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The Life of a Dancer
A look behind the scenes at the working life of the artists-cum-athletes of the Richmond Ballet, and into the world of la belle danse.
Dec 5, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in Arts & Events (2 Comments)
Winsome Designs
The balanced craftsmanship of jewelry maker Marie Chamblin Dirom.
Aug 3, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in At Large
Let's Shag
What dance is closely associated with beach music, as Southern as "pouring salted peanuts into a sweating bottle of co-cola," and still going strong after 75 years?
Jul 25, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in Virginiana
Get Your Twang On
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the world's first-ever bluegrass festival.
Jun 21, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in Calendar
A Man for All Seasons
Former Atlanta Braves' closer and seven-time all-star, Billy Wagner, retired last year and threw himself into his other passions—his family and the Second Chance Learning Center.
May 20, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in At Large
The Artists Are Coming!
The 20th Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival to feature the work of 220 of the nation’s best contemporary fine artists and craftsmen this weekend in Reston.
May 17, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in Arts & Events
A Garden 'Reenactor'
Guy Schum has a passion for antique English tools.
Apr 20, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in Outside
It’s All About Art in Fairfax
The 26th Annual Spotlight on the Arts Festival
Apr 15, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in Calendar
Return of a Rose
The Schenkel nursery is gone, but its root stock lives on.
Apr 6, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in Outside
“Hello, Mr. Jefferson”
Bill Barker has played the sagacious statesman in Colonial Williamsburg for more than 20 years.
Apr 5, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in History (1 Comments)
Back Story: Neely Barnwell Dykshorn, All About Style
Here at Virginia Living we encounter some real characters. Writers, photographers, artists and Virginians of every ilk. And they’ve all got stories to tell.
Mar 14, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst
History Under Glass
The Menokin Foundation and some architects have hatched a bold plan to restore the 18th-century home of Francis Lightfoot Lee using structural glass--something that has never been done before.
Jan 17, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in History (6 Comments)
Literary Luminary
Celebrating poet Anne Spencer
Jan 6, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in Arts & Events (2 Comments)
Fruitcake Rescue Mission
Red Truck Bakery brings good taste back to much maligned holiday desserts.
Nov 29, 2010 by Erin Parkhurst in Eat in (1 Comments)
A Civilized Christmas
In a season notorious for commercialism, Keswick Hall, in the heart of Virginia hunt country, offers a relaxed and resplendent respite from the madness.
Nov 15, 2010 by Erin Parkhurst in Verdant
The Big Game
The 110th match-up between Woodberry Forest School and Episcopal High School is coming up Saturday, November 13th and we've got photos to share from some of the last decade's big games. Go Tigers! Go Maroon!
Oct 6, 2010 by Erin Parkhurst in At Large
Back Story: Sarah Sargent, A Life in the Arts
Here at Virginia Living we encounter some real characters. Writers, photographers, artists and Virginians of every ilk. And they’ve all got stories to tell.
Sep 22, 2010 by Erin Parkhurst in At Large (4 Comments)
Top to Bottomley
After a painstaking restoration effort, a historic Albemarle County manor house has been returned to its 1920s design, when renowned architect William Lawrence Bottomley and landscape architect Charles F. Gillette imbued it with an effortless charm.
Sep 7, 2010 by Erin Parkhurst in Inside
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Back Story: Tricia Pearsall, Adventuring Pen-Woman
Here at Virginia Living we encounter some real characters. Writers, photographers, artists and Virginians of every ilk. And they’ve all got stories to tell.
Aug 10, 2010 by Erin Parkhurst in Far out (2 Comments)
Kip Dawkins
Mix and Match
The Federal-style home in the middle of Carrington Row was considered sleek and modern when it was built in 1818—and, thanks to its current owner, it’s still very much so today.
Mar 3, 2010 by Erin Parkhurst in Inside
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Striving for “Ultimates”
An accomplished poet and literary biographer, Virginia Moore was sentimental about Virginia and especially her adopted home town. A retrospective on the “Queen of Scottsville.”
Nov 6, 2009 by Erin Parkhurst in History (3 Comments)