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Saturday, September 21

Elizabeth Van Lew Downloadable Walking Tour

Elizabeth Van Lew Downloadable Walking Tour

Richmond Story House

Download the tour and take it on your own time! This hour-long, two-mile audio tour will guide you along the streets of Church Hill and Tobacco Row while...

RVA East End , $
St. John's Church  
Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® Bricks

Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® Bricks

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
9am

The wildly popular Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® Bricks returns with new sculptures as part of The Art of Play. Created with half-a-million LEGO bricks,...

Henrico, RVA Northside , Prices Vary
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden  
"New Virginians: 1619–2019 & Beyond" Exhibition

"New Virginians: 1619–2019 &...

Library of Virginia
9am

Recent estimates place the number of foreign-born Virginians at just under one million, or about one in every eight people in the state. The composite...

RVA Downtown , Free
Library of Virginia, Exhibition Gallery  
Color Cargo

Color Cargo

Visual Arts Center of Richmond
9am

VisArts presents "Color Cargo," an exhibition of work by New York-based artist Damien Davis, curated by Jennifer-Navva Milliken. “Color Cargo” examines the...

RVA The Fan , Free
Visual Arts Center of Richmond  
The Art of Play

The Art of Play

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
9am

The Art of Play promises moments of joy, whimsy and enchantment as Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden comes alive with art that explores how playful interactions...

Henrico, RVA Northside , Prices Vary, $
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden  
Alison Hall | "for the white bird"

Alison Hall | "for the white bird"

Reynolds Gallery
10am

For the white bird is Alison Hall’s second solo exhibition with Reynolds Gallery and is comprised of a series of works on panel in various scales alongside...

RVA The Fan , Free
Reynolds Gallery  
Card Making with Stamps & Ink Workshop

Card Making with Stamps & Ink Workshop

Scrap RVA
10am

Sheila Dean continues her card making series with techniques using stamps and inks. All ages $10 per person includes all materials

RVA Arts District, RVA Northside , $
Scrap RVA  
Developing Richmond: Photographs from the Cook Studio

Developing Richmond: Photographs from the Cook...

The Valentine
10am

When photographer George S. Cook relocated with his family to Richmond in 1880, he arrived in a city caught between the old and the new: Richmond bustled...

RVA Downtown , $
The Valentine  
Hey, Hey, Hey! Collection by Bill Cooper

Hey, Hey, Hey! Collection by Bill Cooper

10am

"I grew up in segregated Richmond during the fifties and sixties. There were not many people who looked like us in the media - especially on television and...

RVA Downtown , Prices Vary
Black History Museum and Cultural Center  
InsideOut with Rita McClenny

InsideOut with Rita McClenny

Black History Museum and Cultural Center
10am

InsideOut is BHMVA's signature program that invites the community to engage in conversations with some of Virginia's most influential people. Our next...

RVA Downtown , Prices Vary
Black History Museum and Cultural Center  
JOHN MARSHALL: HIDDEN HERO OF NATIONAL UNION

JOHN MARSHALL: HIDDEN HERO OF NATIONAL UNION

Virginia Museum of History & Culture
10am

The distinguished life of John Marshall, the nation’s fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court, parallels the unfolding of the American experiment in...

RVA The Fan , Free, $, Prices Vary
Virginia Museum of History and Culture  
JUDITH FAE BROWN, "VOLUME"

JUDITH FAE BROWN, "VOLUME"

Quirk Gallery
10am

Join us in The Mezzanine at Quirk Hotel on Thursday, August 22 from 5-8 pm for the opening reception of Judith FAE Brown's solo exhibition, VOLUME. “Beauty...

RVA Downtown , Free
Quirk Gallery, Main Gallery  
Joan Elliott | "Infinity Fields"

Joan Elliott | "Infinity Fields"

Reynolds Gallery
10am

Celebrating her fifth solo exhibition with Reynolds Gallery, Joan Elliott presents a series of individual paintings and diptychs on panel that display her...

RVA The Fan , Free
Reynolds Gallery  
Matt Kleberg | "Blind Arcade"

Matt Kleberg | "Blind Arcade"

Reynolds Gallery
10am

Blind Arcade marks the first solo exhibition in Richmond for Matt Kleberg, whose work has appeared in several group installations at Reynolds Gallery since...

RVA The Fan , Free
Reynolds Gallery  
Monument Avenue: General Demotion/General Devotion

Monument Avenue: General Demotion/General Devotion

The Valentine
10am

A new exhibition debuting at the Valentine will conceptually reimagine Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue. Opening at the Valentine on February 14, this...

RVA Downtown , Free, $, Prices Vary
The Valentine  
September 2019 Art Exhibits

September 2019 Art Exhibits

Richmond Public Library
10am

The following exhibits will be on display from Friday, September 6, 2019, through Tuesday, October 1, 2019: Gellman Room—Accidentally Inspired—colorful...

RVA Downtown , Free
Richmond Public Main Library  
Smithsonian Museum Day

Smithsonian Museum Day

The Edgar Allan Poe Museum
10am

Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country...

RVA Downtown , $, Free
Edgar Allan Poe Museum  
Sundry Souls: Views. Values. Vibrancy

Sundry Souls: Views. Values. Vibrancy

Black History Museum and Cultural Center
10am

Sundry Souls is a collection of work created by 17 artists who are as diverse as the images depicted in their creations. Yet, they share the common thread of...

RVA Downtown , $
Black History Museum and Cultural Center  
Time Travelers Free Admission Weekend

Time Travelers Free Admission Weekend

The Edgar Allan Poe Museum
10am

Time Travelers, a biannual Richmond Region tradition, invites tourists and locals alike to discover the area’s treasures spanning 400 years of fascinating...

RVA Downtown
Edgar Allan Poe Museum  
Time Travelers: Free Admission Weekend

Time Travelers: Free Admission Weekend

The Valentine
10am

Time Travelers, a biannual Richmond Region tradition, invites tourists and locals alike to discover the area’s treasures spanning 400 years of fascinating...

Ashland, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA East End, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan , Free
The Valentine  
Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Join us for a fun-filled, interactive story time! Story time aims to instill a love of reading with songs, rhymes, books and activities for ages 0-5 with an...

RVA Southside , Free
Westover Hills Branch Library  
P.A.W.S. to Read with Sprite's Hero Therapy Dogs

P.A.W.S. to Read with Sprite's Hero Therapy Dogs

Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Sign up for a 20 minute slot to read to a therapy dog. Build reading confidence and have fun! This program is presented in partnership with Sprite's Hero....

RVA Southside , Free
Westover Hills Branch Library  
Southside Book & Writers Club

Southside Book & Writers Club

Richmond Public Library
11am

Southside Book and Writers Club (SBWC) strives to promote diversity in reading and writing. This club is dedicated to the advancement and education of all....

RVA Southside , Free
Hull Street Branch Library  
The Basics: Adobe Creative Suite

The Basics: Adobe Creative Suite

Studio Two Three
11am

Whether you’re a beginner to Adobe, or trying to learn a different approach, in this workshop you will learn the top techniques, tips and tricks within the...

RVA Northside , $$$
Studio Two Three  
Toddler Time

Toddler Time

Richmond Public Library
11am

Join us for fun and interactive stories, music and play for ages 18-36 months with their caregiver. First Thursday of each month features a bilingual story...

RVA West End , Free
West End Branch Library  
Xavier Mary, Deepwater Horizon

Xavier Mary, Deepwater Horizon

1708 Gallery
11am

1708 Gallery announces Deepwater Horizon, an exhibition of sculpture, video, and appropriated objects by Belgian artist Xavier Mary. Deepwater Horizon...

RVA Arts District , Free
1708 Gallery  
August - September Exhibits @ Art Works

August - September Exhibits @ Art Works

Art Works Gallery
12pm

See 6 new art shows featuring: Michelle McGrath, Kelly Johnston, Glenda Creamer, the August All-Media Show juried by Kristen Peyton, and The James River Pix...

RVA Southside , Free
Art Works Gallery  
August/September Exhibitions

August/September Exhibitions

Artspace
12pm

Richmond, VA – artspace is pleased to present five new gallery exhibitions, featuring artists Beverly Ryan, Bizhan Khodabandeh, Cindy Mehr, Mitzi Humphrey,...

RVA Southside , Free
Artspace  
Gallery at First UU

Gallery at First UU

Gallery at First Unitarian Universalist Church
12pm

Gallery at First UU – Richmond’s Favorite Pop-Up Art Event A visual feast for the eyes, this is not your grandma's church-basement craft show! Gallery at...

RVA The Fan , Free
First Unitarian Universalist Church  
Urban Fiction Experience

Urban Fiction Experience

Richmond Public Library
12pm

The new Urban Fiction Experience is hitting Richmond this fall! Meet dozens of your favorite best selling authors of Urban Fiction and get to know the stars...

RVA Downtown , Free
Richmond Public Main Library  
“Cabinet of Curiosities” by Chris Semtner

“Cabinet of Curiosities” by Chris Semtner

Anne’s Visual Art Studio
12pm

From September 6 until October 26, 2019, award-winning artist, author, and curator Chris Semtner will present Cabinet of Curiosities, a selection of his...

RVA Downtown , Free
Anne’s Visual Art Studio  
Book Talk with Ronald Kirkwood: Too Much for Human Endurance

Book Talk with Ronald Kirkwood: Too Much for...

American Civil War Museum
1pm

Discover the untold stories of the Spangler family, their farm, the medical workers who labored to save lives, and the men who suffered and died there during...

RVA Downtown , $
American Civil War Museum - Historic Tredegar  
Hour of Code with CoderDojo

Hour of Code with CoderDojo

Richmond Public Library
1pm

CoderDojo's mission is to introduce kids to technology and programming and inspire them to become "digital producers" instead of just being "digital consumers".

RVA Downtown , Free
Richmond Public Main Library, 2nd Floor Computer Lab  
Professional Development for Creatives (Part 1): Grant Writing

Professional Development for Creatives (Part...

Institute for Contemporary Art
1pm

The secret to writing a grant is not secret at all. This seminar will demystify the process by providing emerging, mid-career, and established artists with...

Free
Institute for Contemporary Art, Auditorium  
Confetti Community Conversations: Building Healthier Connected Communities

Confetti Community Conversations: Building...

Black History Museum and Cultural Center
2pm

Good health is not achieved alone, it takes all of us to work together to transform health in our communities. There's power in our communities that can...

RVA Downtown , Free
Black History Museum and Cultural Center  
Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2pm, 8pm

Roald Dahl’s amazing tale is now Richmond’s golden ticket! It’s the perfect recipe for a delectable treat: songs from the original film, including “Pure...

RVA Downtown , Prices Vary, $$$, $$
Altria Theater  
Open Company Rehearsal

Open Company Rehearsal

Dogtown Dance Theatre, Dogtown Dance Theatre
3pm

Join us in the studio for an inside look into the creation process of “Circadian”! Learn more about both Dogtown and KARAR from the Directors, get to know...

RVA Southside , Free
Dogtown Dance Theatre  
Friends and Family Day

Friends and Family Day

Culture4MyKids
4pm

3rd Saturday is Friends and Family Day With Culture4MyKids. Every 3rd Saturday, we are doing something collective to celebrate arts, culture, and education....

RVA Downtown , $
Dominion Energy Center, 3140N  
Provocations Performance: Christine Wyatt

Provocations Performance: Christine Wyatt

Institute for Contemporary Art
4pm

Dance Ensemble Christine Wyatt is a dance artist who received her B.F.A. in Dance & Choreography from VCU in 2018. She has worked with professional dance...

RVA Arts District , Free
Institute for Contemporary Art, Provocations  
Canceled: Oyster Roast with Author Karen A. Chase @ West End Branch Library

Canceled: Oyster Roast with Author Karen A....

Richmond Public Library
5pm

Canceled. Author will be unable to attend. What did colonists eat during the Revolution? Where could you get the best oysters in Manhattan? And who burned...

RVA West End , Free
West End Branch Library  
Oyster Roast with Author Karen A. Chase

Oyster Roast with Author Karen A. Chase

Book People
5pm

What did colonists eat during the Revolution? Where could you get the best oysters in Manhattan? And who burned the city (on September 21st)—was it the...

RVA West End , Free
West End Branch Library  
Homage to the Masters

Homage to the Masters

Bella Arte Gallery
6pm

Debra Keirce has been inspired by the master realist painters for as long as she can recall. Her show, “Homage to the Masters,” is her way of honoring those...

Chesterfield , Free
Bella Arte Gallery  
Third Saturday Ballroom Dance

Third Saturday Ballroom Dance

USA Dance - Richmond, Chapter #6006
7pm

Monthly dance sponsored by the Richmond Chapter of USA Dance, a non-profit devoted to the promotion of ballroom dancing as a sport and as a recreational...

Henrico , $
Deep Run Recreation Center, Ballroom - Lower Level  
BALSAM RANGE

BALSAM RANGE

Modlin Center for the Arts
7:30pm

One of the most decorated bands in bluegrass, 2018 International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) Entertainer of the Year Balsam Range returns to the...

RVA West End , Prices Vary, $, $$
Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond  
Late Have I Loved Thee: Passionate Italian Baroque

Late Have I Loved Thee: Passionate Italian Baroque

7:30pm

This concert will explore the particular character of Italian baroque, which involves dramatic gesture in melody and improvisation, rhythmic playfulness, and...

RVA Downtown , Prices Vary, $
St. John's Church  
Passing Strange

Passing Strange

7:30pm

This innovative new musical exploded on Broadway in 2008 winning a Drama Desk Award, a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, two Obies, 7 Tony nominations,...

RVA The Fan , $, $$, Prices Vary
Firehouse Theatre  
Warm: A Pop/Rock Opera

Warm: A Pop/Rock Opera

Firehouse Theatre
7:30pm

Be in the audience for this historic moment when we introduce Richmond audiences to JC Gonzalez's new pop/rock opera WARM. ​Join us for this incredible new...

RVA The Fan , $$, Prices Vary
Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse  
Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP

Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP

River City Community Players
8pm

River City Community Players presents THE MOUSETRAP by Agatha Christie. "A group of strangers gathered in a remote part of the countryside discover, to their...

Chesterfield , $
John Tyler Community College (Midlothian Campus), The Lynn Theatre  
Altria Masterworks 1, Opening Weekend: The Return of Marin Alsop

Altria Masterworks 1, Opening Weekend: The...

Richmond Symphony
8pm

All Altria Masterworks Concerts are held in the Carpenter Theatre at the Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Discover the power of live music...

RVA Downtown , Prices Vary, $, $$$
Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Energy Center  
Falsettos

Falsettos

Richmond Triangle Players
8pm

A seamless pairing of March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, acclaimed Off Broadway musicals written nearly a decade apart, Falsettos is the tale of...

RVA Arts District , Prices Vary, $$
Richmond Triangle Players' Robert B. Moss Theatre  
From Tragedy to Triumph

From Tragedy to Triumph

Hanover Tavern
8pm

Hanover Tavern Foundation is pleased to present, “From Tragedy to Triumph, The Martha Ann Fields Story.” Written and performed by Valerie Davis, the story of...

Hanover , $
Hanover Tavern  
Holmes and Watson

Holmes and Watson

Swift Creek Mill Theatre
8pm

Sherlock Holmes is dead… or so it is assumed. The world knows the great detective went over the falls at Reichenbach with his nemesis Professor Moriarty. As...

Colonial Heights , Prices Vary, $$
Swift Creek Mill Theatre  
Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

8pm

Roald Dahl’s amazing tale is now Richmond’s golden ticket! It’s the perfect recipe for a delectable treat: songs from the original film, including “Pure...

RVA Downtown , Prices Vary, $$$, $$
Altria Theater  
Susan Greenbaum "Carole King's "Tapestry"

Susan Greenbaum "Carole King's...

The Tin Pan
8pm

Enjoy an evening dedicated to the great Carole King album Tapestry. Her album is one of the best-selling albums of all-time, with over 25 million copies sold...

Henrico, RVA West End , $$
The Tin Pan  
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