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Thursday, March 24

#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
Get Crafty Together: Fairy Garden in a Jar
Richmond Public Library

Celebrate spring with these mystical fairy gardens that fit inside a jar! Stop by the East End library anytime between March 23rd and March 31st for your...

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
Quill Theatre presents AN ILIAD
Richmond Shakespeare

Visionary creators Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare have reimagined Homer’s tragic poem with dazzling theatricality and dark humor. As we emerge from a global...

$, $$
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
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
Family Storytime
Richmond Public Library
10am

Join us for our fun, interactive and educational storytime featuring books, songs, and rhymes for the whole family!

RVA East End , 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-SOLD OUT
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
Baby Storytime
Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Join us at the Broad Rock Library for Baby Storytime!

RVA Southside , Free
Bilingual Baby Storyime / Hora de cuentos bilingüe para bebés
Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Join us at the Broad Rock library for Baby Storytime in English and Spanish! ¡Únete a nosotros en la biblioteca Broad Rock para la hora del cuento para...

RVA Southside , Free
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
(CANCELED) Preschool 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
Bilingual Preschool Storyime / Hora de cuentos bilingüe preescolar
Richmond Public Library
11:30am

Join us at the Broad Rock library for Preschool Storytime in English and Spanish! ¡Únete a nosotros en la biblioteca Broad Rock para la hora del cuento...

RVA Southside , Free
Storytime
Richmond Public Library
11:30am

Join us at the Broad Rock Library for Storytime, perfect for children aged 0 - 5! *Due to Covid restrictions, this program will be held outside, weather...

RVA Southside , Free
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)& English Literacy Civics (ELC)
Richmond Public Library
12pm

English language learners may sign up to attend classes for fall and spring. The class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week. This class is...

RVA West End , Free
Eyre Hall Book Cover
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
12pm

Erected in 1759 on the Eastern Shore, Eyre Hall is still occupied by descendants of its builder, Littleton Eyre. Since construction, succeeding generations...

RVA Northside , Free
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
Theater Games & Improv for Teens
Richmond Public Library
4pm

Anyone ever tell you you’re a drama llama? Then this program is for you! Come join us in theater games and improv workshop for teens. No experience is...

RVA Downtown , Free
AMERICAN STUDIO FURNITURE PANEL
6pm

Join us for a lively discussion about the Studio Furniture Movement in America. The panelists will discuss Forrest, his work, and their own in relation to a...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA East End, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan , Prices Vary
RICHMOND BALLET: STUDIO THREE
Richmond Ballet
6:30pm

New Works by Jennifer Archibald, Sarah Ferguson, and Katarzyna Skarpetowska This Women’s History Month, Richmond Ballet will highlight the creativity and...

RVA Downtown , $, Prices Vary
Cockade City Camera Club Logo
7pm

The Cockade City Camera Club meets the fourth Thursday of every month at the Petersburg Area Art League. The Camera Club is open to photographers of all...

Petersburg , Free
Popcorn Thursday: "What The...??!!: The Dumbest Decisions in Military History."
7pm

Join Virginia War Memorial Director, Clay Mountcastle, and his panel of guests as they discuss the most boneheaded, idiotic, stupid decisions ever made on...

RVA Downtown , Free
Virtual Event
Thursday Night Live Flyer
7pm

Time to get your Thursday Open Mic fix at Thursday Night Live. Come out and enjoy the most ECLETIC & DIVERSE open mic in Virginia. We have spoken word...

RVA Arts District , $
Melissa Aldana Quartet
Modlin Center for the Arts
7:30pm

The first female and the first South American musician to win the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, Chilean saxophonist Melissa...

RVA Arts District, RVA West End , $$
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...

$$
Quill Theatre presents AN ILIAD
Richmond Shakespeare
8pm

Visionary creators Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare have reimagined Homer’s tragic poem with dazzling theatricality and dark humor. As we emerge from a global...

$, $$

Thursday, March 24