Hoagy Carmichael portrait going up in downtown Richmond

Jim Hair writes: "You are invited to help change the face of Richmond, literally. With the permission of Empire Title Company, we are about to paint a 50 foot tall Hoagy Carmichael portrait on the back of the “Readmore” building at Ninth and East Main Street.

Last week the building was power washed, next week 65 gallons (700 pounds) of grey primer will start to cover the building. The week after that, another 65 gallons of black paint will be applied, and then the artist, Pam Bliss, will start to create Hoagy’s portrait. Pam created many of the murals in Richmond, including the jazz mural on the 4th Floor Blues Club building in the Depot District.

The initial cost of this project was $22,000 and we have raised $12,000. Now we need you to help us reach the final $10,000 and have set-up a PayPal account that will accept your donation of any amount. If we all contributed $10, we can reach this goal tomorrow.

We are planning to finish this mural by July 1, in time for all the Model T visitors who are expected to come to Richmond in July from all over the world. If you would like to see the YouTube video and images of the mural please visit:
http://www.richmondartworks.com/hoagyonreadmore.html

You are also invited to the unveiling ceremony on Saturday July 6th and to a concert at the Leland by Randy Carmichael, Hoagy’s son.

Thank You and Best Wishes,

Jim