The hands of time are turned back to the past when 2nd Street was the heart and soul of Richmond’s African-American community. Each year thousands of people come to Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward to hear live music on four stages, enjoy children’s activities, taste delicious food, shop in the marketplace, dance in the streets and renew old friendships. For more information, call (804) 788-6466.
For one night only, Philadelphia will have to manage without its own native R&B living legend, as the lights go down and the curtain goes up on Grammy Award-winning singer, author and actress Patti LaBelle.
Richmond CenterStage with SunTrust presents An Evening with Patti LaBelle at the historic Carpenter Theatre on September 10, 2011. Concert-only tickets will be available to the public on Friday, July 15 at 10:00am and are priced at $48, $78 and $125. VIP Gala Tickets are $250 per person, and includes a concert ticket for one of the best seats in the house, and a seat in the exclusive Gala tent on Broad Street, where you can enjoy an open bar, butlered hors d’oeuvres and gourmet dining options. Then dance the night away under the stars to the sounds of the Upper East Side Big Band.
M. H. West & Co., Inc. is a proud sponsor of this event, click here for more information.
After last week’s earthquake and Hurricane Irene, we all deserve to get out and have some fun. The weather looks like it will be nice for all three days of Labor Day Weekend, so below are some activities you may enjoy:
Harvest Wine Festival
James River Cellars; 11008 Washington Highway
12 p.m.-5 p.m.
(804) 550-7516
$15
Listen to live music, taste wine from four different wineries, attend a 101 wine seminar take tours, and visit with craft vendors. Picnickers are welcome.
Rocketts Red Glare – Labor Day Fireworks
Summer’s going out with a bang at Rocketts Landing. So bring a blanket, a picnic basket and the whole family for an evening of music and fireworks this Labor Day. The Richmond Symphony will be here in concert, and then, once it gets dark, you can ooh and ahh as the fireworks burst over the James River in step with the 1812 Overture. It’s co-sponsored by Richmond.com and The Boathouse, in the city’s coolest new riverfront community.
Visit our Facebook page to RSVP and share this fabulous event with you friends and family!
This year the Richmond Jazz Festival * will be at Maymont on August 13th and 14th. With 2 stages full of jazz and R&B this promises to be a hoppin’ event. See below for a schedule of artists.
Saturday, August 13
Verizon Stage #1 Front
Dominion Stage #2 Rear
Marilyn West, CEO and Chair of MH West & Co, Inc., will chair the American Heart Association’s 2011-2012 Go Red for Women campaign, culminating in a luncheon on Feb. 17 at the Jefferson Hotel. Members of the Executive Leadership Team include: 2009-10 Chair Karen Higgins, Wells Fargo Advisors; 2010-11 Chair Toni Ardabell, Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital; Adrienne Whitaker, SunTrust Bank; Tonya Mallory, Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc.; Tuesday Stott, Owens & Minor; Deborah Cassidy, Mondial Assistance USA; Deborah Armstrong, M&T Bank; Mary Malone, Hancock Daniel Johnson Nagle; Stephanie Sulmer, Sheltering Arms; Fran Orphan, Kroger; Dr. Jill Bussey Harris, Beautiful Smiles; Mary Doswell, Dominion Resources; Mary Anne Graf, Bon Secours; and Collette Bernard, Tracy Retchin and Shannon Finley, UPS Mid-Atlantic. The Go Red for Women campaign was created in 2004 to bring awareness to the number one killer of women, heart disease. For details, visit http://www.heart.org/richmondvagoredluncheon.
Capital Area Health Network(CAHN) joins Virginia’s one hundred plus community health centers along with the rest of America’s more than 1,200 community health centers as they kick off National Health Center Week 2011(August 7-13).
The theme of the week, “Celebrating America’s Health Centers: Serving Locally, Leading Nationally,” highlights the amazing 47 year record of Health Centers in providing affordable, high quality, cost-effective healthcare to all people, regardless of their ability to pay. National Health Center Week also provides an opportunity to focus on the progress we have made towards fulfilling the goal of our “Access for all Americans” plan to provide a healthcare home to 30 million patients by 2015.
Events marking this week include health fairs, visits by local, state and national leaders and media coverage. Capital Area Health Network will be celebrating this week by having activities:
Thursday August 11, 2011
Radio One’s KISS FM’S Midday host, Alex Dupree will broadcast live.
10:00am – 3:00pm
Glenwood Medical and Dental Center
2709 Byron Street, Richmond, VA 23223
Tours of the facility as well as FREE Medical and Dental screenings for adults and children will be available on this day.
Our network provides Primary Adult and Pediatric Medical Care, Dental Care, Mental Health Care, and HIV/AIDS Care. CAHN also offers Patient Education, Specialty Referrals, Social Services Support and Free Transportation.
Capital Area Health Network (CAHN) is a FQHC non-profit medical and dental organization that provides services to the uninsured and underserved population. CAHN provides services on a “sliding fee’ scale for those without medical insurance. (Some restrictions apply) to our medical appointments. CAHN has 5 medical centers, one near you! Make CAHN you new medical and dental home.
A major Richmond nonprofit has picked up a vacant office building in Jackson Ward as a second location and will start moving some employees there this fall.
The United Network for Organ Sharing purchased Jackson Center, a 51,000-square-foot office building at 501 N. Second St., for $2.5 million. The deal closed June 30.
UNOS, which has a federal contract to match organ donors with transplant recipients nationwide, has outgrown its headquarters in the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park.
“We are just bursting at the seams here at our headquarters,” said Lisa Schaffner, spokesperson for UNOS.
Richmond residents are all familiar with fireworks on the 4th of July, either at The Diamond or Dogwood Dell. This year a new event will take place on Brown’s Island and it promises to be spectacular:
RVA Fireworks on the James is a FREE “Patriotic Family Fun” event that will feature performances by SPARC (School of Performing Arts in the Richmond Community), the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Richmond Ballet’s “Minds in Motion.” Food Vendors will be on Brown’s Island and the public is invited to bring a picnic (alcohol and pets not permitted) and a blanket or lawn chair to enjoy music simulcast on WRIR-FM, 97.3 during the evening and see the state’s largest fireworks display provided by Grucci, the “Top Name in Fireworks in the World.”
Other Richmond Area Events
Parham Road Independence Day Parade & Festival
M. H. West & Co., Inc. is proud to support the Central Virginia Food Bank. In fact, WEST’s CEO and Chair Marilyn West serves on the organization’s board. Each year WEST associates, led by coordinator Justin House, help pack nutritious food for area school children in need. CVFB showed their appreciation by hosting a lunch for all the volunteers.
The food was great, but even better were the positive statistics shared after the meal. This past school year the CVFB delivered over sixty thousand backpacks full of food to area students and as they pointed out, many times the students will share that food with their family members who are also in need. The food backpack program has grown from 230 students to over 2000 students in just three years and is definitely having a positive impact in the community.
Broad Appétit features the best local restaurants Richmond has to offer – and offers samples of their food for justt $3 a plate! There will be plenty of Virginia wines and beers to wash down the delicious offerings with, as well as great vendors to visit and music to please your ears. The mission of Broad Appétit is to provide an affordable and enjoyable local food festival that is locally driven, socially responsible and regionally appealing. Broad Appétit exists to promote the amazing food, art, and music that makes Richmond a great place to live and visit. Broad Appétit is hosted by Downtown Neighborhood Association and benefits the Central Virginia Food Bank and Meals on Wheels. Please visit www.broadappetit.com for more details
Also this weekend is the 35th Annual Greek Festival. This food festival is held at the Saints Constantine and Helen’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral and has become a Richmond tradition. Please visit the Greek Festival website for more information.
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