"Usually, we like to start off First Fridays at Riverviews Artspace (901 Jefferson St.), where they reliably host a First Friday art exhibit opening in their Craddock-Terry Gallery at the start of each month. In fact, this evening they'll be celebrating the opening of ""The Exceptional Larry Bassett Collection,"" which brings together eclectic works from the actual collection of the actual Larry Bassett. That's from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Meanwhile, up a little ways from the river at the 5th Street Grind (710 5th St.), they'll be hosting an exhibit by Nugent Cos, a VCU-trained abstract artist who studied drawing at the Beaux Arts de Paris and now calls the Blue Ridge Mountains area home. The White Hart Café (1208 Main St.) has an open mic of the musical sort scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. And the Academy Center of the Arts (600 Main St.) will host a reception for two exhibits from 5 to 8 p.m.: Sarah Raessler in the Up Front Gallery, and Jill Jensen and Jill Kerttula in the Ann White Academy Gallery. For information on First Friday events, click  here ."
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