Performing Artists at Diner en Blanc-Richmond 2018

Merci Beaucoup to Barry "Professor" Bless for setting the mood as 1200 friends arrived and set their beautiful tables. The Professor, as he is known locally is indeed a professor of traditional musicology. Check out his Youtube channel or if you are in Richmond catch him at the weekly Breakfast Cabaret at Crossroads Coffee and Ice Cream. Take a listen and get happy! Happy Lucky Music

SOUL Aerial

Featured Performers: Flynn Cross, Owner & Gabriella Mikalus, Instructor, SOUL Aerial & Performing Arts Center

http://www.soulaerial.com/

SOUL Aerial & Performing Arts Center, located in the heart of RVA, offers clients an unforgettable experience whether in classes or in our community. Along with daily classes for every age, SOUL also offers private parties, professional performances for local events and a beautiful rental venue and black box theater, all in one location or at yours! The owner and director of SOUL, Flynn Cross, a professional dancer, and choreographer, shares her energetic passion for the arts, community, and joy with each person she meets. SOUL's mission is to create warm, welcoming, empowering, and joyful experiences from the minute you walk in the door.

Sam Reed

http://www.samreedmusic.com/

Sam Reed has been singing and performing with bands in and around Richmond, VA since 2006, but the passion she has for music goes back to early childhood. Whether singing in church or singing along to her parents’ old school records the gift of soul singing was always present. After meeting and working with Devonne Harris in 2012, Reed was finally convinced to start recording her solo project. With the help of Harris on production and a host of her favorite RVA musicians, she produces a sound that is undeniably soulful and resonates honesty.

DJ Cassim

Brooklyn born, Richmond raised, Caasim is an enigma of a DJ. The concept of his style depends on where and when you most recently heard him spin. Constantly evolving and shifting between genres and vibes, you’re sure to never hear the same thing twice. With influences ranging from French house to 90s boom-bap hip-hop to Baltimore club sounds, with everything in between, there’s no shortage of inspiration for his next set.

RVA LED Performers
The evening was made magical and playful by a roving troupe of LED performers. Guests were entertained and thrilled with LED hoop and LED jugging performance turning the Boulevard and the lawn of the Museum of History and Culture into a glowing dance floor.