A mural in Richmond’s Northside has sparked a complex debate about public art, race, and neighborhood change, with artists, community leaders, and residents weighing in on how public art intersects with neighborhood history. The mural, painted by artist Lauren YS,...
Virginia has become a more diverse state in all sorts of ways over the past few decades, and this definitely includes diversity of religion. Indeed, recent years have seen a significant increase in the amount of Wiccan, Pagan, and witch communities in particular. The commonwealth has become a “melting cauldron” of people, according to Brandy...
Hello reader! Happy holidays! This week I got talk with one of the busiest local comics on the scene: Lucy Bonino. She is a standout at all the shows she plays, effortlessly weaving jokes that explain her place in this world as a gay Hispanic comedian. She's quick, punchy, and always a professional. I’ve seen Lucy at a handful of shows this past...
Richmond filmmaker Evie Metz is an interdisciplinary artist centered in sculpture, photography, and puppet stop-motion animation. Her work, in collaboration with artist Nick Daly, explores the relationship between humans, animals, and nature and the empowerment of otherness. Her films have been shown nationally and internationally at festivals...
Grab your Reese’s and grab your Ghostface jammies -- it’s finally time for the greatest day of the year. Don’t want to venture out to a party on a Monday night in your costume from 2019? Just feel like a cozy, spooky night in? Fret not, my fellow ghouls! I come to you in your time of need with a list of Halloween-appropriate film fare to keep you...
Fashion in Richmond is an ever evolving aspect of our city and one of the few groups in town that have created a platform for fashion is RVA Fashion Week. Over the last decade, it has grown into an annual tradition that is vital for young designers, models and photographers a place to develop their skills under the hot lights of the runway. Since...
Hello reader! This week I got the opportunity to talk with the one and only King Bach, aka Andrew Bachelor. You may recognize him from wherever the entertainment business is in our lives. He got started doing standup and Vine videos, then moved on to commercials, and now to movies and TV shows for Hulu (Vacation Friends) and Netflix...
There are very few casual fans of Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse. Most fans dive deep into the depths of the world he has created and are deeply and emotionally attached to it, tying it into various aspects of their lives. This was very clear this past Sunday and Monday at The National, when Smith hosted two advance showings, with subsequent...
Hello reader! This week I got to talk with one of the hardest-working funny people in Richmond, Rieka Speaks. Standup, sketch, improv, host, show runner, writer, spoken-word poet -- she does it all, and is on a mission to bring Black feminine comedy and entertainment to the forefront. She is a regular at a lot of the open mics around town,...
Lots of people in this world love music, but it's a rare soul who chooses to go beyond their enjoyment of music to become active members of the community that creates the sound they love so much. Rian Moses-Hedrick and Elijah Hedrick of HearRVA are two members of that rare group, and they've shown it right here in Richmond by creating HearRVA....
