Paramount On Screen presents the family-favorite Mary Poppins, starring the incomparable Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Set in Edwardian London in 1910, a magical and musical child-care provider swoops in to save the Banks family from boring days. A series of fantastical encounters with chalk-drawn penguins, choreographed chimney sweeps, and laughing men who float […]
Paramount On Screen presents the family-favorite Mary Poppins, starring the incomparable Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Set in Edwardian London in 1910, a magical and musical child-care provider swoops in to save the Banks family from boring days. A series of fantastical encounters with chalk-drawn penguins, choreographed chimney sweeps, and laughing men who float […]
Friday 7/4 C’ville Spectacular Fireworks ShowAn awe-inspiring fireworks show launching from the top of Carter Mountain kicks off at 9pm. Free viewing areas include the parking lots at Charlottesville High, Jackson Via Elementary, Monticello High, Mountain View Elementary, and Sunrise Elementary (formerly Burnley-Moran) schools, and Piedmont Virginia Community College as well as McIntire Park. visitcharlottesville.org […]
WTFEST melds the barbecue pit and the mosh pit in a show so good, it’ll make you wanna slap everyone. The new metal music festival features 11 bands alternating between two stages. The smoking show kicks off upstairs with sets by Real Pain, 30 Minute Nap, Thalidomide, Sniper, and Krode, while the downstairs stage features […]
Kathleen Madigan comes to town on The Day Drinking Tour, the veteran stand-up’s latest cross-country cackle-inducing comedy show. With a career spanning three decades of evolving talent and acclaimed credits, Madigan has had specials premiere on Amazon Prime Video, Comedy Central, Max, and Netflix. Originally hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, she has won both the […]
To say that Jay Pun is a busy guy is an understatement. The musician, restaurateur, educator, and father of two recently authored a children’s book, Som Tum and Sticky Rice, and co-founded VeryAsian VA, which in turn launched the VeryAsian VA Celebration. The fourth annual music event takes place on Friday, May 9, at Ting […]
It started at a yoga retreat in November 2023. Rachael Kesler Palm was sharing dinner with catering chef Allie Redshaw, who told the story of how she lost her hand after a kitchen accident in 2017. Because Redshaw was pregnant with her second daughter at the time, she chose to undergo amputation surgery without anesthesia. […]
Dust off your chaps and shine up your spurs, because CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo rides into town for two nights of ripsnorting fun. The action between cowboys kicks up a notch as riders vie for a chance to compete at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas later this year. Featuring bareback, saddle bronc, and […]
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow-N-Fire rolls into town with flaming fun for the whole family. Twisted metal, aerial feats, and hot, hot heat combine for an epic showcase of destructive force and raw horsepower when fan-favorites Mega Wrex, Tiger Shark, HW 5-Alarm, Bone Shaker, Bigfoot, Gunkster, and new villain Skelesaurus burn rubber throughout the […]
After a long night of waiting and bussing tables, cooking meals, serving drinks, and washing dishes, most restaurant staffs are usually ready to unwind. But in a town in which the sidewalks tend to roll up after 10 or 11pm, where’s a hard-working, thirsty server supposed to go? A regular haunt for those needing a […]
The average human’s attention span is a little more than eight seconds (a goldfish’s, by comparison, is nine). Between trivia, TV and tapping your toes at all the best venues, it’s a wonder anyone’s entertained at all. Even still, here’s what’s been holding your focus lately.