Art Works studios are located in what used to be a West Vaco office on Hull Street. | Photo by @theRICtoday
Art Works — the contemporary art center in Manchester known for monthly art shows in an active studio environment — is celebrating 19 yearsof creativity. Help them toast to nearly two decades in style with a Fourth Friday exhibition opening tomorrow, Fri., Sept. 23.
What to expect
From 6-8 p.m., check out feature exhibitions by these artists:
“Up from the Ashes, A Life in Clay” | Lee Hazelgrove This Richmonder has racked up 35 years of ceramic prowess, including this collection of pedestal pieces and traditional firing techniques.
“Das Pferd (The Horse)” | Heidi Nunnally Explore Heidi’s impactful photography of natural landscapes, wildlife, and the freedom of horses.
All Media Show | Various artists This multimedia display will feature jury selections judged by VCU’s Roberto Jamora.
Plus, guests will be greeted with live music, libations + door prizes.
Pro tip: Parking is free at the lot across from Art Works (317 Hull St.), or $3 at the East Fifth Street parking garage near Hatch Local Food Hall.
What’s coming next?
This Saturday from 12-4 p.m., in honor of Richmond Train Day, Art Works is displaying over a dozen paintings, photography prints, sculptures + iron works dedicated to the locomotive. Half of this exhibition will be housed at the nearby Richmond Railway Museum.
October’s Fourth Friday(Oct. 28) will feature a Dark Arts media show. Be sure to break out your Halloween costumes to view the mysterious + fanciful pieces on display. The center’s 80 studios + exhibition spaces are free and open to the public Tuesdays-Sundays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Share this newsletter with your auspicious artist friends in need of inspiration, culture + champagne.
“Back Ad It!” Creative Social | Thurs., Sept. 22 | 6-8 p.m. | Brambly Park, 1708 Belleville St. | $25 | The Advertising Club of Richmond is hosting its first social of the year with snacks and sips. 🍷
Music at Hardywood: Appalachian Spring | Thurs., Sept. 22 | 6:30-8 p.m. | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, 2408-2410 Ownby Ln. | $30 | Valentina Peleggi leads the Richmond Symphony in a casual performance of Brahms and Copland works. 🎻
Southpark Mall Carnival | Thurs., Sept. 22-Sun., Sept. 25 | 5-10 p.m. | Southpark Mall, 230 Southpark Circle | Free | Head to Colonial Heights for fun for the whole family with rides, games + deep-fried carnival eats. 🎟
Friday
Movie in the Park: “Luca” | Fri., Sept. 23 | 7 p.m. | Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park, 3400 Mountain Rd. | Free | Bring a lawn chair + some friends for an outdoor showing of this Pixar film. 🎥
Unity in the Community | Fri., Sept. 23 | 3-6 p.m. | Carytown Shopping District | Free | Support RPS by transforming Carytown sidewalks into chalk murals with words of encouragement + affirmation. 🌈
Saturday
Hearst Girls and Friends Comedy Show | Sat., Sept. 24 | 6:30 p.m. | Strangeways Brewing, 2277 Dabney Rd. | $10 | A night of improv, stand-up + lots of laughs by this troupe born from the Coalition Theater. 🎤
Community Tree Planting | Sat., Sept. 24 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Branch’s Baptist Church, 3400 Broad Rock Blvd. | Free, RSVP | Join Southside ReLeaf and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s mission to increase the tree canopy in one of the hottest areas of Richmond. 🌳
Sunday
“An American In Paris” | Sun., Sept. 25 | 2 p.m. | The Byrd Theatre | $8 | Be transported back to the 1950s with this classic starting Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. 🇫🇷
Studio One | Sun., Sept. 25 | 1:30 + 4:30 p.m. | Richmond Ballet, 407 E. Canal St. | $26+ | Catch the last two performances of the world premiere showing of “Scarred Bouquets.” 🩰
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Mike’s Jazz Cafe is opening in the Fan this November. The bar will open in the former Spoonbread Bistro location on Floyd Avenue. Guests can expect a menu of soul food + seafood as well as two floors for restaurant space and a jazz lounge. 🎺 (Richmond BizSense)
Community
Parks and Recreation is officially opening Abner Clay Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Fri., Oct. 7 at 10 a.m. This opening comes after months of renovations and upgrades to the Brook Road facility in Jackson Ward. ✂️
The city is extending the deadline for a citizen survey regarding connections to the emergency 911 hotline. Locals who participate through Fri., Sept. 30 have a chance to win a Ring doorbell camera from the Dept. of Emergency Services.
State
The Dept. of Taxation has created an online tool for Virginians to check their eligibility for a one-time rebate of up to $250. Qualifying individuals can expect checks to be sent by mail or through direct deposit by the week of Mon., Oct. 10. 💸 (RVAHub)
Edu
A groundbreaking ceremony for Chesterfield’s newest middle school will be held today at 11 a.m. Falling Creek Middle School, which will go up on the same site as the current building, plans to house 1,800 students. The doors will open for classes sometime in 2024. 🎓 (NBC12)
Seasonal
Maymont’s annual Garden Glow is expanding its 18 nights of illumination from the Japanese Garden into the Italian Garden for the first time, on display from Thurs., Oct. 13-Sun., Nov. 6. Expect electric art installations by creators Alfonso Perez Acosta and Jeff Dobrow + local students. Get to know the glow. 💡
Shop
Embrace your interior designer — the Richmond Home Show is returning to the Richmond Raceway Complex the weekend of Oct. 21-23. This year, HGTV’s Patric Richardson — aka The Laundry Guy — will be on the Fresh Ideas Stage to chat about sprucing up the most hated household chores. 🏠
Learn
The podcast “Memory Wars” will host a live recording at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture on Thurs., Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. This history podcast is lead by Fulbright Young Journalist Mallory Noe-Payne + Pultizer Prize-winning columnist Michael Paul Williams. The discussion is free to attend. 🎙
Today Is
The first day of fall. Celebrate the autumnal equinox by attending harvest-themed festivals such as Lewis Ginter’s daily Fall Flair. Pro tip: Summer temperatures are sticking around, so no sweaters yet. The VA Dept. of Forestry says Richmond will hit peak fall color from Oct. 10-Oct. 31. 🍁
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