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Saturday, March 11

Celebrate Women's History Month at VMFA

March is Women’s History Month, and VMFA’s growing collection includes the voices and stories of women artists across time and cultures. Throughout March,...

RVA Arts District , Free
Creative  Art Time- Shamrock Rings
Richmond Public Library

Learn to make cool Shamrock Rings just in time for St. Patrick's day. This is an ongoing project so just stop by the children's dept. and make your own...

RVA Downtown , Free
Youth Art Month
Richmond Public Library

Stop by any of our Richmond Public Libraries during the month of March to see some amazing art by Richmond Public School Students.

RVA Downtown , 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
Church Tours
St. John's Church
9:30am

Visit St. John's Church, the location of the Second Virginia Convention, and hear the fascinating story of Patrick Henry and his 'Liberty or Death" speech in...

RVA Downtown, RVA East End , $
K9 Veterans Day: Memorial Dog Walk
9:30am

Bring your pup and join us for the Inaugural “K9 Veterans Day Memorial Dog Walk” presented by Woodfin – Your Home Team. On Saturday, March 11th at 10:00...

RVA Downtown , Free
Kenji Bunch Pajama Party
9:30am

Kenji Bunch Pajama Party Saturday, March 11, 9:30-11am Oakwood Arts (3511 P St., Richmond) Free; registration required Click Here to Register Come...

RVA East End , Free
Blooming Butterflies
10am

Celebrate the anatomy and life cycles of butterflies through dramatic play and interesting models with the Children’s Museum of Richmond. Explore symmetry...

Chesterfield , Free
FORGING FREEDOM, JUSTICE, and EQUALITY 40th Anniversary Exhibition
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 , $
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 , $
Watercolor Painting
10am

Our Art Studios are focusing on Watercolor Paint in March. Join us from 10:00-11:30am to participate in painting with watercolors over wax and salt for...

SHE PERSISTED, THE MUSICAL
Virginia Repertory Theatre
10:30am

Fourth-grader Naomi's field trip to a Women's History Museum turns into a time travel adventure where she encounters inspirational women who have overcome...

RVA Northside, RVA West End , $$
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
READY READERS at Hull Street Library
Richmond Public Library
11am

Ready Readers are elementary-age children learning the joy of books through reading. Two Saturdays in every month from 11 am to 12:15 pm children in grades...

RVA Southside , Free
A photograph of yellow daffodils with green leaves in the foreground framed by a blue sky and distant trees that have not yet grown leaves for the season.
Agecroft Hall
11am

Take this 45-minute guided garden tour to learn about the formal gardens at Agecroft Hall & Gardens while enjoying the spring flowers. What do Chief...

RVA West End , $
Lego Club
Richmond Public Library
11:30am, 2pm

Come by Hull Street to unleash your creativity. We will provide the LEGO's you provide the imagination!

RVA Southside , Free
Hanging Artwork for the Silent Auction
Anne’s Visual Art Studio
12pm, 6pm

Throughout the pandemic Local Artists Generously Donated their pieces to help the gallery. Please join us for a Gala evening of Art, Live Music &...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , Free
Research Sprint | History Unfolded: U.S. Newspapers & the Holocaust
12pm

Volunteer to help uncover history with us! What did Virginia newspapers report about Nazi persecution during the 1930s and 1940s? In partnership with the...

Cross Stitch Bandits
Cadence Theatre Company
1pm, 7pm

March 9–19, 2023 Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse In partnership with Virginia Rep This show runs for 80 minutes with no intermission. Family Friendly. Ages 12+....

Ashland, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, Petersburg, Powhatan, RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA East End, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA The Fan , $, $$, Prices Vary
Deanna Raybourn Is Back! At Sam Miller's
1pm

FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED! See the smashingly fun Deanna Raybourn chatting with TBD at Sam Miller's Restaurant. Deanna's first event ever was hosted at...

Free
Concert Ballet Winter Repertory dance selections
1pm

Family Friendly program with open dance class (all ages) at 1:00 pm followed by a Repertory Gala of 5 dance works in a variety of dance styles. Portions of...

AFTER DECEMBER
Virginia Repertory Theatre
2pm

When a particle collider deep beneath the earth’s surface malfunctions, a mysterious woman appears. She cannot say where she’s from or how she got here; she...

$$, Prices Vary
Crochet 101
2pm

Learn the basics of crochet! This beginner’s class covers knots, the basics of yarn work and different stitches. All supplies provided. Registration begins...

Chesterfield , Free
Gellman Room Concert: Magdalena Adamek, pianist
Richmond Public Library
2pm

“Central European Landscapes”—works by Schubert, Chopin, Zarebski, Noskowski, Gorecki, and Bartok presented by Magdalena Adamek, pianist

RVA Downtown , Free
LEAVING LARGE! Workshop by former Food Addict Michelle Petties
Richmond Public Library
2pm

Join us for this unique Talk and Writing Workshop about food, eating, and hunger! About the Workshop:- In this 80-minute interactive talk and writing...

RVA Southside , Free
Lego Club
Richmond Public Library
2pm

Come by Hull Street to unleash your creativity. We will provide the LEGO's you provide the imagination!

RVA Southside , Free
RPL 100 History Presentation & Library Social
Richmond Public Library
2pm

An afternoon of history and socializing celebrating Richmond Public Library’s 100th year as a public institution! There will be a historical presentation on...

RVA West End , Free
SHE PERSISTED, THE MUSICAL
Virginia Repertory Theatre
2pm

Fourth-grader Naomi's field trip to a Women's History Museum turns into a time travel adventure where she encounters inspirational women who have overcome...

RVA Northside, RVA West End , $$
THE COCKTAIL HOUR By A.R. Gurney
River City Community Players
2:30pm, 7:30pm

In THE COCKTAIL HOUR, John, a playwright, returns to his family’s house, bringing with him a new play which he has written about them. His purpose is to...

$
Hanging Artwork for the Silent Auction
Anne’s Visual Art Studio
6pm

Throughout the pandemic Local Artists Generously Donated their pieces to help the gallery. Please join us for a Gala evening of Art, Live Music &...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , Free
ComedySportz
CSz Richmond
6pm

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 , $
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 , $
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 , $
Cross Stitch Bandits
Cadence Theatre Company
7pm

March 9–19, 2023 Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse In partnership with Virginia Rep This show runs for 80 minutes with no intermission. Family Friendly. Ages 12+....

Ashland, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, Petersburg, Powhatan, RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA East End, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA The Fan , $, $$, Prices Vary
THE COCKTAIL HOUR By A.R. Gurney
River City Community Players
7:30pm

In THE COCKTAIL HOUR, John, a playwright, returns to his family’s house, bringing with him a new play which he has written about them. His purpose is to...

$
AFTER DECEMBER
Virginia Repertory Theatre
8pm

When a particle collider deep beneath the earth’s surface malfunctions, a mysterious woman appears. She cannot say where she’s from or how she got here; she...

$$
East of Monroe performs at the Shady Grove Coffeehouse on Saturday, March 11
Shady Grove Coffeehouse
8pm

Join us on March 11 as we welcome East of Monroe back to the Shady Grove stage. East of Monroe is an Americana/bluegrass group based in Virginia and Maryland...

Ashland, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico , $
HATTheatre presents, LEWISTON
HATTheatre
8pm

HATTheatre presents, as a part of its 30th Season, LEWISTON by Samuel D. Hunter Set next to a rural highway in Idaho at a dilapidated fireworks stand,...

RVA West End , $$, Prices Vary
Late Night Laughs
CSz Richmond
9:30pm

Late night improv comedy for adults. The host and improvisers use suggestions from the audience and walk the fine line for your enjoyment. Leave the kids and...

Henrico, RVA West End , $

Saturday, March 11