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Cultural calendar, October 2-9, 2003
Cultural calendar, October 2-9, 2003
THURSDAY, October 2
The Desert People: This film by Ian Dunlop depicts a day in the life of two families living a nomadic existence somewhere in the heart of Australia's Gibson Desert. The film offers a rich experience of Aboriginal culture as the families share traditional knowledge. 7pm. 400 Peter Jefferson Place off Route 250 east on Pantops Mountain. Free, but reservations required: 244-0234.
Scene acting study for teens: In this weekly evening class, students age 13-19 explore language and character while sharpening skills of self-awareness, observation, and articulate use of the voice and body. Classes run until October 30, culminating in a final presentation in Live Arts' new space. Instructor: Amanda McRaven. Live Arts LAB, 609 E. Market St. 5-7pm. $60 Live Arts members/$75 others. 977-4177 x100.
Little literati: The five-and-under crowd can hear storyteller favorites at Barnes & Noble's preschool story time. Stickers and cookies are part of the fun, too. 10:30am. Free. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 984-6598.
Separation support: Lesbians and gay men who have experienced a break and need a safe place to cope with loss, process feelings, and create a new beginning meet every Thursday night, 7-8:30pm. Sponsored by Focus. Info: 978-2195.
Got a "q"?: Scrabble crossword game meets first Thursday and third Tuesday of each month at the Foxcroft subdivision clubhouse. All players welcome. 7pm. 979-1130.
Perspectives on 'Smart' Growth: Too much, just right, or not enough? Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population meet in the library of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Panelists Tony Vanderwarker, head of Albemarle Smart Growth Initiative, Bill Lucy, co-author of Confronting Suburban Decline, and Jack Marshall, ASAP president, discuss "smart growth." 7:30pm. Rugby Road. 974-6390.
Half-life: Careers shattered, lives lost, and the world changed forever in just a... Split Second, best selling author David Baldacci's latest. He's at Barnes & Noble tonight to read, sign, and promote the Virginia Festival of the Book as part of the weeklong Fall Foreword fund drive. 7pm, Barracks Road Shopping Center. 984-0461.
The Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival at the Jefferson Theater: Giya Kancheli's "Night Prayers," John D'earth's "Loop Improvisations," Steve Reich's "Violin Phase," and John Adams "Shaker Loops." $14/$20/students $5, 3pm.
Members of the Kusan Ensemble Afrikan Drum Fest (fun for all ages). Garden of Sheba. $5.00, 8pm.
Jim Waive (country-folk) at the Blue Moon Diner. Free, 8pm (W)
Karaoke Night with DJ Wild Wes at Buffalo Wild Wings. Free, 9pm (W)
Chicken Head Blues Band at Dürty Nelly's. $4, 9pm. (W)
Sam Wilson Group (modern original jazz) at Gravity Lounge. $5, 8:30pm.
Michael Mulvaney's Mammie West Band (blues/rock) at Jabberwocky. No cover, 11pm.
John D'earth and friends (freeform jazz) at Miller's. $4, 10pm. (W)
Game Night at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 5pm. (W)
Middle Eastern Belly Dance Class at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 6:30pm. (W)
Kathy Olsen Trio (jazz) upstairs at Tokyo Rose. No cover, 9:30pm. (W)
Monster Dog Band at Mountain View Grill. 9pm, $3.
FRIDAY, October 3
Coffeehouse 13: For the last production at its Market St. space, Live Arts returns to its roots with the legendary cabaret performance series that put the theater on the map. Light fare, drinks, and desserts are served beginning one hour prior to showtime. 8pm. Runs through October 11. 609 E. Market St. $8-12, light fare $7-10. 977-4177 x108.
Salsa lessons: The University Programs Council sponsors an eight-week-long Sunday night Salsa class. Today is the final day to register. Classes happen 8-10pm on Sundays at Newcomb Hall. $41.20 students, $46.35 others. 924-3286.
No Shame Theater: Up for a theatrical nightcap? Join performers at this alternative venue for original material by anyone about anything. The first 15 people who show up get a spot on stage. Or you can just watch the carryings on. Live Arts LAB, 609 E. Market St. 11pm. $5 at the door. 977-4177.
House of Bernarda Alba: UVA's drama department kicks off its 2003-4 season with Federico Garcia Lorca's final play, a drama exploring the emotional dynamics of a family wrenched apart by society's sexual taboos. Runs till October 10. 8pm. Culbreath Theater, 109 Culbreth Road. $7-12. 924-3376.
King Lear: Staunton's acclaimed Shenandoah Shakespeare presents the Bard's monumental tragedy at the Blackfriars Playhouse. 7:30pm. 10 S. Market St., Staunton. $10-26. 540-885-5588.
Contra dance: Albemarle chapter of the Country Dance and Song Society hosts a contra dance with caller Paul Rosen and music by Fridley's Gap. Municipal Arts Center, 1119 Fifth St. Ext. Free beginners' workshop at 7:30pm, dance 8-11pm. $7 adults, free under 12 years. 971-8863.
Nunsense: ACT I presents its final performances of this beloved musical comedy at Albemarle High School. Reservations not required; tickets at the door. 2775 Hydraulic Road. $12-14. 296-2531.
CORA Master Class and Performance: This NYC-based contemporary dance company offers a master class with Shannon Hummel and excerpts from two new works-in-progress as part of the Miski Liszt Dance Company's First Friday Dance Series. Class from 5-6:15pm, performance at 7pm. McGuffey Art Center, 201 Second St. $10 class, $4 performance. 973-3744. See Performance feature.
Balance: Sally Fretwell speaks on "Inner and Outer Aspects of Feng Shui," covering how to and move and flow easily to achieve balance and manifest your dreams. 7pm. Quest Bookshop. 619 W. Main St. 295-3377.
Missed date: James Cannon, domestic affairs expert in the Ford administration and author of Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History, is at the Miller Center to speak about the former president's political realism. 11am. 2201 Old Ivy Road. 924-0921.
Future read: Barnes & Noble welcomes local librarian John Halliday for a reading, discussion, and signing of his new book Predicktions, a surprising story of the adventures of sixth-grader Josh Jolly and his friends. 7pm. Free. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 984-6598.
Jim Lloyd, Wayne Henderson and Friends at PVCC: Join fiddler, banjo player, and guitarist Jim Lloyd and multi-instrumentalist Wayne Henderson as they explore "Virginia-based music." $17/$12 seniors /$6 Students. 501 College Drive. 961-5376.
Singer/Songwriter Contest at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books: Rapunzel's long awaited singer/songwriter contest is finally here-&endash; come see 35 local artists showcase their best song for the panel of judges and you! No cover, 7:30pm.
Atushi Miura and the Dirty Round Eyes, and the Lilas (Lauran Hofman's new band) at Tokyo Rose: Atsushi Miura and the Dirty Round Eyes are taking things seriously from now on, with the upcoming release of their debut CD, Cheap & Fake. Sweet pop songs played by some talented musicians. $5, 10:30pm. See Tunes feature.
Reggae DJ Soundbox and Dance Party featuring DJ Scotty B and DJ Jah-T Junior at Garden of Sheba. $5.00, 9pm.
Alligator with Monticello Road (alt-country) at Fridays After 5 on the Downtown Mall. $3, 5:30pm.
Dana Robinson with Jeff Romano at Gravity Lounge. $8, 8pm.
William Walker & Co. (acoustic rock) at Jabberwocky. No cover, 11pm.
Rogan Brothers (formerly Atlas) with Spencer Lathrop (Guano Boys and Hogwaller Ramblers) at Mountain View Grill. $5, 9:45pm.
Old Time Music Jam at Rockfish Valley Community Center. $2, 7:30pm.
Darren Jessee (of Ben Folds Five) with Fountainhead at Starr Hill.
Atlas at Mountain View Grill. 9:30pm. $5.
SATURDAY, October 4
Orange studio tours: Several artists open their studios to offer the public a chance to meet Orange County artists and see where and how they work. Most of the galleries and studios will be open 10am-5pm today and noon-4pm Sunday, October 5. 129 E. Main St. in Orange. 540-672-7311.
Ailey II: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's second company appears at the Charlottesville Performing Arts Center. 8pm. 1400 Melbourne Road. $8-10. 924-3329. See Performance feature.
Much Ado about Nothing: Shenandoah Shakespeare presents a spirited production of the Bard's lighthearted romantic comedy at the Blackfriars Playhouse. Today's show is at 2pm. 10 S. Market St., Staunton. $10-26. 540-885-5588.
Tartuffe: Shenandoah Shakespeare presents a new production of Moliere's comic masterpiece in the Blackfriars Playhouse. 7:30pm. 10 S. Market St., Staunton. $10-26. 540-885-5588.
Coffeehouse 13: See Friday, October 3.
Nunsense: See Friday, October 3.
House of Bernarda Alba: See Friday, October 3.
Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra: The opening concert of the orchestra's 2003-4 season features works by Shatin, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky. Pre-concert lecture by Prof. Milos Velimirovic in Minor Hall 45 minutes before the performance. $11-22. Old Cabell Hall. 924-3984.
Smelling the lichen: Journalist George Meek discusses his book, Time for Everything, Six Years on the Appalachian Trail. New Dominion Bookshop on the Downtown Mall. 11am. 295-2552.
Run or walk: The UVA chapter of Alpha Delta Pi sorority holds its Miles for Smiles 5K walk/run to raise money for Ronald McDonald House. The race starts in front of UVA's Aquatic & Fitness Center (next to Scott Stadium) at 9am and winds through Grounds. Registration is $10 before October 4 and $12 on race day. Register at Ragged Mountain Running Shop on Elliewood Avenue, or at the fitness center on race day. student.virginia.edu/~adpi/ or contact Erin Lancione at 243-3260.
Thomas Jefferson and natural history walk: Thomas Jefferson's passion for gardening arose from his truly wide-eyed curiosity about natural history. Peggy Cornett leads this two-hour trek through the forests of Monticello mountain. Participantss examine autumn wildflowers, seedpods and nuts, trees, mammals, birds, fungi, insects, and geology with the historical perspective of the sage of Monticello in mind. Please wear sturdy shoes. Meet at Monticello Garden Shop, 9:30am. $10. Reservations required; call 984-9822.
Backpack to Spruce Knob: A Blue Ridge Mountain Sports guide leads participants to a seldom visited off-trail meadow at Spruce Knob, West Virginia, where the fall foliage should be at its peak. Intermediate difficulty. $40. 977-4400.
15th Annual Lee-Jackson Classic at Virginia Horse Center: Appaloosa horses compete in halter, performance, and futurity classes. 467 Maury River Road, on the northwest side of Lexington. Free. Information and show times: 540-464-2950.
American Military History weekend: A living history program on the front lawn of the Albemarle County Office Building featuring re-enactors from almost every war America has fought. 401 McIntire Road. $3 per family. 9am-5pm. See Walkabout feature.
It's electric: The Science Museum of Virginia is getting a running start on Halloween this year with Frankenscience Saturday today. Principal among the day's activities is the opening of the Carpenter Science Theatre production of Frankenstein Lives, a 50-minute play depicting how early 19th century scientific breakthroughs inspired author Mary Shelley to write this classic monster story. Other activities include a scavenger hunt, making a monster mask, shocking demonstrations at the Tesla Coil, the truth about Leyden jars, and a special triple-feature planetarium show. Noon-4pm. Most activities are included in the price of admission. The play at 3pm costs $5. 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond. 800-659-1727. smv.org.
Sheer enjoyment: A village of fiber arts springs up at Montpelier this weekend during the Fall Fiber Festival and Sheep Dog Trials. Here's your chance to get up close and personal with sheep, llamas, alpacas, mohair rabbits, and more. See demonstrations of spinning, weaving, knitting, rug hooking, felting, and other fiber arts. Vendors, kids activities, food, and sheep dog races are also on the docket. 10am-5pm. 11407 Constitution Highway (Rt. 20 in Orange). 296-8533.
Pancakes for piggies: Fans of the book If You Give a Pig a Pancake can meet the main character (or his costumed look-alike, at any rate) at Barnes & Noble. Stories and stickers are part of the fun. 10am. Free. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 984-6598.
The 7th Annual Blues & Brews Festival with Indigenous (garage-blues), the Reverend Billy C. Wirtz ("authentic roots piano with contemporary themes"), and Johnny Bang-Bang and the Leftovers (formerly Kimystery) at the Amphitheater on the Downtown Mall: Yet another year has gone by, and its time again for 3WV's annual Blues & Brews festival– that's right 2/4 time and beer! Entrance to the show is free, and beer passports, which allow a discount on the first five drinks, cost a mere $10. Check it out! Free, 2pm.
Kathy Compton, Sharif, Anna Wolfe, and The Pones at the Live Arts LAB Space: The second show of the 7th Acoustic Charlottesville season, tonight's performance features local artists performing styles ranging from pop to alt-country, with a little classical in between. $5, 8pm.
21st annual Charlottesville Cavalcade Marching Band Competition at CHS: Are you interested in hearing loud booms and clashes, blaring horns, and possibly some Sousa, at 8 in the morning? Me too! So come by the 21st annual Charlottesville Marching Band Competition this Saturday… morning. $5/$3 seniors. $4/$2 seniors in advance. Melbourne Road. 295-8453.
The Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra's Concert at Old Cabell Hall: The Orchestra's first concert of the season is dedicated to patron of the arts Robert D. Cross, former dean of UVA's College of Arts and Sciences, and will feature Mozart's Oboe Concertom and Tchaikovksy's Symphony No.2 "The Little Russian," among other works. $22 / $15 adults / students $11, 8pm. 924-3984.
Ever G and The Crew, Jamaica's Finest Rotos, Lover's Rock and Rock Steady at Garden of Sheba. Live reggae. $7, 9pm.
Greg Howard at Gravity Lounge. $5, 8pm.
Down Dog (rock) at Jabberwocky. No cover, 11pm.
Los Cranios (various styles) at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. $7, 7:30pm.
The Fair Weather Bums (bluegrass) at She-Ben. No cover, 9:30pm. (W)
The Ordinary Way at Starr Hill. $6, 9pm.
The Dawning: Autumn-theme dance party with DJ Rift and DJ Xiane spinning Industrial and Goth tracks at Tokyo Rose. $5, 10:30pm.
Fountainhead at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar. No cover, 8pm.
X-Porn Stars at Mountain View Grill. 9pm, $5.
SUNDAY, October 5
Dance master class: PVCC continues its third season of dance master classes with instructor Ricardo Porter Jr., founder and artistic director of the Orange School of Performing Arts and the Dance Explosion Jazz Companies. The class for beginner/intermediate students happens1:30-3pm to be followed by a class for intermediate/advanced students (three or more years' experience) from 3:15-4:45pm. V. Earl Dickinson Building, 501 College Drive. $10. 961-5376.
Nunsense: See Friday, October 3. Today's performance is at 2pm.
The Old Wives' Tale: Actors from Staunton's acclaimed Shenandoah Shakespeare present a staged reading of George Peele's early Renaissance play and festival of English folklore. Enjoy coffee and light fare with the actors at intermission. 7:30pm. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. Tonight is pay-what-you-can. 540-885-5588.
Knight of the Burning Pestle: Shenandoah Shakespeare presents Francis Beaumont's raucous Elizabethan farce at the Blackfriars Playhouse. 2pm. 10 S. Market St., Staunton. $10-26. 540-885-5588.
Sunday salsa: The Charlottesville Salsa Club sponsors a weekly opportunity to learn and practice salsa and other dances in a smoke-free nightclub atmosphere. A basic lesson (usually salsa) gets the evening started at 8pm. Complimentary water and sodas. The Outback Lodge, 917 Preston Ave. 8pm-midnight. $3-5. cvillesalsaclub.com or 979-7211.
Charlottesville & University Symphony: See Saturday, October 4. Today's performance is a matinee at 3:30.
Park it: Area residents are invited to bring a blanket and a picnic basket to a "Fall Picnic Weekend" at Sundays in the Park. McIntire Golf Course will be off limits to golfers from noon until dark so others can play. Guided walks will be offered by community experts including a stream walk at 3pm and a tree ID walk at 4pm. Dogs are welcome, but must remain on the leash. Free. 970-3589. charlottesville.org.
Sheer enjoyment: See Saturday, October 4. Times today are 10am-4pm.
American Military History weekend: See Saturday, October 4, and Walkabout feature on page 34.
Built To Spill with The Solace Bros. and The Delusions at Starr Hill: That's right, Built To Spill is back for another pop filled concert at Starr Hill. Last year's musical fiasco was one of Starr Hill's best shows, and this year is sure to be at least as good. Guitar virtuosity and indie-pop, all in one little package. $15, 9pm.
The Hogwaller Ramblers (bluegrass mayhem) at Escafé. No cover, 10pm. (W)
John D'earth and the Impossible Trio (jazz) at Gravity Lounge. $5, 8pm.
MONDAY, October 6
Children of Shenandoah: The quarterly meeting of The Children of Shenandoah, members of families displaced by creation of the national park, happens tonight at 7:30 in the cafeteria of William Monroe High School in Stanardsville. Betty Brubach will discuss her pastel and oil portraits of family members. The art will be on view through October at the Queen Anne Bed and Breakfast on Main Street, Stanardsville. 985-4832.
LiveArts Playwright's LAB: This twice-monthly playwriting workshop is designed to give new and seasoned playwrights an environment to develop and refine original works. Meets the first and third Monday of every month. 6:30pm. Free. Live Arts LAB, 609 E. Market St. 977-4177 x100.
Mid-East check-up: UVA celeb and international expert William Quandt takes stock of the Middle East six months after the fall of Baghdad. Quandt is a former NSC official and the Camp David Accords negotiator. Miller Center, 2201 Old Ivy Road. 924-0921.
It's a miracle: The Children's Miracle Network (and the local CMN hospital: UVA Children's Medical Center) is turning 20, and they're having a party. The whole family is invited to attend the shindig at Sam's Club parking lot where folks can hop a tethered ride in the CMN hot air balloon, chow down at the cookout, and enjoy fun kids activities. 5-7:30pm. Rt. 29 north. 924-8643.
Open Mic Night with Charles Davis at Baja Bean. No cover, signup 8:30pm/9pm. (W)
Jackson Gibson at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10:30pm. (W)
Max Collins (experimental acoustic) at Michael's Bistro. No cover, 10:30pm. (W)
Open Mic Night at Miller's. Free, 9:30 signup/10pm start. (W)
George Melvin (piano merriment) at South Street Brewery. No cover, 9:30pm. (W)
TUESDAY, October 7
Live Arts acting LAB: This weekly Tuesday night class with instructor Carol Pederson allows actors to review the fundamentals of acting technique, brush up audition skills, and explore scenes from the plays in Live Arts' new season. Drop-in session from 7-8pm, full session from 7-10pm. The Attic, The Glass Building, Studio 208, 313 Second St. SE, Studio 208. $10 drop-in. 977-4177 x100.
Scottish country dancing: First night free, no partner necessary. Parish hall, St. Paul's Church, Ivy. Call if you need a ride. $3. 6:30pm. 979-0939.
Stonewall: Come discuss all aspects of the Shenandoah Campaign of 1862 with UVA's Gary W. Gallagher, editor of a new book of essays on the famous Civil War campaign. Barnes & Noble, 7pm. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 984-0461.
Real estate: Measuring, packaging, and selling the frontier as practiced by the founding fathers and the earliest American settlers is the focus of Andro Linklater's Measuring America: How the United States was Shaped by the Greatest Land Sale in History. Linklater is at the UVA bookstore to read and sign from his book. 3:30pm, UVA Grounds. 924-1073.
Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players with Kimya Dawson (of Moldy Peaches) and Kurt Leiber at Starr Hill: Starr Hill goes mad for the evening with the Trachtenburg Family Sideshow Players leading the charge. Made up of Jason, Tina Pina, and Rachel Pina Trachtenburg, the three take vintage slide show collections from various flea-market type sources and "turn the lives of anonymous strangers into pop-rock musical exposes. $10, 9pm.
Karaoke Night at Baja Bean. Free, 8pm. (W)
Jamie and Rolland (partial bluegrass mayhem) at the Blue Moon Diner. No cover, 8pm. (W)
Glen Mack at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10:30pm. (W)
Steve and Timi Ryalls (acoustic duo) at Dürty Nelly's. $3, 8pm. (W)
WEDNESDAY, October 8
Much Ado: See Saturday, October 4. Today's show is at 10:30am.
King Lear: See Friday, October 3.
Coffeehouse 13: See Friday, October 3. Tonight is pay-what-you-can night; the show is at 8pm.
Country dance night: Couples and line dancing at Fry's Spring Beach Club. Runs simultaneously with the Club's Latin Dance Night. Dance lesson free with cover. Lesson 7pm, dancing 8-11pm. 2512 Jefferson Park Ave. $7 cover, $4 full-time students. 977-0491.
Latin dance night: Latin dancing at Fry's Spring Beach Club. Runs simultaneously with the Club's Country Dance Night. 8-11pm. 2512 Jefferson Park Ave. $7 cover. 977-0491.
Picture it: Gordon Avenue Library celebrates the birthday of author and artist Faith Ringgold by inviting kids five and up to create a story quilt of their life. Materials will be provided. Registration is required. 4pm. Free. 1500 Gordon Avenue. 296-5544.
More little lit-lovers: The five-and-under crowd can hear stories from the popular series Harold and the Purple Crayon at Barnes & Noble's preschool story time. Stickers and cookies are part of the fun, too. 10:30am. Free. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 984-6598.
Bio-tech at Batten: Human genome project player and biotech bigshot Leroy Hood visits the Darden School as part of the Batten School Business Innovation Speaker series. Hood is president of the Institute for Systems Biology. Abbott Center auditorium, Darden School, UVA. Free. For reservations, call Linda 924-4065.
MFA reading series: New Dominion Books hosts weekly readings by writers from UVA's MFA program. 8pm. Free. 924-6675.
Sit up straight: The Charlottesville Music Teachers Association hosts speaker Martha Smith, VMTA President and music reviewer. Municipal Arts Center. Free, 9:30am.
Plant lovers unite: Jefferson chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society meets at Ivy Creek natural area. Virginia forester John Scrivani speaks on grasslands. 7:30pm. 293-8997.
Josh Mayo at Awful Arthur's. No cover, 10pm (W)
Benny Dodd (cover-man) at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10pm. (W)
Ben Krakauer & Pete Frostic (banjo and percussion) at Gravity Lounge. $5, 8pm.
Rogan Brothers (formerly Atlas) with Spencer Lathrop (Guano Boys and Hogwaller Ramblers) at Michael's Bistro. $5, 9:45pm.
Jeff Decker and Mike Rosensky Quartet (jazz) at Miller's. No cover, 9pm. (W)
Caveman at Orbit. No cover, 10pm. (W)
Open Jam at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 7pm. (W)
Lua (roots music from Latin America) at She-Ben. No cover, 8pm.
The Matthew Willner 4 at South St. Brewery. No cover, 10pm.
Mark Goldstein and Tusker (acoustic rock) upstairs at Tokyo Rose. No cover, 9:30pm. (W)
THURSDAY, October 9
Tucker Box Tours: Enjoy a guided tour of the current exhibits at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection followed by lunch in the gallery. You can bring your own lunch or order one for $7. Program is 12:15-1:30 pm. Reservations required. Call 244-0234 to reserve a space.
Coffeehouse 13: See Friday, October 3. Tonight's show is at 7:30pm.
Scene acting study for teens: See Thursday, October 2.
Tartuffe: See Saturday, October 4.
Separation support: See Thursday, October 2.
Discipline: Nationally acclaimed author and clinical psychologist Dr. Ruth Peters speaks on "A Positive Parenting Approach to Disciplining Children" at the sixth annual education forum of the Little Keswick Foundation for Special Education. Ruffner Hall auditorium. 7-9pm. Free. 295-0457 or ruthpeters.com.
Pet love: An SPCA Humane Educator comes to Northside Library to talk about how to take care of your pet. Word has it she may even bring along some furry friends. For kids in kindergarten and up. Registration required. 4pm. Free. Albemarle Square. 973-7893.
More little literati: See Wednesday, October 8.
Whadda ya mean, no? Author Scott Brown discusses his book How to Negotiate with Kids: Seven Essential Skills. New Dominion Bookshop, 5:30pm. Downtown Mall. 295-2552.
Fury, fatwah and fiction: International literary giant Salman Rushdie inaugurates Sweet Briar College's International Writers Series with a free lecture open to the public. Muchison Lane Auditorium seats "hundreds," but get there in time to secure a seat. Spill over attendees will be able to watch by closed circuit TV only. 8pm, Babcock Fine Arts Center, Sweet Briar. edu/worldwriters/rushdie/index.html for more information. See Words feature.
Paul Wilkinson (Parker Paul), Broken Hips, and Nod Navillius at Tokyo Rose: Parker Paul frontman Paul Wilkinson brings his dark and comical songs to the Rose. Performing along with him are former Songs: Ohia collaborator Dan Sullivan, the thrust behind Nad Navillus, who has expanded his project into a full band for his latest album, Iron Night. $5, 10:30pm.
Jim Waive (country-folk) at the Blue Moon Diner. Free, 8pm (W)
Karaoke Night with DJ Wild Wes at Buffalo Wild Wings. Free, 9pm (W)
Chicken Head Blues Band at Dürty Nelly's. $4, 9pm. (W)
Jan Smith Band (rootsy pop) with Matthew Bain at Gravity Lounge. $5, 8:30pm.
Mike Meadows and Devin Malone (singer/songwriters) at Jabberwocky. No cover, 11pm.
John D'earth and friends (freeform jazz) at Miller's. $4, 10pm. (W)
Game Night at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 5pm. (W)
Middle Eastern Belly Dance Class at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 6:30pm. (W)
Kathy Olsen Trio (jazz) upstairs at Tokyo Rose. Free, 9:30pm. (W)
Traveling vine-to-vine
Wine festivals are bloomin' all over this weekend and next. Choose a designated driver, and set out for a day of noshing and tippling.
Saturday, October 4
"Best of Virginia" Tasting
Belle Kuisine Stony Point Shopping Center, Richmond
Taste and compare Virginia wines with food from Virginia vendors. Free. 3-5pm
Info: 804-272-2811.
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: bellekuisine.com
"In the Spirit of Caring" Festival
Williamsburg (Benefits Heritage Humane Society)
Fine wine, great food, and local entertainment in a park-like setting outside the Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area. Proceeds go to help provide food and care for center's animals. 11am &endash;6pm. $15 advance/$20 gate. Includes souvenir glass and tasting.
Info: 757-220-7355.
Website: heritagehumanesociety.org
Rockbridge Vineyards Harvest Festival
30 Hill View Lane, Raphine
Country beauty in the fall. Relax to live music while sampling awarding-winning wines. Bring the kids for grape stomping and hay rides, delicious food, and snacks. $5/includes tasting glass.
Info: 888-511-WINE.
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: rockbridgevineyard.com
Saturday and Sunday, October 4-5
Autumn Explosion and Barrel Tasting
Barboursville Vineyards
Enjoy samples of the 2003 vintage, buy rare vintages, gon on hayrides, listen to live music, and more. Light fare from Palladio Restaurant available for an additional charge. $5/person. 11am-5pm
Info: 540-832-3824.
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: barboursvillewine.com
Monticello Wine Festival
Boar's Head Inn
Enjoy premier wine from the Monticello viticultural area wineries. Food, music, artisan exhibits, beautiful location. 11am-5pm
Info: 434-296-4188 ext. 21.
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Saturday, October 11
Octoberfest at First Colony Winery
Join the festivities in the "winegarten" for traditional German food, music and wine. Includes grape stomping, tours, and wine tastings. Reservations recommended. 11am-5pm
Info: 877-979-7105.
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Saturday, October 11, Sunday October 12
13th Annual Garlic Festival at Rebec Vineyards
Featuring Virginia grown garlic, Garlic King and Queen, Garlic cook-off, and more. Live music, arts crafts, demos, and lectures. $14/advance $20/gate. 10am-5pm
Info: 434-946-5168
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: rebecwinery.com
Fredericksburg Area Wine Festival
Izaak Walton League Grounds, Route 3
Enjoy the local wines and distinctive arts & crafts. 11am-5pm. $15/advance. $18 / gate.
Info: 888-669-1579 or 540-371-6522
Website: bgcc.com/fbrgwinefest
Italian Wine & Food Festival
Williamsburg Winery
Several Virginia wineries with many wines for tastings and purchase; Italian and other specialty food vendors, artists and craftsmen with their creations on view and available; live entertainment. $10/advance including festival wine glass. Noon-6pm
Info: 757-220-5535
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: ciaowilliamsburg.org
Hullihen Williams Moore's exhibit of Shenandoah photography is in place at the ArtSpace gallery on the third floor of Newcomb Hall through November 2. The photos are to be published by the University of Virginia Press. A book launch and gallery reception takes place in the gallery October 19, 2-4pm. 924-4164. email@example.com.
The C&O Gallery shows Tamra Kirschnick's "Paintings," through October 31. The gallery is next door to the restaurant at 511 E. Water St. 971-7044.
At the Art Upstairs Gallery, "Impressions of Umbria," paintings by Betty Gore, are on view through October 31, 5:30-9pm. Above the Hardware Store Restaurant, 316 E. Main St. 923-3900.
John J. Trippel exhibits new work at City Centro through the end of October. 323 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 996-2655.
"Art and the Natural World," an exhibit featuring science themes, is on display at the Science and Engineering Library's new reading room. The exhibit will be a highlight of the library's grand opening in Clark Hall, and will be up through the academic year. The exhibit features work by UVA art faculty. Near JPA and Emmet Street intersection. 924-3628.
Paintings by Darrell Rose are on display at Spencer's 206 through the end of October. 218 W. Water St. 295-3080.
Through November 1 at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, "Whichaway?, photographs from Kiwirrkura 1974-1996" by Jon Rhodes, and "Sacred Circles: The Tingari Cycle in Western Desert Art." 400 Peter Jefferson Place, off Route 250 East at Pantops. 244-0234.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church shows "Transitions," an exhibit of oil paintings by Tom Walsh through October 5. 717 Rugby Road. 293-8179.
PVCC art faculty member John Hancock is exhibiting "Making for Home," paintings, through October 29 in the PVCC gallery in the V. Earl Dickinson Building. 501 College Drive. 977-3900.
John Ruseau exhibits his own work at John Ruseau Watercolors in York Place on the Downtown Mall. 112 W. Main St. 977-0627.
"Technogaia," work by Mark Graves and Clark Whittington, is now on display at Gravity Lounge, 103 S. First St. technogaia.net. 977-5590.
Jerry O'Dell's paintings and stained glass creations are on view at Blue Ridge Glass & Crafts. 1724 Allied St. 293-2876.
The McGuffey Art Center presents work by artist Vee Osvalds, painter Caroline Cobb, mixed-media sculptor Andy Faith, and collage artist Rhonda Roebuck. All shows run through November 2. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.
Amy Mitchell Howard's mixed media works will be featured at Bozart through November 3. 211 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. 296-3919.
In October, Transient Crafters presents "Reflections and Illusions," the kaleidoscopes of Tom Ramsden. 118 W. Main on the Downtown Mall. 972-9500.
At the University of Virginia Art Museum, "Purple with Love's Wound," Tim Rollins' collaboration with K.O.S. (Kids of Survival), middle-school students from the South Bronx, runs through November 9. The exhibit combines images and themes from classic literature. Also at the museum, "Roads Taken: 20th Century Prints and Drawings from the Collection, runs through October 5; and Gay Outlaw's "New Work," a site-specific installation, runs through October 12. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3952.
On exhibit at Les Yeux du Monde at Dot 2 Dot, are paintings, prints, and sculpture by Bill Fisher, David Freed, and Ami Oliver&emdash;artists featured in the film Long Art by David Williams, which will be screened at the Virginia Film Festival. Also at Les Yeux, catch Russ Warren's "From the Sketchbooks" through October. 115 S. First St. 973-5566.
Upcoming lectures
The McIntire Lecture series fall season begins with "The Sorcerer's 'o' (and the Painter Who Wasn't There)," a talk by Andrew Ladis, on October 2 at 6pm. Mariet Westermann's "Jan Steen and the Performance of Paradox" follows on October 30 at 6pm. Dianne Harris's talk, "Constructing Identity: Race, Class, and the Ordinary Postwar House, 1945-60" takes place on November 6 at 6pm, and Erika Doss's "Memorial Mania: Monuments and Memory in Contemporary America" is scheduled for November 15 at 5pm. 160 Campbell Hall at UVA. 934-6122.
Marcus Alan Vincent exhibits "Sojourn in a Dream" at the Williams School Library at Washington and Lee University through December 31. Lexington. 540-458-8602.
The Baker Gallery at Woodberry Forest School features the paintings and sculpture of John Lynch in an exhibition entitled "Applied Metaphysics" through October 31. North of Orange on Route 15. 540-672-3900.
Sunspots Studios in Staunton offer live glassblowing demonstrations every day by master glassblower Phillip Nolley and art glass artist Minh Martin, both in residence. Corner of Lewis and Middlebrook streets in downtown Staunton, across from the train station. 540-885-0678.
Danette Zirkle exhibits "Tell Me About the Rabbits," an exhibit she describes as "bunnies, critters, and country scenes" in acrylic, through the end of October in the Bank Building at the corner of Market and Mason streets Harrisonburg. firstname.lastname@example.com.
At the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the distorted realism of Robert Lazzarini will be on view October 5 through January 4. 2800 Grove Ave. Richmond. 804-204-2704.
Vidu Palta's "Recent Paintings," a show of still lifes and the natural world depicted in oils, runs through October 31 at Caffé Bocce. Join the artist for a reception on Saturday, October 4, from 3-5pm. 330 Valley St., Scottsville. 286-4422.
The Art Upstairs Gallery in the Hardware Store Restaurant is hosting "Impressions of Umbria," paintings by Betty Gore. Meet the artist at the opening reception, 5:30-9pm. Above the Hardware Store Restaurant, 316 E. Main St. 923-3900.
Tamra Kirschnick's "Paintings" are on view at the C&O Gallery. The artist will be at the opening reception in the gallery next door to the restaurant at 511 E. Water St., 5:30-7:30pm. 971-7044.
Amy Mitchell Howard will be on hand at Bozart to welcome people to her mixed media show. 6-9pm. 211 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. 296-3919.
The McGuffey Art Center presents work by artist Vee Osvalds, painter Caroline Cobb, mixed-media sculptor Andy Faith, and collage artist Rhonda Roebuck. Join them for an opening reception from 5:30-7:30pm. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.
Spencer's 206 welcomes Darrell Rose, whose paintings are on display in the store through the end of October, 5:30-8pm. 218 W. Water St. 295-3080.
Transient Crafters hosts a reception for Tom Ramsden and his exhibit of kaleidoscopes, 6-9pm. 118 West Main on the Downtown Mall. 972-9500.
Rick Cocke's acrylic paintings are on view at the Mudhouse. Join the head of the Blue Ridge School art department at his reception from 6-8pm. Downtown Mall. 984-6833.
Singular art: Photos honor Shenandoah Park
Judge Hullihen Williams Moore has always had a thing for photography. As an undergraduate at Washington and Lee, he worked as a photography stringer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. During his time as a law student at UVA, Moore often stole away to Shenandoah National Park with camera in hand.
In and around his career, Moore has also found opportunities to study nature and landscape photography with Ansel Adams, John Sexton, and Philip Hyde. Moore still steals away to Shenandoah. In fact, he's been doing it regularly now for 20 years, in all seasons and always with camera.
The photos he's taken will soon be published in October by the University of Virginia Press in Shenandoah: Views of Our National Park. For those who can't wait to check out Moore's work, the Artspace Gallery on the third floor of Newcomb Hall is currently exhibiting a selection of the Shenandoah photos.
Of course, Moore's gorgeous selenium-toned silver prints are filled with much of what makes Shenandoah a regional gem&emdash; fog-draped trails, rushing waterfalls, and boulder-strewn mountain tops. But what makes the most lasting impression is Moore's focus on the singular object.
There are some vistas here&emdash; roads snaking into the distance, or the outlines of mountains nearly obscured by haze. However, it's clear that Moore is not so interested in the big, broad, and sprawling. In nearly every photograph, he bears down on a single object and let everything else slide to the periphery– if not entirely outside the frame.
The strategy turns up some striking shots. In "Flame Cloud, 1998" a plume of cloud towers over the close-cropped head of an Appalachian mountain in winter. In "Moorman's River, Sugar Hollow, Spring, 1995," the almost cloud-like, blurred rush of river sits like a bull-frog, low and heavy in the frame.
Moore's dogged pursuit of the singular does lend a bit of sameness to his photography, but that certainly doesn't take away from the power and the uncomplicated, unwavering gaze of his best work.
Hullihen Williams Moore's photo exhibit is in place at the ArtSpace gallery on the third floor of Newcomb Hall through November 2. A book launch and gallery reception will take place in the gallery on October 19, from 2-4pm. 924-4164. email@example.com.
Out of hiding: Rushdie headlines writers series
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It's been 15 years since the Ayatollah Khomeini let loose what V.S. Naipaul called his "extreme form of literary criticism" and launched Salman Rushdie into simultaneous extremes of international scrutiny and utter public seclusion.
For close to a decade, the celebrated author braved the fanatical fatwa (death sentence) from hiding, steadily turning out books and leaving a trail of wounded translators in his wake.
Then the Iranian regime loosened up, Rushdie re-entered public life, and Sweet Briar College English Professor John Gregory Brown got busy.
"I've waited 15 years for this," says Brown, who in 1989 was a grad student holding tickets to a Rushdie appearance at Johns Hopkins that became a casualty of Khomeini's zealous public relations move.
Today, as director of the International Writers Series, Brown has secured Rushdie for the Series' opening event and looks forward to introducing the literary giant to a generation of students who probably think of Rushdie primarily as that old guy Bono brings up on stage sometimes.
"My students were all very young when [the fatwa] happened," says Brown. "They have no real memory of how peculiar and unique this event was."
Which, in fact, is fine. In recent years, Rushdie has complemented his subcontinent sagas of magic realism with a sizeable body of non-fiction that has only become more relevant as the threat of fanatical Islam continues to overwhelm even the most rabid Iranian ayatollah. Fatwah, shmatwah… we have suicide hijackers and mass assassins to concern ourselves with, and Rushdie's powerful worldview is as informative as it is transporting.
If students today consider Rushdie an elder statesman of the clash of Islam and the West rather than the poster-child of freedom of expression, so be it-&endash; his experience informs his writings enough that his readers need not be informed themselves.
Rushdie is just the first (and most famous) writer to grace Sweet Briar, a small liberal arts college conveniently situated in the middle of nowhere (Amherst County)– in other words, a perfect place for a guy who's become accustomed to a low profile.
Speaking in February is Ken Wiwa, an author who shares with Rushdie an ample experience with literary despotism. Wiwa's father was an outspoken Nigerian poet executed by the government in 1995. Other speakers include Caribbean native Caryl Phillips, Cuban expat Cristina Garcia, Adam Zagajewski of the Polish New Wave, and Palestinian-American Naomi Shihab Nye.
"I wanted to find writers who are engaged in the political public world," says Brown.
Happily, Rushdie, who has always been engaged, is once again easy to find.
Salman Rushdie speaks at Murchison Lane Auditorium in the Babcock Fine Arts Center at Sweet Briar College near Amherst on Wednesday, October 8, 8pm. The event is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-basis. Closed circuit TVs will broadcast to overflow audiences. Check the website sbc.edu/worldwriters/
Ten hut! Military Weekend teaches history
As good as bypassed by the Civil War, Charlottesville sometimes feels like the one town in the area where you can't re-enact a battle at a moment's notice. But on October 4 and 5, the All-American Honor Guard plans to redress the balance at a "Military Weekend," with re-enactors representing almost every battle in the country's history.
Founded to pay tribute to those who have served in the American military, the All-American Honor Guard seeks to present a timeline of the country's battles as re-enactors in period costume demonstrate everything from weapons to cooking.
Charles Colbert takes on his grandfather's job as a Civil War undertaker, using his ancestor's original equipment. Bob Talbott plays a James Fort militiaman and Rick Potter an American airman from World War I. Joy DeMatteis is one of the women re-enacting this year's special show, the Salvation Army "Doughnut Dollies"– which represents the 241 women who went to France to nurse, cook for, and tend to American soldiers in World War I.
DeMatteis pulls a huge Salvation Army helmet from her bag, along with a letter from an American soldier, dated Gondrecourt, France, January 17, 1919 and addressed to his sister: "I've just returned to barracks from the Salvation Army hut where I had some donuts and cocoa, and now I will endeavour to write a few lines. The donuts were good tonight as was the coca. Only three donuts to a customer, but I made the line three times, so I would have donuts for breakfast." (The weekend performance will include a demonstration of how to cook these very donuts.)
A World War I trench bunker is to be recreated, complete with equipment and food (corned beef and a special stew called "slum"). The Staunton Artillery, a Confederate unit, will demonstrate firing a canon.
The re-enactors are unpaid&emdash; they are responsible not only for researching but also for financing the characters they represent. Most spend over $1,000 on costumes alone. Their mission is twofold: to provide a college scholarship for an Albemarle college student preparing to teach history, and to educate Charlottesville on America's past.
"War is not to be glorified," says Jim Bond, himself a veteran, who organizes the event. "We are fortunate to live in America, but freedom is a fragile thing. We are grateful for what people have done in the past and what they are doing now to protect us."
Bond believes knowledge of history is vital to avoid repeating its mistakes, and to this end the All-American Honor Guard has raised $5,000 in previous re-enactments, donating $1,000 each year towards the scholarship.
The All-American Honor Guard Military History Weekend takes place on October 4 and 5 in front of the Albemarle County Administrative Building at 401 McIntire Road. $3 per family. 971-3668.
Break a leg: Children's shows wow young fans
The stage is set. Anxious actors wait in the wings. A hush falls over the audience as the house lights go down. And there it is: that thrilling moment of expectation that clutches everyone in the theater just as the performance is about to begin.
Two years ago, Karen Davis bought season tickets to the Community Children's Theatre's Sunday Series because she wanted her children to experience the thrill of live dance, music, and theater productions. Now as a volunteer for the organization, Davis is spreading the word about the outstanding, nationally recognized productions and performance opportunities that CCT has been bringing to Charlottesville's children for 50 years.
"With performances for adults, you always worry about whether this is appropriate for children or if they will be able to sit through it," Davis says. "[CCT productions] are nice because they are world-class performances geared especially for children."
This season's Sunday Series starts Sunday, October 5, with the juggling wizardry of Mark Nizer. Winner of the International Juggling Competitions, this Charlottesville resident has dazzled audiences around the world with his one-man comedy show.
TheatreworksUSA comes to town on November 30 to perform Coduroy, an original musical based on the popular children's book of the same name. A brass ensemble from the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center will show kids just how distinctive trumpets, trombones, and tubas can be on January 25. And on March 21, the international dance troupe "Step Afrika!" connects the traditional rhythms of South Africa's Zulu people with modern dance styles in America.
CCT also lets kids get up on stage to perform when two professional actors/directors from Missoula Children's Theatre bring their road show to town. Sixty to 70 local students in grades K-12 have the chance to participate in a full-scale musical production of Alice in Wonderland during the week of November 3-7 with a public performance of the show on November 8.
Fifty years ago, Community Children's Theatre led the way in bringing dramatic arts into the lives of area children. Other youth theater opportunities have emerged over the years, but CCT still provides a unique set of programs designed to stir that special thrill in all children.
Community Children's Theatre offers season tickets for all four Sunday Series productions. Most performances take place at 2pm at Charlottesville Performing Arts Center (Step Afrika! will perform at PVCC's Dickinson Theatre). Individual tickets are also available for $10. Open auditions for Alice in Wonderland will be held November 3 at Johnson Elementary School; registration begins at 3:30pm. A workshop fee of $20 is charged for all children cast. Scholarships are available. The November 8 performance of Alice is at Johnson Elementary School at 2pm and 4pm. Cost is $5. 961-7862. avenue.org/Arts/CCT.
Ailey II: Gravity-defying, electrifying, and sexy, too
The winds of change are blowing in Charlottesville. You may have thought it was just the Michelob fumes coming from Miller's patio. That's half of it. But the other half? It's the Charlottesville Modern Dance Revolution.
The legendary Bill T. Jones performed at UVA in the spring. Ailey II performs here this weekend. Local ensembles like the Prospect Dance Group are gathering steam. PVCC is hosting a dance master class series. And with the completion of the Paramount Theater renovations around the corner, it's only a matter of time before Riverdance hits town.
Maybe there's a way we can slow things down at the Paramount.
Why modern dance? Is it the combination of rigor and beauty? Is it the excitement of an art form that combines theater, music, and the visual arts? Is it that appeal of watching beautiful people do impossible things with their bodies without needing to delete the history files on your web browser afterward?
Probably a little of all three.
Ailey II, as you might guess, is the second company of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. It began in 1974 when Ailey handpicked a group of the most talented students from his school&emdash; already an elite bunch&emdash; and formed a training company to give young dancers a chance to hone their skills in a uniquely intense environment.
Think of UVA's Echols Scholars. If they could defy gravity.
These young dancers tour the country performing much of the repertory of the main company, which includes over 170 works by over 65 choreographers, in addition to conducting workshops and master classes. They've gathered awards, honors, and praise that would be the envy of anybody's first company. At the end of their time with Ailey II, a number of them are chosen to join Ailey Dance Theater. Those who aren't find plenty of success in other places.
The work of Ailey is enlivened by the same combination of techniques from classical and modern ballet, jazz, and street dance that has electrified audiences since the main company's New York debut in 1958. Sylvia Waters, the artistic director of Ailey II, emphasizes that these dancers are still developing. But that's half the reason they're so exciting.
Waters emphasizes that you don't need to be a lifelong dance connoisseur to enjoy it.
"Dance is not a secret," she says. "It shouldn't be a secret. And it's not esoteric. At its best, I think dance can open one's vision and sensitivity."
Plus it's really, really sexy.
Bring on the revolution.
Ailey II will perform on Saturday, October 4, at the Charlottesville Performing Arts Center. Show starts at 8pm. 1400 Melbourne Road. Tickets are $10, $8 for students. 924-3329.
Seeing is believing: Dirty Round Eyes and Miura score converts
I didn't know what to expect when Atsushi Miura, owner of the Tokyo Rose and the moving force behind local folk rock group Atsushi Miura and the Dirty Round Eyes, handed me a CD containing three songs from his group's upcoming release.
I have missed every one of the group's performances, and though up till now their shows have been rather intermittent, this is a fair number of gigs to miss. Work, girlfriends, and early to bed/rise agendas have always seemed to put me at the wrong place at the wrong time, at least as far as the Dirty Round Eyes are concerned.
But no more-&endash; the tracks I was given from Cheap & Fake are enough to make me plan to be conscious, lucid, and out of the house on October 3 for the band's show in the olde Tokyo Rose basement.
Miura came to Charlottesville from Japan in 1988, and began performing his singular take on American folk rock shortly thereafter. Miura explains: "When I was young, I listened to Japanese folk songs which were influenced by American or British folk rock singers. But I never really listened to the British or American songs."
Though he started out playing solo, Miura found that, when he wanted to record an album, he needed some assistance to flesh out his sound. Enter Stephen Barling and Brandon Collins, those bright boys of B.C., the guitar/cello pop duo who have been enrapturing local hipsters for years with erudite lyrics and catchy melodies. With Barling on acoustic guitar, bass, and keys, and Collins on cello and keys, and with the addition of Josh Mustin on electric guitar, drums, and keyboards, the group was complete. They began recording their debut album, Cheap & Fake, for release sometime this fall.
"My Life" begins the shortened copy of the disc I received, and from the first few acoustic strums and Dylanesque harmonica notes, any expectations I might have had from second-hand impressions quickly dissipated. The song morphs from Dylan to an early '60s "Only the Lonely" style staccato pop tune, with Miura's high sweet voice singing of his culture shock on coming "From Japan / to America." He sings, "I was looking for an American life / A life of freedom / But what I feel is just a loneliness / I guess to be free I needed to be lonely." Miura and the rest of the group romp around the vocals.
"I Hate Charlottesville" begins with a Spanish style flourish before harmonica, synth drums, acoustic guitar, and shaker continue with the Spanish theme. The melody here is fantastic, and when Miura sings on the chorus, "I hate Charlottesville / Too boring" you can see local lighters being held up across any venue where the group is performing.
Though Atsushi Miura and the Dirty Round Eyes have loosely played around town for a while, Miura sees this Friday's show as being the group's "first serious show," and a good "opportunity to find [the act's] sound."
Want to see the magic happen? Be at the Rose on Friday.
Atsushi and the Dirty Round Eyes perform with The Lilas (Lauren Hoffman's new band) at Tokyo Rose, October 3. $5, 10:30pm.


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After two years of preparation, Carroll Gardens newcomer Lucali opened, somewhat fittingly, on Columbus Day. Not long after, the Chowhounders started yapping about it, with most barking their approval. At the urging of Slice reader Mark H., I headed over last night to see what all the fuss was about.
The joint is the creation of Mark Iacono and takes the place of a soda fountain once known for making some of the last real egg creams in Brooklyn. Locals can take comfort, however, in the fact that Mr. Iacono was raised in the neighborhood and still lives around the corner. Not only that, but much of the equipmentincluding the espresso machinecomes from Leonardo's Pizza, which was sadly replaced by a Dunkin' Donuts around this time last year. The recipes, too, are from the neighborhood, having come from Mr. Iacono's grandma and aunts.
The space, much of it built out by Mr. Iacono himself, feels like a large homey kitchen that, oh, just happens to have a pizza oven in it. Mr. Iacono prepares his pies in full view of the dining room on a marble-top work table. He tops them with a fresh-tasting sauce made from canned San Marzano tomatoes; a cheese combo of regular fresh and imported buffalo mozzarellas and a generous dusting of just-grated grana padano. He adds to that a judicious bit of garlic and basil before sliding his pies into his self-built gas-assisted wood-fired oven. The oven, he estimates, hovers around 800 degrees, and it cooks the pies in somewhere between two to four minutes, depending on the heat. "I've got a friend coming in with a thermometer gun to take readings," Mr. Iacono said.
Above, from left: An upskirt from the first burned pie and one from the well-executed second pie. Note the beautiful charring on the latter.
Given the fact that my first pie of the evening came out badly burned, such a step might be necessarythat or a bit more time mapping the oven's hotspots through trial and error. Still, the 1.5 slices of pie No. 1, that were edible showed great potential, and, after I pointed out the burned crust (above left), Mr. Iacono was more than happy to make a replacement.
Pie No. 2 was excellent, exhibiting a knowing balance among crust, sauce, and cheese. Garlic and basil were present but not overpowering. The crust was moderately charred here and there, looking for all the world like it had come out of one of the city's hallowed coal-oven places; it had an airy hole structure, nice crispness, and a pleasant just-right level of chewiness.
The buffalo mozz and grana padano are imported from Italy through cheesemakers Lioni Latticini, also the source for the domestic regular fresh mozz. If this cheese combination sounds like that used by Dom DeMarco at Di Fara, the similarity is intentional. "He's my pizza inspiration," Mr. Iacono said. "I wouldn't be doing this if it weren't for him." The one major difference in the blend is that Lucali uses fresh regular mozzarella instead of Grande's aged mozz. "The Grande cheese that Dom uses is a pizza cheese. My oven's too hot; it would burn it, so I have to use fresh mozzarella," he said.
Also like Di Fara, the pies get a nice pour of olive oilbut after they exit the oven. Other than that, not much else dresses the pizza here. Topping choices are few and last night included fresh mushrooms, anchovies, bell peppers, and beef pepperoni (from Esposito & Sons Pork Store).
All that said, the pizza at Lucali does not taste as much like Di Fara as it does one of the coal-oven biggies, despite Mr. Iacono's clear veneration of the Dominator. The crust is much thinner than Mr. Demarco's and is not as chewy, and the grana padano does not play as prominent a role in the mixture of flavors. It is more an homage to the master than a slavish attempt to copy him. Where Mr. Iacono does strive to emulate Mr. Demarco is in his pizzamaking philosophy and in his clear love for the dishhe will be the sole pizzaiolo at Lucali, and the place will sink or swim based on his skill alone.
Based on the quality of my second pie, I'm betting the joint will thrive, and I strongly recommend it. Keep in mind if you go, however, that the restaurant is in its "soft opening" stage as of this writing (grand opening is slated for November 1) and that Mr. Iacono is still testing dough mixtures and getting a feel for the oven. Last night was a slow one for Lucali. Iacono should savor it, as I think he'll be very busy very soon.
Address: 575 Henry Street, Brooklyn NY 11231; Carroll Gardens, b/n Carroll Street and First Place [map]
Getting There: F train to Carroll Street Station; walk west to Henry; Lucali is on east side of street, about one-fourth block south of Carroll
Cost: Plain pies (14-inch), $17; calzones, $7; cash only
The Skinny: Using a gas-assisted wood-fired oven that he built himself, owner-pizzaiolo Mark Iacono lovingly crafts pies inspired by legendary Di Fara proprietor Dom DeMarcowith a similar high-quality three-cheese blend and the signature pour of olive oil.
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We have to admit now that when the Tomahawk School Board found itself without a district administrator and faced with a potential $300,000-plus deficit during some delicate budget planning times, we simply assumed members would look to its recently retired leader when hiring a financial consultant. He, after all, was extremely knowledgeable of district financial dealings and says he remains so, practically down to the penny, to this day. Time seemed too short to risk bringing someone in from elsewhere to start from scratch as an April 1 teacher layoff deadline loomed near.
But, board members opted to interview only one candidate, Bob Hanson, retired superintendent from a neighboring district, Rhinelander. That decision may generate questions of its own, but not with the result or with Hanson's capabilities.
Hanson came into the picture anticipating the worst. He spent what amounted to two days following his official hiring – four if you count work he started immediately after the interview – devouring our budget reports and meeting with the remaining administrative team.
He then went public with his findings, presenting them to the Education Committee and again at a special school board meeting, outlining his information and recommendations, answering board and audience questions with apparent candor and educated guesses.
Perhaps his job was made easier – he even found times to jest about not having all the answers after two days of work – because the worst scenarios do not appear to be in Tomahawk's immediate picture. Although Hanson is the first to warn that subsequent years look bleak.
Nevertheless, the board, we as a reporter of the action and certainly Tomahawk's teachers are pleased with the findings, Hanson's quick grasp of the local situation and his frankness in his advice. He has a number of opinions of his own on how we should proceed, but has indicated that he will not force his philosophy on us because he's only here temporarily.
We also feel quite relieved by hearing his interpretation of our finances. He has not found anything out of the ordinary and terms the district as well run. It naturally was not an official audit, but by bringing in an outside pair of eyes to scour our books during this uncertain time in district leadership, we believe we got an extra bonus for our money and perhaps some needed reassurances.
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It did seem rather odd that the school board elected to only interview one candidate for financial consultant. The fact that the "recently retired leader" was not a consideration is not at all a surprise, to me anyway. Although very capable and knowledgable with the school district's finances, Mr. Powell is after all, a taxpayer of the district and would have a personal stake in the findings. He is, if I may, too close to the situation, being a taxpayer and the former administrator. Emotions have run high in the past months. Mr. Powell is not an exception, as shown in his recent chastisement of the board. Don't get me wrong, I think Curt Powell is a great guy, who has done many great things for our district, however I agree, the school board did the right thing by using an outside set of eyes.
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Although time probably was a major factor in choosing how to proceed, the board should still have taken a few extra minutes to interview all the available candidates for the consultant work. Not doing so shows that the board may have been predisposed in a certain direction. This also calls the results of the review itself, to one degree or other, into question. Just because we all like the results we got from the review does not mean that the procedure we used was perfect.
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Some things are too good not to share. Celebrations of Latin American cultures, such as Cinco de Mayo, have grown through the years into traditional community-wide festivals in cities of all sizes.
Zumba is also too good not to share. Promoting a diverse collection of Latin music styles along with fitness, fun and charitable giving, Zumba's popularity shows no sign of waning.
It's an inevitable match.
So let's talk about your float decorations. What you want to think about first are bright colors or even the proverbial "riot" of colors to generate visual energy.
You may well ask if you'll find the colors you need in basic parade float materials and the answer is yes. Fringe and festooning comes in all your primary colors and with choices of vinyl and metallic versions. Floral sheeting, usually the first choice for covering decks and decorations, gives you even more color options including unusual hues such as hot pink and teal.
The next step is to pick out large props and decorations. How about signage? There are at least four ways to identify your group or slogan in a decorative way, and you'll want to choose based on budget, time, number of volunteers, re-usability and other factors. They are: pomps, fiesta banners, posters and personalized props.
The Fiesta Arch, shown above at right, is a lovely example of a prop in bright colors that can carry a message. Printed on both sides, you won't have to worry about orienting it just so on the float; and with a height of nine feet, everyone will see the text. While it may require anchoring and some internal bracing, this made-to-order piece is a big, beautiful time-saver over building from scratch.
Pull motifs from your arch to complete the presentation. Mylar balloons in the shape of musical notes, maracas props and wearable sombreros from the Fiesta store are examples of additional decorations that will help pull the look together.
From there, it's time to add sound and movement to your visual feast. Will your Zumba team actually dance on the float? It could be that building and using stanchions will meet safety regulations, or that the dancers will perform alongside the float and leave the riders to something tamer. If you haven't already, check with the parade authority as soon as possible and plan accordingly.
Will you be building a parade float for Cinco de Mayo or other Latin American festival coming up soon? Let us know in comments!


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Stockton, CA
Mildred Jane Moran
Mar. 27, 1930 - Dec. 12, 2013
Born in Stockton to William and Ollie Harper on March 27, 1930 and passed peacefully on the evening of December 12, 2013 after a long courageous battle with Parkinson's disease and a brief illness. She worked at the California Water Service Company, volunteered at Mickey's Grove Zoo, Dameron hospital, the Discovery Shop, and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of California Pioneer Women.
She was preceded in her death by her parents, her husband Sherid T. Moran, her nephew Herb
Harper, and her great nephew Vince Harper. She is survived by her brother William Harper
(Bonnie) of Murphys, nephews William (Victoria) of Sonoma,
Robert (Therese) of Colusa, Tom (Pam) of Stockton, Donald
(Susan) of Murphys, niece Mary of Stockton, 10 great nephews & nieces, 7 great-great nephews & nieces, and many long time dear friends. The family would like to send a special thank you to care giver BJ Bain as well as the wonderful and compassionate staffs of Merrill Gardens and Plymouth Square as they all brought smiles and happiness to her life.
Graveside services will be held Saturday December 21 at 12:30 pm at the Buena Vista Cemetery in Murphys with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her name to the Hospice of San Joaquin County, the ASPCA, or Micke Grove Zoo.


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Today's guest blog post is by Kamela Heyward-Rotimi. Kamela Heyward-Rotimi is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for African and African American Research at Duke University. She is a visiting research scholar in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, and is an adjunct affiliate in the Department of Anthropology at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Her research interests include race, gender, science, digital media, and education. She is presently working on a manuscript that looks at the impact of Internet Fraud, also known as "419" or "Yahoo-Yahoo", in the lives of everyday Nigerian communities.
Anthropologists are reconstituting ways to communicate anthropology with communities that host our meetings. At the 112th AAA Annual Meeting, anthropologists did just that in the Anthropologists Back to School initiative.
The past two AAA annual meeting themes addressed the imagined place of anthropology and the place of anthropology in our communities in the 21st century. In line with this reflexive inquiry of contemporary anthropology, anthropologist and public intellectual Johnnetta Betsch Cole challenged her anthropology colleagues to reach out to the youngest members of the host cities of our AAA meetings. The program chairs for the 2013 AAA meetings, Alaka Wali and Dana-Ain Davis, responded to the challenge and invited anthropologists to participate in the Anthropologist Back to School initiative in Chicago.
Dr. Cole's invitation to partner with her in the Anthropologists Back to School initiative brought earlier lessons of "giving back" to communities, and engaged anthropology full circle for me. My initial consideration of what is public anthropology would occurred after Dr. Cole's inaugural address to the student body as the President of Spelman College. In that speech she stressed that we budding professionals and scholars had a responsibility to our West End neighbors. She challenged each of us to get involved with community service in the West End area, the area that both the Spelman community and the West End communities shared. Community involvement was not a new concept for me but one I largely associated with civic and grassroots organizations, not higher institutions or anthropology. The possibility of an anthropology advocating for community development challenged my previous understandings of anthropology as an immutable discipline. I questioned how to pair my activism with my new found interest in anthropology; I never stopped asking where a "community involved" anthropology fits within the definition of anthropology.
In many ways, questioning the positionality of anthropology in society benefits from the legacy of anthropologists across subfields who have questioned anthropology's role in addressing societal problems (Blakey 1998; Borofsky 2005; Cole 2009; Gwaltney 1980; Harrison 1991; Mead 2004; Sanday 1976). It is increasingly clear, both in our research and everyday lives, that current understandings of society and anthropology require anthropologists' active contribution. The rapid exchange of information on digitized forums and open content online encyclopedias which shape peoples' interpretation of everyday life highlight an opportunity and responsibility for anthropologists to be a part of these conversations in multiple mediums. The conversations at the Anthropologist Back to School initiative presented a public space to engage in conversations about anthropology with young community members.
The Anthropologist Back to School initiative involved anthropologists representing all subfields engaging with students of all ages in and around exhibits at Loyola University, The University of Illinois at Chicago's Latino Cultural Center and The Field Museum.
At the Field Museum site I found it meaningful to talk with young students about what it means to be an anthropologist, anthropological concepts, world cultures, and how to critically digest images in popular culture. It was especially significant to share this time with colleagues who were also engaged in sharing their narratives of anthropology, and to anxiously admit that we hoped our presentations were relevant to these very young communities of primary and secondary school learners.
At the Field Museum, anthropologists engaged with local students in connection with various presentations they had prepared on a range of topics: racial categories and diversity, ethnographic practices and fieldwork and interviewing techniques, vernacular and contemporary African culture; African innovation through the ages; Ghanaian culture, Adinkra symbols and ideographs; and African cities. I discovered, as did my colleagues, that it was great fun talking with groups of cross learners.
I joined Dr. Cole in the Africa exhibit for our presentation, "Africa Connected," where we discussed African stereotypes vs. contemporary African life and digitally connected African communities. Dr. Cole began our presentation with a critical discussion of current perceptions of Africa based on tropes of a primitive and Dark Continent. I then shared contemporary images of West Africans digitally connected through social media and various new media technologies. Our goal was to initiate a dialogue about Africa for young learners who are far too often instructed from curricula that codifies Africa and nations of the South as subpar civilizations. An example of this kind of instruction was shared with me by a parent whose teen age son attends a magnet high school in southeast Chicago. This student's ninth grade history teacher said the following to his class: "Colonialists brought a gift to West Africa, the gift of reading and writing." Many of our discussions with student groups ranging from 5th grade through 10th grade reflected this troubling popular misunderstanding of the history of colonialism in Africa and first world/third world dichotomies that are traded as fact. It was encouraging to see that students who may well have been exposed to distorted and factually incorrect information about African people and cultures were willing to listen to ethnographic and anthropological data depicting a more complex African existence.
One of the most memorable moments for Dr. Cole and me was our conversation with a 5th grade class and their teacher Ms. West*. The students of this 5th grade class expressed informed perspectives about the diverse and dynamic realities on the African continent. The students' responses caused me to revise the unofficial script I found myself following when talking with previous classes. When we asked children from other visiting classes their impressions of Africa they generally listed diversity of animals, poverty, and 'primitive societies.' However, when the students of Ms. West's class were asked the question, "What do you know about Africa?" A little girl responded with little hesitation: "It is an interesting place with smart people." Her comment was immediately followed by a fellow classmate's observation, "And, West Africans are using the Internet." Because their responses differed greatly from the responses given by fellow students also educated in Chicago area schools, I assumed that Ms. West's class was sharing information they gained outside of the classroom. Which prompted me to break with the script and ask, "Where did you learn all of these things?" The students unanimously replied, "Ms. West is teaching us about Africa." Following our presentation, I asked Ms. West to briefly speak with Dr. Cole and myself. We first commended her for presenting a perspective of Africa seldom presented at the primary level in American Public school curricula. She said, "This perspective you all and the other anthropologists presented about Africa is not in the units I am told to cover in my class. So, I referred to sources outside of the mandated Common Core Curriculum to find information that talks about positive views of Africa. This is a part of my lessons on world history." Finally, she added that she would like to incorporate these kinds of analyses in her lesson plans. After sharing with her some websites with images of contemporary Africa, Ms. West said she was inspired to widen her search for more complex stories of other countries.
Those conversations with the students, their teachers and side debriefs with participating colleagues reinforced the importance of a responsible anthropology that gives back and assumes an active role in understandings of culture writ large and in the margins. The Anthropologists Back to School initiative allows me to extend my community engagement to the host cities of the AAA meetings. Coincidently, in the past year some of my own community involvement included work with students from pre-K through college both at home and abroad. In Nigeria I spoke with recently graduated secondary school students about anthropology and demystifying notions of democratic wealth of all American citizens. In Durham, NC I conducted an interactive presentation for pre-K through high school aged students that addressed the presence of cultural symbols in our everyday lives. And, on my way to the 111th AAA meetings in San Francisco and during a visit to my childhood home, Los Angeles, I was invited to speak to the young women of the Women's Leadership Project, a feminist service learning program based at two LAUSD high schools in South Los Angeles. My topic affirmed questions I asked of anthropology as an undergraduate; I discussed the perfect fit of anthropology for women of color who are community advocates. I look forward to the continuation of the Anthropologists Back to School initiative and opportunities for anthropologists to engage with local communities during our AAA meetings in Washington, D.C..


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We wrote about a man yesterday who hit on a model by writing "firstname.lastname@example.com" on a napkin. "There is, of course, the chance that his name is 'Rich?'" we surmised. As it happens, it is. We received this email today:
I read your article about the 'Epic Douchebag' so thought I would e-mail to clear up the story :) My name is actually Rich, unfortunately I'm not super wealthy... I changed my e-mail to Iamrich@ as no one can ever spell my last name when I tell them on the phone and this way it's super easy to remember. I live in London and was just visiting NYC, hitting on beautiful girls takes a lot of courage as you get shot down a lot, (classic example) so no regrets here. It happened over a year ago now and she never emailed ;) So rude! haha.
Anyway hope that helps!
Have an awesome weekend.
Not-rich Rich added that his friends thought the whole thing was hilarious. To apologize to Not-rich Rich, who has a fabulous sense of humor, here is my offer: all women who are interested in dating Rich (you should probably live in/near London) can email me and I'll hook it up.


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Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin today announced that he will not seek another term as the chief executive of the Green Mountain State.
In a press conference in the Statehouse, Shumlin said that by the end of his third term in January 2017 he will have completed what he set out to do as governor. He outlined what he said were his accomplishments as governor.
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Gov. Shumlin's admission that Vermont would not be achieving single-payer health care in 2017 has disappointed a lot of people. I even received a sympathy card about it, from a good friend in Portland, Ore.! It is sad to imagine that folks all over the United States may have been looking to Vermont for a workable solution to the healthcare crisis, and now we are letting them down due to budgetary woes.
VERGENNES — In a wide-ranging discussion with locals at the Legislative Luncheon in Vergennes on Monday, Gov. Peter Shumlin defended his stance on the Addison-Rutland Natural Gas Project.
ADDISON AND RUTLAND COUNTIES — As the Vermont Senate Education Committee continues its work on an education funding reform bill this week, small schools are once again under scrutiny as lawmakers consider the proposition that school and district consolidation equals cost savings.
Now, a new report names specific small schools in Addison and Rutland counties as examples of what's wrong with Vermont's school districting system.
VERGENNES — Gov. Peter Shumlin on Monday called on lawmakers to help him contain what he called one of the state's top cost-drivers — education— in an effort to make Vermont more fiscally solvent and attractive to job creators. He also made a pitch for efforts to slow the growth of spending on health care (see related story).
Shumlin made his remarks before a crowd at the Vergennes American Legion hall during a legislative luncheon sponsored by the Bridport Grange and Addison County Farm Bureau.
It is way past the time when Gov. Shumlin should have caught up with a fast growing segment of the public, which realizes now that the so-called Addison Rutland Natural Gas Project has been a "pipe dream" all along. This pipeline never made sense.
MIDDLEBURY — Gov. Peter Shumlin on Jan. 12 cut the ribbon on a new state office building in the heart of St. Albans. Vermont Integrated Architecture (VIA) of Middlebury designed the building as part of a team assembled by development firm ReArch Co. in South Burlington. Replacing a vacant and crumbling brick building on Federal Street, the 45,100-square-foot office building, which will house approximately 168 employees in six departments of the Agency of Human Services, is a large part of the planned revitalization of the city of St. Albans.
On most issues, Gov. Shumlin would not see eye-to-eye with Robert Bentley, the conservative Republican governor of Alabama. Yet, last week Govs. Shumlin and Bentley appeared together before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Bentley and Shumlin, speaking on behalf of their colleagues in the National Governors Association, urged Congress to pass a multi-year extension of the federal highway trust fund.
Gov. Peter Shumlin had little choice in his third-term budget address last Thursday but to propose significant cuts in spending and propose some increases in the state's revenue stream. The state is facing a $94 million shortfall in fiscal year 2016, and he did what no politician likes to do: propose cuts in spending and tax increases.
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Leaving the technicolor dancefloors of "Sleepyhead" and "The Reeling" behind, "Moth's Wings" ebbs and flows as one of Passion Pit's most impressive works to date. A step in a more mature direction for the band, "Moth's Wings" displays a more restrained vocal from Michael Angelakos in place of the off-the-wall shrieks and wails found on Chunk of Change (not that we didn't love those, mind you). Leading in with ephemeral dulcimer loops and pristine keys, oceansized synths rise up and wash across the mix as the song shimmers and flutters like the diamond rings and moths wings referenced within. It's perhaps the group's most timeless pop offering to date and a resounding wake up call for anyone hastily rushing to cast aside Passion Pit as nothing more than another indie dance act. Haters beware, Manners is the real deal.
MP3: "Moth's Wings" - Passion Pit
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Labels: passion pit
6 comments:
- Jon said...
simply. amazing.
- April 29, 2009 at 4:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wow. This song is amazing. I got chills the first time I listened to it. I can't wait to listen to this song again on my car radio with the volume up and the windows down. The summer of Passion Pit.
- April 30, 2009 at 1:12 AM
- Anonymous said...
Ahhhhhhh unbelievable! I've listened to this song so many times today. I can't wait for the album. It's going to be astoooooonishing.
- April 30, 2009 at 12:28 PM
- Bradley said...
It leaked and it's incredible!
- April 30, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- fratster said...
I'm really digging this new track. Its their best song since sleepyhead. Did you see that hipsterrunoff.com did a feature on passion pit? pretty cool.
- May 1, 2009 at 2:14 PM
- Nat said...
This track is immense.
- May 5, 2009 at 11:17 PM
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Introduction to HPC using GPUs July 11, 2013
June 18, 2013 by Francesca Verdier
- Open ACC Tutorials July 15-18, 2013: https://www.olcf.ornl.gov/training-event/openacc-tutorials/
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Edison Down for About One Month Starting June 24
June 4, 2013 by Francesca Verdier
The Edison Phase II system arrives at NERSC in June, and will boost the Phase I core count by more than a factor of 10. In order to integrate the new components and upgrade existing ones, the entire Edison system will be unavailable for about one month beginning June 24. This includes the login nodes and the scratch file system. Please plan your work accordingly.
While we do not expect to have to delete data on the scratch file system during the conversion, we strongly recommend that you save data you want to preserve to HPSS or elsewhere to guard against unforeseen developments. There is no guarantee your data will be available when Edison returns.
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MoD boffins in Cornwall GPS-jamming trials
Could be spoofing satnav, not just jamming
UK gov defence boffins will carry out GPS-jamming trials in Cornwall today and tomorrow.
Jamming transmissions will be made at the Portreath MoD site, a remote radar station operated by the RAF's Air Surveillance and Control Systems Force Command. The old airfield was once used (low down on page) as an outstation of the former Chemical Defence Establishment, headquartered at Porton Down.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) scientific operations are nowadays consolidated under the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), and it's these boffins who will carry out the tests this week.
According to a BBC report, effects on GPS receivers can be expected up to 11km from Portreath, which would include the local towns Camborne and Redruth. Apparently, local emergency and rescue services have been warned, and arrangements are in place to cancel the trials if necessary.
When contacted by the Reg, however, DSTL was quick to downplay the local impact, saying effects would be limited to the airfield itself and that every effort had been made to minimise impact on local GPS coverage. Trials have already been carried out at Sennybridge Training Area in Wales, according to DSTL, and more are planned for Lincolnshire (3 and 4 July and 31 August) and Buchan, Scotland (17 August).
"The tests will not have an effect on mobile phones or telecommunications devices and all local services including aircraft and marine users have been made aware," according to an MoD release.
"The trials will start on 7 June and will continue until 8 June at the very latest. They will take place for up to eight hours a day – from 0900 hours until 17.00 BST."
Details of the trials were "restricted", but the government spokesperson was able to reveal that the trials were intended to research "vulnerabilities in a range of military applications" of satellite navigation.
Apparently, the tests will involve "setting up transmitters near equipment in order to discover the effects". DSTL was unwilling to confirm which equipment might be investigated (UK forces use GPS in a wide range of kit, including various guided weapons and drones as well as more ordinary navigational apps). However, the boffins' media contact did confirm that "this is a military trial".
The use of the term "vulnerabilities" might imply more subtle attacks than merely preventing military receivers in missiles, aircraft, or whatever from functioning. Quite apart from simply jamming GPS, it's also possible to spoof it - to transmit synthesised satellite signals which blot out the real ones and cause a nearby GPS receiver to give a false location of the spoofer's choice (more info here for those interested).
Disappointingly, DSTL's spokesperson at MoD PR denied they were experimenting with any such techniques - for all that it seems an obvious thing for tech-savvy enemies to attempt. The MoD also implied that it had no interest in meddling with adversaries' satnav, only in protecting that used by UK forces.
However, the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) safety warning issued to cover the trials conflicts with the press information. It reads:
"GPS SIGNAL JAMMING TRIALS. JAMMER LOCATED WITHIN 0.5 [nautical miles] OF 5016N 00516W (PORTREATH, CORNWALL). ACTIVITY MAY AFFECT AIRCRAFT WITHIN 6NM RADIUS FLYING BELOW FL300 [30,000 feet] ... DURING TRIAL PERIODS, GPS RECEIVERS MAY SUFFER INTERMITTENT/TOTAL FAILURE, OR GIVE INCORRECT POSITION INFO ..."
Which suggests that the Beeb's 11km radius of effect is actually correct - and further, that spoofing tests may indeed be on the agenda, which restores some faith in the competence of UK defence boffinry.
That seems a lot more believable to the Reg military-matters desk. Any satnav-using readers near Portreath who notice interesting effects over the next couple of days can contact us via the link at the top of the page. ®


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This week, Joe Grand brings his expertise to Weekend Projects for the Awesome Electronics Workshop. You'll learn how to use LCD and GPS modules and integrate them into your own projects! Both are simple modules that you can integrate into your own electronics projects!
Download the zip file with all the code you'll need for the projects and check out the pdf to see the schematic!
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Some of today's most melancholy and brutally honest songwriters have had their demos gathered from the 420 Love Songs Tumblr into a bandcamp compilation of infinite, sadness.
On here you can expect to see plenty from Sam Ray (Teen Suicide, Ricky Eat Acid, Julia Brown) who runs the Tumblr as well as his known friends like Mat Cothran (Coma Cinema, Elvis Depressedly), Infinity Crush, Happy Trendy, and some others. This is a compilation of song demos so you should know before going in that they are ridiculously lo-fi and distorted in some cases, but the way I look at it is it just adds to the whole theme of sad, longing love. This is still an going project so if you like what you hear here be sure to check out the Tumblr for more.


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Located just 15 minutes from the heart of Windsor, Macdonald Berystede Hotel & Spa in Ascot is a beautiful, accessible four-star hotel surrounded by amazing landscaped gardens. It is also the closest four-star hotel to the popular Ascot racecourse. Access to Macdonald Berystede Hotel & Spa is easy from nearby London Heathrow Airport and the facilities are designed to appeal to both business and leisure guests alike.
Short break visitors to the area will find the hotel a short distance from popular attractions such as Legoland, Thorpe Park, Windsor Castle and Wentworth Golf course. And following a day of adventure, back at the hotel, there is a state-of the art thermal spa with 6 spa treatment rooms, an 18 metre swimming pool, rock and infra-red saunas and an outdoor hydropool. Perfect for resting weary legs. Business travellers are less than an hour from central London by train and extremely close to the M3 and M25 motorways. Parking is plentiful and free for all guests. Free Wi-Fi available in all public areas, meetings rooms and guest rooms. Our AA-rosette award-wining Acanthus Restaurant serves a range of contemporary English and European cuisine, carefully crafted dishes using the finest, quality, wholesome ingredients. Sit back, relax and let us cook up a delight for you.
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