Feb. 13

Black Love Expo: A Celebration of Familial Love, Arts and Culture

5 p.m., Main Street Station

The City of Richmond hosts this free event that will feature food, music and a series of discussions on history and culture, art and music, and love.

Music Jazz Faculty Septet

7:30 p.m., Singleton Center for the Performing Arts

The Virginia Commonwealth University Jazz Faculty Septet will play a tribute event for legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes. Tickets are $12. vcu.edu.

Feb. 15

A conversation with Elizabeth Keckley

10:30 a.m., Meadowdale Library, Chesterfield County Historical interpreter Traci Marie Coleman will share the story of Elizabeth Keckley, a formerly enslaved woman from Dinwiddie, who used her talents to purchase her freedom and later became the dressmaker for First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. chesterfield.gov.

 Elizabeth Keckley
 

Feb. 16

Community Conversation: Documenting Black Cemeteries with Brian Palmer

2 p.m., Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

The importance of preserving and documenting historic Black cemeteries, highlighting ongoing efforts to protect these sites and the role of photography in historical preservation will be discussed. vmfa.museum.

 Brian Palmer
 

Feb. 18

Black Minds in STEM: Experiments of Black Scientists

11 a.m., Taylor Farm, 200 Whiteside Road

This free interactive program celebrates African American inventors who changed the world, highlighting innovations such as the traffic light, ice cream and mobile refrigeration. For more information, email qua024@henrico.gov.

All Together Tuesday: Celebrating Black History

5 p.m., The Oak, 15 S. Oak Ave.

Henrico County Public Schools Family and Community Engagement will host this free event to celebrate Black history in Richmond and elsewhere through live music, food, speakers and student performances.

Ongoing

We Are the Builders: Honoring the Contributions of Black Workers in Virginia

This exhibition at the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia highlights the contributions of Black Virginians to America’s development, with a focus on labor. Continues through April. blackhistorymuseum.org.

Edmund Archer: Perspectives on Black Dignity

This exhibition at The Valentine showcases Archer’s striking portraits of Black men and women challenge stereotypes and celebrate their strength. On view through September, this exhibit highlights a progressive artistic movement in Richmond during the Jim Crow era. thevalentine.org.