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Ready to add even more to your weekend agenda? Several events are taking place in and around Charlottesville and the University community. This list will be updated as events become available.

Friday, April 10

  • UVA’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Alumni Gala
    6 p.m.
    DoubleTree by Hilton (990 Hilton Heights Rd.)
    Join UVA’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) for their fourth annual A. Donald McEachin Alumni Gala. This gala honors BLSA alumni, celebrates the chapter’s success, and welcomes BLSA’s incoming executive board. Attire for this event is formal. Tickets can be purchased online in advance of the event.
  • Black Student Leaders in Policy (BSLIP) Networking Reception
    4–5:30 p.m.
    Pavilion X garden
    Join policy-interested alumni and students for a fruitful soiree on Friday, April 10 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Pavilion X garden! This Batten networking event will bring together students, alumni, faculty, and members of the broader community for an evening of networking and refreshments. RSVPs are being collected in advance of this event. In the event of inclement weather, this reception will be held in Garrett Hall.

Saturday, April 11

Throughout the weekend

  • Blood at the Root by Dominique Morisseau
    Runs April 10-26, 2026
    Live Arts, 123 Water Street, Charlottesville, Va., Founders Theatre
    In 2006, a Black high school student in Jena, Louisiana, reportedly sat under a tree where only White students congregated. Three nooses appeared, hung from the tree, provoking a schoolyard fight. A White student was injured, and six Black teenagers were charged with attempted murder; those responsible for the nooses got a three-day suspension. This commissioned work based on the case of the Jena Six, was first performed at Penn State. Morisseau’s potent and timely ensemble drama Blood at the Root calls out racial double standards and bigotry, harsh injustices, and the shattering impact on Black lives.