Sarah Lawson, Author at C-VILLE Weekly

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Warrior pose: Genghis Khan and inner peace at Second Street Gallery

Aspiring yogis and curious connoisseurs of contemporary art, unite! Second Street Gallery is hosting another installment of the monthly Second Saturday Yoga Art Grooves series that launched in the fall of 2014. A collaboration between Opal Yoga and Second Street Gallery, each event in the series is “its own unique happening, a collusion of artist, […]

Sarah Lawson | February 10, 2015

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Going the distance: ‘New Narratives’ depicts a progressive step in Aboriginal art

It’s all too frequent that I overhear someone mention that she’d “love to go to the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, if only it wasn’t so far away.” To put this in perspective, the drive from downtown Charlottesville to the museum takes about 10 minutes. It’s roughly double that if you ride the public bus. Remember […]

Sarah Lawson | January 27, 2015

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Southern accent: Outstanding regional authors appear at The Bridge Reading Series

It’s a new year but many of us are still catching up on the 2014 books littering critic’s lists. There are plenty to choose from, with dozens of new titles published each week of the year. Two weeks into 2015, though, there are already contenders for the best of 2015 lining shelves and vying for […]

Sarah Lawson | January 13, 2015

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Art handlers: How the New City Artist Exchange is connecting local artists

Paul Handler is difficult to shoehorn. Despite possessing uncommon creativity, he subscribes to no single genre in his pursuits. It is rare, if not impossible, to find work that is attributed solely to his particular genius. Rather, Handler’s name has been made through his behind-the-scenes work in support of artistic co-conspirator Mara Sprafkin—until recently. In […]

Sarah Lawson | January 8, 2015

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Illustrating the revolution: Locally connected artists to watch in 2015

As the year draws to a close, we may opt to wrap ourselves in nostalgia for the past 12 months, making lists of what was great about 2014. Or we can choose to face forward with racing hearts, speculating on what will make the next year more interesting than the last. I’ll take the latter. […]

Sarah Lawson | December 23, 2014

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Return of the Sugar Plum Fairy: Charlottesville Ballet steps up in holiday tradition

When it comes to holiday traditions, some wait with bated breath for annual broadcasts of the 1964 stop motion animation classic, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Others prefer rom-coms with predictably heartwarming plots. However, no December is complete without The Nutcracker. And though I’m still entranced by the 1977 version featuring the great Mikhail Baryshnikov, I […]

Sarah Lawson | December 15, 2014

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Stitchin’ time: New quilt exhibit at CitySpace

Entering the room, two sounds compete for your attention: the steady hum of sewing machines and a Destiny’s Child song amplified by unseen speakers. It’s Friday at Crescent Halls, a housing facility operated by the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority, and that means that a group of local quilters is hard at work in the […]

Sarah Lawson | December 2, 2014

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Musical heirs: New Boss is reborn through old connections

More than once, my father has mentioned a desire to trace our family tree. I only understand this practice in abstract terms though. The closest concrete example I know of such a family tree comes not from any genetic kinship but rather attempts by friends to detail the shared ancestry of musicians in local bands. […]

Sarah Lawson | November 25, 2014

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Hold the phone: Post-feminism, surveillance and music at Old Cabell Hall

Have you seen the one where they catch the bad guy with an algorithm? This past August, an MIT research team announced a feat worthy of this sort of summer blockbuster. It found a means to re-create sound waves from soundless video; the team created a “visual microphone.” A demonstration of the discovery started with […]

Sarah Lawson | November 18, 2014

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Print reimagined: The VABC collaborative “Notions” goes beyond whimsy

Though UVA has had more than its fair share of renowned professors over the years, the name Charles Smith may not ring any bells. Raised in Augusta County and trained at the Corcoran School of Art, Smith was an acclaimed printmaker known for intricately carved block prints as well as his innovative “block painting” technique […]

Sarah Lawson | November 13, 2014