Deborah Pratt: The World is Her Oyster
Deborah Pratt has represented the U.S. four times in the Oyster Shucking World Championships in Ireland and in 1997, she was second in the world. As an eight-time State Champion, Deborah promotes shucking as an important Virginia tradition and encourages youth to learn. Her accomplishments and advocacy combined with her easy charisma makes her a [...]
African American Stars Command the Stage in “Il Trovatore”
Virginia Opera brings Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” to Richmond Oct. 24 and 26. Virginia Opera has always been an innovator: It is the nation’s only regional opera company that regularly performs in three separate main stage venues. Under the Artistic Direction of Peter Mark, it is widely respected as a place that identifies future stars early [...]
Second Career Is First Passion
Tam Smith, of Richmond, has capitalized on one successful career to forge ahead with a second one that allows her to fulfill her passion for full service event planning. Tam is the owner of Plan Ahead Events, a company that manages and plans meetings, conventions, trade shows, and special events.
In today’s economic environment, companies are [...]
What a Guy Wants: Richmond Men Speak Up
by Erika Townsend
If you want to ruffle some feathers, just ask a man how they like to be catered to by their woman. “Are you sure this is not a sting operation by some feminist organization?” one of the men jokingly questioned.
For the record, I want to assure both men and women that it was [...]
