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Wednesday, May 17

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.

Athena LaTocha: The Past Never Sleeps

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
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Lewis Focus Gallery
DETERMINED - The 400-year Struggle for Black Equality

DETERMINED - The 400-year Struggle for Black...

Richmond Public Library

You are invited to come into the library and experience the traveling exhibition DETERMINED from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. This exhibition...

RVA West End , Free
Belmont
Dave Henderson Curves Lines Color

Dave Henderson Curves Lines Color

Sunday, April 16, 2023 through Friday, June 16, 2023 Gallery Hours: Tuesdays-Fridays 11AM-3PM Dave Henderson Artist Statement I love the...

Chesterfield , Free
Perkinson Center for the Arts and Education, Baxter and Elaine Perkinson, Jr Art Gallery
MURRMUR: MISREAD UNREAD READ RE-READ MISREAD UNREAD RE-READ

MURRMUR: MISREAD UNREAD READ RE-READ MISREAD...

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
Institute for Contemporary Art
VMFA Distance Learning for Grades 3–12 and College Classrooms

VMFA Distance Learning for Grades 3–12 and...

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
Introductions - a group show by the Boxcar Art Group

Introductions - a group show by the Boxcar Art...

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
Art Works RVA, Center Gallery
Library of Virginia Exhibition | 200 Years, 200 Stories

Library of Virginia Exhibition | 200 Years, 200...

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
Library of Virginia, Gallery
Sandy Nye Moran Watercolor

Watercolor Wednesdays with Sandy at Artspace...

9:30am

Watercolor Wednesdays with Sandy Watercolor Wednesdays with Sandy Want to try watercolor? Join this no-stress workshop. Contact Sandy to reserve a place...

$
Artspace Gallery
Moon to Mars

Moon to Mars

9:30am

Blast off with Moon to Mars, in this new interactive STEAM exhibit that transports children to the out-of-this-world experiences in space travel, coming to...

RVA Downtown
Children's Museum of Richmond - Downtown
English Language Acquisition ELA class (pre-registration is required)

English Language Acquisition ELA class...

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
Westover Hills Meeting Room
Fiction Focus Senior Book Club

Fiction Focus Senior Book Club

Richmond Public Library
10:15am

Come join the lively discussion of a pre-selected book. The group meets monthly in the Belmont Meeting Room. Books provided for one-month loan. Contact us...

RVA West End , Free
Belmont Meeting Room
Book Babies Storytime

Book Babies Storytime

Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Join us at the West End Branch for a storytime full of songs, stories, movement, and play - perfect for babies and younger toddlers up to 17 months with a...

RVA West End , Free
West End Meeting Room A
Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Join us at the Broad Rock Library for Storytime, perfect for children aged 0 - 5!

RVA Southside , Free
Broad Rock Meeting Room
Island of Dreams by: Elizabeth Caffery

April-May Exhibits @ Art Works!

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
Art Works Gallery
CROCHET CLASSES @ Ginter Park Library!

CROCHET CLASSES @ Ginter Park Library!

Richmond Public Library
11am

Veteran instructor, Marquetta Fisher will be hosting free crochet classes at Ginter Park Branch Library. Classes are in 3 sessions, twice a week (Wednesday &...

RVA Northside , Free
Ginter Park
Let's Talk About this Elephant in the Room, Shall We?" by Helene Ruiz 16x20 acrylic on canvas 2022

Breaking Ground, Mixed Media Group Exhibition...

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
Anne’s Visual Art Studio, Main Gallery
Ceramic by Jenny Reed

Opening Reception for April-May Exhibitions

Artspace
12pm

Artspace presents four solo exhibitions by artists whose past experiences have formed their present aesthetics from April 28 - May 20, 2023. The opening...

Free
Artspace Gallery
JOB SEARCH & TRAINING, RESUME HELP: Office of Community Wealth Building Barrier Navigator Office Hours

JOB SEARCH & TRAINING, RESUME HELP: Office...

Richmond Public Library
2pm

Visit the Career Station in YOUR Community! Come talk to a Barrier Navigator about the Office of Community Wealth Building's workforce development programs,...

RVA Southside , Free
Hull Street Meeting Room
Movie Matinees @ West End Branch Library: The Duke (2020)

Movie Matinees @ West End Branch Library: The...

Richmond Public Library
2pm

Enjoy a movie with us that you may have missed at the theater! Synopsis: In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, steals Goya's portrait of the...

RVA West End , Free
West End Meeting Room A
National Paper Plane Day

National Paper Plane Day

2pm

Join us from 2:00-2:30pm downtown or in Chesterfield to participate in paper plane making, then test their designs with a flight distance competition! This...

Children's Museum of Richmond - Downtown
Office of Community Wealth Building Barrier Navigator Office Hours

Office of Community Wealth Building Barrier...

Richmond Public Library
2pm

Come talk to a Barrier Navigator about the Office of Workforce Development's programs.

RVA Southside , Free
Broad Rock Meeting Room
Homework Help & Reading Together

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
Broad Rock YA Table
Kids D&D Club - Introduction

Kids D&D Club - Introduction

Richmond Public Library
4pm

Are you or your child interested in learning how to play Dungeons & Dragons but not sure where to get started? Join us at the Ginter Park Library for a fun,...

RVA Northside , Free
Ginter Park Meeting Room
Master Gardener Help Desk @ West End Branch Library

Master Gardener Help Desk @ West End Branch...

Richmond Public Library
4pm

Welcome back Richmond Master Gardeners! Weekly visits from local Master Gardeners are right on time for spring planting. These volunteers will be at the...

RVA West End , Free
West End
Minds of All Kinds

Minds of All Kinds

4pm

Join us for a sensory-friendly evening at the Science Museum of Virginia! Enjoy a less crowded environment as you get hands-on activities such as building...

Free
Science Museum of Virginia
Kids D&D Club - Session

Kids D&D Club - Session

Richmond Public Library
4:30pm

Are you or your child interested in learning how to play Dungeons & Dragons but not sure where to get started? Join us at the Ginter Park Library for a fun,...

RVA Northside , Free
Paper Airplane Showdown

Paper Airplane Showdown

Richmond Public Library
4:30pm

Just how far can you make your best paper airplane fly? Join us as we experiment on exactly which folds and cuts make the most aerodynamic paper airplane...

RVA East End , Free
East End Meeting Room
Teen Craft Night

Teen Craft Night

5:30pm

Squeegee Art. Did you know squeegees are not just for cleaning? Make cool abstract art with this cleaning tool.

Prince George , Free
Prince George Library
Fitness Warriors: Fit 4 Favor with Erica

Fitness Warriors: Fit 4 Favor with Erica

Richmond Public Library
6:30pm

Upbeat, low/mid intensity Cardio class that focuses on controlled movement to strengthen, tone, and stretch muscles. Classes are infused with dance moves to...

RVA Downtown , Free
Auditorium - Main Library
ARGS Musical Arts Spring Showcase

ARGS Musical Arts Spring Showcase

Appomattox Regional Governors School
7pm

Join us for two wonderful evenings of music performed by our ARGS Orchestra, Guitar Ensemble, Concert Band and Concert Choir! This is fun for the whole...

Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, RVA Arts District, Dinwiddie, Prince George , $
Appomattox Regional Governors School for the Arts and Technology, James L Ruffa Performing Arts Center
Saint Samuel LIVE at Vagabond!

Saint Samuel LIVE at Vagabond!

7pm

Saint Samuel performs live at Vagabond celebrating his latest EP release titled “Nervous, Anxious, and Sad”. Join us for a night of powerful performances of...

Vagabond
Log Cabin

Log Cabin

Richmond Triangle Players
8pm

Log Cabin by Jordan Harrison Directed by Julie Fulcher-Davis Featuring Madison Hatfield, Jacob LeBlanc, Theresa Mantiply, Kellan Oelkers, Nora Ogunleye and...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA Northside, RVA West End , $$
Richmond Triangle Players' Robert B. Moss Theatre
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