Name: Blks By Aziza Barnes
Start: 2026-10-10
End: 2026-10-10

Locally owned Wine Bar featuring the finest wines and cocktails. Paired with house made entrees.

Annie Ruth’s Wine Bar and Bistro

Family-oriented restaurant with a bar and sports theme. More than 22 TVs.

Glory Days Grill of Harbourside

The Dutch Gap Conservation Area is 810 acres of diverse woods, wetlands and wildlife. Bordered by the beautiful and scenic James River, the area includes a blue heron rookery, the 4.5 mile Dutch Gap Trail, and the 2.5 mile Lagoon Water Trail. Fish along the River Trail and at five docks situated throughout the conservation area. The tidal waters include freshwater fish such as small and largemouth bass and blue catfish along with migratory species such as striped bass and American shad. Individuals and groups can schedule a private kayak/canoe tour in the tidal lagoon. A three-hour program includes nature guides, kayaks or canoes, paddles and flotation devices. Paddle time is about two hours. Minimum age is 7. For more information call 804-318-8735

Dutch Gap Conservation Area

Our mission is to exceed every expectation every time by providing exceptional quality service and value.

Mr. B's

With a covered driving range, nine batting cage stations, a one of a kind in Richmond 18-hole miniature golf course, Ironbridge Sports Park is an extraordinary family experience open year round. The two-tier driving range is the great place in Richmond to practice your swing. The tee deck has 60 total hitting stations. Grass tees are available if you prefer to practice on real Bermuda turf. The only miniature golf course of its kind in the Richmond region. Eighteen multi–colored holes surrounding a huge waterfall, six ponds, rocks, boulders and many other obstacles make this course fun, yet challenging.

Ironbridge Sports Park

Brown House Candle Company

Specializes in delicious creations freshly-prepared to order. First Watch begins each morning at the crack of dawn, slicing and juicing fresh fruits and vegetables, baking muffins and making French toast batter from scratch.

First Watch-Hull Street

A locally owned and operated BBQ institution with Southern-style dining, including fried oysters and great corn fritters.

Sibley's BBQ

Upon returning to his prepared position on the Bermuda Hundred peninsula, General Benjamin F. Butler engineered a plan to build a canal across the small portion of land known as Dutch Gap. The canal’s intended purpose was to bypass Battery Dantzler and other Confederate fortifications along theJames River. The canal construction was begun in August 1864. Under the command of Brig. General D. S. Ludlow, construction was done primarily by African-American troops and continued well into December 1864 with over 67,000 cubic yards of material removed. All that was needed to complete the canal was the destruction of a dam and western bulkhead. On January 1, 1865 six tons of black powder were detonated under the bulkhead. However the bulkhead was not dislodged and the canal remained blocked. Soon thereafter the men working on the canal were assigned to the siege of Petersburg. In a January 4, 1865 letter General Grant requested that Butler be relieved of his command. The canal project was abandoned until after the Civil War. In the 1870’s Butler, then a member of the U.S. Congress, saw the canal completed. The Army Corps of Engineers widened the Dutch Gap Canal to its current extent in the 1930’s. The bluff at Henricus Historical Park marks the southern bank of Butler’s canal.

Dutch Gap Canal

Stand Up Paddle(SUP) The James River, Richmond, VA RVA, with the First ACA SUP certified Instructors in Central Virginia!

Black Dog Paddle-Chester

We’re a community of runners, hikers, bikers and ballplayers. We’re an outdoor playground, designed by Mother Nature, with class III and IV rapids running right through our downtown. A 52-mile bike trail runs along the James. The Richmond Marathon and Ukrop’s 10k are huge celebrations, and the whole region comes out to cheer on our local teams. In fact, we’re so sports-minded that the Washington Redskins have their training camp right in the center of the city. Add to that awesome hotels, beautiful venues, attractions, art, craft beer, more than 900 restaurants and a convenient location, and you’ve got a top choice for your next sports event. Welcome to RVA!

From indoor to outdoor facilities, the Richmond region has the fields, pitches, diamonds, venues and the dedicated staff to ensure your event is a huge success. 



Sports Richmond, VA

Three best friends. One Brooklyn apartment. Twenty-four chaotic hours—and more bad decisions than anyone wants to admit.  
  
Octavia (Journey Entzminger), June (Sydnee Graves), and Imani (Zakiyyah Jackson) are young, queer, Black, and doing their best to find love, purpose, pleasure, and a little peace in a city that never slows down. Over the course of one unforgettable day and night, unexpected crises, complicated encounters, and increasingly questionable choices put their friendship—and their ability to keep it together—to the test. They drink a lot. They smoke a lot. They try to have sex. A lot. But when sh\*t goes down, your girls show up.  
  
Loud, messy, smart, and bursting with life, Blks is a fiercely funny and surprisingly tender comedy about chosen family, resilience, and the friends who know exactly who you are—and show up anyway. This fast-moving, profanity-laced roller coaster offers an unapologetic look at queer Black womanhood while celebrating something everyone can recognize: surviving life with your best friends by your side. Recommended for ages 16+.

by Aziza Barnes  
  
directed by Nora Ogunleye

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