When InLight returns to Richmond this weekend, it won’t just illuminate Abner Clay Park, it’ll transform it into another universe. This Friday and Saturday nights, from 7 to 11 p.m., 1708 Gallery presents Super!Giant!Jump!Star!, a two-night...
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The Sunday Reader: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World & Other Poems
Today’s Sunday Reader comes from writer and musician Ryan Kent and is one of the many poems found in his most recent anthology titled This is Why I am Insane. 98. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD she told people she was v e n u s collected rocks and other silly shit said this one was good fortune this one was for testicular...
Inside InLight 2017: A Look at Several Artists Ahead of Tonight’s Exhibition
Founded for 1708 Gallery’s 30th anniversary, InLight Richmond was established in 2008 and features a wide array of light-based performances and art. With each year starting off with a community light parade of lanterns, this free-to-attend public exhibition produces an annual selection of sculpture, performances, and video and aims to change the...
Richmond Ballet Premieres ‘Trio’ at Dominion Arts Center This Weekend
This weekend marks the premiere of the Richmond Ballet’s second ballet of their performance season, “Trio.” This powerful show runs from Friday, Nov. 3, to Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Dominion Arts Center, and it aims to highlight the Ballet’s Company at the utmost of its capabilities. The “Trio” performance features three different ballets: “Gloria”...
RVA Mag 30 Hits the Streets Today
RVA Magazine #30 drops today, and it is packed with our most compelling content and photos to date. It's an overloaded issue that explores & analyzes the styles, sounds, and issues at the heart of Richmond and its surrounding area. Brought to you as always from journalists & writers entrenched in the scene, our coverage continues RVA...
RVA Mag First Friday Picks November 2017
With fall quietly approaching and school back in session for many Richmond students, now is the perfect time to gather friends and family for a fun night out. So let's get out there and wander amongst the many artistic offerings available tomorrow night for First Fridays! First Fridays is Richmond’s monthly art walk event, which showcases artwork...
Wind Tunnels, Moon Landings, and Space Travel: 100 Years of NASA in Photographs
The Chrysler Museum of Art is taking one small step for photography, and one giant leap for the NASA Langley Research Center with their latest photography exhibition, Picturing Innovation: The First 100 Years at NASA Langley. NASA’s Langley facility actually predates the name NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), having been...
Empower Through Art: Girls For A Change & Hamilton Glass Collab on Jackson Ward Mural
A new mural can be found on the corner of East Broad and North 1st streets, one that explicitly celebrates black girls, and demands that they be treated with the respect they deserve. The initial idea for the mural came from Girls For A Change, a Virginia-based organization whose mission is to empower and support girls of color to enact social...
Review: Firehouse Theatre’s ‘Desire Under the Elms’
I looked down at my hands, finally, away from the stage as the play ended -- and realized I had crushed my flimsy, disposable cup between my fingers until it was just twisted plastic in my bare hand. It was this visceral reaction that carried me through Act One and Act Two of Firehouse Theatre's Desire Under the Elms this past Saturday. Eugene O’...
The Sunday Reader: The Clock
5:51pm Visiting grandmother’s house was a weekly ritual in my family. Every Sunday we went to church, dinner, and then to grandma’s quaint little cottage just outside of town. Don’t get me wrong, I love my Grandma, but I dreaded these visits. Sitting on plastic covered furniture, being overwhelmed by the smell of mothballs, making small talk...
