All good
When Orion Faruque was a child, and adults asked him, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” he remembers thinking, “I kinda just want to sit in […]
Cheers to the west
The foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains rise quickly as you drive west from Charlottesville. Snake into those hills a little bit and you’ll find Waynesboro and Staunton, where a […]
PICK: Freefall Music Festival
Falling for it: Just like local alt-weeklies, local alt-radio stations are fans of the well-crafted pun. Which is why WTJU’s Freefall Music Festival is exactly what it sounds like: concerts […]
PICK: Craig Karges
Totally mental: Mentalist and illusionist Craig Karges opens PVCC’s live performance season with a challenge: If you can prove that volunteer audience members are actually coached ahead of time, and […]
PICK: Brent Cobb
Southern goodness: Brent Cobb found fame in Nashville, but his heart remained in his home state of Georgia. Now that he’s based in the Peach State again, he’s taking a […]
Finding fabulous
Swan Song R, 105 minutesViolet Crown Cinema Debating answers to thought experiments is only frustrating when you need an answer: If a tree falls in the forest, do you feel […]
Chicken and lobster
Lobs to love There’s still time to get your claws on some claws at Shadwell’s Lobstravaganza. Through the end of August, Shadwell’s is serving citrusy lobster ceviche, decadent lobbie sliders, […]
PICK: Elle Cosimano
Mystery machine: Finish up your summer reading list with a bang during an evening with mystery author Elle Cosimano. She’s got a stack of young-adult thrillers to her name, and […]
Soul of Cville
Face forward: Soul of Cville wants to “bring the soul back to the city” with a celebration of Black excellence and culture in Charlottesville. The event includes a market featuring […]
PICK: Jake Blount
Setting the tone: The contributions of Black musicians to bluegrass and Americana are often ignored, and Jake Blount is here to change that. An acclaimed fiddler, Blount centers Black, Indigenous, […]