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Events

Tuesday, May 23

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
DETERMINED - The 400-year Struggle for Black Equality
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
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
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
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
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
Book Babies
Richmond Public Library
10am, 10:30am

Join us for a fun and interactive story, music and play for babies from birth to 17 months with their caregiver.

RVA Downtown , 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 each week for a story time specially designed to engage and delight our youngest patrons! We’ll read and sing our way through fun stories and early...

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 Downtown , 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 Downtown , Free
Toddler Time Storytime
Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Join us for a fun and interactive storytime for ages 18-36 months with a caregiver. Stories, songs, movement, and more! When registering, please select...

RVA West End , Free
Toddler Time
Richmond Public Library
11:15am

Join us for fun and interactive stories, music and play for ages 18-36 months with their caregiver.

RVA Downtown , Free
Toddler Time
Richmond Public Library
11:15am

Join us for fun and interactive stories, music and play for ages 18-36 months with their caregiver.

RVA Downtown , Free
Little Movers and Groovers Storytime (Birth - 18 months)
Richmond Public Library
11:30am

It's never too early to introduce your little one to reading! Stop by the East End Branch on Tuesdays at 11:30 for a fun and interactive storytime filled...

RVA East End , Free
Next Chapter Book Club
Richmond Public Library
11:30am

The Next Chapter Book Club is a group for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities read, learn, make friends, and enjoy a fun community...

RVA Downtown , Free
Storytime (Preschool)
Richmond Public Library
11:30am

Join us each week for story time specially designed to engage and delight our youngest patrons! Afterward enjoy songs, dancing, rhyming and art activities...

RVA Southside , 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
Lunchtime Jam Session
12pm

Join our beginner-friendly, informal jam session, focused on old-time music. Bring your instrument and play along! This is a practice session for musicians,...

Chesterfield , 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
Galaxy Paint Pour
5pm

Create your own personal galaxy on canvas! For kids and families. Registration begins May 9.

Chesterfield , Free
Watercolor Note Cards for Teens
6pm

Use simple watercolor techniques to make your own custom note cards. Registration begins May 9.

Chesterfield , Free
Book Group
6:30pm

Fourth Tuesdays at 6:30 pm via Zoom Email etrop@arls.org to register. May 23: Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson

Hopewell , Free
Virtual Event
RIKKI RAKKI on Shockoe Sessions Live! hazy dreamy rock n' roll
7:30pm

A weekly concert showcasing Richmond’s GOLDMINE of music talent! In person and livestreamed, presented by Shockoe Records and In Your Ear Studios. Rikki...

Tuesday, May 23