The Arts 25

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Another Set of Eyes

Elizabeth King's sculptures, porcelain-faced articulated figures, look a lot like her. They also look like the women in her family, who, of course, look...
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The Discovery of America:

For the fifth year, the Latin Ballet of Virginia is performing "The Legend of the Poinsettia" around the Christmas holiday. It's a dance piece...
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Background Noisemaker

He's the canary in Richmond's cultural mine-shaft. A barometer, the smoking gun of the scene. Chris Bopst is that guy in the background of...
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First Aid Drum Kit

Brian Jones is the musician as model citizen. His contribution to the local community is like his drumming: imaginative, energetic and most often surrounded...
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Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up

On a visit to his father's house recently, Scott Wichmann rifled through the artifacts of his boyhood and found an essay he'd written in...
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Hand-Eye Coordination

Ashley Kistler roamed the world this summer looking at contemporary art. Her travels took her from trend-spotting international art events (Documenta in Kassel, Germany,...
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In Every Picture

Check your monthly note from Dominion Power: Every month there's a crisply rendered, color illustration by Robert Meganck on the bill stuffer. In each...
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The Gift That Keeps on Giving

For Grant Mudge, compelling theater -- whether a classic play or an interpretation of a literary work — doesn't require lavish productions.When Mudge was...
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Green Giant

Since founding Watershed, an architectural firm for ecologically responsible design projects, Patrick Farley has established himself as one of Richmond's most articulate and visible...
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Sex, Drugs and High Ceilings

In 1993, when Richmond city began to look for a new firehouse, Carol Piersol and several of her acting classmates jumped on the opportunity...
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