Our classifieds adverts are free and pretty useful. Anything listed through this site shows up at the top of the classifieds page (and on the left side of *all* of the pages), after that we pull in the Craig’s List info. Take the For Sale/Wanted for instance…

Independent animator Bill Plympton, twice nominated for an Academy Award, will be at the Canal Club on the 9th for an evening of “screenings, humor and free drawings”. Check out some of his work. [via]

First stew, then the enduring punk rock of Richmond’s own Avail (with Smoke or Fire, Permanent, and Government Warning) at Alley Katz. All ages, 6-11PM, $7.

We’ve added a set of rotating photos from around the area to the right side of all of our pages. Images tagged with tobaccorow and richmond, manchester and richmond, or shockoe will be pulled in and displayed.

There is apparently some kind of election on Tuesday… Henry Marsh, the incumbent Democrat, is being challenged by the Independent candidate Robert Owens of Chester for his Senate of Virginia 16th District seat. Democrat Dwight C. Jones is running unopposed for the House Of Delegates 70th District seat.

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Celebrate the 30th anniversary of “America’s Friendliest Marathon” when the SunTrust Richmond Marathon takes place this coming Saturday. Roads will be closed, of course, and there will be finish line activities at Cary and 12th Streets.

Crosland Development has submitted a plan of development for a parcel of land on the south end of the Lee Bridge (roughly defined as everything north of Stonewall Ave between 19th St and Cowardin). At 4 stories, it’s a much smaller development than the tower once known as “Manchester on the James” that was originally intended for this site.

RichmondCityWatch has a rendering, and there is reportedly a meeting today at the offices of Williams & Mullen (no idea of a time, though) for community discussion.

Saturday’s Wearable Art X will be a full production complete with music, lighting, the fashion runway, and professional models in a “imaginative fusions of media, sculpture and movement that are the signature of the event”. Check out the juried show of works by professional artists and students in fundraiser for the nonprofit 1708 Gallery hosted by La Difference. The show starts at 8PM, doors open at 7PM. [via]

FYI: richmond.com says that Barlowe’s Terrace Restaurant, Sam Miller’s Restaurant, and The Tobacco Company will be open on Thanksgiving.

November’s Virginia Business Magazine has a long profile of the Martin Agency. With a $580 million account for Wal-Mart and a $100 million-plus campaign for Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection, and responsible for the Geico cavemen, the Geico gecko and the UPS Brown ads, Martin is one of the nation’s top-ranked agencies.

New Orlean’s Galactic plays Toad’s Place TONIGHT with Mr. Lif and Boots Riley (of The Coup), plus special guest Lifesavas. $20 Adv / $22 DOS. Doors 8PM / Show 9:30PM, All ages. Check out some video from the Toad’s Place site.

Style Weekly has a piece on the launch of LuLu’s, the new restaurant at 21 North 17th Street by Millie’s owner Paul Keevil and long-time chef Steve Jurina. LuLu’s is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday-Saturday and Sunday brunch.

This week’s edition of richmond.com “Ask the Mayor” has a question about the city’s proposed 73-slip public marina at Intermediate Terminal. The city’s marina is slated to be paired with the The Villages at Rocketts Landing’s planned 100-slip marina, with “both managed as a single entity with one harbormaster and shared amenities such as a fueling station”.

Style Weekly had the word about the new restaurant/bar, Halligan Bar & Grill, that is going into the space at 3 North 17th Street that used to be the Kitchen Table. The project of Henrico firefighter Shawn Gregory, the only restaurant in town with 1/2 of a firetruck as the bar will be open for lunch and dinner daily.

Art Karma, ART 180’s 4th annual fundraiser and good karma party will be at Plant Zero on Thurs.Nov.29 from 7-10PM. Get there early, last year the place was overflowin’. They’ve got even more auction items (170+??), karmatinis and psychics will return in a command performance, and there’ll be lots of other fun things to keep you happy and entertained. All for only $5!

Between his engineering and production work at Sound of Music and his live performances with the likes of The Broken Hips, Bryan Hoffa is one of Richmond’s best-known musical forces. Bryan’s suffering from a particularly nasty illness, so some of his musical brethren have set up a benefit show to help offset some of the medical bills.

The Bryan Hoffa Benefit Show, featuring performances by Spokane, Tulsa Drone, Marionette, and Mammy, will be Saturday, Nov. 17 at The Expansion Joint (211 West 7th Street).

The every-third-Monday Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Meeting is tonight. The Neighborhood Association is open to all neighbors: renters, owners, residents, employees, business owners, property owners, etc. Time & location?

Consultant James A. Crupi today presented “Putting The Future Together”, a report on the current state of Richmond and a look forward, at a public meeting at VCU’s Siegel Center. The RTD has an overview, and you can check out the report in its entirety (2.2MB PDF).

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NME’s Rock & Roll Riot, open mic @ Poe’s Pub, Regina Spektor, 4th Friday @ Art Works, Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Meeting, MORE…

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Tonight’s sold-out Regina Spektor performance at Toad’s Place has been postponed due to a recent inner ear infection that caused her to collapse and postpone other shows on her tour. The show has been rescheduled for December 10th; refunds are available. [via]