Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
One prop. One line. One genre. 72 hours. This is the challenge local filmmakers take on every year for Light House Studio’s annual Adrenaline Film Project (AFP), a competition wherein they must follow a simple but difficult set of guidelines to write, film, and produce a short film in just three days. All the teams […]
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From Oct. 22-26, Charlottesville was paradise for cinephiles, as the Virginia Film Festival returned to the city for its 38th annual celebration. Screening over 130 films, this year’s VAFF truly had an option for everyone. While the festival’s “Gala Screenings” featured A-list actors and high-budget productions, other local theatres showcased high school short films and […]
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Lack of daylight doesn’t stop art from being created; on the contrary, the most dazzling works shine brightest in the darkness. A group of the area’s most brilliant artists craft glowing sculptures, bring art to life in performance pieces, curate travelling art galleries, and host a parade. Each year, PVCC’s artistic community comes together to […]
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In Wicked: Part 1, viewers were introduced to the bright and colorful flower fields of Munchkin land. Fans got to see only the first part of a beautiful and complex story. Now with the introduction of Wicked: For Good (2025), fans get brought back to the colorful fields of Oz to see the second half […]
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On Nov. 17, PVCC’s Visual Arts Department hosted a free-entry art exhibition. The exhibition was held on the main campus in the Dickinson Building and curated by Fenelle Belle, associate professor of art. The theme of the exhibit was Spare Parts, which entails that the artist must use a vast array of everyday items that […]
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An unforgettable opportunity to travel to France is available to PVCC students. On Wednesday, Nov. 5, Assistant Professor of French Kris Swanson hosted a presentation on the 2026 Community College in France Summer Bootcamps. This program gives students the chance to spend two summer weeks studying abroad in France. However, speaking French is not a […]
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PVCC’s Horticulture and Environmental Club wrapped up for winter in the middle of November, but the garden is still full of life. Winterberries and pussy willow speckle the hillside next to the Dickinson building on PVCC’s campus within the graded fencing. In the garden on Friday and Sunday afternoons, students and community members gather to […]
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It only took three minutes for Devin Borishansky to beat me in a match, which speaks to both his level of skill and my lack of it. After recovering from my quick defeat, Borishansky was still generous enough to answer some of my questions about the Chess Club, in addition to comments from the future […]
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On Friday, Nov. 21, Tom Teasley performed at PVCC for the Films Talk Back series. He superimposed his compositions over Ghosts Before Breakfast and Metropolis. Teasley opened the evening with a brief introduction of the two German silent films. He explained that the original soundtrack to Ghosts Before Breakfast was destroyed by the Nazis during […]
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