Richmond Symphony Orchestra performs on stage with a conductor leading and a violin soloist in a red gown at the front.

Richmond Symphony to return to Longwood for free performance April 24

The Richmond Symphony will return to the Jarman Auditorium stage at Longwood University later this month for a special performance that is free and open to the public.


  • Delegates Lily Franklin '15 (left) and Karen
    Longwood to the legislature: Alumnae find common ground in Richmond

    Virginia Delegates Karen “Kacey” Robins Carnegie ’04 and Lily Franklin ’15 represent districts at opposite ends of the Commonwealth, yet both trace their path to Richmond through Farmville—molded by their experiences at their alma mater.

    Jesse Turner '28 goes through a pre-game check before the start of a Longwood lacrosse broadcast on ESPN+.
    Putting on a show

    It’s one hour to tipoff, and McKayla Moxcey ’26 sits in front of a large, brightly lit keyboard in the broadcast studio of the Joan Perry Brock Center.

  • Students conduct fieldwork in a wooded area, with one holding a camera rig while another measures distance with a tape stretched between them, as a third person crouches nearby checking a device, and buckets and tools are arranged on the ground around them.
    Digging into history

    Margaret Dudley ’25 has joined Red Hill as a full-time staff archaeologist, continuing her hands-on work uncovering and preserving the site’s complex history.

  • Students and friends hanging out at Three Roads Brewing during Senior Week - Outdoor gathering at dusk beside a tall brick building with many windows. String lights hang over picnic tables and umbrellas on a patio area. People mingle and play games in the courtyard near an open bar entrance. A wooden fence and small trees frame the scene under an evening sky.
    Destination Farmville

    Farmville may be America’s oldest two-college town, but Lancer alumni are discovering that their old stomping ground has much more to offer than it did in their days on campus—no matter how long ago that was.