What’s happening: Feb. 20 events calendar
See something
Thurs., Feb. 21
Adjunct professor Tony Martucci, who teaches private lessons and ensembles at VCU, performs jazz drumming.
7 p.m., W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts (922 Park Ave.) Free.
Sat., Feb. 23
Attend a performance by Third Coast Percussion, a Grammy-winning quartet of Chicago artists. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit arts.vcu.edu/music.
8 p.m., W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts (922 Park Ave.) Prices vary, free for VCU Music students and faculty with reservations.
Do Something
The Community Forum on Critical Issues in Black Richmond
Thurs., Feb. 21
A presentation titled “Awareness—Protection—Involvement” will feature theater, poetry, martial arts and audience engagement. Performers include local organizers Rob Gibsun, Jihad Abdulmumit and Rebecca Keel. This event is from The Community Forum, a seminar series focused on black history in the U.S.
7 p.m., Institute for Contemporary Art (601 W. Broad St.) Free.
Sun., Feb. 24
Richmond vendors will sell vintage clothing, accessories, art and more. A cash bar will offer a variety of drinks and there will be a raffle with two chances to win prizes. All ages are welcome.
1-5 p.m., Hofheimer Building (2818 W. Broad St.) Free.
Learn Something
17th Annual Black History Month Lecture
Wed., Feb. 20
VCU Libraries will host a series of lectures on the injustices faced by returning African-American soldiers. Speakers include Christy Coleman, Adriane Lentz-Smith, Kiara Boone and Jeffrey Blount. Register at library.vcu.edu.
7-9 p.m., Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library (901 Park Ave.) Free, register online.
Thurs., Feb. 21
Anthropology alumni Ashley McCuistion and Brenna Geraghty will speak and present 3D-printed replicas of artifacts, bones and fossils.
9 a.m.-noon, Commons Theater, University Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave.) Free.
Race and Christianity in Early Virginia
Thurs., Feb. 21
New York University history professor Rebecca Goetz will discuss Christianity and race in colonial Virginia. The lecture is part of the Humanities Research Center’s year-long series entitled “Virginia’s Past, Present, and Future.”
4-5:30 p.m., Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library (901 Park Ave.) Free.
