Artsline: Virtual Edition || March 14, 2022
Spring... thaws the frozen fears,
mends the wounded heart
that Winter has broken.
~Aarno Davidson
Y’all. We’ve been through a lot this past Winter. We’ve been through a lot this past year. As we let go of the cold and dark place where we hibernated, let’s allow Spring to wash over us in colors and sounds and dance and story. As we and all of nature dons green for St. Patrick's Day, may we rediscover the vibrance and healing in our art & culture community, and may we plant the seeds of hope wherever life takes us.
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1. KEEP CALM AND JIG ON! A NIGHT OF IRISH MUSIC AND FRIVOLITY
Music
Saturday, March 19, 7:30pm
Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education, 11810 Centre Street Chester, 23831
$20 Adults | $15 Military & Seniors | $10 Students 18 & under
Stay in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit well past the holiday! Kids and adults alike will enjoy this night of Irish music and dance. With performances by Matthew O’Donnell’s Blue Ridge Bards, Richmond-favorite The Donnybrooks, and the Heart of Ireland School of Dance, it’s a show that will keep you dancing and fill your soul with the Irish spirit! Purchase tickets online.
2. TRINITY
Theatre
Friday & Saturday, March 18 & 19, 7:30pm
Sunday, March 20, 3pm
Firehouse Theatre, 1609 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
$20
Firehouse Theatre presents the staged reading workshop of Trinity, a memory play with music about social psychologist Dr. Nathan Hawthorn, who spent two years in a state hospital working with three schizophrenic patients who each believed they were Jesus Christ. Hawthorn hoped his work would provide a deeper understanding of the source and treatment for delusional behavior. As he looks back on those years, Hawthorn confronts his own delusions. Purchase tickets online.
3. BOOK BREAK WITH ROBIN FARMER | MALCOLM AND ME
Literary Art
Friday, March 18, noon
The Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, 23219
Get the weekend started by joining a local author, Robin Farmer, at the Library of Virginia for a book talk, casual conversation, and book signing for her new novel, Malcolm and Me. Synopsis: After clashing with her Catholic school teacher over Thomas Jefferson’s enslavement of people, thirteen-year-old Roberta Forest questions religion and adult hypocrisy at school, home, within her Philadelphia parish, and nationwide as the Watergate scandal unfolds. Capturing the explosive and elusive nature of truth, Malcolm and Me is a gritty and graceful coming-of-age tale about truth, race, family, and faith. Registration online for this free event.
4. MARCH EXHIBITIONS
Visual Art
Friday, March 18, 5pm opening reception
Exhibits run through April 22
Reynolds Gallery, 1514 West Main Street, Richmond, 23220
Reynolds Gallery announces their upcoming exhibitions: Timekeepers, new works by Leah Raintree; and Present, new works by Sally Bowring. No registration required.
5. ACOUSTIC CONCERT SERIES: MIKE FERRY
Music
Thursday, March 17, 7pm
Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education, 11810 Centre Street Chester, 23831
Chesterfield County Public Library celebrates St. Patrick's Day with an evening of Irish music and history with fiddlin.’ Mike Ferry is an internationally-known fiddler, songwriter, author, and teacher. Register online for this free event.
6. ART NIGHT AT THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
Visual Art
Thursday, March 17, 6pm
Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Rd, Glen Allen, 23060
Art Night at The Cultural Arts Center is back! Invite a friend or make it a date night for a showcase featuring 4 new exhibits! Meet the artists behind the exhibits, explore our sculpture garden, and discover items by local makers in the gift shop. New exhibits revealed include: Where Will We Live – Dwelling on the Future by Nancy Bruce, The Eyes of Youth from Artreach programs, and more! No registration required.
7. DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE
Theatre
Friday, March 18 – Sunday, April 17, times vary
Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courthouse Rd, Hanover, 23069
$48
Virginia Rep presents Dear Jack, Dear Louise, which tells the joyous, heart-warming story of Ludwig’s own parents’ courtship during World War II. When two strangers meet by letter during the war, a love story begins. U.S. Army Captain Jack Ludwig, a military doctor stationed in Oregon, begins writing to Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress and dancer in New York City, hoping to meet her someday if the war will allow. But as the war continues, it threatens to end their relationship before it even starts. Purchase tickets online.
8. JAZZ4JUSTICE
Music
Thursday, March 17, 8pm
W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Avenue, Richmond, 23284
$20-$35
The Greater Richmond Bar Foundation and VCU Jazz Studies brings the 8th Annual Jazz4Justice in Richmond, continuing the tradition of creating public awareness of the justice gap and raising funds to support legal aid and music scholarships. The concert features VCU musicians, as well as Todd "Parney" Parnell of the Richmond Flying Squirrels as Guest Conductor. Make sure to wear your green! Purchase tickets online.
9. MUSIC OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Music
Sunday, March 20, 4pm
Trinity Lutheran Church, 2315 North Parham Road, Henrico, 23229.
$15 Adults | $15 Students 18 & under
$10 Livestream
Join the Richmond Choral Society on a journey through centuries of British music from Tallis and Handel, through Vaughan Williams and Rutter, to Elton John and the Beatles! Under the direction of Markus Compton, conductor, with Keith Tan, piano, as well as flute and clarinet. In-person and livestream options. Purchase tickets online.
10. RICHARDSON'S RESCUE CATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
Visual Art
Saturday, March 19, 7pm
Children’s Museum of Richmond, 2626 West Broad Street, Richmond, 23220
$50/person | $90/couple
Celebrate and support Richardson’s Rescue's good work with the greater Richmond feline community. Caturday Night Fever Arts & Treasures Fundraising Auction will include a variety of original and print artwork, jewelry, and all kinds of treasures. Your registration enters you into raffles. There will music, heavy hors' d'oeuvres, cash bar, and lots of fun! Dress up in your finest disco-wear for the Caturday Night Fever Theme. Purchase tickets online.
11. KENJI BUNCH IS SO HOT RIGHT NOW
Music
Friday, March 18, 7pm
Candela Books & Gallery, 214 W Broad St, Richmond, 23220
Rosette, a classically-trained string quartet, plays the music of Kenji Bunch, an astonishingly creative composer living in Portland, Oregon whose music weaves American vernacular styles like hip-hop, jazz, bluegrass and funk together with European-based classical music to create music that's "clearly modern but deeply respectful of tradition and instantly enjoyable." No registration required for this free event.
12. ROGER KUPELIAN - HOLLYWOOD FILMMAKER & ARTIST
Film
Friday, March 18, 8pm
St. James Armenian Church, 834 Pepper Avenue, Richmond, 23226
The Richmond community is fortunate to have noted Hollywood cinematic artist Roger Kupelian ( The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Space Jam, Alice in Wonderland) available to share his thoughts and experiences. Sponsored by St. James Armenian Church, Roger's lecture will tie-in pertinent events as an Armenian tribe from the recent struggles in Artsakh to the Battle of Avarayr and how the Armenians come back as a people. Register online for this free event. Donations accepted and books on sale at the event.
If you are an arts or cultural organization with lectures, exhibitions, performances, or even book readings, submit your events to Artsline here.
If you are an artist or an arts or cultural organization in need of resources and tools, check out the list of local and national resources from Richmond CultureWorks.
The Library of Virginia and Virginia Rep are sponsors for VPM.
