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HIGHLIGHTS
Mark Holmberg will
speak about the people and places unknown to most area residents Feb. 27
at University of Richmond at 7pm in Weinstein Hall.
804-484-1600.
http://engage.richmond.edu/about/contact.htm
Holmberg’s program, titled “The Invisible in Richmond,” is free and open to the
public.
Holmberg spent 20 years writing on such topics for the Times-Dispatch. He joined
WTVR earlier this year to cover breaking news and report and write a blog on the
“invisible” Richmond.
Noble Silver: The
Jerome and Rita Gans Collection of English Silver opens at the Virginia Museum
Wednesday, February 28. 804.340.1405
The exhibit presents outstanding pieces
made by the greatest silversmiths of the 18th and 19th centuries, most notably
Paul de Lamerie and Paul Storr, and commissioned by the renowned silver retailer
Robert Garrard.
An exciting addition of 16 pieces,
recently given to the museum by Mrs. Gans, will also be installed in the new
gallery, which will present the Gans silver in an entirely new light. The gift
extends the chronological range of the collection and secures VMFA’s position as
a destination for the study and appreciation of English silver, according to
Ellenor M. Alcorn, VMFA’s Consulting Curator for the Gans Collection.
The collection, now numbering 103
objects, was formed by New Yorkers Jerome and Rita Gans between the mid 1960s
and the mid 1990s. The couple lent it to the museum in 1988, and Mrs. Gans gave
the collection to VMFA in 1996 following her husband’s death.
http://www.vmfa.museum/gans_reopens.html
The Richmond
Symphony Kicked Back Classics presents "Meet the Masters" at the
Canal Club Thur., March 1 at 7pm. $10; available at the door.
804-788-1212.
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
Enjoy old favorites of the repertoire,
laid-back in Kicked Back style!
Program
Mozart - Overture to Don Giovanni
Tchaikovsky - Serenade in C major for Strings
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 in A major, "Italian"
Prokofiev - Classical Symphony, Opus 25
Jánacek - Adagio
Ravel - Excerpts from Le Tombeau de Couperin
Beethoven - Symphony No. 2 in D major
Program Schedule
The VCU Music
Guest Artist Series welcomes Eric Hollenbeck, marimba, Thursday March 1
at 8pm at the Singleton Center for the Performing Arts. Free. 922 Park
Ave. 804-828-1169.
http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/music/concerts/index.html.
Eric Hollenbeck holds a doctor of
percussion performance from Northwestern University. He is in his fourth year as
assistant professor of percussion at Colorado State university. He is the a
former instructor of Percussion at the University of Illinois-Wesleyan and the
Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He
holds a Master`s degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in
Percussion Performance, and a Bachelor's degree in Music Performance from Kent
State University. Eric has studied with Michael Burritt, Leigh Howard Stevens,
Tom Siwe, Jim Ross of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Tom Freer and Paul Yancich
of the Cleveland Orchestra, Paul Wertico of the Pat Metheny Group, Ed Thigpen of
the Oscar Peterson Trio, and marched under the direction of Thom Hannum.
Dr. Hollenbeck is an artist/clinician for both Innovative Percussion, Inc. His
recent activities include appearing as a guest artist at Eastman School of
Music, University of Kansas, University of South Carolina, Louisiana State
University, University of Louisville, University of Georgia, University of
Illinois, University of Buffalo, Fredonia University, Geneseo University,
Nazareth College, and Lee University.
Dr. Hollenbeck will present a master class at 12pm. on Thursday, March 1 in Rm.
B-40 of the Singleton Center for the Performing Arts.
The CAA
Tournament comes to the Richmond Coliseum beginning Fri., March 2
through Mon., March 5.
http://www.caasports.com
There are 6 total sessions, beginning
Fri., Mar. 2 at noon. Tickets are $15-$20. Championship game is Mon., March 5 at
7pm.
WIN TICKETS!!
Enter here.
Session 1 – Friday
#8 W&M v. #9 Georgia St. - noon
#5 Northeastern v. #12 Delaware - 2:30pm
Session 2 – Friday
#7 Towson #10 UNC-Wilmington - 6pm
#6 GMU v. #11 JMU - 8:30pm
Session 3 - Saturday
#1 VCU v. W&M/Georgia St. winner - noon
#4 Drexel v. Northeastern/Delaware winner - 2:30pm
Session 4 - Saturday
#2 ODU v. Towson/UNC-W winner - 6pm
#3 Hofstra v. GMU/JMU winner - 8:30pm
Session 5 - CAA Semifinals - Sunday
3pm - 8pm
Session 6 – Monday – 7pm
CAA Championship Game!
The First
Fridays Art Walk present new exhibits at many Broad St. galleries.
804-344-1508.
http://www.FirstFridaysRichmond.com
First Friday Art Walk offers exhibits at
more than 20 downtown art galleries. Participating venues hold openings and
other special events from 6-10pm to increase your awareness and appreciation of
the rich cultural and entertainment opportunities offered by Richmond's Broad
Street Historical District and the surrounding area. 804-231-6518.
List of Gallery exhibits:
http://www.firstfridaysrichmond.com
Take a Maymont
Full Moon Hike Friday, March 2 from 7-9pm. $10. 804-358-7166.
Registration required by March 1.
Gardeners know that great gardens come
alive at night. Explore the joy of the night garden on this magical two-hour
hike through Maymont with Peggy Singlemann, Maymont’s Manager of Horticulture.
Your senses will come alive as you
experience Maymont lit by the moon and full of nighttime sounds. At special
stops, Peggy will share selected arboretum and horticultural facts.
Dress warmly and wear good walking
shoes. Cancelled in severe weather; no rain date.
http://www.maymont.org/events/program_calDetail.asp?month=3&year=2007
Steep Canyon
Rangers come to Ashland Coffee & Tea Saturday, March 3 at 8pm. $15
advance. 100 Railroad Ave. in Ashland. 804-798-1702.
http://www.ashlandcoffeeandtea.com/
www.steepcanyon.com
The Rangers base their sound around a stunning
catalogue of original songs, drawing on the sounds of early bluegrass, honky
tonk, and blues.
In 2006 the International
Bluegrass Music Association voted Steep Canyon Rangers the Emerging Artist of
the Year. The past year also saw the title track ”One Dime at a Time” rise to #1
on Bluegrass Unlimited’s National Bluegrass Survey.
Tickets -
www.ashland.musictoday.com
The Last Waltz
Ensemble sotps at Alley Katz Saturday, March 3 at 10pm. $10; $12 door.
10 Walnut Alley in Shockoe Bottom. 804-643-2816.
www.alleykatzrva.com/home.asp
http://www.houndog.net/lastwaltz/
2008 is the 30th anniversary of the Martin Scorsese film,
The Last Waltz, which commemorates the history and music of The Band. THE LAST
WALTZ ENSEMBLE, from Atlanta Georgia, is a fitting celebration of the vibe,
energy and music of The Band; one of the world’s most popular, influential and
significant rock groups.
“As the evening went on, I realized that
the degree of separation between these guys and the original Band was minimal;
they were all just people interacting through their individual and collective
love of performing great, timeless music. It's a palpable feeling during the
group hug that is "I Shall Be Released,” For this and the show-stopping,
verse-trading closer, "The Weight," there ain't a voice not lifted or a smile
not found. I walked out of that place humming, and I'm sure I wasn't the only
one in the capacity crowd at the Georgia Theatre that kept that good feeling for
the rest of the weekend. “ - Harry McNeil/Jambase.com
The Tom
Principato Band plays Shenanigan’s Sunday, March 4 at 7pm. $5. 4017
MacArthur Ave. 804-264-5010.
http://www.greenpub.com
www.tomprincipato.com
Tom Principato is one of the most unique guitarists around,
combining his rich blues background with high-energy rock, and a highly charged,
emotionally expressive delivery.
"Recorded long before Hurricane Katrina
tore up half the Gulf Coast, "Guitar Gumbo" is Tom Principato's love song to
Louisiana, a multi-track celebration of its culture, mystique and allure.
As always, Principato's Fender-charged
fretwork generates lots of Stratocaster sparks and Telecaster twang, along with
some fiendishly syncopated runs on Professor Longhair's "hey Now Baby" and other
tracks.
As the album's title suggests, though,
not all the tunes evoke Louisiana. "Tango'd Up in the Blues," one of
Principato's most sensuous and atmospheric compositions, points even farther
south, and David Kitchen's "If Love Is Blind" introduces a roots-rock,
boogie-powered diversion. Not to be overlooked is "Tipsy," the album's coda,
which reverberates with Chuck Berry-flavored bends and double stops." — Mike
Joyce, The Washington Post 2005
Gallery 5
hosts the Big Art Show Sunday, March 4 at 6pm. $5. 200 W. Marshall St.
804-644-0005.
Enjoy 40 artists, food, crafts, music
and more! Music by: Mossyrock (NY), Toof (TX), Souvenir's Young America,
Patchwork Collective performance featuring members of:
standards and practices + the great white jenkins + the ok bird + Langley
holland + ones and zeros + fight the bull + outdrank the blue sky.
http://www.gallery5arts.com
The Blue Man
Group colors the Richmond Coliseum Tuesday, March 6 at 7:30pm. $50-$75.
840-780-4970.
Tickets -
www.richmondcoliseum.net/event_details.asp?id=55
Continually pushing the boundaries of
the live concert experience, BLUE MAN GROUP is bringing their HOW TO BE A
MEGASTAR TOUR 2.0 to Richmond.
With their HOW TO BE A MEGASTAR TOUR
2.0, BLUE MAN GROUP embraces the rules, rituals and raw excitement of that most
primal of group experiences: the arena rock concert! This full production tour
features state-of-the-art concert technology and brings the BLUE MAN GROUP
experience to arenas and select theaters across the nation.
http://www.blueman.com/
SPEAK
Theater Arts N*W*C* The Race
Show comes to the Modlin Center Wed., Mar. 28 at 7:30pm.
$30 adults, $28 seniors, $15 children, $22 UR
faculty/staff, $8 UR students. Tickets go on sale February 28.
804-289-8980.
http://modlin.richmond.edu
http://www.speaktheaterarts.com/
“The buzz surrounding this show is
largely well-deserved, thanks to supremely clever and nimble staging, and the
infallible charm of NWC’s three leading men…” —LA Weekly
SPEAK Theater Arts presents dangerously
compelling original works of populist theater with enough laughs to ease the
sting of their social commentary—while bringing divergent audiences to a much
needed point of convergence. The flagship production of SPEAK Theater Arts,
N*W*C: The Race Show, is a daring and hilarious look at the impact three
racial slurs have had on the lives of three friends, each from a different
ethnic background. Ensemble and monologue work are seamlessly woven together
with slam poetry, stand-up comedy and hip-hop elements. The result is a
constantly transforming, highly engaging, exceedingly accessible work with a
powerful mission. Don’t miss this fast-paced, in your face, interdisciplinary
performance. Note: This show contains adult language.
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