Black History Now Group Art Exhibit
The Well, an Art Gallery located in the Blackwell neighborhood, is currently showing “Black History Now,” a group art exhibition focusing on themes and motifs of the present state of black history. The exhibition explores how black history is celebrated, channeled, discovered, dismissed, sustained, and constricted. “We pay homage to those who have preceded us, […]
4th Grader at Barack Obama Elementary Wins Division Spelling Bee
Richmond Public Schools hosted its annual Division Spelling Bee last week at Mary Munford Elementary School. Cheered on by family members, friends, and teachers, nearly three dozen students representing RPS elementary and middle schools competed at this year’s event after winning their school’s spelling bee. Officiating the spelling bee was Dr. Joy Lawson Davis, award-winning […]
Movies & Mimosas by Afrikana x Feast RVA
Afrikana, an independent film festival that showcases cinematic works from emerging and established filmmakers throughout the African diaspora, is teaming up with Feast RVA for “Movies & Mimosas” at Candela Gallery on Sunday, February 16. The event will celebrate Black love, Black culture, and Black history. “Movies & Mimosas” will include a screening of Life […]
VCUarts Theatre presents Machinal
VCUarts Theatre recently distributed mock invitations (pictured) to the coldest wedding of all time—the Opening Night of Machinal on Friday, February 14th. Machinal, the landmark American Expressionist play, was inspired by a true criminal trial involving a Queens housewife, Ruth Snyder, accused of killing her husband. Machinal was written in 1928 by Sophie Treadwell, a feminist, journalist, […]
Voices from Richmond’s Hidden Epidemic
Richmond’s rate of HIV infection is currently ranked 19th in the United States. While Americans on average have a one-in-99 chance of contracting HIV over the course of their lifetime, the odds for a gay black man are one in two. Black women have a rate of HIV infection 17.6 times that of white women. In Richmond, […]
Religious Freedom Day Celebration
The anniversary of the signing of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom will again be marked this year at a celebration hosted at the Valentine First Freedom Center. On Thursday, January 16, the 2nd Annual Religious Freedom Day event will take place at the very site where the statute was signed in 1786. The Valentine […]
‘Ask a Trans Person’ Panel on Dec. 12
According to national data, only 16% of people say they personally know someone who is transgender. Equality Virginia is hosting an “Ask a Trans Person” panel in Chesterfield County on Dec. 12 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the First Congregational Christian United Church of Christ to raise visibility about the transgender community, while highlighting the need […]
Atlas Holiday Market
ART 180 is kicking off its 6th Annual Atlas Holiday Market opening reception on Friday, December 6 from 6-9 pm, followed by regular market hours from 10-5 Monday-Friday December 9-13. A portion of the proceeds from the market will benefit ART 180’s mission to give young people the chance to express themselves through art, and […]
A Global Learning Experience
The Richmond_Portal seeks to bring the world to Richmond and export the magic of Richmond to the world. The Portal, which is currently located at Monroe Park, can hold up to 12 people at a time and creates the feeling of being in the same space as someone in an identical gold container somewhere else […]
In Good Company
In Good Company: Our weekly cause-oriented event series continues with simple ways to do good this week while sharing something sweet with others. Here are your tips for the week of December 2, 2019: On Tuesday, join Secretly Y’all, a local group committed to bringing people together through live storytelling, at Hofheimer Bldg. for stories about “isn’t this […]