Venture Richmond, in partnership with the City of Richmond and the
National Council for the Traditional Arts, will produce the Richmond
Folk Festival October 10-12, 2008.
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Celebrating the Expansion of the Carpenter Theatre
Wednesday, February 13
Richmond CenterStage
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Celebrating the Expansion of the Carpenter Theatre
600 E. Grace Street
Wednesday, February 13
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Richmond CenterStage
(Pedestrian entrance to construction site on 7th Street between Grace
Street and Broad Street. Suggested parking in surface lots and decks
off 7th Street or Marshall Street.)
On February 13th the back wall of the Carpenter Theatre will be
knocked down in order to double the size of the stage house. On this
day, we will see the most visible step in the expansion of the
Carpenter Theatre and celebrate the future audiences and performers of
Richmond CenterStage.
Richmond CenterStage is preserving the memories by saving the very
bricks that housed them, and a future communal space will be created
somewhere in the environs of the facility. The stage house wall and all
its history will live on in a new and artistic way, and honor all those
who've sat in front of the stage or performed on it.
Artisans are hard at work to return the original splendor of the
Carpenter Theatre's interior, making it a restoration site as much as
it is a construction site. The ornate detail inside this much loved
venue has been carefully protected so the brilliant details will shine
brightly with their original colors when completed.
Speaking Schedule
10:00am – RPAC (progress of project)
10:02am – Sheila Hill-Christian (economic impact)
10:05am – CenterStage Foundation (appreciation and promise of things to come)
10:07am – Richmond Ballet dancer Maggie Small (arts group's perspectives)
10:09am – Conductor Erin Freeman and Richmond Symphony musician (signal demolition)
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02.11.2008
