Most events are free and are open to the public. For specific locations, times, and details on the events listed below please visit our calendar of events. |
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Unbound: A True Story of War, Love, and Survival
Dean King, author of the national best seller Skeletons on the Zahara, will discuss and sign his new book, Unbound, the story of the 30 remarkable women who endured the Red Army's legendary Long March. In October 1934, the Chinese Communist Army found itself facing annihilation, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Nationalist soldiers. Rather than surrender, 86,000 Communists embarked on an epic flight to safety. Their trek would eventually cover 4,000 miles over 370 days. Fewer than 10,000 of them would survive, but remarkably all of the women would live to tell the tale. |
Friday, April 2, 2010
First Fridays East
Richmond's popular arts and cultural program First Fridays Art Walk makes a special expansion east this spring to connect with the Library of Virginia, Richmond CenterStage, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and University of Richmond Downtown. |
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Mapping the Geology of Virginia, 1740s–1890s
Join us for the 2010 Alan M. and Nathalie P. Voorhees Lecture on the History of Cartography sponsored by Massie Energy. Ralph Ehrenberg, an author and internationally recognized authority on the history of cartography, will be the guest speaker. He is the former chief of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. He will speak on “Mapping the Geology of Virginia, 1740s–1890s.” Maps from the Library's collections will be on display from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and from 3:00 to 4:00 PM. Box lunches will be available for purchase. |
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Curator-led Tour of The Land We Live In, the Land We Left: Virginia's People
Join curator Lisa Goff for an in-depth tour of the exhibition, which explores immigrants’ varied stories and their contributions to the state's increasingly diverse cultural composition. RSVP by April 16 to 804-692-3901. Space is limited. |
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Me in the Bottom: The Struggle to Reclaim Richmond's African Burial Ground
Please join us for a screening of Dr. Shawn Utsey's documentary, Meet Me in the Bottom, focusing on community discussion about the future of a historic burial ground for enslaved and free blacks located between 15th and 16th streets in downtown Richmond. The film examines community efforts to reclaim the burial ground as a final resting place for its ancestors.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Love in a Time of Homeschooling
Laura Brodie will speak about and sign Love in a Time of Homeschooling, her account of the year when she gave her 10-year-old daughter, Julia, a break from her public school routine. The book confronts the realities of short-term homeschooling. |
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Finding Sara: A Daughter's Journey
Award-winning author and journalist Margaret Edds will discuss and sign her moving and honest memoir of the mother who died when Edds was three years old. Using her mother's letters Edds discovers the mother and the woman she never got to know. Finding Sara is a unique and heartwarming memoir that resurrects a lost relationship and a gentler America. |
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Becoming a Virginian: Contemporary Immigrants Speak
As a complement to the Library's exhibition The Land We Live in, the Land We Left: Virginia's People, a group of panelists will explore the varied stories of recent immigrants who decided to make Virginia their home and will offer commentary on the impact of Virginia's increasingly diverse cultural composition. |