Subscriptions For Next Season Will Go On Sale Monday Morning!

A limited number of seats for The Richmond Forum's 2010-2011 season will go on sale to new subscribers this Monday, May 3rd, at 9AM. Please be sure to mark your calendar as we expect to sell out very quickly. This blog post contains everything you need to know to ensure that you get your seats for what promises to be a fascinating season at The Richmond Forum.

Seat Availability

• Rear Balcony: 400 seats ($155 each for the five program season)
• Front Balcony: 80 seats with only 26 pairs ($190 each)
• Grand Tier & Orchestra: 54 scattered singles, no pairs ($240 each)

Landmark Theater seating chart

How to Subscribe

• Online: The easiest and quickest way will be to subscribe online Monday morning at 9AM.
• Phone (804) 330-3993: Because we have a small staff and only three phone lines, this will be a slower way to purchase your subscription. Our phone lines will be very busy. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to return voicemail messages in a timely fashion, so please keep calling until you reach a staff member. However, we do highly recommend that you purchase your subscription online as we will assign the best available seats in the order that orders are received, whether online or by phone.

Subscriber Benefits

• Guaranteed Seating: Subscribers have a reserved seat for each program.
• Season Savings: Subscribers save up to 30% off the cost of buying tickets to individual programs.
• Priority Seating: As a subscriber, you will be given the first opportunity to renew your seats, improve your seats, and purchase additional seats each season.
• Ticket Donation: If your are unable to attend any program(s) during the season, you can donate your tickets to The Richmond Forum for a tax credit.

Mark your calendar for Monday, May 3rd, at 9AM and we look forward to having you join us next season!

David Blaine Pushes the Limits of the Human Body

Read a great Q & A with David Blaine from TIME magazine. Blaine is variously known as a street magician, illusionist, and endurance artist. When he comes to The Richmond Forum on April 16, 2011, he will go in depth on the topics he touches on in this article: the genesis of his ideas, his research, and the intense training he undertakes to prepare his body for the unbelievable physical feats he attempts, like holding his breath under water for over seventeen minutes!

To be sure you have seats for this intriguing program and all of the other great speakers coming for our 2010-2011 season, make a note on your calendar to subscribe online as soon as new subscriptions go on sale, Monday, May 3!

Tony Blair Announces Partnership with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Today a former Richmond Forum speaker and a future Richmond Forum speaker are in the news together.

In this week's TIME magazine, former Prime Minister Tony Blair details how his Africa Governance Initiative will be working with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia to "improve the way government works." Blair calls Sirleaf "one of Africa's most inspiring and visionary leaders" and writes that "the progress being achieved in Liberia is a testament to the resolve of the Liberian people."

President Sirleaf will kick off the 25th season of The Richmond Forum on November 6, 2010. Season subscriptions go on sale May 3rd.

Anderson Cooper in Outside Magazine

The April issue of Outside magazine includes Anderson Cooper among its "Adventure Icons." According to the preface, "In an era when everything has supposedly been done, these adventure icons ignore convention, court risk, and let their passion lead the way."

You can read the full interview with Anderson Cooper online, in which he talks about his recent coverage of the earthquake in Haiti and the risks inherent with this style of reporting.

Anderson Cooper will be the February speaker at The Richmond Forum next season. Available season subscriptions will go on sale May 3rd.