James Brown – Charlottesville Pavilion, Thursday, May 25
Any song from the catalogue of the Godfather of Soul threatens to throw the stuffiest, stodgiest room into hysterics.
GALLERIES AND EXHIBITIONS
Abundant Life 201 E. Main St., Suite Q (Above Zocalo). Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9-11am; Monday and Thursday, 1-5pm; Tuesday and Wednesday, 1-6pm. 979-5433. Through May 31: Drawings by Laura Lee Gulledge.
The war at home
Cindy Sheehan, one of the most visible crusaders against the Iraq War, preached peace on Wednesday, May 17, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center.
Minor affair
There’s nothing better, from a hard-core investigative reporter’s point of view, than when a story justâ¦appears. Out for a leisurely Friday night in Scottsville recently, Restaurantarama stumbled across not one but two breaking developments in that town’s dining scene, which seems to churn along as frothily as the nearby James River.
From NBA Star to Dead-beat Dad
Ralph Sampson, the 7’4″ former UVA basketball star and 1983’s No. 1 NBA draft pick, faces trial soon for a string of charges related to allegedly false statements he made in a child support case, according to the Associated Press.
Ex-Guv keeps his eye on the White House
For someone who quips in speeches that he’s unemployed, Mark Warner sure has been busy lately.
Other news we heard last week
Wednesday, May 17 –
Hatcher stays, Dempsey moves: Bonus for Gray TV?
ABC has some of TV’s biggest hits on the airâ”Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy”âbut despite that success the network felt compelled to tinker with its lineup, according to today’s Wall Street Journal. The change, if it works to stem declining viewership for some of the big programs, could be good news for Gray TV, which moved into the Charlottesville media market 19 months ago, bringing local ABC, CBS and Fox affiliates to the spectrum in an uphill battle to win viewers from the Richmond affiliates. “Desperate Housewives” will remain in ABC’s Sunday 9pm slot, but “Grey’s Anatomy” will move to Thursday 9pm. Replacing it on Sundays: “Brothers & Sisters,” starring Calista “Ally McBeal” Flockhart.