What’s Booming RVA: Plena Lessons, Food, Music, Inspiration
Boomer’s top 5 picks for the week ahead
Inspiring stories, plena percussion lessons, McCartney music, and truck loads of food. In “What’s Booming RVA: Rhinos, Drums and Drama.”
“A Loving Community”
FREE, registration required. March 7, 6:30 p.m., at Perkinson Center, Chester
Presented in partnership with Virginia Opera, the play with music features music and history relevant to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The program will include excerpts from the new opera, “Loving v. Virginia,” which premieres April 2025. Q&A with performers follows. Accompanied by display panels to enhance understanding of the historical context.
The McCartney Experience
March 8, 8 p.m., at The Tin Pan, Richmond
A tribute to the former Beatle, in appearance, mannerisms, and musical talent, featuring music from the early years of Beatlemania, McCartney’s days with Wing, and solo numbers.
Mobile Soul Sunday and Richmond Black Restaurant Experience
March 9, noon to 5 p.m., at Monroe Park, Richmond
More than two dozen Black-owned food trucks – from Caribbean and Southern to barbecue and more – plus beer, vendors, and DJs. For the rest of the week, be part of the Richmond Black Restaurant Experience by dining at one of RVA’s many Black-owned restaurants.
Plena Percussion – Learn the Basics
March 9, 2 to 4 p.m., at Perkinson Center, Chester
Learn to play the instruments and patterns that bring Puerto Rican Plena music to life. Traditional and recording artist Maurice “Tito” Sanabria (Kadencia) will lead this hands-on workshop on the three hand drums used in Plena music known as “panderos” or “panderetas.”
“Roses in December: Black Life in Hanover County from Civil War to Civil Rights”
March 13, noon, at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond
Historian and author Dr. Jody Lynn Allen and Dr. Phyllis Slade Martin share the inspiring story a Black community in Virginia fighting for civil rights over the course of a pivotal century. “Roses in December” is a story of strength, courage, and beauty found in difficult times and challenging circumstances, beginning in the era of Reconstruction and ending with desegregation.
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