Naturals of RVA Fall Meet Up

I went to my first natural hair meet up last month; the meet up was hosted by Shakira and Melani from Naturals of RVA! Women of all ages were in attendance, I loved the fact that everyone was at a different stage in their natural hair journey, it made for great conversation! Some of the ladies were new to being natural and some had been natural for years like myself, as I made my way around the room I got a chance to mingle and chat with the other naturals about hair products and techniques! Our lovely host Shakira even did a few style demos, which are always nice to see live and in living color, especially when your style challenged like me! There were some great product giveaways as well, my sis even came out to the event for a little while and ended up winning a few bottles of Hydratherma Naturals products! If you’re in the RVA area and you're natural or thinking about transitioning, I would definitely suggest checking out Naturals of RVA, they have meet ups throughout the year at various locations in the city!

Loved her blonde puff!

Sis's curls were rockin'

Shakira from Naturals of RVA

Style Demo

Naturals!!

Got to meet the Artisan that makes these lovely soaps, they smell delish!

Algebra Blessett at The ARTisan Cafe

Last Friday I attended a dope little event featuring Algebra Blessett at The ARTisan Cafe! This was my first time at The ARTisan Cafes' new location in Stony Point! While waiting for Algebra Blessett to perform, I made my way around the gallery and was immediatly drawn to an artist that was doing a live painting, which was amazing! Some beautiful handmade pieces also caught my eye, along with some great jewelry and natural hair and body products. The ARTisan Cafe is host to many handmade goods and clothing from local Artisans, so if you're in the Richmond area you definitely want to check them out! Now back to Ms. Algebra Blessett; she came out introduced herself and did a quick little QA with the audience! Her energy and aura are amazing, she has such an uplifting vibe which I really enjoyed. Her voice is absolutely beautiful, listening to her sing and play the guitar definitely put me in a zone. She sang lots of new material along with a few songs from past albums, the crowd was great and the setting was perfect for this type of Artist! If you're a fan of great music please support this sister and pick up her new album "Recovery", you can thank me later!

Host Jarrard Anthony and Algebra Blessett

DJ Mikemetic

Naturals of RVA presents Fall Natural Hair Mixer

Ok, can I just start by saying I'm loving the natural hair scene that has really swept through Richmond over the past few years! I've been natural for 10 years now, and can honestly say in the beginning of my journey there was nothing happening in this city in regards to women with natural hair! You Tube was my best friend and of course good ol' Google was there anytime I needed to look something up. That my friend is no longer the case, RVA now is home to a number of natural hair shows, events, and various meet ups. Naturals of RVA, is one of those groups thats helping to further educate and bring together naturals in the Richmond area. This group host various meet ups throughout the year, and their members have access to their website, which has a great forum where naturals and transitioners can find answers to all questions dealing with natural hair. Naturals of RVA is hosting their Fall Natural Hair Mixer this month on October 17th, at the ARTisan Cafe from 6-9pm. If you're natural or thinking about transitioning you definitely should attend, there will be product giveaways, hair demos, along with some great natural hair info. To RSVP for this event please visit www.meetup.com/naturalsofrva

Naturals of RVA presents Fall Natural Hair Mixer

October 17th

6pm-9pm

ARTisan Cafe

9200 Stony Point Parkway #192A

Richmond VA 23238

RSVP @ www.meetup.com/naturalsofrva

Live @ The ARTisan Cafe featuring Algebra Blessett

Multi- Grammy Award Winning artist Algebra Blessett will be in RVA next Friday October 11th, 2013 at The ARTisan Cafe (9200 Stony Point Parkway #192A)! There will be a meet and greet along with a live performance, which you definitely wont want to miss. The event will be hosted by Jarrard Anthony and music will be provided by DJ Mikemetic. All my beautiful Richmonders please come out and support this wonderful event! An RSVP is required for entry, tickets can be purchased in advance, as there will be none sold at the doors! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at vbmf.org.

ARTisan Cafe in conjunction with The Virginia Black Music Foundation Presents:

Live @ The ARTisan Cafe

featuring

Algebra Blessett

Friday October 11th, 2013

7pm-10pm

Must RSVP for Entry

The ARTisan Cafe

One of my favorite local events The ARTisan Cafe will be back next Saturday June 8th 2013, at the Observation Deck at City Hall! The ARTisan Cafe is a great event to attend if you’re a lover of unique and eclectic jewelry, art, clothing and other handmade goodies! This will be my 3rd time attending and I can’t wait; the last time I went I left with some great vintage earrings! Events like this are a great way to get to know and network with local artisans. So much talent lies right here in the RVA, so if you’re in the Richmond area you definitely don’t want to miss this event!

The ARTisan Cafe

Saturday June 8th 2013

The Observation Deck at City Hall

6pm-10pm

www.artisancafeva.com