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 […]
MIGRATION FLOW, The First Public Celebration of National Immigrants Day in Virginia
MIGRATION FLOW, a 2-day celebration conceived by Alfonso Prez Acosta, will take place October 27-28 marking the first public celebration of National Immigrants Day in Virginia. Alfonso, a Colombian visual artist and teacher, is the Art Program Director at Sacred Heart Center in Richmond. He says the goal of MIGRATION FLOW is to connect multicultural […]
Winners of the Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards Announced
The Library of Virginia has announced the winners of the 22nd Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards. The awards celebration was hosted by best-selling author and award-winning filmmaker Adriana Trigiani. Awards categories were nonfiction, fiction, and poetry; People’s Choice Awards for fiction and nonfiction; and Art in Literature: The Mary Lynn Kotz Award. Winners in […]
t-shirts by Bonfire and CultureWorks Celebrate artoberVA
“What does it mean to be a part of the Richmond community?” In honor of the 4th annual artoberVA, a month-long celebration of art and culture in the Tri-Cities area, three Richmond creatives answered this question in the form of wearable art. In collaboration with Bonfire and CultureWorks, each artist created a t-shirt design based on one of […]