Paramount On Screen at The Paramount 10/31
Paramount On Screen presents a diabolical double feature for Halloween with two horror favorites. In the matinee slot, Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes star in Rosemary’s Baby, where a deal […]
New documentary shows Virginia winemakers sharing in experimentation
Pouring is caring
In 2025, filmmaker Chrisa Giorgi drove across Virginia, visiting wineries and vineyards to answer a simple question: What is Virginia wine? The result is We the Wine People, a 96-minute […]
The Great Rotumpkin at the UVA Rotunda 10/29 – 10/31
The Great Rotumpkin returns to Grounds this spooky season. Using projection mapping, animation, and music, UVA’s most recognizable landmark is transformed into a vivid show of dancing skeletons, creepy pumpkins, […]
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? at the Ruth Caplin Theatre 10/29 – 11/7
In a nod to the sentiment that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” UVA stages Eric Bentley’s Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?, […]
American Shakespeare Center’s Frankenstein is loud and unclear
As an art form, theater holds the potential to do something that cinema or television cannot: connect with people in the flesh. Given that inherent possibility for eliciting close emotional […]
GWAR with Midnight, Mac Sabbath, and X-Cops at The Jefferson 10/27
For the week of Halloween you can’t pick a more on-the-nose holiday bill. Barring a surprise Alice Cooper/Misfits gig, GWAR with Midnight, Mac Sabbath, and X-Cops supplies the most costumed, […]
Artist Data Oruwari on the influence of African spiritual traditions
Yoruba Mythology: Stories of the Oriṣa from West Africa and the Diaspora offers an in-depth look at Yoruba culture and religion around the world, collecting more than 300 myths and […]
Drunk Black History at The Looking Glass 10/23
Created and hosted by comedian Brandon Collins, the nationally touring storytelling experience Drunk Black History brings together hilarity, history, and adult beverages. The show highlights overlooked and underreported Black history, […]
Mock Star’s Ball 2026 at The Southern 10/23 & 10/24
Costumes and covers come together at Mock Star’s Ball 2026, where a dozen local bands impersonate the iconic acts that have shaped modern music. The annual Halloween celebration features two […]
El Teatro at The Wool Factory 10/24
Pulling together aspects of live theater and circus shows, Sounds of Love presents El Teatro, a surreal night of EDM that unfolds around the audience. The evening features roaming performers, […]
Todd Murphy’s ‘Bird Room’ is dreamy, ambitious, and ambiguous
Todd Murphy’s “Bird Room” at Les Yeux du Monde highlights a fascination with birds, but it also draws attention to a love of beauty, a vast knowledge of challenging cerebral […]