VABook 2006: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism
Patricia Aburdene was the featured speaker at the annual Virginia Festival of the Book Business Breakfast on Wednesday, March 22, 2006., Aburdene is author of Megatrends 2010: The Rise of…[...]
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John Gibson of Live Arts announces the 2006-2007 season
Storytelling and musicmaking are two of the themes that weave through the nine plays selected by Live Arts for its upcoming sixteenth season. Artistic director John Gibson announced the selections…[...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: An update from the set of Evan Almighty
Sean O'Brien, the Executive Director of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership talked with Coy from the set of "Evan Almighty" which was filming in Richmond. Sean's first cousin John…[...]
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Repost: An Interview with Terry Belanger of the U.Va Rare Book School
Last year, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation selected a Charlottesville man as one of this year's 25 MacArthur Fellows. Terry Belanger is the founder and director of…[...]
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Devil Music Ensemble to present Big Stakes at Satellite Ballroom
On Monday, March 27, the Satellite Ballroom will show a 1922 silent western called Big Stakes. But, the room will be far from quiet, as an electic trio from Boston…[...]
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Wake-Up Call: Offstage Theatre
On the February 19 edition of WNRN's Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore was visited by members of Charlottesville's Offstage Theatre. The show covers the differences between traditional and 'offstage'…[...]
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Slowpoke’s Jen Sorensen on the Cartoon Crisis
The outcry among many in the Muslim community over images of the prophet Mohammed continues to smoulder. It isn't often that a cartoon can prompt such a reaction. Jen Sorensen,…[...]
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The Many Faces of Jane Eyre
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Charlotte Bronte, the author who gave millions of school children something to read with the publication of Jane Eyre. The…[...]
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An Interview with Poet Gregory Orr
Gregory Orr Gregory Orr's life could have been spent mired in tragedy. He shot and killed his brother during a hunting accident when he was 12. His mother died two…[...]
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Coy Barefoot looks back at The Corner
Have you ever been to a village or town in Virginia that was simply called University? If you've ever eaten at a place on the Corner, the answer is yes.…[...]
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Charlottesville artist debuts photographic novel
Comic books are traditionally drawn by an artist who uses pen and ink to depict action on a page. These days, many people might be surprised to know that comics…[...]
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A Look at Free Comic Day
Superheroes like Spiderman, Superman and Batman have made a lot of money on the big screen, but sales of the actual comics have been declining for decades. This Saturday's Free…[...]
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