Get your pies and pickles ready, it’s Albemarle County Fair time. Fairgoers are treated to a food truck lineup and live music from Baby Jo’s, Dark Hollow, Virginia Rain, and Charles Frazier & The Virginia Ramblers, as well as demonstrations, craft exhibits, and a livestock showcase that flaunts well-raised cows, bunnies, goats, and more. Makers […]
Straight out of Scottsville, singer-songwriter Drew Pace is making his mark in country music. Pace rekindled his passion for music at age 13, after a devastating injury ended his football career. The multi-instrumentalist, who plays drums, acoustic and electric guitar, recently signed a record deal in Nashville, and released his debut single, “Heart of an […]
Will Overman may be based in Nashville, but his music is still a dynamic and nostalgic ode to his time in central Virginia. The country Americana artist tackles personal and fictional narratives with a powerful voice and heart-worn lyrics on his recent Heart Pine EP. The ballad-like title track focuses on Overman’s own struggle with […]
Diving in Local swimming star Thomas Heilman has qualified for the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. The 16-year-old qualified for the competition earlier this summer at the Phillips 66 National Championships in Indianapolis, where he also broke two national age group records, including one set by Olympian Michael Phelps. Since stepping (er, swimming) […]
Two strangers meet by letter and fall in love in award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise. Set during World War II—and inspired by Ludwig’s parents’ real-life courtship—Army captain Jack Ludwig and aspiring showgirl Louise Rabiner prove that time, distance, and war are no match for determined hearts. Jeffrey Meanza directs, and Suzannah Herschkowitz, […]
Poet Mary Brancaccio, prose writer Zak Salih, and poet Chapman Hood Frazier share their work at the Charlottesville Reading Series. Enjoy poems from Brancaccio’s Fierce Geometry, a lyrical search for healing and rebirth in the face of devastating losses, and Frazier’s The Lost Books of the Bestiary, a collection that explores the psychic connections between […]
It’s been 30 years since Crash Test Dummies released its multi-Grammy nominated album God Shuffled His Feet, and the Canadian band shows no sign of applying the brakes. The rock outfit’s new single, “Sacred Alphabet,” is an off-beat exploration of sound, anchored by lead singer-songwriter Brad Roberts’ distinctive deep vocals. “Touring again was not something […]
Reach for the Starrs On July 10, Starr Hill Pathways kicked off its third annual summer session with a pep rally at John Paul Jones Arena. Run by the Virginia Equity Center, Starr Hill Pathways is a supplementary education program designed to “provide the social, technical, and research infrastructure to redress educational inequities that persist […]
For this year’s Drink Issue, we asked local bartenders what wets their whistles at the end of a shift, queried winemakers on their favorite brews, and raised a toast to the time-honored drinks we’ve featured over the years. Negroni from The Alley Light .38 Special from The Local B. Moss from Bang! Murano from Maya […]
Embark on a cinematic voyage through the depths of human existence at The Bridge PAI’s free film series. This month, see Koyaanisqatsi, a hypotonic visual tone poem that depicts the derailment of natural life through technology. The 1982 classic is scored by Philip Glass, contains no narration, and uses primarily slow-mo and timelapse footage. Later […]