09.2026

His Eminence Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, will be the keynote speaker at the Saint John Neumann Foundation’s first annual gala, which will be held from 6 pm till 10 pm on November 14 at Virginia Union University. Funds raised from this event will go toward a permanent museum honoring the Black Catholic experience in the Diocese of Richmond. 

09.2026

Becoming, which will run at The Branch from September 24 till December 16, will explore what happens next.

Through the work of Thornton Dial and Sanford Kogan, objects once valued for their utility are re-imagined as works of art that ask us to look again. At first we recognize the object. Then we see what it can become. Together, their work suggests that nothing is ever truly finished. Every object carries a history and the possibility of becoming something new.

08.2026

Emmanuel Episcopal Church on the Northside will host a Blessing of the Animals event at 10 am October 11. Friends and neighbors will gather outside the church for a special, animal-friendly service of Holy Eucharist. After worship visitors are invited to drop by for an outdoor coffee hour featuring pet-friendly snacks and some people-friendly snacks as well.

08.2026

Richmond’s beloved neighborhood art show returns from 10 till 4 on September 12 on West 43rd Street in the Forest Hill Park area. This annual event showcases 75 juried regional artists, presenting paintings, prints, pottery, sculpture, and more. This free, family-friendly festival features live music, local food trucks, street art activities for kids, and a vibrant marketplace of original work.

08.2026

The Wagner & Kong Cello and Piano Duo will be performing at 7:30 pm on September 12 at the University of Richmond. German cellist Christoph Wagner is the winner of numerous international awards, and has performed in prestigious venues around the world. Joanne Kong, pianist and faculty member at the University of Richmond, was awarded a fellowship from the American Academy of the Arts in Europe, and was Grand Prize Winner in the 1985 International Piano Recording Competition. 

08.2026

The cemetery where the remains of two of Richmond’s most renown African Americans—Arthur Ashe, Jr. and Reverend John Jasper—had been long neglected. Established in the Jim Crow Era, Woodland Cemetery on Magnolia Road was the final resting place for more than 30,000 souls. By the 21st century, after years of neglect, the cemetery had become overgrown with vegetation and many grave markers damaged by vandalism. And much of the site had become an illegal dump site.

08.2026

On September 12 from 10 am till 2 pm residents of Richmond will have the opportunity to help save our environment by recycling hazardous materials that might otherwise have ended up in landfills, or polluting our streams and rivers. 

Because of the very nature of our disposable society, many resident have old computers, cameras, printers, phones and so on that simply couldn’t be fixed thanks to corporate America’s greed and the adoption of its strategy known as “planned obsolescence.” 

The following electronic equipment can be recycled at this event: Computer systems (hard drive or CPU) and accessories (cables, wires, keyboards, mice, speakers, etc.) VCRs, camcorders, stereos, and all phones; televisions, computer monitors and printers; other used electronic equipment, meaning almost anything with a plug.

08.2026

Here’s a monthly list of bands and events hosted by Northside’s premier music venue— Northside Grille.

August 21, Flower Bomb w/Batboy, Charm Offensive, Dolls Eye;  August 22, On the One Funk Fest: Mekong Xpress & the Get Fresh Horns w/ Sidewinder, Mike Gales & the Warriorz , and Choose Your Own Adventure;  August 23, Susan Greenbaum; August 26, Karen Jonas;  August 27, Roger Carroll; August 28, Los Texmaniacs w/Ramona Martinez & Paulo Franco, After Party w/Los Hermanos  Alacranes; August29, X-Shenanigan-ians Fight Against Cancer: Slack Family, Mark Szafranski, Drew Perkins, Mike Lucas, Brad Spivey, and Kelli & Kevin of MoDeBree; August 30, John Bradberry; September 2, Mackenzie Roark; September 3, Jukebox Charlie; September 4, First Fridays Karaoke; September 6, Memphis Lightning; September 7, Bopcats; September 9, Jacob Paul Allen; September 10, Mark Robinson of Unrest w/ The Greenhearts; September 11, Afro-Zen Allstars; September 12, Jazz & Blues Fest: John Bradberry, Roger Carroll, The Biologics, Say Less Brass Band, Kofi Shepsu, Boulevardiers, Janet Martin & Elizabeth Wise, and Eva Marie; September 13, Prabir; September 16, Justin Paccico; September 17, Dogwood Brothers; and September 18,  Brandon Wayne.

08.2026

Firehouse kicks off the season with “Confederates,” by Tony-nominated playwright Dominique Morisseau. The play features the lives of two black American women who are having similar experiences of institutional racism, even though they live more than a century apart. This new play explores the reins that racial and gender bias still hold over American educational systems. Runs August 21 through September 6.