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Stormin’ Mormon
The hottest ticket of the season comes from the creators of “South Park.” by Rich Griset When the film “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut” hit theaters, director and co-composer Trey Parker...
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The 2014 Fall Arts Preview
Your season passport to worlds beyond, without all the jet-lag. by Amanda Dalla Villa Adams, Brent Baldwin, Richard Foster, Julie Geen, Rich Griset, Hilary Langford, Peter McElhinney, Edwin Slipek,...
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Off the Wall
Carol Piersol launches 5th Wall Theatre company with a season of innovative works. by Rich Griset Carol Piersol has been keeping busy since her noisy ouster as Firehouse Theatre Project’s artistic...
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What’s Op, Doc?
From cartoon music to “Sweeney Todd,” the Richmond Symphony and Virginia Opera gear up for a whimsical fall. by Rich Griset To close its 40th season, the Virginia Opera is going back to its beginning....
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Period Piece
The VMFA brings the world to Virginia with "Forbidden City" and hopes for a phenomenon. by Amanda Dalla Villa Adams If you've ever attended New York's Asia Week, you know there's huge interest in the...
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Bijoumania!
Two local film lovers get the ball rolling on a film center for the arts district. by Brent Baldwin It was the summer of the bummer for Hollywood. No films cracked the $300 million mark domestically...
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Enter the Dragon
Hardywood and VMFA join forces to create Forbidden Beer. by Paul Spencer VMFA's Forbidden City exhibit will feature objects that have never left China, says Bob Tarren, the museum's director of...
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The Big Show
Highlights of the upcoming Wizard World Richmond Comic Con. Adam West and Burt Ward will appear at the inaugural Wizard World Richmond Comic Con, running Sept. 12-14 at the Greater Richmond Convention...
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The Roads We Traveled
Richmond's galleries and museums are striking out on a common theme this fall. If you're anything like me, the essence of the word travel exudes exploring, memory-making and unbridled excitement. As...
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Super Originals
Caped crusaders Adam West and Burt Ward on the Batman franchise and how it keeps ticking. by Richard Foster It’s been said that ’60s pop culture can be distilled down to the three Bs: the Beatles,...
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Dance Without Borders
by Julie Geen If Richmond’s fall dance lineup were a person, she’d be a modern, innovative, dramatic, Juilliard-educated, hip-hop waltzing ghoul of a ballerina who enjoys reading history and reciting...
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The Big Leap
Richmond Ballet unexpectedly becomes a cultural ambassador to China. by Julie Geen When the Richmond Ballet goes to China in May, renowned choreographer Ma Cong will travel with it, helping the group...
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Stone Brewing Delays Decision on East Coast Location
Stone Brewing Co. says it's going to take longer than they expected to choose a location for their East Coast expansion. The company had planned to make an announcement by the end of summer.…[ Read...
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The Score
- 10 A jury returns guilty verdicts in 11 of 14 conspiracy and corruption charges against Bob McDonnell and his wife, making him the first Virginia governor in history to be convicted of a crime. In...
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The Man Behind Mike Isabella
An interview with Graffiato Richmond's chef de cuisine Matthew Robinett. by Brandon Fox Graffiato's Mike Isabella is here for a while. The D.C. chef rented an apartment in Richmond just a couple of...
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New Art Museum Names Curator
by Tom Nash The curator of the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Okla., has been tapped as curator of Virginia Commonwealth University's new Institute for Contemporary Art, a 46,000-square-foot...
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"Don't Tread On Me" license plates overtake "In God We Trust"
by Dave Forster The rattlesnake has overtaken Jamestown, wildlife and God. It left clean-fuel vehicles in its dust and is coming next for Virginia's lighthouses.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
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Keeping Up Kanawha
Architecture Review: The marooned downtown plaza is due for a generational rehab. by Edwin Slipek Richmond's two oldest parks have been generating intense discussion. City Council's vote on a proposed...
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Water Works
Theater Review: The powerful “H20” marks an auspicious debut for 5th Wall Theatre. by Rich Griset One argument put forward in favor of organized religion is that it provides a framework to discuss the...
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Missing Moments
Artist Caryl Burtner explores the missing spaces of Richmond with whispers. by Edwin Slipek If you think that an exhibition contemplating the demolition of dozens of familiar buildings and the...
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