Weekend Calendar

Thursday 12/6

Smells-Like-The-Holidays Ornaments: VCU Commons. All are welcome to
come and create cinnamon ornaments in a variety of shapes and sizes for the
holiday season. All supplies and cookie cutters will be provided but feel free
to bring your own shapes. This event is sponsored by the USC&A Programs
Office. For more information, contact Kelli Lemon at 828-4554 or kslemon@vcu.
edu. 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

VCU Music Senior Recital: Jodi Ann Russell, piano: Singleton Center for the
Performing Arts-Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Monroe Park Campus. 5:30 p.m.-
6:30 p.m. Free. 828-1169.

VCU Music Junior Recital: Matthew Gillis and Chase Peak, voice: Business
Building Auditorium, Monroe Park Campus. 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Free. 828-1169.

Poictesme’s 0th Annual Flash Fiction Party: Flash fiction, characterized by its
extreme brevity, is generally between 250-1000 words long. There will be food,
and prizes will be given for the best pieces composed during the evening, and
all pieces will be considered for publication in Poictesme’s 07-08 issue. Student
Media Center, 817 W. Broad St. – Knock loud! Monroe Park Campus.

Toad’s Place: Eddie From Ohio, 8 p.m., $22-$25. 648-TOAD.

Funny Bone: Pablo Francisco (comedy), 7:30 p.m., $15. 521-8900.

The Camel: These United States, Marionette and Justin Jones, 8 p.m., $5. 353-
4901.

Capital Ale House (Downtown): Toubab Krewe, 11 p.m. $6-$10. 780-ALES.

Friday 12/7

Blame Cartwright: VCU Undergraduate Sculpture Show at Back Alley Gallery.
An exhibition in a small space of un-collaborative work by 14 VCU Sculpture
undergraduate students. Meredith House Carriage House – Alley behind
Meredith House 1014 W. Franklin, MCV Campus. 6 p.m.-9p.m.

VCU Music: Holiday Gala to benefit the Hospital Hospitality House. Join
the Department of Music for their annual holiday celebration featuring
performances by the Jazz Orchestra II, the Commonwealth Singers, the
Symphonic Wind Ensemble and more! Tickets are $5 and may be purchased
by calling the VCU Music Box Office at 804-828-6776 or in person 90 minutes
before the concert. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts – Sonia Vlahcevic
Concert Hall, Monroe Park Campus.

The Camel: No BS Brass Band: (funk), 8 p.m., $5. 353-4901.

Saturday 12/8

Gallery 5: The Ghost of Pop 3, The Sweater Band, Prabir & The Substitutes,
David Shultz & The Skyline and others perform at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5. 200 W.
Marshall St. 687-4118.

The Camel: Marionette, Bridges and Powerlines and Langley Holland, 9 p.m.,
$5. 353-4901.

Sunday 12/9

Legend Brewery: Special Ed and the Short Bus, 6:30 p.m., free. 232-3446.

First Friday Galleries

1708 Gallery: Small Works Exhibition, petite works by regional artists. Reception
at 7 p.m. Through Dec. 20. 319 W. Broad St. 643-1708.

Gallery5: “The Art of Bonsai,” by Bob Chilton and Todd Stewart. Opening
reception at 6 p.m. with music by Andrea Faye of Saffire. Through Dec. 8. 200
W. Marshall St. 644-0008.

Ghostprint Gallery: “Wintery Mix,” art by local and international artists. Opens
with a reception at 7 p.m. Through Dec. 29. 220 W. Broad St. 344-1557.

Lift Coffee Shop and Café: “Faces of the Shuar,” photography by Taisha. Opens
with a reception at 7 p.m. Through Dec. 21. 218 W. Broad St. 344-5438.

Transmission: “An Unfinished Story,” paintings by Amanda Marie. Reception at
7 p.m. Through Dec. 29. 321 Brook Road. 200-9985.

Visual Art Studio: The Seventh Annual Artistic Gifts show opens with a
reception at 7 p.m. Through Jan. 26. 208 W. Broad St. 644-1368.