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Forbes announces job fair in Chesterfield
U.S. Rep. J. Randy Forbes will host a job fair with area businesses in Chesterfield County on Wednesday, Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lloyd C. Bird High School, according to a press release. The job fair is free and open to all constituents who are interested in learning about available jobs with area businesses.
August library artist announced
Local artist Marti Fann will be exhibiting at the Chester Library in August. Recent Works, a collection of mixed media paintings, will be on display Aug. 7-31.
Community steps up to help Chester sisters
Offers of aid for Chester sisters Cherry, Hanna, Vanessa and Molly Parker are still rolling in, and volunteers organizing the effort hope the help keeps coming.
Battersea and the Bard: What a dream was here
The Bard would have been thrilled to see one of his most beloved works performed so well. Sycamore Rouge’s large-cast production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at historic Battersea was staged in a perfect rural setting: A grassy clearing circled by trees, with stone pillars and benches cleverly lit, music of drums and a cappella singing by the cast. Even the moon cooperated.
Calendar of events
Chester area calendar of events from July 28, 2010 to August 5, 2010.
Restoration: A flea market find is reborn as a vintage collector’s item
Listening to David Strong’s music is like traveling the back roads of Scotland on the way to a good pub. His expert knowledge of musical instruments travels from building fiddles to repairing guitars, woodwinds and brass.
Visiting the past: Henricus brings 1619 to life in 2010
Thomas Read greets the guests upon their arrival to Ma Lado (Mount Malady) to visit with representatives Thomas Dowse and John Polentine to hear reports on what occurred at Jamestown during the 1619 Assembly and to listen to concerns people may have about the new freedoms and responsibilities they acquired coming to the New World.