February 15, 2009
this week in Carver & Jackson Ward

Rep. Bobby Scott to Host Town Hall Meeting on Green Jobs and Clean Energy; Tuesday Verses; Slam Nahuatl; Sweet Tease Burlesque Presents: LORE; Organizational meeting for Gallery 5′s May Day demonstration; MORE…
Rep. Bobby Scott to Host Town Hall Meeting on Green Jobs and Clean Energy
Tue Feb 17 6:30 pm
ongressman Robert C. “Bobby†Scott will host a Town Hall meeting on Green Jobs and Clean Energy on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 6:30PM at the Adult Career Development Center (119 West Leigh Street). The town hall will be an opportunity to educate and inform citizens on new opportunities in a 21st century “green†economy.
Tuesday Verses
Tue Feb 17 8:00 pm
Tuesday Verses is an open mic night that is presented by Upside Promotions and Design and has been in existence for 5 years. We invite all who love creativity to join us every Tuesday at Tropical Soul, 314 North 2nd Street.
http://www.tuesdayverses.com/
Slam Nahuatl
Thu Feb 19 7:00 pm
Monthly slam poetry, every third Thursday at Gallery 5 at 7pm. $5 Cover. Cash Bar. Starts 9/18/08
Sweet Tease Burlesque Presents: LORE
Fri Feb 20 8:00 pm
@Gallery 5 – Sweet Tease Burlesque returns to the stage with a vengeance. $20, 18+
Organizational meeting for Gallery 5′s May Day demonstration
Sun Feb 22 3:00 pm
Gallery 5 is looking for artists to contribute to their upcoming May Day exhibition scheduled for May 1st, 2009. There will be an organizational meeting for those interested in contributing or helping to plan this event on Sunday February 22nd at Gallery 5 from 3 until “whenever.â€

Museum Director’s 2009 Black History Month Lecture and Reception
Thu Feb 19 6:00 pm
@ Black History Museum – “Black Virginians In Motion: African American Migration Research.â€