PICK: Gallery Rally

Art bargain: One of the best bangs for your art world buck is the annual Gallery Rally, when more than 20 local artists create work on site to be purchased to support Second Street, one of the oldest nonprofit contemporary art spaces in central Virginia. Book an appointment and score an original piece from Michael […]

Whip it good

By Alana Bittner I’m cooking along with local chef Janey Gioiosa’s “A Kind (of) Cooking Show” on YouTube, and get halfway through the video before I realize I’ve overlooked something on the list of ingredients—yeast. This recipe is a brave choice for me. As far as I’m concerned, pretzels come from Auntie Anne’s at the […]

Rough road

By Mary Jane Gore The wheels on the bus go ’round and ’round—until COVID hits. And since the start of the pandemic, city and county bus systems have encountered many bumps and unexpected curves. Before COVID, the city averaged about 2,600 bus riders per day. Currently, that number is down to 1,033, and some buses […]

PICK: Like Water For Chocolate

Hot chocolate: Food nourishes the magical realism in the 1992 international sensation Like Water For Chocolate. When Tita is forbidden from marrying her true love Pedro due to her place in the family lineage, he marries her older sister. Tita becomes a cook, and channels her undying passion for her brother-in-law into meals with special […]

PICK: Mother’s Day Market

Mom genes: Did Mother’s Day sneak up on you like a helicopter parent? Instead of searching for a last-minute gift, take mom to Craft Cville’s third annual outdoor Mother’s Day Market, where she can choose from an array of goods from local artisans and vintage curators. Savor a piece of cake from Sliced while perusing […]

Home stage

By Haines Eason Working from home. Telehealth. Online shopping. Which pandemic trends will remain, and which will fade? Charlottesville native Kate Lambert, a comedian whose resume includes The Second City and Chicago Improv act The Katydids (which sold the hit “Teachers” to TV Land), is part of something that producer Jill Paiz-Bourque of the livestream […]

C-VILLE wins 12 VPA awards

C-VILLE Weekly took home 12 Virginia Press Association awards in 2020’s News and Advertising Contest (full results here). We offer hearty congratulations to the other publications in our competition group, and, most importantly, we express our deepest gratitude to the people who shared their stories with us over the last year.  News C-VILLE’s coverage of […]

PICK: And the VIII Journeyed

Journey by foot: Keith Lee now calls central Virginia home, but his teaching and choreography work began at New York’s storied High School of Performing Arts, and was followed by decades of dance artistry everywhere from the American Ballet Theatre to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. As artist laureate, resident choreographer, and director of diversity […]

PICK: New Works Festival

Take a listen: With a pivot to podcasts, UVA Drama’s New Works Festival is all ears this year. The fifth annual student-run fest offers five short audio pieces (including one musical), which will be streamed on WTJU. Faculty mentors Dave Dalton and Doug Grissom realized audio dramas were a creative solution to replace the currently […]

PICK: Festy

Fest in place: With the announcement of its 2021 season, Festy takes a big leap forward by staying seated. Instead of the multi-day jam-out camp-out that’s fueled past Festys, this year’s event sticks with its COVID-inspired model of single shows (in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina) and VIP-style pod seating. Well suited to the […]