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HOTSEAT- Dr. Theater: Chapel prescribes <i>South Pacific</i> Published on Jun 22nd, 2006 0 comments The story of Matthew Shepard, the murdered gay Wyoming college student, had a lot to do with Bob Chapel's decision to direct Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic South Pacific as the opener for this...
HOTSEAT- Last train to Clerksville: Keeping the board running on time Published on Jun 15th, 2006 0 comments When Ella Carey promises something will be kept "in the vault," it's a lot safer bet than the same vow from a blabber-mouthed Seinfeld cast member, who notoriously spilled the beans anytime a secret...
Starsia gazing: Lax coach savors national title Published on Jun 8th, 2006 0 comments Head coach Dom Starsia knew for sure his team had the NCAA lacrosse championship under control when players dumped the Gatorade bucket full of ice water on his head with two minutes left to play. "It...
HOT SEAT- Entertainment U: Keeping up with the Joneses (Arena) Published on Jun 1st, 2006 0 comments Larry Wilson, who's opened a handful of arenas, knows what a disastrous opening is like. He was there in Memphis in 1991 when the mother-daughter country duo, the Judds, were booked to open the...
HOTSEAT- Ehren-rights: Activist's work is never done Published on May 25th, 2006 0 comments Barbara Ehrenreich had to cancel an interview because she's dashing off to a rally of striking grad students at NYU who want union recognition. "That battle has been going on for decades," she says....
HOTSEAT- All jazzed up: Genoways keeps VQR shining Published on May 18th, 2006 0 comments Back in 2004, the Hook had already picked up on Virginia Quarterly Review editor Ted Genoways magic touch. "Ted doesn't just have ideas," UVA professor Stephen Cushman told the Hook in a Facetime...
HOTSEAT- Conway's cause: Ministering to STAB Published on May 11th, 2006 0 comments Charlottesville's toniest private school was on the skids when George Conway took the headmaster job at St. Anne's-Belfield in 1982. "Xerox wouldn't deliver paper without us paying cash," he...
HOTSEAT- Naftali's Nixon: Nonpartisan with a cause Published on May 4th, 2006 0 comments Timothy Naftali is checking out mood music for the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum– the Fifth Dimension, Pearl Bailey, the Carpenters, and Duke Ellington all played at the White House...
HOTSEAT- Saddled off: Foxfield's 'Finch' won't ride horses Published on Apr 27th, 2006 0 comments Benjamin Dick is Foxfield's Atticus Finch. For years, now, he's battled for the rights of horse lovers to enjoy a race on a nice spring day without the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or Mothers...
HOTSEAT- Roots music: Harris explores African beginnings Published on Apr 20th, 2006 0 comments Mississippi To Mali was easily one of Corey Harris's most ambitious projects. The 2003 record was an outgrowth of his involvement in a Martin Scorsese documentary that featured the New Orleans-born...
HOTSEAT- Poet in motion: Spaar hands over the reins Published on Apr 13th, 2006 0 comments For poet Lisa Russ Spaar, the hardest part about leaving the directorship of UVA's Creative Writing Program could be moving all the stuff out of her small office in Bryant Hall. After 11 years, she's...
HOTSEAT- Dave's world: Politics is local Published on Apr 6th, 2006 0 comments There's one aspect of running for City Council that Dave Norris is having a hard time getting used to. "People keep correcting me when I say, 'I know I sound like a politician, but–'" relates...
HOTSEAT- Day's dreams: Today is tomorrow's history Published on Mar 30th, 2006 0 comments If a picture's worth a thousand words, right now Douglas Day is juggling, oh, about 50 million words. As executive director of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Day is overseeing the...
HOTSEAT- Dovely: Manicure tips from a poet laureate Published on Mar 23rd, 2006 0 comments Rita Dove's crinkly red boots look like they don't come from around here, and her multi-colored, striped fingernails catch the eye. "I do it myself," she says. Her tip for painting the tricky right...
HOTSEAT- Knight shift: WVAW brands its news Published on Mar 16th, 2006 0 comments Charlottesville is a small television market– but, even so, freshly minted college grads normally don't nab the anchor spot here. The beauty of start-ups, though, is that the norms don't...
Knight shift: WVAW brands its news Published on Mar 16th, 2006 0 comments Charlottesville is a small television market– but, even so, freshly minted college grads normally don't nab the anchor spot here. The beauty of start-ups, though, is that the norms don't...
HOTSEAT- Cox on Council: Keeping the part-timers in line Published on Mar 9th, 2006 0 comments In 1983, Jeanne Cox had a small catering business in Charlottesville that was so successful that before long she knew she had to either expand it or change jobs altogether. When she heard of an...
Cox on Council: Keeping the part-timers in line Published on Mar 9th, 2006 0 comments In 1983, Jeanne Cox had a small catering business in Charlottesville that was so successful that before long she knew she had to either expand it or change jobs altogether. When she heard of...
HOTSEAT- Daily planner: Tucker watching county growth Published on Mar 2nd, 2006 0 comments Bob Tucker comes from a rural past much like the one Albemarle is struggling to preserve. He grew up on a farm in Moultrie, Georgia, that raised Black Angus cattle, hogs, tobacco, cotton, and peanuts...
Daily planner: Tucker watching county growth Published on Mar 2nd, 2006 0 comments Bob Tucker comes from a rural past much like the one Albemarle is struggling to preserve. He grew up on a farm in Moultrie, Georgia, that raised Black Angus cattle, hogs, tobacco, cotton, and...
HOT SEAT- Being Coy: If TJ had done talk radio Published on Feb 23rd, 2006 3 comments Coy Barefoot seemed to have it made as a writer after publishing five books and with offers to write more. So what did he do? Took a job at the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. For the...
Share the world: Condon's continuing crusade Published on Feb 16th, 2006 0 comments Winter will pass soon enough, but before you start limbering up your green thumb, make sure you get the thumbs up from Marlene Condon. The Nature Friendly Garden, her illustrated guide to...
HOT SEAT- Will's way: The life of Rieley Published on Feb 9th, 2006 0 comments Will Rieley has put his fingerprints on much in Virginia that is historic– or will be. But he doesn't want to be known for a trademark look. When people enjoy the Thomas Jefferson Parkway,...
HOTSEAT- Share the world: Condon's continuing crusade Published on Feb 9th, 2006 0 comments Winter will pass soon enough, but before you start limbering up your green thumb, make sure you get the thumbs up from Marlene Condon. The Nature Friendly Garden, her illustrated guide to...
HOTSEAT- Visible D'earth: Blasting jazz since day one Published on Feb 2nd, 2006 0 comments John D'earth denies he's a musical savant, but at age two he was "stirring the soup" on the drums, and he taught himself to play the trumpet at age eight. The young Dearth– this was before the...
Visible D'earth: Blasting jazz since day one Published on Feb 2nd, 2006 0 comments John D'earth denies he's a musical savant, but at age two he was "stirring the soup" on the drums, and he taught himself to play the trumpet at age eight. The young Dearth– this was before the...
Cruise control: Secrets of a TV news anchor Published on Jan 26th, 2006 0 comments On the NBC 29 news, Kristina Cruise appears unflappable. But newscasters aren't born knowing how to look natural in front of the camera, and Cruise has mastered some TV tricks of the trade....
Bern-ed up: Ewert eyes Capitol Hill Published on Jan 19th, 2006 0 comments Bern Ewert has the chief executive thing down, brooking no nonsense from bumblers who don't do their jobs or get their facts right. That includes the U.S. Congress. In fact, it is "mismanagement of...
PAC woman: Jorgensen's high road back Published on Jan 12th, 2006 0 comments A biography of Marie Antoinette lies on Connie Jorgensen's coffee table. Is she reading it because, like the French queen, she feels she's about to be guillotined? Mitch Van Yahres' former...
Jive talk: Principal by day, Professor Bebop by night Published on Dec 15th, 2005 0 comments Dave Rogers has spent a career working with that most pubescent of age groups– middle schoolers. And he digs it– the whole raging hormone, emotionally charged, heights-of-ecstasy, depths-...