What’s Booming RVA: ‘Remember the Ladies’
Boomer’s top picks for the week ahead
Remember and honor the ladies, the first Americans, and Holocaust survivors, plus lots of lights and musician Boz Scaggs. In Boomer’s top five picks: What’s Booming RVA: ‘Remember the Ladies.’
“Remember the Ladies” Gender-Reversed Reenactment.
In this historic rendition of the Liberty or Death reenactment, women from Richmond’s theatre and film community portray nine delegates to the Second Virginia Convention. With a nod to Abigail Adams’s famed words to her husband, John Adams: “Remember the ladies.”
Nov. 14 to 16 and 21 to 23, at Historic St. John’s Church, Richmond.
Indigenous People’s Day.
Presented by The Pocahontas Project, the afternoon offers information and insight into the history and culture of Virginia’s recognized Indian Tribes, with special attention to the Monacan Indian Nation. Browse Virginia Indian arts and crafts vendors and enjoy fry bread, strawberry tea, and other treats for purchase.
Nov. 16, noon to 5 p.m., at Powhatan Hill Park, Richmond.
“UnBroken” Film Screening.
The true story of the seven Weber siblings, ages 6 to 18, who evaded capture and death and ultimately escaped Nazi Germany, relying on their youthful bravado and the kindness of strangers, following their mother’s incarceration and murder at Auschwitz. The film was directed by the daughter of the youngest Weber sibling and presented by the Virginia Holocaust Museum.
FREE. Nov. 16, 4 p.m., at the Virginia War Memorial.
Gardenfest of Lights.
Audiences take in millions of lights across the Garden exploring the theme of The Elements: displays inspired by fire, earth, air, water, and a special “fifth” element, love. Love is the invisible energy that binds us together and fuels creativity, compassion, and connection.
Nov. 17 to Jan. 4, 2026 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond.
Boz Scaggs.
The singer, songwriter, and guitarist, an early bandmate of Steve Miller in The Ardells and the Steve Miller Band, began his solo career in 1969. His first major album, “Silk Degrees,” peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 in 1976.
Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., at Altria Theater, Richmond.
IMAGE, TOP: GardenFest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Credit: Tom Hennessy.
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