Saturday, Jun. 29, 2019 at 1 p.m.

How does urban infrastructure connect or divide us? This week's program, part of the "Summer Sessions" exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., invites a deeper look into the topic via discussion and experience.

For more information, contact the Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/summersessions2/.

Monday, Jul. 1, 2019 from noon to 12:25 p.m.

Is it hot out there or is it just us? Mindful Mondays in Monroe Park has moved indoors. VCU's Wellness Resource Center will host a session at The Well, 815 S. Cathedral Place, for a mindfulness visualization on summer clouds.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9355 or visit https://thewell.vcu.edu/wellness/mental-health/mindfulness/.

Tuesday, Jul. 2, 2019 at 12:15 p.m.

Mindfulness meditation is a practice to bring attention and awareness into the present moment. This summer, the 30-minute guided meditation led by BareSOUL Yoga moves into the top-floor gallery of the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact the Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/mindfulness-0702/.

Friday, Jul. 5, 2019 at 4 p.m.

Dubbed the “The Queen of Virginia Gospel Music,” singer and pianist Cora Harvey Armstrong has been delighting audiences for more than 40 years. Her return appearance at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., will feature a selection of gospel classics inspired by Rashid Johnson’s “Monument.” She will also give performances at 7 p.m. July 5 and 3 p.m. July 6.

For more information, contact the Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/performances/provocations-0705/.

VCU Recreational Sports facilities will operate on an abbreviated schedule on Independence Day. Both the Cary Street Gym and the MCV Campus Recreation Center will close at 6 p.m. on July 4. Visit the following URL for a full list of hours.

For more information, contact Amanda Simmons at alsimmons@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0321 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/facilities/hours/.

VCU has signed a three-year paid agreement with GRTC to fund unlimited transportation access on Pulse Bus Rapid Transit, local and express routes for all VCU, VCU Health System and Virginia Premier students and employees effective Aug. 1. In an effort to eliminate redundant services and contribute to the cost of the new partnership, VCU will eliminate the Campus Connector route, effective July 1. To travel between campuses, passengers can use Pulse, Route 5.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/grtc.

VCU's Office of Continuing and Professional Education offers a variety of in-classroom and online learning opportunities for VCU faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members. Continuing education is available in craft beer, cultural competency and languages, disability support services, engineering, event planning, mindfulness, paralegal studies, play therapy and test prep for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, SAT, ACT, Praxis Core and MCAT. Foundations of Biochemistry is also offered.

For more information, contact the VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education at the ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/.