The New Sound In Our Streets-Benjamin C. Howland Memorial Lecture by Garnette Cadogan

Monday, February 20 | 5pm | Campbell Hall 153 
This talk will be a meditation, aided by the voices of poets, essayists, novelists, and other close noticers of our world, that will invite us to be better listeners in public space. As Richard Wilbur suggested, “Let the new sound in our streets be the patient sound of your discourse.” 

Fulbright Forum for Curious Students

Tuesday, February 21 | 5pm | Auditorium of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at UVA 
Panel discussion and networking session with Former Fulbright recipients who have completed research, studied, or taught English abroad. This is a great opportunity for students interested in service, teaching, or creative opportunities after graduation. Janet Rafner, Interdisciplinary Science & Art and Katie Shuford, Music Education

Best New Poets Reading

Tuesday, February 21 | 6pm | University Bookstore
Best New Poets is an annual anthology of fifty poems from emerging writers. The anthology began in 2005 under series editor Jeb Livingood with George Garrett serving as the first guest editor. The book is currently distributed nationally as a University of Virginia Press title and produced in cooperation with Meridian, a semiannual literary magazine from the University of Virginia.

VFF at Violet Crown: Fire at Sea

Tuesday, February 21| 7:30pm | Violet Crown

Kicking off the VFF at Violet Crown Series is a reprise screening of the Oscar-nominated Fire at Sea. The documentary, which was an audience favorite at the 2016 Virginia Film Festival, brings to light relevant discussions on current immigration issues.

Artists: John Arnold & Christian Jankowski Public Lecture

Wednesday, February 22 | 6pm | Campbell Hall 158
John Arnold is a UVA alumnus, Studio Art/English, 1998 and is a painter, mixed media and conceptual artist,  Christian Jankowski works span film, video, photography, performance, painting and sculpture. Both artists have gained international recognition for their work. 

Miss Saigon: The 25th Anniversary Performance courtesy of Universal Pictures, UPHE Content Group

Wednesday, February 22 | 7pm | Newcomb Hall Theater
As part of the residency of the creators of Les Misérables and Miss Saigon, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, UVA will offer a screening of the recent London stage production, “Miss Saigon." The screening includes a special finale, with the anniversary cast joined on stage by original cast members.

Mapping the Green Book and the Spaces in Between

Thursday, February 23 | 3:30pm | OpenGrounds Studio
As part of the research roundtable series, join us to hear Jennifer Reut, graduate of the UVA Art & Architectural History PhD and Senior Editor at Landscape Architecture Magazine, speak on her project Mapping the Green Book. The Green Book was a national guide for black travelers published annually between 1936 and 1964.

“Soup! There It Is” Cook off to benefit WTJU

Sunday, February 26 | 12:30pm | Fry's Spring Beach Club
It’s kinda like the chili cook-offs you know about, but with a twist. Your ticket supports excellent community radio and gets you: 1) Tastings of all the soups from both amateur chefs and local restaurants, 2) A lineup of great music sets, and 3) a commemorative soup bowl to take home with you (for the first 100 attendees). Email wtjusoup@virginia.edu for questions about how to feature your soup recipe!

UVA Drama to Present Federico Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding
John Kelly | UVA Drama | February 14