Harry Kollatz Jr.

2 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Harry Kollatz Jr.

The 17th edition of Record Store Day, hosted worldwide on April 12, celebrates music at independent retail outlets, whether flowing out of the rainbow spectrum, reflected on vinyl or realized in other formats. Jim Bland of the venerable Plan 9 Music in Carytown says he thinks the store was the first in the region to join Record Store Day. “Artists will release singles specifically timed for this date,” he says.

1 month ago | richmondmagazine.com | Harry Kollatz Jr.

“How did we miss this?!” Richmond author Dean King sent this email query to friend and fellow nonfiction writer James Campbell. King came across a small Associated Press article about the finding in the Rocky Mountains of a chest filled with valuable antique objects, gold coins and precious stones. Forrest Fenn, a Santa Fe art dealer, hid the box a decade earlier and published a clue-strewn poem to entice seekers.

1 month ago | richmondmagazine.com | Harry Kollatz Jr.

On March 23, 1775, in what was then the Henrico Parish Church, a backwoods lawyer known for his gift of oratory stood up amid the crowded room to address a momentous question. His prorations in support of raising and arming a militia for defense against the British army rankled some of his listeners and encouraged others. What Hanover County’s Patrick Henry said isn’t known with complete accuracy, and he spoke without notes.

1 month ago | richmondmagazine.com | Harry Kollatz Jr.

Henry L. Marsh III, who died at age 91 on Jan. 23, entered public service during a fraught and transitional period of the mid-20th century. He ultimately served 25 years on the Richmond City Council and 22 years in the state Senate. In 1970, the city annexed 23 square miles of Chesterfield County. Activist Curtis Holt Sr. argued that the decision was racially motivated and meant to dilute the vote of nonwhites. It went to the United States Supreme Court.

1 month ago | richmondmagazine.com | Harry Kollatz Jr.

The Richmond Ballet presents “Moving Art 1” in the newly refurbished Leslie Cheek Theater at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, March 20-30. The ballet, true to form, combines the old and new with innovation. The presentation begins with artistic director Ma Cong’s “Pentaptych,” featuring music by Ryan Lott accompanied by a live painter who, inspired by the dancer’s movements, creates before the audience’s eyes.