Buck Mountain Episcopal Church 4133 Earlysville Rd. Paintings by Juliette Swenson. Through June 30. The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Blvd. Charlottesville Camera Club Group Photography Exhibition. A diverse collection of photographic works created by members highlights a wide range of styles and subjects. Through June 30. Create Gallery at InBio, Inc. 700 Harris […]
Known as the Powerpuff Girls of folk pop, Trousdale celebrates the re-release of its sophomore album on the Growing Pains (Deluxe) Tour. Powerhouse trio Quinn D’Andrea, Georgia Greene, and Lauren Jones build their trademark sound around tight vocal harmonies that create a kind of democratic understanding of the group’s material. Many of the songs on […]
Grab your golden tickets for a sweet night of off-the-cuff comedy as Bent Theatre Improv parodies Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Employing pure imagination with a heaving helping of chaos, the Bent crew brings its trademark brand of “yes, and…” improvisation sprinkled with audience suggestions to craft a confectionary-based show full of nostalgia and […]
Visual and performing art collide when ORH Dance presents PRIMAVERA. Inspired by the Renaissance painting La Primavera(c. 1477–1482) by Sandro Botticelli, as well as the work of American modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan, the performance taps into themes of beauty, joy, and spirituality found within classical myths. The piece is performed outdoors, among large-scale photographs […]
The Foilies were written by EFF’s Beryl Lipton, Dave Maass, and Aaron Mackey and MuckRock’s Dillon Bergin, Kelly Kauffman, and Anna Massoglia. For the last six years, a class of journalism students at the University of Nevada, Reno, has kicked off each semester by filing their first Freedom of Information Act requests. The assignment: Request […]
Scott Stadium hosted more than 24,000 fans for the NCAA men’s lacrosse Championship Weekend May 23-25, a rare return of the event to a college campus after years at pro venues. Tufts won its third straight Division III championship Sunday, while Princeton and Notre Dame advanced to Monday’s Division I title game, with the Tigers […]
Digging into the oeuvre of an Americana legend, Falco & Book Play Jerry Garcia takes the audience along for a long, strange trip. The pair, members of the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass band The Infamous Stringdusters, brings stripped-down guitar-and-bass versions of the tracks Garcia made famous, drawing from Jer-bear’s solo material, the Grateful Dead catalog, and […]
Some things just get better with age, and that includes Charlottesville’s beloved jam-rockers, Indecision. Known for blending Americana, rock, and jazz with improvisational styling, the group has drawn inspiration from acts like the Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band since 1984. Supporting act Hash the Band, a more recent addition to the local alt-rock […]
The sixth annual Charlottesville Arts Festival returns with a weekend full of creativity, community, and connection. This year’s celebration features 50-plus fine artists and artisans, immersive art experiences, live music, hands-on workshops, and demos throughout the event. Musical acts on the outdoor stage include sets by Mike Perdue, Gina Sobel, and others. Varied performances by […]
By 7:15am on May 16, the crowd at Ellie’s Country Club was already shoulder-to-shoulder, with commencement-day revelers packing the patio beneath a canopy of balloons. Lines outside bars on the Corner began forming as early as 5am ahead of Saturday’s Final Exercises for students graduating from the College Arts & Sciences, and the Batten and […]