DOWNTOWN CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 2010
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 / 5:00-9:00PM / VARIOUS SITES / FREE
PREVIEW NIGHT
The public is invited for a sneak peak at this month's visual art exhibitions at some of the First Fridays Art Walk venues, including: Ghostprint Gallery, Quirk, and Visual Art Studio. Check the individual listings and web links for complete details for each venue.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 / 5:00-10:00PM / DOWNTOWN / FREE
FIRST FRIDAYS ART WALK
Experience almost 40 diverse creative businesses and organizations located in Downtown Richmond through a self-guided walking tour, on and off Historic Broad Street. Entertainment along the streets and at various venues. Locations and times vary.
SPECIAL THIS MONTH:
We welcome UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) to First Fridays! UNOS will host a Grand Opening of their new Gallery Space from 5pm-9pm, featuring the paintings of Baxter Perkinson, 30 Years of Giving Back. Free 700 North 4th Street (at Jackson St)
UNIVERITY OF RICHMOND DOWNTOWN will host The Citizen Artist, an intriguing Panel Talk on whether art can create social change. Six local artists will discuss that concept in a program at UR Downtown's Wilton Companies Gallery located at 626 East Broad St at 5:30pm Free, but seats must be reserved online at downtown.richmond.edu (click on Citizen Atist) First Fridays Art Walk is generously Presented by the University of Richmond
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 / 5:00PM / GALLERY 5 / FREE
GALLERY5 AFTER 5 LECTURE SERIES
Gallery5 and CultureWorks partner for a new lecture series on the second Wednesday of the month
that's a happy hour dip into academia
with an array of unusual topics. The opening night event features Tracy Wilson of Independent Label Collective speaking on the music industry. Accompanying the lecture will be musical performances, happy hour drink specials,
and light hors d'oeuvres.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 / 1:00PM / BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM & CULTUAL CENTER OF VA / FREE WITH $5 ADMISSION
ARTIST TALK WITH KEITH M. RAMSEY
Take part in the last creative conversation with artist Keith Ramsey discussing his current series, "Diluted Loss", which investigates American history from WWII to today. The past artist talks have been casual yet intriguing, taking in issues of history, race, politics, and much more. This last talk in the series will likely be even more provocative.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 / 5:00PM / 1708 GALLERY
DEADLINE FOR WEARABLE ART SUBMISSIONS
September 25th is the deadline for Submissions to 1708's popular "Wearable Art" event that will take place during the Third Annual InLight RICHMOND event featuring artworks inspired by light. This year's event takes place October 22 in Shockoe Bottom. Go to http://www.1708gallery.org/inlight for details & submission form.
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