SlumberCLAW at Random Row 8/29
Set your alarms and break out your pajamas for SlumberCLAW. This sleepover-themed event pulls together public acts of foolishness, comedic chaos, and high-octane arm-wrestling to raise funds for Out and […]
Mariana Bell at The Southern 8/29
Australian-born, Charlottesville-raised Mariana Bell brings throwback vibes to the album release party for her latest record, Give It a Go!. Channeling the big hair and big feelings of the late […]
Fitness advocate creates his own plant-based energy bar
Sean Simmons digs into his lunch, the same oat bowl he’s been making for more than a decade. The bowl that inspired RVPBar, his line of plant-based energy bars. If […]
How Rachel Beanland’s childhood home in Italy influenced her latest novel
Framed by one woman’s story of self-discovery amidst geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Italy in the 1970s, The Half Life is the latest historical fiction novel by Richmond-based author […]
UVA football eyes ACC title after historic 2025 season
University of Virginia football enters this season with college football playoff hopes. The Cavaliers took a historic step forward in 2025, their fourth season under Head Coach Tony Elliott, by […]
Dominic Fike at The Ting Pavilion 8/19
It’s difficult to say if Dominic Fike’s output is the inevitable result of our multicultural musical monoculture (an oxymoronic irony for sure) or if he and his team’s creative choices […]
UVA professor explores sound’s effects at Staunton Music Festival
Timbre is an elusive sonic attribute. UVA professor Leah Reid has devoted her career to pinning it down. Reid, who’ll host a meet-the-composer event at the Staunton Music Festival, says […]
Happy Landing at The Southern 8/19
Oxford, Mississippi’s Happy Landing fell into the scene in 2020, quickly earning festival appearances at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Summerfest. Working to spread a new wave of Americana music rooted in […]
Stars and Sparkles at Leander McCormick Observatory 8/22
Stars and Sparkles offers an opportunity to engage in amateur astronomy alongside an out-of-this-world tasting. Present Company Wine debuts its Rosé Pét Nat and provides a selection of light bites […]
Ramona & the Holy Smokes at Rivanna River Company 8/22
Rivanna Roots matches the scorching summer temps with piping-hot honky-tonk from Ramona & the Holy Smokes. The band channels country and western styles of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s into […]