A woman works in a diner. The kind with refills, regulars, and fluorescent lights that never quite turn off. She’s married to a man who doesn’t deserve her. She bakes pies that are better than most people deserve. And she wants out. That’s Waitress, more or less....
Lace up your hiking boots, grab a few cases of PBR and some granola, your best ghost stories, and well, a pair of your most fasionable jorts because
Storefront for Community Design wants you to be their neighbor. Storefront for Community Design wants you to be their neighbor. Well at least, that's the message the local design and community development non-profit wanted to convey June 5 at First Friday's Art Walk with a preview of its "Neighbors"-themed conference for the Association for...
The Virginia Historical Society held a Behind the Scenes Tour Sat. The Virginia Historical Society held a Behind the Scenes Tour Sat. May 30 titled, “Before and After Mad Men: Advertising and the American Dream.” VHS Senior Education Specialist Evan Liddiard presented the tour to a group of Mad Men fans. “Before and After Mad Men” examines...
As VMFA celebrates 75 years of Fellowship history, RVA Mag got the chance As VMFA celebrates 75 years of Fellowship history, RVA Mag got the chance to sit down with Fiona Ross, who was awarded the professional fellowship in 2005 about the award, her work and teaching at the University of Richmond. The museum is showcasing Ross’s work along with...
1708 Gallery hosts Milk River Arts in its space this week for the second installment of its 10 x 10 summer program. 1708 Gallery hosts Milk River Arts in its space this week for the second installment of its 10 x 10 summer program. The program, which will run until August, features 10 different artists and other local organizations and this week...
Upon graduating from college, local artist Pam Sutherland was an intern at Reynolds Gallery and became an aid for the late, great Theresa Po Upon graduating from college, local artist Pam Sutherland was an intern at Reynolds Gallery and became an aid for the late, great Theresa Pollak, founder of the VCU School of the Arts. Between dusting books...
If you’ve been to a local rock show in Richmond in the past half-decade, chances are you’ve bumped into Andrew Cothern, creator of the blog RVA Playlist. If you’ve been to a local rock show in Richmond in the past half-decade, chances are you’ve bumped into Andrew Cothern, creator of the blog RVA Playlist. What has now become one of the...
This past Friday night on Brown's Island, Future Islands put on the best show in Friday Cheers' long, rich history. This past Friday night on Brown's Island, Future Islands put on the best show in Friday Cheers' long, rich history. Sure, you could disagree and it's not as if we haven't seen plenty of other shows worthy of the title over the past...
Last Friday one of RVA’s local businesses received a nice little write up on fashion website Someone Else. Last Friday one of RVA’s local businesses received a nice little write up on fashion website Someone Else. Entitled “An American Myth”, the piece goes behind the scenes and tells the story of Shockoe Denim, a local jeans retailer and...
