Dust off your chaps and shine up your spurs, because CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo rides into town for two nights of ripsnorting fun. The action between cowboys kicks up a notch as riders vie for a chance to compete at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas later this year. Featuring bareback, saddle bronc, and […]
Dust off your chaps and shine up your spurs, because CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo rides into town for two nights of ripsnorting fun. The action between cowboys kicks up a notch as riders vie for a chance to compete at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas later this year. Featuring bareback, saddle bronc, and […]
Saturday 5/3, IX Art Park Ships In The Night, the one-gal, electronic, smoke-and-mirrors synth project of Charlottesville’s own Alethea Leventhal, descends from the ethereal mists for what local fans will recognize as a performance wrapped in a thematic event. SITN has a recurring habit of playing all manner of spookily framed balls, proms, raves, and […]
Friday 5/2 Charlottesville’s newest creative space, Milkweed Clay Studio, launches its venture with a grand opening celebration. Tour the studio, meet with member artists, take in pottery demonstrations, and shop locally made ceramic works while enjoying the company of fellow fans of functional ware and artworks on May 2, from 5–8pm. The studio will also […]
Roll with it Yoshihiro Tauchi, often called the best sushi chef in town, is now slinging sashimi at Vitae Spirits on the Downtown Mall. After building his legacy at TEN, Lemongrass, and his own spot, Mican (formerly Kokoro), Tauchi went private—until his pop-up partnership with Vitae went permanent in August 2024. His Omakase Obscura menu […]
It started at a yoga retreat in November 2023. Rachael Kesler Palm was sharing dinner with catering chef Allie Redshaw, who told the story of how she lost her hand after a kitchen accident in 2017. Because Redshaw was pregnant with her second daughter at the time, she chose to undergo amputation surgery without anesthesia. […]
Jazz virtuoso Charlie Ballantine returns to town with veteran performers Quinn Sternberg on bass and New York City drummer Dan Weiss behind the kit. The trio holds a reverent-yet-innovative stance toward the history of jazz, bringing unique takes on genre standards while weaving in original works and versions of popular tracks like The Beatles’ “Strawberry […]
Country singer-songwriter Wyatt Flores channels the spirit of the Plains in his roots-based repertoire, extolling small-town truths in sincere storytelling. The 23-year-old from Stillwater, Oklahoma, wrestles with mortality, young love, and reconciling his place in the world through songs bearing influences from time-tested rock ‘n’ roll, throwback country, and downhome folk. Flores’ star is on […]
April 26, The Jefferson Theater A famous musician named Paul McCartney once sang, “You’d think that people would’ve had enough of silly love songs / But I look around me and I see it isn’t so.” That was in 1976 and the co-founder of The Beatles was in a new band, Wings, with his wife […]
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow-N-Fire rolls into town with flaming fun for the whole family. Twisted metal, aerial feats, and hot, hot heat combine for an epic showcase of destructive force and raw horsepower when fan-favorites Mega Wrex, Tiger Shark, HW 5-Alarm, Bone Shaker, Bigfoot, Gunkster, and new villain Skelesaurus burn rubber throughout the […]
Independent Bookstore Day is on Saturday, April 26, and it offers the perfect excuse to stop by Charlottesville-area bookshops to find a title or two to enjoy amidst these tumultuous times. For inspiration, local booksellers share their reading recommendations below.—Sarah Lawson 2nd Act Books Charlie Newman-Johnson, manager The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell “The plot, […]