Finishing Strong - artoberVA week 5

There is still so much to do during the last week of artoberVA! You'd be amazed at how many awesome events are on our calendar for these last few days! Don’t miss a moment.

Tiffany Jana, best-selling author, TEDx and Inc.com Top 100 speaker, Founder of TMI Consulting, Inc. and more, has the last round of Celebrity Picks for the year!

“I chose these events because each of these institutions holds deep, personal meaning for my family and me.”

Open through 12/1: Monument Avenue: General Demotion/General Devotion at The Valentine Museum – “The Valentine offers relevant and timely perspectives that challenge audiences to think beyond dated historical perspective and consider the impact on contemporary communities. They’ve done amazing work opening space for dialogue about race and history in Richmond.”

Open through 12/21: Sundry Souls: Views. Values. Vibrancy. at the Black History Museum – “The Black History Museum offers an important perspective on the role and influence of Black people in the shaping of US culture.”
Open through 1/5: Bionic Me at the Science Museum of Virginia – “My children and I spent countless hours at the science museum learning and playing together. So much so that I believe it influenced my college kids into science majors.

On October 30 from 4-7 PM, join us for Wine Wednesday at Lemaire! During this “artober hour”, a portion of proceeds from featured bottle and glass selections will benefit CultureWorks. It’ll be a great way to start winding down from all the excitement of artoberVA.

It will surprise you to see all the awesome things still happening during these last few days, right up through October 31. Check out these great artoberVA experiences to include in your Halloween plans!

Oct 27-28: Migration Flow, Canvas - MIGRATION FLOW is a two day celebration connecting multicultural communities through drawing, dance, music, food, drink and conversation. This event is also free!

Oct 27-29: Ghosts Walk At Night, Hanover Tavern - Tour the haunted Tavern, Old Stone Jail, and Historic Courthouse with Transcend Paranormal and hear ghostly tales of actual events and recorded paranormal activity at each location. You never know what might be lurking around!
Oct 29: "The Tell-Tale Heart" Mock Trial, Richmond Public Main Library – Hear the classic story by Edgar Allan Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, and then participate in a fun mock trial to decide if the defendant is guilty or not guilty by reason of insanity. This event is free!
Oct 30: The War of the Worlds, Firehouse Theatre - The Firehouse Radio Players are back and they are excited to once again present the infamous radio drama The War of The Worlds!
Opens Oct 31: Little Shop Of Horrors, SPARC – It’s pretty fitting that this musical about a man eating plant opens on Halloween; what a perfect way to spend the last night of artoberVA!

In case you didn’t catch it, we were on TV! CultureWorks and artoberVA were featured on a recent episode of the new VPM show, The Art Scene; you can watch the full episode below!

Time is quickly running out to get an awesome artoberVA t-shirt! Local artists Wingchow, Emily Herr, and Mickael Broth designed these amazing shirts and proceeds will go to CultureWorks and another nonprofit of the artist’s choosing. Click on one of the shirts below to place your order!