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Home, Flower and Garden Show

Albert Schick — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:31:58 +0000

Get ready for spring February 9-12 when the Mayment Flower & Garden Show and MAC Events 2012 Richmond Home Show take place at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. That’s right, both of these home-centric extravaganzas now take place during the same weekend, and one admission price ($10 for adults, $8 for seniors) gets you into both.

The Maymont Flower & Garden Show has long been a Richmond tradition. You’ll learn about the latest trends in horticulture and gardening through impressive displays (think indoor garden displays the size of a room or larger) and seminars with fabulous guest speakers, plus you’ll get to shop a humongous marketplace packed with a wide array of plants and garden adornments. Part of the convention center is transformed into a garden wonderland that’s heaven for those with green thumbs.

Along with the Maymont show, your ticket gets you admission to the MAC Events 2011 Richmond Home Show, which features ideas for your home and garden including remodeling solutions, landscaping ideas, interior design trends, furnishings and ways to make your home more environmentally friendly. With more than 300 displays, this show is the largest home and garden event in Central Virginia.

We at the Grace Manor Inn can direct you to parking near the convention center. We can also suggest some stops along the route if you want brunch or lunch before you go.

South African Food and Wine Festival

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:13:10 +0000

Yes, Richmond has a slew of ethnic food festivals, but would you have expected a taste of South Africa? Just about an hour outside of Richmond, Grayhaven Winery hosts the South African Food and Wine Festival once a year, and it happens to be this weekend on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The owners of this boutique winery hail from South Africa, and in order to celebrate their heritage they are offering tastings of their own wines, plus they’re hosting two winemakers straight from South Africa who will pour their wines and talk about winemaking.

There’s also a full menu of South African food for purchase (think grilled peri peri chicken and chilled lychee for dessert) and a full lineup of music from the region. Tickets cost $25 in advance or $30 at the door and include your wine tasting as well as the entertainment. More wine is available for purchase by the bottle or glass. Don’t miss Grayhaven’s famous sangria that’s perfect on a hot summer day.

Fabergé Revealed

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:05:01 +0000

Anastasia’s whereabouts may never have been discovered, but you can get a taste of the elegance experienced during her family’s reign when the largest collection of Fabergé goes on display at the VMFA. From July 9 through October 2, Fabergé Revealed will showcase more than 500 objects created for the Russian imperial family by jeweler Karl Fabergé in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

This largest public collection of the beautiful accessories and eggs outside Russia will feature five of the crazy intricate, delicate 13 Russian imperial Easter eggs that are in the United States. The exhibition will feature the VMFA’s own Fabergé collection, which is one of the finest in the United States, along with donations from three additional collections. Tickets to the event cost $15 for adults and $12 for seniors age 65+. You can buy them online or in person at the event.

The Perfect Gift: A Grace Manor Inn Gift Certificate

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:39:22 +0000

Still looking to check a few names off your Christmas list? Give a Grace Manor Inn gift card. Our cozy B&B is a perfect place to give out-of-town visitors some privacy and a sense of the South when visiting town. It’s also a lovely spot where Richmond residents can retreat for a romantic vacation without leaving town. Whoever you gift, we can guarantee they’ll get the VIP treatment from check-in to check out. Want to purchase a gift certificate? Just give us a call at (804) 353-4334. We an email a color gift certificate within an hour of your purchase.

Grace Manor Inn launches New Website

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:00:24 +0000

Welcome to our new website. We’re excited to have new features like multiple photo galleries, this new blog, and lots more. Of course, while the website has changed, our superior hospitality, gourmet food, and luxury linens are going to be just the way that you remembered them. So have no fear, we’re still the same Grace Manor Inn, we just have some great new tools we can use to communicate with our previous and future guests.