February 2nd, 2006 issue #0505

February 2nd, 2006

COVER- Saving Sambo: Targeting racism and reclaiming an icon

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COVER- Was Queen Charlotte black?

Was Queen Charlotte, our city's namesake, black? Her African heritage is part of the legends and facts that cling to the petite German woman who married "mad King George" and who inspired not only Charlotte, North Carolina, but at least eight other places in North America– including our town. Although she was German, Charlotte was directly descended from Margarita de Castro y Sousa, a member of the black branch of the Portuguese royal house. Whether her lineage affected her appearance is contested.

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Saving Sambo: Targeting racism and reclaiming an icon

Shelves filled with her colorfully painted ceramics line the walls and a well-worn sofa beckons, while the artist herself, dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt, greets studio visitors with a warm smile. Rose Hill's basement studio in the McGuffey Art Center is a study in comfort. Her work, however, makes many people decidedly uncomfortable. And on February 3, some say, she'll be opening more than just her very first gallery show, "Black February."

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Was Queen Charlotte black?

Was Queen Charlotte, our city's namesake, black? Her African heritage is part of the legends and facts that cling to the petite German woman who married "mad King George" and who inspired not only Charlotte, North Carolina, but at least eight other places in North America– including our town.

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4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review
The week in review

Most serious about peeping: Delegate Rob Bell sponsors his traditional Peeping Tom bill, and Police Chief Tim Longo shows up in Richmond January 23 to endorse the bi...

DISH- Supper clubbing: Chefs show off on night out
Supper clubbing: Chefs show off on night out

Recently, Dish had the opportunity to check out the sixth installment of the Cville Supper Club's monthly food and wine extravaganza. Great, but– um– wha...

Act two: Mom starts over at 87

"I'm nineteen and my life is just beginning." That line from John Irving's novel, The Hotel New Hampshire, has been sliding around inside my head since the day I fir...
ESSAY- Act two: Mom starts over at 87

Should artists reclaim racist images like Little Black Sambo?

James Martin: "We should bring things from the past to the present for educational purposes and historic value. You can't evolve without controversy." Brianna Fran...

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ALBEMARLE 9/21 Eric M. and Deborah Patashnik to James H. and Elizabeth W. Wright, 2.009 acres at 3065 Beaumont Farm Road, Beaumont Farm subdivision, $742,000. ...
REAL ESTATE- $old
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Rest in peace: And walk to the Mall

ADDRESS: 714 South First Street NEIGHBORHOOD: Ridge/Downtown ASKING: $210,000 CITY ASSESSMENT: $42,600 YEAR BUILT: 1925 SIZE: 1,014 fin. sq. ft. LAND: .09 acres CURB...
Still on the block

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: September 8, 2005 in issue 0436 ADDRESS: 1302 Lester Drive ASKING: $455,000 CITY ASSESSMENT: $374,600 LISTED BY: Roger Voisinet Re/Max Realty S...

Property auctions

February 2 at 4pm at the Nelson County Courthouse Property: 1.4 acres at 388 Clark Hill Lane, Schuyler Debtor: Jennifer L. Roberts Amount owing: $90,000 Bidder bring...

Me, me, me: Only themselves to blame

How do you read this advertisement? "It's All About ME" One of my best friends says this all the time, and so when he showed me this ad, I thought it was all about&#...

'John Henry' Rose: Battling percussion ends in draw

Remember John Henry? He was said to be the biggest, strongest "hammer man" working on the C&O railroad. One day a dude came along with a steam-powered drill, claiming i...
MUSIC REVIEW- 'John Henry' Rose: Battling percussion ends in draw

NEWS- Out-lobbied: Wholesalers hogtie wineries
NEWS- PO'd: University station loses lease
NEWS- Prism schism: Venue heads to Gordonsville
NEWS- Schilling's challenge: Can he hold GOP seat?
Out-lobbied: Wholesalers hogtie wineries

Winemaking has become the hip ag business in Virginia, attracting names like Kluge, Matthews, and Warner. Despite its cachet and heady bouquet, winemaking got clobbered Jan...
PO'd: University station loses lease

For John Bartelt at Studio Art Shop on West Main, shipping late afternoon orders has been a simple matter of toddling across the street to the University Station post offic...
Prism schism: Venue heads to Gordonsville

Nearly two years after the Prism Coffeehouse on Rugby Road made headlines for its artistic director's angry tirades and alleged abuse of power, the historic music venue has...
Schilling's challenge: Can he hold GOP seat?

One incumbent has said he will not run for re-election to Charlottesville City Council, and a second is weighing his options for a possible second term. But if he decides t...

Historic treatment: Staunton commits to Western State

You'd have to be crazy to buy a condo, rent office space, or open up a nice boutique in a former insane asylum and prison, right? Maybe, but developers in Staunton are ban...
ON ARCHITECTURE- Historic treatment: Staunton commits to Western State

Jobspeak: Keep jargon off your plate

Don't use jargon. I know you've heard this rule before, but maybe no one has ever told you the real reason for the rule. Your choice of jargon reveals your weakness....
THE BRAZEN CAREERIST-- Jobspeak: Keep jargon off your plate

STRANGE BUT TRUE-
STRANGE BUT TRUE- Up, up, and... : Nobody flies over the swing-set
Up, up, and... : Nobody flies over the swing-set

DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK Q. My visiting aunt became concerned that the kids on the swing-set were going too high and might swing all the way around... lik...

FACETIME- Hall pass: Musicians unite behind her
Hall pass: Musicians unite behind her

She may be 50 years old, but in a manner of speaking, Mary Gordon Hall is only just now starting to come of age. "I had written children's songs for years," she says...
Family plan: Revolutionizing pop culture

To the untrained eye, the Monkeyclaus headquarters looks like any other small roadside house in rural Nelson County. But once inside the doors, visitors may be surprised to...

HOTSEAT- Visible D'earth: Blasting jazz since day one
Visible D'earth: Blasting jazz since day one

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&...

'Something New': Is Mr. White Mr. Right?

You can't exactly say Bridget Jones's Diary meets Crash in Something New, but for a romantic comedy, it gets pretty heavily into racial issues. Sanaa Lathan stars as Kenya ...
Anti-bulbsters, listen up!

I live in Woolen Mills, on Chesapeake Street to be exact. That makes me (and everyone else who lives in Woolen Mills) a member of the neighborhood association. It's not som...
LETTER- Anti-bulbsters, listen up!
LETTER- Get a gay perspective
LETTER- Get a gay perspective

Why are the Charlottesville weeklies selling their souls to wedding planners? First the C-ville Weekly published a wedding insert; now the Hook dedicates an issue to "Getti...

Cultural Calendar 02/02/06

THURSDAY, February 2 WALKABOUT Stonewall Country Horse Show: This hunter and jumper event that draws riders from Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania star...