Honors of honor Throughout last weekend’s Final Exercises, the University of Virginia honored the victims of November’s fatal shooting. In his opening remarks, President Jim Ryan spoke about how the loss of Devin Chandler, D’Sean Perry, and Lavel Davis Jr. has impacted the university community. However, one of the most powerful tributes was paid by […]
Ix’s summer of festivals kicks off with the return of the Charlottesville Arts Festival, now in its third year. The weekend celebrates creativity, diversity, and community with live music, demonstrations, workshops, and over 50 fine artists from all genres. Bad Hat Fire Troupe brings the heat on Saturday, and things get fungi at a watercolor […]
Rising Appalachia pairs global influences with a soulful, folk-roots sound on its album, Leylines. The quartet is joined by West African musician Arouna Diarra on the ngoni and talking drum, and Irish musician Duncan Wickel on fiddle and cello. The band, fronted by sisters Leah and Chloe Smith, tackles tough topics in its songs. “We’re […]
Kick off your shoes, fill up your reusable cup, and rock out on the banks of the river at the Rivanna Roots concert series. Hunter + The Gatherers get the party started with heady grooves, virtuosic tenor, and spacey guitar work, then The Oversteppers (left) keep the party going into the night with reggae beats […]
Meet two of the Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary’s newest, and cutest, patients. These fluffy red fox kits were rescued and brought to the sanctuary after their mother was shot by a property owner. They’ve joined one of the largest cohorts of orphaned fox kits in RWS’s history—19 kits! RWS is one of the few wildlife rehabilitation […]
Staffers attacked Two staffers were attacked with a metal bat in Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly’s district office on Monday, May 15. While police are still unsure of the attacker’s motive, the suspect was identified as Xuan Kha Tran Pham, a 49-year-old man from Fairfax. The assailant reportedly entered the congressman’s office, hit the staffers, and […]
Audra McDonald is one of the most decorated performers in the business. The Juilliard-trained soprano has won a record-breaking six Tony Awards for her work in productions like Carousel and A Raisin in the Sun, two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy. As an actress, she starred in the “Grey’s Anatomy” spin-off “Private Practice,” and more […]
Comedian Jade Catta-Preta returns to her hometown for an evening of late-night laughs. The Charlottesville-raised comic will deliver her first local stand-up performances at Live Arts Theater and Common House as part of Live Arts’ Waterworks Festival, a month-long celebration of new and emerging theatrical voices. Catta-Preta currently hosts Hulu’s “Hotties,” a dating-food-comedy show where […]
In Bora, a naïve grad student encounters a rebellious stoner while on a road trip to celebrate Day of the Dead. The new feature film from director Tiffany Toney follows Elon, played by Queen Ajima, who picks up a hitchhiker named Bora (played by Toney). The two embark on an unexpected journey that turns Elon’s […]
Singer-songwriter Eli Lev pens heartfelt and uplifting lyrics and melodies for everyday enlightenment, and offers up bits of wisdom gained through a lifetime of travel and self-discovery. His latest release, Walk. Talk. Dance. Sing., is a genre-spanning five-song collection inspired by the highs, lows, and in-betweens of the pandemic. Lev tunes listeners in to a […]