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ONGOING
RevQuest: The Lion and The Unicorn game returns to Colonial Williamsburg’s Revolutionary City for the spring break season through April 21. Participants in the alternate reality game join the Friends of Liberty while they save the American Revolution by protecting the identity of an important patriot spy. During summer 2012, more than 19,000 gamers participated in the game’s first full season.
Raise the Roof at the Science Museum of Virginia. Check out our Real Richmond Review here and register to win 5-pack of tickets here. If walls could talk, what would they say? Explore buildings and structures in a new light as you discover the stories behind the structures through a variety of interactive experiences. Included with exhibit admission.
Born to be Wild at IMAX Dome. Born to be Wild is an inspiring story of love, dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. This film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them — saving endangered species one life at a time.$9 general admission, $5 for members. Showing through April 30.
Check out tons of fun and events at the Science Museum at this link.
Now Through April 15, 2013
Help raise $25,151 by April 13, 2013 for cancer.
Now Through Sunday May 12, 2013
Architecture in Virginia: The Old Dominion – Examine photographs and descriptions of 24 significant examples of Virginia architecture built primarily between 1780 and 1861. The collection is on loan from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Included with exhibit admission.
Now Through Monday, June 3
They Call it Stormy Weather: How Artists See the Weather and the Seasons. Explore artists’ depictions of weather from thunderstorms on powerful, wild seas to sunny skies above spring fields. The photographic reproductions are on loan from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Included with exhibit admission.
Now Through the End of the Year
Monday April 1 – Tuesday, April 30, 2013
4th Annual LEGO Contest and Display. Calling all LEGO enthusiasts! It is time for the 4th annual Twin Hickory LEGO Contest.
E-Cycling at the Science Museum of Virginia. Recycle electronics and celebrate environmentalism!
HAPPENING THIS WEEK!
Monday, April 8
Back to School!
Flying Squirrels baseball is in full swing. 6:35 pm (gates open 5:35pm). at The Diamond. Reading Night and $1 Hot Dogs by Affiliated Dermatologists of VA & Q94.
Tuesday, April 9
Flying Squirrels to benefit Massey Cancer Center.Grab family, friends and coworkers to join us Tuesday, April 9, as the Richmond Flying Squirrels partner with VCU Massey Cancer Center to raise funds to benefit the HDL, Inc. Massey Challenge.Doors open at 5:30pm. The game begins at 6:35 p.m., rain or shine. Tickets are $7 and are GENERAL ADMISSION tickets. (So, you don’t have to worry about assigned seating) Tickets purchased will be available at next to will call at the Massey Challenge table.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month — a month dedicated to raising awareness of sexual violence and educating communities on resources. Safe Harbor will be honoring this month through social media and local events including April 9 — Take Back the Night at University of Richmond, 7:30 p.m. University Forum.
Short Pump Pals Clubhouse meeting at 11am at Short Pump Mall. It’s free for kids.
KidsDineFree.net donates to Jack & Abby Foundation. 5-7pm. Come out and help support the Jack and Abby Neonatal Foundation on April 9 at TGIFridays in Midlothian (13140 Rittenhouse Dr.). Present your KidsDineFree.net cards when dining, and 15% of your bill will be donated to the Jack and Abby Foundation.
Wednesday, April 10
The April Wine Down will benefit the Junior League of Richmond. The Junior League of Richmond is an organization of women committed to the mission of promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
Virginia Repertory Theatre, Federal Realty and the Shops at Willow Lawn Announce the Dedication of the Children’s Theatre of Virginia. Ribbon Cutting to take place Wednesday, April 10 at 11 am
Lunch Break Science at the Museum. Noon-1pm – FREE. The Past, Present, and Future of Fossil Fuel Production in Virginia presented by Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy State Geologist David B. Spears.
Flying Squirrels baseball is in full swing. 10:35 am at The Diamond. Education Day presented by Partners Financial Federal Credit Union & ESPN 950. Gates open 9:35am
Mommy & Me and Daddies Too at Willow Lawn. Say hello to Katie at the Richmondmom.com table! Have fun with Hope Harris.
Thursday, April 11
Kindergarten registration for all Richmond area schools – for kids turning 5 by September 30, 2013.
The Culture of Girls 9-14 years from 12:30pm-1:30pm. Delivered by Commonwealth Parenting. Pre-registration is required.
Friday, April 12
Thomas Jefferson Birthday Celebration. President Thomas Jefferson will be honored at the Virginia State Capitol on Friday, April 12, 2013, the day before the 270th anniversary of his birth. The event is free and open to the public. Guests should enter the Capitol at the visitor’s entrance on Bank Street and ask for directions to the Jefferson Room.
St. Bridget’s School Bulldog Blast (Spring Carnival) – 4pm-8pm. An evening of food, fun, fellowship for the entire family. Inflatables, Games, DJ and even shopping at vendors such as Milk and Honey, Emmasbows, Classic Baby, ZouZou’s Basement, Ryan jewelry and more to come.
Readiness Forum for Families – Friday, April 12 from 10-11:30 a.m. Presented by the Children’s Museum of Richmond, Collegiate School and Henrico County Public Schools at CMOR’s Short Pump location – 2200 Old Brick Road, Glen Allen – in West Broad Village, across from Whole Foods.
Camp In at the Science Museum of Virginia. Try your hand at designing and building structures, watch a giant-screen film in the IMAX®DOME and explore Museum exhibits after hours at this fun overnight! $45 per child. $20 per adult. For every four children, one adult chaperone is required.
Arena Racing at the Richmond Coliseum. Drivers in ½ scale stock cars racing around high banked race track turning laps in UNDER 8 seconds flat while competing side-by-side–bumping, rubbing, flipping and racing in the Richmond Coliseum.
Saturday, April 13
The Mother of All Walks: Walk Like MADD with Mothers Against Drunk Driving – their annual awareness/fundraising event, Walk Like MADD, coming up on April 13 at Dorey Park.
Heritage Weekend at Historic Bloemendaal House. Included with Garden admission. Music and activities highlighting the Garden’s past. Enjoy tours of Bloemendaal House and imagine its early days as the original Lakeside Wheel Club. Cycling enthusiasts will demonstrate their prowess atop vintage bicycles on the lawn of Bloemendaal House. Ragtime-era music will ring out from the Bloemendaal tent where The Titanic String Band will perform 30-minute sets (on the half hour). Meanwhile, The Four in the Morning Quartet will stroll and serenade guests throughout the Garden with a variety of popular music from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k with thousands of competitors.
Farm Tour & Ice Cream at Lavender Fields at 2pm. If you have ever wanted to see the rest of the farm and learn about its history then join our tour. This walking tour includes the Chickahominy River, bee hives, family history of the farm and production greenhouse tour. Enjoy a serve of gourmet ice cream upon completion.
10K After Party to benefit VCU Massey. Join us after the Monument 10k for Live Music, fresh Local Suds from our friends at Center of the Universe brewing, and delicious Food Carts. $1 of every beer sale will go to the VCU Massey Cancer Center so come on out support a good cause!
Beaverdam Wine Festival. Four local Wineries gather with fine food and craft vendors to offer a exquisit experience in rural America. Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides and free admission to the Pop’s Country Store Museum, and the Nationally Historical Beaverdam Depot. Silent Auction.
Fool for Art at John Tyler Community College. The festival will feature art and craft vendors, more than 100 hands-on activities and free educational sessions, information on how to go green, food, music and much more. Free document shredding is being offered from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
From Foundry to Fire! at The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar at 2pm. Learn about the importance of the cannon manufacturing capabilities of Tredegar Ironworks, as well as, the role field artillery played in the Civil War. A costumed artillery crew will explain the process of making and testing the cannon and then demonstrate its use on the battlefield.
Stories from the Field Quarter at 12noon. Tredegar – Storytelling is one of the world’s oldest traditions. Enslaved African Americans used storytelling as a way of communicating with each other and to preserve their heritage. These stories were used to help teach children how to behave, to explain the world around them and the behavior of animals and sometimes even to poke fun at the masters and themselves. Buy your tickets.
Richmond Kickers Soccer Game at City Stadium at 7pm.
National Geographic Little Explorers at Pottery Barn Kids. 10am: Sharks. It’s a celebration of oceans! Kids learn about sharks and other ocean creatures through hands-on activities, quizzes, songs and more. It’s FREE! Find the closest location here.
Wild About Watercolor at CMoR. 9:45am-10:30am. CMoR Central, ages 4-9.
Virginia 529 Kids Run for 5-12 year olds.This one-mile event for kids ages 5-12 features all of the excitement of the 10k. They’ll kick off the morning by warming up with music and mingling with some local mascots until the start gun goes off. After racing their little hearts out, they’ll finish to the roar of a crowd through the same chute as the 10k-ers, where they’ll get a commemorative medal and head into a secure meeting area. Don’t forget to pick them up, because post-race food and festivities await!
Sunday, April 14
Gallery Tour: Fateful Lighting: Religion and the Civil War at 1pm. Join museum educator Sean Kane for a gallery tour focusing on the role religion played in the American Civil War. From the bible’s use to justify and condemn slavery to the religious revivals that swept up soldiers in camp, this tour will highlight artifacts that tell the fascinating story of a war in which “both sides read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and each invokes His aid against the other.” Buy your tickets.
Heritage Weekend at Historic Bloemendaal House. Included with Garden admission. Music and activities highlighting the Garden’s past. Enjoy tours of Bloemendaal House and imagine its early days as the original Lakeside Wheel Club. Cycling enthusiasts will demonstrate their prowess atop vintage bicycles on the lawn of Bloemendaal House. Ragtime-era music will ring out from the Bloemendaal tent where The Titanic String Band will perform 30-minute sets (on the half hour). Meanwhile, The Four in the Morning Quartet will stroll and serenade guests throughout the Garden with a variety of popular music from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Youth Orchestra Program at Richmond Symphony. The Richmond Symphony’s flagship educational program consists of four youth orchestras providing beginning to advanced musical training. As the premiere orchestral training program of central Virginia, students participate in weekly rehearsals, coachings and master classes by Richmond Symphony musicians, chamber music performances, mentoring and other musical and social activities.
March into Spring. On Stage at Maymont. Folk band Richard and John perform at 1:15 pm. Stay to hear the Richmond Concert Band play at 3:15.
“Electric Slide” Toward Clean Energy. Join hundreds of Virginians to rally and dance in the biggest, most powerful Electric Slide to Clean Energy! We’re sending a message to Dominion and the State Corporation Commission saying “No more dirty gas plants; it’s time to electric slide toward clean energy in VA!”
2nd Annual Motorcycle Ride for Autism starting at 9:30am to benefit Dominion School for Autism.
