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GIVEAWAY ✨ Richmond’s iconic riverfront concer

GIVEAWAY ✨ Richmond’s iconic riverfront concert series, Friday Cheers, presented by Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, is back for its 40th anniversary season—and Weekend Plans (@weekendplansmusic) is in the lineup! We’ve teamed up with @venturerichmond to give away 2 SEASON PASSES to @fridaycheersrva + a swag bag of @weekendplansmusic & @richmondgrid merch!

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Winner picked 4/27/25!

Catch Weekend Plans on 5/23 for RVA Music Night with Caroline Vain + Dogpark!

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2025 Friday Cheers Lineup:
• May 2 – Chaparelle (8PM) w/ Jack Wharff and the Tobacco Flatts (6:30PM)
• May 9 – Bully (8PM) w/ Rikki Rakki (6:30PM)
• May 23 – RVA Music Night: Dogpark (8:20PM), Caroline Vain (7:15PM), Weekend Plans (6:15PM)
• May 30 – Josiah and the Bonnevilles (8PM) w/ Jonathan Paige Brown Jr. (6:30PM)
• June 6 – Kashus Culpepper (8PM) w/ Ramona & the Holy Smokes (6:30PM)
• June 13 – La Lom (8PM) w/ Afro-Zen Allstars (6:30PM)
• June 20 – The War and Treaty (8PM) w/ Mekong Xpress & the Get Fresh Horns (6:30PM)
• June 27 – Say She She (8PM) w/ Big Fancy (6:30PM)

Get tickets + season passes now at Ticketstobuy.com. All shows on Brown’s Island | $10 advance / $15 at the door | Kids 12 & under FREE.

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Artist Mickael Broth (@thenightowl) had the opport

Artist Mickael Broth (@thenightowl) had the opportunity to design and paint this mural for the Southside Community Center on Old Warwick Road in Richmond. The popular local artist says his goal was to convey the energy and experiences the center now offers the community.

Over a decade in the making, the Southside Community Center boasts a boxing studio, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, an auxiliary gymnasium, an indoor walking track, multi-purpose meeting spaces, a culinary teaching kitchen, classrooms, dance and music studios, and a garden. The center also hosts the “We Matter Gun Violence Prevention Initiative” and works to connect with young people impacted by gun violence.

Best of all, the Southside Community Center is the first of four community centers planned for renovations in the River City.

“It feels like a real honor to paint something that generations of people will get to experience in a space that is meant for all members of the community,” says Broth.

📸 @thenightowl

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This Monday, Richmond City Council will discuss th

This Monday, Richmond City Council will discuss the future of Mayo Island and the proposed $16 million to begin transforming the island into a park that promises to enrich the city’s landscape, enhance the quality of life for Richmonders, and stimulate economic growth.

Josh Stutz, Executive Director of the Friends of James River Park (@jamesriverpark), says that the proposed investment of $16 million will help create and implement the Mayo Island Park Interim Plan—a strategic investment in Richmond’s future that aligns with the city’s long-term goals for development, recreation, and environmental stewardship.

“Mayo Island, strategically located in the heart of the city, holds immense potential to become a premier destination within the James River Park System,” writes Stutz in a letter to the community penned this weekend to encourage support of the project as Monday’s council meeting approaches.

Stutz says that the $16 million investment proposed in Mayor Avula’s budget would fund essential aspects of the park’s development, including the demolition of existing structures, the creation of trails and the removal of impervious surfaces, the restoration of natural areas, and the implementation of sustainable infrastructure.

“Mayo Island Park would become a legacy project, a testament to Richmond’s commitment to creating a vibrant, sustainable, and livable city for generations to come. It would be a place where people can connect with nature, gather with friends and family, and celebrate the unique beauty of the James River,” writes Stutz, who says that Richmond should seize this opportunity to transform Mayo Island into a world-class park.

Stutz and the Friends of James River Park suggest that you reach out to your City Council member to let them know you support JRPS and the proposed funding for Mayo Island Park. Residents are also encouraged to attend the City Council meeting on Monday.

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🎩 Things are about to get wonderfully whimsical

🎩 Things are about to get wonderfully whimsical at The Branch. The Third Annual Mad Hatter Art & Design Auction returns to @branchmuseumofdesign on May 2, and this year’s theme is Whimsical. Expect bold ideas, eccentric creations, and hats that defy gravity.

This one-of-a-kind fundraiser supports The Branch Museum’s mission to explore design in everyday life—from the exhibitions you love to the programs that spark fresh thinking. Proceeds also support the local designers and artists who have generously contributed.

Get your tickets. Wear your wildest hat. See you under the brim.

📍2501 Monument Avenue

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Richmond Poetry Fest is happening this weekend! Ho

Richmond Poetry Fest is happening this weekend! Hosted by the Visual Arts Center of Richmond and co-created by @visartsrva staff and a group of current and former writers-in-residence, this celebration of poetry and community features readings, workshops, hands-on activities for all ages, and local vendors.

One of this year’s featured poets is JJJJJerome Ellis (pictured here), a disabled Grenadian-Jamaican-American artist, surfer, and person who stutters.

Working across music, performance, writing, video, and photography, JJJJJerome (@jjjjjeromeellis) will share poems and perform music from their debut collection, Aster of Ceremonies, a work that “creates a world that blooms backward, reimagining what it means for Black and disabled people to have taken, and to continue to take, their freedom.”

Catch JJJJJerome’s performance on Saturday, April 12 at 12:30 p.m.

All Richmond Poetry Fest events at VisArts are free and open to the public.

More details at: visarts.org/richmond-poetry-fest

📸 Photo of JJJJJerome Ellis by Annie Forrest

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New music alert from Richmond’s own Prabir Trio.

New music alert from Richmond’s own Prabir Trio. “Reincarnation Blues” drops April 17 via Shockoe Records (@shockoe_records)—a hypnotic blend of blues grit and Indian soul, written during frontman Prabir Mehta’s (@prabirrva) recent trip to India. As the first single from the band’s upcoming album, it dives deep into identity, transformation, and the endless cycle of rebirth—anchored by swirling sitar riffs and a sound that defies category.

A bold leap into spiritual storytelling through rock ‘n’ roll, “Reincarnation Blues” fuses traditional Indian instrumentation with raw blues energy, offering a genre-bending glimpse into the next chapter of the Prabir Trio—soaked in the colors, rhythms, and philosophies of the East.

Join the band April 18 at Cobra Cabana (@thecobracabanarva) as they bring their new material to the stage—steeped in sitar, soul, Prabir’s cultural roots, and the Trio’s signature psych-rock-meets-soul sound. This all-star lineup includes Kelli Strawbridge (@kingkelli81) on drums, Jeremy Flax on bass, and Kenneka Cook (@kenneco) on harmony vocals.

“India opened a creative floodgate for me,” says Prabir. “Every song on this record started while I was there, but ‘Reincarnation Blues’ was the first one that wouldn’t let go of me. It had to come out first.”

We believe it. We feel it. We’re here for it.

Listen to “Reincarnation Blues” on all streaming platforms April 17.

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