ARTS Pick: Improvocalypse
Happy ’til the end You may as well go out laughing. That’s what Play On! Theatre has in mind as it invites everyone to await the end of the Mayan […]
ARTS Pick: End of the World Party
The Jefferson is throwing a debaucherous blowout dubbed the End of the World Party.
Peter Jackson takes an unexpectedly cute approach in the first Hobbit movie
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first film in writer-director Peter Jackson’s three-part Hobbit series based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book. That means each film—and this one is just shy […]
The (All New) Acorn Sisters aim to charm you through the holiday doldrums
One of Charlottesville’s finest traditions is Country Christmas, an annual concert thrown by two of the city’s finest country music acts, Jim Waive and the Young Divorcees and The(All New) […]
ARTS Pick: Mannheim Steamroller
Incorporating live music with stunning multimedia effects, Chip Davis’ Mannheim Steamroller Christmas has remained among the top holiday celebrations in America for over 25 years.
ARTS Pick: Christmas at the Paramount
The Oratorio Society of Virginia is nearly 50 years into its mission to enrich, inspire, and educate through the performance of choral masterworks, and it’s not slowing down in December.
ARTS Pick: The Homecoming
The Homecoming, a play by Christopher Sergel based on the book by Earl Hamner (creator of T.V.’s “The Waltons”), takes place in a familiar location—a Virginia town lodged in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
ARTS Pick: Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light is an annual evening of light-based artwork and amazement is held in reverence of the winter solstice.
Album reviews: Freelance Whales, Alyssa Bonagura, Soundgarden
Brian Palmer writes Tunes, a bi-weekly music column that reviews current releases.
Charlottesville City Limits: Local promoters’ favorite performances of 2012
Charlottesville is one hell of a music town these days. With 60-plus shows weekly, we are starting to feel on par with the heralded scenes of Athens, Asheville—and at this […]