This week’s calendar

Boost!; Flight of the Butterflies (film in IMAXDOME); Robots + Us; Spring N2 Summer ; Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves at Richmond Kickers; Carytown Farmers Market ; City Council Formal Meeting; Byrd House Market; Food Truck Court at Virginia Historical Society; Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association Meeting; Lunch Break Science: Green Affordable Housing ; MORE… ARE WE […]

June 22, 2013; 6:45 AM • by West of the Boulevard News

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Boost!

Sat Jun 22 9:30 am
Saturday, June 22
Celebrate with us as the Museum opens its biggest new, permanent exhibition in a decade and heralds the start of new, exciting things to come. Boost! challenges your perception of health and wellness in a way that is personalized and playful! Included with exhibit admission, free for members. @ Science Museum

Flight of the Butterflies (film in IMAXDOME)

Sat Jun 22 9:30 am
Migrate with hundreds of millions of Monarch butterflies across North America! Discover the hideaway of these magnificent creatures and immerse yourself in this compelling adventure. $9 general admission, $5 for members. After you?ve seen the film, visit real butterflies at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden?s Butterflies LIVE! @ Science Museum

Robots + Us

Sat Jun 22 9:30 am
Saturday, May 11-Sunday, September 29
Explore differences between humans and robots by examining how lifelike machines imitate moving, sensing, thinking and being. Investigate robotics, computer science and biomedical engineering through enjoyable interactive exhibits and videos. Included with exhibit admission. Free for members. @ Science Museum

Spring N2 Summer

Sat Jun 22 9:30 am
Celebrate with us as the Museum opens its biggest new, permanent exhibition in a decade and heralds the start of new, exciting things to come. Boost! challenges your perception of health and wellness in a way that is personalized and playful! Included with exhibit admission, free for members.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves at Richmond Kickers

Sat Jun 22 7:00 pm
at City Stadium

Carytown Farmers Market

Sun Jun 23 11:00 am
The Carytown Farmers Market is the city’s only Sunday market. We are starting our 2013 season April 14 and will be located in the Carytown Cleaners parking lot at 3300 West Cary Street.

City Council Formal Meeting

Mon Jun 24 6:00 pm
Every 2nd and 4th Mon – Responsible for deciding official Council action, which includes discussing, adopting, rejecting, and amending laws and approving the budget. Formal meetings include a time for pubic comment and are televised live on the local PBS station and are replayed in Richmond on Government Access Channel 17, beginning at Noon and 7:00 p.m. daily.

LOCATION
Richmond Council Chambers, Richmond City Hall, 2nd floor; 900 E. Broad Street

Frequency
Typically the second and fourth Monday of each month; 6:00-8:30 p.m. (With the exception of August, when no Formal meetings are held, and holidays)

Byrd House Market

Tue Jun 25 3:30 pm
Every Tuesday. Byrd House Market at William Byrd Community House is a food-focused farmers market serving the community weekly on Tuesday afternoons. We provide a place and time for 25-30 food growers and makers to come together with food shoppers who want fresh, local and sustainable produced food for their lives. Every Tuesday. Byrd House Market at William Byrd Community House is a food-focused farmers market serving the community weekly on Tuesday afternoons. We provide a place and time for 25-30 food growers and makers to come together with food shoppers who want fresh, local and sustainable produced food for their lives. Byrd House Market operates on Tuesdays, May through October. MORE: http://www.byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com/p/for-market-goers.html.

Food Truck Court at Virginia Historical Society

Tue Jun 25 6:00 pm
Every Tuesday and Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through Sept. 6. Though the museum will be closed during this year’s foodie court, restroom facilities in the museum lobby will be available to the public.

http://wotbn.net/food-trucks-return-to-vhs-on-april-2/

Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association Meeting

Tue Jun 25 7:00 pm
Meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of every month (except December) at 7:00 pm at the William Byrd Community House (224 South Cherry Street). Meetings are open to all people, and anyone living in Oregon Hill is automatically eligible for membership.