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City of Richmond

Monument Avenue

This weekend team members went to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts {VMFA} to take in the Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cites exhibit before it leaving in January 2021. While on the way to the gallery they drove thru Richmond’s Monument Avenue, where statues have been removed as part of the ongoing protest against police brutality and racism.

  • Robert E. Lee monument is the last statue on the Avenue surrounded by Black Lives Matter signage.
    Robert E. Lee monument is the last statue on the Avenue surrounded by Black Lives Matter signage.
  • The Lost Cause of the Confederacy was a notion used to perpetuate racism and racist power structures during the Jim Crow era.
    The “Lost Cause of the Confederacy” was a notion used to perpetuate racism and racist power structures during the Jim Crow era.
  • Stonewall Jackson monument removed July 2, 2020
    The Stonewall Jackson statue was removed July 2, 2020
  • Former location of Jefferson Davis statue, which was toppled by rioters during the Goerge Floyd protest in June 2020.
    Former location of Jefferson Davis statue, which was toppled by rioters during the Goerge Floyd protest in June 2020.

Polls in summer of 2020 estimated that 15 to 26 million people had participated at some point in the demonstrations, making the Black Lives Matter protest the largest in US history. 

Stay safe,
Kathleen

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Weekend Finds

Lets all take a huge sigh of relief, after living on pins and needles over the last week  …….. we now have a President and Vice-President-Elect.  Since Tuesday night I probably received a total of three hours of sleep sitting up watching newscast, as ballots were meticulously counted.

Well, its  a great time to share “this weeks finds” to alleviate the stress and tension after Election Week. Here are a few songs I’ve added to my after-work playlist to ease into fall’s cozy evenings!

Ave Maria {Melody Gardot}
Love Theme from Spartacus {Yusuf Lateef}
Reason to Survive {The Rance Allen Group}
The James Bond Theme {John Barry Orchestra} for Sean Connery….!!!
Someday My Prince Will Come {Miles Davis}
Down Here on the Ground {Wes Montgomery}
A Unified Front {Alexa Tarantino}

And, if anyone can make it to the National Gallery in London scroll down to the Artemisia trailer to view exhibition highlights. This is the first major exhibition of Artemisia Gentileschi’s work in the UK. An Italian Baroque painter and one of the most accomplished seventeenth century artist who worked in the style of Caravaggio, and was producing professionally by age fifteen.

Have a safe and restful weekend,
Kathleen