PCA Announces “ARTS INSPIRE” Call For Submissions Piedmont Council for the Arts (PCA) seeks proposals from Charlottesville-area artists interested in receiving a $500 stipend to lead a hands-on arts workshop with under-served youth. Workshops can involve any arts genre(s), including visual art, music, theatre, dance, film, and/or literary arts. Selected artists will be paired […]
Third Annual Design House 2012 Fundraiser The Shelter for Help in Emergency introduces this year’s Design House. The Ivy Farms home of Sanjiv and Cindy Kaul, located at 2020 Wingfield Road, is a transitional style house with a separate two bedroom, two-bathroom cottage. Both overlook a private pond and have been extensively renovated and expanded […]
The world has wheeled past the winter solstice and the holidays seem to recede even more quickly than they arrived. If the end of the calendar year is heralded by bells and marked with sparkly lights and indulgent foods, the beginning of the next is draped in darkness, muffled by cold, and pierced with remorse […]
If you’re one of the 4 million American homeowners who had their homes foreclosed on in the last few years, you may be in for a pay day. In principle, anyway—but more about that in a minute. (File Photo) The federal government recently announced that homeowners who believe they were unfairly or illegally kicked out […]
PCA Receives BAMA Grant The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation (CACF) recently awarded Piedmont Council for the Arts (PCA) an $8,000 grant through the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band in the CACF. This Fund supports charitable programs in the Charlottesville area with particular focus on disadvantaged youth, needs of the disabled, protection of the […]
Waynesboro Heritage Museum Selected for Circuit Riders Project The Waynesboro Heritage Museum has been selected to participate in a statewide project designed to help improve care of collections for museums, libraries and archives. The Waynesboro Heritage Museum is one of 10 institutions in Virginia selected to participate in the project, sponsored by the Virginia Association […]
Anyone can appreciate wine, and anyone can have a private wine cellar, large or small, plain or fancy. What are the requirements for a wine cellar? How can you add one to your home? What should you put in it? In central Virginia, where vineyards and winemakers are making a strong showing, what local wines […]
PVCC’s “Let There Be Light” You are invited to an evening of light-centered artworks illuminating the outdoors as the longest night of the year approaches. Friday, December 9, from 6:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. on the grounds surrounding PVCC’s V. Earl Dickinson Building, 501 College Drive, Charlottesville. Free admission. No tickets required. Curator: James Yates. Featuring […]
PCA Hosts December Exhibit Showcasing Quilters from Local Housing Project Piedmont Council for the Arts (PCA) will host an exhibition of quilts by the Crescent Hall Quilters as the December 2011 exhibit in the CitySpace Gallery. A First Fridays opening reception will be held on Friday, December 2 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. with many of the […]
Win a Learn to Ski & Snowboard Trip to Wintergreen The Commonwealth of Virginia has just announced the mother of all snow sports sweepstakes for moms and dads looking to share a love of the slopes with the kids. Starting today, families can go to www.Virginia.org/sweeps and enter to win the Virginia Snowmotion Sweepstakes. One […]