It’s time for the 9th Annual 2nd Best Comedy Fest running June 11–13, 2026. The Coalition Theater hosts this annual event, and is the brick-and-mortar heart of Richmond's alternative comedy ecosystem. Calling it the 2nd Best Fest is a beautifully defensive undersell...
There’s a moment during a Babe Improv set where you realize two things at once. First, they have no idea what they’re about to do next. Second, it’s all going to work out somehow. That tightrope is what makes it work, and when you have two people this in sync, it turns into something genuinely laugh-out-loud entertaining. Richmond duo Babe...
Every year around this time, Richmond slips a little. It starts small and you catch it out of the corner of your eye. Someone in armor pumping gas. A Jedi standing at the crosswalk on Broad, waiting for the light like everyone else. A guy in full wizard robes standing in line at 7-Eleven like this is all perfectly normal behavior. What used to...
Editor’s Note: RVA Magazine has partnered with the Science Museum of Virginia to help promote this Science on Tap NEON event. There is a quiet shift happening in how people want to spend a night out. Less default bar hopping, fewer passive concerts, more experiences that feel social, a little unexpected, maybe even, educational. The Science...
Join us for Salon de Résistance on January 29th at Black Iris for a conversation about the national crisis with three of Virginia's Congressional candidates. Welcome back to Salon de Résistance. We’ve not had a slow start to 2026. There’s been no grace period, no easing into the year. The pace of events has been intense, the stakes...
Dispatch Number six: will music survive technology? Join us for Salon de Résistance on November 20th at Black Iris for a conversation about the future of music and it's ability to survive the AI revolution, featuring John Campbell from Lamb of God and Tyler Williams of the Head and the Heart. Presented in partnership with MSE Properties, Plan 9...
For two decades, the Oregon Hill Halloween Parade has been proof that community doesn’t need permission to exist. Every year, thousands of neighbors and artists spill into the streets with puppets, lanterns, hand-made costumes and signs, a homespun procession that’s equal parts protest, pageant, and block party. There’s no corporate sponsor, no...
Dispatch Number Four: Is AUTHORITARIANISM Inevitable in America? Join us for Salon de Résistance, presented by MSE Properties and Medora Lazer, on October 23rd at Black Iris for a conversation about democracy and authoritarianism at home and abroad titled “Battleground Democracy,” featuring Dr. Alex Keena and Dr. Dana El Kurd. Is democracy truly...
Deau Eyes continues on her Tour de Richmond with headline show tomorrow night at The Camel. Richmond native and indie rock troubadour, Ali Thibodeau, also known as Deau Eyes, has been making the rounds this month with a city-wide musical celebration called Tour de Richmond playing 14 shows in 14 days in the city's most iconic venues, galleries,...
Dispatch number two: The State of Science in 2025 Join us for Salon de Résistance on September 25 at Black Iris for a conversation about science in America. Scientific progress shouldn't be optional. From vaccines and clean energy to space exploration and evolutionary discoveries that map our common ancestry, science is the backbone of our public...
