More than okay
Sunny War is on the phone, and there’s a long pause. It’s not unexpected—not even awkward at this point. Pauses are more common than flowing conversation with the experimental singer-songwriter. […]
Folk Marathon
Wake up to the sounds of Andean folk music by Savia Andina and Sukay, or Johnny Cash’s classic country, then tune in for a late-afternoon program on the women of […]
Vino & Cinema
Date night is easy at Vino & Cinema, a romantic evening of wine tasting paired with a screening of Moonstruck. The 1987 rom-com follows Italian American widow Loretta, who finds […]
Drum Tao
Drumming meets dynamic choreography in Drum Tao, a collective formed in 1993 that elevates the art of Japanese taiko drumming, alongside flute, marimba, harp, and more. Using wadaikos, handheld snares, […]
Protest songs
Josh Vana’s folk song “To the River” has the good bones of a powerful protest anthem: a timeless chord progression, an urgent message of opposition, and an uplifting chorus ready […]
Arts initiative
January 29 marks the start of Karen Elizabeth Milbourne’s tenure as the J. Sanford Miller Family Director of The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia. Milbourne comes […]
Hypercube
You never know what’ll come through the amps when Hypercube hits the stage—death metal vocals, trilling saxophone, cartoonish scale bursts. The new music quartet performs across the boundaries of classical […]
CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band
Creole music royalty CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band fuses the traditional sounds of accordion-driven zydeco with rock and blues. The son of zydeco music pioneer Clifton Chenier, […]
Kaira Ba
Kaira Ba puts a modern, energetic twist on the songs, stories, and rhythms of Senegal’s Mandé culture. The band was formed in 2011, shortly after percussionist and vocalist Diali Keba […]
February galleries
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library 2450 Old Ivy Rd. “Their World As Big As They Made It: Looking Back at the Harlem Renaissance,” plus other permanent exhibitions. The […]