Richmonds Boy’s Choir
Celebrating its sixteenth season, the Richmond Boys Choir (RBC), Richmond’s Ambassadors of Song, announces their performance schedule for the 2011-2012 holiday season. They will open their public events schedule singing holiday classics on Saturday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m. at Charles City High School located at 10039 Courthouse Road in Charles City. Their appearance is [...]
MLK Dedication Week Events
Photo by Robert Mooney
Honoring Past, Present, and Future Pioneers:
A civil rights pioneers luncheon
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Thursday, August 25, 12 pm – 2 pm
Business attire, $85 per seat
Partners in the Dream
A public expo for supporters of the MLK Memorial
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Thursday, August 25, 3 pm – 8 pm
Friday, August 26, 9 am -7 [...]
More Ovations For Richmond Pianist
by Cesca Janece Waterfield
After 50 Years, Concert Pianist James Pettis is Breaking Ground Again
Where you’ve heard him: Recipient of an NAACP Freedom Award, James plays piano for many official city and state events. He appeared numerous times on the long-running CBS soap opera, “Guiding Light.” He’s accompanied James Earl Jones and played for photographer, journalist [...]
All Star Lineup Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month
by Cesca Janece Waterfield
Milestones in jazz often pass quietly, honored only by the most devoted fans. Not so this month: Jazz icon Duke Ellington, who composed more than 3,000 songs and performed with John Coltrane as well as many others, became the first African American to appear alone on a U.S. coin. And to mark [...]
