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11-15-2010

 

   
What’s New in Richmond, Va.

Bottom and Back Bus Launches Third Route

Bottom and Back Bus Launches Third Route
Visitors now have another free route to take them around the city of Richmond on the To the Bottom and Back Bus (BNB). The new route will travel along the Boulevard and East on Broad Street Friday and Saturday nights and will include stops on Grace, Robinson and Main streets. The two existing BNB buses will continue to travel in a loop from Carytown through the Fan and the River District to Shockoe Bottom. For more information visitwww.2bnb.org


Legends of Flight at SMV Legends of Flight at SMV
Guest will have the opportunity to experience the thrill of flight with legendary airplanes in some of the most breathtaking sequences ever seen during Legends of Flight. Open now through Jan. 30 in the Science Museum of Virginia’s IMAX DOME, visitors will get an insider’s view of how a modern aircraft is built and understand the manufacturing challenges and incredible financial risks companies assume when they embark on radical new designs. For show times and tickets visitwww.smv.org/imaxdome.html

 
Newly-Expanded Virginia War Memorial Now Open! Newly-Expanded Virginia War Memorial Now Open!
The Virginia War Memorial now welcomes visitors to the new
Paul and Phyllis Galanti Education Center. The new center added 17,300 square feet and now includes a theater to display the memorial’s “Virginians at War” film series. It also includes a remodeled outdoor amphitheater, new meeting space and room to make the memorial’s research library accessible to the public. Details at http://www.vawarmemorial.org/ 

 
On the Horizon
 
GardenFest of Lights GardenFest of Lights
A holiday tradition in the Richmond Region, GardenFest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden always leaves guests in awe of the beautiful light display. More than a half million lights illuminate the 40-acre garden nightly Nov. 26-Jan 10 from 5-10 p.m. This year, GardenFest coincides with Lewis Ginter’sGlorious Glass in the Garden exhibit featuring the work of renowned glass artist Hans Godo Frabel. The glass and light combination is sure to be a treat for visitors to the Region. Details at lewisginter.org

 
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