Week of February 18th- Community Calendar

Community CalendarWeek of February 18th- Community Calendar

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 Event #1

If you’re interested in biology, astronomy, physics or other sciences, Science Pub RVA holds free, informal public events connecting curious citizens with creative, local scientists — no background in science needed!

Registration opens up 2 weeks before events.
The next meeting is  Tuesday, March 5 with J. Emmett Duffy, Virginia Institute of Marine Science who will talk about Marine Biology      

Event #2

Richmond's Mother State Roller Derby is hosting a free roller derby bout on March 16, 2013 at 4:30pm at Skateland of Richmond.  It is family friendly, open to the public of all ages, with the request of food donations for the Central Virginia Food Bank.

Event #3

Ever dreamt of acting on stage? AUDITIONS for Richmond Shakespeare's Summer Festival at Agecroft Hall will be held by appointment only on Saturday, February 23rd, 10am-8pm.

The roles of Othello and Iago in OTHELLO will be pre-cast. All other roles in both shows will be cast from auditions. All roles are paid.

Event #4

The Chihuly glass Exhibit may have left the VMFA over a week ago but there are new glass artworks in Richmond. LUCY GILLIS has her glass on display at Quirk Art Gallery. Other exhibits include The works of HOLLY CUNNINGHAM, and MARY HOLLAND.  All works show up February 28 and stay in the gallery until April 26.

Event #5

To all Filmmakers and writers in Richmond, James River Writers, the largest literary arts organization in Virginia, presents a new set of writing and publishing professionals on a panel almost every month in a popular program called The Writing Show. On February 28, James River Writers is partnering with the Richmond International Film Festival to offer an evening with screenwriters, directors and producers. They’re callin it Beyond Hollywood: where Local and Indie Filmmakers Talk About Their Craft

 Movie lovers, aspiring screenwriters, and writers looking to recycle their unpublished novel will enjoy an opportunity to go behind the scenes and learn about the business and craft of getting a script produced, even when you don’t live in Hollywood.

 The panel includes filmmakers Imogene Drummond, Michael Gibrall, Brent Martz, Scott Mathias and Ron Newcomb. Julie Geen, local writer and chair of JRW’s Writing Show, will be moderating. Logistics about the February Writing Show are as follows:

That’s Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the Children’s Museum of Richmond