High flier! Kyan Nixon, 9, races to head off a hard landing by the kite launched by his mother, Jess Nixon, during the low winds last Saturday at the World Heritage Festival and Festival of Kites on Brown’s Island in Downtown. The waterfront festival drew kite fliers, a variety of artists and vendors offering wares and representatives of nonprofit and other organizations offering information. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
Black Lives Matter activist Jalene Schmidt takes part in a protest last Sunday outside the national headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy on Arthur Ashe Boulevard.
Trumpet flower in West End (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
A real feast/ Hundreds of people are in crab heaven at the all-you-can-eat Crab Feast & Fish Fry held last Saturday by the Men of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at Peter Paul Development Center in the East End. The annual event benefits the outreach and community center that serves seniors and after-school programs for youngsters. Enjoying the meat they picked from crabs are, seated clockwise from left, Rhonda Thorpe, Delores Key, Catherine Rob- inson and Nicole Robinson. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
A real feast/ Hundreds of people are in crab heaven at the all-you-can-eat Crab Feast & Fish Fry held last Saturday by the Men of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at Peter Paul Development Center in the East End. The annual event benefits the outreach and community center that serves seniors and after-school programs for youngsters. Roxie Harris, right, watches as Johnnie Payne fills her to-go bag with steamed crabs. More than 800 people registered for the event. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
A real feast/ Hundreds of people are in crab heaven at the all-you-can-eat Crab Feast & Fish Fry held last Saturday by the Men of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at Peter Paul Development Center in the East End. The annual event benefits the outreach and community center that serves seniors and after-school programs for youngsters. For those with no time to eat in, carry-out orders were filled. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
No do-si-do here. The smooth moves of bachata reigned supreme last weekend at the 2nd Annual RVA Bachata Congress held at a Downtown hotel. The three-day event, sponsored by the RVA Salsa Bachata Foundation, featured choreographed dance performances, open dances and workshops for all levels of dancers. Instructor Kat Arias of Washington, owner of Ferocity Dance Company in Falls Church, leads a class with her fellow dance instructor Josette Souza of Washington. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)
No do-si-do here/Participants watched them demonstrate central bachata, then practiced the moves as they rotated partners. At far right, Nikkia Parker of Richmond and Noel Aguilar of Williamsburg share a dance as they practice moves during a workshop last Saturday. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)