North of the James

A White House Party to Remember

Jack R. Johnson 06.2026

Chasing Hope With Journalism

Fran Withrow 06.2026

Coming This Summer: The Opposite of Deja Vu

Fayeruz Regan 06.2026

“We Hold These Truths . . .”

The American Revolution was as much a war of pens and parchment as it was of swords and muskets. For though those first shots fired at Lexington were “heard round the world,” it was the words written in the founding document that have reverberated across the globe for 250 years now, spreading the good news of self-governance and rule of law, crushing despots, overthrowing regimes that enslave the populace and deny civil liberties. In particular, it was that one somewhat run-on sentence that’s entranced everyone who’s ever read it. It begins, quite simply, “We hold these truths to be self-evident . . .”

By Charles McGuigan 07.2026

“Obsession”

Riding for a Cure Of Type 1 Diabetes

The Powhatan River Canoeing From Richmond To Jamestown

Happening now in the community

A Compromised Freedom At The Black History Museum

07.2026
Running through December 19, A Compromised Freedom: 250 Years of Black Life in Virginia examines the complex, enduring, and often contested meanings of freedom for Black Virginians across two and a half centuries.
The exhibition invites visitors to learn and consider how Black communities in Virginia have lived, labored, resisted, organized, created, and shaped democracy while navigating the broken promises of liberty and justice that have been denied to them since the country’s founding.

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Threads & Bridges Festival at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture

07.2026
On August 15 and 16, the Rith Initiative will present the inaugural Threads & Bridges Festival at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, marking the public launch of the Threads & Bridges Oral History Project – a long-term effort to preserve and share the lived experiences of Indian-Americans across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Maymont Celebrates The Life of Little Bear

07.2026
Maymont is sad to share the news that after two decades as a beloved wildlife ambassador, Little Bear, aka Phoenix, was humanely euthanized on July 10. One of the animal keepers’ favorites for his unfailingly friendly attitude, Little Bear had a form of congenital dwarfism and hormonal complications akin to Addison’s disease, which have required specialized care from attending veterinarians since he arrived at Maymont as a yearling in 2006.

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Erin Lunsford At The Camel

07.2026
Erin Lunsford will play her latest album—Rhinestones—release show on July 31 at The Camel. Rhinestones is a self-produced collection that blends Appalachian roots with Americana, folk, country, and pop. The album explores family, friendship, mental health, identity, love, loss, and the resilience required to pursue a creative life.

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“Being Thomas Jefferson” at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture

07.2026
Dr. Andrew Burnstein will deliver a lecture on Thomas Jefferson at 5:30 pm on July 22 at The Virginia Museum of History & Culture. In “Being Thomas Jefferson,” acclaimed Jefferson scholar Andrew Burstein peels away layers of obfuscation, taking us past the veneer of the animated letter-writer to describe a confused lover and a misguided humanist, too timid to embrace antislavery. Presenting a society that encouraged separation between public and private, appearance and essence, Burstein paints a dramatic picture of early American culture and brings us closer to Jefferson's life and thought than ever before.

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