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Saturday, May 27

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
LEGO Club

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
Ginter Park Children's Dept.
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
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
Church Tours

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 , $
St. John's Church
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
Space: An Out-of-Gravity Experience

Space: An Out-of-Gravity Experience

9:30am

Using hands-on and large-scale interactive exhibits and multimedia components, Space: An Out-of-Gravity Experience gives guests a glimpse at the...

Science Museum of Virginia
Art of Freedom II Exhibition

Art of Freedom II

10am

The Art of Freedom II showcases creations done by Virginia-born or Virginia-based artists and includes pieces from painters, sculptors, illustrators,...

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 , $
Come, Read To OLLIE The Dog! PUP READers

Come, Read To OLLIE The Dog! PUP READers

Richmond Public Library
10:30am

~Ollie loves to listen to kids read!~ On Saturday, May 27th at 10:30am- 11:30am, Ollie and his 2-legged buddy, Landon (from PUP READers)- will be at the...

RVA Northside , Free
Ginter Park Children's Dept.
John Wagoner

May-June Exhibits @ Art Works!

Art Works Gallery
11am

See 5 new exhibits and 80 artist studios. Solo shows by John Waggoner, Glenda Creamer, Michael Greiner, Lisa Kidd Flinn, and a juried show of local artists....

RVA Downtown, RVA Southside , Free
Art Works Gallery
READY READERS at Hull Street Library

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
Hull Street Meeting Room
Artwork by Mary Swezey

Artspace Gallery May/June Exhibitions

Artspace
12pm

Artspace presents new exhibitions by artists whose work is inspired by topography from May 26 - June 17, 2023. The opening reception, scheduled for Friday,...

Free
Artspace Gallery
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
Sydnee Schorr, “White,” Photographic Archival Pigment Print, 24x36 inches, 2023

PHotography of Sydnee Schorr at Artspace Gallery

Artspace
12pm

Sydnee Schorr In Between May 26 - June 17, 2023 Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman Gallery Photography Curated by Ed Holten Statement Making art has always been...

Free
Artspace Gallery
Battersea's villa constructed in 1768

Battersea Visitation and Tours

Battersea Foundation
1pm

Historic Batttersea is open every Saturday from 2-5PM for visitors and tours!

Petersburg , Free
Battersea
Cinema Saturdays: Coco

Cinema Saturdays: Coco

Richmond Public Library
1pm

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

RVA Northside , Free
Ginter Park Meeting Room
Art Explorers

Art Explorers

2pm

Learn about famous artists in history and find out what makes their art unique. Experiment with different mediums and techniques while creating your own...

Chesterfield , Free
Clover Hill Library
May/June Excitement

Artist Talks for May/June 2023 Exhibitions at...

2pm

Artist Talks for May/June 2023 Exhibitions Saturday, May 27, 20232:00 PM 3:00 PMArtspace 2833 Hathaway Road Richmond, VA, 23225 United States (map)

Free
Artspace Gallery
Lego Club

Lego Club

Richmond Public Library
2pm

Come by Hull Street Library to unleash your creativity. We will provide the LEGO's you provide the imagination!

RVA Southside , Free
Hull Street Children's Dept.
Poetry Reading: Richard Rose

Poetry Reading: Richard Rose

Richmond Public Library
2pm

Local poet and composer Richard Rose will read and perform poems and stories from House of A Thousand Rooms, Forms of Resistance and Death on his Heels in...

RVA Downtown , Free
Gellman Room - Main Library
TADAMS contra dance, Springforth Ball 2018

Saturday Night Contra Dance

6:45pm

Join us for a Contra Dance to live music! Contra is a beginner-friendly American folk dance, no partner required. It's a fun way to get active, meet new...

RVA West End , $
West End Ballroom
ComedySportz

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 , $
CSz Richmond Theater
Richmond Symphony Big tent: Abner Clay Park, Jackson Ward

Richmond Symphony Big tent: Abner Clay Park,...

7pm

This Big Tent event is the culmination of a partnership between the Children’s Book & Music Festival hosted at the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of...

Abner Clay Park
Georgia Rogers Farmer: Belle of the Balls

Georgia Rogers Farmer: Belle of the Balls

Richmond Triangle Players
8pm

Musical Director, Joshua Wortham Hear ye, hear ye! This is your formal invitation to an evening you won’t soon forget. Our resident cabaret diva is back...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA Northside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan , $$
Richmond Triangle Players' Robert B. Moss Theatre
Legends on Grace: Steve Bassett

Legends on Grace: Steve Bassett

Richmond Performing Arts Alliance
8pm

Experience an up-close and personal conversation with award-winning musician and producer Steve Bassett. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Steve Bassett's...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , $$
Rhythm Hall at Dominion Energy Center
Mamma Mia

Mamma Mia

8pm

The Lee Playhouse will present MAMMA MIA! as its final production in the Theatre Company’s 2022-2023 season. This musical opens May 5 and runs weekends...

Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, RVA Southside, Prince George , $
Lee Playhouse
Manchester Manifest: Basically FEMME

Manchester Manifest: Basically FEMME

Manchester Manifest
8pm

Manchester Manifest continues to grow and connect dots in the Southside of Richmond. First Fridays exists as our community staple and we are bulidng out...

RVA Southside , $, Prices Vary
Basic City Beer Co.
Basically Hip Hop Flier

Basically Hip Hop

Manchester Manifest
9pm

Manchester Manifest continues to grow and connect dots in the Southside of Richmond. First Fridays exists as our community staple and we are bulidng out...

RVA Southside , $, $$, Prices Vary
Basic City Beer Co.
Late Night Laughs

Late Night Laughs

CSz Richmond
9:30pm

Late night improv comedy for adults. The host and improvisers use suggestions from the audience and walk the fine line for your enjoyment. Leave the kids and...

Henrico, RVA West End , $
CSz Richmond Theater
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