East!
Posted by Christina in Special Events at First Fridays on March 2nd, 2010
FIRST FRIDAYS
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We’re excited to make a special expansion east this spring to connect with eastern cultural anchors – the Library of Virginia, Richmond CenterStage, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and University of Richmond Downtown
FIRST FRIDAYS east EVENTS
On March 5, April 2, and May 7, 2010, from 5-8 pm,
“First Fridays East” locations will offer refreshments, live music, diverse exhibitions, and an art auction. Richmond CenterStage tops off the night with free performances (now sold out) at 8pm at their dynamic new facilities.
All events are free and open to the public. Click on venue links for more info.
Free Parking is available between 5:30-8pm at the Library of Virginia underground parking garage and at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Parking Garage at the corner of 8th and Grace Streets. Visitors to St. Paul’s parking deck can enter anytime between 5:30-8:30 and can exit anytime later that evening.
Library of Virginia | Corner of 8th & Broad | 5–8pm
- Artist Demonstrations and Live Music
- Samples of Virginia’s finest foods and beverages in the Virginia Shop, featuring the international award winning wines of Barboursville Winery, chosen as the signature red wines of the Inauguration Conservation Gala that honored President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
- The Land We Live In, The Land We Left: Virginia’s People (Exhibition Gallery & Lobby) explores the lives of immigrants from a variety of homelands who settled in every part of the state.
- http://www.lva.virginia.gov/
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church | Corner of 8th & Grace | 5–8pm
- Annual Lenten Lunch Silent Art Auction featuring artwork, handcrafts, books, prints and photography, jewelry, and more (proceeds support charity)
- Lenten Lunch desserts & coffee reception and tours of the historic church
- http://www.stpauls-episcopal.org/index.php/who/news_announcements/new_first_fridays_east_spring_feature/
UR Downtown | Corner of 7th & Broad | 5–8pm
- Artwork inspired by Surface Tension: Pattern, Texture and Rhythm in Art from the Collection (organized by University of Richmond Museums)
- Light refreshments and live bluegrass and roots music from Shake & Howdy (University of Richmond professor Dr. Barry Lawson and bandmate Dave Kuo)
- http://news.richmond.edu/releases/article/www/933/ur-downtown-to-participate-in-first-fridays-east.html
Richmond CenterStage | Corner of 7th & Grace | 5–8pm
- A free performance of Richmond Shakespeare’s Othello at the Gottwald Playhouse (co-produced by African-American Repertory Theatre). Tickets available through the Richmond CenterStage box office, Monday–Friday, 11 am–5 pm. Must be picked up in person. Limit 2 tickets per person. THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT!
- http://www.richmondcenterstage.com/