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Weekend Event Picks

Weekend Event Picks: Americana Festival, last chance to see Flying Squirrels and two museum exhibits, and free Lewis Ginter admission

This weekend is summer’s last hoorah, and the last weekend to see two popular local museum exhibits or catch a baseball game. We’ve got some fun ideas to spend your Labor Day Weekend right here.
Trevor Dickerson

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Richmond Flying Squirrels’ last homestand at the Diamond – This Labor Day Weekend is your last chance to see the Richmond Flying Squirrels in action at the Diamond in 2018. Our local minor league will play Thursday through Monday with fireworks following the Thursday and Saturday games, plus giveaways, live music, and a chance to bring your dog(s) on Monday with Bark In The Park. Tickets start at $8. Full schedule here.

Tuckahoe Creek Americana Festival at Hardywood West Creek – Hardywood is hosting a big event at its new digs in Goochland this Labor Day weekend, celebrating all things Americana. It’s the Tuckahoe Creek Americana Festival, and it takes place Saturday, September 1st from 1:00 – 10:00 PM, featuring live music from the Hackensaw Boys, The Tillers, Dharma Bombs, and more. Tickets start at $20 and you can learn more here.

Free Community Day at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden – Head out to one of Richmond’s most beautiful outdoor spaces, Lewis Ginter Botatnical Garden, this Labor Day Monday for Free Community Day sponsored by Genworth. This no-pay day includes entrance to the popular Butterflies LIVE! exhibit and Origami in the Garden: Art by Kevin Box, a free yoga class, a DJ, and more. It all takes place from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Get the deets here.

“Napoleon: Power and Splendor” at the VMFA – This weekend is your last chance to check out two museum exhibits in town. The first is “Napoleon: Power and Splendor” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, which closes Monday. Step inside the private world of Napoleon Bonaparte for an up-close encounter with the propaganda machine that modernized and legitimized his reign as self-titled Emperor in the wake of the French Revolution. Adult admission starts at $16 for non-members. Get tickets online here.

“Body Worlds: Animal Inside Out” at the Science Museum of Virginia – The other exhibit to close this weekend is “Body Worlds: Animal Inside Out” at the Science Museum of Virginia. The exhibit gives guests the opportunity to explore what lies beneath the surface of some of the world’s most spectacular creatures and features more than 100 plastinates. Learn more and purchase tickets here.

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Trevor Dickerson

Trevor Dickerson is the Editor and Co-Founder of RVAHub.