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Thursday, November 17

Music at Hardywood 2

Music at Hardywood 2

The Richmond Symphony returns to Hardywood for chamber classics, craft beer, pizza, and fun

Richmonder Duke Lafoon on being in TV shows, movies and more.

Richmonder Duke Lafoon on being in TV shows,...

Since Duke Lafoon moved to New York, he's been in big-name TV series, movies and the lead in an Off-Broadway musical. We talk about his stage and screen...

RVA Arts District , Free
MacArthur's Park: detail. Junk Mail Collage on Canvas 40"x60W"

Solo Exhibition - Sandhi Schimmel Gold

Sandhi Schimmel Gold, Sandhi Schimmel Gold
12am

Over 20 original works of art on display by local artist Sandhi Schimmel Gold. Sandhi's work is in private, corporate and museum collections around the world...

RVA Northside , Free
Westminster Canterbury, H Scott November Gallery
James River Art League Exhibit at Cedarfield Art Gallery

James River Art League Exhibit at Cedarfield...

James River Art League
9am

Artists from the James River Art League will exhibit their work in the Cedarfield Art Gallery from October 3 through January 3, 2023

Ashland, Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, New Kent, Petersburg, Powhatan, RVA Downtown, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Fluvanna County , Free
Cedarfield Art Gallery
Santa’s Wonderland returns to Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s with FREE photos with Santa

Santa’s Wonderland returns to Bass Pro Shops...

9am

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s is proud to invite families to the beloved tradition of visiting Santa Claus this holiday season during the annual Santa’s...

Cabela’s 5000 Cabela Drive Henrico, VA 23233
Santa’s Wonderland returns to Bass Pro Shops with FREE photos with Santa

Santa’s Wonderland returns to Bass Pro Shops...

9am

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s is proud to invite families to the beloved tradition of visiting Santa Claus this holiday season during the annual Santa’s...

Bass Pro Shops 11550 Lakeridge Parkway Ashland, VA 23005
There's Just Us represented the struggle communities fight with hate & bigotry and the collective voices that were strong enough to stand up and strong against all odds.

There's Just Us: A Photo Exhibit by Alec R....

Virginia Holocaust Museum
9am

August 11-12, 2022 marks the five-year anniversary of the Unite the Right rally that shook the quiet, central Virginia city of Charlottesville. To recognize...

RVA Downtown , Free
Virginia Holocaust Museum
Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity

Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity

Science Museum of Virginia
9:30am

Skin has a number of impressive features: it’s shape shifting, color changing and highly adaptive. But it’s also thought provoking, interaction changing and...

RVA Downtown, RVA The Fan , Prices Vary
Science Museum of Virginia
Barry Purcell, "120 Garrett", 2022, mounted photo collage, 29 x 29 inches

Building a Theme

10am

Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Building a Theme, a solo exhibition by Barry Purcell at our 401 Libbie Avenue location. The exhibition...

Reynolds Gallery
FORGING FREEDOM, JUSTICE, and EQUALITY 40th Anniversary Exhibition

FORGING FREEDOM, JUSTICE, and EQUALITY 40th...

Black History Museum and Cultural Center
10am

Forging Freedom, Justice, and Equality is a riveting interactive, multi-themed immersion into the Black experience in the history of the Commonwealth of...

Ashland, Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, New Kent, Petersburg, Powhatan, RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA East End, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Fluvanna County , $
Black History Museum and Cultural Center
Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Richmond Public Library
10am

Join us for a fun-filled, interactive family storytime! Enjoy songs, rhymes, books and activities for ages 0-5 with an adult.

RVA Northside , Free
North Avenue Meeting Room
Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Richmond Public Library
10am

Join us for a fun, interactive and educational storytime featuring books, songs, and rhymes, perfect for children up to 5!

RVA East End , Free
East End Meeting Room
Katia Santibañez, YD9RL, 2022, Casein and Oil on Canvas, 20 x 16 Inches.

Group Exhibition: Spiraling

Reynolds Gallery
10am

Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Spiraling, a multi-artist exhibition of bold and fresh paintings. The exhibition opens Friday,...

RVA The Fan , Free
Reynolds Gallery
Five of the featured artists in the JRAL Art Gallery at Crossroads Art Center

James River Art League November/December 2022...

James River Art League
10am

The artwork of JRAL artists Sarah Marshall Elliott, Janine Orr, Che', Porter Smith-Thayer and Tami Topalu is featured in the JRAL Gallery in Crossroads Art...

Ashland, Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, New Kent, Petersburg, Powhatan, RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA East End, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Fluvanna County , Free
Crossroads Art Center, JRAL Gallery
Naima Green: I Keep Missing My Water

Naima Green: I Keep Missing My Water

Institute for Contemporary Art
10am

I Keep Missing My Water is a newly commissioned exhibition by photographer Naima Green that continues the artist’s ongoing investment in documenting intimacy...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , Free
Institute for Contemporary Art
Rafael Domenech: The Medium is the Massage

Rafael Domenech: The Medium is the Massage

Institute for Contemporary Art
10am

The Medium is the Massage is a new commission by the Cuban American artist Rafael Domenech for a year-long pavilion for self-publishing, collective reading,...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , Free
Institute for Contemporary Art
Raoul Dufy: Drawn to Royal Ascot

Raoul Dufy: Drawn to Royal Ascot

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
10am

Featuring more than two dozen works on paper by the important Fauvist painter and quintessential artist of vibrant outdoor social events, this delightful...

RVA Arts District , Free
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art

Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
10am

Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art is the first exhibition to explore the instrument’s symbolism in American art from the early 19th century to the...

RVA Arts District , $
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Tabletop Thursday @ West End Branch Library

Tabletop Thursday @ West End Branch Library

Richmond Public Library
10am

Need a break from screens and videos? Have some time to spend with family and friends? Stop by the West End Branch on Thursdays for boardgame fun! Trivial...

RVA West End , Free
West End
Words Matter

Words Matter

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
10am

Words Matter features 10 works by contemporary Native American artists who have worked in the medium of printmaking, including Shan Goshorn (Cherokee), Rick...

RVA Arts District , Free
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
dana washington-queen: Resume at the Point of Interruption

dana washington-queen: Resume at the Point of...

Institute for Contemporary Art
10am

Lens-based artist dana washington-queen (b. 1985) uses writing and video-making as an inquiry into freedom and escape. What are freedom’s possibilities?...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , Free
Institute for Contemporary Art
Book Babies

Book Babies

Richmond Public Library
10:15am, 10:30am

Join us for a fun and interactive story, music and play for babies from birth to 17 months with their caregiver.

RVA West End , Free
Belmont Meeting Room
Adult Education Classes

Adult Education Classes

Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Free GED Classes! Students must register at the Adult Education Center before the class begins. Adult & Continuing Education Programs - Richmond Public...

RVA Southside , Free
Hull Street
Adult English Class

Adult English Class

Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Richmond Public Schools' Adult and Continuing Education Adult English class. Registration required. For more information call 804-780-8311.

RVA Southside , Free
Broad Rock Meeting Room
Book Babies

Book Babies

Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Join us for a fun and interactive story, music and play for babies from birth to 17 months with their caregiver.

RVA West End , Free
Belmont Meeting Room
Preschool Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Join us for our fun, interactive and educational storytime featuring books, songs, rhymes and activities! For ages 3-5 with an adult.

RVA Downtown , Free
Children's Storytime Area - Main Library
Preschool storytime

Preschool storytime

Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Join us each week for a story time specially designed to engage and delight our youngest patrons! We’ll read, sing, and play our way through fun stories and...

RVA Southside , Free
Westover Hills Meeting Room
Tragedy in Richmond: The Crash of Flight 201/8

Tragedy in Richmond: The Crash of Flight 201/8

Virginia War Memorial
10:30am

On November 8, 1961, Imperial Airlines flight 201/8 was transporting new recruits for the United States Army to Columbia, South Carolina for training. A drop...

RVA Downtown , Free
Virtual Event
Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Richmond Public Library
11am

Join us for a fun-filled, interactive storytime! Enjoy songs, rhymes, books and activities for ages 0-5 with an adult. *Due to the increase in Covid...

RVA Northside , Free
Ginter Park
Chris Semtner

October-November Exhibits @ Art Works!

Art Works Gallery
11am

See these new exhibits and tour 80 artist studios Tuesday thru Sunday 11 am – 5 pm. Admission is free. These exhibits end November 19th, 2022. ...

RVA Downtown, RVA Southside , Free
Art Works Gallery
VSU Department of Art & Design: Confluence - Gallery Show

VSU Department of Art & Design: Confluence...

11am

Confluence Work by the VSU Department of Art & Design Faculty Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 11AM-3PM Artists’ Statement Virginia State...

Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Prince George , Free
Perkinson Center for the Arts, Baxter and Elaine Perkinson, Jr Art Gallery
Toddler Time

Toddler Time

Richmond Public Library
11:30am

Storytime (Toddlers) 11:30am - 12:15pm *No Two Alike- Keith Baker *Love You Head to Toe- Ashley Barron At the end of storytime we will name different...

RVA Southside , Free
Hull Street Children's Dept.
“Jungle Nights” by Susan Hribernik, original prismacolor drawing on limited edition maple skateboard deck

Hribernik End of Year Sale

Anne’s Visual Art Studio
12pm

Hribernik Skateboards was founded in 2014 by RVA artist Susan Hribernik. She combines her love of making art and skateboarding with every deck and all the...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA Northside , $
Anne’s Visual Art Studio, Gallery Shop & First Fridays Gallery
Stream Available
Tyrone Power Cherry III & Family for Photoville

Petersburg, Virginia: A City of Opportunity

Petersburg Area Art League
12pm

Ask anyone in Petersburg, Virginia, what they enjoy about the city of roughly 33,000 people, and you’ll find many commonalities. Its architecture, its...

Petersburg , Free
Petersburg Area Art League
“Decaying Circles” by Marina Williams, 16.5 x 21 Marker on Paper Framed

“Color in Darkness” by Marine Williams

Anne’s Visual Art Studio
12pm

Richmond artist Marina Williams created her marker & mixed media works on paper through the pandemic. “Color in Darkness” is a vibrant, illustrative stream...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA Northside , $
Anne’s Visual Art Studio, First Fridays Gallery
Master Gardener Help Desk

Master Gardener Help Desk

Richmond Public Library
3:30pm, 3:45pm

Master Gardeners will be out in the library, eager to answer any of your gardening questions. They will have soil sample kits and other helpful resources for...

RVA West End , Free
Belmont
STEAM TEAM- Stained Glass

STEAM TEAM- Stained Glass

Richmond Public Library
3:30pm

Create your very own fall themed stained glass with what else... Sharpies! ( and a little paint). Learn all about the science behind the creations!

RVA Downtown , Free
Children's Storytime Area - Main Library
Master Gardener Help Desk

Master Gardener Help Desk

Richmond Public Library
3:45pm

Master Gardeners will be out in the library, eager to answer any of your gardening questions. They will have soil sample kits and other helpful resources for...

RVA West End , Free
Belmont
Get Crafty Together: Caramel Apples!

Get Crafty Together: Caramel Apples!

Richmond Public Library
4pm

You've probably eaten a caramel apple before, but have you ever made one? Join us as we create these tasty fall staples -- and then eat them!

RVA East End , Free
East End
Lego Club @ West End

Lego Club @ West End

Richmond Public Library
4pm

Come to the West End Branch at 4pm to Read, Build, and Share with LEGO! We will start with a short book at 4:00pm for inspiration and then get...

RVA West End , Free
West End Meeting Room A
Toddler Thanksgiving Smoosh Painting

Toddler Thanksgiving Smoosh Painting

Richmond Public Library
4pm

Smoosh and squish your way to some fantastic toddler Thanksgiving art this afternoon at the East End Library!

RVA East End , Free
East End Meeting Room
Valentine Meat Juice Bloody Mary Mix Launch Party

Valentine Meat Juice Bloody Mary Mix Launch Party

5pm

The Valentine’s founder Mann S. Valentine II crafted a medicinal beef extract in 1870 to remedy his wife Ann’s poor health. He marketed it as “Valentine’s...

The Valentine
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Appomattox Regional Library
5:30pm

Stop by for a science, technology, reading, engineering, art, or math-themed program. November- Color: Explore the world of color with kaleidoscope making!

Hopewell, Dinwiddie, Prince George , Free
Prince George Library
ART NIGHT at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen

ART NIGHT at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen...

Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
6pm

ART NIGHT at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen Thursday, November 17th, from 6-8pm at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen | Free Admission | Invite a...

Henrico , Free
Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
Art Night at The Cultural Arts Center

Art Night at The Cultural Arts Center

Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
6pm

Thursday, November 17th, from 6-8pm at The Cultural Arts Center | Free Admission | Invite a friend! Invite a friend or make it a date night, and join us for...

Henrico , Free
Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
Graphic Means Showing

Graphic Means Showing

6pm

Join us at The Branch Museum on Thursday, November 17th, at 6pm for a free viewing of Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production followed by a...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA East End, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan
The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design
Riley Hooker

MURRMUR: SIT(UATION) Workshop with Riley Hooker

Institute for Contemporary Art
6pm

Join us in a discussion for the prototyping of SIT(UATION)—a mutable seating environment commissioned as a part of M.U.R.R.M.U.R. Riley Hooker, artist and...

RVA Arts District , Free
Institute for Contemporary Art
Margaret Edds & Michael Paul Williams | What the Eyes Can’t See

Margaret Edds & Michael Paul Williams |...

Library of Virginia
6pm

Join us at the Library as author and former reporter Margaret Edds and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Michael Paul Williams discuss Edds’s new book, What...

RVA Downtown , Free
Library of Virginia, Lecture Hall
Spanish Language Lessons for Kids from Legata Lingua

Spanish Language Lessons for Kids from Legata...

Richmond Public Library
6pm

Legato Lingua is offering a free, 8-week introductory Spanish course for elementary school children. This class will expose students to the fundamentals of...

RVA Downtown , Free
Children's Activities Room - Main Library
Music at Hardywood 2

Music at Hardywood 2

6:30pm

The Richmond Symphony returns to Hardywood for chamber classics, craft beer, pizza, and fun.

$
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond
Christmas on the Rocks

Christmas on the Rocks

Richmond Triangle Players
8pm

RTP's twisted holiday hit returns! It’s Christmas Eve in a rundown local bar. Expecting a silent night, the bartender finds himself mixing drinks for a...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA Northside , $$
Richmond Triangle Players' Robert B. Moss Theatre
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