The 86,000-square-foot Shumway Hall, funded by a $30 million gift from the Chris and Carrie Shumway Foundation, has been the largest addition to the Breeden Commerce Grounds.
With the Jefferson’s intimate setting, the four members of the band connected with the audiences, creating a personal feel to the performance.
Ellie’s wisely tapped into the shared appeal of the show by opening up their bar space on Wednesdays for viewers to watch the show side by side, beginning Aug. 27.
A group of local musicians at The Front Porch Charlottesville, a non-profit music school, cultivate lessons and community events that nurture this beloved Americana music scene.
After a quarter of a decade, the vision of the co-founders and artistic directors, Timothy Summers and Raphael Bell, remained the same even as the schedule and scale of the festival has modernized and developed.
For nearly a quarter of a century, the festival has acted as a labor of love and a celebration of the talents of Charlottesville youth.
“Weapons” features the story of 17 children disappearing without a trace into the night.
To become the “song of the summer,” a track must be more than just a chart-topper — it must be a cultural touchstone, a smash-hit that everybody knows, whether they like it or not.
The exhibit opened Aug. 30 and explores how we empathize with others, highlighting the experiences of lived disability through different mediums such as space, music, video, text and drawing.
With a variety of concert performances, album releases and busy audition cycles, the a cappella groups on Grounds not only have to sing but also manage their group’s image and schedule.
When pressing play on the new school year, do the same for the cinema –– with the best opening scenes from the 1970s to the present.
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.
Kieran Warner and Jack Yasenchok hosted the third annual Step Comedy Jam Sept. 9.
The event gave students, faculty and community members an opportunity to engage with the many art departments on Grounds while also bringing many organizations the chance to showcase their abilities.
These three books range from informational to inventive to introspective and give readers an assortment of entry points for learning and thinking about AI.
Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir, who performs under the stage name Laufey, released the highly anticipated “A Matter of Time” Aug. 22, a follow-up to her greatly successful sophomore album “Bewitched.”
With 12 tracks full of emotion and wistful lyricism, the musical storyline paints the hopefulness of falling in love, and the painful, bittersweet memories that come with falling out of it.
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.
17 musical groups performed on the Lawn Wednesday, marking the 37th annual Rotunda Sing.
American blues-rock duo The Black Keys began their highly anticipated comeback story Aug. 8 with the release of their 13th full-length album, “No Rain, No Flowers.”
