Saturday 11/8 & Sunday 11/9 Now in its 31st year, the Artisans Studio Tour offers opportunities for the public to experience the work spaces of Central Virginia’s finest artists, craftspeople, and makers. This weekend, 47 artisans open their spaces for A Journey Through Artful Lives and Timeless Craft, providing visitors with insights and explorations of […]
RECKONING: An Acoustic Tribute to the Grateful Dead brings a faithful acoustic performance of the Dead’s 1981 album Reckoning, performed in its entirety by Daniel Clarke on piano, Brian Jones on drums and percussion, Stewart Myers on bass, Dusty Ray Simmons on drums, Louis Smith on vocals and guitar, and Willie Williams on guitar. Sunday […]
Thursday 10/30 Bent Theatre’s Ghost Walk. A night of terrible tales on a candlelit walking ghost tour. $15, 8pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com Friday 10/31 Area 51: Halloween Invasion. C’ville’s own Whistlepig Band touches down to rock the roof at an out-of-this-world party featuring a cosmic costume contest and interstellar […]
Comedian Michael Che steps away from “Saturday Night Live” to tour his stand-up comedy. The “Weekend Update” co-anchor and “The Daily Show” alum honed his comic career by lampooning news correspondents and political reporting with acerbic observations and deadpan delivery. Ages 18+. Wednesday 10/29. $30.25–67.75, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. […]
PVCC’s Films Talk Back series features a creepy cinema classic: George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. Hailed as one of the most influential horror movies of all time, the 1968 zombie flick spawned a legion of sequels, remakes, and reimaginings, giving rise to a subgenre that’s dominated fright nights for decades. The movie […]
Tuesday Evening Concert Series and The Paramount Theater present an evening with one of the world’s most sought-after musical artists. Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson has won numerous awards, including the 2025 Grammy for Best Classical Instrumental Solo, and captured the attention of audiophiles around the globe with critically acclaimed tours. Ólafsson will play works by […]
Grammy Award-winning Americana stalwarts Old Crow Medicine Show return to town with that down-home sound that’s earned a faithful following since the group got together nearly 30 years ago. From busking on street corners in New York state to being inducted as members of the Grand Ole Opry and earning the Recording Industry Association of […]
Four County Players presents Significant Other, a deeply funny and unapologetic unromantic comedy that explores single living and settling down. Jordan Berman would love to be in love, but that’s easier said than done. While searching for Mr. Right, he wards off lonely nights with his trio of close girlfriends—until their singles’ nights turn into […]
Blending ambitious compositions, soulful balladry, and fearless improv to create a unique musical experience, Neighbor’s sound was honed through years of proximity and practice. The dynamic quartet of Richard James on vocals and keys, Rob Compa on guitar, Dan Kelly on bass, and Dean Johnston on drums performs a diverse catalog of songs combining Americana, […]
The JD Allen Trio creates music that is rooted in the jazz tradition and is relentlessly contemporary, honest, and uncompromising. Driven by raw energy, tenor saxophonist and composer Allen, bassist Ian Kenselaar, and drummer Nic Cacioppo engage with spontaneity and form to create an introspective, urgent, and powerful sound infused with improvisational depth. What emerges […]