From a Thalhimers toy parade in 1930 to a brand-new route past Children’s Hospital of Richmond, Joan Tupponce traces how Richmond’s beloved Christmas parade has evolved while keeping the magic alive.
Author: Joan Tupponce
Joan Tupponce
An award-winning writer based in Richmond, Joan Tupponce is a parent, grandparent, and self-admitted Disney freak. She writes about anything and everything and enjoys meeting inspiring people and telling their stories. Joan’s work has appeared in RFM since the magazine’s first issue in October 2009. Look for original and exclusive online articles about Richmond-area people, places, and ideas at Just Joan: RVA Storyteller.
St. Catherine’s second graders and a young cancer survivor helped make this year’s Anthem LemonAid the biggest yet, raising a record $300,336 for pediatric cancer care at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU.
Anne Tolpegin shares how her personal experience with dementia informs her role in The Notebook, the moving musical about love, memory, and family, coming to Altria Theater November 3–8.
Explore how Barbie has reflected changing fashion, culture, and dreams for more than 65 years in a vibrant new exhibit at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, featuring more than 250 dolls and six Barbies with Virginia connections.
Tuckahoe Sports Inc. (TSI) celebrates its renovated Henrico training center with expanded batting cages, new training spaces, family activities, and a community celebration.
Richmond natives Bernard Porter and Carrie Brockwell return home with Nashville Hit Makers, sharing stories, songs, and the art behind some of country music’s biggest hits.
Jessica Crouch takes on the emotional and demanding role of Donna Sheridan in the 25th anniversary tour of Mamma Mia!, coming to Richmond October 6–11.
Virginia Rep actors Lindsey Zelli and Joel White share what it takes to perform the demanding physical comedy of The Play That Goes Wrong—and why audiences need a laugh.
Richmonder Miriam Rubel Davidow shares her mother’s Holocaust legacy through the Virginia Holocaust Museum’s Legacy Lives On: Intergenerational Portrait Project.
Tate Elizabeth Hanyok’s Dog Mom at Firehouse Theatre explores unexpected friendship, rescue, community, and the powerful bond between people and animals.
Ashley LaLonde returns to Richmond in Dirty Dancing: The Musical, bringing a new character, Elizabeth, to life after her memorable turn as Eliza in Hamilton.
This year’s Lebanese Food Festival is at Saint Anthony Church, Friday, September 11 through Sunday, September 13.