Performances, Shows & Special Events

Join us for an incredible new performance season at The Cultural Arts Center!
Our 2024-2025 season continues to offer exceptional performances in theatre, music, and dance. From fan favorites to exciting new performers on our outdoor stage, there’s truly something for everyone! Plus, enjoy special events throughout the season.

From performances, art classes for all ages and special events, discover a world of creativity at The Cultural Arts Center!

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The best value in live music! All tickets $20! Enjoy a different genre of live music monthly (excluding June, July, August, and January).

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Center Season

BeauSoleil - avec Michael Doucet - cajun blues and jazz!

Thursday, May 29, 2025

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$35

For the past five decades, Grammy-winning BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet has been making some of the most potent and popular Cajun music on the planet. Born out of the rich Acadian ancestry of its members, and created and driven by bandleader Michael Doucet’s internationally renowned fiddle playing and soulful vocals, BeauSoleil is notorious for bringing even the most staid audience to its feet. BeauSoleil’s distinctive sound derives from the distilled spirits of New Orleans jazz, blues, rock, folk, swamp pop, Zydeco, country and bluegrass, captivating listeners from the Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans to Carnegie Hall, then all the way across the pond to Richard Thompson’s Meltdown Festival in England. Don’t miss BeauSoleil’s return to The Cultural Arts Center as part of their 50th anniversary tour. - Heritage Show

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Center Season

Season Preview Party - FREE EVENT!

Monday, June 9, 2025

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Monday, June 9, from 6-8pm

Food Truck and Live Performances!

Join us at our 2025-2026 Season Preview Party on June 9th, where you can attend in person for the reveal of our new season and to purchase tickets before subscriptions go on sale to the public! Be among the first to claim your preferred seats!

This event is family-friendly! Please bring lawn chairs/blankets to enjoy the FREE live performances! No pets or outside alcohol allowed. Tents and umbrellas are not allowed. Outside food and beverages, coolers and backpacks are allowed. In case of inclement weather - no worries - all performances will be moved inside to our theater.

Our NEW 2025-2026 Season Brochure will also be hot off the press and available at this event! Join us for a fun evening of art and live music as we celebrate the kickoff of our new season!

Stay tuned for more details!

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Special Events

ICE CREAM FEST - CANCELLED!

Saturday, June 21, 2025

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12:00 pm

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled.Please stay tuned for more special event announcements.

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Center Season

FreeHorse Arts Songwriters Series Celebrating the Music of Bill Withers with Kori Withers & Friends

Saturday, June 28, 2025

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3:00 pm

Saturday, June 28, 2025

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7:00 pm

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Kori Withers, singer, songwriter and daughter of Bill Withers, will be joined by the FreeHorse Arts herd along with special guests from the Richmond music and dance communities to include members from City Dance, Weekend Plans, and the First African Baptist Church Choir. Kori will share personal stories and perform music from Bill’s extensive catalogue, honoring his life and legacy.

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Special Events

MAKER’S YARD SALE - FREE ADMISSION!

Saturday, July 12, 2025

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CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Join us on July 12 from 9am-1pm. Shop for new materials and art supplies that encourage your creativity at our Maker's Yard Sale! This ‘yard sale’ will be held indoors and is free and open to the public. Admission also includes access to our four art galleries. Bring a friend and make it a fun afternoon of shopping and art!

Shop for: art supplies, fabric, beads and jewelry-making supplies, craft supplies, paper-crafting supplies, books, frames, scrapbook materials, home decor crafts, card-making supplies, alcohol markers, pencils, polymer clay, art prints, greeting cards, soap-making molds & scents, yarn, knitting needles, blank canvases, oil pastels, quilting supplies, paint, and much more!

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Center Season Themes
Heritage
Programming, often featuring nationally and internationally renowned talent, celebrating the respective cultures of the Artists’ homelands and regions.
New Horizons
Programming that pushes the envelope and challenges the audience to a new experience.
Classics
Programming that focuses on standard concert and theater repertoire.
Encore
Programming returning from a recent season due to popular audience demand.
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