Calendar Week of Jan 12, 2014

Community CalendarCalendar Week of Jan 12, 2014

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1)  Celebrate the artists from ART 180’s fall 2013 programs through the annual Open Studio Series to be held at various Richmond locations this week.

The Open Studio on Tuesday, January 14, will be held at 6 p.m. at Unity of Richmond, 800 Blanton Avenue and features hip hop, performance art, and dance.

The Open Studio on Wednesday, January 15, will be held at 6 p.m. at Gallery 5, 200 West Marshall Street and features mixed media collage, wishing banners, and community tree sculptures.

The Open Studio on Thursday, January 16, will be held at 6 p.m. at Gallery 5, 200 West Marshall Street and features sculpture, self-portrait collage, video game design, and zines. For more information, go to   w   w   w   (dot)  art  180  (dot)  org

2) The No B. S. Brass Band will perform on Thursday, January 16, at 7 p.m. at Hanover High School on 1 0 3 0 7 Chamberlayne Road in Mechanicsville.  The concert is hosted by the Hanover High School Band Boosters. For more information, go to  w  w  w  (dot)  h  h  s  band  (dot)  net

1)  The Museum of the Confederacy will host a book signing and talk by James B. Conroy, a Boston trial lawyer.  His book is Our Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865.  This event will be held on Friday, January 24, from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, located at 1201 East Clay Street. For more information, call  8  5  5  –  6  4  9  –  1861, extension 1 2 1

2) Art-Mageddon: Where Pictures and Words Collide: a comics collaboration between VCU artists and writers will run from January 24 to February 23 at Artspace, Zero East Fourth Street, in the Frable and smallspace Galleries. The opening reception will take place on Friday, January 24, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Artspace.  

For more information, go to  w  w  w  (dot)  artspace  gallery  (dot)  org   and click on the Exhibitions navigational button.  Under current exhibitions, you’ll find more information about Art-Mageddon: When Pictures and Words Collide