In the Richmond of 2005, Teddy Blanks was everywhere—playing packed shows with Ross Harman as the pop duo The Gaskets, writing sharp film reviews and interviews for the early issues of RVA Magazine, and even acting in a short film that, for me, still holds personal...
Morgan Herrin is a Richmond-based sculptor who uses his background in wood crafting and carpentry to help his wooden sculptures more successfully evoke the human form. Herrin's works, which take months (if not years) to complete, are intricate, life-size wood carvings based on archaeological finds that date back thousands of years. Morgan Herrin...
Henley Street Theater will be presenting William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar on March 28th at Gottwald Playhouse. The show’s Director, James Ricks, has set Shakespeare’s best known tragedy is in a contemporary world, presenting an exciting interpretation that grapples with the universal themes of betrayal, patriotism and honor, asking the...
What do you do when you’re out of art school and no longer have VCU’s state of the art equipment at your hands? Ashley Hawkins, the director of Studio Two Three, is a prime example of someone who graduated from art school and took action to solve this very conundrum. Studio Two Three, a non-profit printmaking studio located at 1617 W. Main St in...
Richmond, VA artist Amanda Stephan does assemblage art; making the most of cast-off objects she finds going to waste in the world around her on a day-to-day basis, she constructs sculptures that often Richmond, VA artist Amanda Stephan does assemblage art; making the most of cast-off objects she finds going to waste in the world around her on a...
After last year’s successful Kickstarter campaign that funded the debut collection from her namesake line, designer Angela Bacskocky is again using the popular portal to raise money for her new project. “Ghost” is the second conceptual line from Baskcocky. After last year’s successful Kickstarter campaign that funded the debut collection from her...
William Shakespeare’s The Tempest premiered with great reception at St. Catherine’s School March 7th and will continue to show through March 30th. William Shakespeare’s The Tempest premiered with great reception at St. Catherine’s School March 7th and will continue to show through March 30th. Local Richmond favorite James Alexander Bond directs...
It's no secret that Deanna Danger is at the forefront of RVA's burlesque scene. From her work establishing her Boom Boom Basics burlesque studio and classes to staging multiple Byrlesque At The Byrd performance extravaganzas, Deanna is constantly working to take the local burlesque scene to new levels. And now, with the Mason Dixie Burlesque...
The Busy World is Hushed, Richmond Triangle Players’ second addition to to the Acts of Faith Festival, premiered February 27th. This will be their second week of the run, and the reception has been wonderful. The Busy World is Hushed, Richmond Triangle Players’ second addition to to the Acts of Faith Festival, premiered February 27th. This will...
The Busy World is Hushed, Richmond Triangle Players’ second addition to to the Acts of Faith Festival, premiered February 27th. This will be their second week of the run, and the reception has been wonderful. The Busy World is Hushed, Richmond Triangle Players’ second addition to to the Acts of Faith Festival, premiered February 27th. This will...