Beats & Blockbusters in the Garden at Lavender Hill - July Edition

Welcome to Beats & Blockbusters in the Garden at Lavender Hill!

Come join us for a night filled with entertainment in the garden at Lavender Hill. We'll start the evening with music that's sure to set the mood with twilight tunes. After the sun sets, we'll laugh and reminisce with a classic 90's movie under the stars. This event is for adults only.

Access to a folding garden chair, popcorn, and one drink from the bar are included in the ticket price, so you can sit and snack while you watch!

Want to feel more comfortable? Bring a blanket to put under your chair, shoes you can kick off, and get set for a cozy and entertaining evening outdoors.

Mark your calendars and tell your friends about this special event at Lavender Hill - it's going to be a night to remember! Street parking is plentiful on Commonwealth Avenue and Shenandoah Avenue. Please respect our neighbors and try not to park in front of someone's front door.

Schedule for the Evening

6:00pm - Garden gates open. Come early to grab your spot and get your food and hit the bar!

6:30 - Entertainment begins. The host will welcome you to the garden and introduce the schedule for the evening

8:29pm - Sunset

8:45ish - We wait until it's dark enough to see the screen and the movie begins

9:15ish - Food and beverage service ends 30 minutes after the movie starts

10:30ish - Farewell. When the movie ends, we begin clean up and see you next time!

Beats: Vocalist Kia Bennett with Cam Fowlkes on guitar

Blockbuster: Poetic Justice, featuring Janet Jackson and Tupac

Adult Beverages: Available for purchase, not included in your ticket price. Proceeds from the bar will benefit By Black Richmond, a 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization.

Snacks: Onsite food for purchase - TBD

Virginia Grace, popcorn bar

Want more than a snack? Visit https://thekitchenonwellington.com to order a box, board, or platter for yourself of your group. We'll have it available to pick up when you arrive.

Sponsors: Think804, Graphic Design

Photography, Divine by Design

Refund and Inclement Weather Plan: No refunds will be offered for this event. If the weather won't allow us to gather outdoors, we'll reschedule to the next Thursday. In the event that you cannot make the reschedule date, your ticket will be transferred to the next Beats and Blockbuster Night. All ticket holders will receive an email with weather related changes by 2pm the day of the event.

A native of Richmond, Virginia, and a product of Howard University, Kia made her introduction into entertainment while singing with former Washington D.C. group "Entyme" along with other respected soul artists Geno Young, Sy Smith, and Yahzarah. Kia is a member of the new school RAMP (Roy Ayers Music Production) whose musical contributions provided the world with samples for hits like A Tribe Called Quest's "Bonita Applebum", Mary J. Blige's "My Life" and Erykah Badu's "Amerykah's Promise". Ms. Bennett is best noted for her background vocals which supported international recording artists D'Angelo, Ledisi, Michael Bolton, Roy Ayers, and others.
Kia has graced the stages of:
(VA)
*The Richmond Jazz Society, Capital Ale House Music Hall, Vagabond, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont, Tin Pan, Dogwood Dell, CenterStage (Carpenter Theater), Downing-Gross/Ella Fitzgerald Theater, The Perkinson Center/Jimmy Dean Theater, The Richmond Symphony, The Birchmere, The Hippodrome, Varia Wine Studio (Hilton Norfolk THE MAIN), PBS/NPR Brewer Sessions, and The Historic Cavalier Hotel
(DC)
*The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Blues Alley, Cramton Auditorium, City Winery DC, Busboys & Poets, 9:30 Club, Takoma Station, The Black Cat, Bohemian Caverns, The Warner Theater, SoFar Sounds DC, Mr. Henry’s, The Washington Monument, The Carter Barron Amphitheater, and The Howard Theater
(MD)
*Maryland Live Casino, The Fillmore, Wine In The Woods, and The Mansion at Strathmore
(NY)
*Leftfield, The Shrine, BB Kings, Silvana, DROM, SOB’s, The Bitter End, Gin Fizz, The W Hotel/Times Square, and Rockwood Music Hall
Kia was nominated as 2012 Best New Artist and 2017 Song of The Year (A Beautiful Forever) for SoulTracks Readers Choice Awards. Kia has also served as a Board Member and Governor of The Washington D.C. Chapter of the Recording Academy (Grammys), ASCAP Member (The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers), SAG-AFTRA, and SoundExchange. She is also a member of WALA (Washington Area Lawyers For The Arts). Kia devotes her time as an Artist in Residence at The Inova Schar Cancer Institute and The Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center in the music and healing arts programs. She currently has an EP entitled, Duet of Daffodils and is currently working on her full-length album.

IG: https://instagram.com/enchantress76?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Bandcamp: https://kiabennett.bandcamp.com/

The Sound:

I WANT YOUhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/2jGDRpwEzyg?si=at7qjSogsmMrQU0Z
FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVEhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/mESfxTIpTRo
GIVE YOUR LOVE TO MEhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/cFtyVum_ooA

Event Venue

Lavender Hill, 1705 Commonwealth Avenue, Richmond, United States