Contemporary musician Dan Tepfer converses with the past, present, and future
By Ella Powell Pianist/composer Dan Tepfer says his earliest memories on the keys are of improvising as a toddler. “It seemed like a very natural thing for me to do, […]
September Exhibitions
The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Blvd. “Americans Who Tell the Truth,” 20 portraits by Robert Shetterly of Americans who have courageously stood up for social justice, environmental stewardship, and […]
The Charlottesville Black Arts Collective creates and engages community
When you want to initiate change—real change—it’s hard to do it alone. The time, effort, versatility, and resources it takes to affect progress as an individual requires a level of […]
“Putting It Together”
Through nearly 30 songs composed by Stephen Sondheim, Putting It Together details an overnight party in a swanky upper-Manhattan penthouse. With dynamic orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, a longtime Sondheim collaborator, […]
CatVideoFest
The CatVideoFest is a purrrfect event for children, pet-lovers, and all you childless cat-people out there (meow!). If you’re one to share kitty memes all over social media, come enjoy […]
Chamomile & Whiskey
Years back, a Nelson County duo put chamomile and whiskey in a tea cup and decided the flavor profile fit the sweet and raw sound of the music they’d been […]
partygirl and PANIK FLOWER
Saturday 8/31 at Dürty Nelly’s Self-described as an “imaginative, maximalist, feminist rock band based in Brooklyn,” partygirl is just about what you’d expect from a group with that description. While […]
No need for quirky twists, we are crushing it
New owners, new name The Quirk Richmond’s now-estranged cousin has rebranded as The Doyle. Evoking thoughts of grandma’s doilies and that kid from third grade, the new name is a […]
Guitar guru comes to C’ville fresh from Grammy nod
Blues rocker Samantha Fish says she “didn’t know what [she] was doing” when she made Girls With Guitars alongside Cassie Taylor and Dani Wilde in 2011. The same might be […]
Jane Alison’s new novel explores modernist feud
Jane Alison’s new book, Villa E, is an ecstatic examination of artistic obsession and self-embodiment, inspiration and legacy, memory and aging. The story revolves around Villa E-1027—the real-life modernist villa […]