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Saturday, March 18

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
LEGO Club
Richmond Public Library

Come by any time every other Saturday at the Ginter Park Library to unleash your creativity. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination!

RVA Northside , 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
Sleeping Beauty "Aurora's Wedding"
9am

The Concert Ballet of Virginia joins ballet companies this spring, Washington Ballet, New York City Ballet and Philadelphia Ballet - presenting "Sleeping...

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
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
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 , $
Oakwood Arts and Belltower Pictures present Documentary Film Workshops
Belltower Pictures, Belltower Pictures
10am

Do you have a love for filmmaking? Do you find yourself interested in authentic historical storytelling through documentaries? Join us Saturday, March 18th,...

RVA East End , $
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 , $
Wedding Expo and Boutique
10am

Please join us for our annual Spring Boutique and Wedding Expo at The Virginia Cliffe Inn. Saturday, March 18th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a rain...

Hanover, Henrico, RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan , Free
90s Burlesque Brunch
10:30am

A dope new burlesque brunch to take you back in the day at Switch 90's Bar! 90's BURLESQUE BRUNCH Featuring: Ellie Quinn, Empress de Naste, Santobella...

Come, Read To OLLIE The Dog! PUP READers
Richmond Public Library
10:30am

~Ollie loves to listen to kids read!~ On Saturday, March 18th at 10:30am- 11:30am, Ollie and his 2-legged buddy, Landon (from PUP READers)- will be at the...

RVA Northside , Free
Stavna Ballet
10:30am

Experience the story of Peter Pan through dance as the Stavna Ballet performs this classic children’s tale. Registration begins two weeks before each program.

Chesterfield , Free
FREE Blood Pressure Screening
Richmond Public Library
11am

Join us at the Main Library on the first Monday of each month from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, and select Saturdays, for a FREE blood pressure screening. Screenings...

RVA Downtown , 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
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
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
Cinema Saturdays: The Bad Guys
Richmond Public Library
1pm

Come join us at the Ginter Park Library for a bi-weekly free movie. This week's movie is: The Bad Guys

RVA Northside , Free
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
Painting of two men in front of a stormy grey sky with both clad in draped cloth clothing. There in one man with white hair and a long beard standing over a younger man who is looking up as the older figure reaches his arm outwards to the right of the image.
Agecroft Hall
1pm

Come for a hands-on workshop! You will use edited King Lear scripts, put on a name tag sash and don Shakespeare-like costume pieces. We will focus on the...

RVA West End , $
Patterson Pages: Adult Book Discussion Group
Richmond Public Library
1pm

Join us for a lively discussion of a variety of titles, fiction and non-fiction. This month's title is I Will Always Write Back: how one letter changed...

RVA West End , Free
Author Talk Festival of the Book Event Space
Studio Two Three
2pm, 3pm

AUTHOR TALK 3-4PM BOOKMAKING...

RVA Northside
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
Obituary Writing Workshop
2pm

Don’t let others write your story! Learn how to add a little humor to an obituary, along with other tips to write your own obituary. Registration begins...

Chesterfield , Free
Stavna Ballet
2pm

Experience the story of Peter Pan through dance as the Stavna Ballet performs this classic children’s tale. Registration begins two weeks before each program.

Chesterfield , Free
Excavating Identity Author Talk and Art-Making with Gregory D. Smithers and G. Samantha Rosenthal
3pm

Studio Two Three, a Richmond community arts space that offers studios, classes and workshops, artist residency, and open doors, hosts historians G. Samantha...

Free
Bon Air Artist Annual Show and Sale
5pm

Enjoy Saturday March 18 reception with 46 local artists. Music, food and fun. Ticket required. Sunday March 19, FREE from Noon until 5pm. To benefit...

RVA Southside , 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
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 ACROBATS OF CIRQUE-TACULAR
Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
7pm

Saturday, March 18 at 7pm at The Cultural Arts Center Tickets available at www.artsglenallen.com or 804-261-ARTS Big Top circus fun is coming to The...

Henrico , $
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...

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Saturday, March 18