Gallery Listings

Galleries Art Upstairs Gallery 112 W. Main St., Suite 3 (in York Place). Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday, noon-5pm; Friday, 1-9pm; Sunday, 1-4pm. 923-3900. www.artupstairsgallery. com. Through March 29: “Real and Faux,” oils and pastels by Anne de LaTour Hopper. Bozart Gallery 211 W. Main St., Wednesday-Thursday, 3-9pm; Friday-Saturday, noon- 9pm; Sunday, 1-4pm. 296-3919. www.bozartgallery.com. Through March […]

March 2009: You, me and green

What it comes down to is marriage. That includes the kind with rings and honeymoons. When Sara Dexter and Koli Cutler exchanged vows last May, the newlyweds chose to nix the limo and reception hall, instead leading their wedding party on an exuberant march from the steps of the Woolen Mills chapel down the road […]

Disc men

Music snobs are the worst; usually, I’ll stay as far away from music blogs as I do from rabid wild animals. In both cases, I fear for my safety: Make the wrong move, say the wrong word and—bam!—there goes that needed limb. Regardless, the Spanish site El Diablo Tun Tun is different. There is no […]

March 2009: Green Scene

Harmony garden   It’s been three years since Marlene Condon, who lives in Albemarle, published her book Nature-Friendly Garden, but her wisdom only gets more relevant with time. If your urge to dig in the dirt is waking up with these longer, warmer days, but you’re not too thrilled about fighting off aphids and groundhogs, […]

March 2009: Around the House

Ready, set, grow If April showers bring May flowers, March is the time to get prepared for all that growing. Repotting your plants before the onset of spring gives them a fresh start and encourages more vigorous growth; however, uprooting is undoubtedly traumatic for even the most patient of plants. To make the ordeal easier […]

March 2009: Eyecatchers

You’ll be comin’ o’er the mountain   Location: Waynesboro Price: $154,900 MLS #: 461036 And this is what makes Waynesboro great, my friends: A four-bedroom house, dripping with character, will cost you under $160K. We’re not saying you won’t want to take out the wallpaper borders—you will—but the double porches are sweet, there’s an outdoor […]

March 2009: Get Real

Say the word “foreclosure property” to a prospective homebuyer, and watch her eyes light up as if Apple just announced 75 percent off the iPhone. The deals are out there, even in a place like Charlottesville where foreclosure rates are actually very low relative to the rest of the country (though they’re expected to rise). […]

March 2009: Instant Decorator

Aside from its obvious conversation-piece quality, this coffee can clock is multipurpose. You could put a glass of water inside and use it as a vase. You could throw in some spare pencils. Even use it as a jar for coins. The possibilities are endless, and you have lots of time (get it?) to experiment. […]