Things To Do In Richmond!
Good food, good theater, good music, good
dance, good art. Those are the ingredients of a night on the town in Richmond.
This arts city on the James has plenty of them all.
Richmond theater,
which has been around for the better of 200 years, probably offers more
homegrown action than in any city of its size in the country; last season, for
example, 33 plays and 17 musicals were produced here. The Shanghai Quartet,
which shares a dual residency here at the University of Richmond and with
Montclair State University in New Jersey, is one of the finest chamber music
ensembles in the world. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is one of the best
regional museums in the country. The Richmond Ballet will offer four exciting,
innovative attractions in its studio theater along with two more traditional
works at the Landmark Theater in 2002-03.
And bite-for-bite, few cities
anywhere in the U.S. can provide more and better restaurants with more varied
cuisine.
Food Readily
Available
Wherever you go for the arts, you will find a
top-notch food establishment right around the corner. At the Virginia Museum of
Fine Arts or the Swift Creek Mill Playhouse, you'll find good food on the
premises.
The Virginia Museum is also home to TheatreVirginia,
Richmond's leading equity playhouse (although it is contemplating a move
downtown to a performing arts complex), and such musical attractions as
Interludes, a summer chamber series, and Fast Forward, featuring avant-garde
attractions. Your dining options include the museum's cafeteria, or if you are
a museum member ($40 for individuals or $60 for families) you may taste elegant
regional dishes in the members' dining suite.
Virginia cuisine is the
main bill-of-fare at Swift Creek Mill Playhouse. Even if you don't choose to
attend a play there, the restaurant will serve you.
The Carpenter
Center's main tenants are the Richmond Symphony, an all-professional regional
orchestra, and the Virginia Opera, based in Norfolk.
Some of the great
restaurants are located nearby The Carpenter Center in Shockoe Slip and Shockoe
Bottom, a very short drive away. Art lovers can browse in galleries as well as
eat in these two lively neighborhoods.
The Landmark Theater will be
host to most of the visiting Broadway Under the Stars productions during the
most seasons.
University Arts
A
few blocks away is Virginia Commonwealth University's performing arts center,
which on Oct. 28 will be renamed W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts
in honor of the major donor of a $2 million endowment for VCU's jazz program.
In the center are the 502-seat Vlahcevic Concert Hall and the university's
theater.
A short block away is VCU's Anderson Gallery. An art opening
there is always an event, when artists from the university's nationally
recognized art program show their works.
Restaurants abound in the area
surrounding VCU, known as the Fan District. And, along West Main Street, which
has had a renaissance in recent years, one may eat at top-flight restaurants
and enjoy art in several private galleries.
For those choosing not to
eat at the Virginia Museum restaurants, the nearby Carytown overflows with a
variety of restaurants. Art galleries dot the area as well.
The
University of Richmond, a splendid tree-lined campus of neo-gothic buildings,
is rapidly becoming one of the region's leaders in the fine arts. The
university boasts the classy Modlin Center for the Arts with its Marsh Art
Gallery, Camp Concert Hall and Alice Jepson Theatre, home for the University
Players.
Auto racing you say? No problem. The Richmond International
Raceway is home to the Bush Series and Winston Cup Grand National Racing.
Usually two times a year major events are held as part of the racing tour. Over
100,000 fans make their way to one of the most exciting events each year.
Ice hockey? You can get your fix at The Freezer. The Richmond
Renegades, our hometown ice hockey heroes play rough and tumble ice hockey at
its best.
Can't get rid of that World Cup fever? The Richmond Kickers
have what you are looking for. Soccer is a major sport among young and old. We
have one of the best international league soccer teams.
No matter which
sport interests you, chances are Richmond has it to offer:
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