Calendar week of Feb. 5, 2012

Calendar week of Feb. 5, 2012

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On Thursdays, February  9, 16, 23 the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents the next installments in its Jazz Café series in the BEST café.  In collaboration with The Richmond Jazz Society, the series features an eclectic mix of jazz ensembles every Thursday from 6 to 9 pm. The museum is open late until 9 pm every Thursday and Friday. Robbie Cunningham Group, J Smith Jazz Quartet, and LKB Jazz Trio are the featured jazz groups next in the line up. VMFA is located at 200 North Boulevard.  For more information visit www.vmfa.museum

The Redwing’s Nest, Sabot at Stony Point’s online journal of Art and Literature for children pre-school through 8th grade, is now accepting submissions for the next issue until March 1.  The theme for this issue is HOME.  If your child has written a poem, a memoir, a story or created a work of art about HOME then send in a submission.  The Redwing's Nest is open to children from around the globe, so tell your friends.  For more information contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

The Visual Arts Center of Richmond presents the next round of  Side by Side. This program is for parents, grandparents, Big Brothers and Big Sisters to work with a young person, exploring new materials and creating projects together. February Side by Side Saturdays run February 4, 11, 18, and 25. Doors open at 9:30 am, classes go from 10 am to noon. The rest of the winter and spring schedule for Side By Side is on the VisArts website.  Pre-registration is not required. First come first serve on Saturday mornings. The Visual Arts Center is located at 1812 West Main Street.  For mo re information visit www.visarts.org

The Anderson Gallery of Virginia Commonwealth University presents an exhibition called “You, Your Sun and Shadow.”  The exhibit is on view through March 11.  The Anderson Gallery is located at 907 West Franklin Street.  For more information visit www.arts.vcu.edu/andersongallery

The first Sunday of every month from 1 to 4 pm in the Art Education Center at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts  is a program called “Open Studio Sundays.” This event is an open studio time where families are invited to make and take an art project inspired by an art work from the museum’s collection.  For more information visit http://www.vmfa.museum

Check out the night sky with SKY WATCH at the Science Museum of Virginia every 3^rd Friday of the month.  Join members of the Richmond Astronomical Society on the museum's front lawn as they share their powerful telescopes for a look at the night sky. Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are very bright this month. The next Sky watch is on  at 7 pm.  For more information contact the Science Museum at 864-1400.  The museum is located at 2500 West Broad Street downtown. 

On February 19^th from 11:30 to 4:30 The Science Museum Of Virginia presents Engineering Day.  Parachutes or Popsicle sticks? Take part in the excitement as middle and high school students from across Virginia compete to see who can design the best bridge or who can successfully drop an egg 25 feet at the Science Museum of Virginia. Sponsored by the Richmond Joint Engineer’s Council, it’s sure to be Grade-A fun! For contest rules and other details visit www.RJEC.org. For more information contact the Science Museum at 864-1400.  The museum is located at 2500 West Broad Street downtown.