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Wednesday, May 31

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
Sandy Nye Moran Watercolor
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...

$
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 , $
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
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
Toddler Time
Richmond Public Library
10:30am

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

RVA West End , 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
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
JOB SEARCH & TRAINING, RESUME HELP: Office of Community Wealth Building Barrier Navigator Office Hours
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
Movie Matinees @ West End Branch Library:  The Last Full Measure (2019)
Richmond Public Library
2pm

Enjoy a movie with us that you may have missed at the theater!Synopsis: Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. "Pits" Pitsenbarger is...

RVA West End , Free
Office of Community Wealth Building Barrier Navigator Office Hours
Richmond Public Library
2pm

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

RVA Southside , 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
Master Gardener Help Desk @ West End Branch Library
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
Get Crafty Together: Mini Fairy Gardens
Richmond Public Library
4:30pm

Celebrate spring by making these cute mini fairy gardens! *Please Note: This program is intended for teens/tweens between the ages of 11 to 19.

RVA East End , Free
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
The Prom, a musical
7pm

The Prom, a musical by Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin, and Matthew Sklar, tells the story of Broadway’s brassiest stars joining forces with a courageous girl and...

HadesTown
Altria Theater
7:30pm

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the...

Ashland, Charles City, 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 , $$

Wednesday, May 31