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Film

Maupintown Film Festival Looks Into History Through the Eyes of Black Filmmakers

The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center hosted the 12th annual Maupintown Film Festival Sep. 5-7. The event primarily showcases the works of up and coming African American filmmakers while also giving a space to talk about the themes prevalent in their films. This year the theme of the festival was “Bold and Beautiful.” A showcase of African American history and culture, the movies shown were mostly documentaries with a time slot allocated on Saturday for cartoons.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025/09/maupintown-film-festival-looks-into-history-through-the-eyes-of-black-filmmakers?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

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Drama

Scapegoat Underground Continues a Staple of the University Comedy Scene

Two University students formed the comedy duo Scapegoat Underground in order to participate in a University stand-up comedy tradition — and this year, they were in charge of planning that same event. Featuring student comedians and drawing in crowds from across the University, Kieran Warner, third-year College and Commerce student, and third-year College student Jack Yasenchok, hosted the third annual Step Comedy Jam Sept. 9.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025/09/scapegoat-underground-continues-a-staple-of-the-university-comedy-scene?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

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Annual University Arts Welcome Picnic Showcases University Art Platforms

Students and community members filled the Betsy and John Casteen Arts Grounds Sunday, eager to enjoy performances and gain more knowledge on various art organizations. Consistently one of the Art Department’s largest events, the Annual University Arts Welcome Picnic features several organizations, student and local performances and free shirts, bags and miscellaneous items available to all.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025/09/annual-university-arts-welcome-picnic-showcases-university-art-platforms?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

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Art History

‘The Surprising Story of Furcy Madeleine’: New Exhibition in Shannon Library Explores the Contradictions of Slavery and Freedom During the Age of Revolution

n 1990, American historian Sue Peabody was researching her dissertation on enslaved peoples’ pre-revolutionary freedom lawsuits in France when she came upon an intriguing story. In 1817 on Île Bourbon (now Réunion), a French-colonized island in the Indian Ocean, a 31-year-old enslaved man named Furcy Madeleine brought legal proceedings before the Saint-Denis District Court against his master Joseph Lory. Furcy’s suit contested his status as a slave and claimed his “ingenuity” — his freedom of birth.

https://library.virginia.edu/news/2025/surprising-story-furcy-madeleine-new-exhibition-shannon-library-explores-contradictions?mtm_campaign=em&mtm_kwd=sub

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Film

Film Uses UVA Archive to Illuminate the Life of Cartoonist Patrick Oliphant

In August, the Virginia Film Festival welcomed director Bill Banowsky in conversation following a showing of his film, “A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant.” The film features archival footage and hundreds of Oliphant works, and the showing was a homecoming of sorts, since the University of Virginia Library houses Oliphant’s archive, which was critical in the making of the film.

https://library.virginia.edu/news/2025/film-uses-uva-archive-illuminate-life-cartoonist-patrick-oliphant?mtm_campaign=em&mtm_kwd=sub

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Visual Art

McGuffey Art Center Toasts 50 Years of Collaboration and Support

From the moment it opened on October 11, 1975, the McGuffey Art Center was a hit. Half a century later, the vibrant arts organization is still humming along, providing affordable studio space and a supportive environment for artists while delivering art shows, receptions, classes, open studios, and performances to the public.

https://c-ville.com/mcguffey-art-center-toasts-50-years-of-collaboration-and-support/

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Creative Writing

Newly Opened Commerce Street Books Amplifies Charlottesville’s Literature Scene

Commerce Street Books — in business since June 28 — hopes to pull its customers both closer to literature and closer to one another. The independent bookstore was founded by Class of 2015 alumnus Philip Lorish, who hopes to support what he calls the “practice of reading” in the Charlottesville community.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025/09/newly-opened-commerce-street-books-amplifies-charlottesvilles-literature-scene?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

A group of students standing in a semi-circle sing on stage in front of the Rotunda. There are blue hues of light on the students and Rotunda.
Music

Rotunda Sing Invites Students Into the University’s A-capella World

A student-favorite tradition — and one of the first of the school year — Rotunda Sing is a chance for the University’s a capella world to join forces and share their pride with the student body. 17 musical groups performed on the Lawn Wednesday, marking the 37th annual Rotunda Sing.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025/08/rotunda-sing-invites-students-into-the-universitys-a-capella-world?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

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Creative Writing

They Thought the Books Had Burned in 1895, But They Were Hiding in Plain Sight

For decades, the books were believed lost, numbering among the pieces of University of Virginia history that fell victim to the 1895 Rotunda fire. Then Amanda Greenwood, an archivist in the University’s Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, discovered centuries-old medical and anatomical texts.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/they-thought-books-had-burned-1895-they-were-hiding-plain-sight

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Music

Arts This Week: The Cville Chamber Music Festival

The Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival is happening from September 7 to the 20th. For Arts This Week, we spoke with Nathalie Hokanson.

https://www.wtju.net/arts-this-week-the-cville-chamber-music-festival/

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Music

Arts This Week: Mad Jazz and Wine Festival 2025

You’re listening to WTJU Charlottesville. The fourth annual Mad Jazz and Wine Festival is happening this September 6, from 11 to 5pm at the Prince Michel Vineyard and Winery. For Arts This Week, we spoke with Eric Mayberry, founder and organizer of the event.

https://www.wtju.net/arts-this-week-mad-jazz-and-wine-festival-2025/

Jim Ryan stands in a dark room with a student dressed up in a Luigi Halloween costume for the Brown College Haunted House.
Music

Students and Alumni Reflect on Ryan’s Impact in the Arts

Former University President Jim Ryan demonstrated genuine support for student arts organizations through his attendance at countless student-organized events and administrative support over the course of his term. As the University enters a new chapter, students and alumni are reflecting on Ryan’s impact and involvement in the University arts scene, while also voicing hopes for growth, at a school where creativity and freedom of expression are deeply ingrained in the culture.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025/08/students-and-alumni-reflect-on-ryans-impact-in-the-arts?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured