Singer Dave Matthews plays an acoustic guitar onstage in front of a microphone.

The Music Beat: Dave Matthews Band Nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Charlottesville’s native son is in the running to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/music-beat-dave-matthews-band-nominated-rock-roll-hall-fame

An illustration of 4 different birds sitting around a payphone, surrounded by music notes.

He Made a Phone That Plays Birdsong in 2016. Why is It Just Now Catching Eyes?

Eight years ago, after winning a local art-in-place grant, Schulman retrofitted an old-school payphone to play the chirps, tweets and calls (get it?) of birds local to Takoma Park, Maryland, the Washington suburb he calls home.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/he-made-phone-plays-birdsong-2016-why-it-just-now-catching-eyes

Two students pose in front of a white background with a blue stripe and an orange stripe. One wears a white t-shirt, a long beige skirt and white fingerless gloves; the other wears a tan suit and a beige turtleneck.

This Student Fashion Organization Will Leave You ‘CRAVE-ing’ More

Capturing the attention of fashion fanatics across the globe, New York’s famed Fashion Week serves as a showcase for designers’ newest styles and trends. A little closer to home, a University of Virginia student organization is gearing up for a fashion show of its own.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/student-fashion-organization-will-leave-you-crave-ing-more?utm_source=DailyReport&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

Virginia Theatre Festival 50th Anniversary
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Virginia Theatre Festival to Celebrate 50th Anniversary Year

February 16, 2024
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UVA Honors Faculty for Research and Scholarship: David Getsy wins in UVA's Excellence in Arts and Humanities Award

UVA administrators honored faculty members, including David Getsy (Eleanor Shea Professor of Art History), for their outstanding research and scholarship at the fifth annual Research Achievement Awards event, held earlier this month.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-honors-faculty-research-and-scholarship

Spencer Tinkham (American, b. 1992), ”Torah Pointer” (2021). Rabbit made from skateboard.
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The Fralin Museum of Art Announces the First Major Gift of Judaica in the University of Virginia’s History

February 16, 2024
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February 16, 2024
Writer Vashti Harrison smiles wearing a black-and-white-patterned shirt. Next to her is the cover of her book, "Big," which features the title in huge letters with the "I" being held up by a little girl in a pink tutu.

Winning ‘Big’: UVA Grad Gets Caldecott Medal

By the time she got the call, Vashti Harrison had given up hope.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/winning-big-uva-grad-gets-caldecott-medal

A person in a black and white floral shirt sits cross-legged on the floor and paints in black, white and gray.

‘Maḏayin’ Transports You Back in Time

Inside The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia is the cosmology of an entire people.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/madayin-transports-you-back-time

An illustrated poster features large green letters that read "REM," a light purple background, small doodles of people, and a drawing of the Superman "S." A box in the corner features date and ticket information.

How a Student Group Made Music History at UVA

PK German, a now-defunct organization, once brought stars from the Ramones to Kool & the Gang to Grounds.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/how-student-group-made-music-history-uva

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