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Thursday, February 16

Blind Date with a Book

Blind Date with a Book

Richmond Public Library

No chance to judge these books by their covers! Books will be available to check out by their barcode and will have some descriptions written on their...

RVA West End , Free
West End
Celebrating Black History Month Through ART!

Celebrating Black History Month Through ART!

Crossroads Art Center

Sponsored by Baxter and Elaine Perkinson Crossroads Art Center is excited to announce an Exhibition for African American Artists sponsored by Baxter and...

RVA West End , Free
Crossroads Art Center
March All-Media Show Call for Entries

March All-Media Show Call for Entries

Crossroads Art Center

Crossroads Art Center is excited to announce an online call for entries the March 2023 All-Media Show. There is no theme for this exhibit. All work...

RVA West End , $
Pet Connect

Pet Connect

Children's Museum of Richmond

Join us for Pet Connect with the Richmond SPCA! Chanel Moses, Coordinator of Humane Education, will lead this series on the third Thursday of each month at...

Chesterfield , Free, $
Children's Museum of Richmond - Chesterfield
Town of Hope, 1927, Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981), oil on canvas. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, J. Harwood and Louise B. Cochrane Fund for American Art, 2017.206

Black History Month at VMFA | February 2023

9am

Celebrate Black artists, the stories they tell, and the depth and breadth of the museum’s collections and exhibitions. VMFA hosts programs for all ages...

RVA Arts District , Prices Vary
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
James River Art League Exhibit at Glenmore Yoga and Wellness Center

James River Art League Exhibit at Glenmore Yoga...

James River Art League
9am

Artists from the James River Art League will exhibit their beautiful artwork created under the show's theme, "Serenity and Mediative Works". Please visit the...

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
Glenmore Yoga and Wellness Center
Library of Virginia Exhibition | 200 Years, 200 Stories

Library of Virginia Exhibition | 200 Years, 200...

Library of Virginia
9am

The Library of Virginia, one of the oldest state libraries and archives in the nation, will mark its bicentennial in 2023 with a free exhibition — 200 Years,...

RVA Downtown , Free
Library of Virginia, Gallery
Paul Ryan, Sand Bay Drawing 215, 2021, Watercolor and Ink on Moleskine, 16.5 x 11.5”. Image by Carolina Vilcapoma, courtesy of Paul Ryan.

Arrive: Drawings by Paul Ryan

Reynolds Gallery
10am

Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Arrive, a solo presentation of new drawings in ink and watercolor from Paul Ryan. The exhibition opens...

RVA The Fan , Free
Reynolds Gallery-1514 W Main St. Richmond VA
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, interactive and educational storytime featuring books, songs, and rhymes, perfect for children up to 5!

RVA East End , Free
East End Meeting Room
Donald Sultan, Black Lantern Flowers, Sept 18, 2013, 2013, Painted aluminum on polished aluminum base, 18 x 19.5 x 3”. Edition 15/20. Image courtesy of Lococo.

Group Exhibition: Deep Parts

Reynolds Gallery
10am

Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Deep Parts, a group exhibition of artworks employing and exploring negative space. The exhibition...

RVA The Fan , Free
Reynolds Gallery-1514 W. Main St. Richmond VA
James River Art League Exhibit at Crossroads Art Center - January/February 2022

James River Art League Exhibit at Crossroads...

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
Crossroads Art Center, JRAL Gallery
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
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
Playhouse Bilingual Storytime

Playhouse Bilingual Storytime

10:30am

Join us every other Thursday from 10:30-11:00am in the Downtown Playhouse for bilingual storytime! We’ll sing, dance, read and learn Spanish. This event is...

Children's Museum of Richmond - Downtown
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
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
Wendy Nelson

January – February Exhibits @ Art Works!

Art Works Gallery
11am

See 4 new exhibits and 80 artist studios. Visit us Tuesday – Sunday 11 am – 5pm. Admission is free and open to the public. Exhibits include: ...

RVA Downtown, RVA Southside , Free
Art Works Gallery
Reni Gower, GEOMatrix: a Perfect Proof

January/February Exhibitions at Artspace Gallery

Artspace
12pm

Artspace presents three solo exhibitions that utilize meditation and metaphor to present themes of intricacy, intimacy, and insight. The opening reception,...

Free
Artspace Gallery
An installation of Treasure Tiles

Memoir & MIrrors

Sandhi Schimmel Gold
12pm

Fine Artist and Upcycle Pioneer Sandhi Schimmel Gold will exhibit an installation of hundreds of small, mixed media assemblages called “Treasure Tiles” — art...

RVA Southside
Artspace
Studio Time

Studio Time

2:30pm

Join our CMoR Play Guides every Thursday from 2:30 – 3:30pm in the Art Studio for structured craft time. We’ll explore new materials and creative skills...

Children's Museum of Richmond - Downtown
Children's Poetry Workshop

Children's Poetry Workshop

Richmond Public Library
3:30pm

Love is in the air! Why not write a poem? An ode is a poem dedicated to a special someone, anyone from your mom to your pet. Read examples and write your own!

RVA Southside , Free
Broad Rock Meeting Room
Homework Help & Reading Together

Homework Help & Reading Together

Richmond Public Library
3:30pm

Help with reading and homework! ¡Ayuda con la tarea escolar y la lectura!

RVA Southside , Free
Broad Rock YA Table
Eyedropper Traffic Lights

Eyedropper Traffic Lights

Richmond Public Library
4pm

Stop by the East End Library to learn about both mixing colors and Garrett Morgen, the inventor of the traffic light!

RVA East End , Free
East End Meeting Room
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
The Rainbow Fish Musical Auditions!!

The Rainbow Fish Musical Auditions!!

Chesterfield Children's Theatre
6pm

Join Chesterfield Children's Theatre on Thursday, Feb 16, or Saturday, Feb 18 to audition for The Rainbow Fish Musical. We accept all ages, abilities, and...

Free
Bon Air Library
Telling Our Story in Song

Telling Our Story in Song

6:30pm

Learn how African American spirituals, traditional hymns and gospel music have served as a thread connecting the music of Black ancestors to the sacred music...

Chesterfield , Free
Chester Library, Chester Combined Meeting Rooms A and B
Book Group

Book Group

7pm

Dinwiddie Library. Third Thursdays at 7 pm. February 16: The Measure, Nikki Erlick

Dinwiddie , Free
Dinwiddie Library
Awkward Sex and the City

Awkward Sex and the City

7:30pm

Awkward Sex and the City Thursday, Feb 16 @ 7:30pm Tickets: $10 advance/$15 day of Join NYC’s funniest storytellers and comedians relive their most awkward...

RVA The Fan , $
A Soldier's Play

A Soldier's Play

Swift Creek Mill Theatre
8pm

1982 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama. In a segregated Louisiana army camp in 1944, the murder of a rancorous Black sergeant stirs deep-seated animosity and...

Chesterfield , $$
Swift Creek Mill Theatre
Shalandis Wheeler Smith, Dorothy "Dee-D." Miller and Zakiyyah Jackson in "How Black Mothers Say I Love You"

How Black Mothers Say I Love You

Richmond Triangle Players
8pm

Hard-working Daphne left her two young daughters in Jamaica for six years to create a better life for them in America. Now thirty years later, proud and...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA The Fan , $$
Richmond Triangle Players' Robert B. Moss Theatre
The Newly Improv'd Game

The Newly Improv'd Game

CSz Richmond
8pm

Two RVA Improv Teams will go head to head to see how well they really know each other. The host and audience will quiz them and the winning team earns more...

Henrico, RVA West End , $
CSz Richmond Theater
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