💸 Background

🗓️ Timeline

📫 Get involved

• Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament | Monday, Jan. 29 | 9 p.m. | Get Tight Lounge, 1104 W. Main St., Richmond | Free | Face off in this free-to-enter competition with drink specials and prizes for first and second place.

• Daley | Tuesday, Jan. 30 | 7 p.m. | The Broadberry, 2729 W. Broad St., Richmond | $26-$81 | The British singer-songwriter comes to Richmond.
• “The Simon & Garfunkel Story” | Tuesday, Jan. 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Altria Theater, 6 N. Laurel St., Richmond | $48-$88 | A full live band will perform all your favorite hits at this immersive concert-style theater show.

• Dominion Energy Jazz Café | Wednesday, Jan. 31 | 6-8 p.m. | VMFA, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond | Free | Groove in the Cochrane Atrium with Marsha Meekins & Company Jazz Band.
• “Fantastic Planet” | Wednesday, Jan. 31 | 7 p.m. | The Byrd Theatre, 2908 W. Cary St., Richmond | $9 | This 1973 experimental animated sci-fi film was directed by René Laloux.

• “The Colored Museum” | Thursday, Feb. 1-Sunday, Feb. 11 | Times vary | Viriginia Repertory Theater, 114 W. Broad St., Richmond | $15 | The Black Virginia Theatre Alliance presents George C. Wolfe’s journey through the heart and soul of the African American experience.

• History Notes: An Intimate Evening of History & Music | Saturday, Feb. 10 | 6-8 p.m. | Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond | $48 | Enjoy an evening of brief history talk with rare items from the VMHC collections followed by musical selections played by a chamber ensemble of some of Richmond’s most talented musicians.*

• GRTC has five possible sites for its new transfer station, envisioned as a mixed-use development with a 10-bay bus transit hub. It has identified three sites as high priority: the Public Safety Building and two city-owned parking areas on Grace and Ninth Streets, respectively. (Richmond BizSense)

• Watch out for slower traffic around Scott’s Addition starting tomorrow. There will be alternating lane closures on Belleville, Rockbridge, West Moore, Altamont, and Norfolk through Tuesday, Feb. 20 while the roads get repairs.

• The new Midlothian Library opens this Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. Be among the first to check out the facility — complete with a digital media center, reading garden, and outdoor learning classroom — at the opening ceremony at 10 a.m.

• Mayor Levar Stoney’s State of the City address is tomorrow at the Science Museum of Virginia. The program begins at 7 p.m. with a reception beforehand at 6 p.m. Anyone can attend; register here.

• With a weekend win over no. 16 Dayton, UR Men’s Basketball is now on a ten-game winning streak. The Spiders sit atop the A-10 and are undefeated at home. They travel to face Fordham on Wednesday — stream the game on ESPN+.

• The Port of Virginia, which has a terminal in Richmond, now operates using only electricity from renewable energy sources. The Virginia Port Authority says it’s the first in the country to achieve milestone. It has a goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. (WHRO)

• Ceramic and tattoo art combine at “Of Mud & Blood,” a collaborative exhibition coming to VisArts in March. Pieces will be up for auction to benefit Mental Health America of Virginia. There’s an opening reception scheduled for March 15 at 6 p.m.

• Red Army, assemble. The Kickers dropped their preseason schedule. The Roos will play several games against college squads — including VCU, ODU, and JMU — which will be open to the public at Striker Park in Glen Allen.

• If you drop off your composting at Bryan Park, heads up that the carts have been moved to the parking lot across from the soccer fields. Didn’t know Richmond has a free, citywide composting program? Get the dirt.

• Now through Feb. 16, Virginia Physicians for Women is collecting much-needed athletic apparel (think: new youth-sized sports bras + running shoes) to help girls participate in Girls on the Run at local elementary, middle, and high schools. See how to donate + why VPFW is joining the cause.*