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September 12 - 13, 2009
The Richmond CenterStage Grand Opening 600 E. Grace St. (Twitter | Facebook | Tickets)   
The Grand Opening performance begins at 8:00pm on Saturday evening. On Sunday, from 1pm - 5pm there will be an open house with tours of CenterStage, free to the public.

CenterStage must spark growth to be called success

‘God’s Not Going to Do That’ 
-Arts in Crisis: Sure, You're Struggling. Deal with It....Live Blog  

CenterStage: The Road to the Show The Road to the Show; An interview with CenterStage's Jim Ukrop and Bob Mooney
-Christmas Eve
-Gallery5 Response...Predictable yet scary 
-Also see Style Weekly's Fall Arts Preview
 
Richmond's CenterStage grand opening is Saturday...Richmond centerstage Opens This Weekend...Richmond CenterStage opens its doors Saturday...Clock ticks down to opening of CenterStage...Few tickets remain for CenterStage's grand opening 
 
CenterStage Highlights...Inside CenterStage 
  
The Minor Gods of Media Tour the Carpenter Center
 
CenterStage signals new chapter in Richmond’s arts community
 

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Style Weekly Cover:
The Curtain (Finally) Rises
After eight years, $73.4 million and plenty of politics, arts groups are about to get a new boost at an old stomping ground. Featuring Scott Bass, Mary Burruss, Clarke Bustard, Don Harrison, Jason Roop, Edwin Slipek Jr. and Deveron Timberlake 
-CenterStage Gets an Elbow, a Hug and a Lot of Attention in Style
 
Author Speaks!
Roy Proctor : Richmond CenterStage’s suggested and demanded changes to my book seemed dictated by a need to falsify history to meet image-polishing, fundraising and other agendas. 
-CenterStage book project held up by snag
-Can’t Rewrite History
-Proctor on the CenterStage story 

The "stage" is almost set in Richmond; Will the City's meals tax end when shows start at the Richmond CenterStage?
 
Giddy up, oom poppa, omm poppa, mow mow  
-CenterStage Speaks! (Kind of)...The Answers From CenterStage
-(Gallery 5) From our arts organization to yours. Please help to build a list of questions for Centerstage
  
Season Takes Shape at CenterStage...CenterStage Behind the Scenes...At Long Last – Lights, Camera, Action: The wait is over for Richmond’s performing arts complex...Can we talk about The Performing Arts Center in a light that is bright?...Carpenter Theatre and Richmond CenterStage Photo Gallery...Center Stage 
 
Performing Arts in the Cross Hairs this Week 

Not as Highbrow...
 

September 12, 2009
Chevy Rock & Roll 400 @ RIR (Twitter | Facebook | 10 Things | Tickets)...First Race Coverage

Race Results
-Hamlin wins at Richmond; Vickers gets in Chase 
-Hamlin finally wins Cup race on home track
-FINALLY! 
-Hamlin wins! 
-Bittersweet Finish 
-What a night in Richmond 
-Hamlin wins at home track, chase field set 
-Night to remember for Joe Gibbs Racing 
-Martin jumps up to Chase lead  

Analysis
-I guess you really had to be there
-In The Pits: Hamlin prepared for a title run-Hamlin rides a wave of confidence into the Chase after his RIR win
-Surging Hamlin's not afraid to say he's a title contender
-Hamlin wins; Vickers in and Kyle Busch out
-Please don’t change the Chase
-NASCAR race in Richmond
-New faces, teams join familiar Chase scene
-How Did Brian Vickers Make the Chase? Irony and Dale Jr.  
-Several drivers think Johnson is favorite 
-Should Kyle Busch be in the Chase?
-Vickers cleanly bumps Kyle Busch
-Kyle Busch stumbles, Vickers rises and more lessons from Richmond 
-'One day you're in, the next you're out' 
-Diversity of teams to give Chase 
-Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Popularity Not Dependant on Winning

General Coverage
-ESPN travels with biggest road show in motorsports
-Ryan meets Busch
-Tonight’s lineup at RIR...Martin on the Pole 
-Race Means Big $...New Sell-Out Streak Unlikely...Region counting on big race weekend 
-Race to Chase approaches end 
-Crew chiefs, drivers have key decisions to make 
-Five drivers to watch Saturday night at RIR 
-Vickers, Montoya, Stewart and Busch take the mike
-Winning doesn't always get drivers into Chase 
-Chase-clinching scenarios
-Race Fixing or Just Racing?...Asphalt Teamwork...Some drivers give teammates a brake to aid in Chase...Would a teammate throw away a win to help another make Chase?...Fine line between teamwork, cheating...How will team orders play with bubble mates at RIR?...There's nothing wrong with a little teamwork 
-RIR: Last chance to make the grade 
-Richmond has 11 drivers vying for 8 Chase spots 
-Chase comes down to the wire 
-NASCAR Sprint Cup: Chevy Rock N Roll 400 - Preview 
-Driver's Ed: Who to ride at Richmond?
-Richmond race holds a prestigious spot on NASCAR calendar 
-Field is tight heading to RIR 
-Winning isn’t everything, especially in NASCAR 
-Richmond's wild ride 
-How Chase contenders drivers match up 
-NASCAR TV analysts have a job worth talking about 
-Road to Richmond Reaches an All-Time Excitement Apex as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Visits "America's Premier Short Track"  
-The Chase bubble: How easy is it to pop?...One race left for bubblers to stake a claim to Chase...The countdown is on with one race to go
-Who cares? 
-Saturday night fever: Pressure to make the Chase intensifies for several Cup drivers at Richmond 
-Richmond is the right track at the right time 
-About Putting The Prelude In Its Proper Place 
-Does tight Chase battle validate NASCAR's Cup car? 
-This unprecedented Chase parity is a best possible scenario 
-Contenders try to treat Richmond like any old race 
-Chase Has Become Two For Price Of One 
-Crunching numbers for Richmond 
-Who's in, and who's that girl?
-Winning a title without winning a race? 
-Chase bigger than any one driver now 
-2009 Power Rankings: Richmond 
-Whats Good for the Goose is...
-NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Entry List For Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond...44 teams on preliminary entry list for Sprint Cup Richmond race  
-Bubble battle visits Richmond 
-Could history be repeated at Richmond?
-One race stands between drivers and Richmond 
-Lots Of Drama For Final Regular Season Race 
-Pulling off a Richmond miracle

7 reasons to watch the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond
-No. 1 - The Chase 
-No. 2 - The postrace talk 
-No. 3 - Short-track night racing 
-No. 4 – Because it's too close to call
-No. 5 – Jimmie Johnson 
-No. 6 – The track 
-No. 7 - Kevin Harvick

Events/Logistics
-All American Rejects ready to Rock & Roll Richmond
-9/11 survivor strives to promote memorial
-Driver Appearances 
-RIR safety team hopes to sit this one out 
-Pieces come together for a weekend of remembrance 
-History Of Richmond International Raceway
-Camping at the Richmond International Speedway
-RIR to host fourth annual blood drive 

Main Story (Vickers vs Busch)
-Busch feels pressure; Vickers laid back
-Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch Bring Rivalry Back to Where It Started 
-Hendrick expatriates Busch, Vickers scrambling for Chase berth 
-Busch, Vickers hoping to pull a Mayfield at Richmond
-Vickers, Kyle Busch battle long odds 
-Vickers, Kyle Busch say they'll not worry about rivals 
-Richmond race is last chance for Busch, Vickers 
-Next race is where the rubber meets the road for Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch

Earnhardt-Ganassi
-Juan Pablo Montoya leads final Cup practice at Richmond
-Don't undersell Montoya as a championship threat
-Montoya can complete open-wheel conversion at Richmond
-Juan Pablo Montoya gains ground in bid for his first Chase berth
-Montoya aims for aggressive approach to Chase 
-Juan Pablo Montoya moving closer to first Chase 

Hendrick
-Gordon Happy To Run Under The Radar At Richmond 
-Earnhardt struggles to race into Victory Lane
-After a disappointing season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. looks forward to Richmond 
-In Chase, Johnson works on being fast at Richmond
-Aggressive approach puts Martin on pole for Rock & Roll 400
-Strong season amazes Martin  
-Martin earns sixth pole 
-Martin eyes Chase with sixth pole of season
-Martin matches career best with sixth pole of season 
-Martin takes pole for Sprint Cup race 
-Martin helps Chase cause with pole run 
-Martin Wins Pole in Last Race for the Chase
-Hendrick Motorsports' Mark Martin doing his best to ignore pressure of making the Chase 
-Richmond Kind to Martin Throughout Career

Richard Childress
-Harvick looks to salvage subpar season

Stewart-Haas
-Stewart riding wave of success as driver-owner  
-Winning remains goal for Stewart-Haas Racing's Ryan Newman
-Newman Looking to Solidify His Place in Sprint Cup Chase at Richmond 

-Dodge calls Petty's defection a 'business decision' 
-Dodge wishes Richard Petty Motorsports well; Penske Racing prepares to adjust 
 
Penske
-After beating the best in Indycars, he wanted more
-Crew chief Tryson set to leave Busch, No. 2 team 
-Kurt Busch’s crew chief is leaving team 
-Kurt Busch confirms crew chief’s departure  
-Kurt Busch crew chief Pat Tryson leaving Penske Racing; expected to join MWR 

Richard Petty Motorsports
-Finally, Petty back in the hunt
-AJ Allmendinger pleased with merger between Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing  
-Kahne to rejoin manufacturer that sued him 
-Kahne Says RPM-Yates Merger Good For Both 
-Ford raised Kahne and is glad to have him back 
-Kasey Kahne Advances For The Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway 
-Reed Sorenson says he already was out of a ride for 2010 before proposed merger 

Richard Petty Motorsports/Yates Merger
-RPM, Yates To Merge - Will Race Fords In 2010...Long, Strange Trip For Yates Racing  
-New four-car team switching to Ford 
-Richard Petty Motorsports, Yates Racing to merge; will race Fords in 2010 
-Petty team switching to Ford for 2010 
-Petty, Yates will join forces under Ford banner 
-Richard Petty Motorsports, Yates to merge, drive Fords in 2010
-Petty to merge with Yates, will switch from Dodge to Ford for 2010 NASCAR season
 
Roush Fenway
-Petty/Yates merger also helps Roush 
-Biffle admits he’ll be nervous behind wheel 
-Carl Edwards has his limits when it comes to helping teammates
-Edwards still hobbling, but expects no trouble 
-Edwards hopes to keep his foot in the Chase
-David Ragan to make 100th NASCAR Sprint Cup start, focused on improvement 
-Data shows Kenseth could have his bubble popped 
-Kenseth is barely hanging on to Chase spot 
-Ex-Cup champ Kenseth in vulnerable situation one race before Chase 

Joe Gibbs
-Gibbs Teammates Top Five To Watch 
-Hamlin looks for breakthrough at RIR
-Denny delivers 
-Hamlin races like his job's in jeopardy 
-Hamlin gets stolen car back 
-Hamlin makes it happen in Richmond 
-Surging Hamlin, Martin seize top spots in NASCAR power rankings
-Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin rooting for Kyle Busch to make the Chase 
-JGR working on new deal with Kyle Busch
-Kyle Busch out of Chase could lead to a boring finish
-Kyle Busch's season on the line at Richmond
-Busch’s Bedevilment Is In The Details  
-Busch holds all the cards 
-Kyle Busch Will Make This Chase 
-Win to make Chase not just a fantasy
-Although He May Miss Chase, Kyle Busch Still Making NASCAR History 
-You Turn: Can Kyle Busch make the Chase? 
-Joey Logano: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series- Richmond Preview

Red Bull
-Brian Vickers confident he can make Chase with good run at Richmond 
-Vickers progressing nicely in Sprint Cup 

Robby Gordon
-Gilliland replaces Gordon at Richmond 

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