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John Kelly
February 28, 2023
Fey, a UVA alumna, is a renowned comic, actress and producer whose works include “30 Rock” and “Mean Girls.”
June 21, 2022
The Virginia Theatre Festival, formerly the Heritage Theatre Festival, returns to the Arts Grounds this summer with two plays and a staged reading.
October 22, 2021
The film festival, in its 34th year, will screen more than 85 films at various locations around Charlottesville, including a drive-in venue at Morven Farm.
October 06, 2021
The 2021-22 shows, performed by graduate and undergraduate students, are commentaries on social and environmental challenges in the modern world.
September 28, 2021
The 34th annual Virginia Film Festival, led by UVA and its offices of the Provost and Vice Provost for the Arts, will screen more than 85 films Oct. 27-31.
September 14, 2021
This year’s lineup will include an episode of the highly anticipated Hulu limited series “Dopesick,” starring and executive produced by Michael Keaton, and filmed in Virginia.
October 06, 2020
Guests will include Annette Bening, Leslie Odom Jr., Ethan Hawke, former photographer and author Pete Souza, and more, along with feature films like “Ammonite.”
August 26, 2020
The festival will feature “The Good Lord Bird,” a series about abolitionist John Brown, and host the film’s star and executive producer, Ethan Hawke, co-star Joshua Caleb Johnson, executive producer and author James McBride, and more.
July 21, 2020
Despite unusual circumstances, organizers plan to virtually present more than 50 films, along with the robust faculty and expert discussions for which the festival, a program of UVA, is known. They also hope to reach new online audiences.
February 06, 2019
The two-day science and storytelling event is open to undergraduate and graduate students at UVA. It takes place March 1-2 on Grounds.