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🧵😷🎉 Next up in our “Mask Up, RVA” ser

🧵😷🎉 Next up in our “Mask Up, RVA” series, featuring local makers who roll up their sleeves during a crisis and look for ways to use their unique talents to help, is @topstitchmending! We've teamed up with @nickdavisphoto to document the good work of @lisaelainehutch, a sustainable seamstress based in Richmond who initially created Top Stitch as a way to keep clothing out of landfills. At Top Stitch, Lisa has earned a reputation for clothing repair, alternative alterations, mindful mending, creative fixes, and for teaching sewing lessons. In 2020, however, she has turned her skills toward protecting the Richmond community. To date, she has cranked out almost 600 masks and counting while supporting groups like Richmond Behavioral Health Authority, @nrcfulton, @sidebysidevirginia, Richmond Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, and more.

"This is all happening at a time when we need to take care of ourselves and our community as much as possible," explains Lisa. "While standing up for black lives, addressing racial injustices and taking care of our mental and physical health all at once, it seemed like the best idea would be a stress free assembly line to avoid any kind of burnout. Which meant as many hands as possible taking on different tasks in their own home, on their own schedule. We have a few people cutting fabric, mainly Kim Chiarchiaro, Elizabeth Cogar and Margaret 'Maggi' Tinsley. Zebunissas Shinas and Tylah Jenkins cutting nose wire and elastic, and four of us sewing the finished product – including Tahmari Tupponce and Dawna Collins and Diana Harland."

Read the full Top Stitch story and about the team's impact using the link in our bio!

GardenFest of Lights @lewisginter, a favorite trad

GardenFest of Lights @lewisginter, a favorite tradition featuring lights, decorations, outdoor model trains, dinners, hot chocolate & more! All displays are outdoors with safety measures in place.

November 23, 2020 – January 10, 2021 (CLOSED Thanksgiving, Dec. 24-25), Nightly 4-10 p.m.

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🎶✌️”One of the silver linings of life slo

🎶✌️”One of the silver linings of life slowing down a bit lately has been having the time to focus on new projects,” says Richmond musician @smiles.380, who announced his latest project this week — The Ham Biscuits! Solomon describes the new collaboration as, “a little New Orleans jazz with a lot of Soul, infused with a sprinkle of 90s alt rock and our own original touch.” Keep an eye out for new music by Solomon and The Ham Biscuits in the near future!

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Happy Diwali everyone! 🪔❤️🙏🏽🕉 Toda

HEARD, premiering this Thursday at 9:00 pm on @myv

HEARD, premiering this Thursday at 9:00 pm on @myvpm Channel 23, is a collection of captivating stories told by residents of public housing communities in Richmond. The film captures the inspiring stories of four people who grew up in public housing, surviving and thriving in spite of… and often because of...the challenges they’ve had to overcome.

HEARD was created by @belltowerpictures, a Richmond based non-profit focused on producing, promoting and distributing high quality films, television and web projects that tell stories that have a positive impact on people's lives.

In the film, viewers will meet Von Johnson. Von spent his late teens and 20s in and out of jail on drug distribution convictions. It was in jail he turned his life around. Now a successful barber, he’s living his dream career and giving back to his community.

Also featured is T. J. Thompson. T.J. experienced success in football as a youth and in high school. His skill on the field got him into college. But it was short-lived. He found his purpose, though, as a father, a mentor and by writing a book about his life.

Cotina Brake, also featured, was a mother at age 15. She spent her late teen years and 20s “just living” with no thought of long-term goals. In her 30s she began to take advantage of programs to lift her out of poverty. That led her to a career and homeownership.

Demonte Cosby’s mom worked double shifts for a year to earn enough money to move her family out of the projects. But her long work hours left Monte alone to get into trouble. He was attracted to cycling as a high school student through the work of the Richmond Cycling Corps. He eventually enrolled in the RCC’s Legacy Academy where he graduated high school. His skill as a cyclist earned him a full-ride scholarship at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina, where he’s now a member of their nationally ranked cycling team.

Von, T. J., Cotina, and Monte tell their stories of struggle, overcoming and giving back with a running narrative by Gwen Harris, who’s lived in Richmond’s housing projects all her life.

Photos by Belltower Pictures

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Music, joy, and togetherness are in the air everywhere this week.💙

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