Entertainment will be in the spotlight during the first ever Richmond Music Week.

Launching Friday, Aug. 4, in Shockoe Bottom through Friday, Aug. 11, Music Week lists 106 concerts and shows on the schedule at venues ranging from Dogwood Dell and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to private clubs such as The Camel, Get Tight Lounge, River City Roll and Hardywood Craft Brewery.

“This week will focus on the diverse, gutsy artists that call Virginia’s capital home. You name it, we got it: Pop, hip-hop, rock, jazz, electronica, R&B, metal, folk, punk, experimental, and more,” said Doug Nunnally, publisher of The Auricular, a five-year-old online publication that covers the local music scene.

Mr. Nunnally teamed with HearRVA, RVA Playlist, Shockoe Records and Virginia is for Music Lovers to create the new event, essentially a repackaging of scheduled shows, to highlight the Richmond area’s talent and music diversity.

The week will open with the free “804 Day” concert set to run from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, at the Farmers’ Market at 17th and East Main.

Sixteen acts, from Rodney “The Soul Singer” Stith to the Pumphouse Blues Gang and rapper Mad Skillz, are set to perform, an advance schedule shows.

For those who want more, 29 other venues will be featuring shows that evening. A few examples: Weekend Plans will be performing at 8 p.m. at Dogwood Dell; Ember Music Hall will feature a Grateful Dead tribute at 8 p.m. and City Beach will have an AC/DC tribute at 10 p.m.

On Saturday, Aug. 5, concerts and shows will include the St. Elizabeth’s Jazz Festival in North Side, the RVA Duck Race at Brown’s Island and a host of performances at private venues through the evening. And the Ezibu Muntu African Dance Company will mark its 50th year with a show at 8 p.m. at Dogwood Dell.

On Sunday, Aug. 6, featured acts are to include jazz keyboard artist Weldon Hill performing at the fountain in Byrd Park at 4 p.m. and funk master Plunky & Oneness taking the stage at Dogwood Dell at 8 p.m., with other shows at private venues.

The events continue nightly until the big finale, “RVA Rapper’s Delight: Celebrating 50 Years of Richmond Hip-Hop,” that is scheduled to take place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at the HippodromeTheater, 528 N.2nd St. The featured acts are to include Nickelus F, Noah-O, Radio B and Cane and Rep, according to the schedule, with Mike Street serving as emcee.

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and 14 other clubs and venues also will be hosting concerts that night.

The full schedule is available online at RVA Magazine’s site, rvamag.com, andTheAuricular, www.theauricular.com.