MashUp Home Recent Entries You Had Me at Free Movie and Music Brunch at Weezie’s Kitchen A Music Lover’s Graphic Novel Don’t Stop the Dance Ilad is playing at Gallery 5. Maybe you should go. Syndicate RSS 2.0 Monthly Archives November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 Entertainment and Enlightenment Karen Newton February 05, 2008 10:09 AM So much going on in rva lately…where to start? Saturday night: The Italian Film Fest at the Firehouse Theater. The sold-out 8:00 showing of “Divorce Italian Style” with Marcello Mastroianni. Dry wit, sly wit, wry wit and an actor who totally owns the camera. Endless food from Mama Zu’s, Edo’s Squid and 8 1/2 and a look at the swinging ‘60s through the Italian looking glass. Perfection. Sunday afternoon: For non-sports lovers like me, Chop Suey hosted “Super Poetry Sunday” with hard hitting poet Julie Carr vs. the wild card from Nebraska, Anthony Hawley; both of whom teach and publish. The nearly capacity crowd was treated to everything a reading should be: poets reading their own words, with their distinctive cadences, on 21st century topics. Kudos to Ward Teft of Chop Suey for keeping Richmond in the loop. Monday night:Ghostprint Gallery on Broad Street presented an evening of experimental music (note: best new trend: art galleries putting on music shows on non-First Friday evenings). Charity Chan, Robert Bryant and Anduin showed the audience what experimental music in rva is: harmonics, long, pregnant silent pauses, electronica and accordion feedback. Different, challenging, interesting. Bravo! Three random days/nights in Richmond. The only reason to be bored here is if you choose to be…. Comments (1) | Permalink Page 1 of 1 pages