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SUMMARY:Blaze and Badge Camp
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a young girl interested in a potential career in public safety? “Blaze & Badge” is a new opportunity to give your girls the firsthand experience our first responders encounter daily! THE DETAILS When: June 15-18\, 2026\, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Where: Richmond Raceway (600 E. Laburnum Ave) Who: Rising 6th\, 7th and 8th grade girls (Henrico residents & non-residents) WHAT TO EXPECT These young ladies will go through two days of fire activities and two days of police activities as part of this camp. This replaces the former successful “Girls on Fire” camp\, hosted by the Division of Fire. The goal is to introduce more public safety activities to our young ladies! Lunch will be provided with special “eat and learn” opportunities from the Department of Emergency Communications and Sheriff’s Office. HOW TO REGISTER Spots are limited\, please register here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=qc_TUStCv0C0nW9kMRD2BgOY1DW3PV1OvEbum-gB8l5URDQxMkdSOEJHR0kxN045TDI0TFFFR0VIWi4u Deadline to register is March 21. For questions about this program\, please reach out to police@henrico.gov or firecommunityevents@henrico.gov. We’re excited to meet all the girls inspired to protect\, serve and lead!
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/blaze-and-badge-camp/
LOCATION:Richmond Raceway\, 600 E Laburnum Ave\, Richmond\, Virginia\, 23222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Youth Camp
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SUMMARY:Jazz Brunch Celebrating our 10th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:We're delighted to host a Jazz Brunch Fundraiser to honor our legacy and ongoing mission to build equitable and inclusive communities.\n\n\n\nScan here to view sponsorship levels and join us as a community partner.
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/jazz-brunch-celebrating-our-10th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Dominion Energy Center\, 600 East Grace Street\, #Suite 400\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
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SUMMARY:Juneteenth: The Pre-Game
DESCRIPTION:Come connect\, unwind\, and get in the spirit for the Juneteenth holiday.\n\n\nJoin us as we kick off the Juneteenth season with an evening of community\, culture\, and celebration at Hardywood. This free event is an opportunity to gather with friends\, connect with neighbors\, and honor the spirit of freedom\, resilience\, and progress that Juneteenth represents. \nEnjoy an energetic soundtrack curated by DJ Nobe\, a live performance from the Bad Thursdays Crew\, and live art created in real time by The Art Seen. Whether you’re coming to network\, unwind after work\, or simply celebrate the richness of our community\, this happy hour is the perfect lead-in to the Juneteenth holiday. \nThis is a free RSVP event\, but registration helps us prepare for your attendance and create the best possible experience for everyone. \nWe also invite you to support Unlocking Richmond\, our nonprofit organization dedicated to investing in people and ideas that bring communities together. Donations received during the event help provide funding opportunities for individuals and groups seeking to create meaningful\, community-focused experiences throughout the Richmond region.
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/juneteenth-the-pre-game/
LOCATION:Hardywood Park Craft Brewery – Richmond\, 2410 Ownby Lane\, Richmond\, VA\, 23220\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Culture Current Vol. 3 Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:a bimonthly series (formerly Open Minds Night) presented by Gallery5 and Vintage Youth that focuses on celebrating hip-hop and R&B\n\n\nDonations at the door! \nWe will feature some of the dopest talents in the city while spotlighting some of the up and coming artists in the area. \nArtists can sign up for a chance to be selected for one of the spotlight spots. Link on our website at www.gallery5arts.org/calendar  \nWe feel that everybody should have a chance to share their passion. We aim to spread the word about what’s going on within the culture of RVA and share the good vibes with everybody in our community! \nDon’t hesitate. Now could be your time to shine!
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/the-culture-current-vol-3-open-mic-night/
LOCATION:Gallery5\, 200 West Marshall Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23220\, United States
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SUMMARY:RVA Juneteenth Dayparty Celebration 2026 at Ember Music Hall
DESCRIPTION:RVA's Biggest Dayparty Celebration at Ember Music Hall! Tickets are now on sale – Happy Hour sponsored by Don Julio Tequila!\n\n\nRVA Juneteenth Dayparty CelebrationEmber Music Hall4pm – 8:30pm \nFeaturingJae SlimJ FrancisDJ HypeDJ Anti \nHappy Hour – Music – VIP SectionSponsored by Don Julio\, and Cirrus Vodka \nJuneteenth VIP Bottle SpecialsDon Julio Reposado – $200 All Day \nJuneteenth Happy HourTeremana & Cirrus Vodka Mixed Drinks4pm -5pm – $5.00 \nTickets are Non-Refundable | Event is strictly 21+
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/rva-juneteenth-dayparty-celebration-2026-at-ember-music-hall/
LOCATION:Ember Music Hall\, 309 East Broad Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
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SUMMARY:This Is How We R&B: Juneteenth Weekend Celebration at Marylous Rooftop!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Throwback RNB Daparty with This Is How We R&B on Marylous Rooftop on Saturday\,June 20th! Curated for the Grown & Fly!\n\n\n🎶 ❤️ THIS IS HOW WE R&B: All 90’s & 2000’s R&B 🎤\nJUNETEENTH WEEKEND CELEBRATION DAYPARTY at Marylous Rooftop from 4pm to 9pm!!  \nJoin us for Richmond’s premier Juneteenth Weekend rooftop day party featuring the best R&B classics\, sing-alongs\, cocktails\, food\, and beautiful skyline views \n⚠️ Capacity is limited and advance tickets are highly recommended. Prices increase as the event approaches.\n \nGet ready to take a trip down memory lane! We’re bringing those classic vibes back to the rooftop for an afternoon dedicated entirely to the golden era of R&B. If you know every word to the classics and miss that real feel-good music\, this is the spot for you. \nCurated specifically for the Grown & Fly\, this is where style meets soul. \n \n🎧 The Vibe\nWe’re spinning nothing but the best from the 90s and 2000s. Expect a seamless blend of: \n\nR&B Anthems: The tracks that defined a generation.\nSlow Jams: For those smooth\, laid-back rooftop moments.\nSing-A-Longs: Warm up those vocal cords; we’re singing everything at the top of our lungs!\n\n \nMusic by DJ Yoshi Moto & DJ Jaeslim\, providing the soundtrack to your Saturday with the perfect curation of throwback hits and forgotten favorites. \n \nJoin us at Marylou’s Rooftop\, the perfect backdrop for a spring day party. Think skyline views\, refreshing drinks\, and the best R&B community in the city. \n \n🎟️ Event Details\n\nDate: Saturday\, June 20th\nTime: 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nLocation: Marylou’s Rooftop\n\n \n✨ Dress Code\nGrown & Fly. Come dressed to impress and ready to be photographed. We’re celebrating the music and the culture in style. 🥂✨ \nGroup Discounts Available \nBring your crew and save! Larger groups receive the best value – email info@lxgrp.com \n \nDon’t wait—grab your tickets now and get ready to live your best 90s/00s life! \nThis will be a private event\, and rooftop access will be limited to ticket holders or guests who pay the cover charge at the door. \nGuests are welcome to enjoy the first floor at no cost\, which is a full-service restaurant. Re-entry will be permitted\, so if you’d like to step downstairs for dinner during the event\, you’ll be able to return to the rooftop afterward.
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/this-is-how-we-rb-juneteenth-weekend-celebration-at-marylous-rooftop/
LOCATION:Marylous Soul Dining Experience\, 1323 West Main Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23220\, United States
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SUMMARY:SONGS OF TRUTH: The Awakening
DESCRIPTION:A Juneteenth Weekend celebration & concert of original blues\, gospel\, jazz and American roots songs from the Broadway-bound musical "Truth".\n\n\nTRUTH is an original musical theater project inspired by the true life story and spiritual mission of SOJOURNER TRUTH\, a woman once-enslaved in New York’s Hudson Valley\, who grew up to take her own freedom\, free her son\, and become a pioneering champion of emancipation and women’s rights in America.The original songs convey the wide range of feelings\, struggles\, triumphs\, joys\, and revelations of Sojourner’s incredible journey. Sojourner herself is both the musical’s Storyteller and central figure in the Story within a Story\, as she takes us back in time along on her unique soul’s journey through an incredible\, sometimes harrowing\, oft times inspiring\, moving and impactful life.SONGS of TRUTH is a selection of heart and eye opening songs from the full musical. \n“SONGS OF TRUTH: The Awakening” is the second in a series of Richmond concert presentations\, following two sold out concerts in November 2025 at Reveler in Carytown. It will have additional visual elements and dance elements\, as well as a stage full of legendary and up-and-coming Richmond talent. \nRichmond’s own Desirée Roots will headline once again as Sojourner Truth\, with a cast including  Carla Jackson\, Dale Heiskill\, Stacie Brawn\, Keni B Fine\, Jana Nichole Prentis and Te-Loriah Whitfield \nThe Band will be led by Weldon Hill\, with Mike Hawkins\, James “Saxmo” Gates and other stellar Richmond musicians. \nSONGS of TRUTH will be directed by Tanya Birl-Torres\, a New York City-based\, Director choreographer and theater artist\, currently Artist in Residence at New York’s The Shed. \nSONGS of TRUTH is presented by Craig Martin\, Keni B Fine and Shockoe Records.
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/songs-of-truth-the-awakening/
LOCATION:The Hippodrome\, 528 N 2nd St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stanley Clarke
DESCRIPTION:Four-time Grammy Award Winner Stanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over 50-year career as a bass virtuoso. He is the first bassist in history who doubles on acoustic and electric bass with equal ferocity and the first jazz-fusion bassist ever to headline tours\, selling out shows worldwide. A veteran of over 40 albums\, he won the 2011 Best Contemporary Jazz Album Grammy Award for The Stanley Clarke Band. Clarke co-founded the seminal fusion group Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Lenny White. In 2012 Return to Forever won a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album\, Forever. \n\n\n\nClarke’s creativity has been recognized and rewarded in every way imaginable. In 2022 Clarke was selected by the National Endowment for the Arts as one of its four new Jazz Master honorees. This is the highest honor that the United States bestows on jazz artists. He was Rolling Stone’s very first Jazzman of the Year and bassist winner of Playboy’s Music Award for ten straight years. Clarke was honored with Bass Player Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award and is a member of Guitar Player Magazine’s “Gallery of Greats.” In 2011 he was honored with the highly prestigious Miles Davis Award at the Montreal Jazz Festival for his entire body of work. Clarke has won Downbeat Magazine’s Reader’s and Critics Poll for Best Electric Bass Player for many years. In September 2016 he became a part of the permanent collection displayed at the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington DC. \n\n\n\nIn 2023 It was announced that Clarke will partner with Santa Monica\, CA’s\, BroadStage as its Artist in Residence. This multi-year partnership includes performances\, curation\, and mentorship for Santa Monica College Music Department and Santa Monica High School Jazz students. The cornerstone of the residency is the launch in three years’ time of an intergenerational jazz festival in Santa Monica. \n\n\n\nUnable to tour most of 2020\, Clarke’s Pandemic work involved developing a web series\, Stanley Clarke’s Bass Nation. The project is about the dynamics of the music industry\, recording and performing\, and include Stanley’s conversations with noted musicians\, gear reviews\, play-throughs and performances. \n\n\n\nAn accomplished film and TV composer of well over 70 projects\, his credits include Boyz N The Hood\, the Tina Turner biopic What’s Love Got To Do With It\, Romeo Must Die\, The Transporter and Best Man Holiday. He has garnered three Emmy Nominations and a BMI Award for his scoring. In 2014 Clarke was invited to become a member of the exclusive Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. \n\n\n\nBorn in Philadelphia\, Clarke has been a constant force of nature in American music since the early 1970s with the success of the jazz-fusion group Return To Forever. That accomplishment gave way to a number of extremely successful solo albums for Clarke. Along the way\, he has collaborated with Quincy Jones\, Stan Getz\, Art Blakey\, Paul McCartney\, Jeff Beck\, Keith Richards\, Aretha Franklin\, Stevie Wonder\, Chaka Khan\, The Police\, Herbie Hancock and many more\, and has shared the stage with Bob Marley and Miles Davis. \n\n\n\nHe believes in giving back to help young musicians hone their skills. He and his wife Sofia established The Stanley Clarke Foundation eighteen years ago\, which offers scholarships to talented young musicians.
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/stanley-clarke/
LOCATION:CarMax Park\, 2929 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard\, Richmond\, VA\, 23220\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:R&B BINGO at Black Olive!
DESCRIPTION:R&B Bingo- Get ready for a fun and unforgettable night of games\, singing\, dinner & good fun! On Sat June 20th at Black Olive Pizzeria!\n\n\n🎶 R&B BING IS BACK FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND CELEBRATION 🎶SOLD OUT THRICE ALREADY!\nYour Favorite R&B Hits — One Bingo Away!\nSing it. Mark it. Win it. \nGet ready for the ultimate game night with a smooth twist — R&B Bingo!It’s part throwback party\, part singalong\, part bingo madness — featuring your favorite 90s & 2000s R&B hits\, a live DJ\, prizes\, and good vibes all night long. \n💥 How It Works\n\nGrab your bingo cards (each filled with R&B song titles)\nThe DJ drops 20–30 second clips of classic hits\nHear it? Mark it!\nFirst to get a full row yells BINGO! and wins awesome prizes\n\nBetween rounds\, the DJ keeps the energy high — think dancing\, singing\, and sipping themed cocktails like the Slow Jam Spritz or 90s Crush. \nWhat’s Included\n\n3–4 rounds of bingo\nLive DJ spinning your favorite slow jams and throwbacks\nDrink specials + themed cocktails\nPrizes\, photo ops & non-stop fun\n\nEvent Details\n🗓️ Date: Saturday\, June 20th📍 Location: Black Olive Pizzeria\, Richmond⏰ Doors: 7PM | Show: 8PM | 21+ \nGrab your crew for the ultimate girls’ night\, date night\, or birthday turn-up.🎟️ Limited $20 early bird tickets — once they’re gone\, they’re gone! \n \nThis is the original and only RNB Bingo that runs nationwide. Please be cautious of copycats.If you see anyone imitating or copying our event\, please email us at info@lxgrp.com.Thank you!
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/rb-bingo-at-black-olive-2/
LOCATION:The Black Olive Pizzeria\, 13 West Broad Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23220\, United States
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SUMMARY:Brunch & Ride: The Father’s Day Experience
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a food and beverage trolley tour of 3 local restaurants.\n\n\nTreat the fathers\, father figures\, and the men who show up every day to something unforgettable. \nHop aboard as we ride through Richmond\, stopping at three handpicked restaurants to enjoy exclusive food and beverage tastings along the way. From savory bites to sweet treats\, each stop brings a new flavor\, a new vibe\, and a new reason to toast. \nOn board\, expect music\, energy\, and a social atmosphere that feels like your favorite day party… just on wheels. Food and beverages are inclouded at each stop. \nWe will have 2 time slots for the day (11am and 11:30am). Please pay attention to which wave you are choosing if attending with a group. \nStop 1: Bolos Eatery: Chicken Wings\, Brussels sprouts and orange berry crush drink. \nStop 2: Trevors Grill and Tavern: 1 beverage of your choice w/ food pairing TBD. \nStop 3: The Lions Den: 1 beverage of your choice\, 1 cigar and dessert from Nothing Bundt Cakes. \nNo refunds will be granted after June 8\, 2026.
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/brunch-ride-the-fathers-day-experience/
LOCATION:RVA on Wheels\, 1301 East Cary Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
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