22,000 miles for peace; 6th District Town Meeting; Carib Fest; Saturday Growers; Bohemian Market; Women’s Roles in Civil War History; Bikes in the Bottom; Sunday Vintage Market; Back Porch @ GlobeHopper: Our Ecological Footprints; open mic @ Poe’s Pub; Eek A Mouse; James River Writers meet&greet; Mini Flicks & Stories; Thursday Fresh Market; RPG, Adam West, Throttle Rod, Switched On; Richmond’s Civil War Prisons walking tour; MORE…

22,000 miles for peace

Sat Aug 9 5:00 pm
A reception for Alix Bryan will be held at Scoot Richmond starting at 5PM on August 9, 2008. Alix Bryan is on the homestretch of tracing a 22,000 mile Peace sign on the continental United States. When she arrives in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 8, 2008, Bryan will have created the largest Peace sign in history.

6th District Town Meeting

Sat Aug 9 12:00 pm
@Bank of America, 12th & Main Streets, 18th Floor

For more information, call (804) 646-7964 or (804) 646-5348.

Carib Fest

Sat Aug 9 12:00 pm
@Brown’s Island, $10 admission, children 12 & under are free, Noon-9:00pm
The Caribbean Islands come to Richmond with the live entertainment of the Calypso King of the World The Mighty Sparrow, the Reggae band Ever-G and the Panjammers Steel Orchestra. Come enjoy Caribbean crafts, children’s activities, book sales and authors, vendors and much more! For more information visit www.caribfestonline.com.

Saturday Growers; Bohemian Market

Sat Aug 9 9:00 am
@ 17th Street Farmers’ Market

Farm fresh and homegrown straight from the region’s farms to your home. Homemade and handcrafted right here by highly artistic Richmonders. FREE.

For more information call 804-646-0310 or visit www.17thstreetfarmersmarket.com.

Women’s Roles in Civil War History

Sat Aug 9 1:00 pm
@ The American Civil War Center at Tredegar, $10 or free with paid admission or Center membership, 1:00pm
Women played leading roles during the Civil War as spies, nurses, surgeons, and abolitionists. This 30-minute tour through the Center’s exhibit, In the Cause of Liberty, will explore the lives of eight women who impacted history. Laboring on the Home Front starts at 2:00pm, immediately following, and is Free. National Park Service Ranger Susie Sernaker will discuss the expanding role of women, free blacks and slaves in the Richmond workforce during the Civil War. For more information call 804-780-1865 or visit www.tredegar.org.

Bikes in the Bottom

Sun Aug 10 9:30 am
The monthly motorcycle breakfast on the second Sunday of every month @ Poe’s Pub

Sunday Vintage Market

Sun Aug 10 9:00 am
@ 17th Street Farmers’ Market

Antiques, collectibles, jewelry and fine arts and crafts. Free admission.

For more information call 804-646-0310 or visit http://www.17thstreetfarmersmarket.com.

Back Porch @ GlobeHopper: Our Ecological Footprints

Mon Aug 11 6:30 pm
This Monday, August 11 joins us to discuss practical, tangible ways we can lower our ecological footprints with organic farm developer and environmental activist Keegan Kuhn. Keegan’s experiences with organic farming and veganism have provided him with a fresh perspective on modern sustainability and have allowed him to draw correlations between our modern eating habits and the environment. Please join us as we discuss these issues and learn ways in which we can reduce our environmental impact by making wiser food and agriculture choices.

Back Porch Energy Initiative moderates multi-media discussions based on social topics of social-interest every Monday at GlobeHopper. The gathering begins at 6:30PM, multi-media discussion begins promptly at 7PM.

open mic @ Poe’s Pub

Tue Aug 12 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 closing @2AM

2607 East Main Street

Eek A Mouse

Wed Aug 13 8:00 pm
with The Jesse Chong Band, Antero
@ Canal Club

James River Writers meet&greet

Wed Aug 13 5:30 pm
Looking for fellow writers? JRW hosts a casual meet and greet every second Wednesday @ Richbrau

Mini Flicks & Stories

Thu Aug 14 10:30 am
@ Hull Street Library
for preschool & kindergarten children

Thursday Fresh Market

Thu Aug 14 8:30 am
@ 17th Street Farmers’ Market

Farm fresh and homegrown straight from the region’s farms to your home. Homemade and handcrafted right here by highly artistic Richmonders. Free.

For more information call 804-646-0310 or visit http://www.17thstreetfarmersmarket.com

RPG, Adam West, Throttle Rod, Switched On

Sat Aug 16 9:00 pm
@ Alley Katz, 18+

Richmond’s Civil War Prisons walking tour

Sat Aug 16 2:00 pm
Ranger Mike Gorman will lead a tour to Belle Isle, a notorious camp for Union prisoners of war. The program will begin at 2 pm at the Tredegar Iron Works.