Join Spiderman and Friends at CMoR this weekend.
This weekend is rockin’ for sure and that’s why we’ve added Thursday events to this week’s calendar. With so much to do, you’ll have to get started early. The weather is going to be beautiful so plan your weekend with Richmondmom’s favorite weekend events!
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts – Faberge exhibit continues.
Pink Days at Kings Dominion – Save up to $15 on admission! Celebrate Pink Days through August 22, 2011 with Kings Dominion online tickets just $38.99 and $1.00 goes back to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Buy a floating Snoopy and you may win a car! Visit website for information.
Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen – Kids love DQ® and the feeling is mutual. That’s why $1 or more from each Blizzard Treat sold at participating locations on Miracle Treat Day, August 11, 2011, will help sick and injured children at your local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Since 1984, DQ has raised over $86 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals-including $5.5 million in 2010. Let’s make 2011 a record-breaking year! Join DQ and help make miracles happen.
Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont – Festival spans 4 days this year with local jazz acts beginning August 11. More music all weekend with over 20 artists performing on August 13 and 14. Visit website for more information.
“If You Please: The Art of Good Manners” – This fun, interactive workshop assists boys and girls, ages 8-11, with modern communication etiquette, table manners, appropriate dress and other skills which will put them at ease in social encounters throughout their lives. The session includes a luncheon and graduation, where their polished manners will shine! Register by August 10; call 804-358-7166, ext. 329 or click hereto register online.Flowers After Five – Kick back and relax at Lewis Ginteron Thursday evenings all summer and also enjoy wine tastings, specialty beers and samples of great local fare. Regular garden admission: $11 adults; $10 seniors; $7 children ages 3-12; free for children under age 3 and free admission for all Garden members.
Pink Days at Kings Dominion – Save up to $15 on admission! Celebrate Pink Days through August 22, 2011 with Kings Dominion online tickets just $38.99 and $1.00 goes back to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Buy a floating Snoopy and you may win a car! Visit website for information. Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont – Get your groove on! Festival spans 4 days this year with local jazz acts beginning August 11. More music all weekend with over 20 artists performing on August 13 and 14. Visit website for more information. 6th Annual Filipino Festival – FREE admission. Cultural music, food and more. For more info, visit www.filipinofestival.org or email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Something new every day! Movies on the Avenues – Field of Dreams FREE MOVIES (visit website for updates/changes), free parking, bring a lawn chair or beach blanket. Entertainment and food starts at 7:00 p.m., movies start at 8:30 p.m. Presented by Bon Secours Health Systems. Movies Under the Stars at Dogwood Dell – Sister Act II (Rights pending) – visit website for details and confirmation of movie.
Spiderman and Friends at CMoR – Fun with Spiderman and Friends! Incredible fun at Central location. Short Pump CMoR is open too with lots of fun for kids. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts – Faberge exhibit continues. Pink Days at Kings Dominion - Save up to $15 on admission! Celebrate Pink Days through August 22, 2011 with Kings Dominion online tickets just $38.99 and $1.00 goes back to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Buy a floating Snoopy and you may win a car! Visit website for information. Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont – Festival spans 4 days this year with local jazz acts beginning August 11. More music all weekend with over 20 artists performing on August 13 and 14. Visit website for more information. More performers today! 6th Annual Filipino Festival – FREE admission. Did we say “delicious fun”? You bet! Cultural music, food and more. For more info, visit www.filipinofestival.org or email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Hardtack and Haversacks Family Fun Day – Families can participate in a marching drill led by members of the 15th Virginia Infantry. There will be crafts and games as well as special presentations by General James Longstreet. For more information, contact Kelly Hancock at (804) 649-1861 x 21 or [email protected]. Print out the event flyer from the website and get a coupon good for one free youth admission with the purchase of an adult admission! Summer Sizzler Hike – Parents only! This is a very popular long-distance excursion on the award-winning trails of James River Park. Be prepared for a moderate to strenuous hike of nine miles with beautiful scenery, wildlife and engaging history. Must be able to hop rocks and climb ladders! Sponsors: Friends of James River Park, Chesterfield County Environmental Engineering. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. PLEASE CALL 748-1920 BY AUGUST 12, 5PM. Jammin’ in the Garden – Summer music continues at 3:00 p.m.. Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. See website for information and details. Real Cute Kids Contest – Have your child’s picture taken free at Mom’s Treehouse by Real Life Studios and enter to win great prizes! The 10th annual Fairfield Commons Back-2-School Blow Out – Features distribution of FREE bags of School Supplies from the mall and partners (while supplies last) Live Music from DJ Flava, free Concert featuring artists: “Nyasia” & “The Twins;” ALL FREE: kid’s Books, Dental checks; Balloon Art; games & prizes from iPower921FM & AMEN820 Sponsors: Direct Auto Insurance, Union First Market Bank, CAHN, Anthem, Kool Smiles, Read Aloud Virginia. myfairfieldcommons.com or e-mail:[email protected] A.C.T.S. Purpose Fulfilled Play - Purpose Fulfilled is about the real struggles of real women, who learn that their Faith and Purpose is the reason for the storms. This play embodies the triumph of women who have learned to take their adversities and mountains in life and turn them into their victories & success to fulfill their purpose. Toll free and online at no additional cost: RVA River Jam – The music continues. New Age Summer Concert Series. Food and beverages available. Parking nearby with 2 buses running continuously. Every Saturday afternoon through Labor Day Weekend. Will be on the Canal Walk until they move to Brown’s Island later this summer. Bernie Flash Mob at Short Pump – Get your “bernie move” on with the flashmob at Short Pump Mall. Be there Saturday afternoon and get moving! Anthem Moonlight Ride – It’s shaping up to be the perfect weekend to celebrate the joy of cycling at the Anthem Moonlight Ride. The Anthem Moonlight Ride starts and finishes at Sports Backers Stadium and features a short “Half Moon” (8 miles) or a longer “Full Moon” (17 miles) route through the North side and near West End. After the ride, enjoy a free concert by Three Sheets to the Wind, America’s #1 tribute to Yacht Rock, and a complimentary slice of pizza, ice cream and a soft drink or beer. Games, prizes, and more. Family Film Series – Under the Stars with “Toy Story 3” – For all ages. Grab your blanket and your family and come out to enjoy family flicks in the park at the Armour House and Gardens – FREE! Experience the thrill of outdoor movies and fun! Concessions available for purchase. Call Jeannie Murray at 501.5121 with questions.
Science Museum of Virginia – $5 Sunday Movies! $5 Summer Sunday Movies Sundays through Labor Day Summertime and the living is — HOT! On a Sunday afternoon you want to cool down and sit back. It’s the perfect time for a movie – an IMAX® movie on Virginia’s largest, screen — the IMAX®DOME. For just $5 a movie, you can sit back as a giant film takes you on an adventure into space in Hubble or back to a time to an underwater universe inhabited by larger-than-life creatures who ruled the seas before dinosaurs conquered earth in Sea Rex. Wonderful Watermelons and Apples at Crump Park – Did you miss the Carytown Watermelon Festival? No worries! For all ages. 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Meadow Farm Museum. Information: Anna Truong, 501-2130. The watermelons and the early apples are ripe. Explore the fascinating history of apples and John Sheppard’s apple orchard as well as heritage varieties of melons. Ask your guide about the real Johnny Appleseed. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts – Faberge exhibit continues. Pink Days at Kings Dominion – Save up to $15 on admission! Celebrate Pink Days through August 22, 2011 with Kings Dominion online tickets just $38.99 and $1.00 goes back to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Buy a floating Snoopy and you may win a car! Visit website for information. Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont – Festival spans 4 days this year with local jazz acts beginning August 11. More music all weekend with over 20 artists performing on August 13 and 14. Visit website for more information.
Enjoy your weekend Richmond — and let us know about upcoming events so we can include them on our Richmondmom.com weekend calendar of events and week-end newsletter.
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