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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.

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
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
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
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 , $
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
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...

Art of Freedom II Exhibition
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
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
John Wagoner
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
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
Artwork by Mary Swezey
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
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
Sydnee Schorr, “White,” Photographic Archival Pigment Print, 24x36 inches, 2023
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
Battersea's villa constructed in 1768
Battersea Foundation
1pm

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

Petersburg , Free
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
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
May/June Excitement
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
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
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
TADAMS contra dance, Springforth Ball 2018
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 , $
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 , $
Richmond Symphony Big tent: Abner Clay Park, Jackson Ward
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...

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 , $$
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 , $$
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 , $
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
Basically Hip Hop Flier
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
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 , $

Saturday, May 27