NEW C-VILLE COVER STORY: Budget cuts target troubled teens
It’s one thing to hear the general news about state budget cuts in the midst of the national economic crisis.
Chamber says glass half full, Perriello says stop the bleeding
In a sober tone reminiscent of President Obama’s inauguration address, Perriello told the Chamber of Commerce that the country should expect “a continued period of pain and struggle.â€
NEW C-VILLE COVER STORY: Will we lose the Gravity Lounge?
When the news broke that the Gravity Lounge is in financial trouble and might be closing,
NEW C-VILLE COVER STORY: Fresh photographs for re-envisioning Valentine
If Valentine’s Day seems to you, as it does to a lot of people, like a forced holiday, C-VILLE is here to help you
NEW C-VILLE COVER STORY: Inauguration fever in the Capitol and here at home
When an event comes around once in a lifetime, it takes a while for the buzz to wear off.
NEW C-VILLE COVER STORY: 2009 Design Annual
Because all the cool people are image conscious, we give you this year’s Design Annual,
UVA hires two offensive-minded coaches
After a 2008 season that gave new meaning to the word “uneven,” not to mention “maddening,” UVA football Head Coach Al Groh is adding some new blood to his staff.
Live Arts' Demon Barber stays barbaric
Roughly 2 million years ago, the human brain underwent a tremendous growth spurt,
Live Arts' Demon Barber stays barbaric
Roughly 2 million years ago, the human brain underwent a tremendous growth spurt,
Charlottesville-based Web business shows it
On npr.org today, a Charlottesville-based Web business is highlighted as an example of how to survive the economic downtown.
VQR's four-star G.I. journal
Now that the “surge” is “working,” there appears to be a surge of disinterest in (or outright indifference to) the war in Iraq. Well, leave it to The Virginia Quarterly Review—which, as regular readers know, takes flying leaps beyond the usual literary journal parameters—to get the lump back in your throat, and, if you’re so [...]
When melody and tone attack
Being a classical music fan in the 21st century isn’t so much culturally rewarding as it is a ton of fun. The reasons are like four interconnected movements of a fine symphony: 1) The boundless richness and relevance of great works by great 17th- through 19th-century composers, and the whole world of their lesser-known works [...]
Got parka?
Am I allowed to say “ass”? Too late. At least I have no trepidation about saying “freezing,” “my” and “off.” Destination:Chicago in FebruaryLocation: The brittle shores of Lake MichiganDistance from Charlottesville:741 miles Chicago Office of Tourism:cityofchicago.orgArt Institute of Chicago: artic.eduNavy Pier: navypier.comOrchestra Hall: cso.orgChicago blues clubs: http://center stage.net/music/clubs/styles/blues.htmlChicago Architecture Foundation: architecture.org Those four words came [...]
Gregg Oxley no longer manager of Belmont wine shop Crush
There’s tension in the Charlottesville wine world. Crush, the Belmont wine shop, is dealing
VQR writers on the outside, looking in
The key word is “special.” Perhaps the American Society of Magazine Editors’ recent decision to honor The Virginia Quarterly Review’s fall 2007 special issue on South America will in the future inspire editor Ted Genoways to put together more than the journal’s usual share of special issues. Already, the summer 2008 edition can almost be [...]
Half-court press
When it was established that The Dell, the courts next to Ruffner Hall at UVA, won Best Place For Pick-Up Basketball, C-VILLE dispatched four staffers to the scene on a Wednesday evening in July to check it out. The four were wily veterans Brendan “Danny-Ainge-But-Taller” Fitzgerald, Will “Kevin McHale-But-Shorter” Goldsmith, Jayson “Jo Jo White” Whitehead [...]
Nights in Satin
Needled by the thorns of flowery 19th century poetry and its grip on the first years of the 20th century, Ezra Pound made a now-famous pronouncement: “Poetry should be at least as well written as prose.” The monster that this concept inadvertently spawned is in some ways a friendly monster. There are plenty of contemporary [...]
The white stuff
As you’ve probably heard, it’s a fast-paced world out there. So when we came up with the category Best Place To Run In For Milk, we pictured, in addition to actual running, a stopwatch. Granted, there may have been other considerations on readers’ minds when they voted for winner Harris Teeter, such as the pristine [...]
The Washington Post gives some (more) love to the Downtown Mall
In the latest chapter in The Washington Post’s fascination with Charlottesville and the Downtown Mall, tomorrow’s edition will contain a piece, already available online, that’s a veritable paean to the beloved heart of our city. After lauding city planners for their vision back in 1976 (but without mentioning the years it took for the Mall to catch on with businesses and residents)
Rally for Ralph Nader next week at Gravity
The man many liberals love to hate, legendary activist and seemingly perennial Democratic presidential nominee spoiler, Ralph Nader, is holding a rally at the Gravity Lounge
I Am My Own Wife
Anticipating a one-person show—even if it’s Doug Wright’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play, I Am My Own Wife—isn’t an altogether pleasant experience. It’s just so hard to believe that a single actor can strike up the whole band, so to speak, let alone make resonant music. Visions of Jerry Seinfeld with no Jason Alexander [...]
City of Angels
Gentlemen and ladies, open your programs: The 34-year tradition of summer theater at UVA is back after a hiatus last year due to construction of the Arts Grounds Parking Garage. One thing has changed: The somewhat stuffy name “Heritage Repertory Theatre” is now the more festive “Heritage Theatre Festival.”
The Beard of Avon
Live Arts’ latest offering is a vigorous and charming production of Amy Freed’s mess of a comedy about the Shakespeare authorship question, The Beard of Avon.
All That Mighty Heart
To that inevitable social gathering/getting-to-know-one-another question, “What do you do?” Lisa Russ Spaar has more than one answer at her disposal. “I’m an English professor at UVA,” is a sure-fire choice. And here’s a good backup: “I’m a poet.” Not too many people find that vocation odd these days. But let’s hope that at least [...]
May 08: Notes and light
Laura Mulligan Thomas, director of the acclaimed Charlottesville High School Orchestra since 1982, moved with her family to a new house in 1999. Its biggest selling point: a living room that easily doubles as a music space. It’s big enough for a string quartet, and has plenty of room for a piano, as well as [...]
Another deanship filled
The new dean announcements are coming fast and furiously from UVA. In late April, it was the much anticipated new head of Arts & Sciences, Meredith Jung-En Woo, and now it’s Dorrie K. Fontaine, who has been appointed dean of the School of Nursing. University President John Casteen made the announcement last Friday afternoon in [...]
The Virginia Quarterly Review
Oh my, what a shock for literary snobs to behold a comic book image on the cover of the new issue of The Virginia Quarterly Review. Regular readers of the journal know, however, that one of the features of Ted Genoways’ editorship is frequent nods to the art of the graphic novel and all its [...]