This dedication to the craft, shared by all the comedy groups, reflects the committed and interconnected nature of the University’s comedy community.
A variety of University-art affiliated groups enthusiastically presented their organizations to each passerby.
Student bands Boscobel and Loose Leaf opened for The Barons, a locally beloved traveling rock band.
Live Arts connects people of all ages, all across Charlottesville as they direct, produce, build sets for and perform in some simply incredible shows.
A cappella groups of all types — from the Flying V’s “rock-appella” to Hoos In The Stairwell’s broadway selections — delivered electrifying performances throughout the night.
On the first Friday of each month, New Dominion Bookshop opens its doors for Friday Night Writes -- an open mic for emerging Charlottesville musicians and writers.
The lineup of nine acts made for an entertaining set filled with clever jokes, questionable stories and hilarious improvisation.
Under the warm string lights that adorn Crozet’s outdoor seating area, bar goers tightly gathered around a stage taken on by the Krispies band Friday night for a memorable performance.
In a self-titled “journey through books,” Jesse Ball treated listeners to some of his most beloved original and non-original pieces in an event hosted by the University’s Creative Writing Program.
Gathered in the cozy ambience of the Southern Café & Music Hall, University students joined Charlottesville locals this Saturday for a night of live music. While the Charleston-based headliner Easy Honey showed off their polished sound and unique energy, the two opening acts stole the show by captivating the audience.
The series of projections around Grounds featured work from local artist Jeff Dobrow in partnering with The AV Company, a local audio-visual equipment service. These projects were not originally intended for Halloween but more so to provide a bit of artistic pandemic fun in place of canceled student activities.
Equal parts poignant and amusing, this film is a labor of love that illustrates Oglala Lakota reservation life with thoughtfulness, telling a greater story about the complexities of the human condition.
Ben Sloan — a writer and teacher currently living in Charlottesville — published a new collection of poems entitled “Then On Out Into a Cloudless Sky.”
Each talented member of the cast and production team clearly cares for this show. Spectrum Theatre’s “Fun Home” is touching and feels timely.
Based in part on the real-life Mars One project hoping to explore Mars by 2025, “How to Live on Earth” centers on four people, all applicants for a mission to reach Mars.
