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$5 Quilt Block Day

Feb 2, 2010

The Sewing Studio hosts $5 Quilt Block Day the first Tuesday of each month. You can come into the store and purchase a pack, which includes a pattern and fabric, in order to make a 12 1/2" quilt block. Once you have purchased the pack you will ha...


Clues to the Past: Archaeology in Virginia

Jul 18, 2009 - Jul 31, 2010

To be displayed in The Harvest Foundation of the Piedmont Great Hall, Clues to the Past provides insight into the field of archaeology including the scientific processes, excavation methods, and methods for forming the resulting conclusions. The exhibit s...


Works on Paper from the Imogene and Isadore Draper Collection of African American Art

Jan 9, 2010 - Feb 20, 2010

Features works on paper by Contemporary African American artists, including Elizabeth Catlett, Charles Bibb, Sam Gilliam, A.B. Jackson, Martin Puryear and Jacob Lawrence. Also on display, Shades and Shapes Part II: Works by Iris Gillispie in the Lynwood A...


Messages from the Mesozoic

Jan 23, 2010 - Sep 18, 2010

There has never been a dinosaur bone found in Virginia...yet. Did dinosaurs just pass through Virginia on their way elsewhere, taking meals and leaving only footprints? Or did they live and die here? Are dinosaur fossils out there in Virginia wai...