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PHOTOPHILE- Billion with a 'b': UVA sets groundbreaking fund goal Published on Oct 5th, 2006 0 comments You heard it right– it's $3 billion, with a "b." That's the goal of the ambitious fund-raising project announced Friday, September 29, at a meeting of the Board of Visitors in the Rotunda...
PHOTOPHILE- Nail polish: Women cut, saw, and pound Published on Sep 28th, 2006 0 comments Peter, Paul, and Mary might have approved of the activities over on Rock Creek Road Saturday, September 16, even though the approximately 25 women who were there working weren't actually singing "If...
PHOTOPHILE- Nail polish: Women cut, saw, and pound Published on Sep 21st, 2006 0 comments Peter, Paul, and Mary might have approved of the activities over on Rock Creek Road Saturday, September 16, even though the approximately 25 women who were there working weren't actually singing "If...
PHOTOPHILE- Toga! Toga! A fabulous thing happened on the way Published on Sep 14th, 2006 0 comments Toga! Toga! Toga! was the cry at the new Play On! theater in the Frank Ix building Saturday night, September 9, as about 60 lovers of all things Roman (well, okay, maybe not crucifixions) gathered to...
PHOTOPHILE- River rhythm: Summer music series wraps Published on Sep 7th, 2006 0 comments Good music, good food, and good fun are on tap each summer at Scottsville's Rhythm on the River. And on Sunday, September 3, the last concert of this summer was no exception as Nelson County's Jazz...
PHOTOPHILE- Roll on: Kayakers take to the water Published on Aug 31st, 2006 0 comments There wasn't much shaking or rattling, but there was lots of roll on Thursday, August 24, when the Outdoor Adventure Social Club hosted a kayak workshop for its members at Walnut Creek Park....
PHOTOPHILE- Flutterby: Ivy Creek walkers eye lepidoptera Published on Aug 24th, 2006 0 comments Almost all anyone knows about moths and butterflies is that they're pretty garden creatures, but on Sunday, August 20, the Ivy Creek Natural Area helped visitors get up close and learn fascinating...
PHOTOPHILE- To market, to market: Cruising the fruit and flowers Published on Aug 17th, 2006 0 comments From 7am to noon every summer Saturday, farmers, bakers, jewelers, and other craftspeople sell their wares to over a thousand people. Customers come to the market for everything from herbs and...
PHOTOPHILE- Buon appeti: Eat, drink, and make antipasti! Published on Aug 10th, 2006 0 comments Anyone passing by the Main Street Market last Thursday, August 3, could have caught a glimpse of diners at candlelit tables in the galleria area of the market clinking glasses of Valpolicella and...
PHOTOPHILE- Bottoms up! Ix building hosts a carnival Published on Jul 27th, 2006 0 comments Through August 6 in the Frank Ix building audiences can experience a taste of days gone by: the "Wunderkammer," a mammoth performance featuring actors, performers, fire dancers, jugglers, art...
PHOTOPHILE- Sneak play: JPJ donors get first big peek Published on Jul 20th, 2006 0 comments A week before the public preview, UVA officials thanked the folks who donated money for the John Paul Jones Arena. The July 13 event brought scores of check-writers to check out the $130 million...
PHOTOPHILE- Mall turns 30: But no spirits lube art openings Published on Jul 13th, 2006 0 comments As with every First Friday of the summer, gallery openings on July 7 coincided with fire-jugglers, random banjo-pickers, street theater, a Fridays After 5 concert, and zealots trying to sway public...
PHOTOPHILE- P-ART-ay! Second Street's big bash Published on Jun 29th, 2006 0 comments What do you get when you mix local art with Absolut vodka, throw in a thunder and lightning storm out of the movies, and set it all in an old, decaying mill building? You get Second Street Gallery's...
PHOTOPHILE- Film Noah-r: <i>Evan Almighty</i> wraps up in Crozet Published on Jun 15th, 2006 0 comments "I really trust these actors," says director Tom Shadyac to his visitors as he explains his impending break from the set of Evan Almighty to follow some suggestions made by the cast. He disappears...
PHOTOPHILE- Skit-ish Elks: Lodge members gather for fun Published on Jun 1st, 2006 0 comments Charlottesville's own Rivanna Lodge #195 hosted the Elks annual state convention May 24-27 at the DoubleTree Hotel. Before an audience of a hundred or so on May 24, members of the world's largest...
PHOTOPHILE- Call to action: Sheehan, Wright urge end to war Published on May 25th, 2006 0 comments America's most famous grieving mother, Cindy Sheehan, brought her anti-war story to Charlottesville, along with resigned diplomat and Army reservist Ann Wright. The two made an impassioned plea to...
PHOTOPHILE- Skeet-daddle: Pistol club hosts gun fun Published on May 18th, 2006 0 comments Ready! Aim! Fire! You've no doubt heard at the end of a TV or radio crime report, "Anyone with information is urged to call Jefferson Area Crimestoppers." That's the group that offers rewards for...
PHOTOPHILE- Stage craft: Art and fashion mix at theater Published on May 11th, 2006 0 comments Art and fashion took center stage at The Jefferson Theater Backstage Friday night, May 5, as over 100 art lovers braved rainy skies to see the fashion designs of Alison Sharpe and the art of Allison...
PHOTOPHILE- Bike bash: The buzz on motor scooterphiles Published on May 4th, 2006 0 comments Close to 50 riders showed off their motor scooters and driving skills at the 2006 Dogwood Delirium Scooter Rally, a multi-day fandango co-sponsored by two area scooter clubs, the Foulers of...
PHOTOPHILE- Chalked up: Monument gets sunny unveiling Published on Apr 27th, 2006 0 comments The free speech wall on the east end of the Downtown Mall was officially christened Thursday, April 20. Although the slate wall was clean when the ceremony began, the crowd had covered it with...
PHOTOPHILE- Rock solid: Pavilion fever takes hold Published on Apr 27th, 2006 0 comments Sure, it's come under fire for neighborhood noise and its looming design. But music lovers found it hard to knock the Charlottesville Pavilion last weekend as it played host to three renowned acts in...
PHOTOPHILE- Over-Weening: Band opens Pavilion season Published on Apr 20th, 2006 0 comments Despite a sound too playful, diverse, and strange to ever achieve pop status, the 22-year-old band Ween continues to earn a dedicated following. "Ween is a modern-day Beatles," said concertgoer...
PHOTOPHILE- Chips ahoy!: 10-miler goes high tech Published on Apr 6th, 2006 0 comments On your mark, get set, go! The words might sound familiar, but the runners got off to a unique start this year at the 31st annual Charlottesville 10 Miler. Chips were placed directly on participants...
PHOTOPHILE- Words and music: Local legends jam for literacy Published on Mar 30th, 2006 0 comments Writers Barbara Kingsolver, Rita Dove, and David Baldacci on stage together for a music concert? And John McCutcheon too, playing and singing? Yep, that was the line up for Words and Music, a benefit...
PHOTOPHILE- Like locusts: Silver Jews return after 17 years Published on Mar 23rd, 2006 0 comments In 1989, UVA students David Berman, Bob Nastanovich, and Steven Malkmus formed the alt-country/lo-fi/indie rock band that has become The Silver Jews, a less-famous cousin of indie-rock favorites...
PHOTOPHILE- Changeable: Wounds move to aid learning Published on Mar 16th, 2006 0 comments Everyone knows that robots can vacuum floors, build cars, and ultimately replace us as productive human beings, but how many people know that they save lives? At the Statewide Nursing Simulation...
Changeable: Wounds move to aid learning Published on Mar 16th, 2006 0 comments Everyone knows that robots can vacuum floors, build cars, and ultimately replace us as productive human beings, but how many people know that they save lives? At the Statewide Nursing...
PHOTOPHILE- Café catch: Locals throng to Eichorst art Published on Mar 9th, 2006 0 comments For many, First Fridays are an opportunity to drink free boxed wine and munch on fancy mixed nuts while standing in front of pretty paintings. But on Friday, March 3, some art actually changed hands...
Café catch: Locals throng to Eichorst art Published on Mar 9th, 2006 0 comments For many, First Fridays are an opportunity to drink free boxed wine and munch on fancy mixed nuts while standing in front of pretty paintings. But on Friday, March 3, some art actually changed hands...
PHOTOPHILE- Hop over: Barroom theatricals Rapturous Published on Feb 23rd, 2006 0 comments What do you get when you mix culture and cocktails? On Sunday evening, February 19, the result was Barhoppers– a series of one-act plays creatively staged at Rapture downtown. The lively set of...