Tried it in C’ville: Edgar Allan Poe’s room at 13 West Range
While he sure didn’t invent the spooky season, no modern observation of it would be complete without fond allusions to Edgar Allan Poe. His larger-than-life persona in pop culture and […]
November galleries
CityClay 700 Harris St., Suite 104. “Then & Now,” an exhibition highlighting the work of artist Randy Bill, who operated CityClay for 16 years. November 6–28. First Fridays reception November […]
Paramount On Screen at The Paramount 10/31
Paramount On Screen presents a diabolical double feature for Halloween with two horror favorites. In the matinee slot, Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes star in Rosemary’s Baby, where a deal […]
The Great Rotumpkin at the UVA Rotunda 10/29 – 10/31
The Great Rotumpkin returns to Grounds this spooky season. Using projection mapping, animation, and music, UVA’s most recognizable landmark is transformed into a vivid show of dancing skeletons, creepy pumpkins, […]
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? at the Ruth Caplin Theatre 10/29 – 11/7
In a nod to the sentiment that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” UVA stages Eric Bentley’s Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?, […]
American Shakespeare Center’s Frankenstein is loud and unclear
As an art form, theater holds the potential to do something that cinema or television cannot: connect with people in the flesh. Given that inherent possibility for eliciting close emotional […]
New documentary shows Virginia winemakers sharing in experimentation
In 2025, filmmaker Chrisa Giorgi drove across Virginia, visiting wineries and vineyards to answer a simple question: What is Virginia wine? The result is We the Wine People, a 96-minute […]
GWAR with Midnight, Mac Sabbath, and X-Cops at The Jefferson 10/27
For the week of Halloween you can’t pick a more on-the-nose holiday bill. Barring a surprise Alice Cooper/Misfits gig, GWAR with Midnight, Mac Sabbath, and X-Cops supplies the most costumed, […]
Artist Data Oruwari on the influence of African spiritual traditions
Yoruba Mythology: Stories of the Oriṣa from West Africa and the Diaspora offers an in-depth look at Yoruba culture and religion around the world, collecting more than 300 myths and […]
Drunk Black History at The Looking Glass 10/23
Created and hosted by comedian Brandon Collins, the nationally touring storytelling experience Drunk Black History brings together hilarity, history, and adult beverages. The show highlights overlooked and underreported Black history, […]