Dying for a look inside some of Richmond’s most stylish and historic houses? Well, you can indulge your nosy side at the Fan’s 48th Annual Holiday House Tour on December 10 and 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. Your ticket, $25 in advance and $30 the day of, gets you a sneak peak inside eight [...]
Fan Holiday House Tour
December 4th, 2011Holiday Events at Maymont
November 18th, 2011A tour of Victorian mansion Maymont makes for a fun activity any time of year, but a holiday tour is extra special. Starting Friday (11/18) and running through January 6, when you tour the mansion, you’ll get to see it all decked out in holiday splendor. There’s a lavish Christmas tree, along with other decorations [...]
Richmond Restaurants Open Thanksgiving
November 17th, 2011Planning on taking a trip to Richmond over turkey day? There are all sorts of restaurants open for your dining pleasure. Here are a few around the inn: Bistro Bobette will be serving up a three-course Thanksgiving feast featuring your choice of free-range turkey, salmon, pork loin or beef tenderloin. Reservations are recommended. The Dining [...]
It’s Mummy Time!
November 15th, 2011Get an in-depth taste of Egypt the next time you’re in Richmond at Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb, the latest big exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. From now through March 11, you can learn about the life and death of Nesperennub, a temple priest who lived 3,000 years ago, as well as [...]
Mini Greek Festival
November 11th, 2011Greek-food mania sweeps the city again next weekend when the Mini Greek Festival arrives at Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral. This smaller, shorter version of the crazy summer food festival gives you a second chance to try the homemade, cooked-with-love Greek cuisine, pastries, dancing and shopping that Richmond foodies wait for each year. [...]
Weekend Round-Up
September 7th, 2011This weekend is chock full o’ fun. In addition to the South African Food & Wine Festival, here are more events in Richmond: Burning Up the Bottom Fireman’s Parade and Chili Cook-Off, Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fire companies from across the state will be cooking up some chili and showing off their heritage [...]
South African Food and Wine Festival
September 6th, 2011Yes, Richmond has a slew of ethnic food festivals, but would you have expected a taste of South Africa? Just about an hour outside of Richmond, Grayhaven Winery hosts the South African Food and Wine Festival once a year, and it happens to be this weekend on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 [...]
43rd Street Festival of the Arts
August 28th, 2011Get a taste of one of Richmond’s most quaint and quirky neighborhoods, along with some regional art, at the 20th edition of this fun festival on Saturday, 9/17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 75 painters, ceramicists, jewelry makers and more will line the corner of Forest Hill Avenue and 43rd Street for [...]
Wicked in Richmond
August 21st, 2011Green with envy… not so good. Green and musical… very good! The gorgeously green Broadway show Wicked returns to Richmond’s Landmark Theater October 5-16, so plan your visit and get your tickets now. Learn how Glinda and the Wicked Witch of the West got to where they were when Dorothy showed up in Oz at [...]
A Summer Feast, Tobacco Co.-Style
August 16th, 2011The Tobacco Company, located in Richmond’s Shockoe Slip, may be one of the city’s old stalwart restaurants, but new sous chef Justin Von Moll is out to prove that the cuisine is still fresh and innovative at the summer feast taking place there on Sunday, 8/28. Von Moll will be serving up a full menu [...]
