FEBRUARY 1-29 A New Mosaic: African-American Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts – This exhibition features high-quality photographic reproductions of works by African- American artists spanning the past 200 years. Meadowdale Library, 4301 Meadowdale Blvd., North Chesterfield. FEBRUARY 6 Hidden History: African-American Cemeteries in Central Virginia – Learn about African-American cemeteries and stories of African-American genealogy, segregation and attitudes towards religion and death. 11 a.m.-Noon, Ettrick-Matoaca Library, 4501 River Rd., South Chesterfield 2-3 p.m. LaPrade Library, 9000 Hull Street Rd., North Chesterfield FEBRUARY 8 Rosenwald Schools – In the early 20th century, the Rosenwald Schools were built specifically…
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The Kiwanis Club of Chester is seeking the names of local Korean Conflict Veterans who might be interested in attending a banquet in their honor in September. Local veterans from Bensley Village to Petersburg and from the Beach area to Hopewell will be considered. Send a letter with your full name, mailing address, daytime telephone number or email address to: KCVD, care of, the Kiwanis Club of Chester, Chester, VA 23831. Someone will promptly get in touch with you to answer your questions.
January 20 AMERICAN RED CROSS KNIT/CROCHET CLASSES – 10 a.m. Chester Baptist Church, 4317 School St. Details, Linda Southward, 779-3453. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY FORUM – The school board wants to hear from community members as the search begins for the next superintendent. 7 p.m. – Carver Middle School for the Bermuda District and 7 p.m. – Meadowbrook High School for the Dale District. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – SCHOOL BOARD LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING – 2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Room 502, Lane B. Ramsey Administration Building, 9901 Lori Rd.This Committee serves as a point of regular contact between the…
Winter Schedule for the Shepherd’s Center of Chesterfield Adventures in Learning Programs is here. There are tons of courses to choose from. Take any or all for only $25. Choose from: iPad 101, Tai Chi (Beginner to Advance Classes), Scotland-A Travelogue Through the Highlands, Bible Study, Easy Flower Painting, Beginner Yoga, Friends from our Past, Writing Life’s Memoirs, Watercolors, Creative Coloring for Adults, Potpourri (Literatures and Words), Short Story Book Club, Civil War History, Fun Games to Play, Folk Music Nostalgia Club, Let’s Talk Politics, Quilting and Machine Embroidery, Needlepoint, Knitting & Crocheting, Line Dancing, Charleston Post Card History Tour, Hollywood Films: The Coen Brothers Part…
The only way to access the Brown and Williamson Conservation Area in Enon, a site donated by the tobacco company to Chesterfield County, is by a Parks and Recreation tour. Parks and Recs is offering a trek, Saturday, Jan. 26, according to Mark Battista, naturalist for the County. The tour will start at the vernal pool along the southern border, Drop down into a big hollow and follow the stream. Next, it will ascend to the bluff to view the James River and follow the bluff its entire length to the start. This hike will travel almost the entire boundary…
Latin music filled the air with festivity, children giggled and smiled in a long line that snaked around the room at L.C. Bird High School. They excitedly waited for the three kings to arrive at the “El Juguetazo” or “Three Kings Day” event last Saturday. The volunteers were smiling too, as they busily readied the toys donated by businesses and caring individuals to be handed out. Three Kings Day is celebrated by many in the Hispanic communities in remembrance of the Three Wise Men who traveled to the nativity bearing gifts. The gifts at the event are given to children…
JANUARY 13 JEFFERSON DAVIS ASSOCIATION JANUARY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING – 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the BizWorks, 2545 Bellwood Rd. Guest speaker will be: Chris Lane, Guardians – Chris and Stacy Lane’s work alongside those living in trailer courts and motels along the Jeff Davis . This is a catered lunch – $10. RSVP to: [email protected] HOW DO I GET MY GED? – Meadowdale Library. 10:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. Join CCPS Adult Continuing Education teachers to learn more about the GED process. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING – 3 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron…
The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) will present a lecture at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 30 at the County Museum, 6813 Mimms Loop, in Chesterfield. Ryan O’Hallahan, Chesterfield County Museum staff member and graduate history student at Virginia Commonwealth University, will discuss the experiences of women during the Civil War. Topics will include: women in camp during the war, women spies, nursing and how the war changed women’s roles in the workplace during and after the war. Pictured above, Sarah Dandridge Cooke Duval was typical of untold numbers of Southerners who embarked on frenzied attempts to escape the…
The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) presented its ninth annual “Winter Lecture Series” in Chesterfield on January 8. The series continues every second Friday through March 18, 2016. Each lecture begins at 7 p.m. On January 22, Sean Edwards, historic interpreter at Henricus Historical Park will discuss “Virginia Indians’ Reaction to Colonial Contact.” The third lecture, on February 5, entitled, “The Many Faces of Van Lew,” will discuss Richmond abolitionist, philanthropist and spy Elizabeth Van Lew. The speaker will be Sandy Parker, member of the Chesterfield Historical Society’s African-American History Committee. In conjunction with the celebration of Black History…
Local resident, Linda Bowling, and her classmates are very passionate about extending an invitation to the community to learn American Sign Language (ASL) and about the deaf culture. “It is free,” she said. “The knowledge we are gaining from the class is helping us to close the gap between the hearing and non-hearing cultures. To see a hearing impaired person’s expression of happiness when a hearing person communicates with them is rewarding.” American Sign Language classes are being offered at the Appomattox Regional Library in Hopewell. Class instruction ranges from beginners to intermediate levels and is being taught by Darrell…