For four nights, June 25 through 28, the museum’s entire front facade will become an 18,000-square-foot canvas for a 20-minute projection mapping experience that uses the building itself as part of the storytelling.

The acquisition of the island’s last privately owned parcel clears a major hurdle for Richmond’s plans to create a public park along the James River.

Richmond metal band GWAR says the Secret Service contacted the group following a recent performance at the Vans Warped Tour in Washington, D.C., that featured the mock execution of a Donald Trump effigy.

I received an email from Joel Alford announcing the opening of his new venture, Field Trip Bikes in Church Hill. Joel and I had never met. He had no idea I had recently become a customer at Richmond ReCycles, the shop he has owned since 2017.

... Come From Away, brings us back to the aftermath of 9/11 to remind us that we took care of each other when the chips were absolutely down. It gives us a reason to believe in our humanity.

Lots of big bills this week. Some that are big because they are being hyped up, some that are big because there’s half a dozen bands on the bill, some are both. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me up at [email protected].

Join us for Salon de Résistance on June 26 at Black Iris for an unfiltered conversation with Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi on how Democratic leadership is shaping Virginia’s future in a divided nation. This is a free event, open to the public. Doors at 6pm. Conversation at 7pm.

Now, as Imagining Best Products enters its final weekend at the Branch Museum of Design, the exhibition offers a chance to revisit one of Richmond’s most unique cultural stories and the people who made it possible.

The summer solstice, aka Midsummer or Litha, is the longest day of the year, and this year it falls on June 21, with the sun setting at 8:27 p.m. Here is our list of ways to get your solstice on in RVA.

The laughs, cringe-groans, cheers, and jeers coming from the audience in Richmond Triangle Players‘ production of I Love You Because came from experience, as did my own. The other thing I know is that watching this bumper-cars act of desire and denial alongside the audience is fun af.

These were just some of the surprising history stories I heard at the first meeting of the RVA Tipsy History Club. The concept is simple: gather with a group of strangers, grab a drink if you’d like, and share a fascinating story from history.

Another incredible June weekend in Richmond, Virginia. Make an extra effort to support your favorite queer artists this month, and keep sending over recommendations for artists and acts you'd like to see covered here at RVA Mag.

It is with all of this preamble that I set out to see what is new at Harry’s and let you know what’s worth keeping. We (once again, me and my forever date Melissa Detres) were informed that we would be trying four different meal courses and five cocktails.

Ten years ago, Richmond drummer, bandleader, and all-around musical utility player Kelli Strawbridge released Kings, a collaborative soul and funk record built alongside producer and keyboardist DJ Harrison of Butcher Brown.

We looked into getting World Cup tickets. Apparently, FIFA believes everyone has a trust fund. For those of us who do not, Richmond has the next best thing.

Every good music scene has a few rooms that become bigger than themselves. They rarely make headlines while they’re open, but their importance becomes obvious when they disappear. For Harrisonburg, The Golden Pony was one of those places.

...most of the major players appear to agree that recreational marijuana sales are eventually coming. The next phase of this now years long debate has shifted to the details of who gets to sell it.

At some point Thursday afternoon, if the wind cooperates, a black-hulled schooner with towering cream-colored sails will round the bend of the James River and glide toward Richmond, looking as though it has slipped out of another century.

It’s time for the 9th Annual 2nd Best Comedy Fest running June 11–13, 2026. The Coalition Theater hosts this annual event, and is the brick-and-mortar heart of Richmond’s alternative comedy ecosystem.

A growing environmental concern in Chesterfield County could have consequences far beyond the county line.

Having left Richmond behind us some weeks ago now, we still had weeks to go before I would be back in my own bed. The van was our home now, not the old capital of the Confederacy, and all we had was each other.

Starting the summer with some big shows. Kanawha Plaza is looking like the spot to be this season, but there is still plenty happening in the clubs around town this week.

Tucked into the alley behind 2512 West Main Street, a fever dream of the cosmos has taken shape across a brick wall. The mural is the collaborative work of four Latino artists working in and around Richmond: Visibly Hidden, Monolith, Mars, and Zel.

There are certain people who become part of a neighborhood so slowly that nobody notices it happening until one day they realize the place would feel strange without them.   If you’ve spent enough time around The Fan late at night, then you probably know Sunny Mart.

This has been an inspirational season for Richmond’s homegrown theatre. We are following up the sold-out run of Witchduck with the mid-project musical exhibition of Truth, a musical enshrining the story of the inimitable Sojourner Truth.

Sojourner Truth is an integral personality to the concept of “American spirit.” She is more than a pioneer. She’s an anachronism. She embodies what we, as a nation, most cherish about our aspirational collective character.

When Khushnood Nabizada looks back on August 2021, he does not only remember that time as the month when he lost the life that he knew.

There was a time when the words “en su boca” meant something completely different at this address, but we’ll let you figure out why on your own time. None of that has anything to do with why I’m here writing this, so get your mind out of the gutter and into this patio booth with me.

It took me a long time to write this article because I just kept diving deep into the story of Ng Mui, the kung fu nun. She was a baddie supreme. What I thought was going to be an article on self-defense for women ended up a deep history dive about real ass homies.

Richmond got a triple shot of modern alternative rock over the weekend as Young the Giant rolled into Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront with Cold War Kids and Almost Monday in tow, turning the banks of the James into a singalong soundtrack for the unofficial start of summer.

Nothing but crowd pleasers here. Got some big names in the scene and city all over the city this weekend, surely you’ll be at one?

“There was a point where I really wanted to stop rapping,” he says. “I just didn’t know where to go rapping-wise.”

Northern Lights, Northern Lives: A Spectrum of Gender Across Alaska and the Yukon is a collection of 50 striking photographs of LGBTQ+ people and their allies that is set in the breathtaking landscapes of Alaska and Yukon.

Hidden gems. I like that expression. It’s the first thing that comes to mind when I look at these photos from Richmond, Virginia.

Richmond is ranked the number one city in America for supporting local businesses, according to a new national study from OnDeck.

Out of towners from far and wide this week. Got some reggae in town this week which is always exciting. Not too much reggae in RVA if you know sumthin I don’t, tap me in. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me up at [email protected].

Trying to put together a list of shows in Richmond these days is becoming a pretty hard thing to do. The city has gotten really busy, but at least it’s not boring. There are more shows, festivals, DJ nights, and random Tuesday concerts happening in the River City than at any point we can remember.

There’s now a $1.8 billion federal fund for people who believe they were harmed by the “weaponization” of government over the last few years. According to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, there are “no limitations on the claims,” and the program isn’t just for Republicans or Jan 6 defendants.

Philadelphia’s Nysa returned to Richmond on Friday night for a packed four-band bill at The Camel featuring local favorites Dayfiction, Artschool and Wrong Worshippers.

Join us for Salon de Résistance on May 28 at Black Iris for an unfiltered conversation about surviving on the frontlines of conflict in Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan with three of Virginia’s most seasoned experts in humanitarian response, peacekeeping operations, and wartime medicine.

Governor Abigail Spanberger has vetoed Virginia’s long-debated marijuana retail legislation, halting plans to create a regulated adult-use cannabis market and exposing deep divisions between legalization advocates, hemp businesses, and state leadership over the future of cannabis in the Commonwealth

While running for Mayor in 2024, candidate Avula’s top priority in the “Thriving neighborhoods and affordable housing” section of his platform stated: As Mayor, he will: Fight displacement of long-term residents and expand the supply of deeply affordable housing for low-income and working residents.

Around 8 pm on Tuesday, May 11th, the Richmond City Council voted unanimously to approve the 2026-2027 budget, which included at least $1.2 million to be invested into maintaining RPD contracts. One such contract is for the ninety-nine Flock cameras installed throughout the city.

The Drake we once knew is gone.

On Saturday May 16, hundreds rallied at the Virginia Capitol and then took to the streets of Richmond for the kickoff campaign for the November election for reproductive freedom.

Mick’s Jaguar is on a short tour and coming to Richmond. I remember telling John about how cool Richmond was twenty-three years ago when I met him at a Beauty Bar party in Las Vegas. This is the second time Mick’s Jaguar is coming through RVA, and we should be stoked. We live up to my hype.

Dry Cleaning chose to return to Howard Theatre three years after their first ever stop in our nation’s capital. An eclectic queue formed around the theatre, with businessmen, grunge folk, and families all lining up for a rather unconventional headliner.

Governor Abigail Spanberger signed Senate Bill 62 into law late Thursday night, creating a pathway for courts to revisit certain marijuana-related convictions handed down before legalization.

We got some loud shows and some really soft shows this week. Lots of exciting releases just around the corner, come hear em live before it’s on your phone. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me up at [email protected].

I came into this performance of WitchDuck by Cadence at Firehouse Theatre with a vague understanding that this had some historical relevance to “witch” dunking (or ducking) in Virginia in the late 1600s and early 1700s. I knew it had something to say about feminism.