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Saying it all

On February 19, Nelle Harper Lee, author of the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird, died in her hometown of...

Live Arts’ loss

Howard Pape spent his next-to-last day alive installing a real tree—upside down, so that its roots would be the...

ARTS Pick

The life of a country music icon plays out in the nationally acclaimed musical, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline. In...

ARTS Pick: The Triumph of Love

Love conquers all, but not before it navigates a series of mishaps and disguises in UVA Drama’s The Triumph of Love....

The violinist next door

While many symphonies and orchestras have seen economic challenges in recent years, they’ve also been given a...

ARTS Pick: Women Beware Women

Deception, infidelity and feigned love are central for three ladies of Florence, Italy, in Thomas Middleton’s Women...

Other-worldly

In the art world, every overnight success will tell you there’s no such thing as overnight success. Playwright Sharr...

ARTS Pick: Fernando Rocha

An evening of collaboration features world-renowned percussionist and professor of music Fernando Rocha, who brings...

ARTS Pick: Pride and Prejudice

Experience the epic romance of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy in Gorilla Theater Productions’ staging of Jane...

Faith in comedy

Last year was a good year for stand-up comedian Cameron Esposito. Not only did multiple opportunities in the comedy...