Author: David McNair
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Schmidt Returns for CD Release Party at The Southern
Danny Schmidt says his April 2 show at the Southern will be special for a couple reasons: “I lived in Charlottesville (and central Virginia) for about ten years, and it’s where I first started sharing my music publicly. I’ve since moved back to Austin, but Cville still feels like my musical home . . .…
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DTM Book Fest Picks
The Literature of Vietnam Wed. March 18, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Location: UVa Bookstore 400 Emmet Street S, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Authors D.S. Lliteras (Viet Man: A Novel), Robert Tecklenburg (The Boys Next Door: A Marine Returns to Vietnam), and Robert Timberg (Blue-Eyed Boy: A Memoir) discuss their stories, both experienced and imagined. A…
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Forget the ‘Rolling Stone’ Debacle: At UVA, 38 Reports of Sexual Violence, 0 Expulsions Last Year
Takepart — The details will seem all too familiar: A woman at the University of Virginia says she was raped at a fraternity. The school is accused of mishandling the matter. A journalist reports the allegations, leading to national news coverage and protests against the university. Last fall’s Rolling Stone article? No, this was in…
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Take Note: shows at Rapture through December 4
Wed. Oct. 29th – Gina Sobel & the Mighty Fine // Ginger & the Castaways Genre(s): Jazz / Jam / Soul Thurs. Oct. 30th “Rhythm Control” featuring DJ LaMonte Genre(s): Progressive / Techno / Electro Fri. Oct. 31st – Halloween with Superunknown Genre(s): 90s / Alternative Rock / Covers Sat. Nov. 1st – DJ Edit…
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Saturday costumes
DTM: “Mind if we snap a shot? You guys look amazing.” Woman: “Yeah, this is how we always dress on Saturdays.”
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Private security on the DTM? Local firm, for now, is doing it for free in the wake of the Hannah Graham abduction
Downtown Mall store owners and visitors might have noticed a new security presence on the DTM. That’s because Jim Traynor, owner of Crozet-based Traynor Security & Investigations, has taken it upon himself to add additional Mall security in the wake of the abduction of UVA student Hannah Graham. “ No one hired my firm to…
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Take Note: shows at the Whiskey Jar through November 29
FRI. OCT. 24th – EMMA LEIGH w/ THE BRIAN PATRICK BAND Genre(s): C
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Zombie Apocalypse coming to the DTM
Seriously. They’re coming. On Saturday, October 25th, the Downtown Mall of Charlottesville will be ground zero for Z-VILLE: an experiment in total zombie domination. Participating stores on Charlottesville’s historic Downtown pedestrian mall will zombify their staffs – posting the official Z-VILLE warning in their windows – and bracing for the human stampede. Local shoppers are…
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Take Note: shows at Threepenny Cafe through October 26
Event Times Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday – 8pm Friday – 10pm Saturday – (Early) 1pm, (Late) 10pm Thurs. Oct. 9th – Paulo Franco Genre(s) – Country / Blues / Rock Fri. Oct. 10th – Moon Genre(s) – Rock / Pop / Covers Sat. Oct. 11th Early Show Bill Staton, Mike Poznansky, Oona Love Genre(s) – Folk / Americana / Singer-Songwriter
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DTM more dangerous for women than UVA? Stats, evidence suggest otherwise
DTM safety has again become the focus of national news in light of the disappearance of Hannah Graham, who was last seen outside Tempo restaurant on September 13. A recent article in USAToday ran with the theme of “differing sense of security” between UVA campus and the Downtown Mall area, suggesting the DTM is far…
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