All members receive a newsletter five times a year offering chapter news, how-to information and spotlights on members who have published recently. The club also offers a mentoring program for less experienced writers. Alternative Film Some of the most thought-provoking and unusual films in town are shown at local universities. Schedules of upcoming films are available by calling the numbers listed. 289-8860 Alternative films are also shown at the University of Richmond in the Adams Auditorium of the Boatwright Memorial Library at the Festival, which happens twice a year.
Admission is free.
All foreign-language films are shown with English subtitles. The annual James River Festival of the Moving Image offers screenings, seminars and juried competitions in film and video every April at Virginia Commonwealth University. These showings and events are open to the public. VCU also presents an annual French Film Festival in the spring at Byrd Theater.