A walk to remember, and SugarBear grows
A stretch of West Main now carries a little more history. On May 30, the city unveiled Mel’s Walk, an honorary street designation recognizing the life and legacy of Melvin […]
Veronica Swift at The Paramount 6/6
Vocal sensation Veronica Swift comes home to headline the inaugural Charlottesville JazzFest. The international star was raised in C’ville, growing up in a lineage of renowned artists that includes her […]
As You Like It at Blackfriars Playhouse through 8/8
Comedy reigns in the classic Shakespearean play As You Like It. When quick-witted Rosalind is banished from the court before her love with noble Orlando can take root, she flees […]
Tanael Joachim at The Southern 6/5
Comedian Tanael Joachim is back on the road with The Alien Everywhere Tour, bringing new material on love, death, grief, and immigration. The Haitian-born performer tackles darker subjects with incisive […]
After 20 years, the Charlottesville Jazz Society hosts its first festival
Adi Meyerson has studied with bassist Ron Carter and worked with pianist Monika Herzig, among others—and whether it’s been advice on touring or how to handle an instrument, the New […]
June galleries
Buck Mountain Episcopal Church 4133 Earlysville Rd. Paintings by Juliette Swenson. Through June 30. The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Blvd. Charlottesville Camera Club Group Photography Exhibition. A diverse […]
Trousdale at The Jefferson Theater 5/31
Known as the Powerpuff Girls of folk pop, Trousdale celebrates the re-release of its sophomore album on the Growing Pains (Deluxe) Tour. Powerhouse trio Quinn D’Andrea, Georgia Greene, and Lauren […]
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory at Four County Players 5/29
Grab your golden tickets for a sweet night of off-the-cuff comedy as Bent Theatre Improv parodies Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Employing pure imagination with a heaving helping of […]
PRIMAVERA at The Gallery at Folly Farm 5/30
Visual and performing art collide when ORH Dance presents PRIMAVERA. Inspired by the Renaissance painting La Primavera(c. 1477–1482) by Sandro Botticelli, as well as the work of American modern dance […]
Pablo Cruise at the Jefferson Theater 6/1
Has there ever been a musical group more committed to the conceptual panacea known as yacht rock than Pablo Cruise? That hindsight-made genre can be found in the name. You […]