What’s Booming RVA: Celebrate Freedom
Boomer’s top picks for the week PLUS a link our Independence Day picks
The founders fought a revolution so we could celebrate freedom! Take in food and fireworks and learn what freedom means. Then meet Julia Child, peer into a volcano, and see who pays the “Burial Tax.” In “What’s Booming RVA: Celebrate Freedom.”
VA250 and Religious Freedom
Staff-led tour exploring the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the revolutionary era in Richmond.
FREE. July 3, 6 to 6:30 p.m., at The Valentine, Richmond.
Fourth at the Fort
Part of VA250, the celebration of Virginia’s role in the founding of the nation, the day features ceremonies, activities, demonstrations, entertainment, patriotic music, and a drone and fireworks show. Look for the sections highlighting Virginia history, art, and food and drinks.
FREE. July 4, 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., at Fort Monroe.
More Independence Day events, in Richmond and four road trips
American Independence Day Celebrations. Honor the beginnings of our nation with fireworks and food, inspiring history lessons, reenactors, and new citizens – right here in Richmond + patriotic road trips to Williamsburg, Yorktown, Fort Monroe, and Poplar Forest.
Julia Child
Meet the witty Queen of Cuisine who changed culinary history with her engaging TV shows and cookbooks. Child is brought to life by Mary Ann Jung, a Smithsonian Scholar who performs inspiring shows about women in history. Presented by The Parsons’ Cause.
July 5, 10 a.m., at Historic Hanover Courthouse, Hanover.
Profs & Pints Richmond: Peering into Volcanoes
An exploration of one of nature’s most dramatic and unpredictable forces, with David Kitchen, associate professor of geology at the University of Richmond and expert on volcanoes, earthquakes, and natural disasters. July 9, 6 p.m., at Triple Crossing – Fulton, Richmond
‘Burial Tax’
Two estranged siblings and their spouses navigate an uncomfortable reunion at the old family lake house to spread the father’s ashes.
July 9 to 27 at Firehouse Theatre, Richmond.
Check websites for more details, including prices and registration requirements.
More of What’s Booming in Richmond besides the chance to celebrate freedom!
Down the road:
‘Eat, Drink, Revolution’ Tavern Conference in Colonial Williamsburg
