The kids are really excited this week for sure! The build-up to the Christmas holiday culminates when the guy with the red suit and white beard bounds down the chimney (or through the door if you don’t have a chimney!). Many families and friends will gather on December 24 and 25 to celebrate the Christmas holiday, while most businesses take off a much-needed day themselves on Christmas Day.
But even with a brief lull in business activity during the holiday, there will be plenty to do as the week begins again on Wednesday. Fruitcake Science, Post Holiday Celebrations at Spirited Art, First Fridays with Frank, Romp n’ Roll Winter Camp, RVA on Ice, and Arena Racing are a few of the activities this week. See details below.
Don’t forget to check our New Year’s Celebration Calendar for more upcoming events and activities to help ring in the New Year 2013!
Have a great week, celebrate, and have fun. And when possible, take time to ‘pay it forward’ and do something for the ’26 Acts’ movement to remember the 26 who lost their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary.
ONGOING
Closer Than Ever (Through January 6, 2013) at Virginia Repertory Theatre is an intimate musical about love, friendship, security, and happiness – holding onto those essentials in a world that seems to spin faster every day. In 1989, the New York Times described it as “one of the half-dozen finest American theater scores of the last decade.” This Off Broadway classic originally opened with a smash hit production in Greenwich Village in 1989, and was most recently revived in NYC this season, once again earning universal raves from critics and audiences alike. That recent hit revival closed last Sunday after a sold-out five month run.
Photo courtesy of the VA Repertory Theatre.
Madeline’s Christmas – Through December 30 at Virginia Rep Theatre.
Rocky Mountain Express (film in IMAX®DOME) Through-Friday March 1 - Join in the epic adventure of building Canada’s first transcontinental railway as you are propelled on a steam train journey through the Canadian Rockies. $9 general admission, $5 for members.
Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked The World - Now-Sunday, January 6 - Take a journey through a motley crew of legendary guitars in our latest exhibition as you explore the history of the world’s most recognized musical instrument, examine more than 60 guitars, historical artifacts and play the world’s largest guitar! Included with exhibit admission.
Polar Express (film in IMAX®DOME) Through Wednesday, January 23 - Based on the modern holiday classic written by children’s author Chris Van Allsburg, Polar Express follows the journey of a young boy named Billy who doubts the existence of Santa Claus.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Get to bed early tonight – Santa is coming!
Children’s Museum of Richmond is open with early-closing hours. 9:30am-2pm.
All Fired Up is open until 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
December 26-30, 2012
Fruitcake Science at the Science Museum of Virginia. Join the Science Museum as they subject fruitcake to the rigors of scientific testing — freeze it with liquid nitrogen, try to float it on water, freeze it, and ignite it. On December 27, there’s a special appearance of a medieval siege machine launching heavy objects. Included with exhibit admission.
Romp n’ Roll Winter Camp at all Richmond-area locations. Fun for the little ones!
Friday, December 28
Kids Post Holiday Celebration at Spirited Art. Get the Family out after the holidays and into our studio! We are having great Create Date celebrations. Kids and Adults Paint together as they are lead step by step through their paintings. At the end of the hour and a half each person takes home their own masterpieces that are meant to be hung together!
Fourth Fridays with Frank at CMoR Central. The fourth Friday of each month will feature a book that emphasizes financial literacy. After story time, the educator will stick around to play and answer questions in CMoR’s very own Franklin Federal Branch! Story begins at 11 a.m.
Saturday, December 29
RVA on Ice - Face Painting and Kwanzaa Craft-making.
FREE movie at RVA on Ice - It’s a Wonderful Life.
Create: Adults and Kids Paint Together at 1:00 p.m. at Spirited Art.
Arena Racing USA at the Richmond Coliseum. Real ½ scale race cars flying around a $500,000 indoor race track that barely fits inside a hockey rink. This 2 ½ hour family-friendly show features talented drivers speeding side-by-side, jockeying and bumping, and sometimes even flipping all for the entertainment of enthusiastic fans.
Winter Jump-n-Art Camp at Pump It Up. Explore creativity and jump for fun at the same time.
Sunday, December 30
Family Class for All Ages at Spirited Art at 1:00 p.m.
