What’s Booming RVA: Music and War

By Annie Tobey | December 4th, 2025

Boomer’s top picks for the week ahead


Nutcracker, AI generated. For What's Booming: Fiddler and the nutcracker, and December 19; and Music and War, December 4, 2025

In this holiday season, may music stir your soul and the message of peace remind you of the tragedy of war. In Boomer’s top five picks: What’s Booming RVA: Music and War.


Rocky Mountain Christmas

Jim Curry presents the music of John Denver.

Dec. 5, 8 p.m., at The Tin Pan, Richmond.

TinPanRVA.com 

Tom Waits 76th Birthday Eve

Get Behind the Mule presents the music of the alternative, blues, and folk singer-songwriter. The repertoire spans Waits’ career to date.

Dec. 6, 7 to 11 p.m., at Gallery5, Richmond.

Gallery5Arts.org 

Kadencia Orchestra: Tropical Christmas 2

Richmond’s Afro-Puerto Rican salsa band presents their Christmas show, a great way to liven up your holiday season.

Dec. 6, 8 p.m., at Richmond Music Hall, Richmond.

CapitalAleHouse.com/Richmond-Music-Hall 

“The Nutcracker”

Richmond Ballet presents Stoner Winslett’s cherished production of the classic Tchaikovsky tradition.

Dec. 6 to 23 at Dominion Energy Center, Richmond.

DominionEnergyCenter.com

Commonwealth’s Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony

The day marks the 84th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, prompting the U.S. to declare war on Japan and the Axis powers and enter World War II.

Dec. 7, 2 p.m., in the Shrine of Memory-20th Century at the Virginia War Memorial, Richmond.

VaWarMemorial.org

Check websites for more details, including prices and registration requirements.


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