Economic Impact Report Shows Lyft Riders Spend Additional $9.1M in Richmond
Ride-hailing company Lyft has released an annual Economic Impact Report that says riders in Richmond spent an additional $9.1M in the local community due to the availability of Lyft. The report indicates that companies like Lyft are increasingly helping create a seamless city living experience by ?making it easier for people to get around and […]
New Exhibition Reimagines Monument Avenue
Opening at the Valentine on February 14, Valentine’s Monumental: Richmond’s Monuments (1607-2018), will examine the role and context of more than 40 monuments in and around Richmond. The new exhibition is the result of a multi-year collaboration with the Storefront for Community Design and the mOb studiO at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts. “In keeping with our […]
Full Disclosure Live presents Chef Brittanny Anderson
Full Disclosure, Roben Farzad’s public radio show about everything from business to pop culture, will host an evening with James Beard award semifinalist and Iron Chef contender Chef Brittanny Anderson on Sunday February 10 at Brenner Pass. Farzad’s show, which airs on NPR One and WCVE 88.9FM, is known for its breadth of topics and insightful conversation with each […]
105-Mile Freedom Ruck Kicks Off in Richmond
Victor Wise, son of a retired First Sergeant and Operation Enduring Freedom veteran, began his sixth “Freedom Ruck,” a physical challenge he hopes will inspire support for our servicemen and women, today at 7:30AM EST at the Virginia War Memorial in downtown Richmond. Wise will continue north along Route 1, finishing at Arlington National Cemetery […]
Page Bond Gallery Presents The Edge of Space and View Find 8
Page Bond Gallery will present The Edge of Space: Photographs by William Wylie and View Find 8: A group exhibition featuring work by Penny Ashford, Mary Ellen Bartley, David Douglas, Jeri Eisenberg, Pam Fox, Elijah Gowin, David Halliday, Cynthia Henebry, Robert Llewellyn, Amanda Means, Wael Sabour, Lee Saloutos, Ginevra Shay, and Jon-Phillip Sheridan. The exhibitions will open Friday, January 18 from 6 […]
Anything Goes Gala
Virginia Rep, a Richmond-based nonprofit professional theatre company, will host its 7th annual Anything Goes Gala, an evening of entertainment in support of Virginia Repertory Theatre, on January 26, 2019 at The Jefferson Hotel. Tickets are now available for this black tie event, featuring a cocktail reception, seated dinner, silent and live auctions, and entertainment. The theme of […]
Controversy/History in The New Year
The Valentine’s free “Controversy/History” series continues on January 8, from 6 to 8 p.m., with a discussion on race and labor in Richmond. “Controversy/History” will begin with a tour of the 1812 Wickham House, the Valentine’s on-site historic home, to learn more about Richmond’s history as a city built and maintained by enslaved labor. Next, […]
An Evening at Shagbark Benefiting SCAN
Greater Richmond SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now), a local nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect in the Greater Richmond area, is hosting a six-course tasting menu with wine pairings at Walter Bundy’s Shagbark on February 10th. SCAN, an affiliate of Prevent Child Abuse Virginia, was founded in 1991 in […]
Call for Virginia by Design Submissions
The Branch Museum, a Richmond based museum working to elevate awareness of the transformative power of architecture and design, is calling for submissions for the Virginia by Design awards. Virginia by Design recognizes the best efforts of designers and visionaries in Virginia who, by profession or avocation, have made creating, preserving, and enhancing design in Virginia a notable […]
#InHonor at Candela Gallery
Candela Gallery is opening 2019 with #InHonor, a solo exhibition by Ervin A. Johnson. Spurred by personal experiences as a queer black man and the killing of black people across America, #InHonor is a series of photographic mixed media portraits that stand as a visceral response to racism and police brutality. Influenced by the abstract expressionist movement, Johnson forcibly and fervently […]