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Thursday, March 23

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
Riso Workshop
Studio Two Three

Contact: Chan, Amy Beth (abc4n) 5-6 participants

RVA Northside
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
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
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 , $
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
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
Little Farm Bilingual Storytime
10:30am

Join us every other Thursday from 10:30-11:00am in the Little Farm for bilingual storytime! We’ll sing, dance, read and learn Spanish. This event is ideal...

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 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
Windsock Art (Steam) Make & Take Art
Richmond Public Library
11:15am

All family are welcome to the Hull Street Library to create their own personal windsock.

RVA Southside , Free
Eyewitness to History: Iraq
2pm

In 2003, President George W. Bush announced that American and coalition forces had begun military operations to disarm Iraq, free its people and "defend the...

RVA Downtown , Free
Les Misérables
2pm, 7:30pm

STILL THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR MUSICAL. Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony...

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 , $$
Share Your RPL Stories and Memories @ West End Branch
Richmond Public Library
2pm

Richmond Public Library is celebrating one hundred years in RVA! Has the library been a part of you and/or your family's life? Has the library or its...

RVA West End , 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
Rock Painting
Richmond Public Library
4pm

Express your creativity and decorate a rock for yourself or as a gift for a loved one.

RVA Southside , Free
STEAM Team - Rainbow Density Jars
Richmond Public Library
4pm

Join us every fourth Thursday at Belmont Library for our monthly STEAM Team event for elementary-aged children. This week, we will be learning about density...

RVA West End , Free
Thumbprint Birds
Richmond Public Library
4pm

Visit the East End Library this afternoon to learn a bit about birds and make some fun art!

RVA East End , Free
Dean King Launch Party with James McLaughlin and Ron Smith at Candela Gallery
5pm

FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED! A new Dean King book is reason for a BIG celebration! We will see you at Candela Gallery for a band, refreshments, and special...

Free
 A Talk with American Revolution Historian Bert Dunkerly
St. John's Church
6pm

Exploring Historic Sites of the American Revolution - Join us in the Parish Hall before our Liberty or Death Reenactment to hear author and historian Bert...

RVA Downtown, RVA East End , Free
Art Night at The Cultural Arts Center
6pm

Join us for ART NIGHT, Thursday, March 23, from 6-8pm at The Cultural Arts Center! Admission is free and all exhibits are family-friendly. New exhibits on...

Henrico , Free
Introduction to 3D Printing
6pm

Curious about 3D printing? Learn how to design and print 3D objects! Registration begins two weeks before each program.

Chesterfield , Free
Make Your Own Salve
6pm

Choose your favorite blend of herbs and create your choice of an all-purpose salve, itchy skin salve, bee sting salve and more. Registration begins March 9.

Chesterfield , Free
Richmond Ballet dancers in Lifeline by Sarah Ferguson performed at the New Works Festival in March 2022. Richmond Ballet. All Rights Reserved. Photo by Sarah Ferguson.
6:30pm

STUDIO THREE New Works Festival Choreography by Norbert De La Cruz III, Nancy Paradis, Claudia Schreier, and Yury Yanowsky Four choreographers, all new to...

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...

$$
Liberty or Death Reenactment
St. John's Church
7pm

History Where it Happened. Join us for the Anniversary Reenactment of the Second Virginia Convention, which culminates in Patrick Henry’s powerful “Give me...

RVA Downtown, RVA East End , $
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...

FIRST RESPONSES Festival
Firehouse Theatre
7:30pm

FIRST RESPONSES Festival world premiere plays by Anthony Jackson, Kathryn Kahlson, Betty Migliaccio, and Ben Toderico March 22-April 16, 2023 A one-act...

RVA The Fan , $
Les Misérables
7:30pm

STILL THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR MUSICAL. Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony...

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 , $$
You're Funny For A ....
CSz Richmond
7:30pm

Join Bianchi and Byland as they host an evening celebrating women and non-binary comedians.Featuring: Bianchi and Byland, Toxic Shock, Festival Favorites,...

Henrico, RVA West End , $

Thursday, March 23