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Friday, March 18

#ArtsHuntRVA
Richmond Performing Arts Alliance

What is #ArtsHuntRVA? Richmond Performing Arts Alliance (RPAA) and CultureWorks have partnered to bring a unique and interactive arts experience to the...

Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, Petersburg, Powhatan , Free
(SOLD OUT) Art Kit: Rainbow Mobiles
Richmond Public Library

March is for mobiles! Order your art kit here to receive instructions and supplies to craft your own fabulous rainbow mobile.

RVA West End , Free
Asian American & Pacific Islander Artists Call for Artists
Crossroads Art Center

March 1- 31, 2022 Call For Entries Online Show: May 1 - 31, 2022 Celebrate the exceptional historical and contemporary creative cultural contributions made...

Henrico , $
Virtual Event
Stewart Artwork inspired by the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
Virginia War Memorial

The new veteran art exhibit, From Wings to Waves: The Artwork of Maureen Stewart, will be on display in the Virginia War Memorial’s Veterans’ Art Gallery...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA The Fan , Free
Kid Kit: Leprechaun Ice Cream
Richmond Public Library

Enjoy a kit full of items to turn your plain old ice cream into a tasty, chilly St. Patrick's Day treat! Request your kit here! Available March 11th -...

RVA East End , Free
Kid Kit: Pom Pom Caterpillars
Richmond Public Library

Parents, request this toddler-friendly kit here for an afternoon full of tactile fun, sensory play, and cuteness!

RVA East End , Free
Collect all the buttons!
Lamb Center for Arts and Healing

You can now find wearable art featuring the work of local artists at the Hopewell and Prince George Breez-In Convenience Stores locations! Inside these...

Hopewell , $
PICTURING WOMEN INVENTORS EXHIBIT
Richmond Public Library

JOIN US in celebrating Women's History Month! Throughout the month of March, the Richmond Public Law Library will host the Picturing Women Inventors Exhibit...

RVA Downtown , Free
Love, the Garden
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
9am

In February & March enjoy bonsai, orchids, and Love Letters, all included with regular Garden admission and free for members.

Henrico , Free
Art at the Museum
Science Museum of Virginia
9:30am

Hands-on exhibits aren't the only way to learn about the science all around you! The Museum often hosts smaller exhibitions that explore STEM topics through...

RVA Downtown, RVA The Fan , Prices Vary
Atavistic Memories: The Studio Furniture of Sam Forrest
10am

Atavistic Memories: The Studio Furniture of Sam Forrest explores the American Studio Furniture Movement through the hands of furniture maker Sam Forrest...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA East End, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan , Free
Gideon Appah: Forgotten, Nudes, Landscapes
Institute for Contemporary Art
10am

Forgotten, Nudes, Landscapes merges painter Gideon Appah's interest in Ghanaian popular culture with his own imagination, dreams, and fantasies. Newspaper...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , Free
James River Art League Exhibit at Crossroads Art Center - January/February 2022
James River Art League
10am

Five talented artist-members of James River Art League (JRAL) are featured at the JRAL Gallery at Crossroads Art Center during the months of January and...

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
James River Art League March-April 2022 Exhibit at Crossroads Art Center
James River Art League
10am

Five talented artists from the James River Art League (JRAL) will exhibit new work in the JRAL Gallery at Crossroads Art Center during the months of March...

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 , Free
Japanese Book Binding Kit
Richmond Public Library
10am

Ever wanted to create a book in the ancient Japanese style? Here is your chance to create and become your own author. All the directions and supplies you...

RVA Downtown , Free
Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste: Set It Off
1708 Gallery, 1708 Gallery
10am

Set It Off (October 29, 2021 – June 19, 2022) is a multi-site exhibition by Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste. This exhibition consists of two variations of a...

RVA Arts District , Free
Liberty or Death Church Tours
St. John's Church
10am

Hear Our Story. Join us inside Historic St. John's Church, the location of the Second Virginia Convention, and hear the fascinating story of Patrick Henry...

RVA Downtown, RVA East End , $
Kat reading in the Garden.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
10am

Join in the fun each Friday and Saturday at 10 a.m. as Library and Archives Manager Katarina Spears reads a few of her favorite stories outside in the Garden...

Henrico , Free
From Paratrooping to Playwriting: A Veteran's Insights
10:30am

As we commemorate Women’s History Month, join us for an interview with Rachel Landsee, an Army veteran, who will discuss her path from serving in war,...

RVA Downtown , Free
Virtual Event
Michael O’Neal
Art Works Gallery
11am

In February Michael O’Neal, teacher, scholar, and master painter will present New Works in Art Works’ main gallery. Carolyn Pitts will exhibit a new body of...

RVA Downtown, RVA Southside , Free
Book Break with Robin Farmer | Malcolm and Me
12pm

Get the weekend started by joining a local author at the Library of Virginia for a book talk, casual conversation, and book signing. Presented by the...

What Just Happened. Elaine Rogers, oil and wax on panel, 20 x 24 in.
Artspace
12pm

Artspace, a nonprofit contemporary art gallery, continues its 2022 exhibition season with a set of solo exhibitions featuring artists that use their work to...

Free
Book Cover of The Words that Made Us
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
12pm

When the US Constitution won popular approval in 1788, it was the culmination of thirty years of passionate argument over the nature of government. But...

RVA Northside , $, Prices Vary
Histories & Stories:  A Special Province by BAAAR
3pm

Histories and Stories: A Special Province features 13 award-winning artists who have come together to create distinguished, cultural-based art forms that...

Chesterfield , Free
Pom Pom Caterpillars
Richmond Public Library
4pm

Parents, bring your toddlers by the East End Branch Library for an afternoon of tactile fun, sensory play, and cuteness!

RVA East End , Free
The Cinderella Dreams Project 2022
4pm

The Midlothian Junior Women’s Club, Puritan Cleaners, and Westchester Commons are once again joining forces to ensure that no young woman is denied her...

Free
Present
5pm

Reynolds Gallery is pleased to present PRESENT, an exhibition of new works by Sally Bowring. The show opens with a reception for the artist Friday, March 18...

Timekeeper (detail), 2020, ink on crushed paper, 30 x 30 inches
5pm

Reynolds Gallery is pleased to present Timekeepers, an exhibition of new works by Leah Raintree. The show opens with a reception for the artist Friday, March...

Drum Circle
Petersburg Area Art League
5:30pm

Community Drum Circle every 3rd Friday. Bring your own percussion instrument and a chair for our Full Moon Drum Circle in the Art Park. Any skill level and...

Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Petersburg, RVA Southside, Prince George , Free
Art Opening
Crossroads Art Center
6pm

Crossroads Art Center 2016 Staples Mill Rd. Richmond, VA 23230 www.crossroadsartcenter.com crossroadsartcenter@gmail.com Call (804) 278 – 8950. Join...

RVA West End , Free
ComedySportz
CSz Richmond
7pm

ComedySportz is improvisational comedy played as a sport, with two teams and a referee taking suggestions from the loyal fans and creating scenes, games and...

Henrico, RVA West End , $
Trinity
7:30pm

Social psychologist Dr. Nathan Hawthorn spent two years in a state hospital working with three schizophrenic patients who each believed they were Jesus...

Dear Jack, Dear Louise
8pm

Dear Jack, Dear Louise tells the joyous, heart-warming story of Ludwig’s own parents’ courtship during World War II. When two strangers meet by letter during...

$$
Photo by Brinkhoff-Mogenburg
8pm

Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from...

Prices Vary
Improv Arena
CSz Richmond
10pm

The cage match smackdown of improv comedy! Three very different teams each perform 20 minute sets of improv, all based on audience suggestions. The crowd...

Henrico, RVA West End , $

Friday, March 18