Or The First Time I Learned How Fear Works Ed. note: This memory came back to me in the middle of the night, and it felt connected to the way fear shapes people and systems right now. It’s just a moment from childhood that suddenly made a lot more sense as an adult....
Virginia's foremost crew of horror aficionados, the Red Vein Army, return all this month with their fourth year of painstakingly-crafted terror at Hanover Vegetable Farm. If you find yourself near Hanover Vegetable Farm in Ashland any weekend this month and you hear a chorus of blood-curdling screams, don’t be alarmed -- it’s just the sound of...
RVA Magazine is proud to showcase The Hustle Season Podcast every Saturday afternoon. Produced at La Cocina Studio in Richmond, VA; homegrown musicians Kelli Strawbridge, Reggie Pace, James Seretis (La Cocina’s engineer) & Gabriel Santamaria bring their irreverent, outspoken and at times thoughtful opinions to the masses. Focusing on pop...
At the opening performance of Richmond Ballet's 2019-2020 season, prima ballerina Maggie Small gave a heartfelt farewell performance as new dancers made a strong first impression. This past weekend kicked off the 2019-2020 performance season of Richmond Ballet, the state ballet of Virginia, with Contemporary Classics at the Dominion Energy...
The statue, entitled "Rumors Of War," is African American artist Kehinde Wiley's response to the Confederate monuments in Richmond and throughout the South. Artist Kehinde Wiley’s monumental statue, “Rumors of War,” was unveiled in Times Square on Friday to an estimated 350 attendees. The statue is Wiley’s response to the Confederate sculptures...
Taking place the second Saturday of each month at 17th Street Farmers Market, the Richmond Night Market lights up the evening with the music, art, and culture of Richmond's black community. “The Richmond Night Market provides a fresh open-air gathering for handmade, independent artists and small businesses, while highlighting the city that...
Before her final performance this weekend, longtime Richmond Ballet dancer Maggie Small shares her thoughts about a career spent on her toes. For the season opener of the Richmond Ballet’s 2019-2020 performances, the company presents Contemporary Classics at the Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts this weekend, Friday, September 27...
After Toni Morrison’s passing, her close friend and poet Nikki Giovanni reflected on their story at the Institute of Contemporary Art at VCU. Picture this: the year is 1970, and author Toni Morrison just published her first book, The Bluest Eye. The book is gaining nationwide attention from critics and readers alike. One reader in particular is...
If you noticed something different about your usual parking space last weekend, you weren’t alone. Last Friday, your favorite parking spot in the city might have been occupied -- not by another driver who found it quicker than you did, but by public art spaces created by Richmond-area design, architecture, and creative firms as well as artists....
Happy Tuesday comic fans! Welcome to your official fall edition of the comics exchange - same good comic fun, but with more caramel apple spice for your diet. This week we’re focusing on the “feelgood” -- some comfort food, if you will. With everything going bananas in the world, and our inevitable demise looming heavier than the cream in a...
