Sep 10 Thursday
Join us for a discussion of Predicted: How AI Is Restructuring Social Life, with the book’s author, Mona Sloane, hosted by UVA law professors Danielle Keats Citron and Elizabeth Rowe, featuring sociologist Jenny L. Davis, information and public policy scholar Kirsten Martin, and law professor Ari Waldman.
We usually talk about AI as a technology with social consequences, whether for the labor force, educational outcomes, or the future of humanity itself. Sloane argues it’s something else: a new kind of social infrastructure, one that installs prediction as an organizing principle of social life. In her new book Predicted, she shows that AI’s effects aren’t downstream of engineering decisions, but that they grow out of social practices, institutional logics, and professional authority that have been technologically reified through AI.
Through what she terms “the prediction paradigm,” this mode of social organization forecloses debate before it starts, settling questions about our shared future in places most of us never see. Predicted aims to make those arrangements visible, putting them back up for discussion. This book talk is an argument for recouping collective deliberation in the age of AI—about which futures with AI we want, and what innovation is actually for.
Books will be available for sale on site at the event.
Hosted by UVA’s Law Tech Center and the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab
Rural Idaho. Difficult Memories. An estranged father’s house to sell. From the acclaimed author of The Whale, Little Bear Ridge Road confronts issues as wide as galaxies and as intimate as family secrets.
After the death of his long-estranged father, Ethan returns to the tiny hometown he once escaped—only to find himself face to face with the only family he has left: his sharp-tongued, fiercely independent aunt. While cleaning up years of a failing family, the two are forced to confront old pain, unfinished conversations, and the orbit that keeps pulling them back to a place they want to leave.
At its core, Little Bear Ridge Road is a deeply human story about distance and return, silence and understanding, and the complicated ways families try—and sometimes struggle—to show up for each other, even when words fall short.
Performances on Wednesday (alternating 2PM and 7PM), Thursdays and Fridays (7PM), Saturdays (2PM and 7PM), and Sundays (3PM)
Ticket link: https://va-rep.org/events/little-bear-ridge-road/
Address: Virginia Repertory Theatre - 114 W. Broad St, Richmond VAPhone: 804-282-2620
tickets@virginiarep.org
Sep 11 Friday
Sep 12 Saturday
Celebrate RVA's vibrant food and beverage scene – where great food, craft drinks, and your beloved pets come together for a tail-wagging time! Explore participating locations throughout the weekend in support of the Richmond SPCA. The festivities start Friday evening with a Kick-Off Pawty at Final Gravity Brewing featuring food, vendors, music and more! Details and participating locations: richmondspca.org/pupsplatesandpours
Sep 13 Sunday
☀️🌿 SUNNY SUNDAYS ARE FOR SHOPPING SMALL 🌿☀️
Make it a Sunday tradition and join us every week for the Brambly Park Artisan Market, where local makers, sunshine, and community vibes come together in the best way!
Stroll our outdoor, open-air market featuring an incredible lineup of local artisans selling handmade home décor, original art, jewelry, apparel, ceramics, candles, woodworking, delicious treats, and so much more. Every Sunday brings new vendors and fresh finds!
🍷 Hosted at Brambly Park - an urban winery & hidden oasis☀️ Soak up the sunshine on the beautiful outdoor patio & garden🐶 Dog-friendly (plenty of space to roam!)👨👩👧👦 Family-friendly🎶 Relaxed, feel-good Sunday vibes
Bring your friends, your family, and your pup! Grab a drink, enjoy a bite to eat, browse the market, and support the small businesses that make RVA so special. It's the perfect way to spend a sunny Sunday!
💛 FREE TO ATTEND
🛍️ #ShopLocal #SunnySundays #SundayMarket #RVAMakers #SupportSmall
👉 VENDORS: Apply at www.artisanmakers.org
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This event runs from Apr 5, 2026 to Dec 20, 2026 and happens every:Sundays: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Sep 16 Wednesday
One of “the funniest plays Broadway has ever seen!” (The Huffington Post), this slapstick comedy asks if the show must go on - if the set is falling down around you. It’s opening night for the cast of Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor! But as soon as the curtain goes up, everything that can go wrong…does! Physical comedy, non-stop pandemonium, and a cast of increasingly frantic actors - it’s a night of theatre the audience will never forget - even if the cast wishes they did.