Chesterfield County Black History Month Events: The Moses of Our People, February 21 & 24, actress Charmaine Crowell-White portrays Harriet Tubman; The Richmond Boys Choir – Saturday, February 14th, 3 – 3:45pm, at Central Library; for more details on these and other events visit http://www.chesterfield.gov or call 804-717-6954.
Celebrate Mardi Gras with a parade and Party in the Manchester District. Join Dogtown Dance Theater at 15th and Bainbridge Saturday, February 14, at 3pm, then the fun moves inside from 4-7pm. The celebration continues on Fat Tuesday, February 17, with a second parade and indoor celebration. For more information call 804-517-9292.
The Richmond Symphony with One Voice Chorus, Richmond Symphony Chorus and the Saint Paul’s Baptist Church Chorus for “An Evening of Duke Ellington. The concert is tonight 8pm at The Carpenter Theater, tickets range from ten to seventy-eight dollars. For details visit http://www.richmondsymphony.com/.
The U.S. Trust – Life is a Cabaret Series features Jazz Vocalist La Tanya Hall along with Pianist Andy Milne in “To Sarah, With Love – A Celebration of the Life and Music of Sarah Vaughan, of jazz music’s beloved vocalist.” You can catch The Duo in concert this afternoon at 2pm and again at 7pm in the intimate setting at Rhythm Hall at Richmond CenterStage. Details http://www.richmondcenterstage.com/event/la-tanya-hall-sarah-love-celebration-life-and-music-sarah-vaughan.
Low Free pet adoptions, http://wtvr.com/2015/02/12/local-animal-groups-offer-specials-to-help-you-find-your-furry-valentine/.
City of Richmond Black History Month Event: The City’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities group art exhibit “Isn’t She Lovely” featuring more than twenty prominent African-American artists at the Pine Camp Arts and Community Center, 4901 Old Brook Road. The Multimedia exhibition opens Friday, February 13th with a public reception from 6:30 – 8:30pm and the exhibit includes photographs, paintings, quilts, sculpture, masks and more. For details visit http://www.RichmondGov.com/parks or call 804-646-6722.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Black History Month Events, A Weekly Thursday event, the free Jazz Cafe program collaborates with the Richmond Jazz Society, showcasing regional Africa-American Jazz Artists, February 12 – soul fusion quartet – Butcher Brown; February 19 – Drummer Billy Williams and February 26th – eclectic blend of jazz with African grooves – Hotel X; also VMFA’s popular 3 in 30 program is a short tour featuring three object in thirty minutes, February’s Theme “Traditional in Contemporary Art, tours offered February 5th at 6:30pm. For more details on these and other events visit http://www.vmfa.museum or call 804-340-1400.
Living the Dream Program, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Generation Dream 2015 features music, dance and spoken word performance, Saturday, February 28, 2pm at Henrico Theater, 305 East 9 Mile Road, Highland Springs. For more details visit rypp@rpec.org or call 804-232-1002.
Direct from Broadway, SISTER ACT, the hilarious, five-time Tony-nominated musical smash, opens at The Altria Theater Friday, for three performances as part of the Broadway In Richmond season. Performances are Friday, February 13 at 8 pm, and Saturday, February 14 at 2 pm and 8 pm.
Tickets range from $38 to $70 (plus applicable fees) and are on sale at Altria Theater and CenterStage box offices, BroadwayInRichmond.com, or by phone 1-800-514-3849. Box office hours are Monday through Friday from 10 am to 5 pm.. Groups are welcome and should call 804-592-3401. ADA seating tickets are also available.
“SISTER ACT” is Produced by Whoopi Goldberg, TROIKA Entertainment and Sister Act On Tour, LLC. For more information visit http://www.sisteractontour.com.
Future Events: An Evening of entertainment with The DJ Williams Projekt, food and silent auction, the Fund-raiser to support basic education for students at Ann Sandell Independent School in Liberia, a community based school for disadvantage children. The event features The DJ Williams Projekt, Thursday, March 5th from 6-10pm at The Answer Brewpub, 6008 West Broad Street, next to Mekong restaurant. For more details call 804-241-1294 or make a donation at http://www.aceliberia.org.
Black & Brown Comedy Get Down featuring Cedric “The Entertainer”, Mike Epps, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, George Lopez, Charlie Murphy, Friday, November 6th, 8pm at the Richmond Coliseum. Tickets on sale, ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000 and the Richmond Coliseum Box Office.
