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  • Faculty, staff and students, including then-Ph.D. student A.D. Carson, protest at Clemson University in 2016. AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins

    Hip-Hop Can Document Life in America More Reliably than History Books

    https://theconversation.com/hip-hop-can-document-life-in-america-more-reliably-than-history-books-249532

  • Ernst Prophete, "Terrier Rougue 1915, Repaire des Cacos (Cacos Hideout)" (1975) (all photos by Matthew Dunn, courtesy the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia)

    Virginia Museum Receives “Transformative” Gift of Haitian Art

    https://hyperallergic.com/994202/virginia-museum-receives-transformative-gift-of-haitian-art/

  • mage: Ode to Light, Fall 2024 Dance Concert Choreographer: Demetia Hopkins | Dancers: Caoilainn Bischoff | Rachel Borowsky | Ephraim Nahum Bullock | Deneishia Haralson Marlena James | Elizabeth Moore | Maggie Novak | Delaney Walts | Rui Wang Lighting: Steven Spera | Photography: Tom Daly

    UVA Drama to Present SPRING DANCE CONCERT

    https://drama.virginia.edu/uva-drama-present-spring-dance-concert

  • Fourth-year student Mary Hall is a co-director of the free-form student radio station WXTJ. She was recruited to the station in her first year. (Photo by Kelly West, University Communications)

    The Music Beat: Breaking the Algorithm’s Rhythm, These Students Give Music the Human Touch

    https://news.virginia.edu/content/breaking-algorithms-rhythm-these-students-give-music-human-touch

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Video Still from "Reef Generations" by Matthew Burtner
Music

"Reef Generations" by Matthew Burtner

"Reef Generations" by Matthew Burtner is a data artwork about oyster reef restoration on the Virginia eastern shore. Using data collected by University of Virginia environmental scientists working at the Virginia Coast Reserve (VCR), the piece synthesizes an audio-visual computer-generated environment that explores the marvelous underwater generation of oyster reefs and their function as a living seawall attenuating wave motion and storm surge from rising sea levels.

https://datascience.virginia.edu/pages/reef-generations-matthew-burtner

Little Shop of Horrors Cast
Drama

Virginia Theatre Festival Makes First Casting Announcement for Upcoming Production of Little Shop of Horrors

The Virginia Theatre Festival has announced casting for its upcoming production of the beloved cult-classic musical Little Shop of Horrors. Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Jeffrey Meanza, will run from July 11-21 in Culbreth Theatre.

https://virginiatheatrefestival.org/casting_announcement_littleshop/

Clockwise: Geno Carr, Jack Donahue, Tony Gilbert, Lauren Hooper, Lydia Horan, Emelie Faith Thompson, Emily Swallow, Nancy Snow Carr, Arbender Robinson, & Rob Marnell
Drama

VTF Announces Cast for 50 Years and Counting: A Musical Revue!

The Virginia Theatre Festival has announced casting for the 50th Anniversary season-opening production 50 Years and Counting: A Musical Revue. Set to run June 27-30 in Culbreth Theatre, 50 Years and Counting: A Musical Revue will be directed by the Theatre’s longtime former Artistic Director Robert Chapel. The production features a cast of 10 VTF alumni performing some of musical theater’s most beloved and show-stopping songs from musicals VTF has produced over the last half-century, including Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, Carousel, Ragtime, Spamalot, and more. Founded in 1974, VTF is the Commonwealth’s longest-running professional summer theatre company and was formerly known as the Heritage Repertory Company, Heritage Repertory Theatre, and Heritage Theatre Festival before renaming as the Virginia Theatre Festival in 2022.

https://virginiatheatrefestival.org/casting_announcement_50years/

Abstract Drawing
Music

Practice: Integrity’s Music

JoVia Armstrong is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In 2015, she won the Best Black Female Percussionist of the Year through the Black Women in Jazz Awards and received the 3Arts Siragusa Foundation Artist Award in 2011 for her work as an educator. JoVia sits on the executive board of Chicago's AACM as Secretary.

https://engagement.virginia.edu/learn/thoughts-from-the-lawn/20240228-Armstrong

SW2 Festival of the Moving Creature

Embark on a Magical Journey at the SW2 Festival of the Moving Creature

The University of Virginia's Arts Grounds will host the SW2 Festival of the Moving Creature on the evening of Friday, April 26th. This highly anticipated event promises an unforgettable experience, featuring two gigantic mythical creatures parading through the UVA Grounds, brought to life by the talented students, faculty, and staff of the Art of the Moving Creature drama department class.

April 24, 2024
A drawing of a laptop with a black-and-white film clapper on an orange background, overlaid on a background that features the outline of the Rotunda.
Film

Six Must-See Films to Watch with Your NetBadge Login

Kanopy, provided through the University Library, contains a diverse collection of films ready to be streamed by students.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/04/six-must-see-films-to-watch-with-your-netbadge-login?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

A park bench sits next to a grassy spot in the Carr's Hill garden.
Architecture

UVA Gardens in Full Bloom, Just in Time for Historic Garden Week

Azaleas and camellias are in full bloom as spring reaches its peak on Grounds and several of the University of Virginia gardens, originally conceived in Thomas Jefferson’s plans for his Academical Village, will be celebrated this week as part of the annual Garden Club of Virginia Historic Garden Week.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-gardens-full-bloom-just-time-historic-garden-week

Musician Corey Harris sits on a chair strumming a guitar in the music library, which has high white walls and ceilings and a blue carpet. He is watched by an audience, also sitting in chairs.
Music

News in Brief: The Dale Avenue Band Will Make Noise in the Library

As part of UVA Library’s ongoing series, the University of Virginia’s Music Library in Old Cabell Hall will be full of the sounds of jazz this Friday.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/news-brief-dale-avenue-band-will-make-noise-library

L-R: Jody Folwell “T’ah p-ah sa’ wae (Dad’s Fish),” c. 2000 Clay, paint 13 x 11 in. Collection of Jody Folwell, Santa Clara, NM Photo by Addison Doty. © Jody Folwell |  Jody Folwell “Wild West Show,” 1996–2003 Clay, paint 21 7/16 x 14 1/16 in. Courtesy of the School of Advanced Research, cat. no. SAR.2004-16-1 Photo by Addison Doty. © Jody Folwell | Jody Folwell “Ancient,” 2018 or 2019 Clay, paint 11 x 11 in. Collection of Susan Ratzkin, Thousand Oaks, CA Photo by Addison Doty. © Jody Folwell
Visual Art

The Fralin Museum of Art Awarded $125,000 from the Terra Foundation for American Art

The Fralin Museum of Art has been awarded $125,000 from the Terra Foundation for American Art to support “O’Powa O’Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell.” The grant marks the first award for The Fralin and the University of Virginia (UVA) from the Terra Foundation for American Art and will fund the traveling exhibition and scholarly exhibition catalog. The Fralin partnered with the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) to organize “O’Powa O’Meng.” The exhibition will be on view at Mia from September 2024 to January 2025, and at The Fralin Museum of Art from February to June 2025. Two additional venues are anticipated.

April 18, 2024
Sam Hunt smiles onstage wearing a white shirt and dark blue pants while holding a microphone. In the back, a man wearing a cap plays the guitar.
Music

The Music Beat: Sam Hunt Threw a ‘House Party’ at UVA

Country music star Sam Hunt wrapped up his “Summer on the Outskirts” tour at the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday night.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/music-beat-sam-hunt-threw-house-party-uva

Peter Gould smiles and sits in front of a large window during a zoom call.
Film

Peter Gould Offers Valuable Insight During a Q&A with “Better Call Saul” Class

Students in the new “Better Call Saul” media studies course convened on Zoom Tuesday morning and eagerly awaited the arrival of a very special guest — Peter Gould, the television writer and co-creator of the show.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/04/peter-gould-offers-valuable-insight-during-a-q-a-with-better-call-saul-class?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

A drawing of a stack of books in front of the Rotunda.
Creative Writing

The Educator’s Bookshelf — A List of Must Reads from U.Va. Professors

For any student unsure of what their first post-finals read should be, look no further than the favorite books of these four academics.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/04/the-educators-bookshelf-a-list-of-must-reads-from-u-va-professors?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

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