
$10 adv/ $15 at the door
$12 adv/ $15 at the door
Doors at 8pm
Show at 9pm
18+ Only
Immodest Opulence Productions invites you to step right up for Honk Honk Clownlesque; a burlesque tribute to clowns, Saturday October 18th at Gallery 5!
Come one, come all, folks; if you’re 18 & up that is! Join us under the big top and around the back in the clown alley that is Gallery 5. This funhouse features practical jokers, devilish pranksters, jesters, mimes, bimbos and maybe a fast food icon. Witness jiggling, juggling, bazookas, bazooms, and fabulous, farting fannies. We are getting dressed up and putting our faces on, only to take it all off with titillating speed. Honking honkers do honk! Leave your troubles at home and enjoy the vicarious thrill of a cream pie on someone elses face… or butt. Life is a circus and we are bringing on the clowns.
Bring your $$ to tip these certified ding dongs, shop at Empress de Naste’s Clown hat booth and a raffle clown collectors would envy from rare pieces to the outright outlandish! So grab your nose, oversized tie, whoopee cushion and free your inner clown!
For more info follow @immodesopulence on instagram
Gallery5 is a 501c3 non profits arts organization devoted to engaging communities through the arts Your purchase helps fuel our mission!
For more information please visit www.gallery5arts.org. All sales are final, no refunds.
Accessibility info: the venue is accessible and has accessible single person genderless restrooms.
Parking info: there is street parking only. Get there early to ensure a spot near the venue. There are a couple accessible spots within a block of the venue.
Moderated by Miranda Jean
Check out the panelists
Rival Booking
theDEA Booking
The Camel
TBD
Free
On the fourth Friday of each month we open up our doors to the jazz world - Jazz Night is free and open to the public!
In October, Kelli Strawbridge will be joining us, with a WRIR DJ
Optional VIP Tables are available for purchase - they support the artists and ensure you get a comfy seat for this awesome night of music!
Matinee Show!
Family Friendly Scares, Live Music and Storytelling like you’ve never seen before!
$7 advance, $10 door
Kids under 12: $7 adv/dos
Join us for Gallery5’s first Drawing Club session - no cost to attend! Just bring you and your drawing materials - and a friend if you want!
From 1:00 - 3:00pm on Sunday, October 26th, we’ll hang out, work on some drawings or sketches (or whatever you want to draw!), and enjoy each other’s company! We’ll put some tunes on in the background and just vibe while we make things together — what could be better than that?
The bar will be open with regular drinks plus mimosas, coffee, and tea. We might even have some brunch-y snacks for sale.
Word is that local artist/drawing celebrity Jamie Douglas may even make it out for a bit!
Gallery5 is grateful to Plaza Art Materials for their sponsorship of this event!
Happy Birthday to the Great Depression.
The reinvention of the annual celebration of life was inevitable. Come usher in the time foundling with joy and adulation.
Check out the artists
Night Idea
Text Brian by Friday
Jake the Dog
Heavy Friends
$10 advance, $15 door
Join us for a night of bands & devilish cocktails
Check out the artists
$10 advance, $12 door
Ft. Imaginary Boys as The Cure and Gold To Rust as The Sisters of Mercy
$10 adv/ $15 at the door
Come celebrate the spookiest night of the year with two incredible local tribute acts, Imaginary Boys as The Cure and Gold To Rust as The Sisters of Mercy!
Join us for a costume contest, specialty drinks and good music!
Costumes encouraged!
$10 adv/ $15 at the door
Hindu Pez is celebrating 21 years of rage, and is coming back to the Virginia home turf all the way back from New Orleans. Supporting the new LP "The Treme Sessions", Hindu Pez brings the ruckus with hard industrial beats, searing synths, menacing samples and a riot-inducing dance party. Old friends Severed Skies support with new buddy Trauma Mammal and old mate Gothic Lizard. Dance your arse off and scream into the night. You deserve it.
Check out the bands:
https://www.instagram.com/hindupez
https://www.instagram.com/gothiclizard
Doors at 8pm
Pre-show music set 8:30pm
Show at 9pm
18+ Only
Jo'Rie's Bday Jump Off is BACK!
Volume 4 of the hottest burlesque mixtape drops on November 15th at Gallery5.
Featuring local icons and out of town legends, you do not want to miss this epic birthday celebration.
FEATURING
Music set by Lil Stixxx
Ignacia & Nirvana Noire AKA Crush (Philly)
Santobella Spark
Darshe Dazzles
Jungle Julia
Semptress Sneekpique
Venessa Chevelle
Qing Blaze
& the Birthday Babe, Jo'Rie Tigerlily
Gallery5 is a 501c3 non profits arts organization devoted to engaging communities through the arts Your purchase helps fuel our mission!
For more information please visit www.gallery5arts.org. All sales are final, no refunds.
Accessibility info: the venue is accessible and has accessible single person genderless restrooms.
Parking info: there is street parking only. Get there early to ensure a spot near the venue. There are a couple accessible spots within a block of the venue.
Doors 7:00 PM
Music 8:00 PM
Advance Tix $12
Day of Tix $15
Born out of the OG mediafire scene in the dying twenty-tweens, Wieuca is known (to relatively few) for their heady mix of indie, post-hardcore, and Southern Gothic influences.
Based in Atlanta and Athens, GA, the band has modeled themselves after prolific ’90s lo-fi acts like Guided By Voices, with over 40 releases to date. What if Ween was heavy? What if Beck was emo? What if bands from the Elephant 6 Collective sounded like they’d ever heard a rap song? With blistering guitars and glitchy electronics, Wieuca’s sprawling catalog provides a futuristic and aggressive take on ’90s oddball favorites.
Having collaborated with artists ranging from indie darling Faye Webster to Three 6 Mafia’s La Chat, Wieuca’s calling card is finding creative—and often bizarre—ways to bridge disparate subgenres and play with their tropes. Pitchfork’s late Ray Suzuki summed it up nicely:
“Wieuca doesn’t have any love songs. This is music for fighting in a Home Depot parking lot.”
Doors at 8pm
Show at 9pm
18+ Only
Gallery5 is a 501c3 non profits arts organization devoted to engaging communities through the arts Your purchase helps fuel our mission!
For more information please visit www.gallery5arts.org. All sales are final, no refunds.
Accessibility info: the venue is accessible and has accessible single person genderless restrooms.
Parking info: there is street parking only. Get there early to ensure a spot near the venue. There are a couple accessible spots within a block of the venue.
Tickets start at $20! Check back for more info soon!
Soot is post-hardcore from Nashville. Complicit and Molt are heavy local support!
$12 adv / $15 at the door
...But Not Forgotten: Victorian & Antique Market
Sunday, Oct.12, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
If you love all things Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco, then this is the event for you! Hosted by The Veiled Mirror, this wonderful market features local and visiting vendors selling a variety of treasures dating from the 1800s through the 1940s. For this special October market we've also invited a few friends who offer spooky Victorian-inspired wares to join us. From clothing and jewelry to art and oddities, we guarantee you’ll find something you’ve never seen before! This event is free and open to the public.
$12
Rough Age makes their return to Gallery 5 to celebrate the release of their latest record, "Entertainment."
$12
Rough Age makes their long-awaited return to Gallery 5 to celebrate the release of their new record, Entertainment. The band will perform the album in full, along with favorites from across their critically-acknowledged catalog. They’ll be joined by friends Painted World and Sister Planet, rounding out a night stacked with sick riffs, energy, and the kind of rock and roll community that makes Gallery 5 legendary.
Check out the bands:
https://www.instagram.com/rough.age/
https://www.instagram.com/painted__world/
https://www.instagram.com/sisterplanetband/
Join moderator Andrew Cothern (Style Weekly Music Writer) and panelists Doug Nunnally (The Auricular), Tyler Meacham (Singer-songwriter), Madi Thompson (sound engineer, curator, and multimedia artist), and Brice Maddox (DJ B-Rice) for a conversation on the future of music in Richmond.
Check out the bands:
https://tylermeacham.bandcamp.com/album/sad-girl-summer-ep
https://deadbillionaires.bandcamp.com/album/disaster-preparedness-coloring-book
https://hotlavademos.bandcamp.com/album/queen-of-fools
$8 adv / $12 at the door
Experimental music and performance art!
$10 adv / $15 at the door
$12 adv / $15 at the door
IONNA is a synth-driven electronic music project from Richmond, VA, created by singer-songwriter and producer Soraya Silene. The music is heavily inspired by artists like Kate Bush, The Cure, and St. Vincent, combining danceable melodies with ambient soundscapes.
The Carnival of 5 Fires Returns!
Grab your friends and family, and come on down to Gallery5 and the surrounding streets in historic Jackson Ward on First Friday, October 3rd for our annual spooky season soirée!
For two decades, G5 and friends have come together to collectively conjure a yearly Richmond tradition where we transform our corner of the Richmond Arts District into a carnivalesque community celebration.
Featuring: Visual and performing arts (of all mediums), fire performances, circus arts, DJs, burlesque, drag, musical acts, choreographed dance, parade puppets, stilt walkers, storytellers, tarot readers, local makers, and more to kick off our favorite month of the year!
Richmond Moon Market will be on two blocks of Brook Rd with arts vendors, local makers, food trucks, street performances, and interactive experiences! (5-10pm)
Party Liberation Foundation (PLF) Pyro Circus will be back on the block with a slew of fire performances, flow arts, DJs, visual projections, flaming sculptures, and some surprises in store! (7-11pm)
with music by:
Akasha
Godiva
Gon
TRav
Inside on the G5 stage we will have:
Musical Acts:
Richmond Symphony’s River City String Quartet (6pm)
Dead Possum Girlfriend (7pm)
Bucko (8pm)
Blue Orpheus Orchestra (9pm)
Burlesque Stage Show (10pm-18+) w/ performances by:
Darshe Dazzle
Kayy Lovely
Jo'Rie Tigerlily
Poppy La Fae
Ginnie Fae
Saffron Soleil
Storm Psycho 6
Hosted by Zorro Nova
Group Art Exhibition:
George Alexis
Rebecca Barnes
Tyler Conrad
Julie Egresitz
Lil Lamberta
Katie Kat aka Mother and Maker
Virginia Murphy
Lady Octavia
Nicole Pisaniello
Amanda Robinson
Brian Smith
Grace Statwick Kiersten Thomas
Steven Warrick
Ma’iitsoh Yazhi
First Friday is ALWAYS a non-ticketed, FREE community event!
With our powers combined we can “Keep Richmond Weird” in the best ways possible. Join us!
Two independent horror films in one night!
$10 adv / $12 day of
MOM I'M ON DRUGS: In this just say no afterschool special gone wrong, Stephanie faces the fact that she's going nowhere in life, while others around her are. Before she ends it all, she goes to one last party on a tab of LSD where she gains the attention of not just new friends, but drunk punks, living corpses, and an entity that follows her through a labyrinth she created.
Featuring Michael Derks of the band Gwar, and music from ten retro synth and punk bands including Boy Harsher.
INCITATUS FILMS brings you Ken Brisby's fantasy /horror directorial debut, “Mom, I'm on Drugs.” Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/cPVhpu8zsTs?si=234I1dFzX8KmC5hl
DANCE FREAK: A loser named Obie meets a creature called the Dance Freak who looks just like him. His ex, Dorty, has to stop what she's doing to try and save him. A scientist named Gorgul also helps. Q&A to follow.
Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/HJGnXEbPlio
Doors: 7:00–7:30 pm
Mom I’m On Drugs (75 min): 7:30 - 8:45 pm
Intermission, Q&A (20 min): 8:45 - 9:00 pm
Dance Freak (90 min): 9:05 - 10:35 pm
Q&A: 10:40 - end
Screening of the weird microbudget movie from Robby Rackleff and Alan Resnick that took forever to finish because they are idiots.
A loser named Obie meets a creature called the Dance Freak who looks just like him. His ex, Dorty, has to stop what she's doing to try and save him. A scientist named Gorgul also helps. Q&A to follow.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/HJGnXEbPlio
$7adv / $10 dos
Doors: 4:00 - 4:30 pm
Dance Freak (90 min): 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Q&A 6:00 - 6:20 pm
$10 adv / $15 dos
Freedom will be singing all new original music from his new upcoming EP, paying Music tribute the late R&B legend Frankie Beverly and the late R&B Queen Roberta Flack!
$10
Check back for a ticket link soon!
On the fourth Friday of each month we open up our doors to the jazz world - Jazz Night is free and open to the public!
In September, the Ayinde Williams Trio will be joining us, with a WRIR DJ
Optional VIP Tables are available for purchase - they support the artists and ensure you get a comfy seat for this awesome night of music!
$12
Bleary Eyed was formed in 2015 by frontman Nathaniel Salfi (guitar & vocals), now joined by Margot Whipps (bass & vocals), Pax Martyn (guitar), & Charlie Libby Watt (drums). Since their inception in the DIY scenes of DC and Philadelphia respectively, the band has taken many artistic turns. Through that experimentation, they’ve had time to grow into the sound they were always meant to make, filling a unique space in the shoegaze genre with their sample-heavy hazey computer pop atmosphere. The band presents both a positive yet outside energy with relatable lyrics with stacked harmonies from Whipps and Salfi over densely layered sample filled instrumentals. The songs teeter from more pleasant pop songs to heavier fuzz tracks sometimes blending elements from both styles.
Ticket link coming soon!
With musical performances by Mike Bizarro, Japanese II, Snack Truck, DogScream, and Three Brained Robot
$10 adv / $15 dos
Gallery5 Presents: Parallel Listening Series vol. 7
Providing a silent, talk-free setting to foster and fuse the listening environment of a musical performance and a literary reading into a hybrid experience accessible to anyone in the community
Performances by: Pomelo Locale and S. Sutton
Readings by: Allison Titus, Kristina Hamlett, Matt Schroeder, Maizie Somerville
Happy Hour 6 -7PM
Event: 7 -9 PM
Free to Attend / suggested donation at the door of $5
every door donation will receive a raffle ticket for the Listening Room prize package - the raffle proceeds benefit the night’s artists.
WELCOME TO THE RENAISSANCE
Nu Rodeo Caldonia is bringing you a full-album drag and burlesque experience celebrating the groundbreaking masterpiece that is Beyoncè's Renaissance. From "I’m That Girl" to "Summer Renaissance," we’re taking you on a journey through the heat, the glitter, and the liberation Beyoncé gave us — and we’re doing it loud, proud, and on the Gallery5 stage!
It’s Queen Bey’s birthday month, so come ready to shine. Dress in your best attire to strut our runway!
Doors at 8pm
Show at 9pm
18+ Only
Featuring: Darshe Dazzles, Jo Rose, Santobella Spark, Kill Gil, Semptress Sneeqpeek, Jungle Julia, Jo’’rie Tigerlily, Charlie Lawless, Kayy Lovely, Qing Blaze, Jelly Goblin, Kit Valentine, Leila Lovely
Tickets range from $20 to $120, while you're at it add a $15 BeyGoodie bag full of surprises to sweeten the pot.
Gallery5 is a 501c3 non profits arts organization devoted to engaging communities through the arts Your purchase helps fuel our mission!
For more information please visit www.gallery5arts.org. All sales are final, no refunds.
Accessibility info: the venue is accessible and has accessible single person genderless restrooms.
Parking info: there is street parking only. Get there early to ensure a spot near the venue. There are a couple accessible spots within a block of the venue.
J. Flax & the Heart Attacks show off a surf-indebted sound that lands closer to upbeat, catchy postpunk than anything else, even despite its tendencies toward surf beats and Dick Dale-style flurries of guitar notes. The result is a modern take on surf music that is every bit as fun as the original music it was inspired by, while also bringing an original approach that keeps things fresh.
The Wayward Leaves bring together local solo indie-pop artist Ross Wright and veteran guitar-slinger Curtis Patton (River City High, David Shultz and the Skyline) for a set of moody, emotionally-driven songs bringing to mind classic Southern guitar pop bands like The Jayhawks and the Old 97s.
$12 adv/ $15 dos
Open Minds (Open Mic) Night!
Featured Guests: Reppa Ton & Kenneka Cook
Hosted by: Eliturate
DJ: Ant the Symbol
Doors/Happy Hour/Day-of Sign-ups - 7pm
Performances 8-11pm
Suggested donation of $5 at the door to support Gallery5 and this program!
Media Sponsor: The Auricular
In this fiery poetry reading / variety show, attendees will hear shocking and salacious truths from Brooklyn author Anthony Thomas Lombardi, guest host Rieka Speaks, poets Jemma Dilag, Sarah Wilson, and Hummingbird; fiction writer Marissa Barber, followed by a scandalous burlesque performance from Jo’Rie Tigerlily.
$12 advance, $10 door
Check out the artists
http://www.instagram.com/riekaspeaks
http://www.instagram.com/prettytoneywrites
http://www.instagram.com/jemma.dilag
http://www.instagram.com/ms.ris
http://www.instagram.com/chef_auntie_momma
A night full of riffs!
$13
Check out the bands on instagram: @sinisterhaze @crimsonheatband @hagstonerva
Flyer art by Lauren Ayer
More info to come! Check back soon for a ticket link!
The premiere of Things Hidden, a collaboration between Gina Biver and Starr
Foster Dance, with additional performances by Fuse Ensemble Arts Duo
and opening set by Megan Perry Fisher with Janel Leppin.
Things Hidden features vocalists Laura Ann Singh, Liliana Dunn and
Ashley Larson and dancers Shannon Comerford, Madison Ernstes and
Molly Huey.
Fuse Ensemble Arts Duo features clarinetist Angela Murakami and
cellist Nancy Jo Snider performing works by living composers.
In the opening set, pianist/composer Megan Perry Fisher performs
original works with cellist Janel Leppin.
Fuse Ensemble’s performance tonight is funded in part by the Virginia
Commission for the Arts which receives support from the Virginia
General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a
federal agency. Fuse Ensemble would like to thank the VCA for
their support!
Check out the artists:
https://www.instagram.com/fuse_ensemble
https://www.instagram.com/starrfosterdance
https://www.instagram.com/meganperryfisher
https://www.instagram.com/lasingh
https://www.instagram.com/liliana.kd
https://www.instagram.com/@ash8766
https://www.instagram.com/ginga_ablaze
https://www.instagram.com/madison.ernstes
https://www.instagram.com/mollyfdg
https://www.instagram.com/ginabiver
https://www.instagram.com/janelleppin
Pop Punk and Shoegaze
$12 adv
Check out the bands:
https://www.instagram.com/scobytheband/
https://www.instagram.com/falsecape/
https://www.instagram.com/fifthfloorofficial/
https://www.instagram.com/rugbiemusicgroup/
https://www.instagram.com/rugbiemusicgroup/
“Hello My Name Is...” is a celebration of the diverse world of stickers & sticker making. Stickers have evolved as an emergent Art form that has swept all over the world in all cultures & languages. Stickers can be found on the back of stop signs, dive bar bathrooms, museum panels, & Romanian buses. They have become a staple of the modern day city-scape. They declare proudly & at times secretly that the Artist was there & bring color to every mundane surface that seems all too abundant in our cities today. The game is repetition, distinctness, collectibility, & longevity. Together we say “Hello My Name Is...” in the loudest way we can!
We are announcing that in total we have amassed 270+ Artists from all around the world that have come together to make this show a reality!
“Hello My Name Is” Opens at Gallery5 on Friday, September 5th 2025 from 5PM-11PM
Featuring Live Performances By:
Solace Sovay @solacesovay
Ducttape Jesus @ducttape_jesus
Snack Truck
Dropheads @dropheadsoffical
Also Featuring over 40 artisans on the 3 blocks surrounding Gallery5 organized by Richmond Moon Market.
Ian C. Hess @ian.c.hess the man behind Little Giant Society @little.giant.society , SUPPLY @supply.rva , & the ongoing development of the Manchester Art Park is the curator behind this massive, multi-layered project that kicks off on September 5th at Gallery5 during First Friday. “Hello My Name Is” features hundreds of artists from all over the world (including some familiar names) focused on spotlighting sticker culture. The exhibition will serve as the anchor for additional activations throughout the course of the month.
On September 13th, the “Sticker Movie” will play at The Byrd Theatre diving into the history & culture of sticker making, slap taggers, & a diverse community of collectors. This showing serves as a testament to the global impact of the movement.
Finally, we will be creating Richmond’s 1st Sticker Bus! Thousands of stickers submitted by participating artists, volunteers, & donations will be used to cover an entire bus that will be a first-of-its-kind mobile piece in Richmond. Inspired by an exhibition carried out in Estonia in 2024, this piece provides a layer of community engagement that is reflective of the passion & energy that Ian brings to any project he takes on.