Laura Mulligan Thomas, director of the acclaimed Charlottesville High School Orchestra since 1982, moved with her family to a new house in 1999. Its biggest selling point: a living room that easily doubles as a music space. It’s big enough for a string quartet, and has plenty of room for a piano, as well as […]
Laura Mulligan Thomas, director of the acclaimed Charlottesville High School Orchestra since 1982, moved with her family to a new house in 1999. Its biggest selling point: a living room that easily doubles as a music space. It’s big enough for a string quartet, and has plenty of room for a piano, as well as […]
Hey, neighbor Question for Josh Blanthorn, co-owner of Out of the Box: What are some inexpensive ways to make a porch or patio more private?Answer: Start by thinking about screens and shades, says Blanthorn. They come in every material from fabric to teak, from bamboo to woven wood, and your choice will determine your cost. […]
Mark O’Connor has been catapulting towards musical virtuosity since he first started playing classical and flamenco guitar when he was just “a tiny little kid.” He picked up the violin at age 11 and soon caught the ear of innovative Texas fiddler Benny Thomasson, who invited him to take lessons. At 17, he joined jazz […]
Moms are sometimes an underappreciated species. We live in their stomachs for nine months, get born, suck on their breasts for a few months, grow up, move out, and then never call to thank them. Mother’s Day is as good an opportunity as any to remember these facts, feel guilty about them and maybe do […]
Brace yourselves. Restaurantarama is about to shamelessly gush about Bryan Emperor, executive chef of upscale, modern Japanese restaurant Ten. There’s a time and a place to complain about Charlottesville’s restaurant and retail scene getting all swankier-than-thou and expensive. We’re sure to do it again on this very page soon, but not today. Today is for […]
The teahouse has long outlived the coolest-new-thing luster it wore when it opened—what, a half decade ago?—and long since settled into the comfy, self-assured position of an established scene. Fortunately, the food is still just as good. Along with a pot of tippy south cloud (served with an encouraging “This is a really good steeping”), […]
“I got nothing to say about these things I write, I mean, I just write ’em.”—Bob Dylan, England, 1965.
Spring is in full bloom and new life is erupting in colors and sounds all around us. Let’s think beyond the birds and the bees and about humans instead.
Spent any time in Charlottesville bars? If so, there’s a good chance you’ve bumped into Travis Elliott. Since he moved here from Richmond six years ago, he’s been taking his acoustic guitar around to local watering holes and gaining friends and fans with original tunes and a wide array of covers (“Happiness is a Warm […]
So much news, so little space! First up is the Charlottesville Cooking School. It’s not a restaurant per se (although you do get to eat what you make in class). Still, Restaurantarama considers this part of our purview for two reasons: (1) more informed eaters demand more from our restaurants and that benefits all of […]