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UPDATE 11:15 PM - Richmond Police Report that the fallen tree at Monument & Roseneath has claimed another victim: VEH RAN INTO THE TREE DOWN AT THIS LOCATION...VEH POSS LEAVING THE AREA.

 

Bird Cage Robbed At The Byrd Theatre!

Shattered glass and an empty cage! That's what the staff of the Byrd Theatre discovered on Sunday morning after a vandal/thief destroyed a glass door to acquire the contents of a cage containing dollar bills.

Reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Yesterday morning, someone broke into the theater and cleaned out the bird cage, which probably held less than $100, said General Manager Todd Schall-Vess. A bigger problem was the damage to the theater doors, which may cost $1,200 to fix when the bills come in....

.... "It's a shame that there wasn't more donated money to steal," Schall-Vess said. "It would have been sequestered somewhere else. The sad thing is, they didn't get away with much because there wasn't that much to take."

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This Week At The Byrd Theatre

Showtimes for July 16th through July 22nd, 2010

Date Night | Rated PG-13

Nightly at 7:15 & 9:30pm continuing Friday, July 16th
EXCEPT Tuesday July 20th, when it will show at 8:00pm Only
AND Thursday, July 22th, when it will show at 9:30 only
Plus Matinees Saturday & Sunday July 17th &18th  at 4:30pm
 

One Of Each Productions Presents:
The Learning Curves
2:00pm Saturday, July 17th
Suggested Donation of  $2 benefits Project Linus
 

Richmond Alzheimer's Association Presents:
The Alzheimer's Project
5:30pm Tuesday, July 20th
FREE to public
 

Richmond Justice Initiative Presents:
Call + Response
7:00pm Thursday, July  22nd

Carytown Crook Steals Thirty Year Sentence

Convicted! A serial robber who rattled Carytown last autumn received a 30 year sentence today for his role in multiple robberies and larcenies along the popular shopping corridor. Says the Richmond Times-Dispatch on the conviction and sentencing of Christopher M. Davis:

Over a six-week period beginning last August, Christopher M. Davis robbed two taxi drivers and targeted four women, in one case knocking a victim down and dragging her along the pavement into an alley.

Today, Circuit Judge Richard D. Taylor Jr. sentenced Davis to 20 years for each robbery charge and 10 years for each larceny count. The judge suspended all but five years for each count.

Read more about this story from the Richmond Times-Dispatch

This Week At The Byrd Theatre

Showtimes for July 9th through July 15th, 2010

Date Night | Rated PG-13
Nightly at 7:15 & 9:30pm starting Friday, July 9th

How To Train Your Dragon | Rated PG
Matinee Sunday July 11th  at 4:30pm

This Week At The Byrd Theatre

How To Train Your Dragon  | Rated PG
Nightly at 7:15pm continuing Friday, July 2nd
With Matinees Saturday & Sunday July 3rd &  4th  at 4:30pm
 

Robin Hood  Rated | PG-13
Nightly at 9:30pm continuing Friday, July 2nd 

VMFA Borrows Byrd Theatre's Schedule: Museum Now Open 365 Days A Year

Looking for something to do on Thanksgiving or Christmas Day? In the past your options were limited to The Byrd Theatre or Movieland at Boulevard Square but now a new venue has risen to challenge these pillars of holiday entertainment. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced today that the museum will be open 365 days a year, offering special holiday hours so that you can share Richmond's art treasures with your guests from out of town:

Historically, the museum has been closed Mondays and in recent years, it was also closed on Tuesdays. Holiday closings were on New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Starting on the Fourth of July, VMFA will open on these holidays from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

  • Establish special holiday hours from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
  • Maintain regular 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday hours for state and national holidays that fall on Mondays, such as Memorial Day, Martin Luther King Day and Labor Day.
  • Operate the VMFA Shop, Best Café and Amuse Restaurant during open holiday hours.
  • Offer a special holiday-specific menu on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s in the museum’s restaurants.

 

Become a TV Star: Mutual of Omaha Needs You For Their Ad

Do you want to be on tv? Mutual of Omaha is offering you the opportunity at fame and television stardom as they setup their mobile television studio in Carytown. Says the Times-Dispatch:

Insurance giant Mutual of Omaha is in town for two days looking to find new stories for its "Aha Moment" ad campaign.

The company is parking its 34-foot mobile TV studio outside the Byrd Theatre in Richmond's Carytown business district beginning this morning.

It's asking area residents to drop by the studio to share their personal "aha moment," which could then wind up in ads running next year. The campaign, according to Mutual of Omaha, is built around the concept that "everyday people can create extraordinary possibilities."

Read more about the ad campaign and Mutual of Omaha's plans at the Richmond Times-Dispatch

Police Make Drug Bust On Douglasdale

Richmond Police report that their focus mission team successfully seized thousands of dollars in drugs and made an arrest at a residence on Douglasdale Rd:

Third Precinct Focus Mission Team investigators recently searched a home on Douglasdale Road. The search resulted in the arrest of one man for misdemeanor and felony drug possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and ecstasy. Investigators also seized crack cocaine, ecstasy pills, marijuana, nearly $4,000 in cash, drug packaging materials and drug paraphernalia.

This Week At The Byrd Theatre

Robin Hood Rated | PG-13
Nightly at 7:15pm starting Friday, June 18th

A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) | Rated R
Nightly at 9:45pm starting Friday, June 18th

Clash Of The Titans Rated | PG-13
Matinees Only Saturday & Sunday June 19th & 20th at 4:30pm