Speakers from the Saving Our Planet: Starting in Our Community online event discuss community climate action. From left to right, top row: Charlottesville Tree Commission Chair Peggy Van Yahres and Charlottesville NOW Vice President Alexis Lagon. Second row: Susan Elliot, City of Charlottesville climate protection program manager, and Gabe Dayley, Albemarle County climate protection program manager. Bottom row: Office for Sustainability Director Andrea Trimble.

Local speakers discuss ongoing action against climate change during online event

By Katherine Costin | April 17, 2022

The event showcased local efforts in Charlottesville and Albemarle county to mitigate the effects of climate change.

“How to Live on Earth” presents strong performances and explores thought-provoking ways in which human relationships might survive or die in the ever-changing conditions we live with, on Earth and otherwise.

U.Va. Drama’s performance of “How to Live on Earth” asks what it means to relate to one another

By Katie Kenny | March 1, 2022

“Steps” projects humanity with loud realness and grace

By Sarah Howorth | February 8, 2022

Activism in their DNA: a conversation among the descendants of Monticello’s enslaved community

By Kristin O’Donoghue | February 22, 2021

Virginia Players presented a digital version of "Natives" by Glenn Waldron.

Virginia Players embrace their digital ‘Natives’

By Kyndal Harrison | January 3, 2021

Will Marsh, front-man of Charlottesville-Richmond-based band Gold Connections.

Will Marsh has got the ‘Ammunition’

By Elliot Van Noy | December 10, 2020

‘Expanding the Narrative’ — slave songs and spirituals as early music

By Mahika Ghaisas | December 8, 2020

The latest in "Expanding the Narrative," a program from the Early Music Access Project, focused on analyzing slave songs and spirituals from historical and modern-day lenses, and featured the points of view of three unique musicians.

Movie theaters have been hit hard by the pandemic, with audiences unwilling to sit in theaters for long periods and major releases pushed to 2021 or beyond.

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Local theaters try to weather the COVID-19 storm

By Joseph Riley | December 4, 2020

The postponement of almost every major studio release until 2021 has essentially made this a lost year for Hollywood, and theaters in Charlottesville are feeling the pressure.

Joy Harjo is the first Native American to serve as poet laureate and is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation.

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Poetry, song and gratitude with Joy Harjo

By Annie Chotikul | November 24, 2020

The University community welcomed internationally renowned musician, playwright, poet and performer Joy Harjo of the Muscogee Creek Nation in a night of poetry and gratitude.

Inside U.Va. Arts hosted another webinar for a look into arts on Grounds next semester.

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Inside U.Va. Arts — COVID-19 and the ‘exceptional student experience’

By Kalista Diamantopoulos | November 19, 2020

On Nov. 12, another Inside U.Va. Arts webinar detailed how programs at the University and the student art experience has changed since the start of the semester.

The department of drama presented "Love and Information" entirely virtually.

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Drama department presents virtual show ‘Love and Information’

By Kyndal Harrison | November 19, 2020

The drama department took on a lofty goal of virtually presenting what would have been a traditional stage play in a pandemic-free semester.

LaToya Ruby Frazier, who spoke in a virtual event hosted by the Department of Art, pictured in 2011.

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Art as transformation: LaToya Ruby Frazier’s social justice photography

By Loree Seitz | November 6, 2020

Frazier’s photography confronts social and political legacies plaguing marginalized groups and reclaims a distinct and thoughtful space for those voices to be recognized and celebrated.

On Halloween afternoon, The Paramount screened the horror classic “Rosemary’s Baby” to a modest audience.

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In an unusually challenging season, The Paramount adapts its programming

By Max Patten | November 6, 2020

Since closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March, The Paramount has adapted its programming drastically and now screens movies in its 1000 seat theater.

“The Art of Statecraft: The Bush 41 Team” focuses on international policy during the presidency of George H.W. Bush.

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New Bush documentary excels at look inside the administration

By Omari John | November 1, 2020

The film pairs archival footage with interviews from scholars and members of the administration from today to reflect upon the decisions of the Bush administration.

The panel for "The Good Lord Bird" included Ethan Hawke, who produced and co-created the show as well as playing John Brown. Hawke was a guest at last year's Virginia Film Festival.

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Telling the truth in American history

By Keyandra Morris | November 1, 2020

The creators and stars of the Showtime series “The Good Lord Bird” came together for a panel at the 2020 Virginia Film Festival on Friday.

Brian Tyree Henry plays the awkward, yet charismatic, protagonist in "The Outside Story."

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Brian Tyree Henry learns to leave the house in ‘The Outside Story’

By Kyndal Harrison | November 1, 2020

“The Outside Story” leaves more substance to be desired, but at its core, this film is a contemplative piece about the power of relationships.

"Aggie" explores the life of a prominent philanthropist.

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Curating art as a form of activism

By Katelyn Ragland | October 30, 2020

Director Catherine Gund beautifully illustrated the “intersections of arts, race, and social justice” in telling her mother’s story.

Ten years after "The Social Network" hit theaters, Facebook wields a colossal and unprecedented amount of political and economic power.

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What does ‘The Social Network’ mean today?

By Omega Ilijevich | October 30, 2020

The Virginia Film Festival streamed a tenth anniversary screening of the acclaimed film in conjunction with a panel that attempted to unravel its legacy in a world that is so dominated by Facebook.

Power, politics and adolescence are all at play in "Boy's State."

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‘Boys State’ shows that politics isn’t pretty

By Justin Carminucci | October 30, 2020

The documentary provides an insightful look at what politics and democracy would look like in the hands of the future leaders of tomorrow.

The USA Gymnastics women's team is a powerhouse of strength, but has been marked by serious abuses of power behind the scenes.

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Picking the brains of Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk in ‘A Conversation on Athlete A’

By Katherine Choi | October 30, 2020

“Athlete A” divulges the cruelty hidden by USA Gymnastics over the past 50 years, exposing Larry Nassar and tackling the system at large.

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Local speakers discuss ongoing action against climate change during online event

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“Steps” projects humanity with loud realness and grace

Activism in their DNA: a conversation among the descendants of Monticello’s enslaved community

Virginia Players embrace their digital ‘Natives’

Will Marsh has got the ‘Ammunition’

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