Arts & Culture

At a time when the nation is sharply divided and compassion seems to be in short supply, a new show at UVA’s art museum is sparking thought and conversation about empathy.

Her new book is Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home, and Family in a Fractured America.

Tickets go on sale October 3rd, but the Virginia Film Festival is urging the public to go online now – to figure out which of more than 120 movies and documentaries they might like to see.

The Gullah people are descendants of African slaves brought to the low country of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Their unique language and culture were preserved over decades of isolation. Now, that music is at the center of a performance Saturday in Charlottesville.

“I think one of the benchmarks is when you come home and you’re recognized. You go away and you come back, and people sort of notice what you’ve done," Geter said.

Three musicians are creating a digital map about the history of clawhammer banjo players of Southwest Virginia.

A local playwright who brought Jack Tales to thousands of children and people across the United States has died. Rex Stephenson passed away on August 13 at the age of 81.

In 2024 an iconic piece of 80s cinema, Dirty Dancing, was added to the national film registry, securing its place in the canon of American cinematic history.Locally, fans of the film regularly pay homage to its characters and set locations at Mountain Lake Lodge in Giles County.

In Floyd, the June Bug Center provides after-school and summer programs for rural kids. But the Trump administration's budget cuts leave it facing an uncertain future.

One small company is celebrating its tenth year— claiming half of its audience is people who don’t consider themselves opera lovers. In fact, many had never been to an opera before.