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1 week ago | 29news.com | Jennifer Von Reuter |Forrest Holt

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Danny Beirne understates it. “We’re a party band, people say,” the vocalist and keyboard player said. Skip Castro Band headlines the Fridays After Five free concert series at the Ting Pavilion in Charlottesville on May 30. Sure to be one of Charlottesville’s longest-running musical groups, Skip Castro Band came together one night in 1978 at one of the city’s longest-running establishments; the Virginian.

2 weeks ago | 29news.com | Jared Kline |Forrest Holt

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Over the past ten years, Malcolm Willis learned to craft his own sound in studios at Monticello High School and joined the crowds at Ting Pavilion listening to Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg and J. Cole. On Friday, Willis’ own music will bump the pavilion as he headlines the Fridays After Five concert series. He says his performing name “Waasi” means rebel in Swahili, calling to his devotion to create a sound that is uniquely his.

2 weeks ago | 29news.com | Gabby Womack |Forrest Holt

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Two men are in custody after a shooting on Hardy Drive on Monday night. According to a Charlottesville police news release, officers on foot patrol in the area around 8 p.m. heard shots fired and arrested 21-year-old Tyshawn Davis-Lee of Charlottesville and 23-year-old Priayer Emerson of Albemarle County. They confiscated two handguns and found multiple shell casings at the scene. Do you have a story idea? Send us your news tip here. Copyright 2025 WVIR.

4 weeks ago | 29news.com | Jared Kline |Forrest Holt

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Downtown Charlottesville will have a distinctly international energy this weekend as the Fridays After Five free concert series coincides with the VeryAsian VA celebration. Rock music with Indian flare will fill the Ting Pavilion starting at 5:30 p.m. as Prabir Trio takes the stage to kick things off. The band blends the sounds of East and West, transporting listeners to a unique experience.

1 month ago | 29news.com | Jared Kline |Forrest Holt

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville’s public school students will get some spotlight at the Fridays After Five free concert series. The Charlottesville High School Jazz Band takes the Ting Pavilion stage at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2. An on-stage display will also show the artwork of their fellow students.