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  • On display at the 1750 Courthouse
    Battle of Smithfield Walking Tour
    Venue: Smithfield & Isle of Wight Tourism
    Date: 04/03/2021 and additional dates
    Location: Smithfield
  • Free Screenings of “Lawless”
    Venue: Franklin County Public Library-Westlake Branch
    Date: 04/03/2021 and 04/03/2021
    Location: Hardy
  • New Perspectives on the Civil War Era: At the Threshold of Liberty: Women, Slavery, and Shifting Identities in Washington, D.C.
    Venue: Zoom
    Date: 04/08/2021
    Location: Blacksburg
  • Historical Society Blood Drive
    Venue: Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Center and Museum
    Date: 04/08/2021
    Location: Martinsville
  • Tentative Opening of Oakland Museum
    Venue: Oakland Museum
    Date: 04/10/2021
    Location: Arrington
  • Oakland Museum Annual Membership Meeting and Program
    Venue: Oakland Museum
    Price: 0
    Date: 04/11/2021
    Location: Arrington
  • Looking Back: Photography of Early Washington County VA
    Venue: William King Museum of Art
    Date: 12/03/2020 - 03/08/2021
    Location: Abingdon
  • Exhibits at Jamestown Settlement explore the first recorded Africans in 1619 through the 17th century.
    African-American Cultural Heritage Exhibits
    Venue: Jamestown Settlement
    Price: Jamestown Settlement admission is $18.00 for adults, $9.00 ages 6-12; American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is $16.00 for adults, $8.00 for ages 6-12. Save with a value-priced combination ticket to both museums: $28.90 adults, $14.45 for ages 6-12. Children under 6 are free. Free parking.
    Date: 02/01/2021 - 02/28/2021
    Location: Williamsburg
  • Black History Month, 18th century, Black History
    Black History Month at Colonial Williamsburg
    Venue: Colonial Williamsburg
    Price: See website for more information
    Date: 02/01/2021 - 02/28/2021
    Location: Williamsburg
  • Celebrate Black History Month with Piedmont Arts
    Venue: Piedmont Arts
    Date: 02/02/2021 - 02/27/2021
    Location: Martinsville
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    Danville PRIDE
    Venue: Ballad Brewing
    Date: 02/03/2021 - 12/31/2021
    Location: Danville
  • Hill City Pride ~ Lynchburg
    Venue: Hillcats Stadium
    Date: 02/05/2021 - 12/31/2021
    Location: Lynchburg
  • Colonial Williamsburg Homeschool Days
    Venue: Colonial Williamsburg
    Price: See website for more information
    Date: 02/20/2021 - 02/28/2021 and 09/11/2021 - 09/26/2021
    Location: Williamsburg
  • US: Past, Present, Future
    Venue: Colonial Williamsburg
    Date: 02/20/2021 and additional dates
    Location: Williamsburg
  • women's history, 18th century
    Women's History Month at Colonial Williamsburg
    Venue: Colonial Williamsburg
    Price: See website for more information
    Date: 03/01/2021 - 03/31/2021
    Location: Williamsburg
  • Spring Into History
    Venue: Events
    Price: “Spring Into History” tickets are $13 per family member and offers unlimited admission March 13-28, 2021, to both Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. Children under age 4 are free. Tickets can be purchased online beginning February 1 through the eStore or in person at either museum. Discounts are available for students in Williamsburg-James City County and York County public schools – only available when purchased on-site with proof of residency.
    Date: 03/13/2021 - 03/28/2021
    Location: Williamsburg
  • Fires in the Mirror (Live)
    Venue: Events
    Price: $30 Live/ $25 Live Stream
    Date: 03/26/2021 and additional dates
    Location: Richmond
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