Heart unburdened: In going it alone, Rachel Ries found herself in a new community and nurtured it into the musical project Her Crooked Heart. Ries was touring for a solo album, going through a divorce, and had “leapt into the untethered unknown” when she got busy writing the transformative song cycle that defines her new release, To Love To Leave To Live, which she backed with her siblings and a talented group of collaborators she met on the road. The result is a blend of acoustic and synth instrumentation that encompasses a genre-defying story of transformation. Diane Cluck and Devon Sproule open the show with individual sets.
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February exhibitions
City Clay 700 Harris St., Suite 104. “A Bad Case of Stripes,” wheel-thrown ceramics by Maddy Watkins. February 6–March 1. First Fridays opening reception February 6, 4–6p. Crozet Artisan Depot 5791 Three Notch’d Rd., Crozet. “Craft Lights,” one-of-a-kind lamps made from salvaged industrial and domestic objects by Bill Craft. “The Beloved,” geometric minimalist sculpture, wall […]
March galleries
Friday 3/6 through Sunday 3/29 McGuffey Art Center presents a slate of new exhibitions of various media and interests this month. In the Sarah B. Smith Gallery, “Kinship” offers a collection of paintings that celebrate the connections between us all by Eileen French. In the First Floor North Gallery, “Holding What Time Leaves Behind” captures […]
Louisiana Calling at The Jefferson 3/6
Louisiana Calling pairs Sonny Landreth Band with The Iguanas for a show fit to rock any venue in the Big Easy or bayou. Horn-laden and harmony-heavy, The Iguanas traffic a monster mashup of danceable stylings—Tejano and Conjunto sounds and fiery Caribbean influences mingle with Southern blues, jazz, and R&B. Whether sultry and smooth or wailing […]
