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Dogtown Dance Theatre’s Virtual Dance Festival
With social distancing making gathering in one place for the annual Richmond Dance Festival an impossibility, the dances were instead hosted online, where a dozen performers responded to our current isolation with thought-provoking movement. This May, Dogtown Dance Theatre hosted their annual Richmond Dance Festival (RDF) in a video format, since...
Noah Scalin Joins The (Old) Navy
Old Navy was donating $30 million worth of clothing to families affected by COVID-19, and they wanted to let the world know. Veteran Richmond artist Noah Scalin was glad to help. Last month, Old Navy announced something big. They’re throwing their hat in the ring against COVID-19 by delivering $30 million worth of clothes to families in need. And...
It’s Discovery Season at Firehouse Theatre
With COVID-19 having an extended impact on the way we live, Firehouse Theatre is making big changes to ensure they can keep bringing live theatre to Richmond. As Virginia slowly reopens amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across the commonwealth are doing their best to maintain operation as the virus spreads. The complicated process of...
‘Carlisle Montgomery’ Is Very Richmond
Harry Kollatz Jr.'s coming-of-age novel about a six-and-a-half-foot tall nine-fingered guitar playing "freak" is a gloriously sprawling portrait of Richmond pre-gentrification. Style Weekly doesn't do their annual "You Are Very Richmond If…" issue anymore, and in a way, that's probably a good thing, because the Richmond that departed series...
Virtual Art
With social distancing making art shows a thing of the past for now, Richmond's artists and galleries are finding new ways to reach the outside world. “Our artists do have access to their private workspaces to make art but it's a lot quieter in the art center now,” said Glenda Kotchish, owner of Art Works Inc. “We now have one person in the...
Painting A Nostalgic Picture Of Richmond Last Month
Artist Sommer's Things Missed series reminds us of all the great Richmond things we've had to take a break from since social distancing began. During the COVID-19 quarantine, we've had to settle in and get cozy... almost too cozy. With our outdoor options cut off from us, it’s easy to become trapped in a state of inactivity. It’s like we’re all...
Creators Are The Backbone Of GalaxyCon
The celebrity signings, merch booths, and high-profile panels are a big attraction, but the true heart of GalaxyCon Richmond is always found in Artist's Alley. It’s easy to get distracted by the excitement of meeting your favorite celebrities. Especially actors who portrayed characters in series of our youth, whether in live action projects or...
We Were Definitely Supposed to Be There Today: Clerks Come to GalaxyCon Richmond
Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson of Clerks were in town for GalaxyCon, and RVA Mag's Ash Griffith was on hand to ask the question on everyone's mind: Will there be a Clerks 3? They talked about a bunch of other stuff too. Of all the weekends to be at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, we were definitely supposed to be there during the...
Poetry Meets Modeling With Richmond’s Tiffanie Brooke
RVA #39 is on the streets now! Here’s another article from the issue, in which artist and poet Tiffanie Brooke reflects on modeling, writing, and the power of the human body in self-expression. “We are more than the skin we crawl around in.” Let’s be honest: among the self-styled “Instapoets” of the world, often there isn’t more behind their...
