What’s Booming RVA: Antiques, Boats, and Inspiration
Boomer’s top picks for the week ahead
Shop acres of old things and watercraft, catch a Led Zeppelin laser show, and be moved by stories of rebellion and female spies. In Boomer’s top five picks – What’s Booming RVA: Antiques, Boats, and Inspiration.
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Laser Show: Led Zeppelin
A fabulous light display accompanies the music of Led Zeppelin for a “whole lotta love.”
Jan. 22, 6:30 and 8:15 p.m., at the Dome, Science Museum of Virginia.
The Virginia Antiques Expo
More than 75 exhibitors of antiques, art, home furniture and décor, garden items, and estate jewelry, plus local baked goods, plants, and artisan creations. Accompanied by live music and magic performances.
Jan. 23 and 24 at Richmond Raceway Complex, Richmond.
“Gabriel: The True Story You Were Never Told”
The new American musical with Virginia roots tells the true story of the blacksmith who fought for the truth that all Americans deserved liberty and freedom.
Through Jan. 25 at Perkinson Center, Chester.
Richmond Boat Show
Accelerate your summer dreaming with four acres of boats: kayaks, electric tri-toons and PWCs, 30-foot-plus cruisers, bass and fishing boats, electronics, and more. Plus a golf simulator and fresh oysters.
Jan. 23 to 25 at the Richmond Convention Center, Richmond.
“The Gray House” Premiere Screening and Talk-Back
The American Civil War Museum and the VMHC present a film about a true-life Richmond network of female spies: a Virginia socialite, her mother, a formerly enslaved sister-in-arms, and the city’s most notorious courtesan. They operates within the corridors of Confederate power and transformed an underground railroad into an effective underground spy network, risking life and liberty.
Jan. 29, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond.
Check websites for more details, including prices and registration requirements.
More of What’s Booming in Richmond besides antiques and boats
Food and more fun to fill your plate
Boomer’s featured flavor of the week:
Fun and flavors during Virginia Wine Expo week
And more to throw on your calendar:
- MORE EVENTS from Jan. 22 to 29, plus announcements and road trips – COMING SOON
- Lots of future Richmond happenings
