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...
It's a long-standing tradition at Richmond's tattoo shops, but what makes someone wait in line for a $13 tattoo? Customers lined up by All-For-One, one of many shops along with Lucky 13 offering specials on Friday the 13th "It's really about the community," one heavily-tattooed visitor tells me. She skipped work to be here, and asks that I not...
Quill Theatre and the Virginia War Memorial are bringing history to life and putting audiences in the middle of the most pivotal war in history by partnering to present “For the Duration: Letters from Home.” The one-night-only event features real letters from WWII soldiers and their loved ones back home, collected by James Triesler, a historian...
The Art of Burning Man, an art exhibition that has been on display at Norfolk's Hermitage Museum since June, will come to a close October 14. A multi-media pageant, the exhibit features curated original art pieces from the annual Nevada-based Burning Man festival, costumed characters, music, and as one would expect with anything with the name...
Rolling hills and a sprawling park lead to the beautiful mansion that sits on a hill. Its detailed architecture and lavish decor are frozen in time as the legacy of the mansion in Maymont has been sealed into its bygone generation, waiting to reveal its ever-present charm of the Gilded Age to the 21st century. If you grew up in Richmond, then at...
For the second year in a row, CultureWorks Richmond is hosting artoberVA, a month-long celebration of arts and culture in Richmond and the Tri-Cities area every October. In an effort to embody its mission of inspiring and cultivating world-class arts and culture, CultureWorks established artoberVA to promote events, pop-ups, science,...
Local RVA modern dance company Starr Foster Dance Project (SFDP) premiered their annual performance “The Shaking Season” this past weekend at Grace Street Theater. SFDP has been performing locally and touring nationally behind founder and lead choreographer Starrene Foster for 16 years. Their mission is to provide a positive experience for its...
How would you feel being confined to a tiny, dark, and isolated jail cell? Atlas, ART 180’s center for teens, intends to give you a glimpse into what that experience is like with their latest exhibit and installation, “My Reality”, which opened last Friday. Created by teens in the program, “My Reality” is an immersive virtual reality experience...
What do you get when you mix a Celtic-Americana-indie-rock band, a garage studio in the suburbs of Richmond, and Maymont Park? Turns out, it’s Carbon Leaf. The local band, whose career has spanned almost 25 years now, is due to play at Maymont Park on June 24. The band hasn’t played at Maymont since 2010, and the band is excited to...
This past weekend Richmond got the opportunity to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the Treble Clef and Book Lovers’ Club, one of the oldest African-American women’s book clubs in the US. Started in 1908 by Mrs. Mary Simpson, the wife of a Virginia Union University Latin professor, the club has a rich history: it has hosted readings by the likes...