Virginia Festival of the Book brings one of the foremost contemporary photographers to town as Lexington, Virginia, native Sally Mann speaks on her new book, Art Work: On the Creative Life. The renowned artist, known for ethereal landscapes of the American South and intimate portraits of her family, blends aspects of memoir and how-to manual […]
The Indie Short Film Festival returns for its third iteration, bringing 132 films, panel discussions, and cultural programming to five downtown venues. With a full slate of domestic and international shorts—including 20 with Virginia connections—the festival showcases independent storytelling. This year’s programming includes timely takes on AI- and tech-induced issues (AI Jesus, 2025; Deb and […]
How well do you really know the Downtown Mall? For this week’s cover, C-VILLE turned our cameras toward the bricks and storefronts (and, in some cases, store interiors) of Charlottesville’s most walked stretch, capturing 34 close-up images of details you might pass every day without noticing. It’s part observation test, part love letter to the […]
Murder, mayhem, and musical numbers collide in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece—winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Book (by Hugh Wheeler), Best Original Score, and Best Musical—follows an unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th-century London and exacts a bloody revenge that also rehabilitates a failing pie shop. […]
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 […]
The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival showcases exhilarating and inspiring short films centered on mountain sports and culture from around the world. If you’ve never attended a screening, imagine the X Games taking place within an episode of “Planet Earth,” but with more human interest. The films capture the true magnificence of our natural world […]
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 […]
Teacher arrested Albemarle County police arrested Nicholas J. Clark, a fifth grade teacher at Woodbrook Elementary School, for child pornography on Monday, March 2, following a cyber tip. The Charlottesville resident, 29, was charged with two felonies: possessing child pornography and distributing child pornography. “We know this news is deeply concerning,” said Woodbrook Principal Christie […]
Shakespeare’s most tangled love triangle comes to the stage with Twelfth Night, or What You Will. In a narrative where nothing is quite as it seems, shipwrecked noblewoman Viola dons drag and finds herself at the center of amorous shenanigans. Mistaken identities, wild parties, forged love letters, and yellow stockings feature prominently in this performance, […]
There’s a hot spot on the low down popping up with a real keen twist: top-notch picture-makers producing masterpieces at lightning speed on site, and selling ’em right then and there. A little birdy said they call it the Gallery Rally: Second Street Speakeasy! You wanna buy art from one of the best in town […]