‘Let There Be Light,’ Indigo Girls and more [Video]

This weekend’s five prime picks for Charlottesville audiences include an annual art installation designed to illuminate winter’s darkest days, diverse concerts and the crispiest cider pairings you may have ever experienced.

‘Let There Be Light’

Come for the creative expressions of light; stay for the hot chocolate and warm apple cider. The 17th annual “Let There Be Light” outdoor light-themed art installation, outside the V. Earl Dickinson Building at Piedmont Virginia Community College, will bring illuminated works of art, dance performances, projections and films, plus an outdoor kiln firing that’s a perennial favorite.

Look for interactive works that respond to visitors’ movements. Alexandria Searls’ video installation, “Welding, Sparks, Night,” includes footage of PVCC students. Ashtin Bowman’s sculpture, “Where the Lost Things Go,” explores the idea that missing trinkets have been borrowed by fairies. “Moon Garden” by …