Spooky season is upon us, so it’s the perfect time to revisit the camp and comedy of ’80s cult classic The Monster Squad. Dracula believes the creatures of the night should rule the world, and he’s enlisted a cadre of creeps to aid the cause. Can a plucky pack of prepubescents stop the monsters before […]
Spooky season is upon us, so it’s the perfect time to revisit the camp and comedy of ’80s cult classic The Monster Squad. Dracula believes the creatures of the night should rule the world, and he’s enlisted a cadre of creeps to aid the cause. Can a plucky pack of prepubescents stop the monsters before […]
“We do it with the lights on,” says The American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse website about its use of “universal lighting.” So right up front you know that whatever you see in its elegant, woody environs will take place with the house lights aglow. Understandably, in its staunch attempt to maintain historical accuracy wherever possible, […]
“Toward a Lineage of Self” is the latest addition to the “Pride Overcomes Prejudice” permanent exhibition at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. Featuring an interactive digital map, the exhibition uses deed records, oral histories, documents, and photographs to show how Charlottesville’s historically Black neighborhoods came to be, the struggles they faced when confronted […]
Stories of survival, the trials and triumphs of friends and families, animated offerings, and films from around the world. The 37th Virginia Film Festival brings together an incredibly diverse program of features, shorts, and documentaries for your consideration. The festival takes place from October 30–November 3 at various theaters throughout Charlottesville, opening with Sean Baker’s […]
The Voyages season is underway at Live Arts. Whether capturing the spirit of adventure, making way into the unknown, or steppingback in time, the 2024-25 lineup shares thematic elements related to trailblazing, travel, and trips near and far. On stage now, An Iliad and What the Constitution Means to Me embody very different voyages. The […]
Boasting indie bona fides as a founding member of Brooklyn’s Jupiter One and a former member of the Athens, Georgia-based of Montreal, Kishi Bashi is touring in support of his new album Kantos. Witha sound that defies easy categorization, the multi-instrumentalist draws inspiration from diverse sources of culture, history, and expression. He defines Kantos as […]
Borne of NYC nights, indie darlings Vampire Weekend have been defining the sound of alternative pop and hipster house parties since the early aughts. Incorporating Afro-pop, ska, hip-hop, ’80s rhythms, and more, VW gets the blood pumping with tracks that tear up the stage like a bat out of hell. Promoting the new album Only […]
New name, same flame The charcoal-roasted chicken artists in the Route 29 kitchen formerly known as Al Carbon are asking to be called El Tizon. According to owner Claudio Hernandez, “Only the name has changed, not the fine quality food which we have always served and will continue to serve.” Yelper Duane Z. clears up […]
The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Blvd. “Landscapes and More,” featuring paintings and pastel works by artists Matalie Deane, Joan Dreicer, and Julia Kindred. Through October 31. Chroma Projects Inside Vault Virginia, Third St. SE. In the micro-space on the main floor of Vault Virginia, “Teetering,” watercolor works by Trish Crowe. In the Great Halls […]
It’s a tale as old as time: An eccentric inventor builds a boy, gives him scissors for hands, dies, and leaves the boy alone in a castle high on a hill. Discovered by a kindly townswoman, the scissor-handed boy is invited to live with her suburban family, setting off a journey of self-discovery and sculptural […]