Richmond Free Press
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Happenings 8th Annual Richmond Jazz Festival lineup announced Pat Metheny. Common. Peabo Bryson. Erykah and music at the Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Badu. Joey Alexander. Dave Koz with Larry Graham. 2408 Ownby Lane. The Isley Brothers. David Benoit. TajMo: The Taj Friday, Aug. 11, will feature “Homegrown at Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Band. the Hipp,” an array of local and national artists, These are just a few of the jazz, R&B and neoincluding a special performance by bass player soul artists that will perform this year at the 8th Nathan East, at the historic Hippodrome TheAnnual Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont. ater, 528 N. 2nd St. in Jackson Ward. Tickets More than 24 performers are scheduled for are $30. the Aug. 10 through 13 festival that will culmiIn addition to music at Maymont, the festival nate with outdoor concerts Saturday, Aug. 12, will feature complimentary wine tastings by Ste. and Sunday, Aug. 13, at Maymont in the city’s Michelle Wine Estates, chef demonstrations, artist Peabo Bryson Erykah Badu Common The Isley Brothers West End. meet-and-greets and food and other vendors from Other top acts include Bob James, The Manhattan Trans- to the festival, featuring free, live performances by local across the region. fer, smooth jazz artist Marcus Miller, Joey DeFrancesco + and regional artists at venues around Carytown, including Weekend passes are $140, with single-day passes for Aug. The People and Juan de Marcos and The Afro-Cuban All the Byrd Theatre. Those concerts will take place during the 12 and 13 at $75 through July 6. After that, single-day passes Stars. afternoons and evenings from Saturday, Aug. 5, through will be $85, and weekend passes will be $150. Thousands of jazz lovers are expected for the event, which Thursday, Aug. 10. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Maymont Foundais sponsored by Altria. The official festival kicks off Thursday, Aug. 10, with a free tion and the Blue Stone Education Foundation. This year, organizers are introducing CaRue, a prelude Jazz Café at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard, Details and ticket purchase: www.richmondjazzfestival.com.
Black History Museum hosts special closing program for ‘Murry DePillars: Double Vision’ The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia is hosting a special closing program for its exhibition, “Murry DePillars: Double Vision.” The program will feature Mary DePillars, wife of the late artist, talking about his life and five decades of work with Free Press Managing Editor Bonnie V. Winston. Dr. DePillars, who was central to Chicago’s African-American Arts Movement in the 1960s and led the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts for 20 years as dean, died in 2008 at age 69. His paintings have been
exhibited in the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Studio Museum of Harlem and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, among others. The free program will be 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 2, followed by jazz by Dr. Weldon Hill, a pianist, composer and friend of Murry and Mary DePillars. He will play some of Dr. DePillars’ jazz favorites and share stories about the artist. A museum tour will precede the program at 5:30 p.m. For information and reservations, www. blackhistorymuseum.org or (804) 780-9093.
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Summer, unofficially, begins When the Memorial Day holiday weekend rolls around, everyone is ready to roll out the fun and unofficially start the summer season. Thousands of people pack Brown’s Island along the Downtown riverfront last Friday evening for RVA Music Night to hear local artists the People’s Blues of Richmond, above, and Angelica Garcia, below right. Below, Dr. Lynn Atkins leads the James River Bell Ringers during their Memorial Day performance at The Carillon in Byrd Park. Also below, on Saturday, 15-year-old LaVonte Pollard checks the hot dogs while on grill duty at the Pollard family’s annual cookout in Bryan Park. And in the bottom photo, a family carries bags and the catch of the day after a morning of fishing on the James River.
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Art explosion T’Mya Harrison, 11, creates art of her own during ART180s “The Really Big Show” on May 24 at Plant Zero in Manchester. The event spotlighted the talent of elementary and middle school-age youngsters at area public and private schools and institutions.
Reunion of former Blackwell Junior High School Alumni of Blackwell Junior High School in Richmond will take a trip down memory lane this weekend at a gala multiyear reunion. At least 260 people, including eight retired teachers from the 1960s, are expected to spend time catching up while dining and dancing at the event at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at a hotel in Short Pump in Henrico County. Organizers said it is sold out. The school later became an elementary
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school. Renee Patterson Stancil and Darnell Crewe Wise Lightbourn coordinated the event, which Ms. Lightbourn said would feature a DJ, an interpretive dancer, a silent auction and raffle. Ms. Lightbourn said proceeds after expenses are to be presented to the current Blackwell school to support curriculum needs. Details: Ms. Lightbourn, (703) 786-0786.
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We’ll be offering the following free health seminars at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Kelly Education Center, located at 1800 Lakeside Avenue. Registration is recommended. Free parking available. Wednesday, June 7, 2017 | 5:30 p.m. Shedding light on Essential Tremor: Today’s treatments and how discoveries are creating hope. Wednesday, June 14, 2017 | 5:30 p.m. Herniology: The New Era of Hernia Surgery at VCU Thursday, June 29, 2017 | 5:30 p.m. The Future of Cardiology at VCU Health: Latest breakthroughs improving heart care.
Register online at vcuhealth.org/events or call (804) 628-0041 for more information.
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