Events at the Library of Virginia in August and September
All events are free and take place from noon until 1 pm in the conference rooms at the Library of Virginia unless otherwise noted. The Library is located at 800 East Broad Street and there is limited, free underground parking, which is accessible from either Eighth or Ninth streets. For more information, call 804-692-3592.
Docent-led Tour of Poe: Man, Myth, or Monster
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Time: 2:00–2:45 pm
RSVP by calling 804-692-3592. Join our library docents for a tour of the Library of Virginia’s exhibition focusing on Edgar Allan Poe, whose influence on writers and artists was profound. Learn just how well you know this master of macabre. Space is limited. Tours occur every Tuesday & Thursday, July 21–December 3 except Tuesday, September, 8, and Thursday, November 27.
Curator-led Tour of Poe: Man, Myth, or Monster
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Time: Noon–12:45 pm
RSVP to 804.692.3592. Space is limited.
Join exhibition curator Chris Semtner for an in-depth tour of the Library of Virginia’s exhibition focusing on Edgar Allan Poe, whose influence on writers and artists was profound. Learn just how well you know this Master of Macabre.
The Riesling Retribution: A Wine Country Mystery
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Time: 6:00–8:00 pm
Place: Lecture Hall
Ellen Crosby will launch the fourth in her mystery series featuring wine and great descriptions of the Virginia wine country. Crosby is member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. The Riesling Retribution continues the saga of Lucie Montgomery, a wine and history aficionado, who owns and operates a vineyard, a winemaking operation, and a catering business on a historical site near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. A tornado not only destroys some of Montgomery's newest grapevines, but also unearths a grave in abandoned field on her property. Crosby weaves this plotline cleverly with tribulations of employee clashes, romantic feelings, ghost stories, and a family's checkered past to create a charming and fast-paced mystery. A reception follows the talk.
Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival and Coming of Age in Prison
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Time: 6:00–8:00 pm
Place: Conference Rooms
Dwayne Betts will speak about and sign A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival and Coming of Age in Prison. Betts was a good student from a lower-middle class family when, at 16, he and a friend carjacked a man. He had never held a gun before, but within a matter of minutes he had committed six felonies. A bright young kid, weighing only 126 pounds, he served his eight-year sentence as part of the adult population in some of the worst prisons in Virginia. A Question of Freedom is a coming-of-age story, with the unique twist that it takes place in prison. Utterly alone—and with the growing realization that he really is not going home any time soon—Betts confronts profound questions about violence, freedom, crime, race, and the justice system. Above all, A Question of Freedom is about a quest for identity—one that guarantees Betts’s survival in a hostile environment and that incorporates an understanding of how his own past led to the moment of his crime.
FAMILY DAY AT THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA: I Know Poe
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Time: 10:00 am–2:00 pm
Experience Virginia’s rich past by exploring our collection of documents representing 400 years of the state’s history. The day will feature an array of free events, giveaways, and tours of the exhibition Poe: Man, Myth, or Monster. Parents and children can enjoy activities such as face painting, crafts, a scavenger hunt, and performances by the Haunts of Richmond, a haunted attraction that brings local ghost stories and legends to life.
Docent-led Tour of Poe: Man, Myth, or Monster
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM–2:45 PM
Place: Exhibition Hall and Lobby
RSVP by calling 804-692-3592. Join our library docents for a tour of the Library of Virginia’s exhibition focusing on Edgar Allan Poe, whose influence on writers and artists was profound. Learn just how well you know this master of macabre. Space is limited. Space is limited. Tours occur every Tuesday & Thursday, July 21–December 3 except Tuesday, September, 8, and Thursday, November 27.
No Right to Remain Silent: The Tragedy at Virginia Tech
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Time: Noon–1:00 PM
Place: Conference Rooms
Lucinda Roy, an Alumni Distinguished Professor and former chair of the English Department at Virginia Tech, will discuss and sign No Right to Remain Silent: The Tragedy at Virginia Tech. Roy recounts the tragic events of April 2007 and the response to the massacre by Virginia Tech.
Poe Mania! Theatrical Performances by Haunts of Richmond
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM–8:00 PM
Place: Lecture Hall, Fee. Call 804-371-2126 for details.
Join us for a manically energetic, dramatic tribute to the Master of the Macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, in celebration of the bicentennial of his birth. Witness some of Poe's darkest and most riveting tales spun live, onstage in a rich tapestry of terror and suspense. We'll take you on a psychological thrill ride down Poe's unique "murderer's row" of anti-heroes in such classic tales as "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Tell-Tale Heart." You'll cringe as hapless victims endure the trials and tribulations of ill fortune in stories such as "The Pit and the Pendulum," and "Berenice." You'll emerge from this exploration of Poe's dark world with a renewed appreciation for the artistry and genius of one of America's most influential literary craftsmen.
Poe Mania! Theatrical Performances by Haunts of Richmond
Friday, September 11, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
Place: Lecture Hall, Fee. Call 804-371-2126 for details.
Join us for a manically energetic, dramatic tribute to the Master of the Macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, in celebration of the bicentennial of his birth. Witness some of Poe's darkest and most riveting tales spun live, onstage in a rich tapestry of terror and suspense. We'll take you on a psychological thrill ride down Poe's unique "murderer's row" of anti-heroes in such classic tales as "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Tell-Tale Heart." You'll cringe as hapless victims endure the trials and tribulations of ill fortune in stories such as "The Pit and the Pendulum," and "Berenice." You'll emerge from this exploration of Poe's dark world with a renewed appreciation for the artistry and genius of one of America's most influential literary craftsmen.
Virginia Made: Researching the Southern Decorative Arts through County and State Records
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Time: Noon–1:00 PM
Place: Conference Rooms
Chris Kolbe, archives research services coordinator at the Library of Virginia, will discuss the value of using original Virginia county, city, and state government records to locate information about Virginia furniture makers and decorative arts craftspeople.
Curator-led Tour of Poe: Man, Myth, or Monster
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Time: Noon–12:45 PM
Place: Exhibition Hall and Lobby
RSVP by calling 804-692-3592 by Monday, September 21, 2009. Join exhibition curator Chris Semtner for an in-depth tour of the Library of Virginia’s exhibition focusing on Edgar Allan Poe, whose influence on writers and artists was profound. Learn just how well you know this master of macabre. Space is limited.
Virginia in Verse: The Poetry of Michelle Boisseau and John Casteen.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM–7:00 PM
Place: Conference Rooms
Michelle Boisseau, author of A Sunday in God-Years, and John Casteen, author of Free Union: Poems, will discuss and sign their books of poetry. A Sunday in God-Years is centered on the long poem "A Reckoning," made up of 15 shorter poems/sections (some sections are documents like wills and runaway slave notices). The poems in Free Union revolve around physical work, the Appalachian landscape, and family relationships. Casteen, for ten years a designer and builder of custom furniture, covers subjects ranging from the farm to the shop floor, from the rivers of the Piedmont to the wooded shoulders of the Blue Ridge, and from the hyper-attentiveness of childhood through the anxieties and joys of fatherhood.
All events are free and take place from noon until 1 pm in the conference rooms at the Library of Virginia unless otherwise noted. The Library is located at 800 East Broad Street and there is limited, free underground parking, which is accessible from either Eighth or Ninth streets. For more information, call 804-692-3592.
Jan Hathcock
Public Information & Policy Coordinator
Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219-8000
804-692-3592
