The Easter Bunny hops into city this week with some egg-cellent enjoyable for everybody, together with particular vacation celebrations at Maymont and Richmond Raceway. Further egg-ceptional occasions within the days forward embrace a paper artwork exhibition, an digital music fest, a brand new play at The Basement and the inaugural Chesterfield Restaurant Week. Get pleasure from!
In the event you want a bit nudge to discover among the edible gems on the outskirts of town, that nudge has arrived: The primary-ever Chesterfield Restaurant Week takes place March 29-April 7. The inaugural occasion options practically 40 members, together with the acclaimed 21 Spoons, beloved taqueria La Milpa, family-run Bell Greek, Carena’s Jamaican Grille (order the oxtail tostados in the event that they’re obtainable), seafood haven Oceano, Sergio’s Pizza and Tazza Kitchen. I like to see the eating places with the not-so-obvious ZIP codes getting some highlight. Every restaurant will probably be providing specials starting from multicourse prix-fixe menus to seasonal dishes or desserts.
—Eileen Mellon, Meals Editor
Digital music has many subgenres, jungle music being certainly one of my favorites. On March 29, Ember Music Corridor is internet hosting Electrical Jungle: A Drum and Bass Occasion, an evening of DJs and dancing for rave-scene followers ages 21 and up. Performers embrace Lenore, a veteran East Coast DJ primarily based out of Boston who based Parts, a weekly drum-and-bass occasion held in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The occasion additionally options Washington, D.C.-based artists Ken Lazee and Sevendaysin, together with native self-proclaimed “on a regular basis junglist” and co-host of the WRIR 97.3 FM present “Frequency” Joanna O. The free present begins at 9 p.m., and $15 VIP reserved seating is out there.
—Parker Barnes, Editorial Intern
The hunt for the checkered flag is on as NASCAR rolls into Richmond Raceway. First, the observe hosts the Whelen Modified Tour’s Virginia Is for Racing Lovers 150 on Friday, March 29, and the Xfinity Collection ToyotaCare 250 on Saturday, March 30. Easter Sunday’s foremost occasion, the Cup Collection Toyota House owners 400, is preceded by a free nondenominational service at 3 p.m. that includes Joe Gibbs Racing proprietor Joe Gibbs and gospel musician Michael Tait on the raceway’s Virginia Credit score Union Dwell Amphitheater. The JGR staff is driving excessive after Chesterfield’s personal Denny Hamlin secured a playoff spot with a win at Bristol Motor Speedway earlier this month. Single-race and full weekend tickets can be found.
—Mark Newton, Information Editor
What when you obtained a proposal to maneuver right into a fixer-upper for gratis and with the potential to improve? This what-if is the place to begin of what turns into a darkly satiric city fable, “Radiant Vermin,” by British artist Philip Ridley and produced regionally by fifth Wall Theatre (of which I’m a board member) on the downtown efficiency area The Basement. The play follows Jill (Kaitlin Paige Longoria) and Ollie (Matt Mitchell), who want a spot to cool down and lift a household. They obtain a proposal they first discover troublesome to consider, after which, as soon as Miss Dee (Emily Adler) guides them by way of the grotty rooms, they’re unable to withstand. Morrie Piersol directs this “Twilight Zone” meets “Dream Residence Makeover” manufacturing, with closing performances March 28-30. Tickets are $22.
—Harry Kollatz Jr., Senior Author
Collect your brood and your Easter baskets and hop on all the way down to Maymont on Saturday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to three p.m. for an eggs-travaganza the entire household will love. Dominion Vitality Household Easter gives photograph ops with the massive bunny himself, Peter Cottontail. Egg-splore the grounds, animal habitats and gardens, now in bloom. Play youngsters’s video games together with Hen Home Hoopla, Carrot Pull and life-size Sweet Journey. Make a brand new bonnet, pet an alpaca or get a brief tattoo. Get pleasure from reside performances on three phases by the SPARC Touring Ensemble, the Bounce Rope Squad and Jonathan the Juggler. Be a part of the Golden Egg Hunt, fixing riddles to seek out prize-filled eggs hidden in Maymont’s gardens. Pack a blanket and luxuriate in a picnic lunch from native meals vehicles. Admission is $5 and contains three exercise tickets for Easter themed video games; buy egg-stra exercise tickets for $2.
—Susan Morgan, R•Residence Managing Editor
Virginian Jeanie Keys is a well-recognized featured artist at Quirk Gallery, the exhibition area situated inside Quirk Resort downtown. Her newest providing takes benefit of the gallery’s glossy and clear design to show her towering paper works. “Metabolism” makes use of delicate and fragile supplies to convey vulnerability and sacred, fleeting recollections. The tapestry-like prints are spectacular in scale and execution and proceed Quirk’s run of exhibitions specializing in native and regional artwork. The gallery gives free admission, and “Metabolism” continues by way of Could 12.
—Kevin Johnson, Way of life Editor
Different Recommendations
- Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Heart hosts Meet the Maasai, that includes a Kenyan delegation sharing their historical past and evolving tales on March 26.
- John McEuen celebrates his 50-year music profession joined by The Circle Band at The Tin Pan on March 26.
- The Tremendous Sugar Beats groove into The Cultural Arts Heart at Glen Allen on March 26.
- March 30 is formally Secretariat Day in Ashland, together with a dedication ceremony for the “Secretariat Racing Into Historical past” monument at Randolph-Macon Faculty at 2 p.m. and a full slate of festivities all through downtown Ashland.
- Two exhibitions are on view on the Black Historical past Museum & Cultural Heart of Virginia: the 2024 Nationwide Council on Schooling for the Ceramic Arts Multicultural Fellowship and “Just like the Mud Settles in Layers, So Does the Story”; each proceed by way of Aug. 17.
Extra to Peep
- The Ashland Theatre screens Irving Berlin’s “Easter Parade” on March 25.
- The West Finish Farmers Market hosts an Easter Egg Hunt on March 30 from 9 a.m. to midday.
- Midlothian’s Westchester Commons hosts an egg sprint that includes a supersized hunt with 5,000 eggs on March 30.
- Eggward the Easter Bunny and Snoopy the Easter Beagle be part of the spring break festivities at Kings Dominion March 30-31.
- Easter on Parade returns to Monument Avenue between Davis and North Allen avenues March 31 with reside music, distributors and extra from 1 to five p.m.
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