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Valentine Bus Tour - The Beauty of Tiffany Glass, July 17th

The Beauty of Tiffany Glass – Richmond is home to a number of Lewis Comfort Tiffany’s stained glass windows, commissioned during the early 20th century as both public and religious art. Stops include the Ginter Mausoleum at Hollywood Cemetery, as well as St. Paul’s and St. James’s Episcopal churches. Meet your guide at the History Center.

DATE/TIME: Saturday, July 17th, 2010; 1:00 – 4:00 p.m

Visit the Richmond History Center

Happy Independence day! Pop pop boom

Where are the fireworks?

Here they are. (Click click.)

Valentine Bus Tour - Let Freedom Ring, July 3

Let Freedom Ring - When Patrick Henry cried, “Give me liberty, or give me death,” he set in motion the movement toward American independence. Over the years, freedom, liberty and equal rights have helped define the nation. On this July 4th weekend, explore Richmond’s connection to America’s birth. Includes stops at St. John’s Church and Capitol Square. Meet at the History Center.

DATE/TIME: Saturday, July 3, 2010; 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

COST: $27 adults; $24members and children 6-18; children under 6 free. Includes admission to the History Center day of tour. Reservations: (804) 649-0711 x301.

Richmond History Center

Style Weekly Article on Parks

I wanted to make sure you’d caught this Style Weekly article by Edwin Slipek Jr. Add it to your Richmond treasures. My own attention was drawn to the article from a post in the ever wonderful Hills & Heights.

It Starts in Parks
Two of Richmond’s venerable public spaces get ready for their close-ups.
by Edwin Slipek Jr.

Two of Richmond’s sprawling, old school pleasure parks, Byrd and Forest Hill, are so entwined in Richmond’s verdant terrain that lots of us pass these familiar haunts on a regular basis without acknowledging what a tonic they provide our frayed nerves and frenzied days. But occasional, unexpected changes at these taken-for-granted precincts smack us in the face: We see things afresh and with renewed appreciation.

Recent enhancements at Byrd Park, our city’s largest greensward, and Forest Hill Park on the South Side prompt such a jolt. Byrd Park’s Fountain Lake has received a welcome amenity with a handsome new brick concession structure while the lake at Forest Hill Park has recently returned to, well, lake status after being swamplike for far too long. Bottom line: Summer in the city is better this year. Click here to continue reading the full article at StyleWeekly.com

Where to Watch the Fireworks

Here is Richmond.com’s “Richmond Fireworks & Parade Guide 2010“ Yay, Colleen Curran!!! Another of Richmond’s great citizens and narrators.

By Colleen Curran | Richmond.com
Published: June 22, 2010

Fireworks are back in action at the Diamond with the Flying Squirrels.

The fireworks are back in town!

After a year hiatus, the fireworks extravaganza Richmonders have come to love (and count on) are back in action at the Diamond with the Flying Squirrels. The Northside will be all aglow three nights with fireworks action when the Flying Squirrels take on the Erie Seawolves.

But the Diamond isn’t the only spot where you can check out a great fireworks display.

You can catch splashy fireworks all over town this Fourth of July…from Chesterfield and Brandermill to Colonial Heights and Powhatan. Click here for the full article at Richmond.com

Also don’t miss Richmond.com’s Fourth of July Guide. Really cool for this hot hot summer.

The Fan Freestyle

Renaissance Richmond.com (Finding Architectural History and Following Historic Preservation in Richmond, Virginia) is a blog by Jessica Bankston which she began when she was a graduate student in VCU’s Architectural History department. It is a lovely blog filled with exquisite details on the history of our city’s buildings. It makes me so happy to think of all the amazing people who are devoting themselves to preserving these parts of our history as we go forward to redefine ourselves, our city ever better, ever better.

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