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The King Holiday may be over but the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia will honor Martin Luther King Day with a themed tea, “Coretta Scott King” Tea on Wednesday, February 1st, 1pm at Historic Magnolia Grange Plantation House Museum, 10201 Iron Bridge Road. Reservations are required, tickets $25. Call 804-796-1479 for details or visit www.chesterfieldhistory.com.

Show your support for the American Heart Association and wear red on National Wear Red Day, Friday, February 3rd. Also, the Go Red For Women Luncheon scheduled for February 17th, highlights the importance of women and cardiovascular disease. For details visit GoRedForWomen.org.

Monday, January 16, 9:30am-5pm, Martin Luther King Jr. Day at The Children’s Museum of Richmond Central, www.ChildrensMuseumOfRichmond.org or 804-474-7000.

Monday, January 16, 6pm, Boaz & Ruth King celebration, at Fifth Baptist Church, 2800 Third Avenue, ceremony followed by a candlelight walk, dinner 7pm 3030 Meadowbridge Road, 804-329-4900.

First Lady Maureen McDonnell is planning a yearlong celebration for the Executive Mansion’s 200th Anniversary. If you know former descendants of former “First Family” or of someone who worked in the Mansion, they are looking for you to be a part of the Anniversary. Get more details at www.executivemansion.virginia.gov or call 804-371-2642.

Prom season is coming up and Cinderella Dreams wants to provide prom dresses to Richmond’s young ladies. If you have fashionable evening gowns/dresses to donate, all sizes, please drop them off February 6th – March 12th at Puritan and YMCA locations. Distribution will be March 23rd, 5-8pm, 24th, 11am-3pm and 31st 10am-1pm. Get details at Facebook.com/cinderelladreams.net.

Fango Enterprises & Theatre & Company, “The Meeting” staring Tony Cosby as Dr. King, Toney Cobb as Malcolm X and Ted “Fango” Moody as The Bodyguard, Sunday, January 15, 2:30, Valentine Richmond History Center.

Tony Cosby performs “I Have A Dream” & “Memphis” 2pm, free and open to the public. Info: 804-218-6970, 218-9321 or 804-649-0711

Tis the season for your pets to be blessed for the Holidays. The annual Blessing of the Animals is Friday, December 9th in Shockoe Slip Fountain (Morgan Fountain). The Officers and Horses of the Richmond Mounted Squad will be on hand for the blessing. The event starts at noon. For details call 804-543-9088.

Mark your calendars for December 3rd, it’s the annual Holiday Open House at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia from 12 – 4pm. Free admission to the museum, children’s crafts and photos with “Santa with Soul”. The Heritage Gift Shop will have Holiday items for sale. The Museum is located at 00 Clay Street. Call 804-780-9093 or get more details at www.blackhistorymuseum.org.

Mummy: Secrets of The Tomb is now on display at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts through March 11, 2012. A 7000-square-foot exhibition of more than 100 Ancient Artifacts from The British Museum including a 3-D film exploring the life, mummification and afterlife of an Egyptian Priest. For more details call 804-340-1400 or visit www.vmfa.museum.

RVA On Ice officially opened on Thursday, December 1st with Mayor Dwight C. Jones. The RVA On Ice is located between 6th and 7th Streets on East Broad Street next to Richmond CenterStage. For information 804-592-3330.