August First Fridays Guide
Much of Charlottesville resident Stephen Kern’s new exhibition at SCS gallery, titled “Where Light Comes From,” is derived from the young artist’s submission portfolio that gained him entry to VCU […]
Complex identity: Multimedia artist Christine Stoddard explores layers of representation
Conflict is awesome. At least when you’re trying to tell a story. Or find one, as the case may be. “I like places where there is a lot of social […]
ARTS Pick: Jaguardini
Sampling rhythms and beats from video games, dub reggae, house and synth-pop, Jaguardini is set to roar. The Harrisonburg-based collective treats music like a science project, experimenting with a variety […]
Short story contest youth winner: “Taking Flight in the Summer of 1987”
I She is in her bathing suit, perched on the roof, painting bold lines on a large canvas. She is spotted all over: white polka dots on her black […]
Shoe-ins: The winners of the C-VILLE/WriterHouse short story contest
From the dozens of entries in the C-VILLE Weekly/WriterHouse short story contest, two rose above the rest. BettyJoyce Nash won the general category with her tale of a random encounter […]
A face for radio: WTJU launches ‘BottleWorks’ video series
Since Nathan Moore joined WTJU 91.1FM as general manager in 2011, the community radio station has embraced change with new energy. His influence led the station to launch WXTJ 100.1FM, […]
ARTS Pick: Howie Day
It may have been over 10 years since Howie Day crooned the earworm lyrics “even the best fall down sometimes” over the soaring melody of his acoustic guitar in his […]
Almost dreaming: Heritage Theatre Festival’s Almost, Maine walks the line between reality and fantasy
I dream a lot. I have vivid, semi-hallucinatory dreams, the kind that feel logical and totally substantial until I’m breathing underwater or watching a tulip tree melt onto the sidewalk. I […]
Film review: Southpaw
Southpaw director Antoine Fuqua unfortunately shares a fatal flaw with the film’s lead character, light heavyweight champion Billy Hope: despite an indomitable work ethic and mountains of sincerity, all his […]
Fresh Blood: New gospel folk singer Matthew E. White invigorates Americana
He may be new to the solo Americana scene, but don’t consider him a musical novice. When Matthew E. White was 11, he took up the drums and played with […]