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[burt]

Sometime in April, concert-goers to the National and audiences at Richmond CenterStage will have a new and elegant dining and drinking option nearby.  The ground floor of the famous old Berry Burk clothing store is being renovated and promises to be a white-linen, full service restaurant welcoming pre and post theatre crowds for fine cuisine and cocktails.

525 AT THE BERRY BURK is diagonally across from The Carpenter Theatre at 6th and Grace Streets -- a two-block walk from The National.

[burt]

burt, on 14 December 2011 - 12:26 PM, said:

Sometime in April, concert-goers to the National and audiences at Richmond CenterStage will have a new and elegant dining and drinking option nearby.  The ground floor of the famous old Berry Burk clothing store is being renovated and promises to be a white-linen, full service restaurant welcoming pre and post theatre crowds for fine cuisine and cocktails.

525 AT THE BERRY BURK is diagonally across from The Carpenter Theatre at 6th and Grace Streets -- a two-block walk from The National.

Already available dining spots near the National are GIBSON'S GRILL in the theatre building; T MILLER'S SPORTS BAR in The Marriott at 6th and Broad; GREAT AMERICAN GRILL in the Hilton Garden Inn at 5th and Broad, and the brand new PASTURE at 416 East Grace Street (about 3 blocks away from the theatre.)

[burt]

Hmmmmm.  The National has a new webpage.  Take a look.

http://www.thenationalva.com

[burt]

JANE'S ADDICTION (Theatre of The Escapists Tour) will stop at The National Friday, March 9th.

It will be the group's only appearance in Virginia.  Tickets go on sale this Saturday, January 14th.  $40 in advance, $45 day of show.

Here's their itinerary:

http://janesaddiction.com/events/

Verify:

http://www.thenationalva.com

Edited by burt, 10 January 2012 - 11:45 AM.

[burt]

This is what the orchestra level of The Nat looks like when the house is totally sold out -- which is quite often.

FOSTER THE PEOPLE on September 23rd 2011.

http://www.facebook....&type=3

Edited by burt, 11 January 2012 - 11:03 AM.

[burt]

burt, on 10 January 2012 - 10:02 AM, said:

JANE'S ADDICTION (Theatre of The Escapists Tour) will stop at The National Friday, March 9th.

It will be the group's only appearance in Virginia.  Tickets go on sale this Saturday, January 14th.  $40 in advance, $45 day of show.

Here's their itinerary:

http://janesaddiction.com/events/

Verify:

http://www.thenationalva.com

An update on JANE'S ADDICTION.  It appears you won't have to wait 'til Saturday to get tickets if you don't mind paying a premium price.

This show is sure to sell out quickly -- if it hasn't already (click Richmond on the JA webpage highlighted in the Ric dot com story and maybe you'll be as confused as I am.)

From an updated story in today's Richmond dot com:

http://www2.richmond...nal-ar-1601615/

Edited by burt, 11 January 2012 - 01:49 PM.

[burt]

Re:  JANE'S ADDICTION:

I just called the Nat box office (804/612-1900) and was assured tickets WILL still go on sale Saturday 1/14.  The "sold out" notices on JA/s webpage pertain to its own promotion of a limited number of autographed lithograph Tshirts and the limited number of tickets they have been holding.

Edited by burt, 11 January 2012 - 03:10 PM.

[burt]

11:31AM, January 14th, 2012

As of 21 minutes ago, the Nat's facebook reports that some tix for JANE'S ADDICTION are still available at the theatre box office.

They are no longer available thru Ticketmaster.

Probably the quickest sell-out in the Nat's history.

Verify:

http://www.thenationalva.com

Edited by burt, 14 January 2012 - 10:34 AM.

[burt]

There are 34 reviews of The National experience on Yelp -- all but two of them rate it with 4 or 5 stars.

The strangest comments, IMO, were two separate remarks about lack of signage outside the theatre.  Huh?  How could anyone miss that large fully lit marquee on Broad Street?

http://www.yelp.com/...tional-richmond

[burt]

THE LAMB OF GOD concert this Sunday, Jan. 22nd, at The National is SOLD OUT.

Here's a story in today's RTD by Chris Bopst:

http://www2.timesdis...al--ar-1621711/

Verify:

http://www.thenationalva.com

Edited by burt, 20 January 2012 - 11:12 AM.

[burt]

The lack of mainline press reviews in Richmond for events which would be big news in other cities baffles me.

LAMB OF GOD played a sold out concert Sunday night at The National prior to launching a MAJOR tour.  It is a Richmond band that has achieved worldwide attention.

There has been no coverage of the show in the RTD, Richmond dot com or RVANews which, I believe, are the principal print/internet outlets in the city.

[burt]

According to a squib in Richmond dot com, the Brian Johnson concert which had been scheduled for Saturday, February 11th at The National has been cancelled.

http://www.thenationalva.com

Edited by burt, 03 February 2012 - 12:56 PM.

[burt]

Here's a video of some of the RUSKO concert last week at The Nat:

http://www.facebook....&type=2

[burt]

The DIGGY SIMMONS concert with the OMG Girlz which had been scheduled for Monday, February 20th has been cancelled.

Refunds at point of purchase.

No reason given for cancellation, nor has the concert been rescheduled.

Verify:

http://www.thenationalva.com

[burt]

burt, on 14 February 2012 - 11:37 AM, said:

Here's a video of some of the RUSKO concert last week at The Nat:

http://www.facebook....&type=2

Here's another (and better) video of RUSKO at The National on Feb. 6th:

[burt]

JANE's ADDICTION is sold out at The Nat on Satudray, March 9th.

Also, the CHILDISH GAMBINO concert on Tuesday, March 20th is sold out.

Verify:

http://www.thenationalva.com

[wrldcoupe4]

The National is one of the top 10 largest tax delinquents in the City... let's hope it isn't a sign of something worse.

[burt]

wrldcoupe4, on 25 February 2012 - 12:50 PM, said:

The National is one of the top 10 largest tax delinquents in the City... let's hope it isn't a sign of something worse.

On a scale of 1 to 10, where does the Nat rank on that list?

I suspect a lot of people would agree that the revived theatre is responsible for bringing more people downtown than any other venue -- Well, maybe the Colisem with its capacity of about 13,000 out-draws the National's capacity of 1,500+. Richmond CenterStage (1,800+) books fewer attractions and is dark during the summer months.

Here's hoping the theatre gets off that "delinquent" list SOON.

[RVA-Is-The-Best]

wrldcoupe4, on 25 February 2012 - 12:50 PM, said:

The National is one of the top 10 largest tax delinquents in the City... let's hope it isn't a sign of something worse.

http://www.richmondb...l-estate-taxes/

It seems like some of Richmond's most well known (and now notorious) places and developements have secured a spot on this list....

It includes Roseland, the visionary 5,000 home development in Moseley, Chesterfield, and SportsQuest, a sprawling sports complex known quite well to RVA residents already, and the large Tetra lot in Henrico. It was to be developed into something (which I never found out what it was supposed to be) by the Virginia Beach based Tetra. Then the company fell into bankruptcy, and the lot sank into a tax spiral. But on the note of the National, I was quite scared when I saw that. I never would have guessed it had a tax issue. It seems like quite a success, drawing national acts that the Richmond Coliseum should be drawing (but of course it won't because of it's scarring age). Hopefully the owners will do something about it and take this historic and successful property off of this unfortunate list....

[RVA-Is-The-Best]

burt, on 25 February 2012 - 02:07 PM, said:

On a scale of 1 to 10, where does the Nat rank on that list?

I suspect a lot of people would agree that the revived theatre is responsible for bringing more people downtown than any other venue -- Well, maybe the Colisem with its capacity of about 13,000 out-draws the National's capacity of 1,500+. Richmond CenterStage (1,800+) books fewer attractions and is dark during the summer months.

Here's hoping the theatre gets off that "delinquent" list SOON.

The National has drawn so many well known acts here, like Foster the People (I love Pumped Up Kicks ) and others. Other than the Landmark, the National is very much responsible for being the first step towards reviving downtown. Except the Landmark isn't exactly "downtown", it's more "VCU Monroe Park campus"..... but still.... it IS very unfortunate the owners tripped up on taxes for such a success story...