The annual Model Railroad Show at the Science Museum of Virginia has been a crowd pleaser in our house for many years. On Thanksgiving weekend, guests can enjoy model…
Fiona Bessey-Bushnell is an occupational therapist and writer who lives in the West End. She enjoys exploring all the exciting places Richmond has to offer with her husband and two sons.
The long-awaited Nature Connects: Art with LEGO Bricks exhibit at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is here. Featured sculptures include giant flowers, insects, animals, and a few other surprises. This award-winning…
Butterflies LIVE! at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden offers the sights and sounds of summer all in one package. Where else can you see hundreds of real, live butterflies aflutter?…
Five years in the making, the long-awaited Speed exhibit is open. Was it worth the wait? Billed as the most ambitious exhibit at the Science Museum of Virginia in its…
When I accepted the assignment to review National Parks Adventure in The Dome at the Science Museum of Virginia, I decided to take my mother and my 10-year-old son along for the fun. I…
When Richmond hosted the UCI Road World Championships in 2015, fans came from far and near to cheer on cycling teams from around the globe. Crystal Trent, a special education…
With modern enhancements to a classic fairy tale (Frog Prince, by Brothers Grimm), this coming-of-age story holds lessons for us all. Packed with humor, Croaker, The Frog Prince Musical opens…
Have you ever considered alien life? Do you think we are alone in the universe? Do you know the difference between a robot and an android? All these questions…
“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to…
"I am a woman, Mary. I can be as contrary as I choose." - Violet Crawley Reviewed by Fiona Bessey-Bushnell Step into the lives of the early 20th-century aristocracy with…
