Young Tom Jefferson
Reviewed by Margaret Thompson I knew I would be reminded of a lot of historical facts that had escaped me when I went to see Young Tom Jefferson at Historic Hanover Tavern. I didn’t know that I’d learn so…
The Hound of the Baskervilles – A Wild and Clever Romp
Truly a character for all ages, odds are really good the tweens or teens in your life have already caught the terrific Sherlock adaptation on BBC, or Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock on the big screen, or CBS’s exploration of…
From Up Here – A Dark Comedy for Teens and Parents
When you hear that a script deals with a school shooting, you don’t expect to laugh during the production. But I laughed – and I’m talking out loud – frequently during Full Circle Theatre Project’s production of From Up Here.…
Grand Canyon Adventure – IMAX at The Science Museum
I’ve never been to the Grand Canyon. But Grand Canyon Adventure sparked in me a haunting familiarity with the native people, the early explorers, and modern-day environmental activists. From the opening landscape montages, the entire IMAX dome became a helicopter,…
To the Arctic – IMAX at The Science Museum of Virginia
Reviewed by Robin Schwartzkopf We don’t get down to the Science Museum of Virginia very often, but To the Arctic – an iMAX film that transports you to the top of the world – reminded me of why we should.…
Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music
The title of this quirky and very funny play by award-winning playwright Lee Blessing is also the name of the Texas bar where the romantic family comedy takes place. I’m a natural laugher. It doesn’t take much to get me…
Gunther von Hagens’ Body Worlds and the Brain
Unsure of exactly what to expect (or how I’d react to what I saw), I headed off to the highly anticipated traveling exhibit that is making its Virginia debut at the Science Museum of Virginia, Gunther von Hagens’ Body Worlds…
Spring Awakening
A Parent’s Review Dear mom or dad of a teen: If your little darling was the sixth grader with a serious boyfriend or girlfriend, or the 11-year-old who inadvertently stumbled upon low-octane porn sites every other time he was in…
CMoR Chesterfield
CMoR Chesterfield 6629 Lake Harbour Drive, Midlothian, VA When the temperature hit 95 and the pool was closed for a swim meet, I knew just where to go for an afternoon of fun with the boys – the newly-opened Children’s…
Lord of the Flies
I read Lord of the Flies, the literary classic by Nigel Williams, in high school – long enough ago that I had forgotten many of the details. Good versus evil, the biblical themes, the symbolism. But none of that really…
