Wine being poured into glasses

Cost: Free, no registration required

Shades of Beauty Day Mixer

Sat, Jul 19, 2 pm

Amuse Restaurant

Upside Marketing, The Verses Crew, and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) are teaming up to celebrate the museum’s exhibition Posing Beauty with a day party mixer called “Shades of Beauty.” The mixer features music by Verses DJ Rich Simms, artwork by Verses resident artist Reshada Pullen-Jireh, and performances by international poet and Juilliard School poetry professor Samantha Thornhill, Verses crew members: Nikkea Smithers, writer and published author, Ayo M. Morton, writer and published author, Anoma-Lee “Narrator” Jones, poetry slam champion, and Roscoe Burnems, writer, slam champion, and author. Musical performances by Richmond’s own Anhayla and Washington DC’s singing duo BOOMscat!

Join us looking and feeling beautiful as we celebrate the many shades of Posing Beauty. Food and beverages for sale. Free, no registration required.