Over 150 women, many in African attire, gathered at the Jefferson School City Center’s African-American Heritage Center for an evening of health updates and fashion.  The event was part Chihamba’s 24th Annual African American Cultural Arts Festival.  The event included information about the Heritage Center, a breast health talk, “Expanding on the basics:  What advances in […]

First Thursdays at the Jefferson School City Center mean a $10 grill menu and live music at the Vinegar Hill Café. On Thursday August 1, Vinegar Hill Café  will host Chill’n & Grill’n from 5 to 7:30 pm. The Cafe will provide acoustic music and a straight-off-the-grill menu that includes BBQ ribs, BBQ chicken, or hamburgers, with a […]

Nelson Mandela Day was celebrated with twelve hours of words about freedom at the Jefferson School City Center on Thursday (July 18).  Beginning at 10 am, the public was invited to come share their thoughts on freedom at the African American Heritage Center.  The event was live-streamed and several tenants throughout the building set up […]

Every Thursday night at the Jefferson School City Center Doris Feldman can be found at Literacy Volunteers leading the conversation. Trained in English as a Second Language instruction, Feldman exhibits the patience and caring to her students as they navigate our complex community systems. Her students are from South Korea, Myanmar, Mexico, and Argentina. “Doris […]

Phoebe Haupt, Program Manager for Common Ground at the Jefferson School City Center, is looking for people who have a talent for sitting.  “Our Sit-A-Thon is the most blissful fundraiser to hit Charlottesville,” she said. “This is an opportunity to invest in your own wellness and expand your mindfulness practice. Or, for beginners, this is […]

The AIDS Services Group (ASG) celebrated National HIV Testing Day at the Jefferson School City Center on Thursday, June 27. In collaboration with Martha Jefferson’s Starr Hill Health Center and using space provided by JABA, ASG expected to test about 50 individuals for the HIV virus and Hepatitis C. ASG provided information on their programs […]

“My essay was about walking slowly through things, and then one day looking up and discovering I had arrived someplace new,” said writer Beth Gager. Gager was presented with an award at The Women’s Initiative’s celebration of Challenge Into Change held at the Jefferson School City Center on Saturday.  The event honored women who have […]

Women will be celebrating the many ways they have turned their live challenges into positive change tomorrow (Saturday), June 15 at The Women’s Initiative at the Jefferson School City Center. From 4:30 to 6:30 pm, writers and supporters will honor the women essayists who shared personal stories of transformation for the 2013 issue of Challenge […]

The African American Heritage Center at the Jefferson School City Center will have a new exhibition in the Contemporary Gallery this week. The Caesar Morton show has come down and is being packed up, and Lola Flash’s photography will soon grace the walls. The show is called (sur) passing and will be on view from […]

Thanks to a Dollar General grant awarded this week to Literacy Volunteers, adult students will be getting more opportunity to study English on computer programs at the Jefferson School City Center. Every student is required to spend approximately four weeks working in Rosetta Stone or a similar language program before being assigned a tutor. The […]