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Proof In The Park! Richmond Arts Park Gets Trial Run This Weekend

The City of Richmond is giving organizers behind a proposed arts park under the Manchester Bridge a one-day opportunity to test the concept in real time. Scheduled for Saturday April 25 from 12-5pm, the event will serve as a live proof of concept for what supporters...

Virginia MOCA Launches New Era

Before the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU was even around, and before the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts really began to embrace contemporary work, especially anything connected to street art or artists working in the present, Virginia Museum...

Salon De Résistance | Art Against Power

Join us for Salon de Résistance on April 30 at Black Iris for an unfiltered conversation about the role of art and culture during times of political upheaval with three of Richmond's leading artists. This is a free event open to the public. Event...

Cannabis Justice Moves Forward in Virginia After Years of Debate

Virginia’s effort to revisit outdated cannabis convictions is moving forward again, though in a revised form that shifts how people access relief. Governor Abigail Spanberger’s amendments to SB 62 / HB 26 replace the bill’s original automatic resentencing framework...

The Richmond Animation Festival Doubles Down This Year

For the 4th Richmond Animation Festival, the program expands to two nights of screenings.  First, on Saturday, April 25th, the Shorts program curated by Jordan Bruner and Zack Williams will screen at Studio Two Three, and the feature screening of Julian Glander’s...

Writer’s Block | Two Poems by Cameron Ritter

Writer’s Block is RVA Magazine’s series highlighting contemporary writers working in Richmond and across the Commonwealth. Each week, we feature original poems, short stories, or essays. Just real voices writing right now. This week, we’re featuring two poems by...

Key Gun Control Bills Advance in Virginia as Firearm Sales Surge

Early indicators suggest Virginians responded to a slate of proposed gun control legislation with a noticeable increase in firearm background checks. The bills mark one the most significant shifts in the state’s firearm laws in recent years, and build on previously...

The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah Comes to Altria This Weekend

The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah is never the one to shy away from anything in his stand-up whether it be daily observations, race, or political commentary on the current administration. This Saturday, Jon Stewart’s rightful heir to The Daily Show throne is bringing the satire we all desperately need right now to The Altria Theater. Originally born...

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Kevin Hart Coming to Richmond Coliseum In March

The man who has made us laugh and rose to stardom with his self-deprecating humor and tales of his family like Uncle Richard Jr. and his kids, to attempting to keep up with the ballin' out lifestyles of rappers and basketball players, will make a stop in Richmond in March. Comedian and actor Kevin Hart has expanded The Irresponsible Tour, adding...

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UFC Announces Upcoming Fight in Ellwood Thompson’s Parking Lot

RICHMOND, Va. – Speaking in front of an eager crowd at the popular Ellwood Thompson’s supermarket in Richmond’s Museum District, UFC officials announced an exhibition parking lot brawl between two esteemed neighborhood fighters. The grand event, called “Manic in the Organic,” is scheduled to take place on October 29. “We’re excited to announce...

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VMFA Seeks Proposals for Performance Piece to Replace Flaggers

RICHMOND, VA. — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is now looking for a replacement to their six-year-long running performance piece, “Flaggers.” The piece is a live-action exhibit, consisting of between three to ten individuals standing on the sidewalk in front of the museum waving the Confederate flag. The exhibit was originally installed...

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Restaurant in Former Cous Cous Space Opens, Closes in Same Night

RICHMOND, VA. — Two nights ago the Richmond food scene welcomed the new American-French fusion breakfast-for-dinner tapas restaurant Leftovers Bestovers in a prime VCU campus location on the corner of Schafer and West Franklin Streets. The space, which was made famous by the much-loved Cous Cous restaurant, had been searching for a new tenant for...

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New MST3K live show heads to RVA late this summer

The celebrated Public Broadcasting/Comedy Central/Sci-fi Channel show Mystery Science Theatre 3000 has expereince a rebirth with a new, Mike-free version on Netflix, and new host Jonah and the show's creator, Joel, are taking the show on the road with a stop in RVA late this summer. We're a bit too slammed for more details right now, but it all...

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