Arts This Week: The Phaeton Gallery
The Phaeton Gallery is hosting an opening reception as part of a joint exhibition for works by Krista Townsend and Nikki Hare for arts. This week, we spoke with artist Krista Townsend and Lisa Hogan with the gallery.
The Music Beat: Breaking the Algorithm’s Rhythm, These Students Give Music the Human Touch
Every week before his radio show on the University of Virginia’s student-run station WXTJ, co-director Jacob Hobbs asks himself a question: “What do I want to subject everyone to this week?” Hobbs, along with fellow WXTJ co-director Mary Hall, hosts “High Up and Low Down,” a radio show that features house music, neo-soul and tracks by artists like Lady Gaga and Charli XCX. The show, Hall said, is “haphazard.” That’s by design. “Our station is special because it’s entirely free-form,” Hall said.
Arts This Week: SPICMACAY Spring Concert
The UVA Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY) is hosting their Spring Concert on Saturday, March 1st. For Arts This Week, we spoke to the SPICMACAY at UVA co-presidents, Bhadra Kadangal and Aashni Shetty.
This Famous UVA Drummer Is on Your Favorite Soapy Netflix Show, ‘Sweet Magnolias’
Last winter, Elena Heraldo received an intriguing email. It was related to her Instagram account, the account where the University of Virginia student posts viral videos of herself drumming. The account that has nearly 500,000 followers.
How a UVA Student Landed Backstage at ‘SNL50’
Few college internships offer the chance to work alongside comedy and music legends, but for University of Virginia fourth-year student Kiera Chambers, it was another day at the office at the “SNL50: The Anniversary Special.”
Culture in Their Hands: Students Shape Exhibition of Jewish-Inspired Objects
A collection of intricate and ornate Torah pointers – some centuries old, others created just last year – have found a home at The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia.
Legally Blind Hoo Pursues Architecture With a Different Design
Nola Timmins has planned on being an architect since she was at least 8 years old – which may seem like a big dream, considering she is legally blind.
This UVA Alum Just Performed in the Super Bowl Halftime Show – Again
When his agent told him he didn’t book Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show, Jalen Granville told her to check the list again. He still wasn’t on it.
The Music Beat: Diving Into Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
The fans who packed the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday may have rooted for different teams, but they were part of two shared experiences – Super Bowl LIX and Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance