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Barksdale presents MY FAIR LADY at The Empire Theatre tonight, Friday November 25th.  It will run until January 8th.

The Empire, which is seven blocks west of Richmond Center Stage on West Broad Street, was recently endowed $2 million by Sara Belle and Neil November.  The theatre will be renamed in their honor.

http://tickets.barks...il.aspx?psn=271

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While the largest collection of Ancient Egyptian objects is on permanent display at The Smithonian's Natural Museum of History in Washington, Richmond has the distinction of being the only city in America to display MUMMY: Secrets of The Tomb on loan from The British Museum in London.

Here is a video of Virginia Museum Director Alex Nyerges discussing the exhibition at VMFA which opened November 19th and will continue until March 11, 2012:

From John Murden via West of The Boulevard News:

http://wotbn.net/the...it-at-the-vmfa/

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Mummy events at VMFA:

From today's Richmond dot com:

http://www2.richmond...nts-ar-1501881/

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VMFA has been named the top travel attraction of 2011.  And it achieves archictectural attention, as well.

From today's Richmond dot com:

http://www2.richmond...011-ar-1509871/

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While THE NUTCRACKER continues its run five blocks away at The Carpenter Theatre, writer Phil Riggan provides an inside look at the Richmond Ballet facility on the corner of 5th and Canal Streets.

From today's Richmond dot com.

http://www2.richmond...-hq-ar-1555140/

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The Virginia Museum plans to send its Faberge collection on tour later this year.  It will go on display in 4 or 5 North American and European cities.  Also, the gallery in which the collection is housed at VMFA will double in size over a period of two years.

From today's RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...ry--ar-1588112/

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The Richmond Ballet will travel to London and Richmond-on-Thames in mid June with twenty of its professional dancers.  Performances will be on the stage of The Linbury Theatre in The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden on June 15th and 16th, and in Richmond-on-Thames (Virginia capital's sister city) June 19th.

The Richmond Ballet has appeared at The Joyce Theatre in New York City and in Chicago in past seasons.

From today's RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...oya-ar-1599548/

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Richmond area theatres prepare to launch their annual Acts of Faith Festival.  Eleven mainstream theatres plus four auxiliary groups have announced their upcoming productions.

From today's RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...ces-ar-1604678/

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Ten foreign art films will be offered free to Richmond audiences every Tuesday evening beginning January 31st until May of 2012.

They will be screened in VCU's intimate Grace Street Theatre which is between Shaffer and Harrison Streets.

Here is the schedule of programming and other pertinent info from today's Richmond dot com:

http://www2.richmond...ter-ar-1639467/

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I'm probably wrong, but I'm pretty sure First Fridays website layout is new:

http://www.firstfridaysrichmond.com/

[burt]

The lady musicians of The Richmond Symphony (and Ravel) send you a Valentine's Day rememberance from the stage of The Carpenter Theatre.

http://www.facebook....101479098980705

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The Director of The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts says memberships have soared to 43,000 and attendance during 2011 was 609,000.

From Richmond Biz Sense:

http://www.richmondb...kinds-of-kings/

Edited by burt, 21 February 2012 - 02:08 PM.

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The works of Dale Chihuly, who revolutionized the Study Glass Movement and raised it from the realm of craft to fine art, will be on display at VMFA beginning October 20th, 2012 through February 10th 2013 in the soaring McGlothin wing of the museum.

I understand some of Chihuly's work also will be in the sculpture garden.

From yesterday's Richmond dot com:

http://www2.richmond...uly-ar-1710158/

Edited by burt, 25 February 2012 - 02:42 PM.

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burt, on 25 February 2012 - 11:46 AM, said:

Dale Chihuly, who revolutionized the Study Glass Movement and raised it from the realm of craft to fine art, will be on display at VMFA beginning October 20th, 2012 through February 10th 2013 in the soaring McGlothin wing of the museum.

I understand some of Chihuly's work also will be in the sculpture garden.

From yesterday's Richmond dot com:

http://www2.richmond...uly-ar-1710158/

I'm glad. I've always loved the sculpture garden. I'm glad they will utilize it more. The fact that it rises over the parking deck, the rushing water, and fountains at top, and of course, all the big sculptures dotting the landscape while overlooking the new McGlothin wing of the VMFA. I understand that the Robins Sculpture Garden is also one of the largest in the country...

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The Richmond Times Dispatch editorial staff posted an unsigned letter to the editor comment on a recent story in The New York Times which devoted a few paragraphs to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts:

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/letters-to-the-editor/2012/mar/20/tdopin01-masterpieces-ar-1777852/

The lady in the foreground of the photo is Pam Reynolds who, shall we say, has a rather bizarre fashion sense and is a devotee and strong supporter of VMFA.

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So many Richmonders flock to New York when the Richmond Ballet performs in Manhattan that they fill the Joyce Theatre for one performance during the company's one-week engagement.

A number of followers are making plans to fly to London in June for Richmond Ballet's International debut at The Royal Opera House.

http://richmondballe...london2012.aspx

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Prolific novelist, David L. Robbins, has adapted his novel called SCORCHED EARTH into a play which has been optioned by Barksdale Theatre.

Robbins, who lives in Richmond, is sitting in on rehearsals.  

Barksdale has four operations in Metro Richmond -- the original playhouse in a historic stage coach tavern dating to 1736 at Hanover Court House 13 miles north of the city on US301 and its 200-seat theatre at Willow Lawn. It owns, operates and produces plays in collaboration with Theatre IV at a large 600-seat proscenium  theatre as well as a 100-seat black box playhouse in the Empire Theatre complex (now known as The November Theatre) in downtown Richmond.

SCORCHED EARTH will have its world premier April 10th at the Barksdale location in the Willow Lawn Shopping Center on West Broad Street.

From today's RTD:  

http://www2.timesdis...ed--ar-1801556/

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Next time you cross the new foot bridge at the bottom of 5th Street to Brown's Island you'll see a new piece of art.

From Phil Riggan at Richmond dot com:  

http://www2.richmond...and-ar-1812417/

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While European artists are painting murals on a number of downtown Richmond buildings, VCU fashion design students are mimmicking artist Christo who, several years ago, "wrapped" New York's Central Park in fabric.

The students are adorning Trees in Maymont Park with skirts.

Video courtesy of the RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...14585-vi-36404/

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The World Cycling Championship event is tentatively set to begin September 19th, 2015 in Richmond and potentially could attract almost half a million visitors over a 9 day period.

Local arts, music, dance and theatre groups should begin now to coordinate activities so that visitors from all over the world can appreciate the talent in Virginia.

Also, major venues should start now to book big name entertainers into their facilities during September of 2015.

From today's RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...015-ar-1841415/