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Fridays at Sunset
Fri Jul 4 6:00 pm
@Kanawha Plaza (9th & Canal Streets), 6-10pm Fridays at Sunset is pleased to bring to you high caliber performances t...
River District Canal Cruises (Friday-Sunday)
Fri Jul 4 12:00 pm
40-minute historically narrated tours of the James River & Kanawha Canal along the River District's Canal Walk. Tour beg...
Saturday Growers; Bohemian Market
Sat Jul 5 9:00 am
@ 17th Street Farmers' Market Farm fresh and homegrown straight from the region's farms to your home. Homemade and ha...
Sunday Vintage Market
Sun Jul 6 9:00 am
@ 17th Street Farmers' Market Antiques, collectibles, jewelry and fine arts and crafts. Free admission. For more i...
Elli Morris and Cooling the South: The Block Ice Era 1875 - 1975
Tue Jul 8 6:30 pm
@Fountain Bookstore Cooling the South introduces readers to an era that helped shape the American South, yet that man...
open mic @ Poe's Pub
Tue Jul 8 8:00 pm
acoustic open mic at Poe's Pub on East Main, hosted by Jim Daab. Sign up is at 8:30, music starts at 9, goes until clos...
James River Writers meet&greet
Wed Jul 9 5:30 pm
Looking for fellow writers? JRW hosts a casual meet and greet every second Wednesday @ Richbrau



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Real Estate Services: If you are looking buy or sell residential real estate in or around the River District area contact Wey McLeod w/ Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. @ 804-387-7772 or email him at Wey@LNF.com for your complimentary consultation.
Helping seniors downsize and move since 1998, More Than Moving For Seniors is a full-service senior move management company. We sort, pack, move, unpack, set up the new home and clear out houses. Call 232-6480 or Susan@MoreThanMovingInc.com
Need estate sale services or have items to consign? Since 1999, Susan's Selections has conducted in-home estate sales. And our shop at 8008 Staples Mill Rd is open Thurs & Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm. Call 232-6480 or Roy@SusansSelections.com.
Odyssey Health Care seeks volunteers to befriend terminally ill patients & their families. No personal care. Training is provided. Call 290-4300 today. This opportunity is profoundly rewarding & may offer you as much joy as you give.



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December 29, 2007

Hummers, naked women, Princess Diana

Tobacco Avenue rolls back through Shockoe, this time with a visit to Velvet:

“Co-owners of the Velvet nightclub said yesterday that there is nothing in life they appreciate more than driving their Hummers, watching young women take off clothes for money and researching the history of Diana, Princess of Wales - whose mural is plastered across their Main Street-facing brick wall. [...] To help greet the city’s visitors at Main and 15th streets, the men also commissioned a depth perception-handicapped artist to paint a picture of their favorite princess on the side of the gentleman’s club.”

Posted by john m at 8:11AM under RVANews-entertainment, arts&entertainment, restaurants | Tags: , , ,

One Response to “Hummers, naked women, Princess Diana”

  1. posted by No more Princess Diana… « Awaken Me at January 10, 2008 4:34 am :

    [...] I guess we will see if she is replaced with anything else…. Apparently the owners were not all about the mural like some have thought [...]

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