Black History Month Celebrations

February is Black History Month, and RVA has many ways to help celebrate and educate our community.

If there are events we have missed, please let us know at email@completelykidsrichmond.com.

Songs From The Soul.  The Children’s Theatre, at Willow Lawn.  Shows February 2nd – 25th.  This toe-tapping musical examines the evolution of African American music – from spirituals to jazz to rap – and the essential role this music has played in American life. Part of the Acts of Faith Theatre Festival. Visit the website for showtimes and ticket prices.

Black History Month Celebration.  Feb 3rd.  10:00am – 4:00pm.  CMoR Central, 2626 W Broad St, Richmond, VA.  Watch an inspiring performance by City Dance Theatre at 10:30AM; enjoy traditional storytelling, dance and music from Culture 4 My Kids at 11:00AM; a live cooking demonstration with Chef MaMusu representing her restaurant, Africanne on Main; an exciting performance from Ezibu Muntu African Dance and Cultural Foundationat 1:30PM; and, a show-stopping performance by the Richmond Boys Choir at 2:30PM! Continue to learn through play, and stop by the Art Studio, or take part in one of our Education Stations!  Free with museum admission.

African Folktales.  Feb 3rd.  10:30-11:15.  LaPrade Library.  Storyteller Charmaine Crowell-White tells traditional African and African American folktales, including tales of High John the Trickster. Registration begins two weeks before each program.   Free.

Science Play Saturday: Celebrate African American Inventors.  Feb 3rd  11am.  Sandston Branch Library.  For Elementary Kids (Grade K-5).  STEM free play and activities highlighting the history of amazing inventions and inventors!  A few group games and  free play to tinker with your own inventions with building bricks, snap circuits, and more!  Free.

African Folktales. Feb 6th.  7:30-8:15pm. Meadowdale Library.  Storyteller Charmaine Crowell-White tells traditional African and African American folktales, including tales of High John the Trickster. Registration begins two weeks before each program.   Free.

African Americans in Midlothian, VA.  Feb 8th.  11 am-Noon. Midlothian Library.  Discover the rich and often-overlooked history of African Americans in the village of Midlothian. Registration begins Jan 25.

African Folktales.  Feb 15th.  7:30-8:15pm.  Clover Hill Library.  Storyteller Charmaine Crowell-White tells traditional African and African American folktales, including tales of High John the Trickster. Registration begins two weeks before each program.   Free.

Freedom Songs: The Music of Black History.   Feb 17th.  2-2:45 pm. Meadowdale Library.  In this production, actors and singers will tell the stories of famous and forgotten hymns, work songs and music. For ages 8 and up. Registration begins Feb. 3.  Free.

Frederick Douglass.  Feb 19th.  1-2 pm. Ettrick Matoaca Library.  Nathan Richardson reenacts Frederick Douglass’s life as a slave, his escape to freedom and his rise as a great writer, orator, and abolitionist. For grades K-12. Registration begins Feb. 5.  Free.

The Life of Frederick Douglass.  Feb 19th.  6-7 pm.  Bon Air Library.  Poet, author and spoken word performer Nathan M. Richardson details the life of Frederick Douglass, from his time as a slave to his escape and his rise as a great writer, orator, and abolitionist. Registration begins Feb. 5.  Free.