The 12th annual Maupintown Film Festival returns with a powerful lineup that includes shorts, documentaries, animated films, and discussions with filmmakers, experts, and community members. This year’s theme, Bold and Beautiful, highlights the Black community’s long tradition of resistance against injustice while holding fast to an unshakable sense of pride and cultural identity. The three-day […]
The 12th annual Maupintown Film Festival returns with a powerful lineup that includes shorts, documentaries, animated films, and discussions with filmmakers, experts, and community members. This year’s theme, Bold and Beautiful, highlights the Black community’s long tradition of resistance against injustice while holding fast to an unshakable sense of pride and cultural identity. The three-day […]
A condensed all-female production of Shakespeare’s King Lear reimagines the Bard’s darkest masterpiece as a compelling exploration of maternal authority and sisterhood in Queen Lear. Mounted by Cottage Industry, a women-only performance and production troupe based in Charlottesville, the one-hour play places veteran actress Kate Bennis in the titular role under the direction of local […]
Through 10/10 The Ruffin Gallery at UVA presents an expansive group exhibition that brings together the knowledge and aesthetic achievements of individuals whose ancestral lineage predates Spanish colonialism, and who center millennia of inherited epistemologies within their contemporary practices. “Fuego Eterno: Soberanías Visuales” features sculpture, photography, video, painting, performance, textiles, mural, and installation works by […]
Since taking the reins at Second Street Gallery in 2016, Executive Director and Chief Curator Kristen Chiacchia has expanded the nonprofit’s reach while creating programs that connect artists and audiences in fresh ways. One of her biggest successes is “Teeny Tiny Trifecta,” the annual exhibit and art sale that has grown from 72 artists its […]
From the moment it opened on October 11, 1975, the McGuffey Art Center was a hit. Half a century later, the vibrant arts organization is still humming along, providing affordable studio space and a supportive environment for artists while delivering art shows, receptions, classes, open studios, and performances to the public. When William H. McGuffey […]
Hailing from Chickamauga, Georgia, where he began doing standup sets at the age of 16, Corey Ryan Forrester combines humor and common sense in a high-energy act filled with Southern charm and storytelling. Challenging regional stereotypes, the comedian uses his platform to share progressive takes on society, culture, and politics. The author of two bestselling […]
Get into the grooves at C’Vinyl Night, a record-setting evening of needle-dropping sessions from three of the most dedicated selectors in town. Gwen Berthy, Thomas Dean, and Ryan Wood pull an eclectic mix of tracks on wax to get you spinning right ’round. From deep cuts to dance-floor staples, these DJs set the stylus to […]
With slight-of-hand tricks as quick as his wit, Justin Willman combines the humor of standup comedy with awe-inspiring illusions to pull an amazing show out of his proverbial (and perhaps literal) hat. Willman created and starred in Netflix’s “Magic for Humans,” and partnered with the streamer again for “Magic Lover,” the platform’s first comedy special […]
In July, local author and University of Virginia professor Bruce Holsinger became one of the lucky few when his latest novel, Culpability, was selected by Oprah Winfrey for her book club. Taking place at a beach house on the Chesapeake Bay, the novel tells the story of Noah Cassidy, his wife Lorelei Shaw, and their […]
Featuring a curated slate of short films by emerging and established Indigenous Australian filmmakers, Nunga Screen presents a selection of documentaries, dramas, and animations in a blend of contemporary and traditional storytelling from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The screening is presented in two parts, with the first half featuring films suitable for all […]