Kristen Green had never heard about the slave jail Devil’s Half Acre in Shockoe Bottom until she was on an assignment for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. What she subsequently learned about the slave trade in the area compelled her to…

Actor Loren Lester’s job on The Band’s Visit is one of daily anticipation. A standby for four roles — three Egyptians and one Israeli, including the lead role of Tewfiq — Lester has to step into the role whenever an…

  Emelie Faith Thompson was just a little girl when she started loving the music of ABBA. Now, she is playing the title character of Donna in Virginia Rep’s current production of Mamma Mia!  “My mother used to play ABBA’s…

Ed Clark’s weekends with his uncle in southern Pennsylvania sparked his lifelong career in conservation.  Clark began spending every weekend with his uncle and aunt when he was very young. He and his uncle would go out to the one-room…

  Visiting Dignity Village, a homeless community in Portland, Oregon, motivated Madison Argyle to help others. “I knew I wanted to go back and help them,” says Madison, a rising Junior at Cosby High School. “My goal was to bring…

Actor Tommy Sherlock and his wife Corinne owe their meeting to rock and roll. Sherlock was performing with his band Tenors of Rock at Harrah’s Casino in Las Vegas. Corinne and her mother were on vacation and randomly decided to…

Martin Fisher is learning that musical theatre can be much more intense than the world of opera or television.  Fisher, an opera singer turned actor, has worked in off-Broadway productions as well as television and film so he’s used to…

Job Greene grew up with an appreciation for animals. “My dad and grandfather always loved animals,” says the upstate New York native. “We would watch Wild Kingdom together. Growing up, I wanted to be a veterinarian.” Now Greene is fulfilling…

Leslie Klein didn’t know that learning how to sew at the age of sixteen would one day lead to a successful art career, one that would turn her sewing expertise into works of art.  “My mom taught me how to…

Originally begun as a Sunday family gathering in 1984, the Lebanese Food Festival will celebrate its thirty-seventh festival from May 13 to 15, rain or shine, at St. Anthony Church in Glen Allen. “Our festival is completely done by the…