Hear Together: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Open Studios
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is a nonprofit in Amherst that provides time and space for writers, visual artists, and composers to focus exclusively on their creative work.
They invite you to come see what artists from around the world are working on in their VCCA studios on Sunday, April 13th from 4-6PM. You can chat with artists about their creative process, explore VCCA’s outdoor art collection, and enjoy light refreshments.
Encore: Japanese Breakfast on World Cafe
Michelle Zauner, of Japanese Breakfast, is on a trajectory. Not only did she author the New York Times bestselling memoir, Crying In H Mart, but she also entered new sonic territory with her 2021 album, Jubilee. The record marked a joyful sonic departure from her earlier, darker songwriting themes. To celebrate the release of Japanese Breakfast’s new album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), we’re listening back to a 2021 interview with Zauner, where she discusses her then new album, her memoir, and the stories behind them.
Hear Together: Blue Sky Fund Outdoor Leadership Institute
Blue Sky Fund is a youth development non-profit that aims to provide transformational experiences for Richmond area youth through outdoor education.
They are currently recruiting for the next cohort of rising 9-12th grade students from across the Richmond metro area for their Outdoor Leadership Institute, a year-long program that brings together students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds for connecting, leadership training, a 5-day wilderness trip to Virginia’s highest peak, and monthly community service projects. This program is designed to foster individual growth, increase personal resiliency, and cultivate leadership skills.
New Rock Now Playlist 3/16/25
Join Desiré and Amber every Sunday night from 8-10 p.m. as they share two hours of brand new tunes.
Les Temps Perdu Playlist 3/16/25
On Sundays from 12-2 p.m. Drew, Dan, and Mike practice indie-rock archaeology as co-hosts of Les Temps Perdu. Tune in for two hours of old-school glam, punk, new wave, alternative, grunge, and indie-rock from the 70s through the mid-90s.
John Morrison on Kendrick Lamar on World Cafe
Kendrick Lamar released his album To Pimp A Butterfly ten years ago this month. On the next World Cafe, Culture Corner correspondent John Morrison talks about the profound impact of that record musically and politically – and why Lamar could be compared to Bob Dylan.
