Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Madison Weikle, staff writer It was an unusually warm Thursday night when the movie Black Panther hit theaters in Charlottesville. The local movie theater Violet Crown, located on the downtown mall across from Mudhouse Coffee, released the movie in the early evening at 7 p.m. With crowds out the door and a strong presence […]
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Jesus Duran Reyes, staff writer Screenwriter and director Martin McDonagh, added another dark comedy to his resume, along with seven Oscar nominations in his fourth featured film. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is the story of an ambitious mother of two, Mildred Hayes, played by Frances McDormand. She is a fearless woman willing to […]
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Andrew Ferralli, staff writer Friday, Feb. 16, 300 people sit in a large auditorium, all waiting for one thing. PVCC faculty and staff, students, children, parents, and seniors are all ready for “The Moment.” Lights go out and a screen flickers on, out of nowhere appears a small lamp. Everyone goes silent immediately as […]
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Madison Weikle, staff writer “The world sucks… being a teenager sucks,” states Lia Wallace, college prep programs manager and camp director of the American Shakespeare Theater Company in Staunton, Virginia. Wallace was born and raised by a Shakespeare-centered family in Philadelphia. Although she reveled in the nerdy stigma of being a “Shakespeare kid,” she […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor On Jan. 21, 2018, St. Anne’s-Belfield School (STAB) held their second annual Greenway Symposium. The Symposium was entirely student run and designed to connect STAB more closely with the local community. The Symposium speakers were all authors in various genres: John Grisham, Paul Perrone, John Hart, and Dr. William Winter. […]
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Bryn Dotson, staff writer The Live Arts lobby in downtown Charlottesville was buzzing with white noise and chatter, people talking animatedly with finger food in hand. A sudden ping from a glass grabbed the crowd’s attention, drawing their eyes to a couple of women standing in the middle of the cozy seating area. The […]
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Tyler Gaines, staff writer Feb. 17, PVCC hosted a weekend of theater. Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance was among the line-up. In honor of Black History Month, the show payed homage to the African-American struggles and artistic vision of the time. The cast and crew were impressive, as The Core Ensemble […]
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Frances Humes, staff writer My evening started at PVCC’s art building. I was unsure of what the night on the Underground Railroad had in store for me. Based on the turnout, I thought this show is going to be amazing. The lines wrapped around the hallway. When the time came to take my seat, […]
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Deadra Miller, staff writer The night of Dec. 2 challenged musicians and poetry readers to come forth to show off their talents to the PVCC student body for the Radiography Club. With a set list that was eccentric, musicians presented everything from original songs to covers of some musicians that have paved the way […]
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Charley Hilliard, staff writer Every third Friday of the month, PVCC hosts an improv event. Improvisational theatre is about performing elaborate or simple experiences without any script, literally letting a scene unfold spontaneously. This is unquestionably difficult, but the group that met Friday, Jan., 19 2018, made tongue twisters, body posture contortions, and public heart-to-heart […]
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