Community Calendarweek of March 3, 2013

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On March 9^th The Visual Arts Center of Richmond presents Engage: Side by Side.  This workshop offers a variety of two-hour workshops related to the gallery exhibition 
and provides a fun and rewarding time for parents, grandparents, Big Brothers and Big Sisters to work with a young person, exploring new materials and creating projects together.
Doors open at 9:30 am and the workshop runs from 10 to noon.  For more information visitvisarts.org/youth-programs

On Tuesdays at 7 pm throughout the school year Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Cinema presents Cinematique, a program featuring regular screenings of international
films in 35 mm at the Grace Street Theatre.  The next film “Fish Tank” by Andrea Arnold will screen on March 12^th. The theater is located at 934 West Grace Street.  For more information visit arts.vcu.edu/cinematique

The Valentine Richmond History Center presents the “History of Richmond in 50 Objects”. This exhibit explores the history of Richmond through a selection of objects from the Valentine’s collection.
“RVA 50” examines how objects contain layers of meaning that are both personal and public - on view through the summer. The Valentine is located at 1015 East Clay Street.  For more information call 649-0711.

For Indie film fans! Through April, The Modlin Center for the Arts at The University of Richmond, in collaboration with the Firehouse Theatre Project and James River Film Society, present the On Screen/In Person film program.
The next film is “Abel Raises Cain” directed by Jenny Abel on March 6th at 7:30 pm. Screenings take place at the Firehouse Theatre Project at 1609 West Broad Street. For more information visit modlin.richmond.edu

The Henrico County Public Library is inviting middle school and high school - students grade 6 through 12 to submit entries to the “Teen Tech Week Photo Contest.” Entries are accepted in print form or digitally at any
Henrico County Library location March 1 – 9. For more information on this year’s theme and an entry form visit henricolibrary.org/teenphotocontest

Check out the night sky with SKY WATCH at the Science Museum of Virginia every 3rd Friday of the month.  Join members of the Richmond Astronomical Society on the museum's front lawn as they
share their powerful telescopes for a look at the night sky. Mercury and Mars are easy to spot this month. The next Sky watch is on March 15^th  at 7:30 pm.  For more information contact the Science Museum at 864-1400. 
The museum is located at 2500 West Broad Street downtown.  

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents the Black Maria Film and Video Festival on March 15^th from 6:30 to 9 pm in the Leslie Cheek Theatre.  This festival is named for the world’s first motion picture studio, built by Thomas Edison in 1893. 
The festival is an internationally recognized showcase of new and cutting-edge short videos and films by independent artists and hosted by John Columbus, the founder of the festival. For more information and tickets visit vmfa.museum

The Visual Arts Center of Richmond holds Open Figure Drawing studios on most Thursday afternoons and Friday evenings.  The next Open figure drawing studios are on Thursday March 7^th from 1 to 3:30 pm and Friday March 8^th 
from 6:30 to 9 pm.  Gain experience drawing from a live model in this open studio. No registration required.  For more information visit viasarts.org

The Richmond Public Library main Branch hosts a concert on Saturday, March 16^th at 3 pm in the Gellman Room with pianist, Hyunja Lee, who performs Debussy solo works and piano trio works by Beethoven, Bruch, and Bolling with 
violinist Helen Jung and cellist William Jung. For more information visit richmondpubliclibrary.org

The 2013 Summer Adventure Expo is on March 24^th at Peak Experiences from 1 to 4 pm.  This camp fair offers families an opportunity to see what kinds of camps and programs are available in the area for their kids.  For more information visit richmondfamilymagazine.com