Community Calendar

A beloved classic – this heartwarming story of second chances comes to Richmond this holiday season. Experience Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey through Christmas Past, Present, and Future, in a story that celebrates the human spirit and our capacity for joy — a reminder that even the coldest heart can be thawed by warmth and kindness.

On stage beginning Nov. 28 - Dec. 28, tickets on sale now!

Performances run
Wednesday - select 2PM or 7PM shows
Thursday, Friday, Saturday - 7PM
Saturday - select 2PM
Sunday - 3PM

With over 80 vendors, this year round farmers market puts local farms and makers first. Hot prepared foods, baked goods and delicious fresh meats and produce to take home. SNAP accepted and matched with Virginia Fresh Match.

With over 80 vendors, this year round farmers market puts local farms and makers first. Hot prepared foods, baked goods and delicious fresh meats and produce to take home. SNAP accepted and matched with Virginia Fresh Match.

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE dazzles with a brilliantly breathtaking holiday spectacular for the whole family. As the original cirque holiday theatrical event, this annual tradition wraps a Broadway-style production around awe-inspiring contemporary circus arts.

Guests will be on the edge of their seats as a cast of holiday characters come to life, captivating audiences while defying gravity. Reimagined for 2025, CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE features original music, fresh twists on beloved holiday favorites sung live, new sets, dazzling scenery, and stunning costumes – making it the ultimate holiday gift!

MASTERS OF SOUL-a Motown Revue

Masters of Soul-a Motown Revue, has been called the most entertaining history lesson ever performed! This show authentically reproduces the look, choreography, style and sound made famous by record labels that were relatively unknown at the time but went on to profoundly influence the history of popular music: Motown Records, Stax and others. The performance goes beyond the music to preserve the integrity of the entire Motown experience. For many, Masters of Soul is the ultimate stroll down memory lane. For younger generations, the show offers a way to experience a period in our country’s past that produced many of the greatest music acts ever recorded.

The show features a completely live performance with seasoned musicians and world-class performers from The TFC Band. This group has toured extensively worldwide for more than 40 years, performing at private events, festivals, casinos, corporate events and military bases from coast to coast and overseas, including tours of Europe and Africa. After having toured together for decades, The TFC Band created the Masters of Soul show in 2008 as a way to heighten the experience for their fans and deliver the full package—a stage show which captures the sights, sounds and feel of the Motown era.

Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the 10-person cast of Masters of Soul has performed to numerous sold-out audiences and garnered rave reviews across the country at venues ranging from community theaters and universities to performing arts venues and concert halls.

With over 80 vendors, this year round farmers market puts local farms and makers first. Hot prepared foods, baked goods and delicious fresh meats and produce to take home. SNAP accepted and matched with Virginia Fresh Match.

It’s back! Highland and the Virginia Cooperative Extension invite you to Holly Days at Highland, a morning of children’s crafts and holiday cheer on December 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Participants will enjoy warm beverages and a festive, family-oriented atmosphere. At this holiday-themed event, participants are invited to learn about native Virginia plants while creating a holiday craft with the Piedmont Master Gardeners, enjoy holiday reading and coloring activities, and more!

Admission for adults and children is $6 per person. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

A Festival of Christmas Lessons and Carols will be presented on December 14th at 4:00pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 205 Elmwood Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia, 24503. This beloved service combines the story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus as told in nine short Bible readings or lessons from Genesis, the prophetic books and the Gospels, interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols, hymns and choir anthems.

St. John’s Parish Choir will be joined by the 38-voice community group, Cantate Children’s and Youth Choir, for this beautiful Lynchburg Christmas tradition. Peggy Haas Howell will play the organ and conduct the a cappella carols, and Randall Speer will conduct the accompanied carols.

Featured carols will include “De Virgine Maria” by Swiss composer Carl Rütti and Oliver Tarney’s “The Wise Men and the Star”. Other carols are arranged by Gerald Near, Matthew Culloton, Erik Routley, David Willcocks, and Philip Ledger. The exciting organ work, “Christmas Intrada” by David Conte will begin the service.

For more information, visit Stjohnslynchburg.org or cantatechoir.org

With over 80 vendors, this year round farmers market puts local farms and makers first. Hot prepared foods, baked goods and delicious fresh meats and produce to take home. SNAP accepted and matched with Virginia Fresh Match.

The Academy Center of the Arts is excited to announce History That Doesn’t Suck, a captivating live performance by Professor Greg Jackson, on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 7:30 PM at the Historic Academy Theatre.

Adapted from Jackson’s top-ranked podcast, this 100-minute show transforms the first century of American history into a thrilling journey. Through live music, multimedia, and dynamic storytelling, audiences will experience the Revolution, the birth of a nation, and the Civil War in a way that is as entertaining as it is enlightening.

Dr. Jackson, a PhD historian and creator of the acclaimed History That Doesn’t Suck® podcast (with millions of downloads worldwide), has made it his mission to present American history in a way that is accessible, engaging, and unforgettable. His expertise has landed him frequent appearances as a documentary commentator, including on the HISTORY® Channel’s Abraham Lincoln series, produced by Doris Kearns Goodwin and featuring President Barack Obama.

This isn’t your typical lecture—it’s history as it should be told: funny, powerful, and deeply human.