It’s a ghoulish good time at The Great Rotumpkin, a spooky celebration that transforms the outside of the Rotunda into a massive movie screen. Multimedia artist Jeff Dobrow incorporates the iconic building’s architecture into a variety of spooky, scary pop-up projections that are sure to send shivers down your spine. Eerie music accompanies the visceral […]
Minneapolis firefighter and EMT Jeremy Norton documents the life of an emergency responder in his new memoir, Trauma Sponges: Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response. Norton, who has over 20 years of experience and also holds a degree in creative writing, writes from an insider’s perspective afforded by direct encounters with trauma and […]
Party Like a Rock Star at the Music Resource Center’s annual fundraiser. Put on your Gaga glitter, apply your KISS makeup, or don your Elvis cape to enjoy a selection of drinks and eats, before grooving to a curated playlist of one-hit wonders. The party also features band-e-oke sets by locals, including Harrison Keevil performing […]
Community outreach The University of Virginia President’s Council on UVA-Community Partnerships met recently to discuss the university’s relationship with the broader Charlottesville community. The council is made up of area leaders from institutions including UVA, the Legal Aid Justice Center, and the Public Housing Association of Residents. The October 20 event highlighted the college’s ongoing […]
Rock ‘n’ roll outfit Southall steps into a new era of solidarity with the release of its eponymous record. Formerly named the Read Southall Band after its lead singer, the group’s new moniker reflects a commitment to collaboration, with every member bringing lyrics, melodies, and songs to the table. That partnership pays off on Southall’s […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri makes a much-anticipated return to her master form with Roman Stories, the author’s first short story collection since 2008. Rome serves as the protagonist, not the setting, in the book’s nine searching stories, which were written in Italian and translated to English. In “The Boundary,” a family vacations in the […]
Virginia-based pianists Harold Bailey and Brian Bratton team up for Expressions, a double-feature program of classical and contemporary works. An American classical pianist and composer, Bailey began his career at age 16, and has performed at Carnegie Hall and improvised with the late Chick Corea. Filipino-American composer-pianist Bratton found a new lease on life through […]
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 […]