Friday Cheers at Brown’s Island
$5, children under 12 are free.
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Season passes only $40 for a limited time.
Piranha Rama – 6:00pm
Dharma Bombs – 7:00pm
Butcher Brown – 8:15pm
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Friday Cheers is presented by Bell’s Brewery & produced by Venture Richmond.
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Maggie L. Walker, the first female bank president of any race to charter a bank in the United States, is getting her long-deserved recognition with her very own statue in Richmond. An unveiling ceremony and celebration for the highly debated monument will occur on Walker’s 153rd birthday, Saturday, July 15, at 10 am, at the intersection of West Broad and Adams streets, the entrance of historic Jackson Ward.
Artist Antonio Tobias “Toby” Mendez, Mayor Levar Stoney, city officials, members of the Walker family, and more attend the ceremony. Walking tours of Jackson Ward by the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, led by Leadership Academy students, will begin at 11am from the statue, followed by a reception at the house.
Photo credit: National Park Service
After the unveiling, attendees are encouraged to make a day around the neighborhood. Free trolley rides will be provided by Venture Richmond from RVA Trolley from Leigh to Belvidere to Marshall to 10th for the event. Many local business are participating in the event, offering giveaways, discounts, and more.
Studio Two Three will have the S23 truck on site with giveaways. The Valentine will offer free admission to those who show an event program. The Black History Museum & Cultural Center will offer cookies and special Maggie L. Walker displays. Max’s on Broad will open early at 8am for the event. Bistro 27 will offer 10 percent off that day to those attending the event, and will be open for brunch starting at 10:30am and dinner at 5pm.
Attendees are also encouraged to stop by Virginia Repertory Theatre to learn about the Walker Theatre, the first purpose built cinema in the area and the first public tribute to Maggie L. Walker in 1936.
To learn more about Walker’s accomplishments, call the number listed on any of Untold RVA installations located between Adams and 2nd which will be up for the unveiling.
The unveiling ceremony and following activities will occur rain or shine.
On Tuesday, Stone Brewing announced it was would be launching its own local festival to celebrate the anniversary of the brewery’s first local beer and to celebrate the local community.
“Stone’s Throw Down in RVA,” as its called, will be held on Brown’s Island in the fall and feature live music, food trucks, lawn game tournaments, and of course, craft beer curated by Stone.
“We enjoy routinely giving the world some of the boldest, genre-defying, groundbreaking beers on planet earth,” said Dominic Engels, Stone Brewing CEO in a statement. “This music festival gives us a chance to plug in and amplify our personalities. I deeply love a broad range of music and I absolutely love Stone beer. When we get a chance to bring these together in our new hometown, a stone’s throw from our new brewery, well, let the brilliance ensue.”
The musical lineup is pretty stacked and diverse with Pontiak, The Bright Light Social Hour, Jeff the Brotherhood, No BS! Brass Band, The London Souls and Lettuce filling out the bill.
Stone’s Throw Down in RVA, which is put on in partnership by Loveland Distributing and Venture Richmond, kicks off Sat. Sept. 9 from 1 pm to 10 pm. Gates will open at noon. Tickets are $10 and are now on sale, grab yours here. And keep an eye out for more details as the festival gets closer on their event page here.
Riverfront Canal Cruises will return this weekend giving history lovers and Richmonders another season of historical tours along the river.
Now in its 18th season, the popular Venture Richmond attraction features 40-minute narrated tours of the James River and Kanawha Canal designed by George Washington, in flat-bottomed boats.
Those aboard will get a chance to learn about Richmond’s rich history from Chief Powhatan’s Chiefdom to the first commercially successful electric streetcar.
According to the news release, attendees will also get to view the railroad Triple Crossing, Tobacco Warehouses that have been converted into lofts, the Virginia Capital Trail, the Low Line gardens and wildlife.
The boat tours travel along downtown Richmond’s historic Canal Walk every hour and can take up to 35 passengers.
Kicking off April 1, the tours will operate seven days a week from May through September with varying hours in April, October and November. The tours will come to an end November 12.
Riverfront Canal Cruises leave from the Turning Basin at 139 Virginia Street and cost $8 for adults, $6 for children 5-12, $6 for seniors and free for children 4 and under.
Children (5 – 12 years old): $6.00
Private charters cost $100/hour.
All reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance by calling 804-788-6466.
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