04.03.2024

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Are you a poet (and totally know it)?

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Think you’ve got what it takes to turn this newsletter into a poem? | Photo by Karolina Grabowska via Pexels

Calling all readers: In honor of National Poetry Month, you’re officially invited to enter RICtoday’s poetry contest.

This contest is open to all, and the rules couldn’t be more simple: Turn our Wednesday, April 3 newsletter into a poem.

We’ll clarify. Using only the words that appear in this newsletter, craft an original poem of up to 75 words. Unlike an erasure poem, the words do not have to appear in the order they’re found — mix and match how you please.

Any English word appearing anywhere in today’s newsletter is fair game, including the ones you’re reading right now (we’ll throw some fun ones at you: Red. Ambivalent. Fungi.). If a word appears once, you can only use it once.

The rules:

Submit your poem here by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 14.
Include a title + author’s name in your submission. Titles are an exception to the rule, and do not need to pull words from the newsletter.
Poems, excluding title and author’s name, must be 75 words or less.

The fun stuff:

While we’ve placed a pretty big limitation on your poem’s words, the form + direction is up to you — and we can’t wait to see what you all come up with.
The Editorial team behind RICtoday will narrow submissions down to a group of finalists based on style, originality, artistic quality, and creativity. Finalists will be announced in an upcoming newsletter, and we’ll ask our readers to vote for their favorite poem. We’ll feature the winner’s poem in a newsletter during the last full week of April.
Pro tip: To make the process easier on yourself, we recommend printing out today’s issue, highlighting the words you find most interesting, and crossing them out as you include them in your poem.
Don’t forget to keep track of your articles (words like “the” or “and”).

Happy writing, Richmond.

Submit your poem

Events

Wednesday, April 3

“Stoke” and “Tea” | Wednesday, April 3 | 12-4 p.m. | Artspace Gallery, 2833-A Hathaway Rd., Richmond | Free | Enjoy two new exhibitions at Artspace in conjunction with the Coalescence ceramics conference.

Thursday, April 4

Family Storytime | Thursday, April 4 | 11-11:30 a.m. | Main Library, 101 E. Franklin St., Richmond | Head to the library for a fun-filled, interactive storytime aimed for kids ages 0-5.
“Abraham Lincoln in Richmond” Talk | Thursday, April 4 | 6-7 p.m. | RPL East End Branch, 1200 N. 25th St., Richmond | Free | Historian Mike Gorman will discuss myths and facts surrounding Lincoln’s visit to Richmond on April 4, 1865.

Friday, April 5

NWBA Wheelchair Basketball National Championships | Friday, April 5-Sunday, April 14 | Times vary | Henrico Sports & Events Center, 11000 Telegraph Rd., Richmond | $12 | Be a part of history when the top 100 wheelchair basketball teams in the country compete for national titles.
VCU Baseball vs. Davidson | Friday, April 5-Sunday, April 7 | Times vary | The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond | $7-$10 | Rams fans under 13 get in free for each game of this series.

Saturday, April 6

Virginia Train Collectors Spring Train Show | Saturday, April 6-Sunday, April 7 | Times vary | Westchester Commons, 301 Perimeter Dr., Midlothian | $8 | Check out 80+ tables of models and three operating model train layouts at this model railroading oasis.

Events calendar here

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News Notes

Open

Moving Mountains Tattoo Collective’s grand opening will be from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 5 as part of First Fridays in the Arts District. Starting at 5 p.m., there will be games, a pop-up vendor market, and a raffle for a free tattoo.

Development

A decades-old office building at the intersection of North Thompson and West Broad is being transformed into apartments. Dody and Steve Tribble, former owners of longtime local company Tribble Electric, are converting the 8,000-sqft building at 1111 N. Thompson St. into 11 units. (Richmond BizSense)

Arts

Local artist Mickael Broth, aka the Night Owl, has a new show opening at Black Iris Social Club on Friday, April 5. The opening event will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. — entry is free.

Plan Ahead

Boulevard Burger and Brew is hosting a simulcast watch party for Phish’s Las Vegas concert on Saturday, April 20 at 10:30 p.m. The jam band-themed night will feature food, CBD cocktails, and Sierra Nevada foam pilsners.

Eat

RVA Brunch Weekend 2024 has been announced. Mark your calendars for September 6-8. The annual event invites Richmonders to eat brunch at participating restaurants around the city to raise money for the Richmond SPCA. Partner restaurants will be announced early in the summer.

Read

Have you ever wondered about the history of Three Chopt Road? The distinctly-named street is one of Virginia’s most historic — evidence of its development dates back to 1819. Read VPM reporter Ian Stewart’s full deep dive into Three Chopt’s history. (VPM)

Shop

Ditch the men’s dress pants — the Dealmaker Pant is the ultimate pant for work or play, with an impeccable fit and feel. Save 15% with code COMFORT15.*

The Buy

A variety of snacks for runners and bikers. The Fuel Goods Collection offers boxes filled with food that will fuel your lifestyle.

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
David

From the editor

There were plenty of great April Fools jokes on Monday, but I think my favorite had to be the Virginia Capital Trail’s 51.7-mile zipline announcement. The project may have been just a prank, but as a William & Mary grad, I have to say that a zipline from Williamsburg to Richmond would have made trips home a lot easier.

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