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Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: CORAN CAPSHAW
FOUNDER, RED LIGHT MANAGEMENT, MUSICTODAY, RIVERBEND DEVELOPMENT, CHARLOTTESVILLE
Capshaw, the founder of 32-year-old music management company Red Light Management, is the driving force behind a newly approved 7,500-capacity riverfront amphitheater in Richmond. The $30 million project, expected to
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Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: DAVID BALDACCI
AUTHOR, FAIRFAX COUNTY
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Bestselling crime and thriller novelist Baldacci, a lifelong Virginian, has made it a mission to give back to the institutions that shaped him. A Virginia Commonwealth University alumnus and former
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: ANDY EDMUNDS
DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA FILM OFFICE, RICHMOND
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When Hollywood productions like “Dopesick,” “Cold Mountain,” “Wonder Woman 1984” and others want to film in Virginia, they come to Edmunds to get the ball rolling. As director of the
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Blue Ridge festival rocks on — for now
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UPDATED SEPT. 11: The Blue Ridge Rock Festival was canceled on Sept. 9 due to severe weather, including storms and hail. The festival’s organizers said they would provide refund details
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: ERIK H. NEIL
MACON AND JOAN BROCK DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT, CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART, NORFOLK
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Neil has been director of the Chrysler Museum of Art since 2014, but his title changed in late 2022 when the position was endowed through a $34 million gift to
2023 Virginia 500: Arts | Entertainment | Sports
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David Baldacci AUTHOR, FAIRFAX COUNTY Tony Bennett DEAN AND MARKEL FAMILIES MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, CHARLOTTESVILLE Bridgette C. Bywater VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, KINGS
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: ALEX NYERGES
DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, RICHMOND
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While Nyerges has been director of four museums — including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for the past 17 years — he’s also a photographer. When the VMFA received
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: PHARRELL WILLIAMS
ENTERTAINER, PRODUCER AND DEVELOPER, PARIS*
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* EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this entry was written, Williams has moved with his family to Paris, where Louis Vuitton’s corporate headquarters is located. He previously had dual homes in Virginia
Virginia MOCA moving to Virginia Wesleyan campus
$25M gift will pay for construction
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The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art is moving from Virginia Beach’s ViBe District to Virginia Wesleyan University’s campus, with the aid of a $25 million gift, the museum and university
Richmond riverfront amphitheater gets green light
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Construction could begin this summer on a $30 million, 7,500-person amphitheater overlooking the James River. On June 12, Richmond City Council approved a 20-year performance grant that gives Red Light