Upcoming events.
New to RVA Meetup
Whether you're a week or a couple of years into your move to RVA, the New to RVA Meetup is a fantastic way to connect with others in a safe, inclusive space. Join your host and Gold Lion co-founder Nafis Narsinghani from 6 - 8 pm!
Come have a cocktail or mocktail, meet other new people in town, and make a connection!
Coffee & Community
Join the Richmond LGBTQ Chamber the first Friday of each month for our morning networking series. Enjoy complimentary drip coffee and food available for purchase from our host Gold Lion Community Cafe. This event is free to members and non-members.
Live in Da Garden
LIVE IN DA GARDEN with Sunflower Mo! A vibe-filled night featuring poets, rappers, and musicians cultivating community through art. The cover is pay what you can, with a suggested donation of $10.
Doors at 6 pm, show starts at 7 and ends at 10!
THIS IS A SAFE SPACE! No racism, homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia.
Grab those art pieces and meet us on stage at Gold Lion!
Food and Clothes Pantry
Diversity Richmond + The Atlantic Outreach Group | Food and Clothes Pantry
Join us the first Tuesday of every month for our mobile food and clothes pantry.
Big GAY Mom Market
Join TransJam Events in collaboration with Diversity Richmond for a Better, Safer, and more Inclusive market! Come OUT and support Queer artistry where we are welcome to be our whole, authentic selves -- The Big GAY Market: MOM's Day Edition!
Be sure to come on over to Diversity on Sunday, May 12th for an Indoor/Outdoor market to shop with and support dozens of LGBTQ+ maker and artists! We'll also have live music with DJ Bear Bonez, a photobooth with local queer photographer Daniel Bowler, RVA Community Fridges, Monique's Crepes food truck, and more!
Interested in joining us as a vendor? Apply here:
https://forms.gle/b13FjcxUsZv28BSM9
Historic Richmond Quoit Club
Begun in 1890, the Brookland Park Historic District is a streetcar suburb that expanded eventually into Barton Heights. Brookland Park Boulevard is now undergoing revitalization, and Cory Weiner is one resident who uses historic tax credits for renovations. Walk this special commercial and neighborhood district of the past, reclaiming a vibrant present, continuing to blossom for tomorrow!
Coffee & Community
Join the Richmond LGBTQ Chamber the first Friday of each month for our morning networking series. Enjoy complimentary drip coffee and food available for purchase from our host Gold Lion Community Cafe. This event is free to members and non-members.
Historic Richmond Quoit Club
Come take a sneak peek of the renovation and transformation of The Shenandoah, an apartment building-turned-senior living facility, now in the process of conversion to a 70+ unit boutique hotel by Ash NYC set to open in Fall 2024!
Designed by German-born architect Carl Ruehrmund (who also designed Hotel Stumpf), the Shenandoah was an ambitious project in 1906 – celebrating urban high-rise development while maintaining privacy with the building’s placement, its front facing a quiet park and embraced within wide avenues. Located in the Monument Avenue Historic District, explore revitalization and preservation at an iconic cross street’s gateway and see how the past can enhance the future.
Coffee & Community
Join the Richmond LGBTQ Chamber the first Friday of each month for our morning networking series. Enjoy complimentary drip coffee and food available for purchase from our host Gold Lion Community Cafe. This event is free to members and non-members.
Historic Richmond Quoit Club
Come take a sneak peek of the renovation and transformation of The Shenandoah, an apartment building-turned-senior living facility, now in the process of conversion to a 70+ unit boutique hotel by Ash NYC set to open in Fall 2024!
Designed by German-born architect Carl Ruehrmund (who also designed Hotel Stumpf), the Shenandoah was an ambitious project in 1906 – celebrating urban high-rise development while maintaining privacy with the building’s placement, its front facing a quiet park and embraced within wide avenues. Located in the Monument Avenue Historic District, explore revitalization and preservation at an iconic cross street’s gateway and see how the past can enhance the future.
Coffee & Community
Join the Richmond LGBTQ Chamber the first Friday of each month for our morning networking series. Enjoy complimentary drip coffee and food available for purchase from our host Gold Lion Community Cafe. This event is free to members and non-members.
Historic Richmond Quoit Club
Come take a sneak peek of the renovation and transformation of The Shenandoah, an apartment building-turned-senior living facility, now in the process of conversion to a 70+ unit boutique hotel by Ash NYC set to open in Fall 2024!
Designed by German-born architect Carl Ruehrmund (who also designed Hotel Stumpf), the Shenandoah was an ambitious project in 1906 – celebrating urban high-rise development while maintaining privacy with the building’s placement, its front facing a quiet park and embraced within wide avenues. Located in the Monument Avenue Historic District, explore revitalization and preservation at an iconic cross street’s gateway and see how the past can enhance the future.
Community Health Fair
At our health fair, you’ll have the opportunity to:
HIV/AIDs, STI Testing
Yoga
Zumba
Blood Pressure Checks
Educational Classes
Community Resources & Vendors
& Much More…
Drag Bingo
Join us at Gold Lion for a magical evening of Drag Bingo! Play to win prizes! 7 - 9 pm
Rainbow Roll
Join the Richmond LGBTQ Chamber the first Friday of each month for our morning networking series. Enjoy complimentary drip coffee and food available for purchase from our host Gold Lion Community Cafe. This event is free to members and non-members.
ROP Safety Session
Have you ever felt the need to defend yourself but didn’t feel properly trained to do so? If you answered yes, this is the class for you!
For 1 hour we will work with an industry professional to learn not only how to defend ourselves in threatening environments but also how to know what signs to look for before a threat occurs.
Join us Sunday April 21st in Diversity Richmond’s event hall from 3:00-4:30pm as we gather, learn, and heal from within. Children aged 12+ are welcome to join self defense session and participate in our community healing circle following.
Free food will be provided and a greater sense of safety will be felt. Bring a friend and come learn to defend from within!
Please email: programs@diversityrichmond.org for all inquiries. We look forward to seeing you there!!
Historic Richmond Quoit Club
3North/Richmond Design Office
A 2023 Golden Hammer Award winner in Best Rehabilitation, the Richmond Design Office project renovated the interior of the building that once housed Mutual Assurance and later the Boy Scouts of America headquarters for a design firm’s office. The project envisioned community-oriented gathering spaces on the first story and a collaborative open studio on the second with a symbiotic relationship between the levels.
The first story was pared back to clean lines and authentic materials complementing the existing midcentury modern material palette and prioritizing flexibility. The lower level welcomes the community through its curated rotating gallery and generous multi-purpose space for artist lectures, student thesis showcases, or local board meetings. With generous views to the sky and adjacent tree canopies, the second story is a beehive of creativity where the users can seamlessly flow between different modes of working and collaborating.
Volunteer Committee Kickoff
Join in on the Volunteer Committee Kickoff event on April 10th at the Virginia Rep Center for Arts and Education! The Richmond LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce is looking for people to help them grow in a variety of ways like...
❤️Marketing
🧡Events
💛Advocacy
💚Membership
💙Fundraising
💜And More!
If you're interested but can't make it, send an email to info@richmondlgbtqchamber.org to let them know you want to get involved.