Richmond metal band GWAR says the Secret Service contacted the group following a recent performance at the Vans Warped Tour in Washington, D.C., that featured the mock execution of a Donald Trump effigy. Video of the performance, which showed band members...
Editor's Note: For further context, read our article HERE. Julien Creuzet with Ana Pi: Your Source at the Feet of the Green PeaksFriday, October 10 from 5 to 7 PMInstitute for Contemporary Art at VCUFree admission with RSVP HERE When French-Caribbean artist Julien Creuzet speaks, his words move like tides circling, swelling, pulling you in. “It...
by Catie-Reagan King This October, artoberVA turns ten. That’s ten years of murals and music, plays and poetry, galleries and gatherings. Ten years of Richmond and the Tri-Cities showing off just how creative, bold, and welcoming this region really is. When the idea for artoberVA launched in 2016, it was a bit of a leap. Could one month-long...
Eugene O’Neill’s A Long Day’s Journey into Night may be the one play whose title is also an accurate review of the work itself. Clocking in at four hours long, Journey is part deep dive into an autobiographical tale of compromised family dynamics via rampant substance abuse, and a narcissism display endurance test. My views on the play are...
Richmond once got called one of the most hipster cities in America, number five in the country, number twenty in the world, apparently. Depending on your disposition, that either made you proud or made you roll your eyes so hard you risked permanent damage. The thing is, it wasn’t wrong. From 2005 to 2015, this city leaned into an identity it...
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, and Bar West, with media support from Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond...
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, and Bar West, with media support from Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond...
Cadence Theatre is staging Long Day’s Journey Into Night at Firehouse Theatre from September 26 through October 11, 2025. Hailed as one of the greatest American plays of the 20th century, it untangles the knots of family, addiction, love, and regret across the span of a single summer day. Eugene O’Neill, America’s first Nobel Prize winning...
Al Campanis was a scout for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1950s and 1960s. He said the hair on his arms only stood up twice in his life. Once when he saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the other time when he witnessed Sandy Koufax throw a fastball. Years later, baseball pundits called Koufax “The Left Arm of God,” and if God...
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express is one of the most popular stories in the murder mystery genre, foundational even. As such, it benefits from instant title recognition for motivated consumers, with the side effect that time and familiarity untangle its twists irreparably. Like A Christmas Carol, Wizard of Oz, and other classic tales...
