Of note this evening: At Candela, the newer space on the walk, there's an exhibition devoted to New York City photographer and poet Gita Lenz, who died at the age of 100 this past January. She lived long enough to see her first monograph of photographs published by Candela Books, the printing aspect of Gordon Stettinius’ newly opened gallery. That volume and the recent Shelby Lee Adams exhibition-between-covers is here, too. Read full story
Last month I received an email from a band promoter, asking me if I wanted to be on the list for a show at “Nike.” I thought, “Hmm, is that a new club I didn’t know about? Or perhaps … an illegal club?”
What then? Do I write a little post for the Richmond magazine website, mentioning Nike and possibly exposing it to a shutdown, or just keep the secret? The point was moot when I Read full story
Stuff. We all have too much of it, but most of us want more of it anyway.
Enter Richmond Freecycle: The ultimate online swap meet for junk lovers, an e-mail listserv modeled on similar groups all over the country, where clearing the attic — while simultaneously filling the garage — gets a digital assist.
But Freecycle may have another purpose: social barometer. Remember how Beanie Babies used to ignite near-riots at Hallmark stores? Now they’re free.
Skeptical that Read full story
