6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCU's School of the Arts presents "Etherpaint,” an exhibition by artist Caitlin Cherry, at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact Maggie Flanigan at mflanigan2@vcu.edu or (828) 773-5073.

Saturday, Sep. 8, 2018 at 1 p.m.

Join Declaration artist Cassils for a discussion of "Inextinguishable Fire and Encapsulated Breaths" at the Institute for Contemporary Art, 601 W. Broad St. A book signing will follow.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/tours/topic-0908/.

Saturday, Sep. 8, 2018 at 6 p.m.

This performance at the Institute for Contemporary Art, 601 W. Broad St., extends Declaration artist Autumn Knight's ongoing project, The La-A-Consortium (2013–2018). The project envisions an alternate reality where the innovative contributions of African diasporic people are widely recognized as institutional namesakes.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/performances/consortium/.

Sunday, Sep. 9, 2018 at 4 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents VCU alumni Denver Walker and Ron Alig performing as part of the 2018-2019 VCU Guitar Series, at Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1169 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/music/.

Monday, Sep. 10, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Join the VCU School of Nursing in giving back to the community as part of its 125th anniversary activities at the School of Nursing, 1100 E. Leigh St. Give blood and/or join the bone marrow registry. A nurse from the VCU Health Bone Marrow Transplant Unit will give a talk at noon. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter “Nursing125” to schedule an appointment to donate blood at this event. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact Ethlyn McQueen-Gibson, DNP at emcqueengibso@vcu.ed or (804) 828-9291.

Monday, Sep. 10, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Joanna Jacob, post-doctoral fellow, will present "Opioid Epidemic: How Did We Get Here and What Do We Do About It?" at the Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research's Discovery Dialogues seminar, the Learning Center, Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 714-7551 or visit http://www.cctr.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

The collaboration involving Spit for Science and COBE is the topic of the first COBE Connect Lunch of the year, in the Forum Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Free; lunch provided.

For more information, contact Marcie Walsh at walshmj2@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0546 or visit http://cobe.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's graduate program Richmond Teacher Residency will hold an open house with pizza in Room 3108, Oliver Hall, School of Education, 1015 W. Main St., and at the same times on Sept. 12 in Room 3108.

For more information, contact Ann Cherry at teachrtr@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0102.

Friday, Sep. 14, 2018 from noon to 2 p.m.

Join the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at the Commons Plaza to celebrate the start of Latinx Heritage Month. This event will feature salsa dancing and Latinx student organizations at tables offering resources and networking.

For more information, contact Kishla Conner at connerka2@vcu.edu.

Monday, Sep. 17, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The VCU Division of Administration is holding several open houses for participants to review a draft of the ONE VCU Master Plan and share their feedback. Details are available at the following URL. In addition to meeting on the above date in Rooms 104 and 105, Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St., sessions will also be held 5-7 p.m. Sept. 17 in the University Student Commons, Floyd Avenue lobby; and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 18, Richmond Salons III and IV, University Student Commons.

For more information, contact Jessica Bryant at masterplan@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4018 or visit http://masterplan.vcu.edu.

The Cabell Library stop will be closed from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Sept. 9 due to a nearby event. Passengers should use the Main and Laurel RamRide stop during this time. The McGuire Hall stop will be closed due to street closures after 7 p.m. Sept. 10 and reopen at 5:30 a.m. Sept. 11. The McGuire stop will also be closed after 7 p.m. Sept. 11 and reopen at 5:30 a.m. Sept. 12. The I Lot shuttle will utilize the Sanger Hall stop during these times. Additionally, the I Lot shuttle will be rerouted to bypass the closure.

For more information, contact Daniel Pesaturo at ramride@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4482 or visit http://vcu.transloc.com.

An update on Vision by Design will be offered by Marsha Rappley, M.D., CEO of VCU Health System, and Deborah Davis, CEO of VCU Hospitals and Clinics, when VCU Health holds its town hall meetings at noon-1 p.m. Oct. 16,, 4-5 p.m. Oct. 17 and 8-9 a.m. Oct. 18. All meetings will be held in the auditorium of the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St.

For more information, contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@vcuhealth.org.

The deadline has been extended to Sept. 21 for proposal submissions for the Oct. 18 Career Development Day conference for VCU and VCU Health System employees. Open slots are available for 45-minute presentations and 10-minute power sessions for the event, sponsored by VCU Human Resources and the VCU Staff Senate.

For more information, contact Penny McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/EVhzLoWeAloGvNGQ2.

Register by noon Sept. 7 for VCU Recreational Sports Aquatics' all levels adult swim lessons and by Sept. 9 for beginner and intermediate/advanced adult swim lessons.

For more information, contact Jenna Bordeaux at bordeauxjk@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9999 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/aquatics/adult-swim-lessons/.