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Performing Arts
The Paramount
Box Office: (434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net
215 E. Main St. (Downtown Mall)
With entertainment fare ranging from a Bill Cosby comedy show to a Yo-Yo Ma concert, the Paramount has become the premiere theater venue in town. The circa 1931 theater was restored and reopened in 2004.
Charlottesville Pavilion
www.charlottesvillepavilion.com
Ticket Information:
E-mail: cvillepaviliontix@musictoday.com
Phone: (434) 951-2246
This new concert venue on the Downtown Mall presents local and national performing artists, and features covered or open-lawn seating as well as state-of-the-art sound systems. The Pavilion also hosts community events such as wine festivals, movie screenings, and craft fairs, and is the site of Fridays After Five, a free concert series during the summer.
Charlottesville/University
Symphony Orchestra
www.virginia.edu/music/ensembles/cuso
This
professional group of musicians from the University and
the surrounding area gives five symphonic performances during
the school year in Cabell Hall Auditorium Saturday evenings
and Sunday afternoons. Season and single tickets.
LiveArts Theater
www.livearts.org
977-4177
123 East Water St.
Presents a variety of works from classic
to contemporary. There are often inexpensive tickets available,
and some nights are pay-as-you-can.
Charlottesville
Municipal Band
www.charlottesvillemunicipalband.org
Numerous
concerts throughout the year with six performances on the
Downtown Mall during warm weather months. Pop, semi-classical,
classical, and some older jazz tunes. Auditions open to all.
 John Paul Jones Arena
www.johnpauljonesarena.com
243-4960
Named Pollstar’s Best New Concert Venue of 2006, the John Paul Jones Arena has already featured such acts as Billy Joel, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Justin Timberlake, the Blue Man Group, Eric Clapton, Kenny Chesney, and James Taylor. In addition to hosting UVA basketball games, the arena has become the area's premiere venue for concerts, comedy acts (like Daily Show host Jon Stewart), and family fare such as the circus and Sesame Street Live. The arena offers an email alert notifying patrons of upcoming events.
McIntire Music
Department
www.virginia.edu/music/index.html
924-3052
There are a host of student musical groups
at the University, including Black Voices, the University
Glee Club, the University Jazz Ensemble, University Singers,
Virginia Gentlemen, and the Women's Chorus. The McIntire Music
Department has its own box office for tickets to University
events. Regular tickets become available two weeks prior to
the concert date. Student prices on student performances are
generally low. Performances sponsored by the University are
often free for full-time students with Arts$.
UVA Drama Department
www.virginia.edu/drama
924-3376
Six major productions a year plus summer
performances by the Heritage Repertory Theater.
First-Year Players
www.student.virginia.edu/~fyplayrs
First-year law students are included in
"first-years" for the purpose of this group, which
produces one musical per semester.
Four County Players
(540) 832-5355
This community theater offers five productions
a year, including Shakespeare at the Ruins (August) and
acting workshops. Performances are held in the Barboursville
Community Center.
Miki Liszt Dance
Company
973-3744
Hosts the First Friday Dance Series at the
McGuffey Art Center.
Piedmont Virginia
Community College Masquers
961-5381
www.pvcc.cc.va.us
Off Rt. 20 South, just south of I-64
This drama department group of PVCC students
and community residents stages two productions a year. Auditions
advertised in The
Daily Progress.
Oratorio Society
295-4385
Members from the University and the community
perform three times a year. Auditions held in the fall.
Shakespeare on
the Lawn
www.student.virginia.edu/~sotl
Performs
Shakespearean works at open-air locations around the Lawn
for free. Open auditions.
Whethermen
http://scs.student.virginia.edu/~improv
This comedy improvisation troupe performs
every semester and can be invited to perform at events or
parties in the University by a department for a fee and by
students free of charge.
Photo courtesy of
the Charlottesville/Albemarle Convention & Visitors
Bureau,
www.SoVeryVirginia.com
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John Paul Jones Arena Named Pollstar's Best New Concert Venue, 2006
The new John Paul Jones Arena has already hosted Eric Clapton, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Justin Timberlake, and the Blue Man Group. Schedule
Art$ Dollars
A $12 portion of each student's activities
fee contributes to a program that yields the equivalent of $75 worth
of tickets to UVA Music and Drama events and up to three Virginia
Film Festival events. It also entitles students to a membership at
the Bayly Art Museum and supports exhibitions and programs by students
and visiting artists in the Department of Art. See Arts
Dollars for more.
Sign up to receive a weekly e-mail with the latest
UVA concert information. Write to music@virginia.edu with
the subject line: subscribe.
Check out the University's
Arts Page for the latest arts events, which are too numerous
to mention here. Also try Monticello
Avenue for a calendar of upcoming events and its Arts
page for more resources.
WAS THAT SISSY SPACEK?
Charlottesville and its surrounding areas have their share of celebs, including
Sissy Spacek, Howie Long, Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell Reid; authors John
Grisham, Tami Hoag (mysteries), Jan Karon (Jessica Mitford series), and Rita
Mae Brown (Sneaky Pie Brown mysteries); and former poet laureate Rita Dove.
—The Hook 2003-2004 Annual Manual
The Virginia Film Festival
The stars are never more apparent than at the annual Virginia Film
Festival in October. Besides special appearances by such luminaries
as Anthony Hopkins, Nicholas Cage, and Roger Ebert, the festival features
independent filmmakers and actually premieres some movies. Tickets
are about the same as regular tickets for students. For details, see: www.vafilm.com or
call 1-800-UVA-FEST. The schedule comes out in mid-September.
If you really love music, but your budget is
limited, stop by Old Cabell Hall on the Lawn and sign up on the ushers'
list. You will get calls periodically throughout the year, asking
if you would like to usher for University concerts, including free
admission to the concert.
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