Category: Events

  • First SuperClaw ever at the Jeff

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    For the first time ever, women from the first 8 theatrical ladies arm wrestling leagues will face off in this wild battle of arms, attitudes, and hair pieces! Women from VA, DC, LA, NY, TX, IL, and NC will thrash it out for the national title and Cape de CLAW, and they’ll each take home…

  • Bike rally, boar roast at Black Market Moto Saloon

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    Not technically the DTM, but the nightlife and culinary outposts at the end of East Market Street could one day be linked to the DTM via the Coal Tower trail and future development, so what the hell. Lunchbox, Black Market Moto Saloon, Beer Run, we welcome you. Plus, an event at the Black Market Moto…

  • Tilghman reads from his “dazzling” new novel at New Dominion

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    Fifteen years after the publication of his first novel Mason’s Retreat, UVA creative writing prof Christopher Tilghman revisits the Mason family and the Chesapeake Bay in his 2012 novel The Right-Hand Shore. And you can catch him reading and signing copies of the book at New Dominion Bookshop on Thursday, June 7 at 5:30pm. “A…

  • Aaron Neville to play Paramount

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    The Paramount Theater just announced that Soul and R&B singer Aaron Neville will perform on June 26. Ticket’s aren’t available just quite yet, but you may want to be vigilant about this one. Those tickets could go fast. Neville has had four top-20 hits in the U.S. as a solo artists, and for many years…

  • Stringdusters, Sons, and Sarah—for a good cause!

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    Just a reminder about The Infamous Stringdusters, Sons of Bill, and Sarah White & The Pearls show at the Pavilion this Saturday, May 12 at 6pm. It’s a fundraiser for the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, the national organization that supports disadvantaged children. Plus, tickets are only $2.50 in advance, $5 bucks at the gate.…

  • Super-sized City Market this Saturday

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    This Saturday, May 12 it won’t be your average Charlottesville City Market Day. As part of all those Tom Tom Festival events, the City Market will become an extravaganza of local food tastings, chef demonstrations and gardening information. What’s more, the inside of nearby south Street Brewery will become a veritable convention space of tastings…

  • Gerry Mitchell’s work at McGuffey

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    The work of artist Gerry Mitchell, who died last December of AIDS and was the focus of news stories . that revealed some city police shenanigans, when he was hit by a city cop while rolling in his wheelchair across West Main, will be on display at the McGuffey Art Center this evening. Official opening…

  • Preservation Week events…

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    …and quite a few of the are on the DTM. This is an annual event Preservation Piedmont has been sponsoring, and if you’re a history buff and like preserving it, you’ll love the program: Friday, May 4 6-8 PM: PAPER CITY: FUTURIST CHARLOTTESVILLE exhibition opening reception Chroma Projects Art Laboratory, 418 East Main Street on…

  • Pig roast at Brookville Restaurant this Friday!

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    For one night only, Friday, May 4, Brookville Restaurant on the DTM will become Bville-Q Restaurant. $45 per person gets you all you can eat and two drinks. Give em’ a call at 434-202-2791 to get tickets for this swine and dine event!

  • Women for Obama event on DTM

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    Are you a woman? Do you want President Obama re-elected? Head on down to the Obama headquarters on the DTM on Wednesday, May 2 from 4pm to 9pm for a fun night of phone banking. 407 East Main Street.