Author: secretlyall

WHY VIRGINIA / MY VIRGINIA Aug 4th @Library of Virginia We are collaborating with The Library of Virginia to celebrate its 200th year as the “most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government,” aka the story of Virginia. And what is that story comprised of? Your stories….OUR stories!…

JEST! March 20th @Brambly Park Alas, it appears that poor Yorick is in no condition to attend our upcoming March 20th event, but perhaps memory of his “…gibes…gambols…[and] flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table on a roar,” will call to mind your own silly stories to share! We want your tales…

Collaboration with the Virginia Museum of History and Culture SY is excited to announce our first collaboration event with the Virginia Museum of History and Culture! The event’s theme, AGENTS OF CHANGE: FEMME NARRATIVES, is in conjunction with the VMHC’s exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. The exhibition “explores the important legacy…

TWISTED LOVE Feb 10th @ the Hofheimer Building “Love is like a flame, it burns you when it’s hot/Love hurts/Ooh love hurts” But IS it better to have loved than to have never loved at all?? We are seeking sorrowful (or sardonic, cynical or maybe just surprise) tales of love gone awry: whether it was…

PEOPLE vs THE WAR ON DRUGS Jan 7th @the Hofheimer Building The war on drugs has devastated lives and communities for decades. Marijuana Justice VA (MJVA), has been part of the movement to bring reconciliation and redemption to antiquated and racist policies that have led to incarceration and trauma for so many folks. Join us…

(chance)ENCOUNTERS Dec 3rd @the Hofheimer Building Oh, wow, funny running into you here! Well, since we’re here, Secretly Y’all happens to be looking for stories for our December 3rd event, the theme is (chance)ENCOUNTERS…so tales of titillating run-ins with that cute neighbor, terrifying experiences with extraterrestrials, and “isn’t this a coincidence” moments that resulted in…

PRIDE & PREJUDICE Sept 24 @ Rainbow Ballroom Secretly Y’all is excited to collaborate with Diversity Richmond in presenting PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Normally “Pride & Prejudice” brings to mind Victorian romances and oppressed women with sharp wits. However, at this Pride & Prejudice event there will be no Jane Austen allowed. Each September Virginia celebrates…

HOOK, LINE & SINKER July 23 @Pale Fire Brewing Co We asked for fishing stories and we aren’t just talking about fish here – times when what you were trying to catch got caught, times when you caught nothing, times when you caught something entirely different than you were expecting…What was the worst April Fools…

Secretly Y’all presents: ILLEGITIMATE Richmond, VA – July 16th at 7pm, $5 We at Secretly Y’all believe that everyone is legitimate. However systems are set up that dictate what is recognized as good and proper. We are interested in stories of those who have felt ostracized, have been deemed other or not part of, or…

Harrisonburg, VA – May 13 at 7pm, $5 Benefitting: Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Can’t have an up without a down, right? Mountains wouldn’t look like nothing without some dramatic valleys alongside. Even though, from certain vantage points, you can actually, physically look down on anyone who lives in a valley, life down here can…