Arms and the ManUVA Drama DepartmentThrough December 2 Autumn Shiley and Joel Grothe star in UVA’s production of Shaw’s "Anti-Romantic Comedy," which seethes with bitterness behind its jaunty humor. Stage Watching a play by George Bernard Shaw is a double pleasure. On the surface, he dabbles in formula, producing effects that are heavenly for being […]
Tuesday, November 21Together forever Old buddies Elton Brown (left) and Daryl Blackstock have played football together since their high school days. Now, the UVA football alums are struggling together in the NFL. Former University of Virginia football players share an “aww” moment in Hampton Roads’ Daily Press today. Arizona Cardinals guard Elton Brown and linebacker […]
Among the restaurants and shops of W. Main Street, one address sticks out like a sore thumb: 858-860 W. Main, a muddy lot next to the Hampton Inn. Although the trucks, steel beams and construction fencing make the lot look like the burgeoning site of some mixed-use condo and retail building, the space is currently […]
Art Upstairs Annual all members exhibit, featuring a 6′ holiday tree decorated with paintings, 6-9pm. Black Cat Skateshop Broken skateboard decks from a number of artists, 6-9pm. BozArt Gallery All members show with a variety of mediums, 6-9pm. The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative Meditative paintings by Asha Greer, and pottery by Trew Bennett, with an […]
Cursive,with Jeremy Enigk,and The CopsSatellite BallroomNovember 16 music The four fellows in Cursive don’t perform concerts so much as they perform conceits: Bandleader Tim Kasher’s lyrics for “Big Bang” and “Butcher the Song” tell narratives, sure, but they also deliver a huge damned racket. In a live setting, the racket becomes an important reference point […]
Here’s some late-breaking news for you: Restaurantarama has learned that not everyone likes to cook on Thanksgiving. Though the Norman Rockwell version of the holiday has everyone gathered ’round the home table, noshing a feast prepared lovingly by the hands of a blood relation, plenty of clans follow a different tradition:
Albemarle County Circuit Judge Paul M. Peatross announced his retirement at a Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association meeting November 16, leading to speculation in The Daily Progress that Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Camblos will consider a bid to take his place. The nomination deadline for endorsement by the local bar is set for November 29; Peatross’ retirement is effective at the end of January.
“Pitch”Zen Monkey ProjectMcGuffey Art CenterContinues November 15-16 and 18-19 dance The term “modern dance” conjures a lot of ideas, many of them stern, such as humorless chorines in scratchy woolen tights performing works that illuminate the sharp treacheries of the choreographer’s soul amidst a setting of bare overhead light bulbs. Informality, humor and mutual support […]
Tuesday, November 7 We are getting sleepy Researchers at UVA discovered that jet-lagged mice die early, according to a study released in Current Biology today. Scientists subjected older mice to periods of light and darkness meant to imitate international travel. Apparently, erratic schedules and being damn sleepy (not to mention the stress of finding such […]
Restaurantarama sometimes feels amazed by what’s happening here in our little burg. Not only do we enjoy a collection of fine restaurants that many cities twice our size can’t match, but new places join the pack every month. And many of those newcomers, it seems to us, evince a sheer urbanity that makes our heads […]