Salter speaks: A literary great in residence at UVA
Last year, UVA creative writing department director Chris Tilghman was trying to convince a prospective MFA graduate student to enter his program when he dropped a quiet bomb. “I said […]
ARTS Pick: Last Comic Standing
Cold and flu season is nigh, so grab yourself a dose of the best medicine with the finalists of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” VIP pass holders can rub elbows with […]
Festive air: Nelson County’s Festy Experience offers four-day lifestyle camp
Travis Book has transformed the land next to Devils Backbone Brewing Company at the base of Wintergreen Resort. What was once a farm and later a nursery is now a […]
Double identity: Sinkane and Helado Negro mine cultural duality for expressive pop music
Roberto Lange apologizes after stammering through some small talk. The bilingual musician’s just gotten off the phone with another interviewer in Chicago in Spanish, and he’s having a little linguistic […]
Film review: Imagination runs wild in Annabelle
When it comes to paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, the further a movie moves away from the “true” story as documented by these proven frauds, the better it gets. […]
ARTS Pick: Every Tongue Confess
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust—a series of church burnings sets UVA Drama’s new season in motion with Marcus Gardley’s acclaimed 2010 play Every Tongue Confess. Weaving Biblical lore with […]
ARTS Pick: Daphne Lee Martin
Born into a folksy family, Daphne Lee Martin has music in her blood. After years crafting harmony-rich, traditional gospel and Appalachian ballads with her mother and sister, the sultry songbird […]
Firestarters: How the Burning Man festival is influencing Charlottesville
Like most brides to be, Wendy Blair Winkler spent more than a year planning her wedding. Unlike most wedding parties, her guests spent months building the event themselves on a […]
Can we talk? Making the most of your TEDx experience
This town is no stranger to open mic nights. We boast Big Blue Door storytelling and improv night; the musicians, poets, and comedians of Verbs & Vibes; and Olio, a […]
ARTS Pick: Tig Notaro
Comedienne Tig Notaro has risen to the top thanks to an unabashed, honest commentary about life and love through laughter. Her 2012 set at Largo in Los Angeles, in which […]