Tharon Giddens

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Editor and Writer at Richmond Magazine (US)

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Fan Fair

1 month ago | richmondmagazine.com | Tharon Giddens

Boldly go to infinity and beyond and experience the vast universes of fandom at GalaxyCon Richmond, March 27-30 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. The event features celebrities including actor Vincent D’Onofrio, actress Heather Graham, film director John Carpenter, accordionist extraordinaire “Weird Al” Yankovic and the original Capt. James T. Kirk himself, William Shatner. Other activities include cosplay competitions, video gaming, an artists alley, a kid zone and vendors.
Seeing Red

1 month ago | richmondmagazine.com | Tharon Giddens

The touring production of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” fills the Altria Theater stage with the gift of song March 4-16 with vibrant costumes, show-stopping choreography, and an array of pop tunes and original film favorite numbers. Taken from the 2001 Baz Luhrmann motion picture, the musical touts itself as a celebration of truth, beauty, freedom and love. Set at the turn of the 20th century, it focuses on a composer, Christian, who falls for the star of the Moulin Rouge club, Satine.
Step Up

1 month ago | richmondmagazine.com | Tharon Giddens

A program at Brightpoint Community College that supports students who are also parents has received a $10,000 funding boost. Brightpoint’s College Attainment for Parent Students received with the funds in November through the Truist Charitable Fund. “This grant funding will help students facing financial challenges so they can continue their education and achieve their goals,” says Bill Fiege, Brightpoint’s president.
Something in the Water

2 months ago | richmondmagazine.com | Tharon Giddens

The science seems settled. After thousands of studies over the course of decades, it’s been shown that the presence of a small amount of fluoride, a mineral added in drinking water (the U.S. Public Health Service currently recommends a level of 0.7 parts per million), inhibits tooth decay. In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the first American city to add fluoride to its city water. Today, 67.1% of Americans have access to fluoridated water.
By the Numbers

Dec 11, 2024 | richmondmagazine.com | Tharon Giddens

There’s some super sleuthing afoot at Hanover Tavern as Virginia Repertory Theatre presents Ken Ludwig’s “Moriarty.” Sherlock Holmes (Matt Bloch), Watson (Patrick Rooney) and actress Irene Adler (Theresa Mantiply) pursue Holmes’ great nemesis Professor Moriarty in a production touted as an evening of laughs and adventure in a late Victorian setting. Irene Kuykendall directs, and the cast, including Joel White and Lindsey Zelli, take on more than 40 roles.
Up on the Roof

Dec 3, 2024 | richmondmagazine.com | Tharon Giddens

The Weinstein JCC’s Jewish Family Theatre shares its 15th anniversary production of the Broadway classic “Fiddler on the Roof” with performances Dec. 5-15. “Fiddler” follows milkman Tevye and his family as they contend with sweeping changes in the old Russian Empire during the early 20th century. The Tony Award-winning musical features evergreen tunes including “Sunrise, Sunset” and “If I Were a Rich Man.” Ticketholders to the Dec.
Bad Boy Opera

Oct 4, 2024 | richmondmagazine.com | Tharon Giddens

An unrepentant reprobate gets his comeuppance as Virginia Opera opens its 50th anniversary season with the production of a Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart favorite, “Don Giovanni,” Oct. 12-13 at the Carpenter Theatre. The rake of a title character fights a duel, seduces maidens and generally ticks off anyone and everyone in a single day before justice finds him from beyond the grave.
Trip to the Fair

Aug 19, 2024 | richmondmagazine.com | Tharon Giddens

Offering all the carnival staples, including arts, crafts, concerts, a rodeo, a poultry competition, a pageant and a horse show, the Chesterfield County Fair has a lock on retro. This year, it sets the Wayback Machine well beyond its 1911 origins to ye olden days of medieval Europe for a re-creation of a joust competition. Jousters take lances in arms on Aug. 23-24. Catch a salute to Elvis from Doug Church, and 1964: The Tribute is a musical homage to The Beatles. The fete runs Aug.
Jam Out

Jul 19, 2024 | richmondmagazine.com | Tharon Giddens

What goes well with vegetables? How about jam, as in the K95 Country Jam Music Festival set for July 27 at Hanover Vegetable Farm? Part of the Down on the Farm Concert Series, the lineup includes Grand Ole Opry regular and Virginia native Tony Jackson (“Do You Remember Country Music”), as well as DJ Chad Rock, Hannah Ellis, Faron Hamblin, Kelsey Hart, Homegrown, Celeste Kellogg, Redferrin and Austin Snell. Gates open at 1:30 p.m., and tickets start at $40.
Start the Clock

Jun 13, 2024 | richmondmagazine.com | Tharon Giddens

Office politics and misogynism are no match for the power of feminine friendship and toe-tapping tunes from Dolly Parton in “9 to 5: The Musical,” the summer production from Virginia Repertory Theatre. Based on the 1980 film and adapted for Broadway in 2009, “9 to 5” is the story of three co-workers (Alia Bisharat Glidden as Judy, Katie Goffman as Doralee and Susan Sanford as Violet) who band together to deal with mistreatment at work and a boss from hell (Devon Goffman).