New Works Festival Is a Triumph in Student-Led Productions at U.Va.
On a busy Thursday night on Arts Grounds, the student-led, annual New Works Festival opened with resounding success.
Arts on the Hill: UVA Bluegrass
Arts on the Hill: Golden Hour with David Wax Museum & Lowland Hum
This UVA Alum Is Heading to the Oscars – Again
Mark Johnson started his journey in the film industry in front of the camera, but his career took off once he moved behind the scenes. The 1971 University of Virginia alumnus grew up in Spain and was booked as an extra for a few British and American movies, but found he enjoyed his gigs as a production assistant more than he ever liked being on camera. Plus, he admits, he wasn’t a very good actor. After graduating from UVA, he went to the University of Iowa, eventually earning a master’s degree in film scholarship. “I just fell in love with the romance of making movies,” Johnson said. “I never thought that it could be a career.”
UVA Drama Continues 2023-2024 Season with 'The Green Bird'
Spotlight on Light House Studio
The youth nonprofit film center serves as a beacon of creativity for the Charlottesville community.
William Dozier’s Love for Books Has Given Him Internet Fame
Those who have recently turned to social media, especially “BookTok,” for book recommendations might recognize the face of William Dozier.
WTJU’s Cville Puzzle Hunt returns on March 16 with new diabolical puzzles
Cville Puzzle Hunt is back! Organized by WTJU 91.1 FM and Puzzled Bee, it’s a citywide cerebral puzzle for teens and adults of all ages. It works like an escape room, but all of downtown Charlottesville is the "room." This year’s event takes place Saturday, March 16, 2:30 - 6 p.m. It starts and ends at IX Art Park, with puzzles to solve at various downtown locations. Modeled on the Post Hunt in DC (back when the Washington Post used to do fun things), the Cville Puzzle Hunt takes participants on a wild afternoon running around trying to untangle five diabolical, large-scale puzzles inserted into the urban landscape.
‘Hoos First’ Student Center Celebrates Grand Opening in Newcomb
Amural and its message immediately greet visitors to the newly opened Hoos First Student Center in the University of Virginia’s Newcomb Hall. A quote, “Success is not limited by your background, it’s built upon the foundation of your determination,” stretches across the three-canvas collection that third-year student Sahar Asghari painted for the center. “It’s nice because the center is a study space as well,” the foreign affairs and studio art double major said. “I can go there to study, and I know the other kids around there are looking at this piece with a similar background as me, even though they might have completely different experiences.”
Violists From Around the State Come Together to Perform at UVA
Violists from all over the state gathered at Old Cabell Hall for the annual Violapalooza.