A Sunday series from RVA Magazine featuring writers from Richmond and VirginiaWriter’s Block is RVA Magazine’s Sunday series highlighting contemporary writers working in Richmond and across the Commonwealth. Each week, we feature original poems, short stories, or...
The Richmond Mural Project 2014 (#RMP2014) has begun, and the incredible Marc Schmidt went around the last few days and grabbed some shots of some of the muralists in action. The Richmond Mural Project 2014 (#RMP2014) has begun, and the incredible Marc Schmidt went around the last few days and grabbed some shots of some of the muralists in...
Ladies and gentlemen, Year Three of the Richmond Mural Project kicks off today! With 20 new murals scheduled to show up around the city over the next two weeks, this is definitely a cause for celebration, and some of the best muralists in the world will be joining Art Whino and your friends at RVA Magazine for the official launch party tonight at...
Casey Longyear and Marshe Wyche both spent a great deal of their childhood living in the country, with thrift stores being their main source for clothing options. This experience deeply rooted in them a love for creating their own style, which they carried with them throughout their young lives. In 2007, when they 22 years old, the two young...
There's a mess of events and chances to see live painting associated with the Richmond Mural Project in the coming weeks, and here's your guide to the parties, locations, and artists you'll see this summer. There's a mess of events and chances to see live painting associated with the Richmond Mural Project in the coming weeks, and here's your...
It's time to put the 90s revival on pause for at least one night--this Friday at Gallery 5, a crew of 13 RVA burlesque dancers will take us back to the 80s, when hair metal ruled the airwaves and clouds of AquaNet filled the air above LA's Sunset Strip. It's time to put the 90s revival on pause for at least one night--this Friday at Gallery 5, a...
RVA artists Dan Owen and Jeff Byers will be premiering "Sorry America," an exhibition of new artwork beginning at 6 PM this Friday at Chop Suey Books in Carytown. RVA artists Dan Owen and Jeff Byers will be premiering "Sorry America," an exhibition of new artwork beginning at 6 PM this Friday at Chop Suey Books in Carytown. Owen has quietly made...
I don't know about you, but I'd love for summer to take as long as possible before getting here this year. I don't know about you, but I'd love for summer to take as long as possible before getting here this year. The calendar says it doesn't start until most of the way through June, but in Richmond, the heat is usually deadly by mid-May at the...
Those Freaking Weirdos are at it again! The monthly Brews & Burlesque event that brings together comically scandalous performances from this local neo-burlesque troupe and great craft beer from Strangeways Brewing has been bumped up a week, and will be happening this month only on First Friday, June 6! Those Freaking Weirdos are at it again! The...
At the corner of North Robinson Street and Grove Avenue, a bright orange building with a motorcycle resting in front stands out. Inside, fashion forward apparel and accessories for men and women abound. Founded in June 2013, Y&H Mercantile is a fairly new shop to Richmond, and one that all stylish Richmond shoppers can truly appreciate. At the...