An improv hangout with local funnyman Chris Alan and D.C.-based comic Winston Hodges brings together stand-up, storytelling, informal group therapy—all for the laughs. The Really Good Friends comedy show finds the duo riffing on stage, running new jokes by each other while catching up in a conversation infused with hilarity. The audience joins in on […]
An improv hangout with local funnyman Chris Alan and D.C.-based comic Winston Hodges brings together stand-up, storytelling, informal group therapy—all for the laughs. The Really Good Friends comedy show finds the duo riffing on stage, running new jokes by each other while catching up in a conversation infused with hilarity. The audience joins in on […]
In our technology-driven time when we can fabricate A.I. videos of the most fantastic, improbable scenarios on demand, and when news sources are challenged for their veracity, I feel compelled to ask: Do we still have the capacity for the age-old excitement generated by magic? Illusionist Vitaly [Beckman] hails from Belarus in the former Soviet […]
Tuesday Evening Concert Series presents Chanticleer, the male chorus known around the world for its eclectic repertoire and dazzling virtuosity. The Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble performs A Chanticleer Christmas under the leadership of music director Tim Keeler. Named for the clear-singing rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and rooted in the musical traditions of the […]
If you’re reeling from the indefinite hiatus of weirdo rockers Dean and Gene Ween, get a fix of chocolate cheese with Peen, C’ville’s premier Ween tribute band. The group has featured an expanding and evolving lineup since its conception in 2004, but the mission remains the same: Plumb the depths of Ween’s genre-hopping, casually irreverent […]
Situated across the street from King Family Vineyards in Crozet, nestled among a stand of trees at the edge of pasturelands, a 1929 farmhouse offers the opportunity to explore exciting visual art within a vibrant and welcoming domestic setting. Visitors to the non-traditional gallery at Folly Farm won’t find paintings of hunt scenes or hayfields […]
Four County Players presents a seasonal show steeped in mystery for sleuthy theater fans. The Game’s Afoot; or Holmes for the Holidays brings self-referential storytelling to the stage in a comedy set during the Christmas holiday in 1936. Broadway star William Gillette, internationally admired for his performance as the lead in Sherlock Holmes, invites his […]
Reshaping country and soul music with a genre-blending mix of country, R&B, and pop, The Kentucky Gentlemen are energizing the sound of the South one track at a time. Twin brothers Derek and Brandon Campbell bring bold, high-energy performances rooted in the musical traditions of the Bluegrass State, earning recognition from BET, Ebony, GLAAD, NPR, […]
Seasonal celebration and natural splendor combine at the Winter Wander Trail of Lights, offering wintertime fun through a vibrant walking tour. In a lightshow like no other, traverse a rolling landscape brightened by amazingly colorful illuminations, with new features and old favorites, including the gift market, festive food, and drink. $15–30, times vary. Boar’s Head […]
“I ’ll be honest,” says distiller Ivar Aass without a hint of irony. “Forage Amaro is my least favorite thing to make.” It’s not that he dislikes the result. Quite the opposite is true. But as a one-man operation, the process of foraging is both time-consuming and labor-intensive: walking fields and forests, pulling his car […]
Dr. A.D. Carson is a musician, performance artist, and writer, in addition to being an associate professor of hip hop and a Shannon Center Fellow for Advanced Studies at the University of Virginia. His album, i used to love to dream, was the first peer-reviewed rap album and received UVA’s 2021 Research Award for Excellence […]