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FunStuff: Charlottesville events March 15 and beyond
Published on Mar 11th, 2012
2 comments Funny stuffTimes may be tough, and gas prices may be high, but that's no reason to stop laughing. This week, Bent Theatre Improv comedy troupe gives you plenty of opportunity to do just that with...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events March 8 and beyond
Published on Mar 4th, 2012
0 comments Pinter Fest There's something irresistible about seeing the edginess of Nobel Prize-winning English playwright Harold Pinter performed in the warmth of an Afton-area theater named for The Waltons...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events March 1 and beyond
Published on Feb 26th, 2012
0 comments Art interactiveThanks to artist Daniel Canogar, Second Street Gallery will be turned into an audio-visual experience not to be missed. Using discarded electronic materials from our throw society,...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events February 23 and beyond
Published on Feb 19th, 2012
2 comments Batters upCan you believe that UVA Baseball has already begun? But better than that, the boys of spring are opening an incredible 9-game homestand on Tuesday the 21st of February with additional...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events February 16 and beyond
Published on Feb 12th, 2012
1 comments Black and whiteObama may be the first African American president, but he's far from the only black man– or woman– to occupy the White House. Historian Clarence Lusane, program director...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events February 9 and beyond
Published on Feb 5th, 2012
0 comments Bob Marley tribute, monThis is a twofer– a reggae dance party and a chance to check out the barely opened Black Market Moto Saloon at the corner of Meade Avenue and East Market Street, where...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events February 1 and beyond
Published on Jan 29th, 2012
0 comments McGuffey FridayIt's the beginning of the month again, and that means one thing for art lovers: First Fridays. From the McGuffey Art Center, always a hub of creative energy that recently welcomed 19...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events January 26 and beyond
Published on Jan 23rd, 2012
0 comments Alternative countryThey're often billed as alt-country, but the track from the Old 97s that appeared on the 106.1 The Corner sampler a coupla years back, "Dance with Me," seems like power-pop and...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events January 19 and beyond
Published on Jan 15th, 2012
0 comments Belt it outIf you think karaoke means following a bouncing ball over computer-screen lyrics as canned musical accompaniment blares, think again. Thanks to the rocking (and very patient) back-up band...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events January 12 and beyond
Published on Jan 8th, 2012
0 comments Clear Blue country Joe Overton, the frontman for Clear Blue Sky, claims he has a foot stuck in 1954, the early days of country music. For this Central Virginia band, the old-fashioned sounds...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events January 5 and beyond
Published on Jan 1st, 2012
2 comments Bellydancing!First Fridays may be known for art on the walls of galleries, but beginning this month there's also some art on the floor, as Alexandra Dance Studio launches its first monthly...
FunStuff: December 22 and beyond
Published on Dec 18th, 2011
3 comments Night lightsYou may never be sure the Great Wall of China is visible from space, but you can bet your last chocolate coin that Jeffrey Norford's Christmas lights are visible from I-64. The full-time...
Child's play: Relax-- look between your legs
Published on Jul 18th, 2011
0 comments By Elizabeth Kiem It’s amazing how many different ways we can be told that the essence of being a good person is to enjoy yourself, and that the essence of being a good parent is to enjoy yourself...
Cosmic art: A gaudy visual quick-fix
Published on Jul 18th, 2011
0 comments From a distance, Micah Stebbins’ sky/cosmos-infused oil paintings look like marbles. Cosmic swaths of sky blue, sea blue, purple, and milky white wrap around his canvases like twisted ribbons around...
Two chairs no waiting
Published on Jun 30th, 2011
0 comments The Barber of Seville: Gioacchino Rossini's opera remains as fresh as when it was written 200 years ago. Since this production is in Italian with English supertitles, audiences won't miss a word of...
Cultural Calendar 02/02/06
Published on Feb 2nd, 2006
0 comments THURSDAY, February 2 WALKABOUT Stonewall Country Horse Show: This hunter and jumper event that draws riders from Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania starts today and ends February...
Hot Seat secrets: We asked, they told...
Published on Dec 22nd, 2005
0 comments PHOTOS BY JEN FARIELLO JEN@READTHEHOOK.COM (unless otherwise noted) From passing gas in public places to stealing vans to juggling atop a unicycle, this year's Hot Seat sitters have shared their dark...
Cultural Calendar: 12/15/2005 - 12/22/2005
Published on Dec 15th, 2005
0 comments THURSDAY, December 15 STAGE Try Out: Looking for a "sure thing"? Then trot out today to PVCC to try out for a part in the one-act play of the same name between 6:30 and 8pm...
Cultural Calendar 12/08/2005 - 12/15/2005
Published on Dec 8th, 2005
0 comments THURSDAY, December 8 STAGE Blackfriars Theater 10 S. Market St., Staunton. 540-885-5588 Santaland Diaries: For those who missed him last year and for those who need to see their favorite...
Cultural Calendar: 12/1/2005-12/08/2005
Published on Dec 8th, 2005
0 comments THURSDAY, December 1 STAGE Blackfriars Theater 10 S. Market St., Staunton. 540-885-5588 Santaland Diaries: For those who missed him last year and for those who need to see their...
Cultural Calendar: 11/24/2005 - 12/01/2005
Published on Dec 1st, 2005
0 comments THURSDAY, November 24 STAGE Blackfriars Theater 10 S. Market St., Staunton. 540-885-5588 Eat, then Laugh: Have guests in town and don't know what to do after dinner? Go see a...
Cultural Calendar: 11/17/2005-11/24/2005
Published on Nov 24th, 2005
0 comments THURSDAY, November 17 FAMILY Theory of Relativity: Families United Through Adoption hosts a discussion of the book Parenting from the Inside Out by Dan Siegel and Mary...
Cultural Calendar: 11/10/2005-11/17/2005
Published on Nov 17th, 2005
0 comments THURSDAY, November 10 ART Iron Age Expert: Carla Antonaccio, professor of classical studies at Duke, discusses her work in "The First City at Morgantina," an ancient Greek...
THURSDAY, Nov 10
Published on Nov 14th, 2005
0 comments THURSDAY, November 10 ART Iron Age Expert: Carla Antonaccio, professor of classical studies at Duke, discusses her work in "The First City at Morgantina," an ancient Greek colony...
Cultural Calendar: 11/3/2005 - 11/9/2005
Published on Nov 10th, 2005
0 comments   THURSDAY, November 3 STAGE Shenandoah Shakespeare 10 S. Market St., Staunton. 540-885-5588 Comedy of Errors: Shakespeare's shortest play concerns twins– both named Dromio– and...
Cultural calendar, October 20-27, 2005
Published on Oct 25th, 2005
0 comments THURSDAY, October 20 STAGE Shenandoah Shakespeare 10 S. Market St., Staunton. 540-885-5588 Comedy of Errors: Shakespeare's shortest play concerns twins– both named Dromio...
Cultural calendar, October 13-20, 2005
Published on Oct 18th, 2005
0 comments THURSDAY, October 13 STAGE Shenandoah Shakespeare 10 S. Market St., Staunton. 540-885-5588 The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan heads for Paris with an old horse, his father's letter of...
Community calendar, September 29-October 5, 2005
Published on Oct 6th, 2005
0 comments THURSDAY, September 29 STAGE Shenandoah Shakespeare 10 S. Market St., Staunton. 540-885-5588 All's Well that Ends Well: Helena, the beautiful daughter of a deceased physician, is in...
Strike a pose - Look like Mick, win concert tix!
Published on Sep 29th, 2005
0 comments In late August, we announced the biggest contest for the biggest concert: "Who's your favorite Rolling Stone?" We asked readers to do their best impersonation of Mick, Keith, Charlie, or Ron. The...
White collar woe: Ehrenreich book goes corporate
Published on Sep 22nd, 2005
0 comments All Barbara Ehrenreich wanted was a white-collar job at $50k a year plus bennies. Uh-huh. Join a little club called America, honey. In Bait and Switch, the veteran social critic uses the same...