Despite running through the theme songs from Rosemary’s Baby, Cinema Paradisio, and l’Amour des Moules (a documentary about mussels) in its first meeting, the modern jazz trio Oliver’s Cinema has no connection to the movie industry. The band’s moniker came courtesy of an anagram brainstorm by founder and feisty trumpeter Eric Vloeimans (it’s his name), […]
Get your li’l pumpkins and mini monsters into the spooktacular spirit at an evening of family-friendly Halloween fun. Don your kookiest costumes to explore a witch’s cabin, rub elbows with a mad scientist, give Boo Bowling a spin, and win prizes in a variety of games, crafts, and hands-on activities. Let the orange and black […]
The historic Batesville Store was reopened as The Batesville Market on October 18 after a nearly 16-month hiatus. The town centerpiece, located in the same building as Batesville’s small post office, has been in on-and-off operation since 1913, and new owners David and Stacy Struminger, and David’s brother, Alex, intend to restore it to its […]
After sharing stages with legends Willie Nelson and B.B. King, soulful siren Arum Rae is stepping out on her own. Formerly known as White Dress, the Brooklyn-based songstress’ ethereal, bluesy vocals pack a heart-on-sleeve punch over cyber-synthesized beats and the occasional minimalist guitar line on her newly released EP Waving Wild. Thursday 10/23. Free, 8pm. The […]
Death-defying acrobatics, provocative dance, and subtle physical humor will tickle your senses in Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion—a combination of dragon and lion inspired by Eastern philosophy and the spiritual quest for balance between man and nature. The show anthropomorphizes the four elements that govern the natural order of life: air, water, fire, and earth, blending […]
A grand jury has indicted two Charlottesville residents in connection with a May shooting on Hardy Drive that killed Oscar Nathaniel “Nat” Brown. The indictments charge Avery Fernando Gray Jr., 39, with first-degree murder, use of a firearm in a felony, malicious shooting, and possessing a firearm as a violent felon. Also charged is Brittany […]
Click below to see the official guide to the 2014 Virginia Film Festival. http://issuu.com/cvilleweekly/docs/2014_vff_guide?e=10833268/9816627
If the short but sweet “Om” just doesn’t do it for you, try tapping into your innate creativity with koans. Local meditation group 16 Bodhisattvas share stories designed to open the heart in the traditional Pacific Zen lineage. No robes or secret handshakes necessary. Monday 10/20. Free, 6pm. JMRL Central Library, 201 E. Market St. […]
Leaf peepers may come from around the world to ooh and aah at the Blue Ridge foliage, but we’re more interested in the grapes changing color. Celebrate the end of the 2014 harvest and Virginia Wine Month at Blenheim Vineyards with live music, lawn games, and food from JM Stock Provisions. You can also grab […]
Leaving an internationally acclaimed band’s a pretty outlandish move for anyone hoping to make a living as a performer. But that’s what Dom Flemons, a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, did last December. It wasn’t because of some in-fighting, he said over the phone from North Carolina. Instead, Flemons, who plays everything from […]