GRCC to present ‘Elevator Speech’ at Henrico Department Economic Authority

June 18 2013 - , 11:30 a.m., $20
The Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce will present “Elevator Speech” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Henrico Department Economic Authority, 4300 E. Parham Rd. The class will help you develop an enticing 30 second introduction that creates interest in your business and you. Cost is $20. For details, call 783-9314 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

UR School of Professional and Continuing Studies to offer reading skills programs

June 19 2013 - Sessions beginning June 19, Times vary,
University of Richmond’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies will offer eight different reading skills programs for four year olds through adults with sessions beginning June 19. Reading programs for younger students build comprehension and phonics and fluency skills. Programs for adults are geared toward improving comprehension and study skills, vocabulary and speed reading. To register, call 888-201-2448.

Seminar on ‘Advanced Prostate Imaging’ to take place at Lewis Ginter

June 19 2013 - Presented by Dr. Jinxing Yu, from the VCU Department of Radiology, 5:30 p.m., Free
The seminar “Advanced Prostate Imaging: Knowing Not Guessing” will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Dr. Jinxing Yu, from the VCU Department of Radiology, will discuss how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is being used to help in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. The seminar is free and open to the public. Registration is recommended. For details, call 828-0123 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Alzheimer’s Association to present workshop for caregivers at A Grace Place

June 25 2013 - The topic will be 'What You Need to Plan For', 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Free
The Alzheimer’s Association will present a workshop on “Living with Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Moderate Stage – for Caregivers” from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at A Grace Place Adult Day Center, 8030 Staples Mill Rd. The topic will be “What You Need to Plan For.” Admission is free. To register, call 967-2580.

QUEST! Lyceum to offer tour of its demonstration facility

June 26 2013 - , 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., $20 to $40
QUEST! Lyceum, located at 2545 Bellwood Rd. in Chesterfield, will offer a tour of its demonstration facility from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The founder of Quest! Lyceum, Rick Young, is the leading authority on the Wright Brothers. He will give a briefing on the Wright Brothers’ 1911 glider reproduction that is on display at the demonstration facility and how the Wright’s solved the problem of powered flight. Cost is $20 or $40 which includes lunch. For details, call 586-2209 or visit http://www.questlyceum.org

Seminar ‘Living Well into Old Age’ to be held at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

June 27 2013 - Presented by Dr. Peter Boling, a geriatric medicine specialist at VCU, 5:30 p.m., Free
The seminar “Living Well into Old Age” will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Dr. Peter Boling, a geriatric medicine specialist at VCU, will talk about some of the myths and realities of aging, as well as discuss how eating right and exercising can improve your well-being. The seminar is free and open to the public. Registration is recommended. For details, call 828-0123 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Community

Short Pump Ruritan Club donates $50k to Virginia War Memorial

Citizen Staff Reports 06/13/2013

The Short Pump Ruritan/Civic Association Foundation, Inc. recently presented a check for $50,000 to the Virginia War Memorial Educational Foundation. The donation will be used to finance the production of a new film about the Vietnam War as part of the War Memorial’s award-winning Virginians at War film series. > Read more.

Vintage Home Market set for June 15-16

Citizen Staff Reports 06/09/2013

A longtime Lakeside business owner and his partner are bringing "The Vintage Home Market" to the Richmond International Raceway Complex June 15-16.

Tony Turner has operated a business on Lakeside Avenue for nearly 20 years, beginning with Huckleberries Home & Garden for 10 years in The Hub Shopping Center and followed by Feathernesters across the street in the Lakeside Town Center. > Read more.

‘Lady’s Fashion Show’ at Meadow Farm

Photos by Roger Walk for the Henrico Citizen 06/03/13

Meadow Farm hosted its "Lady's Fashion Show" June 1, showcasing the fashions of seven generations of Meadow Farm women – including four generations of Sheppard women who lived there between 1810 and 1920. > Read more.

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Entertainment

A community ‘Kaffeehaus’ in Henrico’s Far West End

06/17/2013

Born and raised in good old Europe, I am quite familiar with the traditional Austro-Hungarian tradition of the Kaffeehaus, an institution that represents a lifestyle of relaxing and thinking in a familiar environment with coffee, pastry, news, good service, marble tables, subdued sounds like the click-clack of the coffee machine, mugs and plates, conversations among patrons and with staff and a bit of low volume Johann Strauss music.

And so it was a thrill to find a modern version of a Kaffeehaus right here in Henrico County: The Daily Grind, near Short Pump Town Center. > Read more.

Food trucks arrive in the West End

06/10/2013

West End residents no longer have to pick between fighting the summer mall crowds for a quick bite or breaking the bank to eat at a fine-dining spot because one Richmond group is bringing both to them.

RVA Street Foodies, the organization behind the outdoor food truck courts at the Virginia Historical Society and Hardywood Brewery, debuted its new Henrico food truck court at All Saints Episcopal Church on River Road May 22. > Read more.

Restaurant watch

06/07/2013

Find out how your favorite dining establishments fared during their most recent inspections by the Virginia Department of Health. > Read more.

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