UVA women’s basketball game

If you’re not so keen on the UVA men’s basketball team this season, get your Wa-hoo-wa on at a live screening of the UVA women’s basketball game as the Hoos take on their ACC rivals at the University of North Carolina. Snag a comfy theater seat, stock up on concessions, put on your foam fingers, […]

Life among the ruins

“The loveliness of deer might go without saying, but still, there it is: The more you look, the more they seduce,” writes Erika Howsare in her debut nonfiction book, The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors. Published earlier this month, the book showcases Howsare’s keen journalistic skills as well as her […]

‘Firsts’ and how they last

It wasn’t until the 1970s that painter Frances Brand found her creative calling. Inspired by the story of Anna Luisa Puerta, an immigrant from Colombia who took a job as VDOT’s first flag woman in order to support her family, Brand started thinking about other people in our area who were the first to do […]

January galleries

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library 2450 Old Ivy Rd. “Their World As Big As They Made It: Looking Back at the Harlem Renaissance,” plus other permanent exhibitions.  The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Blvd. “Near and Far: Oil Paintings from Virginia, Maine and Tennessee” by Randy Baskerville. Through February 29.  Chroma Projects Inside […]

More than a beverage

All roads flow back to beer for Corey Hoffman, founder and head brewer at Neon Culture Brewing, a small-but-mighty start-up with big plans and singular suds.  Hoffman’s history with beer as a drinker includes—like many of us—college-age encounters involving red Solo cups, ping-pong balls, and cold cans sipped at a bar. That all changed in […]

Michael Clem

Michael Clem has been entertaining local audiences with his solo, duo, trio, and ensemble configurations for over 15 years. Known for his multi-instrument talent and membership in Eddie From Ohio, Clem celebrates the release of his third full-length record, Circus Brawl, with a special solo set. The album’s nine songs span bluegrass to roots rock, […]

Vincent Zorn

Vincent Zorn is always ready to rumba. The Charlottesville-based musician performs almost daily as a soloist and with his duo, Berto & Vincent. Zorn’s unique percussive style draws inspiration from gypsy culture in southern France and from time spent in Spain, Turkey, and Mexico, incorporating a variety of strumming styles, rhythms, and taps. Various dates. […]

The Lord of the Rings

Order extra popcorn and pop, because the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring clocks in at just under four hours. Peter Jackson’s fantasy classic is back on the big screen for a special screening to ring in the new year. Follow along as Frodo and his Hobbit friends […]

The good Berman

Kylie Wright spent a lot of time with late indie rock icon David Berman while they were students at the University of Virginia. They both hosted radio shows in WTJU’s not-so-coveted 2 to 6am slot. His: “The Big Hair Show.” Hers: “Jane Fonda’s Blackout.” But when asked about her time with the poet and singer-songwriter, […]

Illiterate Light

Illiterate Light ends the year on a high note in a year filled with high notes for the Harrisonburg duo. The band’s critically acclaimed album Sunburned came out in January. In summer they played to sellout crowds as openers for The Head and The Heart. With Jeff Gorman on synth bass pedal and guitar, and […]