Walking through Frida: Beyond the Myth at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts doesn’t feel like attending a documentary screening — it feels like slipping into Frida’s world. It disorients you into her mind. You step through doorways that feel like mirrors, gaze through...
The sixth annual RVA Fashion Week began on Sunday, April 27 and will continue through Sunday, May 4, with events happening nightly at various venues around town. This locally oriented celebration seeks to promote not only the local designers that make up the talented, under-the-radar fashion community that exists in Richmond, but to further...
In a city filled with active arts communities, Richmond's modern dance scene has often flown under the radar. However, a group of dance companies and choreographers hope to change that with this year's first annual Richmond Dance Festival. Bringing together dancers from multiple generations and highly varied backgrounds, the Richmond Dance...
Levitate, the latest work by Starr Foster Dance Project, brings a bit of edge and mystery to the Richmond dance scene. The production is based on theoretical views on the afterlife from Mary Roach’s book Spook, and inspired by a need to create outside of a typical theatre setting. Levitate, the latest work by Starr Foster Dance Project, brings a...
Circus Zirkus, taking place this Saturday at Plant Zero in Manchester, is an extravaganza for the senses that offers delights for the entire family as well as some prime adults-only entertainment, all over the course of a single action-packed day! Circus Zirkus, taking place this Saturday at Plant Zero in Manchester, is an extravaganza for the...
Richmond is all about local living and supporting the city, and what better way to celebrate the beautiful local culture we have, while contributing to the local economy, than to go to a market for and by Richmonders? Richmond is all about local living and supporting the city, and what better way to celebrate the beautiful local culture we have,...
The Sculpture + Extended Media seniors in the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University are hosting their final show: No Fit State. The Sculpture + Extended Media seniors in the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University are hosting their final show: No Fit State. The show will be held at 207-209 North Foushee...
There are some things, I am quickly finding, that are synonymous with Richmond: brunch at 1 PM, copious amounts of PBR, music shows of all types every night of the week, and, now that this shitty weather has at least temporarily quit, doing everything possible on the river. There are some things, I am quickly finding, that are synonymous with...
It might be time to start developing an emotional connection with your pants. Raw denim jeans are wholly untreated before being put on shelves, and they’re gaining in popularity, especially on the east coast. It might be time to start developing an emotional connection with your pants. Raw denim jeans are wholly untreated before being put on...
Russell Karchner has been making art off and on since his early teens. His colorful and visually compelling work has been on display at Chop Suey in Carytown since the middle of March, and the show is set to close at the end of this weekend. Russell Karchner has been making art off and on since his early teens. His colorful and visually...
