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Soul of Cville Festival

Ebony Groove performs at the 2024 Soul of Cville Festival. Supplied photo.

The fourth annual Soul of Cville Festival is a celebration of Black excellence across disciplines. Dance? You know it. Fashion show? For sure. DJ sets? Yup. Live music? Hell yeah. Beyond the performances, dozens of vendors and community partners will be on site. There’s awesome apparel, creative arts and crafts, meaningful mentorship, and a wide range of other products and services available for your discovery. Hungry? Sample sweet treats, soul food staples, and delicious Caribbean cuisine among other offerings. The family-friendly fest also provides free art-making opportunities, plus community access to Ix’s Looking Glass Immersive Art Experience.

Saturday 8/17. Free, 3-8pm. Ix Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. ixartpark.org

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Soul of Cville

Face forward: Soul of Cville wants to “bring the soul back to the city” with a celebration of Black excellence and culture in Charlottesville. The event includes a market featuring African American artwork and crafts, a showcase celebrating local community members, a fashion show, and lots of music. Headliner E&J Band is joined on the bill by Lee Bangah and Sam “The Beast from the East.” DJ Almighty will play old-school hits, and a late-night silent disco features DJ Double U. 

Saturday, 8/28. Free, 5pm. IX Art Park, 522 Second St. SE, ixartpark.org.

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ARTS Pick: Zaltandi

Zabor Dance’s Edwin Roa (and his collaborators) use a few fancy steps to bring the community together at the Zaltandi dance festival on Friday, September 14.

If you really want to move people, get them dancing together. That’s the thinking behind the Charlottesville world dance festival Zaltandi, a collaboration between Soul of Cville, IX Art Park, The Charlottesville Salsa Club, The Dance Spot, Zabor Dance Project, and a list of artists performing various dance styles from many ethnicities. The festival’s goal is “to demonstrate that our community is strong and thriving, because of our diversity and our desire to connect, share, understand, and harmonize,” and the good vibes culminate in a Dance for Equality.

Rescheduled to Sunday, October 21. Free, 5:30pm. IX Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. 270-0966.