Category: Events
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Knockout fallout: Cville Weekly to be target of protest, again
Cville Weekly, just months after being the target of a protest following racists comments in the paper’s “Rant” section, which was later removed as a feature, will again become the target of protesters on January 31. Organizers of the protest accuse the paper of publishing a story “about a late-night brawl on the Downtown Mall…
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Music at the Main Street Annex: 1/24 to 2/7
Fri. January 24th Magnus Music Presents CORSAIR / HORSEFANG RED MONEY / EVERYONE DIES IN THE END Doors 9 pm 18 & Up $8 for 21 & Up $10 for Under 21 Genre(s): Metal / Heavy / Postrock Sat. January 25th Magnus Music and Silent Brothahood Present “STYLE VS SWAG” featuring DJ C-ROC and hosted by 91.9’s The Boombox VA DOE Doors 10 pm / 21 + $10…
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Music at Rapture: 1/22 to 2/5
Charlottesville Music Showcase PresentsWed. Jan. 22nd – The Shack Band (RVA) + Moby & The Dicks (Home)Genres(s): Rock / Country / Boogie Thurs. Jan. 23rd – Drop Ded RedGenre(s): Hip Hop / Top 40 / Dubstep / Remixes Sat. Jan. 25th – Le Feb @ R2Genre(s): House Jamz / Hip Hop Dane Alderson Trio January ResidencyMon. Jan. 27thGenre(s):…
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13 new shows at The Jefferson & The Southern just announced
Operation Freeflow Benefit Concert – To Assist The West Virginia Chemical Spill Cleanup & Recovery ft. Morgan O’Kane, Jon Stickley Trio, Dane Alderson Trio & After Jack WHERE: The Jefferson Theater WHEN: Saturday, January 25, 2014 – Doors 6:30 PM, Show 7:00 PM TICKET PRICE: $15 Advance / $15 Day Of Show ON SALE: On Sale Now Local…
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Prelude to MLK week: old-style gospel at Fellini’s #9, and more
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is January 20, but for days before and after, events across town and at UVA are being held to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy, including an afternoon of gospel at Fellini’s #9 on the DTM. Over at UVA, author and radio host Michael Eric Dyson, two-time NAACP Image Award winner, and…
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Celebrate the New Year all day and night on the DTM
The DTM is the place to be on December 31 to ring in the New Year. There are a multitude of events at the Haven, the Paramount Theater, Old Metropolitan Hall, the Omni Ballroom, the Virginia Discover Museum, the Key and Carver Rec Centers, and on the DTM itself. Your best bet for ringing in…
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“Birds” is the word: Virginia Film Festival around the corner
Start getting psyched, as most of the film festival movies are being shown on the DTM, at the Regal Downtown and Paramount, with the opening gala held at the Jefferson, the “Festival Lounge” set up at Escafe, and “wrap up” party at the Main Street Arena. Every year, the festival is a bit daunting, with…
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Bruce on the DTM
The Hook — At an event that was a political rally and a concert, rock superstar Bruce Springsteen fired up the mostly pro-Obama crowd with acoustic versions of “No Surrender,” “The Promised Land,” a funny Obama campaign song he wrote, “We Take Care of Our Own,” and “Thunder Road.” Democratic candidate for senate Tim Kaine…
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Did the Dalai Lama say “Fuck it”?
Now, of course, there are a lot more meaningful things to say about the Dalai Lama’s visit, but the more we think about this episode in “meaning” the more it interests us. We’ve listened to the video of the Paramount Theater talk, and it sure sounds like “fuck it” to us. What’s more, the reaction…
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Dalai Lama on the DTM
–“I feel very happy,” the Dalai Lama told the crowd at the Pavilion, before talking at length about the importance of committing to the practicing love and compassion. “Genuine peace must come through inner peace,” he said, ” and inner peace must come from the practice of love and compassion.” He also talked a lot…