• The City of Richmond partners with CVWMA for curbside and drop-off recycling, electronics and yard waste recycling, and household hazardous waste collections.
• For curbside recycling in the Museum District:
  • Homes are provided with a blue-lidded a 95-gallon recycling cart
  • Use the CVWMA web tool:  
    • to request a new recycling cart,
    • to sign up for recycling day email reminders, or
    • to look up your exact recycling days. 
• Take Christmas trees, electronics, and household hazardous waste to Bring One for the Chipper 2022 on Saturday, January 14, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (below). Otherwise, formerly live, formerly decorated trees will be picked up with your regular trash on your regular recycling day. 

While the MDA continues its search for a new supplier, our West of the Boulevard Historic District house plaques remain unavailable. Watch this space for updates! 

The Byrd Theater, 2908 W. Cary Street. Historic landmark showing big screen classics. Showtimes include:

• Thursday, January 5, 7:00 p.m. Blood Simple (1984) $8
• Friday, January 6, 7:00 p.m. Blood Simple (1984) $8
• Saturday, January 7, 10:00 a.m. Soul (2020) $5, a sensory-friendly showing
• Saturday, January 7, 7:00 p.m. Fargo (1996) $8
• Sunday, January 8, 2:00 p.m. Raising Arizona (1987) $8

• Monday, January 2, 4:00–10:00 p.m. GardenFest for Fidos, Lewis Ginter. Leashed pets are invited, with suggested $2 per-pet admission benefitting the Richmond SPCA. There are some rules. 
• Monday, January 2—Sunday, January 8, 4:00–10:00 p.m. Free Member Nights at Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights. Advance online tickets required. 
• Tuesday, January 3–Tuesday, February 7, 10:00–11:00 a.m. Yoga at the Garden: January/February. $70–$84
• Tuesday, January 3, 5:30–7:00 p.m. Coming Up Short: Richmond Needs Schooling, a panel discussion from The Valentine at The Len, 15 N 17th Street. Free and open to the public
• Saturday, January 7–Saturday, February 11, 10:00–11:00 a.m. Saturday Yoga at the Garden: January/February. $70–$84

• Saturday, January 7–Saturday, February 11, 10:00–11:00 a.m. Saturday Yoga at the Garden: January/February. $70–$84
• Monday, January 9—Sunday, January 15, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Free Admission Days at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. What blooms in January? 
• Tuesday, January 10—Tuesday, February 14, 5:45–7:00 p.m. T'ai Chi Guided Practice: January-February. $70–$84
• Wednesday, January 11, 6:00–6:30 p.m. Literary Virginia Book Group: Yellow Wife with Sadeqa Johnson, a virtual event from the Library of Virginia. Free by advance registration
• Wednesday, January 18, 6:00 p.m. Live at the Branch: Dominic Rotella. $70 includes seats at a private table for two with wine and hors d'oeuvres. $140 for a table for four with wine and hors d'oeuvres 

Recurring events include:

• Daily:
  • Through Sunday, January 8, 4:00–10:00 p.m. Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. $7–$30 by advance online ticket (no walkups)
  • Through Sunday, March 12, varying times. Characters: Type & Progress. Read more from Style Weekly and Print Magazine. Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, $5
• Tuesdays:
  • Birdhouse Farmer’s Market, 3:00–6:30 p.m. Check the vendor list to order in advance and pick up at the market. There's also onsite drop-off for a free community composting program. 1507 Grayland Avenue.
  • Foundations Flow Yoga with Erin Lingo, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Branch Museum of Architecture and Design social gallery or back garden; pay-what-you-can (suggested $15–$20) in advance to reserve a space. 
• Wednesdays:
  • The Valentine Museum of Richmond history is free every Wednesday for as long as Jefferson Davis is on display. Hours are 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 
• Thursdays:
  • Richmond Short Stories, 6:00–6:30 p.m. A 30-minute gallery tour of the Valentine Museum. 
• Fridays: 
• Saturdays:
  • Farmer's Market at St. Stephen's, 9:00 a.m–12:00 p.m. 6000 Grove Avenue. Please, no pets (except service animals). Each week's vendor list is here.
  • Lakeside Farmer's Market, winter hours: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 6110 Lakeside Avenue
  • RVA BIG Market at Bryan Park, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Bryan Park, 4308 Hermitage Road

• Saturday, April 22, Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k and Atlantic Union Bank 10k Mini. $20–$40 includes virtual options; prices increase Wednesday, January 4
• Friday, April 28—Saturday, April 29, Ragnar Trail Richmond, an overnight experience for teams of eight at Pocahontas State Park, $65–$189 per participant. 
• Saturday, May 6, Uncorked Half & 5k, New Kent Winery. $35–$115 per participant includes post-race brunch with wine.

• Discover Richmond Tours offers a Museum District scavenger hunt and food tours of Carytown, Scott's Addition, and more. From $24 for a team of four. 
• Hollywood Cemetery, a free self-guided tour created in collaboration with Steven K. Smith, author of The Virginia Mysteries book series. Additional Hollywood Cemetery tour options are available. 
• James River Scenic Walk Guides include where to park and how to get around Belle Isle, Canal Walk, Pipeline Trail, Pony Pasture, and Potterfield Bridge. Free.
• The James River Park System attracts nearly two million visitors every year. Details about trails, bike paths, historical landmarks, and more are available. 
• The Richmond Garden Trail includes 10 gorgeous sites within 10 miles, from Agecroft Hall to the VMFA. How many have you visited? 
• Richmond Road Runners Club offers free Richmond running tours, including:
  • Richmond Transportation Highlights, 12 miles
  • Black History Highlights, 14.25 miles
  • The James River, Richmond’s raison d’être, 18 miles with a 13-mile option
  • Richmond's Historic Northside plus Culinary Tidbits, 12 miles
  • Tipsy Tour, 11 miles with a 13.1 mile option
  • Early Richmond History Highlights, 13 miles
  • Richmond Historic Parks & Rec, 10 miles
• Richmond Tour Guys offer two-hour walking tours that bring the rich history of RVA to life. Scheduled tours Thursday–Sunday include Downtown/Capitol Square, Church Hill, and Shockoe. Private, group, and custom options are also available. 
• RVATukTuk offers a variety of private tours including Poe's Richmond and custom bar crawls.
• The Valentine offers free, self-guided Richmond history tours of Capitol Square, Court End, the Fan, Jackson Ward, and more.

• Last week: In preparation for the VMHC's January 6–16 Used Book Sale, bring your gently used hardcover and softcover fiction and nonfiction books to the Registration Desk daily from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. There are some do's and dont's.
• Friday, January 6, 5:00–8:00 p.m. First Fridays at VMHC, a family-friendly event. The museum will offer free admission to the galleries, beer and wine specials in the Café, access to food trucks, live music, face painting, a scavenger hunt, and other family-centered activities. Free, no registration required. 
• Saturday, January 7, 10:30 a.m. Up in Smoke: The History of Tobacco in Virginia. From pre-European settlement to the modern day, tobacco has played a central role in the development of Virginia's economy and culture. Join the VMHC as they highlight hundreds of years of tobacco-related collection items from the people and businesses involved with Virginia's famous cash crop. $0–$20
• Saturday, January 7, 10:30 a.m. Stories at the Museum. A read-aloud storytime in a museum gallery paired with a related craft activity. This week: Learning about New Year Traditions. $0–$8 per participant
• View the entire VMHC calendar of upcoming events, including citizenship classes, teacher workshops, and at-home programming.