Maura Shawn Scanlin

Boston-based fiddler Maura Shawn Scanlin is putting her own inventive twist on traditional Celtic tunes. An award-winning musician, Scanlin incorporates classical chamber music and traditional sounds from the American South, along with Irish and Scottish fiddle playing into her fluid compositions. Scanlin is touring her new self-titled record with Conor Hearn on guitar, Adam Hendey […]

Trae Crowder

Funny guy Trae Crowder sounds off to live audiences during his Just Me and Y’all Tour. The comedian first went viral in 2016 for his porch rant-style “Liberal Redneck” videos. He’s since co-written two books, The Liberal Redneck Manifesto and Round Here and Over Yonder: A Front Porch Travel Guide by Two Progressive Hillbillies, hosted […]

The doctor is in-person

By Laura Vogel Imagine that finding a skilled primary-care doctor in Charlottesville was a snap, that the monthly cost of a dedicated physician was less than four yoga classes, appointments were never rushed, and your doctor was available to you 24/7.  To the doctors who practice it, Direct Primary Care is a return to health […]

In brief

Looking within Sen. Creigh Deeds joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia in support of Second Look legislation at the Virginia State Capitol on January 16.  The event—held by a coalition of the ACLU, the Humanization Project, Nolef Turns, and Sistas in Prison Reform—featured a number of speakers who support the legislation. In addition […]

Boot Scoot Square Dance

Throw on your Stetsons and boot cuts, and follow along as local string band Big Silo walks you through the moves before getting the Boot Scoot Square Dance started with old-time favorites. Caller Hannah Johnson keeps the party going, and the Potter’s kitchen serves up its new menu of gourmet sammies as the cider flows. […]

America, For the Last Time Tour

Funny guys Roy Wood Jr. and Jordan Klepper “celebrate America before it explodes and sinks into the ocean” in their America, For the Last Time Tour. The live show takes on the format of a town hall that offers comical, half-baked analyses on issues that matter (and don’t) with 100 percent confidence. Wood and Klepper […]

UVA women’s basketball game

If you’re not so keen on the UVA men’s basketball team this season, get your Wa-hoo-wa on at a live screening of the UVA women’s basketball game as the Hoos take on their ACC rivals at the University of North Carolina. Snag a comfy theater seat, stock up on concessions, put on your foam fingers, […]

In brief

Primed and ready Voting season kicks off soon, with early in-person voting for the March 5 Democratic and Republican presidential primaries starting on January 19.  Early voting in the city will be held at the Office of Voter Registration and Elections in Room 142 at City Hall Annex, 120 Seventh St. NE, on weekdays from […]

January galleries

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library 2450 Old Ivy Rd. “Their World As Big As They Made It: Looking Back at the Harlem Renaissance,” plus other permanent exhibitions.  The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Blvd. “Near and Far: Oil Paintings from Virginia, Maine and Tennessee” by Randy Baskerville. Through February 29.  Chroma Projects Inside […]

In brief

In the zone While C-VILLE took a brief break for the holidays, Charlottesville City Council unanimously approved the long-debated zoning ordinance on Monday, December 18.  New zoning has been a hot topic in Charlottesville for months, with hundreds of residents weighing in during the discussion window. Broadly, supporters of the ordinance believe that increasing density […]