The GRAMMY® Award-winning Zac Brown Band will perform a benefit concert to celebrate UVA’s Contemplative Sciences Center at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Special guest, multi-platinum, GRAMMY® nominated artist Maggie Rogers and comedian Joe Zimmerman will also perform.

In addition to performing, Maggie Rogers will receive the Contemplative Sciences Center’s inaugural Contemplation in Action award, celebrating her leadership on and off the stage, including her academic work on the role of artists and performers in spiritual development through public gatherings.

The benefit concert celebrates UVA’s Contemplative Sciences Center (CSC), which was established in 2012 to catalyze research and programs focused on contemplation, connection, and wellbeing. It is housed within UVA’s newly opened Contemplative Commons, a 57,000-square-foot biophilic space in Central Grounds designed to serve as a beating heart of contemplative practice, artistry, and scholarship at UVA.