Boozy Olympics, biscuits rise again, and dill-ightful cider
By Sarah Golibart Gorman It’s the last call for the inaugural Virginia Cocktail Games, hosted by the Virginia Spirits Board. In this boozy, stateside version of the summer Olympics, 25 […]
Ben Folds
A modern piano man who rocks out and pens intelligent songs, Ben Folds rose to fame in front of his ’90s alt-rock group Ben Folds Five before going solo in […]
amminal
amminal returns to The Stage at WTJU as part of the Third Rail music series. The psych-folk space-rock band embraces the mundane in songs that explore the transcendent effect of […]
“Little Shop of Horrors”
Virginia Theatre Festival’s season takes a mad twist with the wonderfully weird stage adaptation of the black comedy film Little Shop of Horrors. In the sci-fi story, a flower shopkeeper […]
Fridays after Five: Shagwüf with Holy Roller
Ting Pavilion, July 19 On its face, it seems awfully early in the evening to lose it for the kind of rock ’n’ roll you’ll get out of Shagwüf. Then […]
Andrew Bird and Nickel Creek with Mike Viola
Ting Pavilion, July 17 Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird has been in a few noteworthy bands and has released or joined in on more records than we have space to discuss […]
Life, liberty, and the Women at Monticello Tour
Straight out of the gate, I must acknowledge this wasn’t a fair test. Almost a decade ago (where has the time gone?), I worked at Monticello for roughly seven years. […]
Discovering place, family, and memory in Annie Woodford’s poetry
“Poetry allows you to preserve a certain moment, a certain place. It’s giving voice to something that otherwise I would just carry around mutely,” says poet Annie Woodford, author of […]
Chandler Jennings in the HotSeat
On view through July 25, New City Arts presents “Around the Table: Political play, agency, gamification, and other things we can learn from board games,” an exhibition curated by Chandler […]
The Elixir of Love
Inspired by Le Philtre, premiered at the Paris Opera in 1831, The Elixir of Love uncorks a romantic drama in the Italian countryside. The contemporary libretto is written by Felice […]