calendar week of Jan 22, 2012

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THE EXHIBIT "A FINE ROMANCE: JEWISH SONGWRITERS, AMERICAN SONGS, 1910-1965" ILLUMINATES THE IMPACT OF JEWISH COMPOSERS AND MUSICAL ARTISTS ON AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC. IT IS SHOWING AT THE JAMES BRANCH CABELL LIBRARY THROUGH FEBURARY 24^TH. THE EXHIBIT IS FREE, AND IS SUPPORTED BY A VARIETY OF ADDITIONAL FREE EVENTS AND EXHIBITS AT VCU AND IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. FOR INFORMATION, SEE WWW.LIBRARY.VCU.EDU/EVENTS/FINE-ROMANCE/OR CALL 828-0593.

THE VCU MASSEY CANCER CENTER WILL BE AT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA’S DISCOVERY ROOM AT 6 P.M. ON JANUARY 26, AND YOU CAN GO TO LEARN FROM EXPERTS ABOUT WAYS PATIENTS, SURVIVORS AND ANYONE ELSE AFFECTED BY CANCER CAN IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. STEPHEN GUDAS, PH.D., P.T., WILL DISCUSS EXERCISE AND JO LYNNE ROBINS, PH.D., WILL TALK ABOUT THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF TAI CHI. THERE IS NO COST TO PARTICIPATE, BUT ANYONE WISHING TO ATTEND SHOULD RSVP BY CALLING (804) 628-1918 OR EMAIL .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 AT 1:00 PM COME OUT TO THE DABBS HOUSE MUSEUM FOR SOME FREE HISTORICAL FUN! FOR 62 DAYS IN 1862, THE DABBS HOUSE WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A CIVIL WAR HEADQUARTERS WHEN GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE AND HIS STAFF OF SEVEN ARRIVED. LEARN ABOUT DAILY LIFE AT THE HEADQUARTERS AND HENRICO’S ROLE IN CIVIL WAR HISTORY. CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, INTERPRETIVE PANELS AND TOURS WILL BE OFFERED. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT SAM MCKELVEY AT 652-3411.

JASON JENKINS AND TRIO PLAYS STRAIGHT AHEAD JAZZ AT RICHMOND'S BEST LISTENING ROOM, THE BARREL THIEF WINE SHOP AND CAFÉ ON SATURDAY THE 28^TH FROM 7 TO 10 PM. FOR MORE INFO, GO TO WWW.BARRELTHIEFWINE.COMOR CALL 612-9232.

CITY SINGERS CHILDREN'S CHOIRS WILL PRESENT THEIR WINTERTIDE CONCERT ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 AT 4:00 PM. THE CONCERT WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST. BENEDICT CATHOLIC CHURCH (300 NORTH SHEPPARD STREET, RICHMOND, VA) AND FEATURES A GUEST PERFORMANCE BY THE ST. BENEDICT CHILDREN'S CHOIR. THIS FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 657-SONG (7664) OR GO TO CITYSINGERSCHOIR.ORG.

ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 29^TH, “HOW I ENDED THIS SUMMER,” A RUSSIAN FILM FROM 2010 WILL BE SHOWN AS PART OF THE U OF R INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES. THE MOVIE STARTS AT 7:30 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, ROBINS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, AND IS FREE. FOR MORE INFO, CALL (804) 289-8860.