Beauty queens, marching bands and Santa himself herald the fast-approaching holiday season at the sixth annual Wells Fargo Holiday Heritage Parade. This family event might be jumping the gun the weekend before Thanksgiving, but is it really ever too early for old-fashioned cheer? Saturday 11/22. Free, 10am. Downtown Mall. 295-9073.
Venture into the American Midwest as UVA Drama presents The Rimers of Eldritch. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson peels back the motives behind a Missouri murder and assault, uncovering the murky morality of a small town in 1966. Director Doug Grissom’s production takes a haunting look into the Bible Belt during one of the most […]
Feed your intellect and a person in need at Thieving Magpie’s good-WILL-cville production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. The Bard’s classic romantic comedy follows shipwrecked and separated twins Viola and Sebastian along a roller coaster of mistaken identities and proclamations of love. The holiday opener benefits the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, ReadyKids, Sexual Assault Resource […]
Close-Hart keeps big plans ‘quiet for now’ Melissa Close-Hart has been gathering awards as head chef at Palladio restaurant in Barboursville for the past 14 years, so news that she’s striking out on her own has the local food world buzzing. “I was ready for a new challenge or adventure,” said Close-Hart, whose plans were […]
Be the first to welcome a new nonprofit to the area at the launch party for Apprenticeship Connections. Part of the UVA Darden iLab Incubator Program, this start-up organization matches underemployed young adults with local entrepreneurs to introduce a new generation to traditional skills from baking to blacksmithing. Free, 7pm. Milli Joe Coffee & Gelato, […]
UPDATE, 4:58pm Tuesday: Hannah Graham’s death has been ruled a homicide. The Albemarle County Police Department released the cause and manner of death in the Graham case Tuesday afternoon, following earlier reports that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond was withholding the information at the request of the Charlottesville Police Department. “The cause […]
This year’s Fall Experimental Dance Concert at UVA promises to leap the barre by integrating high tech with modern dance choreographed and performed by students and faculty from the University’s dance program and engineering department. The show consists of 10 pieces that explore identity and embodiment in relation to automation like “Is It Okay to Remain Seated?” […]
An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness swept through first-year dorms over the weekend and 15 students were hospitalized, the Cav Daily reports. Student Health Director Chris Holstege sent an email to first years Sunday and said the outbreak is being investigated by the local health department. He also said there was no factual basis to support […]
Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault near the UVA Corner over the weekend. According to an alert sent out by the University, Charlottesville police were dispatched to the 100 block of Chancellor Street—a one-way stretch of the residential street close to Elliewood Avenue, the fraternities along Rugby Road, and the offices of […]
Want to stay on top of local government in Charlottesville and Albemarle County? Here’s a look ahead to the important meetings and events coming up this week. The Albemarle Architectural Review Board meets at 1pm Monday, November 17 in Room 241 at the County Office Building on McIntire Road. Up for discussion: ARB review of the […]