April 25th, 2013 issue #1217
April 25th, 2013
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DIY music: Get out there and sing it!
Think you've got what it takes to thrill an audience? Charlottesville has some fun ways that those with musical aspirations–– but without a back-up band or regular gig–– can take to the stage. -
Full circle: Music Resource Center launches careers, collaboration
It's a Thursday afternoon, and Music Resource Center Outreach Coordinator Damani Harrison is in the Center's state of the art sound studio with a group of high school boys recording a radio show. "How 'bout we call this segment, 'Local News Out of the Closet,'" suggests one, as the rest of the group cracks up and Harrison gives the nod, laughing along even as he expertly steers the conversation–– which has suddenly and inexplicably veered onto the relative pros and cons of body hair–– back on track, coaxing the three hosts to introduce themselves to their listeners. -
Good vibrations: Music heavies weigh-in on the scene
"Vibrant," appropriately enough, is the word many local musicians the Hook spoke to used to describe the local music scene these days. -
Live and outside: Festivals rock all summer
What would summer be without outdoor music festivals? A lot less fun, that's what. You don't have to go far to find festivals large and small, and Charlottesville acts are on the bill at most of these festivals. Check your tent, pack a cooler, and get ready to rock! Mountain Cove- April 28 in LovingstonAlligatorFrom Here On BlueDarrel RoseJosh MayoYankee Dixie
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Latest tuition increase at a best-value university: UVA ups its in-state tuition and fees 3.8 percent to $12,458 a year, making a year there around $26,000. Out-of state s...
The Dish
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Old Metropolitan Hall : Old Mall space gets new look
Back in 2006, the owner of the building at the corner of First and Main Streets on the Downtown Mall, developer Keith Woodard, had plans for a 9-story "super" tower with an...
Essays
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Marathon mayhem: Training didn't include running for their lives
We had all prepared for this day, but we had not prepared for this scenario: The panic of frantically attempting to count heads, fearing anyone unaccounted for at that mome... -
Seeking comfort: When words fail, let nature do the talking
By BettyJoyce NashLast Friday, my friend and I talked and talked. Her words couldn't drown the chop-chop of the Black Hawks above her roof. We'd toss lines to each other, s...
Real Estate - $old
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property auctions
April 25 at 11am at the Albemarle Courthouse Property: 1638 Harris Creek Road Debtor: Sonja M. Burt Original amount owing: $220,000 Bidder brings: 10 percent sal...
Movie Reviews
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The Other Fanning: Elle acts beyond her years
by Richard Roeper Born in 1945 in the shadow of Hiroshima, Ginger and Rosa grow up in a London of weary shortages of food, living space and cheer. Who could have guessed ...
Contents
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Table of contents
COVERGood vibrationsThe Charlottesville music scene is alive and well, say the heavyweights of local music. John D'earth, Tucker Rogers, Jeyon Falsini, and others weigh-in ...
News
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4-wheel dilemma: Rock crawlers caught between zoning and a hard place
When we think conservation easement, we think rural land and gracious farms, forever protected from subdividing, with the quiet broken only by the moo of cows. The roar of ... -
Blasted: Will City Council carry weight with airport?
Angry homeowners in the Walnut Hills neighborhood next door to the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport say their well-maintained houses are cracking up– literally. They... -
Hackensaw healing: Dutch tragedy yields international friendships
By Richard Alblas Life can sometimes take you to unexpected places. Just ask the Hackensaw Boys. The popular Charlottesville-based bluegrass band recently traveled to Kinde... -
Illegal sign removal-- coming soon?
Remember when Albemarle County announced at the end of March that its staff would be removing advertising signs in highway rights-of-way, particularly in entrance corridors... -
Line at the Jefferson on a Tuesday afternoon
The occasion for the preteen-heavy line on April 16 around 4pm at the Jefferson Theater was a V.I.P. event involving R5, a popular boy band, Charlottesville Circuit Court C... -
The '80s called and wants its video games back
Retro-stalgia moment when Ms. Pac-Man is spotted on 2nd Street. One of the most popular video games ever, Ms. Pac-Man is back and moving to Miller's, along with another bla...
Black and White
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Parade
A perfect day for a parade, cool temperatures, California quality light. ~Commentator Bill Emory puts up a new photo nearly every day at billemory.com/blog. -
Spring formal
Whatever that is... ~Commentator Bill Emory puts up a new photo nearly every day at billemory.com/blog.
Cultural preview
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Get Out! events, shows, things to do
“If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: The only proof he needed for the existence of God was music." ― Kurt Vonnegut Stringdusters play for t...