When InLight returns to Richmond this weekend, it won’t just illuminate Abner Clay Park, it’ll transform it into another universe. This Friday and Saturday nights, from 7 to 11 p.m., 1708 Gallery presents Super!Giant!Jump!Star!, a two-night...
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Time Travelers’ Ball: The One Party To Check Out in Virginia this Week
There's no doubt that Norfolk has come a long way. There is a reason it keeps popping up in the press as one of Virginia's most intrepid cities. With a bustling art, music, activist, and cultural scene, Norfolk has been on the forward edge of what's real in Virginia for some time. Even though cultural institutions like Work Release (RIP) have...
Institute For Contemporary Art Makes Its Mark on Richmond’s Landscape In More Ways Than One
It’s impossible to miss the extraordinarily shaped structure peering over the city like an ironclad superhero at the corner of Broad and Belvidere Streets. As part of Modern Richmond Week, a panel discussion was held this past Tuesday, regarding Virginia Commonwealth University's (VCU) new Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) building. Speakers...
The RVA Street Art Festival: An Expression of Creative Liberation
"Street art liberates creative expression from the traditional art world" - Angela Huckstep Richmond’s classic sports landmark, The Diamond, which has hosted thousands of baseball fans since 1954, has received a complementary face-lift courtesy of the fourth annual RVA Street Art Festival. The festivities were in full swing yesterday, with...
RVA Street Art Festival Brings Life to The Diamond this Weekend
Street artists and muralists from all over the United States will flock to The Diamond this weekend, to turn the dull concrete baseball stadium into a vibrant piece of Richmond culture for the fourth RVA Street Art Festival. More than 250 buckets of latex paint, cans of spray paint, sculpture supplies and more will be taken to the home of the...
Ink Masters Converge: Richmond Tattoo & Arts Festival 2017
Jesse Smith and Kenny Brown proudly carry on the tradition of one of the world's oldest tattoo conventions! Join us from September 29 to October 1, 2017! This year's festival features an impressive lineup of tattoo artists, including both local talents and internationally renowned figures. Many Ink Master contestants will be in attendance!...
Award-Winning Musical ‘The Last Five Years’ Opens at TheatreLAB Friday
Prepare to grab your tissues. TheatreLAB and Yes, And! Entertainment have teamed up to present “The Last Five Years,” a musical written by Jason Robert Brown that gives audiences an intimate look into the relationship of Cathy and Jamie–two artists who meet, marry, and end their relationship over the course of five years. “Our production of ‘The...
CLAVES UNIDOS Production ‘Ancestral Memories : It Takes A Language’ Puts Community on Stage
For the 2017 Dogtown Presenter’s Series, local African-Caribbean community collective CLAVES UNIDOS took over Dogtown Dance Theatre to present to the Richmond public, “Ancestral Memories: It Takes A Language” over the weekend. This performance featured various styles of African and Latin dance, from capoeira to bamba, and ran for about 75...
2017 Dogtown Presenter’s Series Takes Us Back to Our Roots This Weekend
Kevin LaMarr Jones is a resident Richmond choreographer that teaches, practices, and performs at Dogtown Dance Theatre and will be the featured artist for the 2nd annual 2017 Dogtown Presenter’s Series. The Presenter’s Series is a two-week fall celebration that highlights the independent artists and organizations rehearsing and teaching at...
‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’ author to give free public reading at VCU tonight
Kicking off VCU’s 2017-2018 Visiting Writers Series, profound author Junot Díaz will be traveling to the university tonight to give a free public reading, followed by a Q&A, book signing, and reception. The Visiting Writers Series is run by the Department of English’s MFA Program in Creative Writing, which annually asks writers to come give...
