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Tuesday, February 28

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
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
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
James River Art League Exhibit at Glenmore Yoga and Wellness Center
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
Library of Virginia Exhibition | 200 Years, 200 Stories
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
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.
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
Book Babies
Richmond Public Library
10am, 10:30am

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

RVA Downtown , Free
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.
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
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
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 , $
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
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
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 Downtown , Free
Book Babies
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 and sing our way through fun stories and early...

RVA Southside , Free
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 West End , Free
Toddler Time Storytime
Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Join us for a fun and interactive storytime for ages 18-36 months with a caregiver. Stories, songs, movement, and more! When registering, please select...

RVA West End , Free
Chester Artists Association: Impressions of Spring
Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education
11am

Saturday, February 18, 2023 through Saturday April 1, 2023 Please join us to see this collection of art from the Chester Artists Association. The...

Chesterfield , Free
Cary Loving
Art Works Gallery
11am

Three artists, three mediums, three different styles. In February Cary Loving shows us how to view nature in a different way. Lizzie Brown in her exhibit,...

RVA Downtown, RVA Southside , Free
Toddler Time
Richmond Public Library
11:15am

Join us for fun and interactive stories, music and play for ages 18-36 months with their caregiver.

RVA Downtown , Free
Little Movers and Groovers Storytime (Birth - 18 months)
Richmond Public Library
11:30am

It's never too early to introduce your little one to reading! Stop by the East End Branch on Tuesdays at 11:30 for a fun and interactive storytime filled...

RVA East End , Free
Tutus & Ties on Tuesdays
Children's Museum of Richmond
2pm

Movement and play are good for children’s bodies and brains. In fact, movement can help increase memory, perception, language comprehension, attention,...

RVA The Fan , Free, $
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
StageCraft
SPARC - Youth Performing Arts
4:30pm

Kick off of SPARC's pilot program for students interested in technical theatre and want to be a part of our year-long crew; Registration required;...

RVA West End , Prices Vary
FEBRUARY 2023 ONLINE WRITING SHOW | Switching It Up: Writing in Multiple Genres
James River Writers
6pm

Writers are often told to devote themselves to a single genre and audience to build a following and sales. But what if you contain multitudes? Can you be...

Prices Vary
Virtual Event
Making Sense of Contemporary Art: Can Art be Anything?
6pm

Join the first session included in a series of classes at the ICA at VCU where we will explore together how to see and understand contemporary art. A work...

Free
Beginner Sewing Machine Class - 3 Week Session Tuesdays/Saturdays (Session 4)
Richmond Public Library
6:30pm

This sewing machine class is open to adults and older teens who are beginners looking to develop their sewing skills for personal use or as a marketable...

RVA Downtown , Free
Book Group
6:30pm

Fourth Tuesdays at 6:30 pm via Zoom. Email etrop@arls.org to register.February 28: The Christie Affair, Nina De Gramont

Hopewell , Free
Virtual Event
Virginia During the Massive Resistance
6:30pm

Joseph Rogers from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture discusses the steps politicians took to keep Virginia schools segregated and the educators and...

Chesterfield , Free
ELITURITE on Shockoe Sessions Live!
7:30pm

Eliturite is the rap alias of a man who lives in Richmond, VA. At 15, he gave himself this alias after noticing that 'illiterate' could be pronounced the...

Tuesday, February 28