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Pompeii: The Immortal City @ Science Museum of Virginia
Making its North American debut at the Science Museum of Virginia, and on display for only the second time since its creation, Pompeii: The Immortal City plunges guests into the heart of the drama and the ruins of the ancient city. The volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii was a catastrophe for its inhabitants. It ended their...
2 events,
Mindful Mornings RVA
Mindful Mornings RVA
Mindful Mornings is a monthly one-hour forum where mission-driven do-gooders convene, collaborate, and learn. From yogis, to nutritionists, to nonprofit leaders and wellbeing advocates, this meetup is meant to break down silos by creating a community of people willing and able to help one another achieve their goals in support of the bigger mission --...
2 events,
Broad Drawing Night with Emily Meredith Lewis!
Broad Drawing Night with Emily Meredith Lewis!
Do you love to draw? Are you interested in tapping into the pure joy of drawing you experienced as a kid? Or do you have slight anxieties about the thought of drawing? Good news! Drawing Night has you covered. This event is designed by Broad Emily Meredith Lewis for all levels, from full-time artists to...
2 events,
Ultimate Backpack Supply Drive
Ultimate Backpack Supply Drive
The second annual Ultimate Backpack supply drive provides students with free, new backpacks filled with school supplies to support schools, neighborhood resource centers and nonprofit organizations. In partnership with Communities in School, the goal is to provide more than 15,000 children in the Richmond Metropolitan area with backpacks filled with grade-appropriate school supplies. Ways to...
2 events,
CreativeMornings RVA: Justice – Carol Adams
CreativeMornings RVA: Justice – Carol Adams
About the speaker We’re excited to have Carol Adams with us this month. Carol Denise Adams has worked in Law Enforcement for 26 years; she was employed with the Richmond Sheriff’s Department for seven years prior to joining the Richmond Virginia Police Department where she has worked for 18 years. Carol graduated from the University...
2 events,
Women Who Code Front End Study Night
Women Who Code Front End Study Night
Front End Study Night is a collaborative and open environment for us to hone our front-end web dev skills together through dialogue and peer programming. There is no formal project, but do come prepared to code. This time is for you to work on personal projects, homework, or the tutorials you've been meaning to get...
2 events,
Commonwealth Times 50th Anniversary Social
Commonwealth Times 50th Anniversary Social
Please join us for the the first officially sanctioned event specifically for VCU alumni who worked with The Commonwealth Times. Even though many of us were part of the CT staff in different eras, the one thing we all share is a deep fondness for our time spent working on the paper. We made many...
3 events,
Build Your Own Website
Learn the basic skills to build your own website using WordPress. This course will cover web hosting concepts and principles including managing your own domain, file transfer protocol (FTP), mySQL and more. Explore the foundations of the most popular content management system on earth, WordPress, including basic tools such as posts, pages, the appearance panel,...
The Nuts and Bolts of Freelance Writing Workshop
The Nuts and Bolts of Freelance Writing Workshop
Learn the ins and outs of freelance writing from a local journalist, who can teach you the art of brainstorming and pitching stories, the etiquette behind communicating with editors, negotiating and selling your writing and the rewarding editing and publishing process. Special Notes Students in this class should already be good writers. Also this class...
2 events,
Women Who Code Algorithms
Women Who Code Algorithms
Algorithm (n.) - a set of step-by-step instructions for solving a task If you have ever followed a recipe or given someone driving directions, you have used an algorithm. Algorithms are used in computer science to solve problems ranging from sorting to programming self-driving cars. In this meetup, we will strengthen our problem-solving skills and...
3 events,
Modern Bombay Street Food with Keya Wingfield
Modern Bombay Street Food with Keya Wingfield
Bombay street food, reinvented. From one of the most colorful cities in the world, Bombay (also known as Mumbai) learn how a classic street food item is modernized and re-imagined! In this class, Bombay native Keya Wingfield recreates a classic street snack called ‘Frankie’. Frankie is a portable wrap, paired with a plethora of...
Women Who Code Python Hacknight @ Capital One Knolls 1!
Women Who Code Python Hacknight @ Capital One Knolls 1!
Python is a top ranked programming language with many people learning it and applying it to numerous and very different domains. Its simplicity lends it to being great for teaching programming concepts to beginners and its massive libraries allow it to be a powerful language for solving many different types of problems such as web...
