August Exhibitions
Friday 8/1through Friday 8/29 Chroma Projects presents two solo shows during the month of August. In the Micro Gallery, “Delta” features prints and printing plates by Tim Michel that consider […]
Hot Water Music at The Jefferson Theater 7/28
If veteran Gainesville, Florida, band Hot Water Music is considered punk, then perhaps nothing is punk. In this stage of late capitalism and post-post-post-modern 21st-century rock, it may be pointless […]
Sound choices: A sunny turn lights the way
MAYSUNS Coloso (EP) (Maycatcher Music) After snagging a Best Rock Album statuette at the Washington Area Music Awards for 2022’s The Oldlight, the band Hanoi Ragmen announced it would be […]
Nickelodeon’s ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ at Four County Players through 8/10
For families—that is, people with kids—there may be no better local entertainment this summer than driving out to Barboursville for The SpongeBob Musical by Four County Players. Sure, you could […]
Üga Büga with Greenhead and Diseased Earth at the Southern 7/26
The best thing about Charlottesville’s Üga Büga is that it’s hard to describe. I’ve seen it called “Southern sludge beard metal” and “hog rock” (likely in reference to its debut, […]
Retracing and rethinking
I’m a sucker for a historical walking tour. Treading where our forebears trod to see current spaces through their historical context reshapes our understanding of places that we thought we […]
‘Get Happy!’ at Ruth Caplin Theatre 7/24-7/27
In honor of “the world’s greatest entertainer,” Get Happy! is an exciting and engaging evening of songs from American icon Judy Garland. Conceptualized, produced, and performed by lauded cabaret artist […]
Jen Chapin Trio at Belmont Arts Collaborative 7/24
Jen Chapin Trio debuts a new two-set, cabaret-style performance featuring political insight and poetic storytelling in a musical arrangement made for the moment. Anything Goes and How Did We Get […]
‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Coriolanus’ at Live Arts 7/24-7/26
Live Arts offers up a teen show doubleheader of Mel Brooks’ musical Young Frankenstein and Shakespeare’s tragedy Coriolanus. Monstrous laughter ensues when Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, […]
From Orange to Waynesboro, C-VILLE staffers hit the road for a few close-to-home adventures—and came back with stories to tell
You don’t have to go far to get away. With summer in full swing, we asked C-VILLE staffers to take a little time off, hop in the car, and explore […]