Connie Matthews Harshaw is thrilled that Colonial Williamsburg archaeologists are beginning their excavation to find the original structure of First Baptist Church, one of the country’s oldest churches founded entirely by Black Americans. Radar indicates that remains of this early…
Students in VCU’s Theatre Department are doing something they’ve never done before by presenting a virtual hybrid production of She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms that combines theatre and film. After the pandemic started and it became clear theatre would have…
Amy Shira Teitel believes there are many things we can glean from early space history. “There are endless lessons to take inspiration from in the era from the mid-1950s to the 1960s,” says Teitel, a spaceflight historian and author of…
On October 23, Maymont will sparkle with the colors of the rainbow as Garden Glow opens to the public. This marks the third year for the popular fall light show, which will run through November 8. “We are really excited,”…
It’s not a coincidence that producer Laura McCann wanted to air the documentary These Things Can Be Done on VPM PBS on August 13. This past August America celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment…
Jimmy Budd and his team are working through the challenges of the pandemic to present the 12th year of RVA Fashion Week. The show will be held October 5 through October 11. “RVA Fashion Week is a giant community celebration…
Midlothian resident Hannah Qizilbash discovered her underlying passion of making an impact in the lives of kids when she wrote her first children’s book, The Purple Grasshopper. “All of this is a relatively new journey for me,” says Qizilbash, the…
Even though the pandemic has changed the way we live, it hasn’t changed our ability to be creative. And that’s what ChildFund International and bestselling children’s horror author R. L. Stine are counting on. Richmond-based ChildFund International, a nonprofit organization…
This October 3, the stage at Virginia Rep’s November Theatre will light up once again with a live production of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. The show shares the joys, sorrows, and challenges Tubman faced while courageously freeing herself…
Be kind, serve others, and do the right thing. That’s the filter Juri Miller uses to make all decisions; the one that guided her when she had to make changes at Balance RVA, a wellness-based co-working center, after COVID-19 hit. …
