In between the April showers, I am looking forward to seeing loads of blooming flowers. The April calendar is filling up fast, but I hope to find some down time to get out and enjoy the beauty of April in RVA. Here are just a few of the events that we are looking forward to:
April Fools Day
Saturday, April 1st
Let’s hope Mother Nature doesn’t fool us!
#nomoresnow
The Heir Apparent
weekends running Friday, April 7th – Saturday, April 29th
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts – Leslie Cheek Theater
David Ives’s adaption of the 1705 French farce by Jean-François Regnard
get tickets here
RE Strong Run
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Hewick Plantation
Urbanna, Virginia
5k, 10k and Fun Run
more info here
benefiting VCU Massey Cancer Center
celebrating the life of Ruth Ellen Hurley and all who have bravely battled cancer
Easter
Sunday, April 16th
kick off the holiday weekend with an Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 15th
1 – 3 p.m.
ASK 5K and Fun Walk
Saturday, April 22, 2017
10 a.m.
The Diamond
registration and more info here
benefiting ASK, the Childhood Cancer Foundation
Ivy Market
Tuesday, April 25th 4 – 9 p.m.
Wednesday, April 26th 10 a.m – 3 p.m.
note the new location:
more information here
Earth Day
Saturday, April 22nd
why not
Race without a Trace?
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
run, walk or stroll down the Virginia Capital Trail in the midst of the beauty of the James River and its downtown surroundings
learn easy ways to help the environment along the course
more information and registration here
afterwards cross the James to enjoy
RVA Earth Day Festival
Noon – 7 p.m.
music, food vendors, wildlife tours, kids activities
benefitting FeedRVA.com
more info here
Historic Garden Week
America’s Largest Open House
statewide tours begin Saturday, April 22nd
RVA tours run
Wednesday, April 26th • Westover Hills
Thursday, April 27th • Windsor Farms
Friday, April 28th • Monument Avenue
keep reading The Gracious Posse throughout the month for more highlights about the RVA tours
Herbs Galore & More
Saturday, April 29th
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Maymont – Carriage House Lawn
$5 for Marketplace / free for Maymont members and children 16 & under
SCAN Progressive Dinner & Auction
Saturday, April 29th
5:30 – 11 p.m.
progress in black-tie style from cocktails to dinner and dessert
click here for registration and more
Spring is definitely in full swing. Please let us know in the comments box below what we may have missed.
March 30, 2017
