This week, use your sleuthing skills to track down some intriguing art and events around town, including the “Live I Spy” experience at The Camel. Sneak onto the dance floor for a 1960s celebration at Hardywood, decipher the paintings of Eleanor Rufty at Quirk Gallery and catch a glimpse of a Peruvian community at the Weinstein JCC. Enjoy!
With My Little Eye
When’s the last time you flipped through the Scholastic line of “I Spy” books? Whether it’s been years or days, The Camel and local retailer Vice Antiques have teamed up to put the visual puzzle series onstage with “Live I Spy” on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The Midlothian-based antique shop brings brainteasers, trivia and a mess of random objects to challenge teams of up to four players during this free event. Limited spaces are available; spying begins at 4 p.m.
—Kevin Johnson, Lifestyle Editor
Get Groovy
Don your bell-bottoms and headband and get down for the far-out Summer in the City Fundraiser, hosted at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery on Aug. 25. Hosted by Richmond-based performer extraordinaire Anthony Cosby Jr., the 1960s-themed event supports the programs of Cadence theater company. Live music will be provided by the Lynchburg-based Me and the Moon band. Plus, there will be live and silent auctions, raffles, and era-appropriate costume and dance contests. The grooves start at 6 p.m. Tickets are $60 and include food and one drink ticket. Attendees are encouraged to dress in their 1960s best.
—Nicole Cohen, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Fabric of a Community
Through Sept. 4, the Weinstein JCC hosts “Woven in Color,” a photo and art showcase presenting the daily lives of the residents of Huacahuasi, Peru, in vibrant color and in candid moments. The snapshots also highlight the detail and intricate craftsmanship in their clothing and other textiles, some of which will be on display. The event is the first-ever photo exhibition for the Richmond-based nonprofit Sisters Project Peru. All featured images are for sale, with proceeds supporting efforts to build a clinic in the Huacahuasi community. The exhibition is free; a reception takes place Thursday, Aug. 27, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
—Kelsey Robinson, Associate Editor
Scenes and Situations
“Sometimes, in Rooms … ,” an exhibition of work by lifelong artist Eleanor Rufty, continues at Quirk Gallery downtown through Sept. 26. Rufty’s drawings and paintings resemble storyboards for a noir film that’s not yet been made. The figures are caught in mid-thought, listening or about to speak, and that one “Woman on the Beach” wearing sunglasses and sitting in a chair must be scheming. These are figurative images, but the narrative is up to you.
—Harry Kollatz Jr., Senior Writer
Other Suggestions
- Catch a screening of “Wildcards” followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Wes Miller and actor Leon at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen Aug. 28.
- Actor and funnyman Marlon Wayans brings his comedic stylings to Richmond’s Funny Bone Comedy Club Aug. 28-30.
- The 115th Chesterfield County Fair offers traditional food staples, entertainment, craft exhibitions and more Aug. 28-Sept. 5.
- Changes in Latitudes: America’s Premier Jimmy Buffett Tribute takes the stage as part of the After Hours Concerts at The Innsbrook Pavilion Aug. 29.
- The nonprofit Virginia Business Expo Corporation presents the Richmond Comedy and Music Festival at the Imani Center in Manchester on Aug. 29.
- Ada Gallery’s summer exhibition, “Fireflies,” featuring the work of more than 20 local artists, continues through Aug. 31.
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