EventRekindling a Lost Art: Letter Writing Workshop
Letter writing was once the primary way families and friends stayed in touch. But when was the last time you sat down and wrote a letter to someone you care …
EventA Letter to His Father: Author Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Matthew Quick
Join Virginia Humanities for a special author talk and book signing with bestselling author Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook, as he discusses his new memoir, Dad, Love, …
EventJohn Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival
Come join us for our sixth John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival. This music and cultural heritage festival honors Woodville Virginia native John Jackson, recipient of the prestigious National Heritage Fellowship …
EventInthrive Film Festival-Season Kick Off Celebration
Witness the uncensored stories of incarceration survivors who refuse to be defined by their past. Forget the stereotypes. Prepare to see films from incarceration survivoring storytellers and artists who have …
EventVirginia Queer Film Festival
The Virginia Queer Film Festival takes place on October 2-4 at the University Theater at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. The Virginia Queer Film Festival provides access to films …
Ongoing Events
EventMade in VA Biennial
Since 1994, Virginia MOCA has celebrated the extraordinary talent of artists living and working across the commonwealth through this juried exhibition. What began as an annual tradition has grown into …
EventLife, Liberty, Loudoun! Revolutionary Stories
This exhibit explores the different perspectives of those residing in Loudoun County during the time of the American Revolution and how they experienced the era in varied and sometimes conflicting …
Event“Revolutionary Valley” Exhibition
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley will open the milestone exhibition Revolutionary Valley on July 4, …
EventLiving History on the Lawn at Ker Place
The weekend of events will begin as Patrick Henry will reenact his famous ‘Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death’ speech of March 23, 1775 on the front steps of …
EventThe 2026 Commonwealth Lecture in the Humanities
Virginia Humanities presents the 2026 Commonwealth Lecture in the Humanities featuring Carly Fiorina, National Honorary Chair of the Virginia 250 Commission and CEO of Colonial Williamsburg. Fiorina is a business …
Event10th Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival
Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival celebrates its tenth annual festival, bringing Indigenous films, music and culture to Virginia. Including a Family Day Pow Wow, Eastern Indian Marketplace, and a Filmmakers Panel …
