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Events

Monday, May 1

Visitors in the exhibition “Athena LaTocha: The Past Never Sleeps.” Photo by Sandra Sellars, © 2023 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. “Bulbancha (Green Silence)”, 2019, Athena LaTocha (American, born 1969), ink, Mississippi River mud, and Spanish moss on paper, 132 x 204 in.

In this installation of monumental works on paper, Athena LaTocha invites viewers to meditate on the landscape as a geographic space, a repository of...

RVA The Fan , Free
Celebrate Children's Book Week- Disguise Ripple
Richmond Public Library

Come by any of our 9 branches and get a Ripple template. Then using whatever crafts you want, disguise Ripple as your favorite book character. We will put it...

RVA Downtown , Free
MURRMUR: MISREAD UNREAD READ RE-READ MISREAD UNREAD RE-READ

Feb 24, 2023 – Jul 16, 2023 Misread Unread Read Re-read Misread Unread Re-read (MURRMUR) is a ten-month exhibition series expanding how we think about...

Free
VMFA Distance Learning for Grades 3–12 and College Classrooms

Bring VMFA into your classroom with the Evans Distance Learning Program. Video-conference with a museum educator for a facilitated experience in the...

Free
Virtual Event
Westover Teens: Beaded Keychains
Richmond Public Library

Visit Westover Hill’s young adult section to check out our take and make kits! This month’s craft is a beaded keychain. Kits are available starting the...

RVA Southside , Free
Introductions - a group show by the Boxcar Art Group
6am

An inaugural group show organized by Boxcar Art Group. The opening reception is on Friday (April 28) from 6 to 8 pm Artists Include: Andromeda Calkins,...

RVA Southside
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
English Language Acquisition ELA class (pre-registration is required)
Richmond Public Library
10am

English Language Acquisition (ELA) Richmond Public Schools Adult Services program offers ELA classes (also known as ESL) for two semesters each year. ...

RVA Southside , Free
Bilingual Storytime with the Children's Museum of Richmond
Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Visit the East End Library to join us and the Children's Museum of Richmond for a fun-filled storytime of reading, singing, and learning Spanish!

RVA East End , Free
Island of Dreams by:  Elizabeth Caffery
Art Works Gallery
11am

Visit these new exhibits and 80 working artist studios Tuesday – Sunday, 11 am – 5pm. The student exhibit continues through May 13th, the other exhibits...

RVA Downtown, RVA Southside , Free
FREE Blood Pressure Screening
Richmond Public Library
11am

Join us at the Main Library on the 1st Monday and 3rd Saturday of each month from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, for a FREE blood pressure screening. Screenings will...

RVA Downtown , Free
Let's Talk About this Elephant in the Room, Shall We?" by Helene Ruiz 16x20 acrylic on canvas 2022
Anne’s Visual Art Studio
12pm

Join us for Breaking Ground: Mixed Media Group Exhibition Curated by Helene Ruiz. Opening Reception is First Friday April 7, 2023 from 6-9PM with Live Music...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , Free
Library Yarns
Richmond Public Library
1pm

If you like to knit or crochet, join this fun time of creativity at the Belmont Library. Bring your portable handwork project for an informal group...

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
Author Visit: Angela Dominguez
Richmond Public Library
4pm

The West End Branch Library is excited to host local children's author Angela Dominguez on May 1, 2023 at 4pm. Angela will speak about her experience...

RVA West End , Free
Level Up! Mondays
Richmond Public Library
4:30pm

Join us every Monday for an hour of low-stress gaming @ the East End Library! **Please note: This program is intended for tweens/teens between the ages...

RVA East End , Free
Weekly Yoga at the Inn (Pay What You Can)
5:30pm

Starting Mondays, April 10th at 5:30 p.m. on the front lawn of The Virginia Cliffe Inn. We will be having weekly outdoor yoga led by Laura Jones from Guiding...

Hanover, Henrico, RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA The Fan , Prices Vary
Fitness Warriors: Sweat It with Yeh
Richmond Public Library
6pm

Energetic body weight exercise tha tincludes intervals, circuits, and variations! Bring a yoga mat, workout clothes/footwear, and water! Click here to...

RVA Downtown , Free
Enchanting Italy
7pm

Friends of the Library Dinwiddie Annual Spring Meeting. Join FOLD board member Susan Chappell as she presents a travelogue of her recent trip to southern...

Dinwiddie , Free
Open Mic Night
CSz Richmond
7:30pm

Stand-Up Open Mic. Sign ups start at 7:30pm, sets will begin at 8pm. Join us! No cover. Questions? Info@cszrva.com

Henrico, RVA West End , $
Open Mic Night
CSz Richmond
7:30pm

Stand-Up Open Mic. Sign ups start at 7:30pm, sets will begin at 8pm. Join us! No cover. Questions? Info@cszrva.com

Henrico, RVA West End , $

Monday, May 1