Friday Cheers
May 8-June 25
Brown's Island
Free admission
6:30-9:30pm
25 years of free music!
Thousands of people come to relax after the workweek on Brown's Island
to meet friends and hear some of the nation's hottest touring acts and
the region's top bands for free. Join the crowd! Produced by Venture
Richmond.
www.venturerichmond.com
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Dominion Riverrock
Friday-Saturday, May 15-16
Brown's Island
FREE for spectators
Friday 4:00pm-9:30pm
Saturday 9:00am-4:00pm
Richmond's newest event blends music, sports, interactive
opportunities, environmental stewardship and fun, set against the
backdrop of Richmond's downtown riverfront.
Billed as "Richmond's Riverlife Celebration," Dominion Riverrock begins
Friday with a free performance by nationally acclaimed roots music and
world rock band Rusted Root at
7:15pm. Also on Friday evening are a Mud Run, a high-flying Big Air dog
jumping competition, an acrobatic freestyle bike competition and the
Dominion Riverrock After Party downtown. Events continue Saturday
morning when athletes from around the region square off in
high-adrenaline activities both in and around the river including the
James River Scramble trail run, mountain biking, kayaking and more.
With additional musical performances - including The Annuals - dog and
bike competitions, the James River Pub Crawl, food and exhibits,
Dominion Riverrock is sure to make a splash as Richmond's premier river
event.
SCHEDULE (subject to change)
Friday, May 15
| 4 - 9 p.m. |
Vendor Booths and Interactive Village open |
| 6 p.m. |
Ultimate Air Dogs (Splash #1)
Freestyle Bikes (Qualifying)
Filthy 5k Mud Run
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| 6:15 p.m |
Free Concert featuring Jesse Chong followed by Rusted Root |
| 9:30 p.m.- 2 a.m. |
Dominion Riverrock After Party!
Blackfinn,
Cha Cha's Cantina, Halligan Bar & Grill, Legend Brewing Co., Sine
Irish Pub, and Stool Pigeons - Wear your Riverrock wrist band and
receive ½ off selected appetizer specials.
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Saturday, May 16
| 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Vendor Booths and Interactive Village open |
| 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Rowing Regatta — Rocketts Landing |
| 9 a.m. |
James River Scramble 10k trail run |
| 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Live Music |
| 10 a.m. |
Ultimate Air Dogs (Splash #2) |
| 11 a.m. |
Freestyle Bikes (Qualifying) |
| 12 Noon |
Ultimate Air Dogs (Fetch It!)
Urban Assault mountain bike race |
| 1 p.m. |
Jammin' on the James Canoe/Kayak Boatercross—Hollywood Rapid |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Ultimate Air Dogs Finals |
| 2 p.m. |
Freestyle Bikes Finals |
| 4 p.m. |
James River Pub Crawl
Blackfinn,
Richbrau, Cha Cha's and Lucky Buddha Check in on Brown's Island to get
your wrist band and purchase an official James River Pub Crawl t-shirt
and help support the James River Fund. |
Don't miss a thing with text updates throughout the event!
You can keep up to date on all the Dominion Riverrock happenings
leading up to the event and throughout the weekend with our text
alerts. For updates, event specials and more, text RIVERROCK to 21333 (standard messaging rates apply). You can also get specific event updates for any of the following:
Filthy 5k Mud Runners get text updates -- text FILTHY5K to 21333
James River Scramblers get text updates -- text SCRAMBLE to 21333
Dominion Riverrock Partiers get text updates -- text AFTER PARTY to 21333
Full event information: including schedules and registration for individual events can be found at www.sportsbackers.org.
Parking: available in the brand new Federal Reserve
Bank parking deck at the corner of 5th & Byrd Streets; and
Riverfront Towers and Riverside on the James parking decks at the
corner of 10th & Tredegar Streets. All are a $5 flat fee.
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5.12.2009 
