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Friday, March 17

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 , $
Andras Bality, View From Middlebrook Mountain, 2022, Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches
Reynolds Gallery
10am

Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce Andras Bality: Terroir, a solo exhibition of new paintings at our Main Street location. The exhibition will open...

RVA The Fan , Free
Butterfly Symmetry Painting
10am

Our Art Studios are focusing on Watercolor Paint in March. Join us from 10:00-11:30am to participate in painting butterfly wings to learn about...

Carlton Newton, Drawing 2, 2020, Brush and opaque ink on paper, 30 x 22 inches/Esther Ruiz, Well XXXIII (left), 2022, Neon, acrylic, MDF, hardware, paint, 27.25 x 23.5 x 3.5 inches, edition of 5
Reynolds Gallery
10am

Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce Carlton Newton and Esther Ruiz: Shapes in Space, a two-person exhibition of drawings and sculpture at our Main Street...

RVA The Fan , 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 , $
Senior Fiction Focus book club
Richmond Public Library
10:15am

Join us for our monthly Senior Book Club. We are so excited to be able to bring this program back in person! This month we are discussing Lila by Marilynne...

RVA Southside , Free
Leprechaun Rock Hunt for PreK & Toddlers
Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with us by hunting for magical Leprechaun Rocks around the library. Once we find them all, we will wash them off and find the...

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
Happy St. Patrick's Day (Make & Take Art)
Richmond Public Library
11:15am, 11:30am

Everyone wear something with green in it, and we will create our own shamrocks.

RVA Southside , Free
Happy St. Patrick's Day (Make & Take Art)
Richmond Public Library
11:30am

Everyone wear something with green in it, and we will create our own shamrocks.

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
Bilingual Storytime
1pm

Join us for a bilingual story time! We’ll sing, dance, read and learn Spanish. This event is free with Museum admission.

CROCHET CLASSES @ Ginter Park Library!
Richmond Public Library
1pm, 2pm

Veteran instructor, Marquetta Fisher will be hosting free crochet classes at Ginter Park Branch Library starting on Wednesday December 11th. Classes are in 3...

RVA Northside , Free
CROCHET CLASSES @ Ginter Park Library!
Richmond Public Library
2pm

Veteran instructor, Marquetta Fisher will be hosting free crochet classes at Ginter Park Branch Library starting on Wednesday December 11th. Classes are in 3...

RVA Northside , Free
March All-Media Show Art Opening
Crossroads Art Center
5pm

Join Crossroads Art Center on St. Patrick's Day for our March 2023 Open House + Artist Reception on Friday, March 17, 2023, from 5-8 p.m!! Featuring an...

RVA West End , Free
Andras Bality, View From Middlebrook Mountain, 2022, Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches
Reynolds Gallery
5pm

Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Andras Bality: Terroir, a solo exhibition of new paintings at our Main Street location. The exhibition...

RVA The Fan , Free
Carlton Newton, Drawing 2, 2020, Brush and opaque ink on paper, 30 x 22 inches/Esther Ruiz, Well XXXIII (left), 2022, Neon, acrylic, MDF, hardware, paint, 27.25 x 23.5 x 3.5 inches, edition of 5
Reynolds Gallery
5pm

Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Carlton Newton and Esther Ruiz: Shapes in Space, a two-person exhibition of drawings and sculpture at...

RVA The Fan , Free
Special Nights
5pm

The Children’s Museum is excited to host a FREE night for families with children with disabilities on the third Friday of each month from 5:00-7:00 pm. The...

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
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
War in Pieces
Virginia War Memorial
7pm

WAR IN PIECES A festival of one-act plays written by veterans DIRECTED BY DAVID L. ROBBINS MARCH 17 - 26, 2023 AT VIRGINIA WAR MEMORIAL'S ALUMNI HALL, 621...

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...

$$
Comedy Royale
CSz Richmond
8pm

From the creative brains of Jack Reda and DCUP: Four talented RVA improvisers are pitted against one another in a series of quick improv games, points are...

Henrico, RVA West End , $
Comedy Royale
CSz Richmond
8pm

From the creative brains of Jack Reda and DCUP: Four talented RVA improvisers are pitted against one another in a series of quick improv games, points are...

Henrico, RVA West End , $
La Traviata
Virginia Opera
8pm

Prepare to be swept away by one of opera’s most tragic love stories. The tale of the stunning courtesan Violetta and the hopelessly romantic Alfredo is woven...

RVA Downtown , $$
Improv Arena
CSz Richmond
10pm

The cage match smackdown of improv comedy! Three very different teams each perform 20 minute sets of improv, all based on audience suggestions. The crowd...

Henrico, RVA West End , $
Improv Arena
CSz Richmond
10pm

The cage match smackdown of improv comedy! Three very different teams each perform 20 minute sets of improv, all based on audience suggestions. The crowd...

Henrico, RVA West End , $

Friday, March 17