Charlottesville, VA

Starr Hill Presents: The Jayhawks ▪ October 23 ▪ 8pm ▪ $37/$27
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The Jayhawks were definitely swimming against the tide when they emerged from a crowded Minneapolis music scene halfway through the 1980s forging a rootsy sound that wasn't quite rock or country - "Hank Williams on speed" somebody once memorably called it - The Jayhawks quickly turned into one of the most important bands of the post-punk era.

Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra: "Portrait of America" October 28 ▪ 6:30pm VIP reception▪7:30pm Concert ▪ $75/$40
WSO highlights its 16th Season with a concert appropriately titled"Portrait of America," features many American composers, including Aaron Copland, John Williams, Morton Gould, Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein and John Philip Sousa. Under the direction of WSO Music Director Peter Wilson, the Symphony will offer numerous glimpses of America, including Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" and "Fanfare for the Common Man," John Williams' "JFK Suite," theme from "Schindler's List" and "Hymn to the Fallen," Morton Gould's "American Salute," and a rousing march by John Philip Sousa.

Charlottesville's Promise 2011 Gala ▪October 29 ▪ 7pm ▪ $75/$25
The Charlottesville Community Scholarship Program presents its 10th anniversary gala celebration. The evening will include musical entertainment by the Charlottesville High School Orchestra, food and dessert stations from the area's most popular restaurants, and dancing. Making a special appearance will be our keynote speaker, U.Va.'s baseball coach, Brian O'Connor. CCSP will present its inaugural Promise Award to a well-known community leader. Established in 2001 by City Council, the CCSP offers financial assistance to low- and moderate-income graduates of Charlottesville High School and employees of the City of Charlottesville and Charlottesville City Schools to continue their education after high school.

Anthony Bourdain & Eric Ripert ▪ October 30 ▪ 8pm ▪ $99.50/$54.40/$44.50
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Bourdain & Ripert - Two Chefs. Good and...Evil?An open, frank and provocative back and forth about the restaurant business - from both ends of the spectrum. It will include highlights from Eric's career and lurid lowlights from Tony's career... the frequent tag team have appeared often together - at the Gourmet Institute, on Martha Stewart, the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Both have been regular judges on Top Chef. They have little else in common, other than friendship.

Barter Theatre: Civil War Voices ▪ November 4 ▪ 7:30pm ▪ $24.50/$19.50
True stories, real words - the people and the music that shaped America.
The stirring and passionate true stories of the people who lived through the greatest conflict in our nation's history as told in their own words and woven with traditional music of the period that will inspire you in ways you never thought possible. This play is filled with the courage, sacrifice, personal suffering and triumph of the people and time that galvanized our nation, giving a perspective on the Civil War that is not contained in any history books.

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company ▪ November 10 ▪ 8pm ▪ prices tba
The Company's classical music-focused program includes Bill T. Jones's joyful tour de force, D-Man in the Waters, set to Mendelssohn's Octet in E Flat Major Opus 20; and Spent Days Out Yonder, set to the second movement of Mozart's String Quartet No. 23 in F Major. D-Man in the Waters, a true classic of modern dance and a New York Dance and Performance ("Bessie") Award-winning work, is a celebration of life and the resiliency of the human spirit. Spent Days Out Yonder is a pure musical exploration, rare in the Bill T. Jones canon.

United Nations of Comedy Tour ▪ November 19 ▪ 8pm ▪ $50/$29.50
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On Saturday, November 19, 2011, the United Nations of Comedy Tour will launch in Charlottesville, Virginia, with five national comedians sharing the Paramount Theater stage for the biggest comedy show in Charlottesville history. The show will feature five of today's funniest comedians, as seen on Comedy Central, BET Comic View, HBO, Showtime, and other national programs: Gina Brillon (based in New York), David Foster (New York), Bridget McManus (California), Sheng Wang (New York) and Skiba (Washington, D.C.). The United Nations of Comedy Tour is the latest effort from tour promoter Ty Cooper, the force behind the recent National Stand-Up Comedy Series in Charlottesville, where each of these comedians was a stand-alone headliner. "My mission is to promote multicultural diversity and bring people together through laughter," Cooper said.

Sounds of Austria ▪ November 27▪ 3pm ▪$42/$37/$32
Featuring the music of Vienna and Budapest, with selections from the operettas of Johann Strauss the Younger, Franz Lehár, Fred Raymond, Emmerich Kálmán. Part two will feature Salzburg with selections from the operas of W.A.Mozart, selections from The Sound of Music by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein and a historic interview interview with Baroness Maria von Trapp relating the history of the real Trapp Family Singers.

A Skaggs Family Christmas ▪ November 30 ▪ 7:30pm ▪ $44.50/$39.50/$34.50
Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Ricky Skaggs, celebrated musical clan, The Whites, and their families perform Christmas classics and brand new holiday gems, bringing together the love of family and the beauty of song.
Now in its eighth year, the Skaggs Family Christmas tour offers the variety you'd find at any gathering of friends and relatives, each with his or her unique personality and taste...yet different vocal and instrumental elements flow into a single statement of love, friendship, and faith. "We believe family is one of the greatest things about Christmas," Ricky states, "God gave us His very best gift in Jesus Christ and we wanted to keep Him the focus."

Oratorio Society: Christmas at The Paramount ▪ Dec 17 ▪ 3pm/ 8pm ▪ $57/$27/$17
For many families, holiday traditions would not be complete without hearing the Oratorio Society of Virginia's nearly 100 voices resound with seasonal music. This year's featured work with special brass ensemble will be the joyous Gloria by England's preeminent choral composer John Rutter (who was commissioned to write a new anthem for the recent royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton). Guest conductor Michael Slon also will lead the chorus - and sometimes the audience - in an array of favorite tributes to the Christmas season designed to put the whole family in a festive holiday spirit.

Moscow Ballet Nutcracker ▪ December 21 & 22 ▪ 7:30pm ▪ $102 VIP/ $68/$48/$37.50/$27.50 On Sale Now
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker tells the beloved Christmas story of the girl who falls in love with a Nutcracker Prince - with Russian flair. Praised by the NY Times as "thrilling and expansive," the 40 impeccably trained Russian dancers leap, spin and lunge bringing the traditional story to life. The Act I Christmas party enchants with its magical toys, evil Mouse King and a journey through the glittering Snow Forrest. Unique to the Great Russian Nutcracker, Russian folk characters Father Christmas and the Snow Maiden escort Masha (aka Clara) to the Land of Peace and Harmony in Act II where she and the Nutcracker Prince are honored by emissaries from heritages the world over; African, Russian, Asian, European and Hispanic. Set to Pytor Tchaikovsky's famous score, Moscow Ballet's production features lavish costumes, nine hand-painted backdrops with 3-D ornamentation and fanciful, larger-than-life puppets designed by Russian puppet master Valentin Federov. A must see show for everyone in the family this holiday season! www.nutcracker.com

National Theatre Live: The best of British Theatre broadcast in HD to screens around the world! Ticket prices are $14.50/$12.50 seniors/$10.00 students

One Man Two Guvnors, ▪ September 15
Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancee's dad. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who's been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers.
Holed up at The Cricketers' Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.

The Kitchen ▪ October 6
1950s London. In the kitchen of an enormous West End restaurant, the orders are piling up: a post-war feast of soup, fish, cutlets, omelettes and fruit flans.
Thrown together by their work, chefs, waitresses and porters from across Europe - English, Irish, German, Jewish - argue and flirt as they race to keep up. Peter, a high-spirited young cook, seems to thrive on the pressure. In between preparing dishes, he manages to strike up an affair with married waitress Monique, the whole time dreaming of a better life. But in the all-consuming clamour of the kitchen, nothing is far from the brink of collapse.
Arnold Wesker's extraordinary play premiered at the Royal Court in 1959 and has since been performed in over 30 countries. The Kitchen puts the workplace centre stage in a blackly funny and furious examination of life lived at breakneck speed, when work threatens to define who we are.

Collaborators ▪ December 1
Collaborators a new play by John Hodge (screenwriter of Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, The Beach) directed by National Theatre Director Nicholas Hytner. The play centres on an imaginary encounter between Joseph Stalin and the playwright Mikhail Bulgakov. Alex Jennings (The Habit of Art) will play Bulgakov and Simon Russell Beale (London Assurance) will play Stalin.

The Comedy of Errors ▪ March 1
Dominic Cooke, Artistic Director of The Royal Court, will make his National Theatre debut with Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, opening in the Olivier in November.

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