A royal arrival for Mother’s Day: New mother Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, holds her son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, as he is admired Wednesday by his grandmother, Doria Ragland, and great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. Smiling from the side are the baby’s great-grandfather, Prince Philip, and new father, Prince Harry. The baby, born Monday to Prince Harry and Ms. Markle, is the first grandchild for Ms. Ragland and the eighth great-grandchild for the 93-year-old British monarch and the Duke of Edinburgh. (Chris Allerton©SussexRoyal)
T. “Silly Genius” Sparks stands in front of the new mural that he and fellow muralist P.T. Carroll finished at 2604 Hull St., on the side of the Atlantis Food Service Equipment building. The two are among eight artists in the All City Art Club that began in 2017 to enliven neglected areas of the city.
“Murals help make an area look better, then people feel better and then things will start to happen,” according to Silly Genius, who has led the club’s efforts to secure commissions. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
‘Butterflies Live’ at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
Behold the green and gold! Journalist Yamiche Alcindor, second from left, walks in Norfolk State University’s 104th Commencement procession last Saturday at Dick Price Stadium on the Norfolk campus with NSU Interim President Melvin T. Stith, left. Ms. Alcindor, White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour, was the commencement speaker during ceremonies at which nearly 500 students were awarded undergraduate or advanced degrees. Members of the 50th reunion Class of 1969 were recognized during the ceremony. The Class of 1969 was the first to graduate from Norfolk State College, which became an independent institution of higher education on Feb. 1, 1969. Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, a senior vice president at Ohio State University, is expected to take over as NSU’s seventh president in June. (Randy Singleton)
Behold the green and gold! Journalist Yamiche Alcindor, second from left, walks in Norfolk State University’s 104th Commencement procession last Saturday at Dick Price Stadium on the Norfolk campus with NSU Interim President Melvin T. Stith, left. Ms. Alcindor, White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour, was the commencement speaker during ceremonies at which nearly 500 students were awarded undergraduate or advanced degrees. Members of the 50th reunion Class of 1969 were recognized during the ceremony. The Class of 1969 was the first to graduate from Norfolk State College, which became an independent institution of higher education on Feb. 1, 1969. Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, a senior vice president at Ohio State University, is expected to take over as NSU’s seventh president in June. (Randy Singleton)
Behold the green and gold! Journalist Yamiche Alcindor, second from left, walks in Norfolk State University’s 104th Commencement procession last Saturday at Dick Price Stadium on the Norfolk campus with NSU Interim President Melvin T. Stith, left. Ms. Alcindor, White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour, was the commencement speaker during ceremonies at which nearly 500 students were awarded undergraduate or advanced degrees. Members of the 50th reunion Class of 1969 were recognized during the ceremony. The Class of 1969 was the first to graduate from Norfolk State College, which became an independent institution of higher education on Feb. 1, 1969. Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, a senior vice president at Ohio State University, is expected to take over as NSU’s seventh president in June. (Randy Singleton)
Celebrating Asian-American culture: Gianna Sa, 7, of Chesterfield County, performs a traditional Cambodian dance with members of the Cambodian Dance Troupe of the Khmer Samacky Monastery in Henrico last Saturday during the 22nd Annual Asian American Celebration. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)
Celebrating Asian-American culture: Last Saturday the 22nd Annual Asian American Celebration featured food, music, performances, exhibits, games and educational crafts from a variety of Asian nations. Marcus Brown Jr., 4, and his mother, Lesli Brown, work on creating an Indonesian flower offering called a “Ganang Sari” at the Indonesian cultural activity booth during the festival. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)
¿Que Pasa? Festival: The food, music and art of Virginia’s Latino communities were in the spotlight last Saturday at the 2019 ¿Que Pasa? Festival, sponsored by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce along the Riverfront Canal Walk in Shockoe Slip. Right, couples dance to the rhythms of Latin music, while festivalgoers, below, line up for boat rides along the canal in vessels decorated like the boats in Xochimilco, Mexico.
¿Que Pasa? Festival: The food, music and art of Virginia’s Latino communities were in the spotlight last Saturday at the 2019 ¿Que Pasa? Festival, sponsored by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce along the Riverfront Canal Walk in Shockoe Slip. Right, couples dance to the rhythms of Latin music, while festivalgoers, below, line up for boat rides along the canal in vessels decorated like the boats in Xochimilco, Mexico.
Shanna Latia of Richmond, standing at right, a trained yoga and Himalayan sound bowl therapist, helps Candace Benn of Chester feel the vibrations from the handcrafted Tibetan bowl during the 3rd Annual Peace Love RVA Yoga Festival last Saturday at Maymont. The free festival highlighted the growing yoga community in Richmond and urged compassion and love for all through a full day of free yoga classes and meditation led by area instructors. Music, vegetarian fare and local merchants also were featured, including musician Julian Desta of Richmond, below, who played a didgeridoo. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)
Shanna Latia of Richmond, standing at right, a trained yoga and Himalayan sound bowl therapist, helps Candace Benn of Chester feel the vibrations from the handcrafted Tibetan bowl during the 3rd Annual Peace Love RVA Yoga Festival last Saturday at Maymont. The free festival highlighted the growing yoga community in Richmond and urged compassion and love for all through a full day of free yoga classes and meditation led by area instructors. Music, vegetarian fare and local merchants also were featured, including musician Julian Desta of Richmond, below, who played a didgeridoo. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)
Shopping for wearable art: Dacia Henry, left, and Pat Smith of Richmond peruse earrings made by artist Shirley Hellms of Bremo Bluff during the 48th Annual Arts in the Park last Saturday. More than 450 artists from around the country showed off their work, which was for sale, during the event at the Carillon at Byrd Park. The show is sponsored by the Carillon Civic Association, and attracts painters, potters, photographers, jewelers and other craftspeople. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)