Category: Events

  • Dalai Lama tickets going like hotcakes!

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    Well, looks like the Dalai Lama won’t be walking on the DTM in October, but he will be visiting. Some were a little surprised by the $200 VIP tickets at the Paramount and Pavilion events, so I looked into it. Considering that the Dalai Lama does not charge speaking fees, and that he likes to…

  • Help Bella Boutique owner fight the big “C”

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    Okay, DTMers, its time to band together for a good cause. On Thursday, August 30 from 6 to 9pm, the folks at Bella Boutique (not to be confused with Bella in Belmont) are throwing a party with live music, food, and wine to raise money for owner Thom Dobbins, who is battling pancreatic cancer. There…

  • Long time coming for Lee Park Pride Festival

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    David McNair
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    Interesting quote from Amy Sarah Marshall, president of the Charlottesville Pride Community Network in a Newsplex story: “I think it’s been the mode to kind of go with the flow, keep things on the down low. People are still afraid to hold hands on the downtown mall,” the groups president, Amy Sarah Marshall, said. “People…

  • Battle for the best roller derby team at Main Street Arena

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    This Saturday, August 4 there’s going to be an all day roller derby tourney at the Main Street Arena billed at Virginia is for Shovers. Love it! See a dizzy producing video here about it. Four Virginia derby leagues will be battling it out for top honors. And there will be a big after party…

  • Bargains on the DTM starting today

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    Bargain Days begins today on the DTM, that summer event where a lot shops have big sales. Here are a few dropping prices: Alakazam, Artifacts, Bittersweet (photo left is from Bittersweet), Blue Ridge Eco Shop, Boutique Boutique, Bozart, Caspari, Cha Cha’s, Derriere de Soie, Hip Joint, J Fenton Too, jean theory:, Mens & Boys Shop,…

  • Mrs. President to visit the DTM on Friday

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    First lady Michelle Obama will be at the Main Street Arena in Charlottesville this Friday afternoon at 1:40pm, doing some stumping for her husband. Tickets are being distributed on a first come, first serve basis at the Organizing for America office, also on the DTM at 407 East Main Street.

  • Dalai Lama to hit the bricks

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    David McNair
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    In October, it looks like a certain Buddhist monk will be paying a visit to the DTM. That should be some scene, as the RTD reports that the Dalai Lama will be giving lectures at both the Paramount Theater and the NTelos Wireless Pavilion–and will walk between the two events.

  • TIME for the photo festival

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    David McNair
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    The Look3 Festival of the Photograph just got a nice plug from the photo editors of TIME magazine, who write about the festival’s curators this year–National Geographic photographer Vincent Musi and Washington Post visuals editor David Griffin–who put in plugs for the DTM as a location. “There’s a coffee house and it’s right outside of…

  • Thomas photos turn heads

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    David McNair
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    As part of the Look3 Photo Festival, Hank Willis Thomas‘ photos of African-American athletes juxtapose present and past for a head-turning, stand and look exhibit right next to the free speech wall on the DTM. Check it out.

  • Theaterville

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    From the Paramount and the Jefferson, to Live Arts and the mega-plex coming to the Stonefeild development, Charlottesville has loved its theaters. Now the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society on the DTM is hosting a new exhibit beginning this Friday, June 1. It’s called The Wealth of Theaters, and its a research project on the history…