Category: Events

  • Live webcast of Dalai Lama events

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    October 11: Panel Discussion His Holiness will participate in a panel discussion on “Compassionate Care in 21st Century Medicine” at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia. The live webcast can viewed at http://dalaila.ma/VLlK0q Time: 10:00am – 11:30am EDT October 11: Public Talk His Holiness will give a talk entitled “Beyond Religion – Ethics for a…

  • Rapture Pig & Whiskey dinner

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    Check it. Another one of them there whiskey dinners from Rapture. Oh, yeah! one Head Cheese, House PBR Mustard, Pepper Jelly, Pickled Celery Root, & Sweet Potato Biscuit Crostini! Jefferson Reserve Bourbon two Pork Rind-Crusted Escargot, Trotter Demi, Crumbled Bleu Cheese, Raw Apple The Appalachian: Smooth Ambler White Whiskey with Chilled Mulled Cider three Crepinette…

  • “Little C’ville” comes to the Discovery Museum

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    The Virginia Discovery Museum, the DTM’s go-to place for the wee ones, has a new exhibit: Little C’Ville. Think of it as local urban geography lesson for kids. There’s a play Panera, a play Paramount Theater, etc. The Panera comes complete with bread trays, cash registers, tables and chairs, and kids will be able to…

  • Tom Tom to throw another street party

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    Remember that Tom Tom Festival block party in front of McGuffey Art Center in April? Well, the Tom Tom folks are having another on on September 28. The event will feature a similar line-up of live music on the front lawn, street food, public art, kid’s activities, and a beer garden featuring New Belgium Brewing…

  • Don’t forget to party on the CCCA’s roof September 18

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    Don’t forget about Second Street Gallery’s Brews with a View benefit concert on the rooftop of the City Center for Contemporary Arts, with music by The Founding Fathers and Nathan Moore. September 18. $15 gets you a show and plenty of keg beer from Devils Backbone Brewery. On Tuesday, September 18th, we’ll be celebrating the…

  • Ben Arthur comes to The Garage

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    The Hook–Though now a resident of New York City, the thirty-nine year-old Harrisonburg native has deep roots in Charlottesville. As an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, Arthur studied music, anthropology, business, and poetry as an interdisciplinary Echols Scholar. He became a familiar name playing his singer-songwriter standards in the music venues and coffee shops…

  • Stuff to know about Obama visit

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    Admission is free, but you’ll need a ticket. You can get them at the Charlottesville and Albemarle, and Palmyra OFA field offices and at 1325 West Main, on the Corner. Charlottesville will shut school down mid-day, and Albemarle Countyis saying that it will close some schools early Wednesday to beat the presidential traffic. Expect some…

  • UVA says no to Obama, Pavilion visit planned

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    Looks like UVA turned President Obama away, so he’ll now be at the Pavilion on the DTM on Wednesday, August 29. Gates open at 1pm.

  • Tempo’s tasty treat for a cause…

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    Over at Tempo Restaurant & Bar, chef Brice Cunningham has created something called Lemongrass Scallops Lafayette, inspired by Beard’s Escalopes de Veau Lafayette, as part of the James Beard Foundation’s national Serving Up James Beard promo, which runs through Labor Day. READ MORE

  • Kid servers at Fellini’s

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    Fellini’s #9 on the DTM has an interesting event this weekend. Bring your child, age 4 to 10, in for lunch, and they’ll have staff on hand to assist your kid in actually serving up your food for you. That’s right, you’re kids get to play waiter or waitress. The cost per adult is $15…