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.
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Arts on the Hill: John D'earth
Arts on the Hill with John D'earth will be held at Carr's Hill, home of President and Mrs. Ryan, on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 from 5:30 - 6:30pm. All UVA faculty, staff, and students are eligible to register to attend. The deadline to register is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, September 13.
"Profiled From Atmospheres": Matthew Burtner Album Release
If someone told you there was music that could lull pillowy-winged moths into a fluttery state of happiness, that the Aurora Borealis can sing even better than you and I, or that the roots of the American elm trees in Central Park are a bustling ensemble waiting for their cue, would you believe them? Matthew Burtner would, and he’d have no trouble proving it on PROFILED FROM ATMOSPHERES, the veteran ecoacoustic composer’s sixth release with Ravello Records
‘She Wrote Plays’ and WTJU Is Streaming Them
In early 2020, University of Virginia associate drama professor Doug Grissom was looking to buy some recording equipment. He had found a set of plays that female playwrights had written nearly 100 years ago, that begged to be adapted as audio dramas. He planned to do it on his own. But then the general manager of UVA’s WTJU radio station, Nathan Moore, reached out asking if he had any podcast ideas. Grissom pitched adapting the plays as audio dramas.
Q&A: Hip-Hop Professor Traveled an Innovative Path to Tenure
In June, as the University of Virginia sent graduates on their way and ended the academic year, associate professor A.D. Carson concluded his first year as a tenured professor of hip-hop and the Global South.
The Music Beat: How Do You Make the Song of the Summer?
The concept of the song of the summer dates to at least the 1990s, according to associate professor of media studies Jack Hamilton.
Virginia Theatre Festival to Present Beloved Cult Classic Musical Little Shop of Horrors
Suddenly Seymour…is back! The Virginia Theatre Festival is preparing to transport audiences into the unforgettable world of one of everyone’s favorite out-of-this-world musical sci-fi love stories when 'Little Shop of Horrors' comes to the Culbreth Theatre from July 11-21.
Cville Black Business Expo Joins Local Juneteenth Celebration on June 15
The 8th annual Charlottesville-Albemarle Black Business Expo is back for 2024 with a new date and location. This year's Expo will take place on Saturday, June 15, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. It is co-located with Charlottesville's Juneteenth celebration at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. The event is free and open to everyone.
Painting a Brighter Future – a Critical Exploration of the UVA Arts Scene
From student-formed bands that elevate nightlife, to individual art exhibits on display at the University’s Ruffin Gallery, the arts community at the University is filled with a plethora of passionate creatives.
A Time of Bittersweet Endings and Fresh Beginnings for Natalie Blue
After over a year of performing and writing music as a group, student and alumni band Natalie Blue is taking in their final few days together on Grounds — their time playing at house shows and bars on the Corner has come to an end.
The Music Beat: Charlottesville Symphony Hits the Road
The Charlottesville Symphony wrapped up its most recent season this weekend with a concert at Capital One Hall in Tyson’s Corner.
The Music Beat: Darden Band’s Business Is All About the Music
Founded in 2003, the band has played weddings, school events, student functions, opened for a couple of pro bands and even gigged a venue or two.