The University of Richmond Museums presents Ansel Adams: The Man Who Captured the Earth’s Beauty, on display September 17 – December 6, 2009, in the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature. The exhibition consists of more than twenty black-and-white photographs taken by Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) from 1927 to 1960.

As a former professional photographer myself, I’m really looking forward to this exhibit. There is nothing quite like see a photo in person in large scale in a gallery to capture what the photographer wanted to convey.

The photographs serve as profound reminders of his reverence for the beauty of the earth and the healing force of nature in our lives. He is perhaps among the last of the romantic artists who saw the great spaces of wilderness as a metaphor for freedom and heroic aspirations.

Highlights of the exhibition include:

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico; Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California; and Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California.  All the photographs were printed under the artist’s supervision in 1980

Best of all, check out these free and open to the public events:

Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 7 to 9 p.m.
7 p.m., Lecture, Brown Alley Room, Weinstein Hall
Ansel Adams: An Intimate Look at the Photographer Behind the Lens

Andrea G. Stillman, Editor for the Ansel Adams Trust. 8 to 9 p.m., Reception and viewing of Ansel Adams: The Man Who Captured the Earth’s Beauty. Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature, University of Richmond Museums
Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Seminar and Walking Tour, Location TBD
“Tree Species in Ansel Adams’ Photographs”
This program is free and open to the public, registration is required
Register through the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies online catalog at http://activenet8.active.com/thinkagain/ or call 804-289-8133 for more information

Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Workshop, Location TBD
“Planting a Tree for Longevity”
This program is free and open to the public, registration is required
Register through the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies online catalog at http://activenet8.active.com/thinkagain/ or call 804-289-8133 for more information

Thursday, November 5, 2009, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Photography Seminar, Location TBD
“Photographing the Landscape”
This program is free and open to the public, registration is required
Register through the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies online catalog or call 804-289-8133

OK, the fine print:
The Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature is located in a separate wing of the Boatwright Memorial Library with its entrance on Richmond Way. Museum hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11am to 5pm; Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 pm. Closed Fall Break (10/10-13/09), Thanksgiving Week (11/23-30/09), Semester Break (12/17/09-1/04/10), Spring Break (3/6-15/10), Easter Weekend (4/03-05/10).

Jewish Family Services is hosting the 15th Annual “Night at the Movies,” May 14th, 7 p.m. at the Westhampton Theater.
The featured movie, Holy Land Hardball, tells the story of an unlikely group of players and executives who create Isreal’s first professional baseball team. General admission tickets are $50, student tickets (with valid ID) are $25, raffle tickets are $60, and combo tickets (movie and raffle) are $100. Tickets  and include at 5:45 reception at Suitable for Framing.

For tickets, please call 282-5644, ext. 0,

OR CLICK HERE

email JFS at information@jfsrichmond.org

All procedes benefit JFS.

And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank
Feb. 5, 6, 7 – 7:30 pm, McVey Theatre, St. Catherine’s School

A multimedia play that weaves videotaped interviews of Holocaust survivors, Eva Schloss and Ed Silverberg, with live actors, recreating scenes from World War II. Part oral history, part action, part direct address, part remembrance, this play has been acclaimed by audiences and critics in productions worldwide.

Performances are February 4,5,6,7 at 7:30 p.m. On the night of performance reservations will not be taken after 5:30 p.m. and tickets will not be held after 7:20 p.m. The cost is $4.00 reserved and $5.00 at the door.

Reserve your seats now: Online Reservation Form

The University of Richmond usually has an impressive array of speakers via events that are generally free and open to the public.  This event is no different, featuring acclaimed poet Andrew Zawacki on February 26th in Weinstein Hall’s Brown-Alley Room at 8pm.

From the official press release:

Zawacki will read from his third book “Petals of Zero Petals of One,” which was published this month.

A graduate of The College of William and Mary, Zawacki is a former Rhodes and Fulbright scholar. He teaches English at the University of Georgia and is co-editor of Verse magazine with the University of Richmond’s Brian Henry.

For more information, call the university at 804-289-8287.

Registration for the City of Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ cultural arts classes is currently underway.

A wide variety of classes are offered for both children and adults. Art classes include pottery, jewelry, painting, photography, fiber arts and more. Dance classes include African, salsa, tap, modern, hip hop, ballet, line dancing and belly dancing. Martial arts classes are also offered.

For a complete listing of cultural arts classes visit the department’s website at www.RichmondGov.com/parks or call 646-3677.

Registration will continue until classes are filled, with the exception of registration for adult dance classes, which has been extended to March.

Help commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the earthquake in Armenia by
giving blood on Dec. 21st .

To sign up or get further details, please call 282.3818.

St. James Armenian Church

834 Pepper Ave

The University of Richmond will host a debate among the five candidates for mayor of Richmond Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in Tyler Haynes Commons, Alice Haynes Room. The debate is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow.

Questioners will represent local media, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Centro, Style Weekly, WWBT TV-12 and the university’s student newspaper, The Collegian. Audience members may submit questions, which moderator Dan Palazzolo, professor of political science, will ask as time permits.

All five candidates for Richmond mayor—Paul Goldman, Robert J. Grey Jr., Dwight C. Jones, William J. Pantele and Lawrence Williams—have agreed to participate.

University sponsors of the debate include the Office of the President, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, Richmond School of Law, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement and the Center for Government and Policy.

For more information, call (804) 289-8056.

Today, Wednesday October 1st, Barack Obama and John McCain’s top energy advisors will be debating at the University of Richmond Law School. What better way to get your questions answered about what Obama and McCain plan on doing! There is no better way to show what we want from a clean energy future than to speak directly to the people who write the policies during your lunchbreak!!

WHEN: Wednesday October 1st, 12:15 PM
WHERE: University of Richmond School of Law, Moot Court Room
Directions: http://www.richmond.edu/visit/directions
Map of campus: http://www.richmond.edu/visit/directions/campusmap.pdf