Two UVA faculty win Guggenheim fellowships
English professor Rita Felski and VQR Editor Ted Genoways won grants for "demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts."
Garrison Keillor is coming to the Charlottesville Pavilion
The Prairie Home Companion host will bring the news from Lake Wobegon on September 12.
Ben Harper talks Conan, activism and his new band
Ben Harper, the songwriter and slide guitar player, played an important role in one of this new decade’s most amazing TV moments. On the final episode of the ill-fated “Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien,” along with members of ZZ Top, Max Weinberg and O’Brien himself, Harper played slide guitar on “Freebird.” His show at the […]
"Graveyard of Empires: Obama's Afghanistan"; Virginia Quarterly Review; Spring 2010
One of Barack Obama’s most attractive campaign promises was that he would shift America’s military focus from Iraq (the unjust war) to Afghanistan (a war of retaliation, at least). More than a year into his presidency, it’s beginning to look like the shift—crystallized in December when he announced a troop surge and withdrawal deadline—might have […]
Local theater heads announce collaborative effort
Live Arts, Play On!, Hamner, UVA and others look to share resources–and audiences–as part of the Central Virginia Theater Alliance
Memorial for Tim Davis will be held at WNRN tonight
Host of "The Boombox" succumbed on Friday to injuries from random parkway shooting.
Two great new discs from two local duos
Check out some new material from the Cinnamon Band and Barling and Collins.
C-ViLLE Minute: Your weekend preview
Have a look at some of the notable goings-ons this weekend. Plus, a look back at this week in the arts.