5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (334+ words) Local writer Ebony Walden on her new travel memoir exploring the Black diaspora. “I had that same soup in Honduras, and I had something that taste similar when I went to parts of Colombia,” she says. “I think there are…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1030+ words) As arts nonprofits continue to face reduced funding, who will reach underserved Richmond youth? The Monday morning after the World Cup final this summer, teens in Art 180’s flagship residency program designed heroes while a 1980s anime about an aspiring soccer…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (733+ words) RVA Drum Shed is a monthly community percussion event for all ages and skill levels. When drummers Matt Wild and Hunter Johnson were both at a gig at Gallery5, the two got to chatting about doing more with the drumming community…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (569+ words) Explore the fascinating world of figs while the season is high. Money might not grow on trees, but candy does. Figs, one of nature’s most delightful confections, come in hundreds of varieties and unique flavors. Ranging from honeyed melon and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (260+ words) Firehouse Theatre’s “Confederates” examines systems of oppression and privilege in the past and present. Modern academia can be a political minefield. Even before the Trump administration began holding the funding of universities hostage for being “too woke” or allowing students…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (139+ words) Join KABA’s first annual K-Pop in the Park for an exciting afternoon celebrating K-Pop and K-Culture! Get ready for an unforgettable afternoon of music, dance, food, culture, and community at the First Annual K-Pop in the Park, presented by the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (359+ words) Join former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore at Historic Masons’ Hall for Randolph–Marshall Day, exploring history, civic virtue & preservation Join us at Historic Masons’ Hall in Richmond on Saturday, September 19, for a special morning exploring the lives and legacy of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1359+ words) A look at the recent changes taking place in Richmond’s theater scene. A resurgence. A plan. New leadership. A period of transition. At Virginia Rep, Klaus Schuller, the managing director who helped pull the organization out of near bankruptcy, left…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (464+ words) The VMFA presents dual watercolor exhibitions with “Painted on Paper” and the 47th Annual Exhibition of the Virginia Watercolor Society. Preserving watercolors is always a losing battle. “Their condition is a one way street,” explains Christopher C. Oliver, the Bev Perdue…...