Friday, March 12, 2010 | Richmond, VA’s Webmagazine for GLBTQ

Being Out for Thanksgiving

Posted 11.26.09 at 10:00AM by Taste The Rainbow in Arts & Entertainment

turkeyTaste The Rainbow wishes you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving Day complete with good times with family and friends and more importantly, stuffing your face with as much good food as possible.

tastetherainbow-whiteI’m taking a break from restaurant-ing to sit down and enjoy a huge home-cooked meal. The boy makes a very good turkey.

For those of you who don’t like to cook (like me), you can easily put together a decent feast. RVANews has a good piece on gathering a bunch of stuff to make a good feast.
Read it here:  http://rvanews.com/features/rva-deals-25/23277

If you prefer to eat out (like me), there are a bunch of places still open on Turkey day. Richmond.com’s Karri Peifer put together a nice list of places to eat out. Read it here: http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/nov/12/eat-beat-thanksgiving-dinner-out

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Scenes from Barcode's Rocky Horror Karaoke, Papa Ningo Tonight

Posted 07.14.09 at 7:37AM by GayRVA in Arts & Entertainment

Take a look at Sunday night’s hoopla at Barcode:

Barcode's Matt Butler with Riff Raff and Magenta.

Barcode's Matt Butler with Riff Raff and Magenta.

A performance from "Lips."

A performance from "Lips."

The Orgasmic Rush of Lust Cast with GayRVA Editor Kevin Clay and AIDSWalk Richmond Director Scott Sibley.

The Orgasmic Rush of Lust Cast with GayRVA Editor Kevin Clay and AIDSWalk Richmond Director Scott Sibley.

Special thanks to Eric Russell for the photos.  There’s more in our Flickr pool.

Tonight, the cast is at Papa Ningo for a little caberet.  Catch the fun in person and on Twitter.

Tuesday, July 14 :: Tuesday Turnabout
papaningoPapa Ningo
1707 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23223

Papa Ningo is bringing nightlife to all Richmonders on Tuesdays with a full menu of Dominican fare. The Rocky cast performs at 11:30 sharp. The $3 cover goes to AIDSWalk Richmond. Ages 18 and up.

Rocky Horror Week is this week’s featured “poster” on Richmond.com’s MashUp.  Keep watching until the 1:46 mark.

We’ve got more photos in our Flickr Pool.  GayRVA readers can go and upload photos for possible use in future GayRVA posts. Register on Flickr, go here, and click “Join This Group” on the top right. Hit “send to group” on the photos you’d like to add. New photos added to the pool also show up on the right side of our homepage at GayRVA.com.

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Launch Party Brings Out Cross Sections of Community

Posted 06.12.09 at 3:47PM by GayRVA in Arts & Entertainment

Big thank you to everyone who came out to last night’s launch at New York Deli.  And also a big thank you to our friends at Style Weekly, RVA Mag, Melissa Chase, Dayne, and the folks at Q94, Richmond.com, and House candidate Tom Shields for coming out to the party.  Thanks to the Richmond Outsider for the kind words.   xoxo.

The blog has been a much needed source of information for the community, which hasn’t really had a great media outlet, especially one on the web. The site has had a wonderful response from community leaders and members alike since its birth in March 2009.

The Richmond Outsider will be contributing content to GayRVA starting Monday with a review of last night’s Indigo Girl’s show.  Now, we’re off to D.C. for some live blogging of Capital Pride.  You can also catch the updates via our twitter.

Jenny Trembley of Sweetist Thing Bakery made a fabulous GayRVA cake.

Jenny Trembley of Sweetist Thing Bakery made a fabulous GayRVA cake.

GayRVA.com Founder Kevin Clay with the Rocky Horror Picture Cast.

GayRVA.com Editor/Founder Kevin Clay with the Rocky Horror Picture Cast.

Magnolia and Olivia from Varietease Burlesque made an appearance.

Magnolia and Dolli from Richmond Varietease made an appearance.

Mike Maszaros of Gay Pride VA, Robert Key of Fan Free Clinic, and Sharon Husbands were ready for the party.

Mike Maszaros of Gay Pride VA, Robert Key of Fan Free Clinic, and Sharon Husbands were ready for the party.

Special thanks to Andrew Cothern for the photos.

We’ve got more photos of the event in our Flickr Pool. We’re sure you’ve got some that you’d like to add too. GayRVA readers can go and upload photos for possible use in future GayRVA posts. Register on Flickr, go here, and click “Join This Group” on the top right. Hit “send to group” on the photos you’d like to add. New photos added to the pool also show up on the right side of our homepage at GayRVA.com.

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More J-Cade Backstory on Dating Craig

Posted 05.29.09 at 12:14AM by GayRVA in Arts & Entertainment

Dating CraigThis week, Richmond.com’s dating blogger Jonathan Cade tells us about the rise and fall of his relationship with the illusive Italian Matteo.  From meeting at Ipanema, listening to Air Supply, and making love out of nothing at all, he tells the tale of moving to Italy for the boy.

We lived in an ancient apartment with marble floors his parents had bought for him. There was no air-conditioning.

I lived off the money from my student loans and the Honda I sold in the States. When the cash diminished, I took jobs as English teacher, tour guide and editor. I wrote English subtitles for television, edited a magazine and sat in a drafty cathedral above papal catacombs.

Read the rest of his dating blog here.

Chasing CraigWe’re still Chasing “Craig.” If you’ve seen this man about town around town, e-mail us at gayrva@gmail.com.

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Dating Craig Pushes Dating Aside for American Idol, Hollywood Week on "Chasing Craig"

Posted 05.19.09 at 9:35PM by GayRVA in Arts & Entertainment

Dating CraigThis week on Richmond.com, Jonathan Cade discusses the final showdown between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen.  He compares the flamboyant, eye-liner wearing performer to the tame and guitar strumming crooner.

Each week Adam gives us an over the top rendition of a song. He struts. He wails. He looks best in a pompadour, a la Elvis Presley. Or better yet, Lux Interior. I admit, I do cringe at times during his higher registers, but I usually backtrack my DVR two or three times to catch it again.

Read the entire blog here.

J-Cade is definitely pulling for Team Lambert for the win.  Cade and Lambert both hail from Los Angeles.  Speaking of which, GayRVA has received a “Chasing Craig” e-mail with some startling developments.

I knew Jon! He and I got very close after a bit of an ordeal a while back. We were in Los Angeles, riding a city bus, when we were all taken hostage. We were informed there was a bomb on the bus that would only go off if we either dropped below 50 mph or if anyone attempted to escape. I drove the bus while he insured the safety of the other passengers and managed a daring escape for all involved. Lucky for us there were not many casualties. Sadly I was kidnapped after our escape, but Jon was courageous enough to execute a second rescue, and I was saved for a second time. It was rather romantic, but ultimately didn’t work out in the end for us.

Keep up the great work,
Sandra Bullock

Too bad things didn’t work out for you and Sandra since you like dudes and all.

Chasing CraigWe’re still Chasing “Craig.” If you’ve seen this man about town around town, e-mail us at gayrva@gmail.com.

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