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This reboot of Moliere’s zany farce about a stingy hypochondriac who’s trying to marry off his only child to a doctor so he can get free medical advice goes for the laughs with a nod to Mel Brooks. It’s a prescription for all that ails you — neuroses, nuptials, and number two. Cast: Argan – Andrew Firda* Beline – Kirk Morton Angelica – Allison Paige Gilman Toinette – Donna Marie Miller Cleante – Jamar Jones Dr. Diaforus – Christopher Dunn…
Find out more »Curator’s Talk
Richard Waller, Executive Director of the University of Richmond Museums presents a talk about artist Isabel Bishop
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This reboot of Moliere’s zany farce about a stingy hypochondriac who’s trying to marry off his only child to a doctor so he can get free medical advice goes for the laughs with a nod to Mel Brooks. It’s a prescription for all that ails you — neuroses, nuptials, and number two. Cast: Argan – Andrew Firda* Beline – Kirk Morton Angelica – Allison Paige Gilman Toinette – Donna Marie Miller Cleante – Jamar Jones Dr. Diaforus – Christopher Dunn…
Find out more »Celebrate Latin American Art: Patagonia
Celebrate the art, culture, traditions, and beauty of South America’s Patagonia region at VMFA’s Celebrate the Art of Latin America: Patagonia Family Day. Discover and learn about the area through dance workshops, food, performances with the Latin Ballet of Virginia, and so much more! Participate in Patagonia-inspired art activities and community projects such as creating a penguin lantern and a glacier landscape, and join in a painting project inspired by The Cave of Hands. Come create with VMFA!
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This reboot of Moliere’s zany farce about a stingy hypochondriac who’s trying to marry off his only child to a doctor so he can get free medical advice goes for the laughs with a nod to Mel Brooks. It’s a prescription for all that ails you — neuroses, nuptials, and number two. Cast: Argan – Andrew Firda* Beline – Kirk Morton Angelica – Allison Paige Gilman Toinette – Donna Marie Miller Cleante – Jamar Jones Dr. Diaforus – Christopher Dunn…
Find out more »ACEing Autism RVA
ACEing Autism RVA is back! And we’re at an exciting new location – the Mary & Frances Youth Center @ VCU. , located at 120 South Linden Street. ACEing Autism is a national non-profit organization that brings recreational tennis programs to children on the autism spectrum. The specially designed tennis clinic will be offered every Wednesday, starting October 10th through November 14th, 2018. Court time is scheduled from 5:30-6:30PM for children of all ages. The primary focus on court is…
Find out more »ACEing Autism RVA
ACEing Autism RVA is back! And we’re at an exciting new location – the Mary & Frances Youth Center @ VCU. , located at 120 South Linden Street. ACEing Autism is a national non-profit organization that brings recreational tennis programs to children on the autism spectrum. The specially designed tennis clinic will be offered every Wednesday, starting October 10th through November 14th, 2018. Court time is scheduled from 5:30-6:30PM for children of all ages. The primary focus on court is…
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This reboot of Moliere’s zany farce about a stingy hypochondriac who’s trying to marry off his only child to a doctor so he can get free medical advice goes for the laughs with a nod to Mel Brooks. It’s a prescription for all that ails you — neuroses, nuptials, and number two. Cast: Argan – Andrew Firda* Beline – Kirk Morton Angelica – Allison Paige Gilman Toinette – Donna Marie Miller Cleante – Jamar Jones Dr. Diaforus – Christopher Dunn…
Find out more »Youth Mental Health First Aid Workshop
This 2 day workshop (Oct 30-31, 9:00a-1:30p) will be geared to grandparents who care for grandchildren and kin who care for young family members. It is relevant to adults to regularly interact with youth. Topics will include the risk factors and warning signs of a variety of mental health challenges common among adolescents, as well as ways to support youth developing these symptoms or in an emotional crisis. Event is free but preregistration is required – contact Chesterfield Aging and…
Find out more »Planned Giving Institute
The Institute on Philanthropy offers a weeklong institute in planned giving that provides the knowledge, tools and skills required to develop a planned giving program for your nonprofit organization.
Find out more »Principles of Primary Prevention
Primary prevention programs are focused on reducing or eliminating the first-time perpetration of sexual violence and intimate partner violence SV/IPV. This means figuring out what factors make some people more at-risk to perpetrate SV/IPV, and changing or interrupting those factors. This training delves into the key concepts underlying this innovative work, highlights promising practices from the field, and includes an overview of Virginia’s Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence & Intimate Partner Violence used by sexual and domestic…
Find out more »Brain Boot Camp
Just as physical exercise can help you keep your body strong, mental exercise can help your brain work better, and lower your risk of mental decline. Join us for this fun and interactive class where we flex our mental muscles. Class will meet once a week for 4 weeks for 1 hour. Brain Boot Camp is designed for people with age-related memory concerns, who wish to improve or maintain their memory capabilities.
Find out more »Animal Science and the American Civil War
To launch Virginia Commonwealth University’s Science, Technology, and Society 2018 speaker series, “Imagining Animals Through Science,” in conjunction with the Library of Virginia, this panel discussion will examine the complex relationships between Victorian Americans, science, and animals in the midst of such turbulent events as slavery, the Civil War, and ecosystem decline. Henry A. McGhie (head of collections and curator of zoology at Manchester Museum, University of Manchester) will address the rise of scientific ornithology and bird conservation in connection…
Find out more »Happy Hour Poetry
Break out of the work week routine with a dose of hot verse at Firehouse! Featuring a showcase poet, an open mic sign up for those with a verse or two to drop themselves, and a cash bar with happy hour specials, it’s a great way to make the most of a long day. Come catch the night on fire with us! Joanna S. Lee, hostess
Find out more »Goodwill Works Tour
Join us on a Goodwill Works Tour! See first-hand how Goodwill empowers individuals through employment and produces economic impact in the Greater Richmond region. The one-hour Goodwill Works tour is the most tangible way to learn how Goodwill refurbishes, recycles or resells everything from electronics to clothing and medical equipment – keeping nearly 40 million pounds from entering local landfills annually. On the tour, you will hear from Goodwill leaders about how our work is transforming lives through the power…
Find out more »Gallery Talk
A gallery talk titled “The Technicalities of Edward Weston” will be presented by Brittany Nelson, Photography Professor, University of Richmond
Find out more »Death Club Radio LIVE
This is the live version of writer, storyteller, and hospice chaplain Alane Cameron Ford and Phil Ford’s ground-breaking WRIR radio program DEATH CLUB RADIO. The show will have all of Alane and Phil’s usual segments — “Obituary Roundup,” the “Daily Something Weird,” and “Jack Johnson’s Hidden History” — but will have new theatrical elements and you can ask questions from the audience about that most inevitable and mysterious moment in our lives. This installment of DEATH CLUB RADIO LIVE is…
Find out more »2018 Conference on Dementia
The 2018 Conference on Dementia – “Living Well with Dementia” will take place this year at Mt. Gilead Full Gospel International Church on Thursday Sep. 20. Featured speakers include Melissa Andrews, President & CEO of LeadingAge Virginia, and Doug Pace, Director of Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care, Alzheimer’s Association. Mark your calendars now. You will not want to miss this educational and informative event.
Find out more »Smart Phones: A Computer In Your Pocket – Chesterfield TRIAD
Join us and the friendly experts from Thinking CAP Technologies to show you how to navigate your smartphone. Learn what you can do with them and how to do it. No tech talk or geek babble, just easy to understand fun filled learning.
Find out more »4-Hour Professional Training
The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter offers 4-hour orientation training for caring for persons with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. This training meets the requirements set by the Department of Social Services for persons working in Special Care Units. The fee is $30 per person. Certificates of Attendance will be issued upon completion of training and receipt of payment. Space is limited. Please call 804-446-5860 or email tthomas@alz.org.
Find out more »Technology Resources for Students – Kinship Connection Support Group
Google! Chromebooks! Social Media! How can you support your grandchildren’s education in this digital age? Amy Bartilotti, Coordinator of the Office of Family and Community Engagement, and Catherine Tompkins, Family and Community Engagement Resource Specialist with CCPS, will be our guest speakers. Come and learn about the my.cccpsnet.net dashbaord of technology resources available for students. Explore the “Anytime, Anywhere” website and hear about “Tech it Out!”, the CCPS family technology night scheduled for this fall.
Find out more »Sunset Yoga @ Kanawha
Join the 17th Street Market and BareSOUL Yoga every Thursday in September for Sunset Yoga at Kanawha Plaza! Grab your mat, colleagues, friends, and family and join us for a community class to release and unwind in the middle of our beautiful city! Classes are open to ALL with a suggested donation of $5 to BareSOUL Yoga. Classes will be taught by a BareSOUL yoga teacher. Please bring a yoga mat, comfortable clothes, and a water bottle. Come hear about…
Find out more »Financial Peace University
Biblical, practical teaching about finances and becoming debt-free is available through Financial Peace University, a 9-week course written by financial expert Dave Ramsey. The class meets Thursdays Sept. 20 through Nov. 15 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at Good Shepherd and is designed for individuals, couples and/or families. The cost is $99 per household. Free childcare will be provided (weekly registration is required for childcare).
Find out more »Younger Onset-Newly Diagnosed Support Group
Support group for newly diagnosed younger onset individual with Alzheimer’s or other dementia and their care partner. Pre-screening is required. Call 804.967.2580.
Find out more »Specialty Support Group for Caregivers and Persons with Dementia
Tuesday, 9 October, 4:30 p.m. Separate, concurrent groups for family members available. Pre-screening is required. Call 804.967 2580.
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This reboot of Moliere’s zany farce about a stingy hypochondriac who’s trying to marry off his only child to a doctor so he can get free medical advice goes for the laughs with a nod to Mel Brooks. It’s a prescription for all that ails you — neuroses, nuptials, and number two. Cast: Argan – Andrew Firda* Beline – Kirk Morton Angelica – Allison Paige Gilman Toinette – Donna Marie Miller Cleante – Jamar Jones Dr. Diaforus – Christopher Dunn…
Find out more »Run2Rebuild Richmond 5K and [Re]Fair
In partnership with River Road United Methodist Church, Rebuilding Together Richmond will host its seventh Run2Rebuild Richmond 5K and [Re]Fair. The event will be accompanied by a 5k run/walk, a one-mile “Fun Run” and [Re]Fair, a community fair that focuses on health, wellness, human services, community engagement and education. This year’s event will take place at River Road United Methodist Church and the race will occur throughout the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood surrounding the church. Proceeds from the race will support…
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This reboot of Moliere’s zany farce about a stingy hypochondriac who’s trying to marry off his only child to a doctor so he can get free medical advice goes for the laughs with a nod to Mel Brooks. It’s a prescription for all that ails you — neuroses, nuptials, and number two. Cast: Argan – Andrew Firda* Beline – Kirk Morton Angelica – Allison Paige Gilman Toinette – Donna Marie Miller Cleante – Jamar Jones Dr. Diaforus – Christopher Dunn…
Find out more »ElectricCarPalooza
RESCHEDULED FROM 9/16 DUE TO HURRICANE FLORENCE As the finale to Richmond’s fifth annual celebration of National Drive Electric Week, Drive Electric RVA will have its largest display of electric vehicles of the year at The Carytown Farmers Market. The main line-up — which includes plug-in hybrids like the Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius Prime, and all-electric cars like the BMW i3 and Nissan LEAF — will be at the market’s entrance. We will also have several Teslas at the…
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This reboot of Moliere’s zany farce about a stingy hypochondriac who’s trying to marry off his only child to a doctor so he can get free medical advice goes for the laughs with a nod to Mel Brooks. It’s a prescription for all that ails you — neuroses, nuptials, and number two. Cast: Argan – Andrew Firda* Beline – Kirk Morton Angelica – Allison Paige Gilman Toinette – Donna Marie Miller Cleante – Jamar Jones Dr. Diaforus – Christopher Dunn…
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