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Thursday, March 16

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
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, $
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
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 , $
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
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 West End , Free
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...

Preschool Storytime-CANCELLED
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
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
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
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
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
Master Gardener Help Desk @ Ginter Park Library
Richmond Public Library
11am

Garden questions? Ask a Master Gardener! Bring your questions to the Ginter Park Library on the 3rd Thursday of every month from 11am-1pm. Come inside,...

RVA Northside , 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
The Ludendorff Bridge: Last Passage Over the Rhine
2pm

On March 7, 1945, the U. S. Army’s 9th Armored Division captured the Ludendorff Bridge, also known as the Bridge at Remagen. This was the last bridge across...

RVA Downtown , Free
Virtual Event
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
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
STEAM Team: Paper Plate Panda
Richmond Public Library
4pm

March 16th is National Panda Day! Join us to learn about these endangered animals, read some fun panda books, and make your own panda too.

RVA Southside , Free
St. Patrick's Day Slime!
Richmond Public Library
4pm

Stop by the East End Library and celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a nice batch of slime!

RVA East End , Free
All-Green Floral Arrangement
6pm

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by creating an all-green floral arrangement. Learn how to choose textures and layer flowers to bring out the most in your...

Chesterfield , Free
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
AFTER DECEMBER
Virginia Repertory Theatre
7pm

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...

$$
Book Group
7pm

Third Thursdays at 7 pm March 16: The Ride of Her Life, Elizabeth Letts

Dinwiddie , Free
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
A "Marvelous" Evening with Caroline Aaron
Weinstein JCC
7:30pm

Don’t miss this special presentation by Caroline Aaron (nee Abady), a Richmond native who is best known for her role as Shirley Maisel in Amazon Prime...

RVA West End , $$, Prices Vary
A Marvelous Evening with Caroline Aaron
7:30pm

The Weinstein JCC presents the Adolf-Adams JCC Forum with special guest, Caroline Aaron (nee Abady), best known for her portrayal of Shirley Maisel, the...

Henrico, RVA West End , $

Thursday, March 16