The best movies of 2013! Yowza!
Each year when I put together a list of the best movies—whether for work or for fun—it usually doesn’t take much effort. There are, generally, five or six movies that […]
ARTS Pick: Horsefang and Miami Nights
Metal shows are rare in Charlottesville, but the few that do happen tend to be high-quality. This is due in part to the talents and good taste of the few […]
ARTS Pick: The Midtown Men
Lively choreography and four-part harmonies add Broadway brilliance to the holiday season as the original cast of Jersey Boys reunites onstage as The Midtown Men. Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel […]
Album reviews: Sam Bush and Kathryn Caine, Ed Kowalczyk, Mason Jennings
Sam Bush and Kathryn Caine Love and Mercy/Self-released Love and Mercy will stoke the embers of even the most jaded cynic’s heart during the cold holiday season. This collection of covers […]
Local songwriter Ellis Paul breaks down the craft
There’s a scene in Animal House where John Belushi’s character Bluto walks by a folk singer strumming a tune in the Delta Tau Chi fraternity house. He listens to the […]
Amahl and the Night Visitors sets the course for local opera careers
At 11 years old, Kate Tamarkin sat in a dark Laguna Beach, California theater, her mouth gaping, flabbergasted at the boisterous sounds produced by the singers in a performance of Amahl […]
Film review: A hard luck story goes bust in Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace is so dark, gritty, and earnest, it’s a wonder it was made in a film world where irony rules. The movie’s inhabitants—mostly blue collar factory workers, […]
ARTS Pick: The Philadelphia Story
When playwright Philip Barry wrote The Philadelphia Story in 1939, he had Katharine Hepburn in mind to play the show’s lead character—a vivacious young socialite named Tracy Lord. Hepburn not […]
ARTS Pick: Let There Be Light
Rainbow swirls in the dark night air, illuminated clouds of color against the evening sky—expect these visual delights and more at Let There Be Light, an outdoor art and dance […]
ARTS Pick: C’ville Holiday Craftacular
Gift-giving season inspires the creativity in all of us, though Pinterest DIY fails are a painful reality for most. Discover talented local crafters at the C’ville Holiday Craftacular, a two-day […]