The introductory run of Family Classics has been extended through September 9th!! The Byrd introduced the new Saturday morning series with classic family films voted online by Richmond movie lovers.

Extended Schedule* for Saturday Family Classics:

July 9: Shrek –  2001, age 6+
July 16: Annie – 1982, age 6+
July 23: My Neighbor Tortoro – 1988, age 5+
July 30: Charlotte’s Web – 1973, age 5+
August 6: Iron Giant – 1999, age 6+
August 13: The Land Before Time – 1988, age 6+
August 20: Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid & The Red Balloon – 1921/1957, age 8+
August 27: The King & I – 1956, age 8+
September 3: Willy Wonka – 1971, age 8+
September 9: The Music Man – 1962, age 6+

*Schedule may be subject to change.

The box office will open at 9:30 a.m. with events beginning at 10:00 a.m. Family Classics follow the regular admission price, just $1.99.

Fans are encouraged to continue suggesting additional Saturday titles and themes by visiting http://byrdtheatrefoundation.org/family-classics/.

June 24 – July 17, 2016

An opening reception will take place on Fourth Friday, June
24, 2016, from 7:00-10:00pm and will be Free and Open to the Public.

A closing artist talk will take
place Sunday, July 17, 2016 at 2:00pm. This event will also be Free and Open to the Public.

The Main Gallery will show SEW AND SO, a contemporary art exhibition mixing the work of Jennifer L.
Hand, Simone Paterson and Amelia Salisbury, all professors from the Virginia Tech School of Arts.
Each artist uses the sewing process to inform their art, as well as creative technologies as part of their
visual language. The combined work, “brings to mind a quiet contemplation; something that is hand
made and joins pieces or fragments together, suggesting a unifying activity. However, sewing can also
be done by machine and can incorporate high-end technology for mass production,’ explains Simone
Paterson. The title SEW AND SO also references other meanings, according to Patterson. “The
phrase ‘so and so’ implies a forgotten name of an individual. We embrace this meaning as many artists
have labored without recognition, particularly female artists. Additionally, the colloquial phrase ‘you
mean old so-and-so’ may also reference a person who is disliked or is considered to have a negative
or unfavorable characteristic,” she says. The artists are happy to adopt this inference because they
feel it empowers them to make the art they want to make. “Sometimes what is considered powerful
and meaningful is not necessarily thought of as pretty.”
In the Frable Gallery, Helena Davis Gallery and smallspace Gallery, PEOPLE AND PLACES:
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM 50 YEARS (1966-2016), Photography Retrospective by Dan Mouer. Mouer’s
career in photography began in 1949 when he was 4 years old. His babysitter gave him his first
camera – an original Brownie box. By age 10, he was using a root cellar as a darkroom, at age 12 his
father gave him a 35mm Argus C-Twenty for his birthday, and at age14 he had his own real darkroom.
In high school he was president of the camera club and official photographer for the school
newspaper. In the late 1960s he used the G.I. Bill to get professional training in photography and film
production and went on to work as production manager for a radio, television and film company. He
later worked as a writer, photographer and managing editor for various print media in New York City
before returning to university to pursue a doctorate in anthropology. He has shown his work
sporadically throughout his adult life, and since retiring in 2002, has had nine solo or small-group
shows and has shown work in dozens of group shows in Central Virginia as well. Having recently
started his eighth decade of life, Mouer has begun re-evaluating and consolidating elements of his
creative life. “It seemed appropriate to mount something of a retrospective of my work in photography,”
he says. “As it happens, the vast majority of work I have saved in the form of negatives or
transparencies comes from almost exactly the past 50 years, beginning with Kodachromes I carried
home with me from my time in Vietnam in 1966-67.” He has selected pieces that represent his best
work in two main categories: People and Places. Many of his favorite shots of “People” are candid, unposed
portraits of friends, family, and folks he has met in his travels or professional activities. Some
are from his occasional venture into “street” photography and are meant to capture expressions,
gestures and other components of what Henri Cartier-Bresson called “decisive moments.” He has
travelled extensively in South and Southeast Asia, Mexico, and the West Indies, and many of the
“Places” he exhibits are from these locations. “I have also carried my cameras with me for decades
through streets of Richmond, and the countryside of central and eastern Virginia,” he says, “so many
of my ‘Places’ aren’t quite so exotic. If there is a common theme in the works I wish to exhibit, it is one
best expressed by qualities like peacefulness, quietude, relaxation, playfulness, humor, and harmony.”
Mouer prints his own work on archival-quality paper, mounted without frames using contemporary
coating materials, which prevent atmospheric chemicals, dust, and ultraviolet light from degrading the
imagery in a work of art.
The Suzanne Foley Gallery will feature OBJECTS MAY APPEAR, works in all media by Richmond
artists.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 12-4pm. The gallery is also open by appointment.
artspace is partially funded by CultureWorks, the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National
Endowment for the Arts. Please contact the gallery administrator at artspaceorg@gmail.com, or phone
the gallery at 804-232-6464 for additional information. The gallery is located at Zero East 4th Street in
Richmond, Virginia 23224, and online at www.artspacegallery.org.

Yes, that headline says, “Complimentary Oysters!”

Don’t miss this great summer promotion from Sam Miller’s!

1210 E. Cary St

Richmond, VA 23219

http://www.sammillers.com

804-644-5465

Make your reservations here:  http://www.opentable.com/sam-millers-reservations-richmond?restref=25888

 

 

 

Get crunchy beef tacos for $1 each; crunchy chicken, soft spicy chicken, or soft beef tacos for $2 each; and chips and salsa for $2.

Beer special available: Open to 9:00pm- $2 Corona and Corona Light bottles.

Tuesdays Open to Close at Dave & Buster’s!

 4001 Brownstone Blvd.

Glen Allen, VA 23060

http://www.daveandbusters.com/glen-allen/richmond

804-967-7399

 

We love bbgb’s all lowercase name so we decided to type their blog post headline in all lowercase!

Check out the great interview video featuring bbgb owners, Jill and Jenesse, who started bbgb tales for kids to create a space where the community could come together to dream, be inspired, and help others.

http://thinkshopbuylocal.com/local-stories/gettingtoknow/37-loyal-to-local-getting-to-know-

• 3003 west cary street, richmond va 23221
• 804 353 5675
• hours   mon – sat 10am to 7pm   sun 12 to 5pm

July 13-16, 2016  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Enjoy an unrivaled opportunity to taste premium Virginia and American craft beers, spirits, ciders, artisan tacos, smoked food, southern, soul and cajun cuisine and much more!

The Greater Richmond Convention Center is home to our main event, the Walk-Around Grand Tasting, as well as Taco Throwdown presented by Style Weekly, FARM COUNTRY FEAST! (tentatively in the Ballroom), and the seminars. Other events will be held at breweries, restaurants, and attractions throughout central Virginia. 

Visit http://www.nationalbeerexpo.com/schedule for locations, times and more!

Capital Ale House is bringing back the Commonwealth’s favorite IPA event of the year, The Capital Ale House Virginia IPA Challenge.

Previously only held in Harrisonburg, this year the event will be spread across all five Capital Ale House locations as a result of popularity and demand.

Each of the locations will feature a different region of breweries in the state and welcome the IPA fans of Virginia to offer their vote and determine the best IPA the Commonwealth has to offer.

“Each year this event grows with anticipation and stronger competition. Starting with 11 breweries in 2011 and now growing to a state wide event in 2016, we are excited to see what special IPAs are created and entered in the 5^th Annual Virginia IPA Challenge.” – D.J. Spiker, Capital Ale House beer buyer and lead contact for Capital Ale House Virginia IPA Challenge.

Capital Ale House encourages their loyal beer enthusiasts to visit as many of the events as they can, as each one will feature unique local beers, some brewed just for the challenge. Guests participate in a blind tasting and will be able to vote on their favorite IPA, and the finals will be held in Harrisonburg on September 17^th 2016.

“With the craft beer industry booming and Virginia receiving national recognition as a beer destination, the annual Virginia IPA Challenge is our way to honor our beer drinking hop heads and recognize some of the finest ales Virginia has to offer. We are excited to offer this event in conjunction with Virginia craft beer month.” –D.J. Spiker

Downtown Richmond will be featuring the Richmond region breweries on August 6^th, Midlothian will be featuring the Hampton Roads area on August 13^th, Fredericksburg featuring the Northern Virginia area breweries on August 20^th, Innsbrook will have the Central Virginia region on August 27^th, and Harrisonburg will represent The Valley breweries on August 27^th.

Last year the Virginia IPA challenge had over 40 breweries participating with Williamsburg AleWerks taking the title of best Virginia IPA. AleWerks Brewing has already agreed to defend their title in this years Capital Ale House Virginia IPA Challenge. In expanding this event we expect to see upwards of 80 different Virginia breweries to participate.

Tickets are available online at www.capitalalehouse.com under the events page. Each ticket incorporates a blind tasting of each participating regional brew at desired location event, one vote, and pint of your favorite brew of the day.

Each location will have their own Facebook event page with continuous updates of new breweries involved and opportunities to win free tickets.

Downtown Richmond (Richmond VA)

623 E. Main Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Facebook Page-Downtown Richmond

*****

Innsbrook Shoppes (Central VA)

4024-A Cox Road,

Glen Allen, VA 23060

Facebook Page- Innsbrook

*****

Midlothian (Hampton Roads VA)

13831 Village Place Drive

Midlothian, Virginia 23114

Facebook Page- Midlothian

*****

Fredericksburg (Northern VA)

917 Caroline St

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Facebook Page- Fredericksburg

*****

Harrisonburg (The Valley VA)

41-A Court Square

Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Facebook Page- Harrisonburg

*****

804-780-ALES

www.capitalalehouse.com

Twitter: @CapitalAleHouse

 

History lovers, be sure these dates are on your calendar for St. John’s Church’s upcoming events!

Liberty or Death Reenactment Schedule

All shows:  1:45 – 2:30 PM except otherwise noted

Doors open at 1:15 PM       Music begins at 1:30 PM       Show begins at 1:45 PM

June 26

July 3, 4 – 2 shows  11:00 AM and 1:45 PM, 10, 17, 24, 31

August 7, 14, 21, 28

September 4

Advanced tickets can be purchased for all events at Brown Paper Tickets; Search St. John’s Church.

More info:  www.historicstjohnschurch.org

2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23223

804.648.5015

Beer Corps is back in action! The last Wednesday of every month our team from the Downtown Capital Ale House location spends their afternoons with the James River Park cleaning up through trash pickup, painting over graffiti and removing invasive species.

Volunteering gives our team the opportunity to serve our community, giving back to the Richmond area and our loyal patrons. This is also a great experience having the staff bond outside the walls of the Ale House, changing up their daily work routine.

James River Park is located across the river from Tredegar Historic Park. The only access to the island is by bridge with a beautiful view of the city. Upon arrival we spilt into teams covering different routes of the island meeting back at the bridge after 4 hours of clean up.

If you are interested in volunteering with the Capital Ale House Beer Corps team, reach out to linzy@capitalalehouse.com.

Speed

Now Open!

Speed, the Science Museum of Virginia’s newest permanent exhibition, features over 50 exhibits that immerse you into hundreds of unique experiences highlighting demonstrations of the superfast to the incredibly slow. Featuring the SR-71 Blackbird, Speed unveils the mind-blowing intersection of motion and time across a world of science and technology. Guests encounter interactive experiences, priceless artifacts and interpretive content on topics ranging from climate change and evolution to special relativity and technological advancements.

Exhibit hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 9:30 am–5 pm and Sunday, 11:30 am–5 pm.

Speed is a permanent exhibition and part of the Museum’s Inspire the World Campaign, which is rapidly transforming the Museum into a national destination. Speed is funded in part by the Garland & Agnes Taylor Gray Foundation, the Richard and Caroline T. Gwathmey Memorial Trust and Roller-Bottimore Foundation.

 Speed is included with Museum admission. Exhibit admission is $14 for adults, with a $1 discount for youth and seniors. For more information, visit www.smv.org or call 804.864.1400.

Purchase tickets online by visiting Science Museum of Virginia online at http://tickets.smv.org/public/.