At this time, we’re deciding against an ‘edit’ button whereby folks could modify their own comments. While such a feature would allow folks to fix their typos, it also would come with some downside potential, per the experience of other site moderators I’ve talked with regarding such a feature. Sooo, if you would like to try to avoid entering typos, I would suggest a quick proofread before hitting send. Or maybe compose what may be a lengthy comment in Word or some other text editor that is easier to see lots of text in and that offers some sort of spellcheck functionality, and then copy/paste into the comments box. At any rate, most typos don’t keep one’s point from coming through, and if there’s any question, folks can always ask for clarification.

The Petersburg Area Art League announces its upcoming June 2008 exhibit. The Main Gallery at PAAL presents ANCIENT NOTATIONS, the work of artist-photographer CHARLOTTE GREGORY. Charlotte describes her medium as Archival Digital Prints.  ANCIENT NOTATIONS will feature digital fine art prints from traditional photography processes.  In her work Charlotte explores the process of change in an object, a way of life, and the differences between fact and perception and the potential for metaphor. 

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Cynthia Atkins, poet and author of Psyche’s Weathers, a poetry collection, will be at Minerva Books for the June Friday For the Arts, June 13, for a reading and book signing.  The event starts promptly at 7 pm.

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Per the P-I, the BRAC-related expansion at Fort Lee will be somewhat greater and somewhat slower than previously expected.

Jessica White, a Petersburg High School (PHS) junior, has been chosen as PHS’ 2008 recipient of the West Point Leadership Award. The award presentation will take place Thursday, June 5 at 11:30 am at Petersburg High School.

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The Board of the Petersburg City Public Schools will meet Wednesday, June 4, at 7pm in the School Board Meeting Room, 255 E. South Blvd. Click here to read the agenda.

Bring your family to Centre Hill Museum on Friday, June 13 for an evening of fun and games. The Museum will be open from 6pm to 10pm. Activity guides will be distributed to children between the ages of six to eleven. The guides feature educational and creative activities related to Centre Hill’€™s rich history. As an added bonus, adults will have one of the last chances to view the current exhibition, Fashionably Dressed at Centre Hill Mansion: Attire from the 1820s to the Early 1900s before the exhibit closes on July 6.

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This event will provide matchmaking sessions with General Contractors, the Dept. of Minority Business Enterprise, Crater Procurement Assistance Center, Virginia Community College System, New Visions New Ventures, Inc., just to name a few. The guest speaker will be Bill Cooper, Director of Supplier Diversity at University of Virginia. The event will be June 27, 9am-noon, at the Bank of America building, 1111 E. Main St., Richmond, Floor 18 Reception Room. The event is free, but pre-registration is required. Click here for a copy of the flyer with more details.

The public hearing will address Section J: Students – Weapons in School, Student Wellness, Student Fees, Fines, and Charges, etc., and Section I: Instruction - Curriculum Development and Adoption, Instructional Materials, Textbook Selection, Adoption, and Purchase, and Homework, etc. The hearing will be June 11, 6-7pm, at the School Board offices at 255 E. South Blvd. Click here for the agenda.

In today’s P-I:
Test scores jump: Secondary schools show improvement in nearly all subjects
In today’s RTD:
Petersburg to seek school help - Bids will go out for firms to work with up to three schools to boost scores

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The Gallery at Enteros Design presents its June show, a solo exhibition from North Carolina artist Nathaniel Hester. 

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Beginning June 28, Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier will be open to the public from 9am until 6pm.  The Park will maintain these extended hours until August 10 and then return to the normal hours of 9am until 5pm.

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The next Business After Hours will be June 10, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, at Addison Crater Woods apartments, 200 Addison Way, Petersburg, VA 23805 (behind Ukrops off of South Crater Road).

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Click here to read a copy of the agenda for the ARB meeting to be held June 11, 7pm, at Council Chambers of City Hall.

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1) Re-release of the movie “Battle of the Old Men and Young Boys” to be held at Petersburg National Battlefield’s New Auditorium
2) Entrance Fees Fund “New” Auditorium
3) Freedom and Family During Petersburg’s Juneteenth Event

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This thread shall contain the occasional ‘Noteworthy’ and the like that comes this way from the Petersburg PD, for the month of June.

Herman Olivera will be performing at Ft. Lee’s Regimental Club, Bldg. 2609, C Avenue, Fort Lee, tomorrow June 7 from 9pm to 2am; free lessons will be available from 8-9pm. Tickets are $20 at the door; $15 in advance.

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We’ve all heard of monetary incentives offered to realtors to encourage the sale of houses… but an offer to the general public? In this failing housing market, people are going to new lengths to sell homes.

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The804.com blog raves about Petersburg’s Java Mio Coffeehouse, highlighting among other things the coffee quality and outdoor garden out back. Click here to read the full review.

June 10th at 7 pm: Our inaugural Book Club Meeting. The meeting this time will consist of a get-to-know-you session, and copies of July’s discussion book, Hillary Jordan’s Mudbound, will be available at a 10% discount.

June 11th at 1 pm: Children’s Story Hour: Designed for 3 to 5-year-olds and a caretaker, this will involve the reading of an age-appropriate story and a treat afterwards to say thanks for coming!

June 13th at 7 pm: Friday For the Arts poetry reading. Poet Cynthia Atkins will be reading from and signing copies of her latest book, Psyche’s Weathers. Come early and get a good seat!

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Battersea, Inc is seeking a college-level individual interested in archeology to work on a supervised archeology survey in Petersburg, from mid June to early July, 2008.  Previous experience desired but not required.  Pay to be about $10/hour. For more details, read the flyer here.

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The above-titled act, a fundraiser for Sycamore Rouge, will be performed at SR this Saturday, June 14, at 8pm. The act features John Porter, Santa De Haven, Erica Breig, Patrick Vickers, Logan Conner, Rich Sauter, and more! Tickets are only $15!

John Porter has been a professional comedian for over 15 years, performing in clubs and colleges all over the free world. He has written for Jay Leno, Joan Rivers, and Marc Weiner and his hit Nickelodeon television show Weinerville. He has appeared with magician David Copperfield, Grammy award-winner Tom Chapin, legendary comedian Bill Hicks, and leader of the Comedians of Comedy Patton Oswalt. He was the host and producer of the award-winning program Gallery heard on National Public Radio and is currently the co-host of Time For the Blues, heard on WCVE-FM.

Business After Hours; Book Club meeting; ARB Meeting; Children’s Story Hour; Centre Hill Museum Open House; Friday for the Arts; Poet Cynthia Atkins comes to Minerva Books; Farmer’s Market; John Porter & Friends’ Peep Show; MORE…

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Who can identify where each of the Wassits below are located? (They are all located in publicly visible spaces.) For purposes of discussion, I’ve numbered/named each image below.

1. Stars

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The Petersburg High School juniors who have been accepted into the first year of the Middle College High School (MCHS) partnership program with Richard Bland College (RBC) of the College of William and Mary, along with their parents, have been invited to a reception to be held Tuesday at the RBC campus.

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