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Salsa nights are popping up all over Richmond
Richmond's salsa and bachata scene is finding more dance floors, with recurring parties at breweries, rooftops and bars across the region and organizers reporting growing crowds. What's behind it: Richmonders are looking for more than a night out, Mambo Bones Salsa Dance Studio co-leader Vanessa Remmers tells Axios. Some arrive on their therapists' recommendations. Others want an alternative to the club scene, where they can exercise, make friends and connect with strangers. The studio, which has had 318 events on Eventbrite since opening last year, also keeps its parties free or $5, with beginner-friendly lessons. And the parties have grown to up to 200 people, Remmers says. Zoom out: The dance circuit includes events from RVA Bachata , Virginia is for Salsa Y Bachata Lovers and Salsa Connection Dance Company . Where it's popping up: 🍸 Bars: The Park is having a salsa, bachata and merengue night on Halloween. $17. 🌆 Rooftops: Havana '59 on Thursdays (of course) and Oct. 25 . Each is $5 at the door. 🌊 Waterfront: The Lilly Pad every Thursday through Oct. 29. $7. 🖼️ Museums: The Valentine, with free beginner lessons Oct. 29. 🏨 Hotels: ALoft Richmond in Short Pump every Friday and Saturday.
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Steely Dan tribute and Louisiana zydeco close out October at the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen has two more shows on its fall calendar before the month runs out. Steely Dan tribute band Deputy Dan plays the outdoor Center Field stage at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, and Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band bring zydeco to the Center at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30.
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In Photos: Richmond Celebrates D’Angelo at Folk Festival
On the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 10, a long line of Richmond Folk Festival attendees ran up Brown’s Island Way on the hill behind the general admission lawn area of Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront. If you looked down into the bowl of the amphitheater, on a large video screen beside the stage, you could see the reason for the crowd: An image of Richmond-born neo-soul legend, D’Angelo, or Michael Eugene Archer, who died in 2025 from pancreatic cancer.
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Kids Beg To Return To This Hands-On Science Museum In Richmond, Virginia
The loudest sound at the Science Museum of Virginia might be a child asking to try something one more time, especially when a race, a surprising animal, or a giant screen turns learning into a game they can actually play. Inside, families can explore hands-on exhibits about motion, the human...
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12 On Your Side’s general manager receives huge honor
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - 12 On Your Side would like to take a moment to recognize our Regional Vice President and General Manager Kym Grinnage for a huge honor. On Saturday night, he was inducted into the Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle.
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VMFA signs historic ethical restitution agreement with the descendants of enslaved artist David Drake
RICHMOND, VA.- On Wednesday, October 7, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) signed a historic agreement with the descendants of enslaved artist David Drake (ca. 1800–ca. 1870) regarding his 1840 stoneware storage jug also known as a “poem” vessel. VMFA has restored ownership of Double-handled Jug to Drake’s descendants and will purchase it back for the museum’s permanent collection in return for an authorized certificate of ethical ownership. The restitution of Drake’s vessel marks the first time that VMFA has resolved an ownership claim for a work of art made under the conditions of slavery.
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WTVR CBS 6 co-anchors Julie Bragg and Cheryl Miller recently had something to celebrate
WTVR CBS 6 co-anchors Julie Bragg and Cheryl Miller recently had reasons to celebrate something special in their lives. Congratulations are pouring in for Julie Bragg, who officially wed her husband, Ken, in a stunning September ceremony. Following their romantic engagement at the historic Omni Homestead Resort in 2024, the couple tied the knot at The Venue at Knot Hill, spotlighting Central Virginia small businesses, including Love Me Some Lace, AAA Delites Bakery, and the Carolina Pie Company. The newlyweds recently returned from a late-September honeymoon to their jobs.
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60 years of music: Steve Bassett returns home to Virginia to celebrate
Singer, songwriter and producer Steve Bassett will be celebrated this weekend with a night of live performances and stories from his 60 years in the music industry. Bassett, a longtime Richmonder, is one of the original voices behind the state song “Sweet Virginia Breeze,” alongside the late singer-songwriter Robbin Thompson.
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Guy Fieri Is Bringing Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives to Richmond
Richmond’s food scene is getting ready for another national spotlight – but you’ll have to wait and find out exactly which restaurants made the cut. Guy Fieri and the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives crew have been in the Richmond area this week, filming at local restaurants as part of an upcoming episode of the popular Food Network series.
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In a new documentary, Virginia tribal leaders tell their own history
Academy Award-nominated director James Spione will bring his latest documentary, “The Native Shore,” to Richmond's Virginia Museum of History & Culture next week for what he hopes will be an evening of opportunity. “This is more than a screening,” Spione said. “It’s an immersive cultural event, with ceremony...
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The Workhorses of the James: Tracking 307 Steamers Through the Siege of Petersburg
One of my side projects here at the Siege of Petersburg Online has been tracking down the civilian steamboats, transports, mail boats and hospital boats that kept Grant’s armies supplied during the siege. Nearly every man, horse, shell, cracker and letter that reached the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James came by water, up the James River or, early on, the Pamunkey and York. Most of it came on boats whose names almost nobody remembers today. I want to change that, and today I’m sharing the first real results.