Church Hill Complimentary Community Publication FEBRUARY 2012 NEWSChurchHillRichmond.com Love is... THIS ISSUE: EXCITING! Church Hill gets its Own 5k Do YOU LOVE The Theater? Discovering Bellevue Elementary Music Scene: Richmond Neighborhood News HAPPY HOURS Board of Directors Submission Guidelines: Letter from the President Contact: [email protected] President, Jon Ondrak • All submissions are due before the 15th of each 229.6232 | [email protected] month for the upcoming month’s publication. Vice President, Amanda McGuire • We can make no guarantees that all submissions Jon Ondrak 245-2854 | [email protected] will be published - submissions are subject to space [email protected] Secretary, Jan Thomas 804.229.6232 availability and publisher’s discretion. 387-7654 | [email protected] • No anonymous letters or artwork will be published. Treasurer, Mark Kronenthal • Publisher’s decision is final. We’ve Been Busy! 938-9818 | [email protected] Assistant Treasurer, David Comny Articles: 434-825-0353 | [email protected] Half-page: 225 words max. (or full-page with In an effort to continue projects and goals set in motion Past President, Aimee Sebert | 647.3140 a half page of pictures) by the association in the last year and prior years we are Full-page: 475 words max. (no pictures) making an all out push to get some great and worthwhile Directors at Large: Letters to the Editor or from the Board: projects off the ground and seen to fruition. Bill Pettus | 562-0415 | [email protected] 250 words max. Wanda Wilder | 938-8627 | [email protected] Not the least of which are our upcoming inaugural events: membership meeting. Speaking of, the February meeting Trish Dome | 643-2710 | [email protected] Photos and Artwork: will take place in St. John’s Church as Shrove Tuesday’s Tayne Renmark | 840-7346 | [email protected] • black and white 300dpi JPEG. the Hill Topper 5K in March and our first garden tour with Doug Alwine | 683-5640 | [email protected] • Maximum size is 7.5”wide x 10” high. the Richmond Symphony Orchestra in April. In addition to pancake supper will be held in the Parish Hall on February • Artwork must be credited, and remain standing events, like the Church Hill community National 21st from 5:30 to 7:30. The membership has several items the property of the person submitting. Volunteers Night Out in August, our second Hogtober Festival in to vote upon at our February meeting. Strong opposition Advertising has been voiced to both concepts proposed to the Route Editor | Bev Gray | [email protected] October and our holiday weekend festivities in December. [email protected] Church Hill Planters | Marion Macdonald | 644-1347 We’ll need all our great volunteers and helpers-out to 5 Corridor Study and a motion was made to request further • Payment by Check only. Newsletter Distribution | Tom & Eileen Sanders make these new events sustaining and successful; and alternatives to either concept from the City of Richmond • Mail Payments to: 343-7157 (south) to continue the trends of our existing events. We all know and the Planning District Commission. A motion was also CHA Newsletter, P.O. Box 8031, Richmond, VA 23223 Zoning Committee | Waite Rawls | 649-1861 x30 made to voice opposition to the closing of our local Post • Payments and space reservations are due before the 15th how rewarding our volunteer experiences can be. So, I Membership Coordinator | Trish Dome | 643-2710 of each month for the upcoming month’s publication. encourage you to consider donating your time for any of Office on 25th Street. The membership will also vote to For more information on joining the CHA, these events, and of course all of the other Church Hill approve or amend the proposed 2012 budget which was Ad Rates: please see our website at: ChurchHillRichmond.com published in the January edition of the newsletter. • 10% Discounts for orders of 3months or more activities you already participate in. Or fill out an application included in this publication: • Back cover (7.5”w x 10”h) - $125 (3 per year limit) P.O. Box 8031 Richmond, VA 23223 • Full page (7.5”w x 10”h) - $115 Around this time of the year I also look at vacations with my Finally, Happy Valentine’s day to all you lovers out there CHA Mission • 1/2 page (7.5”w x 4.75”h) - $60 friends and family. This year I thought it might be interesting and to those of you who hope to find one. And for those • 1/4 page (3.5”w x 4.75”h)- $45 and meaningful to participate in a volunteer vacation helping of you like me, chocolates are on sale this time of year The purpose of this organization shall be to promote Ad Specifications: underprivileged children in a third world country by building and there’s usually a good non-romantic movie on TV on a sense of unity and common endeavor among all the • Black and White Art only a primary school in their community. However it suddenly Valentine’s Day. It’s just a thought. residents of the St. John’s Church, Church Hill North, • 300dpi, PDF or JPG files only struck me I have a very real opportunity to reach out in my and Chimborazo Old and Historic Districts, other • Files must be sized correctly own community to help my neighbors who may have similar residents of the East District, and other interested • Borders must fall within the sizes of your ad space circumstances. Please consider, as I am, donating some of persons, in order to develop a stable, desirable urban • Name your file with your Business Name. neighborhood. Ex: FlowerBusiness_Jan2012.pdf your time to support our community partners and outreach The Church Hill Newsletter is distributed by volunteers organizations. Or you can do something as small, but no throughout the Church Hill neighborhood (North and less important, as picking up litter and debris on your daily South of Broad Street) and to several apartment bldgs COVER IMAGE CREDITS: walk around the neighborhood. in the Shockoe Bottom area. We also distribute to Photograph & “Love is...” Montage: Richmond view from Church Hill. several local restaurants and area merchants. A total of Bev Gray, Tandem by Design I am very pleased to announce Karen Chase and her 1600 issues are distributed each month. Created for The Church Hill Newsletter, ©2012 team have completed our new website: www.churchhill.org. 1 | January 2012 Karen will be giving us a presentation at our February ChurchHillRichmond.com | 2 From the Editor CHA Board Meeting: February 2, 7pm 2300 Club Discount offer for Martin’s Bonus Card holders: Membership Meeting: February 21, 7pm Bev Gray $5.00 off an adult ticket (for on-line orders only). St John’s Church [email protected] Please share! By Tom Driscoll, Community Volunteer, 804.239.2539 [email protected] MEETINGS Zoning Committee Meeting: February 6, 7pm Love is definitely in the air! Some of us hopeless romantics think it’s always the case, yet this month Neighborhood Activities: is your time to shine if you’re not one of us. see p. 10 for National Night Out Volunteer Info Celebrating Valentine’s goes back as far as 496 AD, see p. 16 for HillTopper 5K Volunteer according to Wikipedia. I believe it has become way & Registration Info too commercialized and whereas in the old days, it was traditionally a day on which lovers expressed their love for each other with confectioneries, flowers or “Valentines” cards, today it’s common for everyone, In This Issue: even children to share valentines with friends. Don’t forget to make reservations at one of our WIN! PAGE excellent neighborhood restaurants and take that As a community volunteer who appreciates that live theater, special someone out for a culinary treat. Pick up (2) Free Tickets to Lord of the Flies 1.....Board, Volunteers, some flowers from Church Hill’s newest flower when well done, can be both entertaining and thought-pro- Vouchers good for any date/showtime. voking, I recently offered my time to help Richmond’s Henley purveyor, The Green Flamingo on the corner of 25th Mission, Submissions Street Theatre Company reach out to new audiences. Drawing will be held at the next and E.Franklin or just write a special note from the heart. Membership Meeting 2.....Letter from the President February 14th - don’t miss it! Henley Street is a nonprofit, professional theatre company Tuesday, February 21st, And for those of us who won’t be visited by the winged that has achieved a critically acclaimed and award-winning St. John’s Church at 7 PM 3.....Letter from the Editor reputation in its first four seasons. Its entertaining and truly Must be present to win. cupid this year, don’t despair....Love is definitely in LOTF_3.5x4.75_Layout 1 12/15/11 9:57 AM Page 1 .....Arts Discount Offer the air! diverse productions have ranged from classic to con- temporary, comedy to drama, edgy and gut-wrenching to .....Important Dates & Chance to WIN! — see you around the Hill! delightful and fulfilling. All have been emotionally and intel- 4 Bev lectually challenging. Their richness of ideas and language .....Board Meeting Minutes spark conversations that begin in the theater but continue at 5 the home, on the job, and in the community. The Richmond 10...National Night Out - GET INVOLVED! Theatre Critics Circle recently recognized Henley Street’s Keep Our outstanding work with 2011 award nominations in best play, .....Wrapped up with a Pretty Bow! Beautiful Neighborhood direction, acting, and production design categories. 12...Treasury Report Beautiful! As noted on the OpEd page of last Thursday’s Richmond Times-Dispatch, its joint production of “The Last Days of 13...Music Notes Judas Iscariot” with the Richmond Triangle Players in last 14.....Membership Meeting Minutes year’s Acts of Faith Theatre Festival received RRTC’s 2011 A Richmond Best Play award.