Virginia Humanities

Prio Bangla Multicultural Street Festival

The Prio Bangla (a Non- Profit Organization) with support from Arlington County and recognized by the Virginia Governor is hosting the 7th annual Multicultural Street Festival in Arlington, Virginia. This event attracts huge crowds from all walks of life. American citizens with diverse backgrounds from all over the world including Mexico, Span, Peruvian, Cambodian, China, […]

American Dissent

What happens when we stand up for what we think is right? A new podcast explores dissent in America.

Today (Monday  Sept. 17) is Constitution Day, and to honor the occasion we’re launching a new podcast series from With Good Reason and James Madison’s Montpelier called American Dissent. Hosted by Kelley Libby, the series is about “We the People, pushing back, in the pursuit of a better America.” American Dissent aims to educate and […]

Explore the Art of Masquerade

at the 14th Annual Richmond Folk Festival

Charlottesville, VA— Virginia Humanities joins the Richmond Folk Festival in announcing the Virginia Folklife Area theme for the 2018 Richmond Folk Festival: “Masquerade.” When: The Richmond Folk Festival takes place Friday, October 12, beginning at 6:00 PM, through Sunday, October 14 at 6:00 PM. The Virginia Folklife Area will be open Saturday, October 13 and […]

On the Beat: Local Journalism, Truth, and Democracy

Regional journalists and authors Monica Hesse (The Washington Post) and Beth Macy (The Roanoke Times) join Pulitzer Prize recipient Eric Eyre (Charleston Gazette-Mail) in a discussion of important issues impacting communities nationwide—including the opioids crisis and the effects of economic decline on rural communities—and the vital role of local journalism to an informed citizenry. Community questions will follow the panel discussion, moderated […]

Personal Connections: African Migration to Roanoke

Panel discussion that examines current trends and challenges in global migration by looking at the issue through the eyes of African women who have migrated to the Roanoke Valley through the U.S. refugee resettlement program. This event serves as a counterpart to the exhibition “Reclamation: Pan-African Works from the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection,” on view in the museum’s […]

Think & Drink with Earl Swift

Chesapeake Requiem

Chesapeake Requiem: A Conversation with Earl Swift Virginia Humanities hosts a free community event in partnership with The Bridge PAI and New Dominion Bookshop. Journalist Earl Swift will discuss and read from his new book about Tangier Island, in conversation with Virginia Humanities’ Sarah McConnell, host of the award-winning radio program With Good Reason. Described as “a brilliant, soulful, […]

Book Launch: Chesapeake Requiem

Norfolk | Richmond | DC

Described as “a brilliant, soulful, and timely portrait of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community  in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay as it faces extinction,” Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island is the culmination of Earl Swift’s longtime fellowship at Virginia Humanities.

The Refugee and Immigrant Experience in Virginia

Panel Discussion New Virginians: The Refugee and Immigrant Experience in Virginia Presented by the Library of Virginia and Virginia Humanities in conjunction with the Library’s annual Anne and Ryland Brown Teachers Institute, Virginia Humanities’ David Bearinger, director of Grants and Community Programs, moderates this conversation on the refugee and immigrant experience in Virginia in the […]

Old Traditions/New Virginians Folklife Celebration

Explore the sights and sounds of the “New Old” traditions of migrants who have come to Virginia within the last 30 years. This Folklife Celebration features traditions as varied as Vietnamese đàn bầu music (a one-stringed instrument), the exquisitely colorful Guatemalan alfombra (sawdust carpet) and dance, Hindustani raga singing, a Bolivian tinku dance group, and […]