Vera Bradley Bingo at the ThreeChoptCommunity Center in Troy is Saturday the 13th at 6. Concessions available, sponsored by the Three Chopt Ruritan club.
Colorectal Cancer Awarenss Month
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, those at greatest risk is men and women 50 and older. The cancer is highly preventable through screening, and yet is the nation’s 2nd leading cancer killer. Call your doctor, and get screened.
Skyine CAP Headstart
Skyline CAP Head Start preschool program for 3 to 5 year olds in GreeneCounty is accepting children now. The child must have turned 3 by September 30th of this year. The program is free of charge for income eligible families. 985-6930
The Theater at Washington, VA
In celebration of the 325th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, a concert in the Smithsonian at the Little Washington series will be held on March 21st. The show begins at 3pm and seating is reserved, to do so, call 540-675-1253.
Four County Players present Cabaret
Four County Players in Barboursville presents Cabaret
The scene is a night club in Berlin, Germany, as the 1920's are drawing to a close. The Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience to the show and assures them that, whatever their troubles, they will forget them at the Cabaret. The story follows the romance of an American writer and an English cabaret performer named Sally Bowles. Through the some of the most beloved songs in musical theater, the audience witnesses their world changing.
Ticket Prices:
Adults $15 • Seniors/Students $12 • All Friday shows only $5 per ticket
Dates
Fridays, March 5, 12, and 19 at 8pm
Saturday Afternoon, March 20 at 2:30pm
Saturday Evenings, March 6, 13, and 20 at 8pm
Sundays, March 7 and 14 at 2:30pm
Call the Box Office to order tickets: (540) 832-5355
Triple A reminders
Triple A reminds you to avoid pot holes, they’re a threat to your safety and pedestrians, and can destroy your wheel alignment, damage tires, bend axles, and affect wheels, shocks struts and springs. Potholes cost 4.8 billion dollars each year in car damage, report them at 800-367-ROAD.
Cinderella's Closet
Cinderella's Closet at MonticelloHigh School. is a one day event, March 20th when they sell Prom dresses for $25 and other Prom related accessories. They have to have dresses so they are asking for donations of anything Prom related with dresses being the most desired item. They'll also accept shoes, handbags, jewelry and new items for raffles from any merchants. Receipts available if requested so this is an excellent way to unload those Christmas and New Year's party dresses!
Donations can be dropped off at MHS from 8:30-4:30 in the Guidance Dept.
Oratorio Society performance
The Oratorio Society will perofrm Brahms Requiem Sunday the 14th at 3:30 at PVCC's Dickinson Theater. Buy your tickets at the PVCC Box Office, Plan 9, New Dominion Bookshop or online at www.oratoriosociety.org For more information call 434-295-4385.
Jollivue United Methodist Church Tenderloin dinner
The Jollivue United Methodist Church at 511 Lee Jackson Highway in Staunton is having a Tenderloin Dinner at the Social Hall March 13th from 4 til 7. Enjoy Tenderloin, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, apples, rolls and butter, tea or coffee and dessert. Adults $10.00 and Children 5.
Riverheads High School FCCLA Chinese Auction
The Riverheads High School Family Careers Community Leaders of America presents a Chinese Auction March 26 from 6 till 7:30 pm at the Old Gym. Admission is 5 dollars for 25 tickets and a door prize ticket. Additional tickets are 3 dollars for 25. Prizes donated by area businesses, industries, friends. of FCCLA. Items for men, women, children, vehicles, pets and more. Dinner and snacks will be available throughout the evening, come and bring a friend. For more information call Kathleen Buchanan at 540-337-1921 This was oritinally scheduled for the 12th, but do to the Girls basketball team advancing to state competition the Chinese Auction has been moved so the gym can be used to play basketball.
Shelter for Help in Emergency
The Shelter for Help in Emergency is seeking volunteers from all walks of life to participate in Spring volunteer training. Hotline operators, Shelter managers, Court monitors, Spanish language interpreters and more are needed. Training begins March 16th, and runs Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 til 9 through April 1st with a full day Saturday March 27th for those interested in being a Shelter manager. The center is at 1410 Sachem Place Suite 102 Charlottesville, VA22901
The Madison County High School is putting on a benefit concert for Haiti Friday night, March 19th from 4 til 11 at Madison County High. All musical performers are welcome, no age limit, music from Metal to Jazz, Bands, solo artists, and duo’s. If you’d like to perform call Jackie Cullen at 434-409-0352. Tickets will be available at the door, 2 dollars a head or 5 for a family.
Junior League of Charlottesville
Apply for the Junior League of Charlottesville Community Grants program which awards up to 25 hundred dollars to assist non-profit community organizations in meeting immediate critical community needs. All applications must be submitted electronically or postmarked by April 16th. The online application is available at www.jlcville.org.
Zephyrus Performs Music of Josquin des Prez
Zephyrus, a Charlottesville vocal ensemble, will perform a concert of the music from Josquin des Prez Sunday the 21st at St. Paul's Memorial Church at 1700 University Avenue in Charlottesville. Tickets are $20 per person, $15 for seniors and students. Advance ticket can be purchased at the new Dominion Bookstore, Greenberrys, and Mincers. for more information call 293-5339 or e-mail pmw6q@virginia.edu
Live Arts gives you Hank Williams
Live Arts is proud to present Hank Williams:
Lost Highway, a spectacular musical following the life of legendary singer/songwriter Hank Williams, from his incredible rise to fame to his tragic self-destruction at age 29. This innovative and entertaining play, by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik, juxtaposes the songs of Hank Williams with dramatized episodes from his personal and professional life.
Hank Williams’ soulful, timeless country tunes have inspired covers by musicians from Bob Dylan to Louis Armstrong, Beck to Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline to Ray Charles. In 1961, Williams was the first artist elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame, and in 1987, he was inducted into the third class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his incredible influence in the development of American pop music.
Born Hiram Williams in Mount Olive, Alabama in 1923, Hank Williams learned gospel music from his mother—the organist at a Baptist church—and blues and pop from a black street musician. At age 16 he formed his first band, an early incarnation of the group that would become his legendary “Drifting Cowboys.” By age 23 he had moved to Nashville, where he landed a recording contact with MGM in less than a year. His 1949 release, “Lovesick Blues,” stayed at the top of the Country & Western Top Ten chart for fifteen months, and when he debuted on the Grand Ol’ Opry stage in the same year, he earned six encores.
In less than four years, Hank Williams had produced 11 million-selling singles and had topped the Country & Western Top Ten chart 36 times. His classic songs—from “Your Cheatin’ Heart”
to “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”—endure as true American classics, speaking to fans of country, blues, pop, and rock music alike. Williams paved the way for a new era of country music: the work of Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Williams’ own son Hank Williams Jr. would not have been possible without his pioneering artistry.
And now, at Live Arts, this musical pioneer is back in full force!
Hank Williams: Lost Highway features an incredible array of Virginian talent. Dallas Wesley (Hank), who hails from Lynchburg, Virginia, has written recorded, and produced two albums of original material and played live shows both throughout Virginia and abroad. In the fall of
2009 he was invited to England to play in the Buckingham Music Society Festival. Ever since he first picked up a guitar at age 13, he has been playing and writing. He wrote and recorded his first full album, No Cover, at age 23, and his second, Glimpse of You, a year later. He is currently working on his third.
Joining Dallas Wesley is an impressive array of musicians and actors, including the remarkable quartet that portrays his band, “The Drifting Cowboys.” Dan Sebring has taught music in Charlottesville for over 30 years. He has been a member of The Blue Ridge Chamber Orchestra and the Chesapeake String Quartet and instructs classes in strings, jazz, rock, and classic guitar. Bahlmann Abbot, a lifelong guitarist and song-writer, has long drawn inspiration from the music of Hank Williams and his fellow country pioneers. Jeffrey Justice, who has been acting since age 12 and playing violin since 17, trained in jazz at the Berklee School of Music. And Thomas Gunn, a graduate of Berklee with a degree in film scoring, has been playing and writing music for over three decades.
The Live Arts cast will include: Dallas Wesley as Hank Williams; Thomas Gunn, Bahlmann Abbot, Dan Sebring, and Jeffrey Justice as “The Drifting Cowboys”; and Aer Stephen, Deidre Wesley, Jane Lynch, Mary Beth Revak, and Steve Smith.
Hank Williams: Lost Highway will perform from March 19 to April 11, 8pm on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and 7:30pm on Thursdays.
There will be a 2pm Sunday Matinee on March 28 and on April 11.
Wednesday performances are Pay What You Can. There will be a free preview on Thursday, March 18. Tickets for the free preview are available at the offices of C-Ville Weekly on the Downtown Mall.
Tickets may be purchased online at www.livearts.org or by calling the Live Arts Box Office at 434-977-4177 x 108. Hank Williams: Lost Highway is sponsored by R. E. Lee & Son, Inc. and Escafé.
MACAA Head Start
MACAA Head Start applications for the new year are available. I if your child will be 3 or 4 by September 30th of this year, they are eligible to attend. Applications are available at the Charlottesville MACAA office. Early acceptance deadline is March 31st. For more info, call 295-3171 ext 3003
Albemarle High School Drama club
Only 58 High School troupes from the United States have been invited to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland next year. Albemarle High School’s Drama Club is one of those and they need funds. These students need to raise nearly a hundred thousand dollars to make this happen. If each Chamber of commerce organization donates 100 dollars, the need will be met. Many small commitments together, make a big difference. Being nominated, then selected by a National panel of judges isn’t enough; there is travel, lodging, food and most importantly, stage props, lighting and sound equipment rental to make this key learning experience possible. Make checks payable to Albemarle County Public Schools and have AHS Drama-Scotland in the memo line. Send checks to AlbemarleHigh School, attn: Fay Cunningham; 2775 Hydraulic Road, VA22901 For more information, call Maury Brown at 972-4049
UVA's Mini-Med School
UVA's Mini-Med School
The Mini-Med School is for the general public, from high school students to senior citizens.
A participant in last year class described the program as “The most interesting and best organized educational experience I’ve ever had.”
The Mini-MedSchool meets on 7 Thursday evenings from March 25 through May 6, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
Topics include Anatomy, Aging, Diabetes, Hypertension, Cancer, Medical Research, and AIDS.
Tuition is free, there are no exams, and participants receive a certificate of attendance.
To apply call 434-924-2563 or apply on line at www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/minimed/
Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Egg Hunt For children of all ages. Saturday April 3rd from 10 am-12:30pm
Come rain, snow, or shine we will have an Easter Egg Hunt at Grace Baptist Church
3764 Pritchett Lane Charlottesville. There will be games, prizes, lunch, and of course Egg Hunts. For more
Information: 434-975-0260
A Dance for Jesse McDaniel
Come to a fundraising dance for Jesse McDaniel featuring Blue Country, Friday March 26th from 8 til Midnight at the Charlottesville Moose Club. Raffles will be held, and all proceeds will help defer Medical costs related to Jessie's Lung cancer. Tickets are available at Bob's Wheel alignment, White Tire, and the door.
Augusta Regional SPCA
The Augusta Regional SPCA is celebrating March Madness and Midnight Adopt a Thon. If you've been thinking of adding a 4 legged friend to your family now is just the tim to do it. A special adoption promotion features all cats over 1 year old, all dogs over 6 years old, any animal that has been at the shelter over 3 months, and all pit bulls and pit bull mixes. The adoption fee is waived for any animal who is not already spayed or neutered and the adopter only pays a spay/neuter deposit of $55 fo rdogs and $35 for cats. This deposit will be duducted from the vet bill when the animal is fixed. For animals that are already spayed or neutered the adoption fee is $25. All adopted animals receive vaccinations, worming and a free vet chck up. the regular adoption fee is 90 to 110 dollars. Saturday March 20th the shelter will be open until Midnight for an Adopt-a-thon. Enjoy refreshments, register for prizes, and pick up the newest member of your family and maybe your best friend.
For more info call 540-885-7722.
Charlottesville March of Dimes march
The Charlottesville March of Dimes march is April 18th at 1 pm at Lexis Nexis behind the Charlottesville Pavilion. The Free registration is at 1 pm. For more information visit marchforbabies.org or go to Gold’s Gym to pick up a registration form.
Girl Scouts Milk and Cookie Break
Treat Your Staff to a Milk & Cookies Break!
What could be better than milk and cookies? Milk and Girl Scout cookies, delivered to your office and served by your own local Girl Scout troops!
The girls will also set up a cookie booth with additional cookies available for purchase. It’s a great way to say thank-you to your employees while you support Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council.
Here’s how it works:
• First, contact Arlene Wilhelm, Product Sales Manager for the Girl Scout council.
• Next, a local Girl Scout troop will contact you to confirm the details for your Milk & Cookies Break. Late afternoon works best for troops, as it presents the least conflict with school schedules. (Payday is a great time!)
• Pre-order the cookies from the troop contact. Plan on purchasing some of each of the eight varieties so that your employees can sample them all! We suggest that you provide a beverage to be served along with the cookies. We don’t supply the milk!
• Please promote the event to your employees and make them aware that cookies will also be available for purchase.
• On the day of your Milk & Cookies Break, please provide a table for the girls to set up their booth. The troop members will bring their own materials for the booth and adequate serving supplies to serve the cookies to employees.
• Make your payment for your pre-order of cookies directly to the troop.
To set your Milk & Cookies Break in motion, contact Arlene Wilhelm at awilhelm@gsvsc.org or (540) 777-5105. Then watch all those big smiles pop up around the office!
Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council is a leadership program for girls that develops life skills in business, science, and technology; provides adventures and challenges in sports, the environment, and the great outdoors; and encourages girls to give back to their communities through service projects conducted locally, across the United States, and internationally.
Thosmas Jefferson United Way
Thomas Jefferson Area United Way provides grants to 33 local programs serving thousands in our community....They need your help to continue to do this...your donations mean solutions...To make a gift to the United Way call 972-1701 ...
Kids In the Kitchen (Junior League of Charlottesville)
The Junior League of Charlottesville will host a day of cooking, hands-on activities, fitness demonstrations and education as part of their international childhood obesity and nutrition education initiative, Junior League’s Kids in the Kitchen. Sponsored by the Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI), the event will take place on March 27, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the AlbemarleHigh School cafeteria. There will be a yoga station, a smoothie station and many more fun activities for the kids. ACAC, UVA Health Systems and Blue Ridge Eco Shop are all fully sponsoring booths. All children and parents are invited to attend free of charge.
Kids in the Kitchen seeks to educate children about healthy living. Even today, studies show that that childhood obesity is the leading cause of many health issues including pediatric hypertension, Type II diabetes and coronary heart disease. Estimates now project that nearly half of the children in North and South America will be overweight by the end of 2010.
The Junior League of Charlottesville believes that education in our community is the first step to raising awareness of childhood obesity and its associated health issues; and, that the education of our children is the key to making a lasting change in the reversal of current childhood obesity statistics. Through Kids in the Kitchen, the Junior League of Charlottesville aims to provide children with the tools they need to make healthy choices.
For more information, contact Paige Mattson at (434) 327-9870.
Llve arts presents Hank Williams
Live Arts is proud to present Hank Williams:
Lost Highway, a spectacular musical following the life of legendary singer/songwriter Hank Williams, from his incredible rise to fame to his tragic self-destruction at age 29. This innovative and entertaining play, by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik, juxtaposes the songs of Hank Williams with dramatized episodes from his personal and professional life.
Hank Williams’ soulful, timeless country tunes have inspired covers by musicians from Bob Dylan to Louis Armstrong, Beck to Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline to Ray Charles. In 1961, Williams was the first artist elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame, and in 1987, he was inducted into the third class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his incredible influence in the development of American pop music.
Born Hiram Williams in Mount Olive, Alabama in 1923, Hank Williams learned gospel music from his mother—the organist at a Baptist church—and blues and pop from a black street musician. At age 16 he formed his first band, an early incarnation of the group that would become his legendary “Drifting Cowboys.” By age 23 he had moved to Nashville, where he landed a recording contact with MGM in less than a year. His 1949 release, “Lovesick Blues,” stayed at the top of the Country & Western Top Ten chart for fifteen months, and when he debuted on the Grand Ol’ Opry stage in the same year, he earned six encores.
In less than four years, Hank Williams had produced 11 million-selling singles and had topped the Country & Western Top Ten chart 36 times. His classic songs—from “Your Cheatin’ Heart”
to “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”—endure as true American classics, speaking to fans of country, blues, pop, and rock music alike. Williams paved the way for a new era of country music: the work of Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Williams’ own son Hank Williams Jr. would not have been possible without his pioneering artistry.
And now, at Live Arts, this musical pioneer is back in full force!
Hank Williams: Lost Highway features an incredible array of Virginian talent. Dallas Wesley (Hank), who hails from Lynchburg, Virginia, has written recorded, and produced two albums of original material and played live shows both throughout Virginia and abroad. In the fall of
2009 he was invited to England to play in the Buckingham Music Society Festival. Ever since he first picked up a guitar at age 13, he has been playing and writing. He wrote and recorded his first full album, No Cover, at age 23, and his second, Glimpse of You, a year later. He is currently working on his third.
Joining Dallas Wesley is an impressive array of musicians and actors, including the remarkable quartet that portrays his band, “The Drifting Cowboys.” Dan Sebring has taught music in Charlottesville for over 30 years. He has been a member of The Blue Ridge Chamber Orchestra and the Chesapeake String Quartet and instructs classes in strings, jazz, rock, and classic guitar. Bahlmann Abbot, a lifelong guitarist and song-writer, has long drawn inspiration from the music of Hank Williams and his fellow country pioneers. Jeffrey Justice, who has been acting since age 12 and playing violin since 17, trained in jazz at the Berklee School of Music. And Thomas Gunn, a graduate of Berklee with a degree in film scoring, has been playing and writing music for over three decades.
The Live Arts cast will include: Dallas Wesley as Hank Williams; Thomas Gunn, Bahlmann Abbot, Dan Sebring, and Jeffrey Justice as “The Drifting Cowboys”; and Aer Stephen, Deidre Wesley, Jane Lynch, Mary Beth Revak, and Steve Smith.
Hank Williams: Lost Highway will perform from March 19 to April 11, 8pm on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and 7:30pm on Thursdays.
There will be a 2pm Sunday Matinee on March 28 and on April 11.
Wednesday performances are Pay What You Can. There will be a free preview on Thursday, March 18. Tickets for the free preview are available at the offices of C-Ville Weekly on the Downtown Mall.
Tickets may be purchased online at www.livearts.org or by calling the Live Arts Box Office at 434-977-4177 x 108. Hank Williams: Lost Highway is sponsored by R. E. Lee & Son, Inc. and Escafé.
The Jefferson Madison Regional Library's Big Read
The Jefferson-Madison Regional Library wants to invite you to be part of an exciting Library program: THE BIG READ. The BIG READ provides our citizens with the opportunity to read and discuss a single book within our community.
The Library's goal is to encourage all residents of Central Virginia to read and discuss A LESSON BEFORE DYING by Ernest J Gaines during February and March. Then take part in the many events celebrating the topics of justice, redemption, and standing up for what you believe.
Programs can be seen at www.jmrl.org/bigread
Designed to restore reading to the center of American culture, THE BIG READ is a nationwide program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the VirginiaFoundationCenter for the Book, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Arts Midwest.
Fresh Air Fund
The "Fresh Air Fund" is looking for families in Central Va to host kids from New York City for the summer...if you'd like more info call 984-5019...
Junior League of Charlottesville
Now is your opportunity to apply for The Junior League of Charlottesville Community Grants program. The Community Grants program awards grants of up to $2,500 to assist nonprofit community organizations in meeting immediate critical community needs. The Junior League is committed to helping your organization to make a difference in Charlottesville. All applications must be submitted electronically or postmarked by April 16th. Complete an online application at the Junior League’s website at www.jlcville.org and selecting the How we help link on the left hand side of the page. Directions for submitting a paper application are also found on the website. Don’t miss this opportunity for your organization to fund a special project for the Charlottesville area.
The Junior League of Charlottesville is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and the leadership of trained volunteers. Since its founding in 1932, the League has contributed nearly $1,000,000 and tens and thousands of volunteer hours to our local community. For more information about the Junior League of Charlottesville, please visit our website http://www.jlcville.org.
Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra
The UVA McIntire Department of Music invites you to come see this unique blend of talented University students and community musicians in what will surely be an unforgettable experience.
Single tickets range from $11-$28 and can be purchased by contacting the Box Office at (434)-924-3376 or visiting www.artsboxoffice.virginia.edu
For more information, visit http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/events/pressreleases/09-10/100327cuso.html
Walk a mile for Sara
Can men walking in red patent leather pumps or gold lame heels offer any kind of promise for a safer world?
You bet they can!
Last year, over 60 men marched against sexual violence in our community. This year, we’re expecting over 100!
If you are a guy, or if you know a guy, then you have a chance to make a difference on April 18th, when a big group of men from our area will march on the Downtown Mall in shoes typically worn by women – high heels, ballet flats, you name it! It’s an attention-grabbing effort to draw our community’s notice to the current epidemic of sexual assault – 1 in 4 women and 1 in 8 men are sexually assaulted in their lifetimes. This is not okay, and all genders have a huge role to play in decreasing these numbers – as vital community leaders, allies, friends, survivors, and change-makers! So take the first step, and get a team together to walk against sexual assault. For more information, and to register, please visit our website at http://saracville.org/walk10.htm
AA
If you need information about Alcoholics Anonymous, for a meeting list, directions to meetings, or if you would simply like talk to someone in AA, call 293-65-65, or go online at http://charlottesville.aa.org. They can help.
MS Walk
The Blue Ridge Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s “Walk MS 2010” is Saturday March 27th. Registration starts at 9am, the walk begins at 10 from the Charlottesville Pavilion. You are encouraged to sign up your team, or you can walk as an individual. All proceeds benefit the Blue Ridge Area Chapter of the MS Society, for more information, call 971-8010
Alzheirmers Association Book
If you or someone you know is caring for someone diagnosed with dementia you may be familiar with the question: What can we do at home all day?
The Alzheimer's Association Central and Western Virginia Chapter has published a new book called "Connections." It's a complete activities guide that teaches friends, loved ones and professional caregivers how to offer meaningful activities to persons with memory loss.
Contact the Alzheimer's Association at (434) 973-6122 or e-mail ALZCWVA@alz.org for more information
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
20,000 people in Central Virginia rely on the Blue Ridge Food Bank every month. Martha Jefferson Hospital is teaming up with the BRFB for National Nutrition Month to restock those empty shelves. You can drop off donations at Martha Jefferson Hospital.
SPCA
The Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA has opened a new SPCA rummage store on Preston Avenue next to Martin Hardware. Store hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm. For more information, call, (434)973-5959.
AL-ANON
AL-ANON and ALATEEN groups meet throughout the Central Virginia are to offer support to the relatives and friends of alcoholics. For more information, call, (434)-972-7011.
YMCA
The YMCA is in constant need of volunteer coaches and coordinators for youth sports leagues. They can work around your interests and availability. To learn more about volunteer opportunities, call the YMCA at, (434)-974-9622.
FOCUS
The Focus Women's Resource Center provides individual, couple, and family counseling to individuals of all ages who are experiencing a life crisis. For more information, call, (434)-293-2222
Pacific Intercultural Exchange
Open your heart and your home to an international student. P.I.E. needs host families urgently in our community. For academic year and semester home stay programs. If you are interested, please call P.I.E. at, 1-888-743-8721.
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