Lyle LovettCharlottesville PavilionSaturday, August 26 music Some local music fans might have been under the impression that they had actually seen Lyle Lovett play in town. Granted, the Texas-lovin’ country crooner has hit Charlottesville before, but only with a stripped-down band. And, while those shows were reportedly fine, affecting and enjoyable affairs, the difference between […]
Adult Learning Center 1000 Preston Ave. 245-2815. Hosts “Dialogue Café,” an opportunity for adult English language learners and native English speakers to gather, talk and share experiences. Free. Every Wednesday, 6-8pm and Friday, 1:30-3:30pm. L’Alliance Française 1119 Fifth St. ext., second floor. 973-8268. monticello.avenue.org/ afc. Offers ongoing classes in French language and culture. Contact for […]
Madden NFL ’07Electronic ArtsVarious platforms games Tell your teachers to forget about homework. Tell your parents you’re eating dinner in your room. Call up some friends and pick up the sticks—it’s game time. Madden ’07 is out. The highest-selling pro football franchise is back for its 17th year with new and improved features, such as […]
Foundation has built 120 shelters for Katrina victims —with more on the wayEven before Hurricane Katrina made landfall last August, Pearlington, Mississippi, was a hurting town. Located 45 miles northeast of New Orleans, the value of the towns’ aging homes was well below the state average. Its elevation—8′ above sea level—guaranteed that a pounding 28′ […]
Get your soapboxes ready. Here are your chances to opine on development matters during the coming weeks. Albemarle Planning Commission meets to discuss early drafts of the Pantops Master Plan. August 22. County Office Building.Route 250 West Task Force holds a discussion on projects. August 23. County Office Building. Albemarle Board of Supervisors and area […]
While UVA students were away interning, working, taking summer classes or laying on the couch eating Fla-vor-ice and playing X-box, there were some changes made ’round TJ’s university.
Tuesday, August 15Taking care of businessForbes.com declares Virginia the “runaway winner” in a study of the top states for business. The Commonwealth finished in the Top 10 states in all six categories of competition, and received high praise for its meticulous balance of low business costs and high incentives. Governor Tim Kaine comments that Virginia […]
James TaylorJohn Paul Jones ArenaThursday, August 17 music It’s a truth universally acknowledged that the concerts of aging pop stars take on two distinct forms: 1) unanticipated choices in the song list are met with polite or semi-rapt attention, and 2) old favorites produce a surge—nay, a frenzy—of affection that is as close as human […]
Accepted (PG-13) Unable to get into college, an enterprising young man (Justin Long from those Mac computer commercials) invents his own fake college in order to fool his overzealous parents. In time, other slacker students flock to him, forcing the opening of a “real” fake school. This one basically throws Ferris Bueller, Animal House and […]
Restaurantarama is no different than anyone else. Frankly, at this time of year we are about as enthusiastic about working as we would be about lying naked on a mound of maggoty meat. The late-summer doldrums have set in with a vengeance. We can barely even type these words, so great is our ennui. So […]