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Cultural calendar October 30-November 6
THURSDAY, October 30
Swing swap: The Charlottesville Swing Dance Society holds this weekly east coast swing practice session with recorded music. 7:30-9pm. Albemarle County Office Building auditorium, 401 McIntire Road. Free. 980-2744.
Tam-Lin: Rockfish Valley Community Center theater arts program presents a Celtic Halloween Evening for the entire family with a dramatic retelling of Tam-Lin. The fiery Jennet McKenzie reclaims her ancestral castle and her doomed lover from the eerie fairy host in a rich tapestry of music, poetry, drama, and dance. 8pm. At the Center at 190 Rockfish School Lane, off 151 between Afton and Nellysford behind the Rockfish Valley Ruritan Park. $5 individual, $15 family ticket. 361-0100.
Beats jellybeans: The good folks of Cheshire, Massachusetts, presented Thomas Jefferson with a 1200 pound wheel of cheddar cheese in 1801, providing the president with calcium for a lifetime, and Sheri Holman with an excellent title for her new novel about dairy, middle America, family, and independence. Conversation and signing of The Mammoth Cheese at New Dominion Bookshop on the Downtown Mall, 5:30pm. 295-2552.
Voice for the voiceless: Def poetry Jam, as seen on HBO, claims as its muse the bum on the street, the struggle of a queer Asian male, injustice, love, and the inner burning urges of lust. Yow! Featuring Amalia Ortiz, Jason Carney, Shihan the Poet, Reggie Cabico, and Bassey. See it at Old Cabell Hall, 8pm. $5 in advance at Newcomb Hall and Plan 9 on the corner, $7 at the door. 296-3161.
Little literati: The five-and-under crowd can hear the storyteller's 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.
Old time banjo & fiddle contest at the Prism: The new fall series, "Strings of Life: Old-Time Music and Culture," continues this evening, with a miniature version of the larger fiddlers' conventions that have become commonplace. Each contestant will play one tune, on banjo or fiddle, and one accompaniment is allowed. $100 top prize in each category, $50 second place, $25 third. Now that's worth getting out the old picker and laying down some good time tunes. $5, 8pm.
Lake Trout with Ulpa at Starr Hill: Lake Trout are back again&emdash;a perennial favorite jam-band, the group just have a way with sound, combining the organic and synthetic with a percussive mastermind. $10/$9 advance, 10pm.
Paul Curreri and Devon Sproule (country-folk) at Ashland Coffee & Tea. $5, 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)
Jan Smith with Joia at Gravity Lounge. $5, 8:30pm.
John D'earth and friends (freeform jazz) at Miller's. $4, 10pm. (W)
Hard Rock Night: Prom Queen, Bullistic, and Sol Tribe at Outback Lodge. $3, 10pm.
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)
FRIDAY, October 31
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. Pay-what-you-will. Live Arts UpStage, 123 E. Water St. 10pm this week only. 977-4177.
Community arts march: Wear a costume, bring a light, and help Live Arts make its move to its new home with a parade from 609 E. Market St. to 123 E. Water St. Parade at 7pm, ribbon cutting at 7:30pm. 977-4177.
Poetry lounge: This poetry/spoken word performance, 11th in the series, is the first show in Live Arts' new home. With Poetry Lounge House Band Matt B. and Charlottesville's finest artists. 9pm. Pay-what-you-will. Live Arts DownStage, 123 E. Water St. 977-4177.
Tam Lin: See Thursday, October 30. Kids 12 and under in costume, free tonight.
Three by Three for Two Plus One: PVCC offers a performance of dance duets, in which the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and share in the creative process with the choreographers. A reception follows. 7:30pm. Maxwell Theater, V. Earl Dickinson Building, 500 College Drive. $6-10. 961-5376.
Black Voices: UVA's only contemporary gospel choir performs its fifth annual family weekend concert. 8pm. Old Cabell Hall. $5-10. 924-3984. See Performance Feature.
Knight of the Burning Pestle: Shenandoah Shakespeare presents Francis Beaumont's raucous Elizabethan farce at the Blackfriars Playhouse. 7:30pm. 10 S. Market St., Staunton. $10-26. 540-885-5588.
Fall convocation: Middle East scholar and UVA vice provost William Quandt delivers the University Fall Convocation address at 2pm in University Hall. Parking at Central Grounds. 924-3629.
Extraordinary Poetry Lounge: See Performance listing above.
Trick or treat: It's a Charlottesville tradition– Residents of the historic living quarters on UVA's Lawn hand out goodies to young trick-or-treaters. 4-5:30pm. Free. Lawn/Rotunda.
Haunts: Spirits have taken over Misty Mountain Camp Resort. A Haunted Hayride takes fearless travelers over six years old into the hills for some spine-tingling action. $5. Call for reservations. Rt. 250 west of Crozet. 540-456-6409.
Headless Horseman rides again: The Old Michie Theatre offers its annual Halloween treat with their live production of the classic Legend of Sleepy Hollow. 7pm. $7 at the door. 221 Water St. 977-3690.
Creepy tales: Folktales and ghost stories form Europe's and America's past will be told in the lantern-lit surroundings of the historic farms at the Frontier Culture Museum. Refreshments, too. Tours start every half hour 7-8pm. $10 adults, $7.50 children 6-12. Not recommended for kids under six. Rt. 250 west in Staunton. 540-332-7850.
Costume party: The Children's Museum of Richmond hosts a hoppin' Halloween party. Treats include a performance by "Funn Club," a pop vocal group of four teenage girls. Trick-or-treating and a costume parade are also part of the fun. 5:30-8:30pm. $3.50. 2626 W. Broad St., Richmond. 474-2667. c-mor.org.
Halloween Concert featuring Laura Light and George Paul with Debbie Hunter at the Gravity Lounge: Fiddler and singer Laura light and pianist George Paul perform original songs and traditional tunes– the two tour nationally as the Avant Gardeners, and are out supporting Light's CDs, No Gravity and Stronger Than Dirt. Best costume receives a free CD. $10, 8:30pm.
CD Release Party– Joshua Mayo at Mountain View Grill: The pop sensibilities of Joshua Mayo are not in dispute– the man can write a great song. Only one question remains– can he dance? Ask him to at his CD release party! Great melody inclined rock. $3. 8pm.
The Taters (original classics) at Ashland Coffee & Tea. $8, 8pm.
Frontbutt (old-school rap) at Outback Lodge. $7, 10pm.
Halloween with fiddler Richard Greene at the Prism. $18/$15 advance, 8 pm
Pianist Quinton Parker (jazz) at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 7pm.
Vernon Fisher (romantic side of jazz) at Bashir's Taverna. No cover, 6:30-10:30.
No Gods no Monsters (hard rock) with All of 15 at Jabberwocky. No cover, 10:30pm.
SATURDAY, November 1
Listen up: The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Collection presents author and documentary filmmaker Leah Purcell screening her film Black Chicks Talking, which focuses on a discussion between six Indigenous Australian women. 4pm. Zehmer Hall Auditorium, 104 Midmont Lane. Free, but reservations are required. Call 244-0234.
Studio tour: Nine studios showcase local ceramicists, furniture makers, and other crafty artists during "Hand Made in Virginia," the Association of Virginia Artisans 9th annual studio tour. 10am-5pm. Groumet food at each stop. For directions and contact information, visit virginiaartisans.org. 973-1289.
Much Ado about Nothing: Shenandoah Shakespeare presents a spirited production of the Bard's lighthearted romantic comedy at the Blackfriars Playhouse. 7:30pm. 10 S. Market St., Staunton. $10-26. 540-885-5588.
Instant Coffeehouse: Longtime Live Arts Coffeehouse director/impresario Fran Smith assembles this spontaneous Coffeehouse in the new Live Arts lab space in a mere hour. Open call for performers at 5pm. Performance at 6pm. Live Arts UpStage, 123 E. Water St. Free. 977-4177.
Three by Three: See Friday, October 31. Tonight there's a reception following the performance.
King Lear: Shenandoah Shakespeare presents the Bard's monumental tragedy at the Blackfriars Playhouse. 2pm. 10 S. Market St., Staunton. $10-26. 540-885-5588.
Tam Lin: See Thursday, October 30. Free admission to today's show at 3pm for kids 12 and under in costume.
Grapes of Wrath open rehearsal: Director extraordinaire Betsy Tucker allows a glimpse behind the scenes with an open rehearsal of Live Arts' season-opening main stage show. 2-4pm. Live Arts Downstage, 123 E. Water St. Free. 977-4177.
Live Arts grand opening weekend: The theater's opening weekend festivities continue with an afternoon of free workshops, performances, and classes by Arts Center Ensemble the Improfessionals, Prospect Dance Company, and others. 10am-6pm. City Center for Contemporary Arts, 123 E. Water St. Free. 977-4177.
Choral Showcase: The University Singers, Virginia Women's Chorus, and Virginia Glee Club present their traditional family weekend Choral Showcase, which features all three groups singing selections from their 2003 repertoire, including works by Pärt, Mendelssohn, and Copland. 7pm. Old Cabell Hall. $5-10. 924-3984. See Performance Feature.
Virginia Gentlemen concert: UVA's oldest a cappella group presents its annual family weekend concert which supports The Holiday Sharing Program, providing food and gifts for Charlottesville families during the holiday season. 9:30pm. Old Cabell Hall. $5. 924-3984. See Performance Feature.
First Colony Winery winemaker's dinner: Alex Montiel, executive chef of Boar's Head Inn, prepares a five-course dinner paired with First Colony wines. Winemaker Yves Plaisantin discusses the wines with each course. 6:30pm. $75 per person. Reservations required, and seating is limited. 979-7105.
Sangiovese wine tasting at the Monticello Visitors Center: Winemaker Gabriele Rausse conducts a tasting of Monticello Sangiovese wine and other Sangioveses from around the world. 9:30am., Monticello Visitors Center. $10. Registration required. 984-9822.
Charlottesville camera club: Photography workshop on learning from master painters. Presented by Dave Carter, associate professor of psychology at Georgetown University and Jim Steele, named "Photographer of the Year" six times by the Northern Virginia Photographic Society. 1pm-3pm. Northside Library. Albemarle Square. Free.
Montpelier hunt race: An annual celebration of steeplechase racing and Southern hospitality at Montpelier, the Virginia Piedmont estate of President James Madison. General Admission $10 in advance, $15 on race day. Parking fees vary. Gates open 9:30am. First race 1pm. Tickets available at 540-672-0014.
Bird walk: Join Peter Brask of the Monticello Bird Club on a walk at the Ivy Creek Natural Area to see who's staying around for the winter. Meet in the parking lot. Beginners welcome. Free. Earlysville Road. 973-7772.
Happy ending: Halloween's not really over until you smash some pumpkins, which you can do at the Science Museum of Virginia today. Bring your used jack-o'-lantern and watch as it's launched into the air by a medieval siege engine called a trebuchet. Pumpkins are launched at 1, 2 and 3pm. Learn about composting with the sad remains. Plant a pumpkin seed as you look ahead to next year. Find out how to create and care for a worm farm. Tap your toe to the Americana-rock band Jade Suede Shoes. Noon-4pm. Included with museum admission. 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond. 800-659-1727. smv.org.
Will power: Things can get tough with kids "When They Get a Mind of Their Own." Dinah Nieburgh from UVA's Under Fives study and clinic talks to parents on the issue of positive discipline at Gordon Avenue Library. 10:30am-noon. Free. 1500 Gordon Ave. 220-KIDS.
Planting seeds: Johnny Appleseed bounds on stage at The Old Michie Theatre. Hand-carved marionettes perform the American folktale at 11am, 2pm, and 4pm. $5. 221 E. Water St. 977-3690. oldmichie.com.
Up, up, and away: One hundred years ago, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew into the history books with the first powered aircraft ever flown. The Virginia Aviation Museum is hosting a symposium with replicas of the 1903 Wright brothers' flyer and other early designs, and discussions about the history of aviation and how the Wrights got their plane off the ground. 9:30am-5pm. Included in museum admission. 5701 Huntsman Road. 804-236-3622. smv.org.
No place like home: The yellow brick road leads to Burnley Moran School this weekend for the Jefferson Youth Theatre production of the Wizard of Oz. The musical adaptation features all the usual munchkins and a surprising wizard. 5pm. $6. Rt. 250 near Free Bridge. 249-2803.
Haunts: See Friday, October 31.
Headless horseman rides again: See Friday, October 31.
Creepy tales: See Friday, October 31. Tours today every half hour 6-8pm.
Acoustic Charlottesville at the New Live Arts DownStage: Another round of Acoustic Charlottesville rears its pretty head at its new location, the New Live Arts Building. See locals Stratton Salidis (intelligent/off beat songwriting), Andy Waldeck (pop hooks), Greg Allen with Grasping at Laws (acoustic flow), and Neuronimo (your guess is as good as mine) as they make everything a little more "glocal." Free. 8pm.
Paul Curreri and Devon Sproule at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books: Country-folk/blues/pop lovers Curreri and Sproule return to the Ville, just in time to give us the dose of doe-eyed looks, sweet harmonies, and tricky guitar we so desperately need in these dark days of approaching winter. $5, 7:30pm.
Sam Bush with Jackass Flats at Starr Hill: New Grass Revival legend Sam Bush brings his old tyme sounds to Starr Hill. Bush's last CD was 2000's Ice Caps : Peaks Of Telluride, a disc of a few of Bush's live performances from the '90s. $20/$18 advance, 10pm.
Dixie Power Trio (New Orleans jazz/cajun) at Ashland Coffee & Tea. $5, 8pm.
Left Foot Braking at Miller's. $3, 10:30pm.
Betty Gone Bad (originals/classic rock covers) at Bistro 151 in Nellysford. No cover, 9:30pm.
This Means You (rock) at Outback Lodge. $6, 10pm.
Jimmy Crowley (ballad singer) at the Prism (live WTJU broadcast). $14/$12 advance, 8pm.
The Fair Weather Bums (bluegrass) at Shebeen. No cover, 9:30pm. (W)
The Dawning: Day Of The Dead Festus: costume contest and giveaways at Tokyo Rose. $5, 10:30pm.
SUNDAY, November 2
Open studios: See Saturday, November 1.
Tartuffe: Shenandoah Shakespeare presents a new production of Moliere's comic masterpiece in 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.
UVA Jazz concert & jam session: Jazz performed by faculty and students, as well as an open jam session. Guest participation invited. 2pm. Old Cabell Hall. Pay what you can. 924-3984.
Sunday night dance party: The Charlottesville Swing Dance Society holds this weekly west coast swing practice session with recorded music. 7-9pm. Dance Center, 380 Greenbrier Drive. $3. 980-2744.
No place like home: See Saturday, November 1.
Headless Horseman rides again: See Friday, October 31. 3pm today.
Creepy tales: See Friday, October 31. Tours today every half hour 6-8pm.
Run for the lungs: 5K fun run to benefit the UVA cancer center. Prizes for winners in each age group as well as random drawings. Entry forms available at New Balance, Ragged Mountain Running Shop, and student.Virginia.edu/~force. $15 entry fee. Race starts at 10am at Newcomb Hall Plaza, UVA. Info: Janine 243-3362.
Blacklisted: Local author Jonathan Coleman reads from his work-in-progress about blacklisted editor Angus Cameron. Gravity Lounge, 4pm. 103 First St. NE. 977-5590.
The Hogwaller Ramblers (bluegrass mayhem) at Escafé. No cover, 10pm. (W)
The George Turner Trio with vocalist Lori Derr at Gravity Lounge. $5, 7;30pm.
MONDAY, November 3
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. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. Free. 977-4177 x100.
Vroom vroom: Man's best friend– dog or bike? Parisian expat Gregory Edmont signs copies of Spotted in France, an account of traveling France with a Dalmatian and a scooter. Noon at new Dominion Bookshop on the Downtown Mall and 5:30pm at Vespa, 900 Preston Ave. 973-8268.
Bully!: Theodore Roosevelt's term (1901-8) marks the birth of the modern presidency. So says UVA Professor Sidney Milkis in a 7pm lecture at the Newman Pavilion, Miller Center. 2201 Old Ivy Road. 924-0875.
Prolific Prose: Author Francine Prose discusses "reading fiction" as the secret to writing great fiction and non-fiction alike. UVA Bookstore, 8pm. 924-1073. See Words Feature.
Elders talk: Traditional medicine people offer wisdom on living from the heart. Free. 7pm. Room 108 Clark Hall, UVA. 975-9941 or home.earthlink.net/~ldmaring/Gathering.html.
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)
Travis Elliot at the Virginian. No cover, 10:30pm. (W)
TUESDAY, November 4
Talking circle: Meet and talk to Native American elders in the social hall of Thomas Jefferson Memorial Unitarian Church, 717 Rugby Road. 7pm. 975-9941 or home.earthlink.net/~ldmaring/Gathering.html.
Live Arts Acting LAB: The new eight-week session of this weekly Tuesday-night class starts today. 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, $160 full session. 977-4177 x100.
View haloo: Rita Mae Brown reads from her third foxhunting book, Full Cry, at Barnes & Noble Bookstore. 7pm. Barracks Road shopping center. 984-0461.
American portrait: From baseball to the Amish, and Faulkner's Mississippi to cowboys, National Geographic photographer William Albert Allard has been capturing America for the magazine for 35 years. He speaks tonight at PVCC's Maxwell Theater at 7:30pm. 500 College Drive. 961-5203.
Richard Shindell at Starr Hill: Acoustic performer Shindell has been releasing intelligent folk albums since the mid-'90s, singing his songs of devotion and wit in his strong country-tinged voice. $12/$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)
Vernon Fisher (mellow jazz) at Shebeen. No cover, 7-11pm.
WEDNESDAY, November 5
Still Life with Donuts: UVA's Hereford residential college presents a screening of a documentary about Charlottesville's Belmont neighborhood. Local filmmakers Mark Edwards and Mary Michaud will be on hand to answer questions following the screening. There will be a supply of Spudnuts (the fabulous doughnuts of the documentary's title) to enjoy along with the movie. 7:30pm. Runk Dining Hall, Hereford Residential College, Stadium Road. Free. 982-4873.
Much Ado: See Saturday, November 1. Tonight's performance is pay-what-you-will.
MFA Reading Series: New Dominion Books hosts weekly readings by writers from UVA's MFA program. 8pm. 404 E. Main St. Free. 924-6675.
Country dance night: Couples and line dancing at Fry's Spring Beach Club. Dance lesson free with cover. Lesson 7pm, dancing 8-11pm. 2512 Jefferson Park Ave. $7 cover, $4 full-time students. 977-0491.
King Lear: See Saturday, November 1. Today's show is an early-bird special, guaranteed to start your day off on a high note. 10:30am!
Charlottesville astronomical society: UVA Astronomy gurus talk on instrumentation projects. 6.45pm, McCormick Observatory, McCormick Road. Free. 957-4231.
Power games: An experimental workshop on power in society. Sponsored by the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, this training is intended to address race, class, gender, and age issues in ourselves and the community. Participants engage in an interactive game used for Peace Corps volunteer training, which simulates the power dynamics within society. November 8, 1-5pm. Joshua Tree, 2125 Ivy Road. Suggested donation: $15. Today's the last day to register. 961-6278.
Prolific Prose: Francine Prose reads from one or more of her many bestselling books. UVA Bookstore, 8pm. 924-1073. See Words Feature.
Fly away: A flight instructor from Charlottesville Flight Center zips into Gordon Avenue Library to talk about sailing off into the wild blue yonder. Kids ages six and up will have the chance to be a Wright brother and make a flying machine of their own. 4pm. Free. 1500 Gordon Ave. 296-5544.
Richard Shindell (acoustic folk) at Ashland Coffee & Tea. $10, 8pm.
Benny Dodd (cover-man) at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10pm. (W)
Jeff Decker and Mike Rosensky Quartet (jazz) at Miller's. No cover, 9pm. (W)
Blue Dogs with Monticello Road at Outback Lodge. $8,10pm.
Open Jam at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 7pm. (W)
Middle Eastern Belly Dance Class at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 6:30pm. (W)
Mark Goldstein and Tusker (acoustic rock) upstairs at Tokyo Rose. No cover, 9:30pm. (W)
Jeremy Harris at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar. No cover, 10pm.
The Impossible Trio featuring John D'earth at South Street Brewery. No cover, 10pm.
THURSDAY, November 6
Levittown?: Sponsored by the McIntire Department of Art, Dianne Harris lectures on "Constructing Identity: Race, Class and the Ordinary Postwar House, 1945-60." 6pm. UVA's Campbell Hall Room 160. 934-6122.
Stoned: UVA's ArtSpace Committee opens "Recent Works by The Virginia Stone Carvers Guild," an exhibition of sculptures by eight artists, with a reception 5-8pm. Newcomb Hall Art Gallery. 924-3286.
Swing swap: The Charlottesville Swing Dance Society holds a weekly east coast swing practice session with recorded music. 7:30-9pm. Albemarle County Office Building auditorium, 401 McIntire Road. Free. 980-2744.
Court Square Dancers: This group of women who perform traditional English garland, stave, hankie, and ribbon dances hold a weekly practice session. Open to new female dancers and musicians of any gender. Beginners most welcome. 7-8:45pm. McIntire Room, Jefferson Madison Library. Market St. between Second and Third streets. Free. 971-8863.
Tartuffe: See Sunday, November 2. Tonight's show is at 7:30.
Fly away again: Northside Library celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight with stories and activities with an aviation theme. Kindergarten and up. 4pm. Free, registration required. Albemarle Square. 973-7893.
Dreams don't lie: Len Worley talks about how to prevent the loss of truth in your dreams and bring the truth into everyday life. 7-9pm. Free. Ivy Commons Family Chiropractic. 293-2779.
Landscape artist: Poet and author James Galvin uses writing to find his place. He's the author of Fencing the Sky and the critically acclaimed genre-bending novel The Meadow. He speaks at UVA's Alderman Library at 6pm and at Ivy Creek Natural Area on Saturday, November 8, at 10am. Sponsored by Brown College. 924-7859.
Hard rock night: It's Thursday once again, and you know what that means-&endash; another HRN at Outback Lodge. Courcelan, Hobson's Choice, and Races to April rock your socks off, for only three bucks-&endash; can you get a better deal in town? Not a rockier one, that's for sure. $3, 10pm.
The Slip with Homemade Bread at Starr Hill: The Slip combine jam band ethics (and grooves) with jazz and pop sensibilities, making for an evening sure to please heaps of folks hereabouts. $10/$8 advance, 10pm. See Tunes Feature.
Steve Forbet (blues/rock/folk) at Ashland Coffee & Tea. $15, 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)
Paul Goes Richter with Jhaus Parnofiello (from NY) 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)
Magneto at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar. No cover, 10pm.
Upcoming and Ongoing:
Measuring up: The Virginia Discovery Museum takes a Magical Measurement History Tour in their latest back gallery exhibit. Kids can explore the tools, units, and reasoning behind the evolution of measuring. Included in the price of admission. East end of the Downtown Mall. 977-1025. vadm.org.
Turkey call: The Boar's Head Inn is looking for turkeys for their 22nd annual Turkey Trot to take place on Thanksgiving morning. The event benefits UVA's Children's Medical Center and includes a 5K race, costume party, baby jogger parade, "Best in Show" dog competition and more. Registration $20 adults, $15 kids under 15 before November 7. 200 Wellington Drive. 972-6074.
Discovering plants and animals: The Virginia Museum of Natural History at UVA offers another Lewis and Clark exploration. Visitors can learn about the plants and animals that the Corps of Discovery encountered on their historic journey in the exhibit "Natural History Pioneers: The Flora and Fauna of the Lewis and Clark Expedition" through December 11. Free. 104 Emmet St. 982-4605.
Star search: Two centuries ago, Lewis and Clark didn't have GPS. They and other explorers used the stars to navigate uncharted lands and waterways. The Science Museum of Virginia gives modern travelers the chance to "Follow That Star!" in their new multimedia Planetarium show now through January 11. Included in the price of admission. 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond. 800-659-1727. smv.org.
IMAX goes crazy: The five-story IMAX screen at the Science Museum of Virginia has a plethora of offerings this fall. Extreme offers a glimpse into the unique relationship between nature and humanity including athletes involved in big wave surfing, ice climbing, skiing, snowboarding, windsurfing, and rock climbing.
Body works: If you like to know how things work from the inside out, you'll love the film on the inner workings of The Human Body.
Westward ho!: Fans of Lewis and Clark can join the great adventurers and the Corps of Discovery on their grueling two-year trek across the continent in Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West. Call or see website for schedules and costs. 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond. 800-659-1727. smv.org.
Staunton's Homes and Gardens: This guided tour happens 10:30am-12:30pm every Sunday in October to raise money for student scholarships to Nature Camp. Call Juliette to reserve your space at 540-885-1733 or meet at 10:30am sharp in Woodrow Wilson's Garden at Coalter and Frederick streets. $5.
Separation support group for lesbians and gay men: If you have experienced a break and need a safe place to cope with your loss. Meets Thursdays 7pm-8.30pm. 978 2195.
Talk the talk: Join in the conversation with English as Second Language learners as they interact with native English speakers at the Dialogue Café. In the Adult Learning Center at 1000 Preston Ave. Thursdays 11:30am-1pm. 245-2815.
Historic Downtown Charlottesville: Walking tours are given by the Albemarle County Historical Society. $3. Meet at the McIntire Building, 200 Second St. Saturdays 10am. 296-1492.
Madison's will: The last will and testament of James Madison is now on display at Montpelier. The four-page hand-written document plus codicil was executed in April 1835, little more than a year before the President's death. The will is visible in the Document Gallery on the first floor of the Montpelier mansion and joins a new exhibit of rare versions of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. 9:30am-5:30pm. Hurry, it's all over on October 31. Info and directions: montpelier.org or 672-2728.
Last week for farmers' markets: Scottsville Farmer's Market is open for the last time Thursday 4pm-dark, under a tent in Scottsville's town Park. 823-7878.
Seminar on Stained Glass: Every Saturday, geared to the beginner but open to anyone. Call by Friday to reserve a spot. Blue Ridge Glass &Craft, McIntire Business Park at 1724 Allied St. Free. 3:30-5pm. 293 2876.
Settling down: Midday Meditation, Tuesdays 12:15-12.45pm and Thursdays, 12:15-1:15pm. Free, but donations are accepted. Gesher Center, 1824 University Circle. 970-7836.
Habitat for Humanity: Volunteers with a yen to build or paint for a good cause needed for projects in the area. 293-9066.
The Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA Rummage Extravaganza: Daily through Sunday, November 2, 11am-7pm. The sale is at the old Moore's Lumber building on Pantops. 295-2915.
Richmond Canal cruises: Take historically narrated tours along the James River and Kanawha Canal. Fridays and Saturdays, noon until 6pm and Sundays, noon to 5pm, Private charters available. November 1-December 7. 804-649-2800.
The Virginia Horse Trials: October 31-November 26. For 14 years, the Virginia Horse Trials have been a biannual tradition at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, attracting the largest number of entries of any combined training event in the country, including many Olympic riders and United States Equestrian Team members. Over 500 riders are expected to participate in this year's trials. 504-464-2950. horsecenter.org.
Monticello events:
Framing the West: "Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark Expedition" features a recreation of Jefferson's "Indian Hall" and objects on loan from other institutions. Included in price of general admission. Through December 31. 984 9822.
Thomas Jefferson and the Origins of American Political Parties: Rare printed materials illustrating early U.S. politics are on exhibit at the Jefferson Library. (9am to 4:30pm. Free. 984-7540.
RVCC (Rockfish Valley Community Center) events
Nelson needlers: Gatherings of artists who knit, sew, craft, etc. Mondays 1:30-3:30pm in the Conference Room. Amy Childs, 361-9147.
Old Time jam session: Guitars, mandolins, banjos, fiddles, hammer dulcimers, and more join together to make music. All skill levels are welcome to this gathering of musicians Friday nights 7:30-11pm. Becky Cohen, 823-6365.
Dances of Universal Peace: The second Friday of each month 7:30-9:30pm in Room 15. Marc Chanin, 361-1222. The Center is located at 190 Rockfish School Lane, off Route 151 between Afton and Nellysford behind the Rockfish Valley Ruritan Park. 361-0100.
Rick Moore's "Thoughts from My Summer," a series of abstract watercolors, is on display at C'ville Coffee Co. through November 30. 1301 Harris St. 817-2633.
The C&O Gallery shows Tamra Kirschnick's "Paintings" through October 31. Cynthia Burke's exotic oil paintings of animals will follow and continue November 4-30 (two percent of sales benefit The Wildlife Center of Virginia). Next door to the C&O Restaurant, 511 E. Water St. 971-7044.
At the University of Virginia Art Museum, "Steam Power: Railroad Photographs of O. Winston Link," runs through December 21. The museum also features Pierre Huyghe's video installation, "Third Memory" through November 30. Also at the museum, "Purple with Love's Wound," Tim Rollins' collaboration with K.O.S. (Kids of Survival), middle-school students from the South Bronx, will be up until November 9. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3952. See Art Feature.
Dan Finnegan's "Good Pots for Good Food" exhibit of gas- and wood-fired pottery opens November 5 in the PVCC Gallery. V. Earl Dickinson Building. 500 College Drive. 961-5203.
Jesse Colvin's pencil and tempera paintings continue at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church only through November 2. 717 Rugby Road. 293-8179.
"Up Close," paintings by Eugenia Rausse, ends October 30 at the New Dominion Bookshop. 404 E. Main St. 295-2552.
Rick Cocke's work is at the Mudhouse just two more days– October 30 and 31. 213 W. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 984-6833.
At Mountain Art Gallery through Friday, October 31, Karine Nguyen-Tuong's "Walls of France." 107 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. email@example.com.
Photographer Doug Dertinger exhibits his "HOMEFRONT/wonderworld" at the Fayerweather Gallery through October 31. Rugby Road. 924-6123.
Paintings by Gloria Mitchell are up only through Friday, October 31, at The Artful Lodger, 1807 Seminole Trail. 970-1900
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. "Recent Works by The Virginia Stone Carvers Guild," an exhibition of sculpture by eight artists, opens November 3 and runs through January 9.
The 2003 Fringe Festival will put $ in your eyes with exhibits accompanying the Virginia Film Festival, including Aboriginal art pieces from the Bula Bula Collective, through November 1 at the former IGA building, McIntire Road, across from the Omni Hotel. fringe email@example.com. 242-3265.
At the Art Upstairs Gallery, "Impressions of Umbria," paintings by Betty Gore, are on view through October 31. Above the Hardware Store Restaurant, 316 E. Main St., on the Downtown Mall. 923-3900.
John J. Trippel exhibits new work at City Centro Café through Friday, October 31. 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 is 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. 924-3628.
Paintings by Darrell Rose are on display at Spencer's 206 through Friday, October 31. 218 W. Water St. 295-3080.
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection displays "Whichaway? Photographs from Kiwirrkura 1974-1996" by Jon Rhodes, and "Sacred Circles: The Tingari Cycle in Western Desert Art" through November 1. Opening November 7. "Kulam Kannga (Beginning): New Work from the Lockhart River Art Gang," plus "Photographs of Lockhart River" by Kerry Trapnell. 400 Peter Jefferson Place, off Rt. 250 east at Pantops. 244-0234.
"Fluid Emotion," an exhibit of gigantic paintings by Jamie McLendon, is now on display at Gravity Lounge. 103 S. First St. 977-5590.
The McGuffey Art Center's show of work by artist Vee Osvalds, painter Caroline Cobb, mixed-media sculptor Andy Faith, and collage artist Rhonda Roebuck is winding down to end Friday, October 31. Beginning November 4, paintings by Leon Gehorsam, Susan Patrick, and Ann Friend Clark will be on view. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.
Amy Mitchell Howard is on display at BozArt through November 3. 211 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. 296-3919.
Transient Crafters presents "Reflections and Illusions," the kaleidoscopes of Tom Ramsden, through Friday, October 31. 118 W. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 972-9500.
At Les Yeux du Monde at Dot 2 Dot, catch paintings, prints, and sculpture by Bill Fisher, David Freed, and Ami Oliver– all artists featured in the film Long Art by David Williams, which was screened at the Virginia Film Festival. Russ Warren's "From the Sketchbooks" are also at Les Yeux, but only through Friday, October 31. 115 S. First St. 973-5566.
Betty Brubach's pastel and oil portraits of members of families displaced by the creation of the national park are on display in an exhibit called "Children of Shenandoah," on view through October 31 at the Queen Anne Bed and Breakfast on Main St., Stanardsville. 985-4832.
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, until November 1 in the Bank Building in Harrisonburg. The corner of Market and Mason streets in Harrisonburg. email@example.com.
Combining "the detritus of everyday life" with examinations of machines and nature, "Object to Image: Recent Photographs of Pam Fox" is on view at The Esther Thomas Atkinson Museum at Hampden-Sydney College through December 12. Hampden-Sydney. 434-223-6134.
"Extremely real, extremely warped"– that's the word on Robert Lazzarini's sculptures. The artist's distorted realism is on view through January 4 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Also showing are "Generations: African-American Art in the VMFA Collection" (through November 30) and "The New VMFA: Collecting for the Future" (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. "New Views, New Landscapes," an exhibit by Meg West goes up November 1. 330 Valley St., Scottsville. 286-4422.
Re-collection: Huyghe's Dog Day distillation
By Laura Parsons firstname.lastname@example.com
In the 1970s, an ad campaign featuring scat-singing Ella Fitzgerald, a cassette tape, and a shattering glass posed the question, "Is it live or is it Memorex?" The suggestion was that second-hand sound could accurately re-create the original impact. But is memory ever that precise?
This question is the jumping-off point for French multi-media artist Pierre Huyghe, whose video installation "Third Memory" is currently on display at the University of Virginia Art Museum. The winner of the Guggenheim Foundation's prestigious Hugo Boss Award, Huyghe's work examines how collective memory can create and re-create a narrative of a historical moment, where ultimately fact and fiction become fused.
"Third Memory" revolves around the 1972 real-life bank robbery by John Wojtowicz that became the subject of the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon. Using black-and-white poster-sized blow-ups, Huyghe displays the original New York newspaper coverage of Wojtowicz's audacious crime juxtaposed with a subsequent "step-by-step" magazine article that served as the inspiration for the screenplay, the title page of Frank Pierson's 1974 movie script, and a post-release Dog Day Afternoon critique by Wojtowicz himself, writing from jail.
Nearby, a TV monitor plays a loop of The Jeanne Parr Show, in which the host interviews Wojtowicz's once-male-now-female lover, whose desire for a sex-change operation was Wojtowicz's criminal motivation. During the show, the fact emerges that Wojtowicz's earnings from Dog Day Afternoon actually funded the transsexual's surgery. The conversation is intercut with jailhouse footage of Wojtowicz retelling the story of his relationship with Ernie Amos, now Liz Eden.
Huyghe's exploration gains further complexity with the revelation that Eden has been advised by her psychologist to disassociate herself from her homosexual past with Wojtowicz. In essence, she is to erase her memory and create a new life narrative.
The final piece of Huyghe's layered work is an elongated split-screen video presentation that places clips from Dog Day Afternoon alongside clips from a staged re-enactment of the robbery, as recalled by Wojtowicz over 25 years later. Now gray and portly, the ex-con plays himself as he directs and feeds lines to the much-younger actors on a crisp, clean, and clearly fake set.
During the re-enactment, Huyghe keeps visible "the man behind the curtain," cutting away to reveal the camera, dolly, and lighting apparatus– all of which serve to make the video's final few frenetic seconds of single-screen, grainy footage from the original crime that much more startling.
Pierre Huyghe's "Third Memory," installed in conjunction with the Virginia Film Festival, is on view at The University of Virginia Museum through November 30. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3952.
Prolific Prose: Word for today: irreverence
By ELIZABETH KIEM firstname.lastname@example.com
The aptly named Francine Prose is every striving writer's role model and secret nightmare. David Sedaris loves her; pompous English professors hate her. She's been considered for a National Book award, received a Guggenheim grant, and been selected by National Geographic to add Sicily to its "Directions Series" itinerary. Her credentials are overshadowed only by her extraordinarily prolific and diverse output.
Francine Prose's latest works include a Mediterranean travelogue, a critically acclaimed satire of sexual politics in academia, a thriller for pre-teens about school violence, and an "erudite little meditation" on gluttony, referencing Petronius and stomach stapling. This writer's range of interests is gold if you're planning a cocktail party… and a tall order when you're organizing a book signing.
"We will have multiple copies on hand of Women and Children First, The Lives of the Muses, Household Saints, Hunters and Gatherers, Blue Angel, Gluttony, and After," promises Scott Burnet of the UVA bookstore, which hosts Prose for a talk on Monday, November 3, and a reading on Wednesday, November 5.
Blue Angel, Prose's tenth novel, is a comedy that takes its cues from the inanities of political correctness, mid-life crises, and academic rivalries. The story of an aging English teacher and the ingenue who lights up his Quad, Blue Angel begins with a bad student story of a dead chicken rape and gathers absurdity from there. A polemic against puritanical campuses and a mean lampooning of writer's block, this is a novel for readers who dig Saul Bellow and Woody Allen but need a woman's wit as well.
The story is informed by Prose's own experience as a veteran writing workshop lecturer and teacher. Like any good writing instructor, Prose selects her fiction topics based on her own expertise; her collection of novellas, for example is called Guided Tours of Hell, which isn't to say that Prose is a depressive (the stories are actually about American girls abroad), but that she leads her readers with an authoritative voice.
In her non-fiction work– on topics ranging from Sicily to sin and from tabloid journalism to New Age spiritualism– Prose is perhaps less personally invested, but always inventive, irreverent, and wry… and there's nothing so good as irreverent Prose.
At home: Visit studios, see how it's done
You could call it the artisan's equivalent of the slow food movement. Where foodies campaign for taste over convenience, the Association of Virginia Artisans invites visitors to gain a new appreciation of their work by taking the time to visit artistans at their studios.
On Saturday, November 1, and Sunday, November 2, 23 artisans at nine Charlottesville and Albemarle studios will open their doors to the public. Visitors will be invited to look at their wares– and in many cases watch them being made– while enjoying food from emporia ranging from C&O to Feast. Think of it as a Western souk, with a scenic drive between each shop and bread and cheese in lieu of tea and baklava.
The studios are spread across the county, with stops in Ruckersville, Stanardsville, and Charlottesville. For some art lovers, it's an excuse to explore the environs, while others will delight in the gastronomic interludes. Doubtless there are also some whose greatest pleasure will be in seeing a cabinetmaker's tools.
The artisans themselves admit that the tour is a great incentive for them to clean their studios. But on a more artistic note, the tour provides visitors with a vivid picture of art being produced here.
From Meredith Bennett's hand-woven wool rugs at Fernhill furniture (studio 6 , off Buffalo River Road), to Chuck Pinnell's custom bags, belts, and chaps at studio 7, in Crozet, there is an enormous variety of things to see. Mary Rouse shows kaleidoscopes, boxes, and jewelry at Noon Whistle Pottery, and John Casteen makes custom furniture using locally harvested wood.
For some of the artisans, the tour will provide an opportunity for serious sales, but for others it's simply an attempt to let their neighbors know what they're doing.
"Blaise's least expensive item is $1,000, and people won't necessarily drop that on the spur of the moment," says Cali Gaston, who greets visitors at her husband Blaise's studio in Earlysville. "We see it more as a connection with the community."
For potters and jewelry-makers whose crafts are often less expensive, the tour can be considerably more lucrative.
The nine studios on the tour are open 10am-5pm Saturday, November 1, and Sunday, November 2. They are The Noon Whistle Pottery in Ruckersville and Stanardsville; Jaeger & Ernst Cabinetmakers at the old train depot at Burnley Station; Mud Dauber Pottery in Earlysville; Blaise Gaston Studio, Earlysville; Fernhill Furniture, Earlysville; Pinnell Studio, Crozet; the Barnswallow Gallery, Crozet; and Vivian's Art to Wear, Art for Living, on the Downtown Mall. Nearly all the studios will be hosting several artisans and their work, and all plan to serve food.
For a map of studios on the tour, see virginiaartisans.org or call 985-6500.
Up to date: Website has the scoop on kids
Culminating as it does in the wildest, craziest, kids-just-wanna-have-fun night of the year, October is a very busy month for the folks at AlbemarleKids. That's why Charlottesville's on-line source for everything to do with children chose this month to launch their all-new, redesigned, completely up-dated, where-to-find-all-the-coolest-things-to-do website.
Searching for events or day trips, parks or classes, and area schools or clubs just got easier thanks to a more user-friendly navigation bar that offers all the options right up front.
"It's all brutally simple to use," said AK managing editor Jennifer Bryerton, who admits that the earlier site was a bit cumbersome. "Now, one click gets you where you want to go."
Throughout the site, the colors are brighter, the titles are catchier, and the energy couldn't be higher with contests and drawings for give-aways all month long. (Check out the photos of fierce and friendly jack-o-lanterns from the pumpkin carving contest. If you're fast, you can even get one of your own in before the October 31 deadline.)
There's plenty of new stuff to explore, too… like the Coffeehouse message board where parents can post a burning question and exchange ideas with other parents of toddlers to teens.
More than just a list of all the public and private schools in the area, the School Connections page also includes pretty much everything that's happening at any public school in both local districts: board meetings, calendars, special meetings, fundraisers and fairs… you name it. The Volunteer Bulletin offers suggestions for family-focused community service as well as specific events and opportunities taking place around town.
The Newcomers page is a resource I wish had been around when I arrived in town. In addition to offering lots of ways to explore the local territory, there's a list of 17 critical facts about Charlottesville, including explanations of "the Lawn," "the Corner," the correct pronunciation of "Rio Road," and #1: "The most popular man in town is Thomas Jefferson. You will do well to quote him often and refer to him with the greatest respect."
(Other similarly valuable information for newcomers can be found on The Hook's website, readthehook.com.)
AlbemarleKids is getting a lot of respect these days, too. For the second year in a row, the organization (which also publishes a quarterly print publication) has won an Outstanding Achievement Award from Parent's Guide to Media, a national organization that evaluates children's and parenting media. They're also the first web-based publication to be admitted to Parenting Publications of America, a national industry organization.
These honors are no surprise to users of the site; AlbemarleKids is one handy little resource.
Access the AK website at albemarlekids.com. AK magazine in print form is published seasonally and is available free at kid spots around town. A weekly email newsletter is also available. Sign-up is on the AK home page.
Truce: Town & gown, bury that hatchet!
BY STEPHEN BOYKEWICH &endash; email@example.com
Of all the social conflicts that have threatened to pull this country apart over the last 227 years, one is more deeply-rooted, more insidious, more divisive than all the rest. It has turned neighbor against neighbor, destroyed homes and lives. We can keep trying to pretend it doesn't exist, or we can name it and look for ways to heal.
Are you ready to face it with me? It's the fight between community theater and university vocal performance.
We know what's at the bottom of it. Too many options for the local arts connoisseur and too few weekend hours. Take our little town, this very weekend: an avalanche of festivities for the grand opening of the new City Center for Contemporary Arts (C3A) at 123 E. Water St., and at the same moment, a spate of Family Weekend concerts by UVA's finest vocal ensembles. What community can withstand that kind of strain?
Ours, my friends. In every crisis lies an opportunity. Now is the time for UVA parents to bust rhymes at a Saturday afternoon Poetry Lounge Workshop. Now is the time for haggard Belmont lifers to shake the walls of Old Cabell Hall with the Hoos' alma mater.
Friday, October 31, and Saturday, November 1, every local performance group from Live Arts to the Improfessionals will take the stage at C3A. At the same time, every UVA vocal group from Black Voices to the Glee Club will take the stage on Central Grounds. But we don't have to let it divide us.
Listen to the hope in the voice of UVA Choral Director Michael Slon, describing the moment in Saturday night's Choral Showcase when 150 singers from three groups will join together in Aaron Copland's "The Promise of Living":
"It's one of those tremendously affirmative choruses. It's a great testament to the tremendous potential we have here."
Slon's not just talking about undergraduate extracurriculars.
And when Mayor Maurice Cox praises C3A, the new $4 million home of Live Arts, Second St. Gallery, and Light House– the result of "phenomenal thinking outside the box"– he's not just talking about architecture.
Just this once, friends, let's lay our prejudices down. Can't we celebrate a great university and a great new arts center hand-in-hand? Can't we realize that we're all on the same side?
And if not, how are we going to justify the traffic?
UVA's Family Weekend concerts include Black Voices on October 31 at 8pm, the Choral Showcase on November 1 at 7pm, and Virginia Gentlemen on November 1 at 9:30pm. Ticket prices range from $5-10. All performances at Old Cabell Hall, UVA Central Grounds. 924-3984.
C3A's Grand Opening Weekend runs from October 31 at 7pm to November 1 at 11pm. Guided tours, performances, workshops, and classes happen all day Saturday. For individual event listings, see Performance Calendar or call Live Arts. All events are free. 123 E. Water St. 977-4177.
Genre swapping: The Slip get kinky
Remember those old Philosophy 101 questions? You know, like, if you copy your brain, and put it in someone else's body, is the new you a new you or the old you?
The present incarnation of the jazz/jam band The Slip, which will perform at Starr Hill on November 6, features none of its founding members&emdash;so now our philosophical question has a musical theme: If you take a band and expose it to the usual stresses of the modern way of life-&endash; hunger, cold, roving packs of wolves howling by the van door-&endash; and over a period of a few years all the original members of the group leave in a staggered fashion, is it still the same band?
Or are we now faced with something akin to Slip Starship?
At least for The Slip, this question is pretty easily answered-&endash; Slip Version 1.0 was a classic rock cover band, and after some major reshuffling of members, Zep and Skynyrd are now the furthest things from the band's collective mind. Playing originals that run the gamut of sleepy acoustic instrumentals to wacked-out jazz fusion rockers, The Slip V 2.0 is, without question, an improvement on the original.
Made up of bassist Marc Friedman, drummer Andrew Barr, and guitarist/vocalist Brad Barr, The Slip meander enough to keep lovers of the jam happy, but have enough pop sensibilities to keep the less rustic of us in the groove as well. Presently touring for their fifth and sixth albums, alivelectric and aliveacoustic– both live offerings from the band released this year– The Slip's last studio production was 2002's Angels Come On Time, a jam album for the rest of us.
Combining jazz and blues, instrumentals and vocal numbers, Angels Come On Time pointed in a slightly different direction for groove-based music to go, taking a bit of the best parts of a number of different genres and birthing something really new.
"Poor Boy" from aliveacoustic is a southern influenced acoustic rocker in the theme of CCR. Simple and direct, it's possible to imagine John Fogerty ripping through it, though probably making a bit more noise than singer Barr.
"Torque," off the same album, is a half pop/rock, half-jazz guitar number, until the addition of what sounds like calypso drums. "If One of Us Should Fall" from alivelectric does feature plugged-in instruments, but not much in the way of rocking-&endash; the song is a nice, if slow, pop number, slightly reminiscent of something from the indie-pop group Built To Spill's catalogue.
"Happy Snails," also off the latter album, is a shaker-inclined little tune, where muted bass fights for supremacy with electric guitar picking as the song wanders in concentric circles before its eventual fade.
Changing styles like other bands change clothes, The Slip has something for everyone– if you like music, that is. If not, I guess you're just reading this column for the witty prose, and that's all right, too.
The Slip performs with Homemade Bread at Starr Hill November 6. $10/$8 advance, 10pm.


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I plan to do a "kickoff" for Latino Books Month with my students and colleagues tomorrow. I know that some of my coworkers will want to do something special to promote Latino authors for the rest of the month. I have an entire section of bilingual and Hispanic authored books in my classroom library which I'll invite folks to borrow from.
Our school library is quite lacking in this aspect. I'll have to nudge the librarian con cariño to purchase more books in Spanish, more bilingual, and more Latino authors for next year. When children see themselves in the books they read, they are more inclined to find joy in reading. The school where I teach is 90% Hispanic; our school library should reflect the children it serves.
I am currently reading Hungry Woman in Paris by Josefina Lopez. The cover attracted my attention, and the story, so far, is great. Next, I'll be reading B as in Beauty by Alberto Ferreras, which one of my favorite bloggers was kind enough to send to me. Thanks Literanista!

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Faith, hope and love received a serious setback in the past couple of weeks.
Wayne Johnson, a gentleman of faith; Emilie Towler, a woman of hope and Mike Stewart, a man of love, departed from this world and left a void in the lives of those who knew them.
All three of these individuals had ties to Aiken, and their lives had crossed paths with mine. One of the cruel ironies of growing older is that we get to meet lots of people with each advancing year, yet we also have a greater chance of feeling the pain of loss.
Wayne Johnson grew up in Aiken, and we were friends during the years my family lived in College Acres. Wayne was a year younger than I, and his sister Vickie and I were in the same class. They lived on Clemson Drive, and in those days of the late 1950s it was not uncommon for neighborhood kids to bounce from one house to the next to find someone to play with and something to do. So there were times when I would be in the Johnson home.
The neighborhood guys – and there were lots of kids in the area in those days – got together at the field beside the water tower to play sandlot baseball on many summer afternoons. Wayne and I would be among them.
Even after we moved from College Acres to another part of town, Wayne and I went to the same schools and would greet each other. With many people who we go to school with, after the last day of class we go our separate ways. That happened with Wayne.
I went to college. He completed high school the following year, and then his journey and mine took separate paths. Until last week I didn't know that Wayne had gone into the ministry and made a career of serving churches in South Carolina and Georgia. From the obituary information I read, Wayne was well loved by his congregations and was a real man of faith.
Emilie Towler was a woman of hope. Understanding the human brain and all that goes into our behavior is nothing short of hope. She was the original head of the psychology department at USC Aiken and built it as the local university grew.
She impacted hundreds of students who went through her classes as well as faculty and staff at USCA who benefited from her interests and energy. She also helped with the creation of the Tri-Development Center, an organization that supports and provides hope for those with severe disabilities.
When in high school, I first knew Mrs. Towler as the mother of one of my classmates, Marianne. Marianne was one of the really brilliant girls in that class, and I would see her, her parents and her siblings on Sundays since we went to the same church.
Mrs. Towler (see how I call her Mrs. Towler, even after all these years? Old habits die hard.) and her husband were also involved in the world of music locally.
Mike Stewart was a man of rare music abilities. Since much of the music he wrote is about love, I dubbed him the man of love for this piece. Like Wayne, Mike was an acquaintance from my College Acres days. We played ball in that sand-spur laden field, rode bikes on the streets of he neighborhood and rode the same bus to Millbrook Elementary.
Mike's passion for music showed in high school, and he took that love with him to Nashville. He made a career of writing songs and commercial jingles, working with some of the big names in Nashville for three decades.
A few years ago I got a phone call at my office at the Aiken Standard. It was Mike, who remembered my name from way back when. He was thinking of moving back to Aiken with his wife and young son. After all that time in the bright lights, he had never lost his love for the city where he grew up.
He asked about the schools in town and what area might be good to live in so his son could get a good education. Mike continued to spread love through his music after returning to the city he loved.
Wayne, Emilie and Mike. Faith, hope and love. Their passing filled family and friends with a great sense of loss. But these three continue to give and will continue to do so for a long time.
Wayne's life of faith has been passed down to those who he led in worship.
Emilie's life of hope continues in her five children as well as those she mentored in the academic world at USCA and those who continue to find lives of hope through the Tri-Development Center.
Mike's gift of love through his music will live on each time one of his songs is played.
Jeff Wallace is the retired editor of the Aiken Standard.


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(CBS News) WASHINGTON - As Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta offered guarded support Wednesday for Gen. John Allen, new details emerged about correspondence the general had with a Florida woman intertwined in the David Petraeus sex scandal.
"No one should leap to any conclusions here," Panetta said at a news conference in Australia. He added that Gen. Allen, who is still in command of some 68,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, "certainly has my continued confidence to lead our forces and to continue the fight."
Allen has been the top U.S. commander in Kabul since July 2011, when he took over for Petraeus, who retired from the Army to head the CIA. Allen had been tapped to be next commander of U.S. European Command and the top NATO general, but his confirmation has been placed on hold due to the investigation.
A senior official has told CBS News correspondent David Martin the vast majority of the emails between Allen and Tampa socialite Jill Kelley were "completely innocuous," and the general believes many of the 20-30,000 pages under scrutiny are duplicates. (Click the player at left for Martin's full report)
The official said that in some of the emails, Kelley would say things like, "saw you on television and you were terrific," and Allen would write back with "thanks, sweetheart." The official said the two never discussed sex and that Allen had never been alone with Kelley.
Panetta: Don't jump to conclusions on Gen. Allen
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Officials: Emails between Allen, Kelley "flirtatious"
Nonetheless, CBS News correspondent Bob Orr says Pentagon and FBI sources describe the communications as "potentially inappropriate" and "flirtatious," and another source says they were likely more than just innocent exchanges -- noting that the Pentagon's Inspector General is involved for a reason.
Among the hundreds of emails exchanged between Allen and Kelly - Orr reports that investigators are focusing on one from several months ago. In it, Allen told Kelley he'd just received an anonymous email warning him to stay away from her.
Sources say that the anonymous email came from Broadwell, Petraeus' mistress, who allegedly warned Gen. Allen that Kelley was "a seductress."
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Broadwell allegedly sent similar warnings to other military officers at the U.S. Central Command, located near Kelley's Tampa home.
Broadwell, who had been out of sight since the scandal emerged on Friday, was spotted Tuesday night preparing dinner and drinking a glass of wine inside her brother's Washington home.
Kelley was seen inside her Tampa home Tuesday - in plain view of the media circus outside - watching coverage of the scandal on television.
Both Allen and Kelley deny having an affair or any physical relationship.
Still, the emails could potentially cost Allen his career if the Inspector General determines the email exchanges violate the Uniform Code of Military Justice.


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KENT, Ohio (AP) D.J. Cooper made two free throws with 55 seconds left and Ohio remained undefeated in Mid-American Conference play with a 69-68 victory over Kent State on Saturday night.
Ohio took a 60-52 lead - its largest of the game - when Nick Kellogg scored on a layup with 7:46 left in the second half. But the Bobcats had a tough time holding off Kent State, which kept the score close and eventually took a one-point advantage on Kris Brewer's layup with 1:14 remaining.
But Ohio (15-5, 6-0) pull ahead for good after two free throws by Cooper, who led the Bobcats with 23 points and five assists. Reggie Keely finished with 20 points and Kellogg added 10 points.
Ohio has won seven consecutive games.
Chris Evans scored 20 points and dished out seven assists with a game-high five turnovers for the Golden Flashes (11-9, 2-4), who have lost three straight.


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Reviewing the Toshiba Portege R835-P88 is like revisiting an old friend. Previous versions of this laptop have won our coveted Editors' Choice Award, by offering excellent all-around performance in a slim, lightweight 13-inch body, for a lot less than you'd expect.
But since we reviewed the last version of the R835, a seismic shift in 13-inch laptops has occurred, thanks to the growing popularity of the ultrabook. The R835 now feels big and a little bulky compared to the 20mm-or-less 13-inch ultrabooks from Dell, HP, and even Toshiba's own Z835, which are all available for around $899-$999 for a similar Intel Core i5 configuration, but with a 128GB SSD instead of the R835's standard platter hard drive.
But despite not being the newest or sexiest 13-inch laptop around, the Portege R835 still comes off as an excellent full-featured 13-inch laptop. This specific configuration, the R835-P88, has 6GB of RAM, a big 640GB HDD, and includes features missing from most ultrabooks, such as an optical drive and Intel's Wireless Display technology. While most retailers have this system listed at between $850 and $950, it's currently available on NewEgg for $699, which is an excellent deal.
If you're looking for the thinnest and lightest 13-inch around, take the same money and put it toward an under-$1,000 ultrabook. But if you're willing to trade some portability for features and a great price, the scrappy little Toshiba Portege R835 remains one of our go-to laptop picks.
|Price as reviewed
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|13.3 inches
|System weight / Weight with AC adapter
|3.2/4.0 pounds
Physically, this version of the Toshiba Portege R835 is identical to previous models we've reviewed. Many of those earlier observations stand, but the recent ultrabook trend changes the expectations of what a slim midpriced 13-inch laptop should look and feel like, leaving the R835 looking chunky (but still feeling very light in the hand).
The R835 has a subtle dark blue tint to its brushed-metal magnesium alloy chassis. The bottom half of the body feels sturdy despite its light weight, but there's a bit of flex in the lid. This is still a smart-looking consumer/business crossover laptop, but it also keeps the one visual element we disliked last time: the chromed screen hinges, which just look cheap.
Previously, you'd have to spend a lot more on something like a MacBook Air or a Samsung Series 9 in order to get a thinner 13-inch laptop. Today, ultrabooks such as Toshiba's own Z835 offer slimmer bodies for around the same price or just a bit more.
The keyboard, like most current consumer laptop keyboards, uses flat, widely spaced island-style keys. Toshiba's keyboards typically have a vertical row of dedicated Page Up, Page Down, Home, and End keys along the right side. This makes them easy to find, but at the same time pushes the Enter and Right Shift keys in from where you'd instinctively expect them to be.
Media control buttons, volume, mute, and so on can also be hard to find, relegated to alternate F-key assignments and indicated in dark gray icons on black keys. The R835 still lacks a backlit keyboard, which many thinner ultrabooks have managed to work in. It would be a major plus to have in this case.
The decent-size touch pad is acceptable, and it has separate left and right mouse buttons, rather than being the all-in-one click pad style we're seeing more of these days. The mouse buttons are on the small and clacky side, but work well enough.
The 13.3-inch display has a native resolution of 1,366x768 pixels -- the same as most of the ultrabooks we've seen (by way of comparison, the MacBook Air's screen has a 1,440x900-pixel resolution). Though bright, the off-axis viewing angles on the R835 weren't great. Likewise, we've never been impressed with the onboard audio in the Portege laptops; the R835 speakers are audible but pretty lackluster.
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Compared to a standard ultrabook or the MacBook Air, the Portege R835 has a generous selection of ports and connections. Bluetooth is the most obvious missing element, but the inclusion of an eSATA port is rare on a 13-inch laptop, and it's still a pretty handy way to hook up a large external hard drive.
This particular configuration of the Portege R835, called the R835-P88, is ever so slightly different from the pair of earlier versions we reviewed. Those 2011 models both had Intel Core i5-2410 CPUs and 4GB of RAM. This one has a 2.5GHz Intel Core i5-2450 CPU and 6GB of RAM, along with the same 640GB hard drive as before. That won't make a huge difference in everyday use, but the extra RAM is nice. At the list price of $849, it's acceptable but not a bargain. But, we've seen it for as little as $699, which is a pretty fantastic overall value, considering the big hard drive and extra RAM.
In our CNET Labs benchmark tests, the Portege R835-P88 performed as one would expect from a laptop with this very common mainstream CPU. It was closely tied with systems such as the HP Pavilion dm4 and just slightly faster than the R835-P56X configuration we tested previously. None of these slight differences in performance, however, were significant enough that you'd notice them while Web surfing, playing back media, or working on office documents.
The R835 did, however, far outperform Toshiba's popular low-cost ultrabook, the Portege Z835-P330, which gets its price down to $799 or so by dropping the CPU to a slower Intel Core i3. A $1,000-plus version of that Toshiba ultrabook, the Z835-P370, traded up to a low-voltage Core i5 CPU and cut the speed difference in half, but it was still slower.


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If sleeping on the ground after hours of focused Bluegrass Appreciation is just not for you, don't be ashamed. There are plenty of options, in varous price ranges, for those who want a little cushion after a day in the sun. There are a few options in Lyons; Longmont is about 10 miles away, and Estes Park and Boulder are each roughly 15 miles away, in different directions. Planet Bluegrass does not offer lodging, but here are some numbers that might point you in the right direction.
Shared Lodging
Festivarians are often looking to share a local condo or room with fellow Festivarians. Split the cost and meet new tarpmates by checking out the "Lodging and Accommodation Sharing" board at the Festivarian Forum.
Other Area Lodging
- Stone Mountain Lodge & Cabins (Lyons): 800-282-5612 | www.stonemountainlodge.com
- Aspen Leaf Motel (Lyons): 303-823-6181
- Holiday Inn Express (Boulder): 303-442-6600 | www.hiexpress.com/boulderco
- Super 8 Motel (Longmont): 303-772-8106
- Westwood Inn (Longmont): 303-776-2185
- Comfort Inn (Longmont): 303-684-6779
- Hawthorn Suites (Longmont): 303-776-2000
- Courtyard by Marriott (Longmont): 303-682-1166
- Residence in by Marriott (Longmont): 303-702-9933
Helpful Lyons Resources
- Lyons Area Chamber of Commerce:
303-823-5215 | www.lyons-colorado.com
- Town of Lyons:
303-823-6622 | www.townoflyons.com
- National Forest Sevice camping:
A special request...
Every year, the biggest problem we have at the Lyons Festivals is Festivarians parking in residential areas and in front of businesses. When you come to the Festivals please park only in designated areas. There is a nominal fee, but it will strengthen the relationship with the town and its residents and secure the future of the Festivals. Thanks!


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Facing the growing likelihood that Republican legislators will not pass Medicaid expansion this fall, Gov. John Kasich is preparing for possible implementation of broader coverage without full legislative approval.
Facing the growing likelihood that Republican legislators will not pass Medicaid expansion this fall, Gov. John Kasich is preparing for possible implementation of broader coverage without full legislative approval.
But Sen. Dave Burke, R-Marysville, the point person for Senate Republicans� caucus on Medicaid changes, said he will roll out a Medicaid bill next week that will have nothing to do with expansion. The bill will focus on ways to reduce Medicaid costs, he said.
�I�m focused on the problem in Medicaid � the ever-increasing consumption of the state budget,� Burke said. �If we can accommodate other services, that�s a discussion.�
Meanwhile, the House plans to introduce as many as a dozen Medicaid-related bills as soon as next week. A House GOP caucus spokesman said he would be surprised if one was not an expansion bill, but that alone does not mean that the caucus will support it.
The House bills will focus on controlling costs and lifting people off Medicaid, said Rep. Ron Amstutz, R-Wooster. �There are going to be a lot of moving parts.�
But while Republican legislators focus on what they call reform, they have resisted Kasich�s effort to expand Medicaid eligibility to those with incomes of up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, covering an estimated 275,000 low-income Ohioans. Starting Jan. 1, the expansion would be fully funded by the federal government for three years; then, the federal funding would be reduced to 90 percent. The total federal aid would be an estimated $13 billion over seven years.
Rather than winning passage of an expansion bill by both legislative chambers, the governor could seek approval from the seven-member Controlling Board to spend the additional federal money.
The Controlling Board includes one governor�s appointee, plus a Democrat from each chamber, and two Republicans from each chamber � meaning that at least one GOP vote is required for approval. Republican legislative leaders can easily swap their members on the board.
�Funds for any changes to Medicaid require legislative approval, either by legislation or the Controlling Board, and the administration will be prepared to implement those changes whenever and however the General Assembly makes them possible,� said Kasich spokesman Rob
Nichols. �We continue to actively consider any and all strategies for getting this done.�
Sen. Bill Coley, R-West Chester, a member of the Controlling Board, hopes the governor holds off. �Some of the reform ideas are better than what was proposed for Medicaid expansion,� he said.
Amstutz, who also is a Controlling Board member, said he has �grave concerns� about using the board to approve Medicaid expansion.
�I�d like to see a legislative solution, and that�s what I�m focused on,� he said. �I�m not focused on end runs.�
Going to the Controlling Board also would be likely to invite legal challenges. Maurice Thompson, executive director of the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law and an expansion opponent, said that �if we think we have a strong (legal) case, we will definitely bring it.�
�You�ve got really good case law saying that the legislature makes major policy in Ohio,� Thompson said, arguing that the Controlling Board generally makes minor budget decisions.
Burke said his bill will focus on waste and abuse, payment reform, chronic-disease management and other cost-saving measures. It will look similar to a bill introduced in July by Sen. Capri S. Cafaro, D-Hubbard, �with more refinement from what we found over the summer,� he said.
Although the bill should have bipartisan support, political potholes remain. Democrats want expansion and might hesitate to back a bill that does not include it. Some Republicans don�t want a bill that even looks like it might support expansion.
�This is not priming the pump for the governor, or some back-door collusion thing,� Burke said. � I don�t care what the governor does with expansion. ... I�m focused on one thing � bending the cost curve on Medicaid.�
Dispatch Reporter Joe Vardon contributed to this story.


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JJ Abrams admitted he has a lot more passion for 'Star Wars' than 'Star Trek', and said he will strive to "honour" its creator George Lucas
JJ Abrams hopes his "passion" for 'Star Wars' will aid his directing.
The man behind 'Star Trek' and the upcoming 'Star Trek Into Darkness' will also take charge of the first of a new trilogy in the rival sci-fi saga and admitted his fandom makes this a different challenge.
Speaking to the Sunday Times Magazine, he said: "With 'Star Wars' I come to it with a deep passion - I would have paid for a chance to be a part of it, let alone direct it - so it's a marked difference [from working on 'Star Trek'].
"It may or may not benefit from my love of that world. But I'll do my best to honour George Lucas, just as I've done my best to honour what Gene Roddenberry created with 'Star Trek'."
As he conceded though, his fandom may have an impact on his approach to the film, although being disconnected from the source material also has its benefits.
He added: "I was never really a fan of 'Star Trek' to begin with, but the idea of working on something that is not necessarily your favourite thing can actually help, because it forces you to engage with it in a way an outsider can appreciate."


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Galax earned a first-round bye and will open Region C Division 1 volleyball tournament action Wednesday.
The Mountain Empire District regular season and tournament champion Maroon Tide will play at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Eastern Montgomery H.S. against the winner of Monday's Craig County-Narrows first-round match. The championship is scheduled for Thursday at 7 at EastMont.
Region IV
Carroll County will open Region IV tournament play at home tonight (Monday) at 7 p.m. against River Ridge District opponent Blacksburg. The Indians defeated Christiansburg in the River Ridge tournament consolation match.
Region C Division 1
Galax will host Rural Retreat in the first round of the Region C Division 1 football playoffs, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. The Maroon Tide (7-3) is the No. 3 seed and is making its first playoff appearance since 2002. Rural Retreat (4-6) enters postseason play as the No. 6 seed. The winner will travel to Bath County for the semifinals, probably on Saturday, Nov. 20.
Region C Division 2
Grayson County will travel to George Wythe for the quarterfinals of the Division 2 playoffs. The Blue Devils finished at 6-4 and earned the No. 5 seed in the bracket, with the Hogoheegee District champion Maroons taking the No. 4 seed with a 7-3 mark. Game time is 7:30 p.m. The winner will advance to the semifinals to meet No. 1 seed Radford (7-3).
Region IV Division 4
Carroll County will host Bassett in a rematch of the season opener for both schools as Region IV Division 4 play begins Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Cavaliers (7-3) dropped their opener to the Bengals 17-14 on a last-second field goal but won seven of their next nine to finish as the No. 4 seed in the region. Bassett (4-6) is the No. 5 seed. The winner travels to No. 1 Christiansburg for the semifinals.
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|We created our own bookmobile when focusing on Community Helpers.
At a local branch of the County of Los Angeles Public Library (which celebrates its 101st birthday this year, hence Project 101), a wonderful book that is a collection of poems was on display: A Stick is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Wild Thing absolutely loves this book, and I do too -- it is perfect for encouraging outdoor play and nurturing a love for nature in young ones with poems about playing ball outside, racing, creative walks, playing jacks, blowing bubbles, hopscotch, jump rope, swings and so much more -- including, of course, creative stick play. I do not know about your little ones, but sticks have fascinated Wild Thing for quite some time now and he loves playing with them in a variety of creative ways -- currently a favorite is throwing up rocks and hitting them with a stick, since we have a growing baseball obsession at our house. Another element I absolutely love about the book is the natural diversity of the children featured in the book -- a welcome sight for me, since I am raising multicultural kiddos who have family members of various backgrounds and countries of origins, with relatives who currently live in countries around the world. If you have not read this book yet, I suggest that you definitely add it to your library list!
I also wanted to share this post from Let the Children Play, which shows just how much fun a stick can be, and share that author Marilyn Singer highlights an excerpt from the title poem of the book on her website, which also features writing tips, author interviews and much more.
As for me, my book this week is Big Green Cookbook. You may think a cookbook is a bit of a cheat, but I am also still reading Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, which is 700+ pages so this week I had to pick something light! However, it is not just a cookbook, but also offers great insight and tips on having an eco-friendly kitchen and cooking in a planet-pleasing way, as Jackie Newgent calls it. With Earth Day around the corner, this time of year often reminds people to reduce their footprint and live in a more environmentally-friendly way. However, another great benefit of the book for busy families/mamas, is that a key element to eco-friendly cooking is reducing cooking time and reducing water waste by using less dishes when cooking, and I know many of us are often looking for recipes and cooking ideas that make our lives easier. So, this book not only can help you be more earth-friendly, but will give you more time to enjoy your family and your meals together as you spend less time preparing the meals and cleaning up after dinner. Sounds good to me. For some sample recipes from Big Green Cookbook and to learn more about the author, a natural culinary nutritionist, you can visit jackienewgent.com.
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Remember this song from The Village People? Well, according to a study by the University of Missouri-Columbia, "men who fit the classic Hollywood tough-guy mould may be able to heal more quickly." (inthenews.uk)
In the study of occupations typically associated with masculinity such as the armed forces, the researchers found there was a correlation between their machismo and their ability to recover from serious injury.What does this mean for me? Well, I guess I should really protect against a potentially fatal wound, like a paper cut. Or, I could achieve my manliness and become someone like The Black Knight. HA!
Writing in the American Psychological Association's journal Psychology of Men and Masculinity, Professor Glen Good of the MU college of education said there were some interesting conclusions.
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Burger King re-rolls out Big Mac-buster Big King
Burger King is bringing back the Big King burger, which appears to be modeled after the Big Mac.
The Big Mac-buster is alive, well, and for sale at Burger King.
Burger King's bringing back the Big King — which looks, sounds and arguably tastes a lot like the McDonald's iconic Big Mac — but this time, the company says, it's for good.
The in-your-face move comes at a time competition is heating up as overall sales sputter in the $200 billion fast-food industry. In recent months, Burger King, in particular, has been extra feisty, even rolling out a so-called lower-cal french fry that it dubbed Satisfries. And it's no accident that, at 510 calories, the Big King weighs in at about 40 calories less than the Big Mac.
"Anybody can copy anybody in fast food," says Scott Hume, editor of the BurgerBusiness blog. "It's an easy way to get something new on the menu."
For Burger King, it's a re-creation of the Big King that it rolled out — in limited markets — back in 1997. That version, which did not go national, did not have a middle bun, which the current version does. The Big King also comes with freshly cut lettuce, white onions, pickles, sauce and a sesame seed bun.
But BK executives aren't touting the middle bun much. Rather, they're touting the fire-grilled burgers — which is the key element that separates Burger King from McDonald's in most consumer taste surveys.
"What makes Big King different than any other burger on the market is the unique fire grilling," says chief marketing officer Eric Hirschhorn, in a statement. Burger King executives declined to comment beyond the statement.
The Big King sells for $3.69.
McDonald's executives declined to specifically comment on the new competition. "We're focused on our business and our customers," says spokeswoman Lisa McComb.
The Big Mac is one of McDonald's most iconic menu items. It was created back in 1967 by a Pittsburgh area franchisee and went national one year later. So important is the classic burger to McDonald's that it even opened a Big Mac Museum in North Huntingdon, Pa., in 2007 in celebration of Big Mac's 40th anniversary.
Hume, the fast-food blogger, says he expects Burger King to unleash a major marketing push for its Big King. Most consumers, he says, don't pay much attention to who copies whom. "Everyone has nuggets, and everyone has fries," he says. What consumers do care about, he says, is value, convenience and taste.
For Burger King, all kinds of changes — many of them offbeat — have been instituted since the company was purchased, then taken private in 2010, by 3G Capital, an investment firm overseen by billionaires from Brazil.
One such offbeat PR move also was announced Tuesday. While it's no Graceland, Burger King recently made a $3.69 million offer to purchase Elvis Presley's former home at North Hillcrest Road in Beverly Hills outside of Los Angeles. The offer was rejected.
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If you rely on a powered wheelchair or personal mobility scooter to get around, Batteries Plus Bulbs can help you find the perfect replacement battery to keep you moving. We stock a complete selection of deep cycle AGM and Gel Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) batteries, or you can choose a top-quality, fully sealed VRLA battery to provide reliable performance.
When you power your electric wheelchair with a battery from Batteries Plus Bulbs, you'll know you're getting a reliable product. A well maintained battery can last hundreds of cycles before needing to be replaced.
Here are a few things to know about extending the life of your wheelchair's battery:
We are a leader in lead acid battery recycling. Each Batteries Plus Bulbs location offers battery recycling services. Learn more about our recycling programs for consumers and businesses.
Have more questions? Contact us or visit your nearest store.
A dead wheelchair battery is more than just an inconvenience – it's a loss of mobility as a whole. You can prevent this from happening by knowing when to replace your battery. Here are a few tips when determining if you should replace your wheelchair's battery:
If you want to find the perfect battery for your wheelchair, you need to find one that matches your needs. Learn more about different SLA Battery Typesto see which features are the best fit for your situation.