A nationally recognized color design consultant, John Crosby Freeman (aka the Color Doctor) will offer a workshop at The Woman’s Club (211 E. Franklin Street) on Wed., Oct. 15, 2 pm. The event is free and open to the public. Reservations may be made at 804.643.2847 x. 10.

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Restaurant Week runs Oct. 27-Nov.2. Participating restaurants offer meals for $25.08, $2.08 of which goes to The Central Virginia Food Bank. Reservations are accepted and suggested at most places. Keep reading for the list of participating restaurants & check back for more detailed menus. [via]

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VCU Students for Barack Obama is sponsoring a concert in Monroe Park on October 4th from 12-6pm. “Rock for Barack” This event is FREE. T-shirts and bumper stickers for sale featuring the event logo, Crossroads Coffee and Ice Cream will vend at the event, and local politicians will speak.

Award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni presents two new books for children, Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship and Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat, on Monday, Oct.6, from 6-8PM at Richmond Public Library (101 E. Franklin St). Call 804-353-5675 to reserve your seat. Sponsored by Narnia Children’s Books.

East Grace Street between North 5th Street and North 6th Street will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic Thursday, October 2 – Friday, October 3 from 9AM to 3PM. Crews will barricade this portion of East Grace Street to operate a manlift. As an alternate route, motorists should turn left onto North 6th Street, right onto East Main Street, right onto North 4th Street, and left to continue traveling on East Grace Street. Detours will be clearly marked by signage and barricades.

Mo Roman … has just signed the deal for a new Italian bistro in downtown Richmond.

Pie will be a gourmet pizza spot with an open kitchen design, street-side windows and outdoor seating in the Berry-Burk building at 525 E. Grace St., across from the in-progress Richmond CenterStage performing-arts project.

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See Books On Wheels for details.

After being featured here Row House Soaps got some welcome publicity with a feature article in today’s Business Section (B11) of the Times-Dispatch. There’s some nice detail and an inspirational quote:

“This is the path we’ve chosen. We’re not half-stepping,” Michael Walsh said. “We want this to be successful. We’re going to make it successful.”

MWNN wants to congratulate them once again. Brave entrepreneurs like the Walshes bring hope and warmth to the neighborhood. I’d like a dozen more like them.

See InRich for full story and additional video.

Please join the Richmond-MORE Mountain Bike Club for Great Tunes, Great Beer, Great Friends and a Great Time!
WHAT: T U N E S for T R A I L S Benefit Concert.
WHY: Richmond-MORE Mountainbike Club
needs cash for upgrading the heavily used James River Trails.
www.richmond-more.org
WHEN: Friday, July 25th from 9:00 pm – 2:00 am. (stay an hour or stay all night!).

WHERE: Capital Alehouse Music Hall, 7th & Main Downtown. www.capitalalehouse.com
WHO: Green Giant … Fun, Hard-Driving, Soulful Rock
(originals and familiar-but-not-overplayed covers)
HOW MUCH: Tickets are $5.

WHO GETS IT: 100% of the $$$$ goes to materials for the James River Trails.

Labor, Blood, Sweat and Smiles supplied for free by the Richmond-MORE Mountain Bike Club!

Construction on the Richmond CenterStage performing-arts center downtown remains on schedule for an opening in September 2009, project spokesman Jay Smith said yesterday.

Crews are building the rear wall to the expanded stage house of the Carpenter Center, which is undergoing a renovation and modernization and will reopen as the Carpenter Theatre.

Via the RTD & InRich