This article is part of the official Virginia Pride Festival Guide, released ahead of the celebration on Saturday, September 27. Presented with the support of Out RVA, Allianz, Hit Play, Virginia Lottery, CarMax, Bank of America, CoStar Group, Genworth, CapTech,...
This year marks around the 100th anniversary of Prohibition, also known as the Temperance Movement. Prohibition was an early 1900s social movement against alcohol and the Library of Virginia (LVA) is hosting a new exhibit called, Teetotalers & Moonshiners: Prohibition in Virginia, Distilled on the events surrounding this very sober timeframe...
The Bard has returned to RVA this summer for the city’s “peak theatrical experience” with Quill Theatre’s 19th annual Richmond Shakespeare Festival. “The history of the festival is so rich,” said Jan Powell, producing artistic director of Quill Theatre. “If you love Shakespeare, you will love this show. If you hate Shakespeare, you will love this...
Studio Two Three (S23) is bringing art to the people-- literally. The brick and mortar art studio recently revamped an old truck, turning it into Studio Two Three To-Go, a mobile printmaking and photography studio on wheels. Ashley Hawkins, Studio Two Three’s executive director and one of its co-founders back in 2009, said she’s wanted to do the...
Get ready to fall down the rabbit hole and once again return to Wonderland, but this time with a much more mature, different kind of Alice. This Sunday, Burlesque Right Meow will present Alice in Wonderbra: Through the Stripping Glass at the Firehouse Theatre for a night of whimsical fantasies and nonsensical allure. This time, Alice is an adult...
Those Freaking Weirdos are back with something that is relatively rare in the RVA burlesque world: an all-male revue! Their previous Ladies Night show at CenterStage was a huge hit, so this Saturday, TFW Burlesque presents Ladies Night: The Boys Are Back! Those Freaking Weirdos are back with something that is relatively rare in the RVA burlesque...
1708 Gallery will return with their amazing night time, public art exhibit this fall, InLight Richmond. After spending last year in Scotts Addition, and taking over Monroe Park Campus the year before that, this year sees the festival of lights, complete with light parade and massive installations, come to West Broad St.. This year's theme is the...
The famed bank owner and Richmond citizen Maggie Walker is set to be immortalized along Broad Street at a grand unveiling next month, but the road to now was once fraught with surprising controversy. “This effort has been nearly 20 years in the making and it is an honor to finally see it happen during my time in office,” said Mayor Levar Stoney...
Continuing a tradition of summertime community engagement, 1708 Gallery opened its newest exhibit, 3x3, last Friday as part of its summer sessions series meant to inspire local involvement through socially-engaging art. The exhibit, featuring three artists who focus both on pressing environmental and social issues within the Richmond community,...
Monday morning in a press conference held at The Diamond, John Baliles and Flying Squirrels Chief Executive Chuck Domino announced that the baseball stadium would be the new canvas for the upcoming 4th RVA Street Art Festival. The festival, to be held in the fall, will feature painted murals, projection lighting, landscape art, stairwell art, and...
