Community Calendar week of May 5

Community CalendarCommunity Calendar week of May 5

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April 5 – 9, WRIR Community Calendar

)  This week’s Lunch Break Science program at the Science Museum of Virginia is Riverscape Photography Made Easy, presented by Will Daniel,
a local author, photographer, and adjunct professor at VCU.  This program will take place at the Science Museum on Wednesday, May 7, from noon to 1 p.m. 

Next Wednesday, the Lunch Break Science program will be Sharks: One Shark, Two Shark, White Shark, Blue Shark, presented by VIMS graduate students and
shark researchers.   For more information, go to   w   w   w  (dot)  s   m   v   (dot)   org 

)  Presented by the Museum of the Confederacy, Edwin Cole Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus of the National Park Service, will present a talk on
“The Battle of the Wilderness” on Friday, May 9, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hanover Tavern, located at  1  3  1  8  1  Hanover Tavern Courthouse Road in Hanover, Virginia.   

The “Battle of the Wilderness” was the first battle in which General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia faced General
Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac. From more information and to make a reservation,  go to w  w  w  (dot)  m  o  c  (dot)   org

 ) The Henrico County Public Library is presenting Anansi Tales, a fun and interactive play based on Eric A. Kimmel’s retelling of
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock, on Saturday, May 10, at 11 a.m. at the Gayton Branch, and again at 1:30 p.m., at the Glen Allen Branch.  
The play was created and will be performed by VCU Theater students. 

For a full listing of May events and details, go to  w  w  w  (dot)  Henrico library  (dot) org 

)  Celebrate National Astronomy Day at the Science Museum of Virginia on Saturday, May 10, from noon to 4 p.m.  
Discover how a telescope works, launch a water rocket, and safely look at the sun through a solar telescope, weather permitting. 
Enjoy astronomy presentations and experience the cosmos on the Dome.  Hosted by the Richmond Astronomical Society in
conjunction with the Museum.  For more information, go to  w  w  w  (dot)  s  m  v  (dot) org 

 Send your events to W R I R community calendar (at) gmail (dot) com.