The Devil Doesn’t Live Here Anymore from Alix Bryan on Vimeo.

Just off of Interstate 95 squats a mammoth, rainbow painted building. Located at 1407 Sherwood Avenue, the Gay Community Center of Richmond offer a diversity of events to the greater Richmond community. Many LGBT residents feel that the GCCR, which opened two years ago, has created a space that unites the community.

The GGCR opened just two years ago, although it is a part of the Gay Community Foundation, which just celebrated 10 years in Richmond.

While most of the city was enshrouded by a cold, gray, drizzly atmosphere, Virginia Gay PRIDE festival offered a brightly colored alternative.  The 25th annual event was well attended, although afternoon rains had volunteers scrambling to move the event inside. Click on the photo (and click captions) to view a slideshow of the event, with captions.

Watch historical interpreters reenact the colonial experience that paved the way for life as we know it now. The Citie of Henricus, now an outdoor living museum, was established in 1611 and recreated with the help of Ron Blackburn in 2000. Henricus was our nation’s second settlement, founded by Thomas Dale and home to many historical events. It was the first Commonwealth in our nation; the first place where settlers owned private property and farmed tobacco for money. Henricus was also home to the first hospital and college in the New World.

Click on picture to start slideshow. Don’t forget to select captions to learn more!

This is a multimedia component within a package that features the work of master carpenter Ron Blackburn and a podcast with historical reenactor Dennis Strawderman.

The South of the James Market, soon to be in its third year, was an instant success and remains the most popular farmer’s market in Richmond. Watch the slideshow to see why!