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Events

Thursday, June 1

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
Call for Entries - Annual Members Show

You will be able to enter online and in-person. 1. Online Call for Entries begin: Thursday, June 1- June 28, 2023 All digital entries will be a part of the...

Call for Entries: "Fall Flair" at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Crossroads Art Center is excited to announce an online call for entries for the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden 2023 Exhibition. The theme for this exhibit is...

Virtual Event
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
Westover Teens: Yarn Painting
Richmond Public Library

Visit Westover Hill’s young adult section to check out our take and make kits! This month’s kit is yarn painting. Kits are be available starting the first...

RVA Southside , Free
James River Art League Exhibit at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen - June 2023
James River Art League
9am

Member artists for the James River Art League will exhibit their artwork at the Arts Center from June 1 - June 30. Come enjoy their creativity as expressed...

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 , Free
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
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 , $
Drop-In Genealogy
10am

Join experienced lineage researchers of the Daughters of the American Revolution Bermuda Hundred Chapter for beginning genealogy assistance.  

Chesterfield , Free
Family Storytime
Richmond Public Library
10am

Join us for a fun, interactive and educational storytime featuring books, songs, and rhymes, perfect for children up to 5!

RVA East End , 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 West End , Free
Preschool Storytime
Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Join us for our fun, interactive and educational storytime featuring books, songs, rhymes and activities! For ages 3-5 with an adult.

RVA Downtown , Free
Preschool storytime
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, sing, and play our way through fun stories and...

RVA Southside , Free
Family Storytime
Richmond Public Library
11am

Join us for a fun-filled, interactive storytime! Enjoy songs, rhymes, books and activities for ages 0-5 with an adult.

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
Church Tours
St. John's Church
11:30am

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 , $
You Make It - You Take It (Art)
Richmond Public Library
11:30am

Come join us at Hull Street Library where we are putting on our creative art hats. Everyone will be creating their own make and take art today.

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
David Baldacci for Friends of VCU Libraries Rising Scholars - 10th Anniversary Book and Author Luncheon
12pm

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY MAY 18, 2023 10th Anniversary Friends of VCU Libraries Rising Scholars Book and Author Luncheon featuring international...

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
HadesTown
Altria Theater
2pm, 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 , $$
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
Kindness Notes
Richmond Public Library
4pm

June 1st is Say Something Nice Day. We will write notes on stationery to friends, family, and other loved ones expressing our appreciation. Make a perfect...

RVA Southside , Free
STEAM TEAM
Richmond Public Library
4pm

Join us for a fun exploration involving Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics for ages 6-12! This month we are getting gooey making slime!

RVA West End , Free
Steam Team: Rock Slime
Richmond Public Library
4pm

This summer is going to rock at the East End Library! Stop by this afternoon to make some gooey, sticky rock slime, and then stick around a while longer to...

RVA East End , Free
Aromatherapy for Teens
6:30pm

Prepare your senses for an evening of relaxation and calm as you learn how to make your own aromatherapy mix. Create a unique scent just for you to take home...

Chesterfield , 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...

Ant The Symbol's Album Release Party w/ Ms. Jaylin Brown & Elliott
7:30pm

Join us for the album release of I Know Who I Am and to celebrate the incredible journey to come! This is Ant's first album of this kind. Combining many...

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 , $$
Richmond Shakespeare Festival: The School for Lies - Preview Night
Agecroft Hall, Agecroft Hall
7:30pm

Enjoy special discount pricing during Preview Night! Groups of 10 or more adult tickets can recieve an additional discount by entering the code...

RVA West End , Prices Vary

Thursday, June 1