FunStuff
FunStuff: Charlottesville events May 31 and beyond
Published on May 27th, 2012
1 comments Final First Friday at the GalleryThe accounting firm of Hampton and Everett has doubled as a gallery and opened its sweet office space at 107 5th Street SE for the past seven years, showing artists...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events May 24 and beyond
Published on May 20th, 2012
2 comments Millions of steps When you think of Irish dance, what comes to mind? The fast-tapping feet of Riverdance of course. And now, in its 17th year of touring in mammoth venues (like our biggie on Massie...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events May 17 and beyond
Published on May 12th, 2012
2 comments Folks crowd the Batesville Store during 'Batesville Day' 2011.Batesville Day Now that Batesville got its country store back, or "café-market" as the owners of the recently opened Plank Road Exchange...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events May 10 and beyond
Published on May 6th, 2012
1 comments Music mayhemA word of warning to anyone hoping to avoidcatching live music this weekend. You're doomed, and you can thank Paul Beyer, organizer of the Tom Tom Founders Festivalfor that....
FunStuff: Charlottesville events May 3 and beyond
Published on Apr 29th, 2012
2 comments   First stop for First FridaysWith its artist studios and monthly receptions, McGuffey Art Center is the headquarters for the local art scene, the place you're going to find some art that you...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events April 26 and beyond
Published on Apr 25th, 2012
3 comments Anthropologist extraordinaire"She is impressive," says Charlottesville-based evolutionary psychiatrist Andy Thomson, speaking of Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, a University of California-Davis-based...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events April 19 and beyond
Published on Apr 15th, 2012
1 comments From windows to wisteriaIf you're a do-it-yourselfer, have a green thumb, or just get excited about home renovation projects, this three-day event is probably the most fun you can have without a...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events March 29 and beyond
Published on Mar 26th, 2012
0 comments The scent of a neighborhoodOne of Charlottesville's oldest neighborhoods, Belmont is known as one of its most colorful places as well. Now comes photographer Peter Krebs, a recent transplant from...
FunStuff: Charlottesville events March 22 and beyond
Published on Mar 18th, 2012
3 comments Deanna Raybourn Book feteThe Virginia Festival of the Book gets underway March 21, but there's still time to catch some bookish talks and readings, especially those off the beaten path. For instance...
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 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 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...