ARTS Pick: Jane Eyre
National Theatre Live in HD presents an acclaimed retelling of Charlotte Brontë’s 170-year-old classic, Jane Eyre. The production follows the life of a daring and timeless heroine who perseveres through […]
Give back, give art: Make it a philanthropic holiday with local nonprofits
“We know people are looking for creative ways to give. What we hear repeatedly is, ‘I don’t need anything, I don’t want anything,’” says Sally Day. As director of development […]
ARTS Pick: A Christmas Carol
Ghostly fun plays out in Dickens’ holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, when the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is confronted with spectral manifestations that force him to choose between greed and generosity. […]
Film review: Star Wars Episode VII sets up sequel trilogy for success
Attention all Star Wars fans who were disturbed by their lack of faith in Disney’s ability to do right by its recent acquisition of Lucasfilm: You may now breathe a […]
2015 Year in Review
Looking back on the last year, it’s clear why Charlottesville was named the No. 2 most exciting city in Virginia (actually, we’d make the case for No. 1). Our town […]
Amazing space: Matt Kleberg frames the narrative with ‘Coming Close’
Though he comes from a long line of ranchers, Matt Kleberg was always that doodle-y kid who wanted to be an artist. That’s right: His genetic fate cast him as […]
Staging the screen: City of Angels plays out perfectly in parallel storylines
From the minute the show starts, the story is on. At the back of the theater, a live band shimmers the percussive score. Up front, near the rafters, a doo-wop […]
ARTS Pick: The Twelve Dates of Christmas
One-woman show The Twelve Dates of Christmas follows Mary, who discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her when she sees him kissing a coworker on national television during the broadcast […]
Film review: Ron Howard’s whale tale stays afloat
Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea is a very special kind of good. Sometimes it’s slow, it often decides to invest more screen time in places you’d rather […]
ARTS Picks: Eddie from Ohio
In 2016, the genre-defying Eddie from Ohio will celebrate 25 years of winning fans through a tight, balanced blend of four-part harmonies and instrumentation that includes guitar, bass and harmonica […]