Join us in September when RPAA and the Resident Companies of Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts celebrate the tenth anniversary of the completion of the downtown performing arts center which opened as Richmond CenterStage in 2009 and is now known as Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts. 

In honor of this milestone, Virginia Repertory Theatre's Artistic Director, Nathaniel Shaw, will bring together Resident Companies City Dance Theatre, Elebga Folklore Society, Latin Ballet of Virginia, Quill Theatre, Richmond Ballet, Richmond Symphony, SPARC, Virginia Opera and Virginia Repertory Theatre for a collaborative performance to celebrate the transformative power of the arts in our community. There is no better way to highlight the mission of RPAA than to provide the Richmond community with access to the incredible local talent of these organizations!

Title Sponsor:

Altria

Marshall Street Sponsors:

Dominion Energy

Genworth

Jim & Bobbie Ukrop

Main Street Partners:

Atlantic Union Bank

Patient First

Publix Super Markets Charities

Clay Street Ambassadors:

Keiter

JOIN US for RPAA's 2018 Gala, Alternate Routes: A Night in Havana featuring Jose Lorenzo & Timbason la Original, on May 19. Proceeds from this exciting evening benefit the artistic and educational programs of RPAA. Sponsorships include a “moveable feast” and live entertainment, featuring local artists and arts organizations, throughout the Dominion Energy Center venues prior to the concert as well as a post-concert dessert reception.

About Jose Lorenzo & Timbason la Original
Timbason takes its name from Son, the most influential form of Latin music in the late 1800s, and Timba, a Cuban version of America’s soul and funk. The newest and most provocative music out of Cuba, Timba is like salsa on steroids. It incorporates Brazilian music, R&B, hip-hop, Latin jazz, and Cuban salsa. Son, on the other hand, is a style of dance music that originated in the Oriente province of Cuba. It is the foundation of modern salsa. Timbason combines all of this in a unique hybrid of modern Cuban music that is more up-to-date and more in tune with the real music that Cubans listen to today.

We are offering a number of Corporate Sponsorship levels, as well as Gala ticket packages and concert-only tickets. Contact info@rpaalliance.com or visit http://rpaalliance.com/2018RPAAGala for more information.

NuYoRican pays tribute to NYC’s Puerto Rican community, celebrating their stories of struggle and triumph. This collaboration between award-winning choreographer and artistic director of the Latin Ballet of Virginia, Ana Ines Barragan King and award-winning author and journalist, Julia Torres Barden, is based on her book, “NEWYORICANGIRL…Surviving my Spanglish Life." NuYoRican shares true stories of the Puerto Rican migration to the US at its peak in the 1940s - spotlighting the discrimination, cultural assimilation and hurdles faced and overcome

Come to celebrate the end of the year and enjoy the performance: NuYoRican Girl...Surviving my Spanglish Life", a lecture with author Julia Torres Barden adn excerpts of the production NuYoRican!

Bring a friend or two and maybe something to eat or drink!

Talk, dance and celebrate with Latin Ballet of Virgina and the El Taller community. 

Donation will be accepted.

Party starts at 6pm and ends ....

Facebook Event Link

Main Street Station
1500 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Event Program 
6:00 pm Doors Open, Registration Begins
6:00 pm-7:50 pm Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction
8:00 pm Call to Dinner
8:30 pm-Midnight Live Auction,Open Your Heart Appeal, Dancing 

Checkout opens at 10:30 pm

2016-2017 Richmond Heart Ball

Saturday, April 22, 2017

A Celebration of creating and sharing. Our evening celebrates: our work and mission; our donors and volunteers; and — most importantly — the lives saved and improved because of everyone’s effort. The Heart Ball promises to be an engaging evening of fun and passion bringing community and philanthropic leaders together. Last year, our Heart Ball campaign raised just over $71 million nation-wide allowing us to fund life-saving research and prevention programs in our community and across the country.

Our Mission

Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Our mission drives everything we do.