Two Great Art Events Come to the Near West End this Weekend

Looks like it is going to be a great weekend for all the wonderful great outdoors activities going on. Actually there are so many great things going on, I just might have trouble deciding what to do.  The Seventh Street Christian Church is hosting Arts on the Grove on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Events include a juried art show, music, food, a moon bounce, childen’s activties,  trial rides on Segways and more.  On Sunday, The University of Richmond hosts Arts Around the Lake from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Arts Around the Lake features juried artists selling their art work in a beautiful setting, around Westhampton Lake.

Elsewhere in town: the Second Street Festival will attract crowds from all over the region to Jackson Ward.  Also of note is Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s annual Rose Fest, featuring 1,800 roses in bloom, tango on Saturday and free roses for the first 100 people on Sunday. In interest of full disclosure, I should mention, I also work at Lewis Ginter.