Tried It in C’ville: Then & Now
The Downtown Mall turns 50 this year. As a transplant to Charlottesville, the Mall has felt so intimately woven into the fabric of this beloved town that it’s hard to […]
In conversation with poet Sophia Terazawa
Sophia Terazawa is a Vietnamese-Japanese poet, novelist, and performance artist whose work explores diasporic identities and experiences of exile as well as polyvocal and experimental forms of writing. She is […]
Tristen at The Southern 6/10
Nashville-based Tristen brings a melody-driven brand of indie rock carried by charming vocals and clever writing. In folky tracks reminiscent of the classics that emerged from the Topanga Canyon scene […]
Terri Allard Band at Rivana River Company 6/13
Rivanna Roots welcomes the Terri Allard Band to the river for some kickass Americana music. The six-piece outfit fronted by C’ville-area folk icon Allard comes together for the first time […]
Jaws at The Paramount 6/13
The original summer blockbuster, Jaws splashed onto the scene in June of 1975, and 51 years later audiences still can’t get enough of Steven Spielberg’s teeth-gnashing, Narragansett Beer-swilling, small town […]
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 […]