Cityscape-Slices of Life and scenes in Richmond-Lucks Field Community Center in Richmond’s East End. The $20 million center was funded with American Rescue Plan Act dollars. The 30,000-square-foot facility includes a teaching kitchen, gymnasium, rooftop basketball court, playground, fitness equipment and a refurbished outdoor basketball court. It can also serve as an emergency response site, providing shelter during severe weather or a central location for vaccine distribution during a pandemic. (Julianne Tripp Hillian/Richmond Free Press)

Cityscape-Slices of life and scenes in Richmond-Community members explore the indoor basketball courts at the newly opened Lucks Field Community Center in Richmond’s East End. The $20 million center was funded with American Rescue Plan Act dollars. The 30,000-square-foot facility includes a teaching kitchen, gymnasium, rooftop basketball court, playground, fitness equipment and a refurbished outdoor basketball court. It can also serve as an emergency response site, providing shelter during severe weather or a central location for vaccine distribution during a pandemic. (Julianne Tripp-Hillian)

Blooms in Church Hill (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Ariel artistry-Host of Sparrows Aerial Circus, founded in 2010 and based in Manchester, celebrated its 15th anniversary Saturday at Agecroft Hall and Gardens with “MetaMORPHOsis,” featuring aerial performances and an Artisan Market with 20 local vendors. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Native Arts Shine at Lewis Ginter-The inaugural Kennanee Native Arts Festival brought Indigenous art, culture and community to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Sunday. Created with the Virginia Native Arts Alliance and Indigenous voices from across the East Coast, the festival featured music, storytelling, crafts, seed-saving, short films, a live Shinny game and an arts market. From left, Zelda, Suntary, Ben, Stellan and Thorin Wilcher look on as Erick Krigsvold of the Pamunkey Nation does screen printing.

Native Arts Shine at Lewis Ginter-The inaugural Kennanee Native Arts Festival brought Indigenous art, culture and community to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Sunday. Created with the Virginia Native Arts Alliance and Indigenous voices from across the East Coast, the festival featured music, storytelling, crafts, seed-saving, short films, a live Shinny game and an arts market. Tamsye Stover of The Chickahominy Beaded Turtle uses the Peyote stitch method to bead a stethoscope.

Native Arts Shine at Lewis Ginter-The inaugural Kennanee Native Arts Festival brought Indigenous art, culture and community to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Sunday. Created with the Virginia Native Arts Alliance and Indigenous voices from across the East Coast, the festival featured music, storytelling, crafts, seed-saving, short films, a live Shinny game and an arts market. Visitors browse the arts market featuring music, storytelling and Indigenous crafts at the festival. Visitors browse the arts market featuring music, storytelling and Indigenous crafts at the festival.