“Children walk into school with guns and execute their classmates and teachers. And we just say, ‘There’s nothing we can do about it.’” That line from my recent conversation with Randy Blythe hit me the hardest. And I have a high tolerance for pain. As I was writing...
Local artist Norberto Gomez Jr.‘s latest exhibition, The Occult Nature of Style, will premiere at Gallery A with an opening reception on Thursday, May 16, from 5 to 9 PM. Gomez describes the opening reception as "an inter-geographic rite of style," and has asked patrons of the exhibit to come wearing black, preferring jeans and t-shirts. Local...
Based out of Atlanta, painter and VCU alumnus Dane Jefferson has been working hard to bring his rough brush realism into the gallery world after a long layoff. He stopped by the RVA office on the way to his newest show, “An Ocean Narrative,” at Air & Eau Gallery in Orient, New York. I took the opportunity to ask him a few questions. Based out of...
In conjunction with RVA Fashion Week, Saks Fifth Avenue at Stony Point hosted LA based designer Trina Turk for an in-store meet and greet. A DJ spun upbeat tunes while the designer mingled with seasoned shoppers and star struck fans alike. In conjunction with RVA Fashion Week, Saks Fifth Avenue at Stony Point hosted LA based designer Trina Turk...
A soaring performance of high-flying proportions is coming to Richmond this weekend. North Carolina’s Caroline Calouche and Company are bringing their aerial dance show to The Grace Street Theatre May 4th and 5th for their presentation of “Spring Forward.” A soaring performance of high-flying proportions is coming to Richmond this weekend. North...
Ever go to Wikipedia and look up what happened on this day in history? You can find some weird stuff on there. For example, while working on this article, I discovered that Friday, May 3, 2013 is the 35th anniversary of the first email spam ever sent. Ever go to Wikipedia and look up what happened on this day in history? You can find some weird...
Starting next week, Richmond will be taken over by the fifth annual RVA Fashion Week, seven days packed full of events in which local designers come together to showcase their wares and let the city and the international fashion community know exactly what's happening in the world of RVA Fashion. Starting next week, Richmond will be taken over by...
The highly-anticipated third event in Deanna Danger Productions' ongoing Byrlesque at The Byrd series, “Byrds of Paradise,” will be flying across stage of The Byrd Theatre in Carytown this Sunday, April 28th. This production promises to be the most extravagant and talent-filled to date, and will be an all bird-themed classic burlesque and...
It is a really bizarre to experience a play adapted from a musical. Musicals have a campy feel to them, and the plots they revolve around are usually a little daft. The story and emotional content of the piece–humor, pathos, love, anger–are communicated through the words, music, movement, and the technical aspects of the entertainment. The themes...
1708 Gallery’s newest exhibition, Still Action!, features contemporary photographers who are investigating performative and scenographic aspects of image-making. Presented by Paul Thulin and Travis Fullerton, both VCU MFA students in Photography, Still Action! will be on view starting with the opening reception this Friday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m....
