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A cartoon of two people, one with long hair and lighter skin and the other with short hair and darker skin, sharing earbuds and listening to music.

Hoos Listening Presses Play on a New School Year

Founded last semester, the club provides a space for people to come together and share their love of music through events like listening parties, picnics, playlist swaps and more.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/09/hoos-listening-presses-play-on-a-new-school-year?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

A collage includes photos of Faulkner at three different stages of life, a pipe with puffs of smoke, a stamp, his signature, and orange squares.

‘Where Faulkner Was Happy’: William Faulkner Abroad, at Home and at UVA

Last spring, UVA acquired 16 letters from Faulkner to his mother written while he traveled through Europe in the fall of 1925.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/where-faulkner-was-happy-william-faulkner-abroad-home-and-uva

In the dome room of the Rotunda, Jim Ryan and Teresa Pollack pull a blue covering off of a painting of Karenne Wood. In the portrait, she wears a yellow dress and Monacan regalia, and holds

University Honors Advocate for the Monacan Indian Nation With a Memorial Portrait

University of Virginia President Jim Ryan on Tuesday unveiled a portrait of Karenne Wood, whose roles at the University included researching and teaching the history of the Monacan Indian Nation while tirelessly advocating for its members.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/university-honors-advocate-monacan-indian-nation-memorial-portrait

A performer stands onstage in a black t-shirt and a white skirt, raising a red flag above their head and smiling wide with their eyes closed. Two other performers look on the first one, their backs to the camera.

Live Arts Continues to Promote Theater Education Among Charlottesville Youth

Through their plays, musicals, camps and workshops, Live Arts connects people of all ages, all across Charlottesville as they direct, produce, build sets for and perform in some simply incredible shows.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/09/live-arts-continues-to-promote-theater-education-among-charlottesville-youth?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest#google_vignette

Australian dancer Raygun dances in a green jumpsuit in front of four judges wearing white on a purple panel that reads "PARIS 2024".

Q&A: What’s the Deal With That Australian Breakdancer?

Gunn, an academic who specializes in breaking and hip-hop culture, earned a score of 0, but she is probably more famous now than the gold medalist, Ami Yuasa of Japan.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/qa-whats-deal-australian-breakdancer

Arts Exhibition: Toward a Lineage of Self

Arts This Week – Jefferson School African American History Center

Ben Larsen: You are listening to WTJU Charlottesville. The Jefferson School African American History Center is opening the newest installation of Pride Overcomes Prejudice, entitled Toward a Lineage of Self, Saturday, September 21st. For Arts This Week, we spoke with Jordy Yager, the Director of Digital Humanities at the center.

https://www.wtju.net/arts-this-week-jefferson-school-african-american-history-center/

Arts This Week: Hotel Fiction

Sara Bastianelli: For Arts This Week, we chatted with Jess Thompson and Jade Long from Hotel Fiction. You can see Hotel Fiction at the Southern Cafe Music Hall on Friday, September 13th.

https://www.wtju.net/arts-this-week-hotel-fiction/