Get ready for Wine Down Wednesday and help support the Byrd Theatre on Wednesday, February 1. And don’t miss all of the great events going on this week at The Science Museum of Virginia, Children’s Museum of Richmond, Hanover Theatre, Spirited Art, Stony Point Surgery Center, the VMFA, Flying Squirrels, and more. Visit us on Facebook and let us know what you’re doing!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Always…Patsy Cline at Hanover Theatre. Use your Savvy Saver card for ticket discount.
Words that Work with Preschoolers Monday, January 30 6:30 pm at Bon Secours Innsbrook, Glen Allen, VA. The right words at the right time can make all the difference in getting your preschooler to cooperate.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Oncoplastic Surgery Review. Oncoplastic Surgery Overview with Stony Point Surgery Center doctors and Julie Bragg. Click here for a preview of the important information you’ll find at “Your Health Matters: Breast Cancer” event to be held on Tuesday, January 31st.
VMFA Young Art Program. Young at Art: Ancient Art and Languages. 10am-11am. VMFA – Preschool Program. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each month. Check website for times and details.
Always…Patsy Cline at Hanover Theatre. Use your Savvy Saver card for ticket discount
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Wine Down Wednesday to help support the Byrd Theatre. Join Richmondmom.com and Downtown Short Pump for discounted wine, free food, fundraising, and lots of fun. We support a different non-profit organization each month. Join us and find out what everyone is talking about!
Spirited Art is starting a weekday class – every Wednesday, we will be offering an adult class at 11 a.m. You’re welcome to bring your own lunch/snacks during this weekday class. Check out our calendar www.myspiritedart.com
Young at Art: Ancient Art and Languages. 10am-11am. VMFA – Preschool Program. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each month. Check website for times and details.
The Garden is for Lover’s Valentine’s Display at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, (Tea House Valentine’s Dinners on select evenings).
Lunch Break Science at the Science Museum of Virginia – Wednesday, February 1, Noon. Dr. John Quillin, PhD, MPH, MS: “Human Genetic Variation and Social Implications.” Free. Lunch Break Science is brought to you by Owens & Minor.
Hot Stove Banquet with Flying Squirrels – The Flying Squirrels will hold their 2nd Annual Hot Stove Banquet on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012, at Verizon Wireless Arena at the VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center. Baseball legend Bill Buckner will serve as the featured guest for the event, which will begin with a cocktail reception/autograph session at 6 PM. Other celebrities include Billy Wagner, local legend Johnny Grubb, 2012 Squirrels’ Manager Dave Machemer and Pitching Coach Ross Grimsley, and 2011 Squirrels members Daryl Maday and Johnny Monell. Tickets are $75 for Squirrels Season Ticket and Mini-Plan holders and $100 for individuals.
Saks Fifth Avenue has designated the Children’s Museum of Richmond to receive 5% of purchases made with a registered Saks credit card* by our supporters in February 2012! If you have shopping to do, please go to Saks Richmond at Stony Point Fashion Park and choose CMoR as the beneficiary of your purchases. You can make your designation at the register when you check out and it will apply to all of your purchases for the entire month of February! So get out there, shop at Saks and support CMoR.
Always…Patsy Cline at Hanover Theatre. Use your Savvy Saver card for ticket discounts.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Happy Groundhog Day Phil!
Saks Fifth Avenue has designated the Children’s Museum of Richmond to receive 5% of purchases made with a registered Saks credit card* by our supporters in February 2012! If you have shopping to do, please go to Saks Richmond at Stony Point Fashion Park and choose CMoR as the beneficiary of your purchases. You can make your designation at the register when you check out and it will apply to all of your purchases for the entire month of February! So get out there, shop at Saks and support CMoR.
Young at Art: Ancient Art and Languages. 10am-11am. VMFA – Preschool Program. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each month. Check website for times and details.
The Garden is for Lover’s Valentine’s Display at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, (Tea House Valentine’s Dinners on select evenings).
Always…Patsy Cline at Hanover Theatre. Use your Savvy Saver card for ticket discounts.
Barnes & Noble Storytime at Short Pump – Children’s Storytime: Toddlers and Preschoolers (Ages 6 and Under). Join us each Thursday for our Children’s Storytime. On the third Thursday of each month, we’ll have a special visit from Seymour and the Children’s Museum.
Future of Richmond’s Past: Community Conversation – Thursday, February 2, 6 pm. You’re invited to join our conversation about the history of race in Richmond and its effects on the present day. The Museum is holding this Community Conversation in association with RACE: Are We So Different?, a groundbreaking exhibition which examines the topic from scientific, historical and cultural perspectives. RACE is a project of the American Anthropological Association and is funded by the Ford Foundation & National Science Foundation. Included with Museum admission or free for members.
Free healthy living seminar on smoking cessation and meditation – Thursday, Feb 2 – 6:00p to 8:00p at Science Museum Of Virginia, Richmond, VA. Join VCU Massey Cancer Center at the Science Museum of Virginia’s Discovery Room at 6 p.m. on February 2 to learn from experts about ways patients, survivors and anyone else affected by cancer can improve their health and well-being. Linda Hancock, Ph.D., will discuss smoking cessation and D. Mark Cooper, D.Min., will talk about the health benefits of meditation. There is no cost to participate, but we ask that you RSVP by calling (804) 628-1918 or email [email protected].
Friday, February 3, 2012
Always…Patsy Cline at Hanover Theatre. Use your Savvy Saver card for ticket discounts.
Saks Fifth Avenue has designated the Children’s Museum of Richmond to receive 5% of purchases made with a registered Saks credit card* by our supporters in February 2012! If you have shopping to do, please go to Saks Richmond at Stony Point Fashion Park and choose CMoR as the beneficiary of your purchases. You can make your designation at the register when you check out and it will apply to all of your purchases for the entire month of February! So get out there, shop at Saks and support CMoR.
The Garden is for Lover’s Valentine’s Display at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, (Tea House Valentine’s Dinners on select evenings).
God of Carnage at Willow Lawn. A comedy of manners, without the manners! Use Savvy Saver card to get discounted tickets.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Family Cultural Saturday: Celebrating Cultural Heritage through Music and Song on Saturday, February 4, 2012. Enjoy a rich variety of musical presentations to enhance your exploration of the groundbreaking exhibition RACE: Are We So Different? which examines the topic from scientific, historical and cultural perspectives. RACE is a project of the American Anthropological Association and is funded by the Ford Foundation & National Science Foundation. Included with Museum admission or free for members.
Ringling Brothers Ambassador of Laughter, Christopher the Clown, will visit the Children’s Museum of Richmond (CMoR) in Short Pump on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 9:30 am for a special story time event. Christopher is here to spread the word that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents DRAGONS is coming to the Richmond Coliseum 2/15-2/19/2012. In addition to the story time, he will visit with the children and have giveaway and coupons for the show. Families can also meet “Christopher the Clown” at CBS 6′s Healthy Lifestyle Expo on Saturday, 2/4 from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm.
Black History Month Celebration. 10 am-4 pm at the Children’s Museum – Central location only. This celebration of African-American history takes place through performances by storytellers, musicians and dance troupes. Art projects throughout the month will reflect African-American culture and history. At 1:00 pm, World Beat Workshop – Take part in interactive performances by The World Beat Workshop’s Robert Josepé. Children will explore West African rhythms in the Americas and their influence in current music styles. Free with museum admission.
Always…Patsy Cline at Hanover Theatre. Use your Savvy Saver card for ticket discounts.
Saks Fifth Avenue has designated the Children’s Museum of Richmond to receive 5% of purchases made with a registered Saks credit card* by our supporters in February 2012! If you have shopping to do, please go to Saks Richmond at Stony Point Fashion Park and choose CMoR as the beneficiary of your purchases. You can make your designation at the register when you check out and it will apply to all of your purchases for the entire month of February! So get out there, shop at Saks and support CMoR.
The Garden is for Lover’s Valentine’s Display at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, (Tea House Valentine’s Dinners on select evenings).
God of Carnage at Willow Lawn. A comedy of manners, without the manners! Use Savvy Saver card to get discounted tickets.
Starting at Chop Suey Books, we’ll mix it up for you along one of Richmond’s most eclectic thoroughfares during Real RICHMOND’s 2.5 hour food tour. Visit intimate bistros, bustling lunch spots with Southern favorites, and specialty food retailers featured in national magazines while passing through quirky Carytown and venturing into the charming Museum District. You’ll learn secrets from butchers to bakers as well as get a peek at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ new sculpture garden. Come see our culinary and cultural trendsetters in Carytown and the Museum District on this 1.5 mile walking tour.
Come dance with the lovely ladies of the River City Roller girls in their first fundraiser dance party of the year. Dance your cookies off!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Funniest Kids Contest takes the stage! The Children’s Museum of Richmond will host the CBS 6 Funniest Kids Contest powered by Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 2:00 pm.
Lunar New Year. 10 am-4pm. Children’s Museum of Richmond – Central only. Mark the start of the Lunar Year of the Dragon. We will celebrate with the tastes, sights and sounds of this colorful holiday – when families of Asian descent enjoy family reunions and special meals – to bring health, wealth and happiness in the New Year. Enjoy music, traditional and modern dance, dumpling making, painting and calligraphy demonstrations. Free with museum admission.
Always…Patsy Cline at Hanover Theatre. Use your Savvy Saver card for ticket discount.
Saks Fifth Avenue has designated the Children’s Museum of Richmond to receive 5% of purchases made with a registered Saks credit card* by our supporters in February 2012! If you have shopping to do, please go to Saks Richmond at Stony Point Fashion Park and choose CMoR as the beneficiary of your purchases. You can make your designation at the register when you check out and it will apply to all of your purchases for the entire month of February! So get out there, shop at Saks and support CMoR.
The Garden is for Lover’s Valentine’s Display at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, (Tea House Valentine’s Dinners on select evenings).
God of Carnage at Willow Lawn. A comedy of manners, without the manners! Use Savvy Saver card to get discounted tickets.
Ringling Brothers Ambassador of Laughter, Christopher the Clown – Families can meet “Christopher the Clown” at CBS 6′s Healthy Lifestyle Expo at CMoR’s main location on Sunday 2/5 at 2 pm for the CBS 6 Funniest Kids Finals, open to the public, details available at WTVR.com.
