Fourth Fest Fireworks June 30 | A crawfish boil, wine, craft beer, live music by Southwater Trio. Fireworks at 9pm. Mount Ida Tasting Room & Taphouse, 5931 Blenheim Rd., Charlottesville. mountidareserve.com Boar’s Head Summer Celebration Series June 30-July 3 | Drive-in movies, live music, swimming, and BBQ picnics. Fireworks on July 2 at dusk. Boar’s […]
Leaving the field After 28 years of leading the team, University of Virginia women’s lacrosse Head Coach Julie Myers is retiring. Boasting a 349-181 all-time record, Myers led the Cavaliers to the post-season every year except for 2020, when the NCAA canceled playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before becoming head coach, Myers was a […]
When the Shenandoah National Park was established in 1935, people living and working the land in the Blue Ridge Mountains were forced from their homes due to eminent domain. The late playwright Dr. John T. Glick worked as a physician for some of these families, and heard their stories firsthard. His play, Can’t Feel at […]
Charlottesville Opera kicks off its summer season with four performances of Frank Loesser’s classic Broadway hit Guys and Dolls. The Tony Award-winning musical follows a pair of New York City gamblers, a missionary, and a showgirl on a high-stakes game of love. Keith Phares, Elise Quagliata, Chauncey Packer, and Cree Carrico perform beloved songs like […]
American bluegrass band Nickel Creek first performed together as children at a pizza parlor in San Diego in 1989. The trio of mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins, and guitarist Sean Watkins has since released seven albums, won a Grammy, and been credited with helping revolutionize folk and roots music. The Celebrants is the band’s […]
Champion defeated Charlottesville staple Champion Brewing Company will close its doors on June 30. In an Instagram post announcing the closure, @championbeer wrote, “It is with a heavy heart that we announce that Friday, 6/30/23 will be our last day of operations. … It’s always an emotional journey to start, operate, and wind down a […]
Under the mononym L’Rain, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek performs music rooted in R&B, jazz, noise, and pop. Her sophomore album, Fatigue, blends hauntingly delicate vocals with an array of keyboard and synth, and incorporates manipulated samples and voice memos in the production. The record “is an exploration of the simultaneity of human emotions … […]
Tensions rise between members of a blues band and the owners of a recording studio in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Ti Ames directs the drama as part of Charlottesville Players Guild’s production of playwright August Wilson’s American Century Cycle. If you miss the sign up for Rock & Reel, you’ll be able to catch some […]
In celebration of Juneteenth, Early Music Access Project presents Rock & Reel: Monticello’s Folk Traditions, a concert that explores the unique repertoire of accomplished Black fiddlers, including Sally Hemings’ three sons and the Scott family, who lived on Main Street and played for multiple presidents. Raucous reels, stately minuets, and a new composition by Jonathan […]
By Sofia Heartney Ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony at Buford Middle School, marking the start of a multi-million-dollar renovation, Charlottesville City Schools Superintendent Royal A. Gurley Jr. recommended changing Buford’s name to Charlottesville Middle School. According to a press release, school board members discussed a name change during a recent meeting. After gathering community feedback, […]