Register — Surrender & Jubilation · April 24, 2026 · AAHA! Virginia
Register  ·  April 24, 2026

State of Cultural Heritage in Virginia Symposium  ·  Secure Your Seat

Surrender
& Jubilation

The community is writing the record now.
Heritage IS Equity — The Ecosystem.

Claim your African American cultural heritage inheritance in Virginia.

Friday, April 24, 2026 · 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM Eastern
Lost Office Collaborative · Rockettes Landing, Henrico, VA · Satellite Hub: Hampton · Livestreamed Statewide

Choose your
seat.

All ticket types include access to the full program. In-person registration at the primary Henrico venue includes complimentary lunch. The Hampton satellite and livestream options bring the full program to you wherever you are.

$15
Student
In-person · Henrico Valid student ID required
$7.50 each 2-for-1 available at checkout
Register
$75
Remote Hub
Hampton satellite venue Full simultaneous program
$37.50 each 2-for-1 available at checkout
Register
$150
Org Partner
In-person · Henrico Includes complimentary lunch
$75 each 2-for-1 available at checkout
Register

One room.
One record.

Surrender & Jubilation is a full working day — not a conference, not a lecture series. Keynotes frame the stakes. Panels examine how heritage generates economic value and how that value must flow back into the communities that hold it. The Partnership Café over lunch is where commitments actually get made.

The Hampton satellite hub and statewide livestream extend the conversation beyond the room. In-person registration is required.

Culture
Health
Education
Wealth
Stewardship

The day's
schedule.

9:30 AM
Registration, welcome packets & exhibitor browsing
9:45 AM
Opening Keynote — "Heritage Is Equity: The Ecosystem"
10:30 AM
Morning Panel — "From Story to Stewardship: The Full Spectrum of Heritage as Asset"
12:00 PM
Partnership Café & Complimentary Lunch — three facilitated CHEWS-pillar rounds with reports-back and open networking
2:00 PM
Afternoon Panel — "Heritage in Practice: Wellness, Land, and the Partnerships That Make It Work"
3:00 PM
Closing Keynote — "Building Legacy"
3:45 PM
Sovereignty Wrap-Up & Next Steps — reflections, commitments, and a clear path forward

Full program details  →

100 for the 400
Community Weavers

One hundred people across Virginia who have preserved African American cultural heritage — without titles, without headlines, and too often without recognition — will be named, honored, and entered into the permanent record at the Symposium on April 24.

Nominate a Community Weaver  →

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State of Cultural Heritage in Virginia Symposium  ·  April 24, 2026  ·  Henrico, Virginia