‘What can I get ya?
By Mary Esselman, Maeve Hayden, Tami Keaveny, and Susan Sorensen Walking in to a busy diner is an exciting sensory experience. The clang of silverware and dishes banging around, orders […]
Go On, Be Brave
In 2014, Andrea Lytle Peet was diagnosed with ALS at 33 years old. She was told to get her affairs in order, so she did, and she waited. Eventually, Peet […]
Joy Oladokun
Joy Oladokun documents her life in songs. Her new record, Proof of Life, takes stock of her journey thus far, from examining her experiences as a proud queer Black person, […]
180 Band
It’s your last chance to dance with the 180 Band. Following a 25-year career, the local seven-piece is retiring with 400 gigs under its guitar strap. Grab a bite from […]
Quiet time
By Erin Lyndal Martin In an Earlysville log cabin, Lowland Hum’s husband-and-wife duo has been finding new ways to make the thoughtful art-folk that’s gotten them this far. Daniel and […]
Digging into sound
In Voice Machines: The Castrato, the Cat Piano, and Other Strange Sounds, Bonnie Gordon explores the castrato as a cultural phenomenon and a critical mode of inquiry into the technological […]
Raising the bar
If you’ve never heard of Martin Clark, you haven’t read The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living, a cult classic, at least in this reporter’s book group. And you probably […]
The Big Picture
Art conservator Scott Nolley is breathing new life into “Untitled,” American artist Joan Mitchell’s seminal painting at The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA—and you can see it happen live. […]
Play Maid
Part play, part eulogy, part summoning, Jesús I. Valles’ solo performance piece, Play Maid, interrogates the role of the maid as a sociological, theatrical, and pop culture figure. Through a […]
Annual Youth Film Festival
View the world from the unique perspectives of kids and teens at Light House Studio’s Annual Youth Film Festival. A celebration of the art of storytelling, the fest supports the […]