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CASA Superhero Run for our 4th Annual 5K Race, Kids’ Run & Family Fun

Feb. 11 Featured, For Richmond Kids no comments

Superman was adopted. Spider-man was an orphan, raised by his aunt and uncle. Batman grew up with his butler, Alfred, who was his guardian and father figure. These superheroes didn’t come from typical families, but were able to accomplish great things as adults. This is what we want for our CASA children, who come from backgrounds that are not always ideal. Use your superpowers to support CASA as we make sure abused and neglected children are placed in safe, permanent homes where they can become the people they were destined to be.

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Become part of the movement of individuals, corporations and organizations that are proud to lead the fight against child abuse. Enjoy entertainment, refreshments and fun for the whole family. St. Joseph’s Villa offers a flat and fast 5K course, which accommodates all levels of expertise. Children twelve and under can participate in the kids’ race or join the adults in the 5k: April 27, 2013 at  St. Joseph’s Villa

Form a team, come out with your family or run/walk alone. Bring your capes and tights out of storage, or just come as you are.  Grab some of your closest friends and family and make your mark on this flat and fast 5k course.  You will find more information at www.casarun.com.

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My Heart Is An Idiot: FOUND Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Tour Comes to Richmond!

Sep. 12 For Richmond Kids no comments

Author and This American Life Contributor Davy Rothbart takes to the road on a 79-city tour

celebrating FOUND Magazine’s 10th Anniversary and the release of his new book,  My Heart is an Idiot

[RICHMOND, VA] – This fall, road warriors Davy and Peter Rothbart are hurtling your way on FOUND Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Tour! For a decade, the FOUND team has collected and published anything that gives a glimpse into someone else’s life — love letters, birthday cards, to-do lists, poetry on napkins, anything goes! Heartwarming, hilarious, and outrageous submissions pour in each month from readers around the world. Now the Rothbarts are hopping back in the tour van for an exciting cross-country romp through 37 states and 79 cities.

The tour comes to Richmond, VA on September 23rd, 2012 at 8:00pm! 

Venue Information:
Firehouse Theatre Project, 1609 West Broad St, Richmond VA — 804-355-2001

At each exhilarating show, Davy (FOUND’s Editor and plucky point guard) will share the latest magnificent and mesmerizing finds that have landed in the mailbox at FOUND HQ, while Peter (FOUND’s international heartthrob) will dazzle with beautiful, haunting, and hysterical songs based on FOUND notes.

Davy will also share stories from his new book of personal essays, My Heart is an Idiot, 16 stories of love and adventure. Dave Eggers says that “Davy Rothbart has the humor and purity of heart you want and need in an observer of contemporary American life,” and Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love) says the book “contains some of the most perfect and heartbreaking writing that I have ever read.” The book has also garnered glowing praise from Tom Robbins, The New Yorker‘s Susan Orlean, This American Life regular Sarah Vowell, radio host Ira Glass, and David Sedaris, as well as The New York Times (“achingly funny”) and The Daily Beast (“refreshing in its utter lack of pretension.”)

Bring your friends, bring your finds, and join Davy and Peter Rothbart for a very special night!

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ABOUT THE PERFORMERS:

Davy Rothbart is the creator and editor of FOUND Magazine, a frequent contributor to public radio’s This American Life, and author of the story collection The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas. He writes regularly for GQ and Grantland; his work has been featured in The New Yorker and The New York Times; he’s also twice been a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman. Rothbart is the director of two documentaries about the punk rock band Rise Against, as well as videos for Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” Project. In 2010, the film Easier With Practice, adapted from one of his GQ articles, and starring Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker), won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. He is currently co-directing the documentary Medora, which has already received national attention from ESPN, Fox, and NBC’s The Andrea Mitchell Show. He splits time between Los Angeles, California, and his hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Peter Rothbart is an award-winning songwriter, and the frontman for folk/rock group The Poem Adept. His third solo album, You Are What You Dream, will be released in fall 2012, and his music was featured in McSweeney’s Wholphin DVD and the 2012 documentary film Mister Rogers & Me. He is also an editor at FOUND Magazine, and the executive director of the urban gardening organization We Patch. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

RELATED PRESS & PRAISE:

My Heart is an Idiot is “achingly funny.”

—The New York Times’ T Magazine

“Davy and Peter Rothbart are utterly engaging performers!”

—The Los Angeles Times

 

“The FOUND show is electrifying!”

—The Washington Post

 

“Crazy entertaining!”

—Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show

 

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Richmond Sing-a-Long at Childsavers’ Fall 2010 Fundraiser

Oct. 19 Featured, For Richmond Kids, Richmond Kids Activities no comments

A lost little mouse and hundreds of singing children will overtake Carytown’s Byrd Theater on October 30 for ChildSavers’ 4th Sing-A-Long event. The day will kick-off with performances and activities before the 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. showings of Steven Spielberg’s animated musical “An American Tail.”

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Children and parents will enjoy a magician, face-painting stations, music and dancing before sitting down to watch the movie and singing along to favorites like “Somewhere Out There” and “There are No Cats in America!” Ticket holders 18 and older will be eligible to enter a free raffle with the chance to win a gift basket complete with movie theater goodies.

“We had more than 1,300 people show up for last year’s Sing-A-Long. It’s incredible,” said ChildSavers CEO Mark Hierholzer. “Parents, grandparents and kids have a wonderful time, while helping other Richmond children in the process.”

Each year, Sing-A-Long ticket sales go toward funding ChildSavers’ commitment to the mental well-being of traumatized or abused children and the positive bond between adult and child. Programs incorporate clinical treatment as well as education and training services that offer reassurance, healing and the skills necessary to achieve normal life and development.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children and can be purchased online at www.childsavers.org and by calling (804) 643-7283. Will Call opens at 9:30 a.m. and seating for the first showing will begin at 10:00 a.m.

About ChildSavers

ChildSavers is an organization dedicated to helping children in mental health and crisis situations, and has been a source of hope for Central Virginia’s children since 1924. ChildSavers provides various support services to children, parents and childcare providers on-site at its Church Hill location, and off-site in crisis situations. The organization partners with emergency response organizations, schools and in-home and childcare centers in Richmond and Central Virginia. ChildSavers also maintains strong relationships with health clinics and government agencies who work to serve needy children throughout the Richmond metropolitan area. ChildSavers’ three core program areas are its Guidance Clinic, Trauma Response and Child Development Services. For more information, visit www.childsavers.org.

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Children’s Museum of Richmond – Short Pump Grand Opening

May. 28 For Richmond Kids, Richmond Museum no comments

Children's Museum of Richmond Short Pump

Children’s Museum of Richmond – Short Pump Grand Opening

To help celebrate this milestone on Saturday, June 5, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., CMoR is inviting museum guests to enjoy face painting, balloon giveaways and a variety of creative art projects.

Similar to the original location, CMoR – Short Pump will feature nine amazing exhibits focused on children’s literature classics like the Enchanted Castle, Pirates’ Cove, the Magic Bean Stalk Climber, Whale of a Tale Water Play and many more! This new location is great news for all central Virginia parents and caretakers.

The news release below covers more details about CMoR’s expansion plan, the Short Pump location and the festivities that will take place at BOTH locations on June 5!

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Children’s Museum of Richmond Announces

Grand Opening of Short Pump Location

Educational institution opens additional location to serve more children, make greater impact

May 27, 2010 – (Richmond, VA) – Aligned with its long-term growth strategy, the Children’s Museum of Richmond (CMoR) is pleased to announce the grand opening of its second location, the Children’s Museum of Richmond – Short Pump. On June 5, 2010, CMoR – Short Pump will open its doors to the public and join Whole Foods Market and several other well-known retailers in West Broad Village. The Children’s Museum of Richmond is the first children’s museum in the country to open a second location in order to serve a growing regional population and support future growth and stability for the organization.

“We’ve had another location on our radar for quite some time,” said Karen Coltrane, president and CEO. “When it comes to expanding, the Short Pump location made the most sense as it is ideally located in an ever- growing area and is more accessible to the western region of Richmond with close proximity to several major highways and thoroughfares.”

In the new 15,500 square foot space, the Children’s Museum of Richmond – Short Pump will offer the same distinct features the community has come to love over the years at the original location, the Children’s Museum of Richmond – Central. The Short Pump location will offer one of CMoR – Central’s most popular areas, the Art Studio, as well as other exhibits that encourage dramatic play, role playing and personal expression among children and their caretakers. These exhibits include the storybook-themed adventures that will take guests on a whimsical storybook experience themed around children’s literature classics like the Enchanted Castle, Pirates’ Cove, the Magic Bean Stalk Climber, Whale of a Tale Water Play and many more.

Each of these exhibits is designed to enhance the development of social skills, creative problem-solving and imaginative thinking.

New to the Children’s Museum of Richmond – Short Pump is Stay and Play, a service for museum members that allows parents and caregivers to drop off their children Monday through Friday at designated times so children can experience educational fun while parents and caregivers can enjoy their free time.

“At CMoR, our goal is to make learning a fun, creative and collaborative experience for children – and we’re delighted to open an additional facility to make that dream a reality for families across the region,” said Coltrane.

On Saturday, June 5, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Children’s Museum of Richmond will celebrate the grand opening of the second location at both the Short Pump and Central museums with special activities that are free of charge with museum admission. CMoR – Short Pump guest will enjoy face painting, balloon giveaways and a variety of creative art projects, while CMoR – Central will celebrate with two performances by a local children’s band – The Diggity Dudes (performances at 11am & 1pm), face painting and balloon giveaways.

General MUSEUM Information

The Children’s Museum of Richmond – Central is located at 2626 W. Broad St. in Richmond. Regular operating hours are Tuesday-Sunday from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Children’s Museum-Central is also open to the public on Mondays from Memorial Day through Labor Day and on major school holidays.

The Children’s Museum of Richmond – Short Pump will be located at 2200 Old Brick Rd. in West Broad Village in Glen Allen. This location will be open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is free for Children’s Museum members and children under one year of age. Admission for all others is $8. Annual family memberships start at $125 and may be used for admission at both locations. For more information, please call (804) 474-7000 or visit our web site at www.ChildrensMuseumofRichmond.org.

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