Tricycle Gardens invites everyone out to “please join us on one of the longest days of the year to celebrate and enjoy the hard work of friends, neighbors, volunteers, garden managers, and the staff & board of Tricycle Gardens. Meet the people who get dirty for fun, learn about urban agriculture, & make a toast to the abundance we all share, and the generosity which has made all what we do possible!” SEVERAL LOCATIONS THURS 6-9PM

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Parks & Rec recently announced the city-wide summer movies-in-the-park series. Star Trek will come to Abner Clay Park on Friday, July 9, at 8:30PM:

New to this year’s series are theme nights, when audiences are encouraged to dress like the movie’s characters for the showing of “Star Trek,” “This Is It” and “The Princess and the Frog.” In addition, a dance competition will be held in conjunction with the showing of “This Is It.”

Artist Keith Ramsey will speak on Diluted Loss this Saturday, June 19 at 1PM at the Black History Museum.

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A public meeting focused on the community revitalization and economic development in Jackson Ward has been announced for the Richmond Convention Center on June 17, 2010 at 6PM.

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The RRHA invites folks to “Join us for our 8th Annual Gilpin Court Family Bikeathon–Saturday, June 12- 8:30 am to noon! Volunteers are needed! Sign-up now! email us at info@rrha.com or call us at 780-4866! Come out and join in the fun!”.

The award winning project, ‘Light House_1: Jackson Ward, Richmond VA’ will be reinstated for the April 2 First Friday Art Walk. Made for the inaugural 2008 InLight Festival organised by 1708 Gallery, The Light House is a 1:1 representation of a particular Jackson Ward house, but is seen only by the glowing presence of the interior and exterior apertures.

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The next meeting of the Historic Jackson Ward Association will be Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 6PM at the 533 Club (corner of 3rd and E. Jackson Streets).

Music, storytelling, and a bit of Irish History — but no Irish whiskey — will headline an early St. Patrick’s Day event at Shockoe Hill Cemetery on Sunday, March 14th, from noon-3PM:

The toil and triumph of Irish immigrants to Richmond and elsewhere in the South in the 1800s and 1900s will be the focus of Dr. Nicholas Wolf, assistant professor of history at VCU. Dr. Wolf is a specialist in the history and fortunes of Ireland and her immigrant sons and daughters who helped re-make the face of Richmond.

Denise Bennett, from the Virginia Storytelling Alliance, will honor the long Irish performance tradition by playing her harp and singing Irish folk tunes — a sure favorite for kids and adults alike.
Children will have a chance to do special art rubbings of the monuments of citizens from Ireland.

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The next meeting of the Historic Jackson Ward Association is tomorrow, Tuesday, February 16, at 6PM at the 533 Club (corner of 3rd and E. Jackson Streets.

Two meetings on bringing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to Broad Street have been called for the end of February:

Join us to improve transit service and traffic congestion on Broad Street. This important roadway and transit route serves many commercial and residential areas and averages more than 700 bus trips daily. The study will focus on the most congested section – a 7-mile length from Rocketts Landing to Willow Lawn.

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Tomorrow’s First Friday is running right up against a call for yet more winter weather. It could be a beautiful urban winter experience, with people out and about & the street lights and storefronts reflecting on the falling snow…

We mentioned this a little while back but it’s worth a reminder as we get closer:

The 2010 North American Handmade Bicycle Show will be held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virgina, February 26-28. We’re expecting a great showing from the handmade community for our first show on the East Coast! Exhibitor registration is off to a great start, with builders like Crumpton, Richard Sachs, Vanilla, and Independent Fabrications already committed.