PICK: Back to Barboursville

Sweetheart of Barboursville: You’ve probably seen Terri Allard gracing one of our local stages or on the tube as host of Virginia Public Media’s “Charlottesville Inside-Out,” but did you know she’s from Barboursville? Which is why she’s right at home at Back to Barboursville, Four County Players’ first mainstage show since the start of the […]

Still relevant?: WVPT and WHTJ public television stations merge, say declining revenues not a factor

For years, two out-of-town public television stations fought to claim status as Charlottesville’s “local” PBS station. Now they both can say that. Harrisonburg’s WVPT is being consolidated into Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation, the parent company of Richmond-based WHTJ, and the merger will offer local viewers two additional stations. Instead of duplicate offerings of “Nova” or […]

ARTS Pick: Country Sweethearts

Ah, Valentine’s Day. A time to celebrate new flames and lasting flames and, for some, a time to weep into a heart-shaped box of half-eaten chocolates. Whether you’re looking to swoon or seethe over love this year, local all-star ensemble the Country Sweethearts, featuring Tara Mills, Terri Allard, Sarah White, Holly Allen and Carleigh Nesbit, […]

Terri Allard celebrates 10 years of storytelling on WHTJ

About 10 years ago, Terri Allard had an idea for a television show. As an Americana-folk singer-songwriter raised in Barboursville, she had been sharing stories for years. Some of those stories belonged to her, but most belonged to other people, she says, and sharing them with an audience is what she’s always loved most. She […]