NewsLt. Governor & Virginia Humanities Launch Student Poetry Contest
RICHMOND, VA — Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi today announced the launch of the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Poetry Contest, a statewide opportunity inviting students in kindergarten through twelfth grade to …
EventCelebrating Simms at Rocktown High School
Join us on Thursday, August 13, from 10:00–11:30 a.m. at Rocktown High School for the exhibit opening of Celebrating Simms at Rocktown High School. Harrisonburg Mayor Deanna Reed and Harrisonburg …
EventTeen Professional Conference 2026
Join Podium RVA for the Teen Professional Conference, a free event empowering the next generation of leaders! Taking place on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM …
NewsHBCUs Past, Present, and Future
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are powerful and important American institutions. Cheryl Mango and Lisa Winn Bryan explore the culture, currency, and legacy of HBCUs and ask–is there space …
NewsLove in the Time of Hubots
In the German novel “I’m Your Man” a couples therapist and her robot partner Tom explore the limits of post-human love. Holly Yanacek wrote the English translation of the novel about what happens when our perfect partner is a machine.
EventTales from a Revolution: Bacon’s Rebellion and the Transformation of Early America
Join us for a compelling lecture with historian James D. Rice as he opens our kickoff program with a vivid account of Bacon’s Rebellion and its lasting impact on the founding story of America.
NewsUltimate Enforcers
Citizens are the ultimate enforcers of democratic constitutions. And: Who should make decisions about what happens in American schools?
EventThe Harvest Screening & Discussion
The Robert Russa Moton Museum invites the community to a special screening and discussion of The Harvest, presented as part of our Black History Month programming. From PBS American Experience: In The Harvest, Pulitzer Prize-winning …
NewsRevolutionary Ideas Abound at OLLI Mason
With support from a VA250 grant, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at George Mason University is launching Revolutionary Ideas.
EventFloyd JAMs Fall Recital
Join us for an evening of live bluegrass music as our students share what they’ve been working on this semester.
EventVirginia Holocaust Museum Hyde Farmlands Exhibit Opening & Annual Meeting
The annual meeting and opening of the Hyde Farmlands Exhibit Honoring World War II Jewish refugees.
NewsAppalachia’s Edible Landscape
From Appalachian wasabi to sycamore trees, whose syrup taste like butterscotch, Appalachia has some finger-licking-good invasive species.
