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 […]
rvAwesome Award Celebrates a Region on the Rise
The inaugural UpRiver event, a two-day summit for entrepreneurs, was hosted at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture this week and concluded with an award celebration honoring some of the region’s most promising businesses. Following a series of education sessions focused around the data-driven needs of founders, UpRiver announced the finalists for the rvAwesome […]
Final Gravity and Väsen Release Collab Beer
When great minds get together in Richmond, they make BEER. Final Gravity Brewing Co, a neighborhood brewery on Lakeside Ave with 18 taps offering award-winning beer, has partnered with Väsen Brewing, a Scott’s Addition based brewery recently named as one of the top new breweries in country by BeerAdvocate magazine. Together, Final Gravity and Väsen have created […]
Uncork Hope Benefiting Medical Home Plus
The 7th Annual Uncork Hope, a fundraising event benefiting Medical Home Plus, a nonprofit organization that provides educational and support services to families of children with special needs, will take place on November 9 at the Dewey Gottwald Center. The event will include live music and entertainment featuring hearty hors d’oevres and drinks. Funds raised […]
VCC Awarded Funding to Address Housing Needs
Through a competitive process, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta has awarded Virginia Community Capital and its development partners $2,809,541 as part of the 2018 Affordable Housing Program Competitive Awards to enhance nine housing projects across Virginia. Virginia Community Capital (VCC) is a Community Development Financial Institution with a mission to create jobs, energize places, and promote […]