Weekend Radar: Easter, African American Book Festival, Softball/Football

ON THE RADAR

Dominion Energy Family Easter at Maymont
April 16th, 9AM – 5PM, Free (some activities require the purchase of tickets)

Tons of Easter-related activities in a beautiful setting. Can be crowded but its pretty and I just read they have baby goats. Baby goats are not Easter related at all but are darn cute.

Bring the whole family for an Easter eggs-travaganza and all that spring has to offer. Enjoy games, activities and crafts, as well as live entertainment from Bach to Rock and other performers, jugglers and adorable animals, and of course, appearances by the Easter Bunny! Bring a picnic blanket and make a day of it with local food trucks and 100 acres to “eggs-plore.”

Entrance to Dominion Energy Family Easter is free, plus optional $2 tickets for activities and games. Each ticket redeemed earns an Easter egg and “eggs-tra” rewards!

Event parking is available at the Historic Estate Entrance and The Robins Nature Center. Guests may enter at any gate and join the fun on the Carriage House Lawn.

Safety guidelines will be in place. https://maymont.org/coronavirus-status/

🐰 Activities for the Whole Family 🐰
-Lucky Duck
-Carrot Pull
-Hen House Hoopla
-Farm Spin
-Planting Station
-Candy Adventure
-Bonnet Craft Tent
-Craft Tent – Pinwheels, Sheep Craft and Easter bracelets
-Tattoo Tent
-Face Painting
-High Striker
-Inflatable soccer, skeeball, teeball and football
-Astro Jump RVA: Bounce course

🎟️ Tickets 🎟️
Activity tickets are $2 each, available for purchase at one of two Ticket Tents, to save time for participants at each of the special crafts, inflatables, games and experiences! One ticket per participant per activity. For each ticket you redeem, you will receive one Easter egg. Eggs may contain an “eggstra” prize. Cash, check, and credit cards are accepted. No refunds, returns or exchanges.
🍨 Food Vendors 🍨
-Espresso-A-Go-Go
-Funnel Cake Recee
-Grateful Grill
-Pop’s Kettlecorn
-Scoops

🌷 Free Fun for Everyone 🌷
-Live Entertainment Performances by: Bach to Rock, Jonathan Austin, Richmond Urban Dance, Chesterfield Children’s Theater, SPARC and Maymont Animal Ambassadors
-Pictures with the Easter Bunny
-Storytelling Under the Bunny Tree with Pam Bomboy
-Community Zone
-Local Mascots
-Chalk Zone
-Hopstacle Zone
-Bubble Zone
-Farm Friends – Baby animals and Animal Olympics
-Golden Egg Hunt

UNDER THE RADAR

African American Book Festival at Richmond Public Library
April 16th, 11AM – 4 PM

Just heard about this festival so can’t add much. If your near the library on Saturday swing on in.

Virginia Business Expo Associates and Richmond Public Library proudly presents Richmond 1st Annual African American Book Festival.

“The African American Book Festival” was built to give the cemented and newly emerging authors of our culture a platform to spread the messages that are embedded in the pages of their iconography. With one goal in mind, we want to educate, entertain, and impact the Richmond community through African American literature, by shining light on the stories told in their books.

This event is a great opportunity for community members to meet and engage with their favorite black authors. There will be several featured authors.

Come out to support your black authors, meet them face to face, get pictures, buy books at discounted prices, network with other professionals, and bring back reading books into normalcy and support authors in spreading their messages.

What can you expect
This event will feature author and publisher exhibits, author discussions and book signings, entertainment, networking and door prizes. The event will attract a wide array of authors, publishers, book clubs, libraries and individual readers. Books available will be suitable to all ages; from children, teenagers, young adults to adults. Authors will present fiction, poetry, nonfiction, memoirs, self-help, and spiritual offerings.

This event is free and open to the public. Come enjoy this free community Festival that celebrates the beauty, power, passion, and excitement of the written work.

Spring Jamboree at VUU’s Hovey Stadium
April 16th 1-4 PM

Softball and football together at last. Thankfully not on the same field at the same time. VUU is hosting their Spring Jamboree. At 1 PM you can check out the women’s softball team and then stick around for a Panther football scrimmage.