Based on Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography American Prometheus, writer/director Christopher Nolan’s biopic Oppenheimer follows physicist Robert Oppenheimer as he develops and detonates the first atomic bomb, then spends his life regretting it. The subject is fascinating, but, despite Nolan’s visual razzle-dazzle, the film only works sporadically. The movie occurs mainly in […]
Based on Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography American Prometheus, writer/director Christopher Nolan’s biopic Oppenheimer follows physicist Robert Oppenheimer as he develops and detonates the first atomic bomb, then spends his life regretting it. The subject is fascinating, but, despite Nolan’s visual razzle-dazzle, the film only works sporadically. The movie occurs mainly in […]
I didn’t see the ocean until I was in seventh grade, when my friend Sallie (future homecoming queen) invited me (congenital nerd) to Amelia Island with her family over spring break. It was freezing and windy, and I had no idea how to get in or out of the ocean, so I just tripped along […]
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library 2450 Old Ivy Rd. Permanent exhibitions include “Flowerdew Hundred: Unearthing Virginia’s History” and “Declaring Independence: Creating and Recreating America’s Document.” Botanical Fare 421 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. “Familiar Scenes: Recent Landscapes in Oil” by Randy Baskerville. Through September 4. Chroma Projects Inside Vault Virginia, Third St. SE. […]
Get your pies and pickles ready, it’s Albemarle County Fair time. Fairgoers are treated to a food truck lineup and live music from Baby Jo’s, Dark Hollow, Virginia Rain, and Charles Frazier & The Virginia Ramblers, as well as demonstrations, craft exhibits, and a livestock showcase that flaunts well-raised cows, bunnies, goats, and more. Makers […]
Straight out of Scottsville, singer-songwriter Drew Pace is making his mark in country music. Pace rekindled his passion for music at age 13, after a devastating injury ended his football career. The multi-instrumentalist, who plays drums, acoustic and electric guitar, recently signed a record deal in Nashville, and released his debut single, “Heart of an […]
Will Overman may be based in Nashville, but his music is still a dynamic and nostalgic ode to his time in central Virginia. The country Americana artist tackles personal and fictional narratives with a powerful voice and heart-worn lyrics on his recent Heart Pine EP. The ballad-like title track focuses on Overman’s own struggle with […]
The TinkerTar, a kids’ guitar trainer widely available for about a month now, is in many ways the synthesis of Charlottesville instrument and board-game maker Brian Calhoun’s eclectic career. Calhoun’s craftsmanship has been well known around town, and beyond, for many years. Through Rockbridge Guitar, he makes high-end instruments and has worked with renowned musicians […]
Two strangers meet by letter and fall in love in award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise. Set during World War II—and inspired by Ludwig’s parents’ real-life courtship—Army captain Jack Ludwig and aspiring showgirl Louise Rabiner prove that time, distance, and war are no match for determined hearts. Jeffrey Meanza directs, and Suzannah Herschkowitz, […]
Poet Mary Brancaccio, prose writer Zak Salih, and poet Chapman Hood Frazier share their work at the Charlottesville Reading Series. Enjoy poems from Brancaccio’s Fierce Geometry, a lyrical search for healing and rebirth in the face of devastating losses, and Frazier’s The Lost Books of the Bestiary, a collection that explores the psychic connections between […]
It’s been 30 years since Crash Test Dummies released its multi-Grammy nominated album God Shuffled His Feet, and the Canadian band shows no sign of applying the brakes. The rock outfit’s new single, “Sacred Alphabet,” is an off-beat exploration of sound, anchored by lead singer-songwriter Brad Roberts’ distinctive deep vocals. “Touring again was not something […]