Change of PACE(M) After weeks of debate and controversy, Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sanders said that Market Street Park will resume operating hours on October 21, when it will begin closing again at 11pm. This change comes with the announcement that PACEM (People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry) will open its cold-weather shelters early this […]
Percussionist and composer Tom Teasley enchants the ears during a cross-cultural musical exploration. Teasley’s two-day residency kicks off with an ensemble performance featuring classical Thai dancer Suteera Nagavajara and eclectic instruments, including the kanjira and bansuri. Then, in collaboration with PVCC students, Teasley live scores two silent comedy classics: Charlie Chaplin’s The Adventurer and Buster […]
Celebrate good food and seasonal recipes with Mary Beth Lind, co-author of Simply in Season. Now in its 10th anniversary edition, the cookbook invites novice and master chefs alike to embrace the art of sustainable and mindful cooking, and offers up stories, tips, serving suggestions, and substitutions alongside over 300 recipes organized by season. Foodies […]
Local filmmaker Jamie Sisley’s feature film Stay Awake is back on the big screen. The semi-autobiographical story draws on the UVA grad’s childhood in Chantilly and Leesburg, near the well-known drug trafficking corridor along Interstate 81, and follows two brothers (Wyatt Oleff and Fin Argus) as they desperately try to handle their mother’s (Chrissy Metz) […]
NIH awards UVA researcher The National Institutes of Health has awarded a team led by University of Virginia biomedical engineering professor and researcher Jason Papin over $1.2 million for their work studying antibiotic resistant bacteria. The funds will be used to continue the team’s study of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria through advanced computer […]
The Early Access Music Project embodies the musicality and choreography of the 18th century in A New Wonder: The Leading Ladies of Baroque Dance and Music. Through her authentic dancing, Julia Bengtsson brings to life four notable women of the time: French ballerina Marie-Thérèse de Subligny, English dancer and actress Hester Santlow, French musician Élisabeth […]
Paula Poundstone tickles your funny bone with her observational humor during an evening at The Paramount Theater. When she’s not on tour, the comedian is at home with her 14 cats, or making us laugh on NPR’s radio quiz show, “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me,” and her podcast, “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone.” The first […]
Violin virtuoso Augustin Hadelich and prolific pianist Orion Weiss open the 75th season of the Tuesday Evening Concert Series with a varied program of classic and contemporary works. The duo play off each other in modern movements like the minimal Road Movies by American composer John Adams, and the delicate Romance Op. 23 by Amy […]
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” showcases the visionary works of writers, artists, and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance. Plus, other permanent exhibitions. Angelo Jewelry 220 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. “Diamonds & Rust,” mixed-media paintings […]
Keyes found guilty After a three-day trial, and a few hours of deliberation, a Charlottesville jury found Tadashi Keyes guilty on September 28 of first degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The victim, 36-year-old Eldridge Smith, died on January 28, 2023, after being shot in his vehicle. Smith […]