FAMILY Tour the Paramount Theater Saturday, January 14 Enjoy a backstage tour of the Paramount Theater, and learn about its construction and architecture, as well as details of its two-year-long restoration. Free, 11am. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 979-1333. NONPROFIT Big Brothers/Big Sisters training Wednesday, January 11 Anyone interested in volunteering […]
FAMILY Tour the Paramount Theater Saturday, January 14 Enjoy a backstage tour of the Paramount Theater, and learn about its construction and architecture, as well as details of its two-year-long restoration. Free, 11am. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 979-1333. NONPROFIT Big Brothers/Big Sisters training Wednesday, January 11 Anyone interested in volunteering […]
The first time you see your pet in the middle of a seizure, it’s like time has stopped. You feel helpless, not knowing how long it will last or what will happen next. Seizures happen when electrical activity in the brain becomes disorganized, slipping free of the coordinated circuits that usually keep things running smoothly. […]
Fans of Littlejohn’s New York Delicatessen can now enjoy a Chris Long sub, Bum Steer and Five Easy Pieces at Pro Re Nata Farm Brewery on Rockfish Gap Turnpike in Crozet. The restaurant operates out of a Pro Re Nata-owned food truck on the brewery property, providing food to patrons and offering both pick-up and […]
FAMILY Playing in the Past Saturday, January 7 Play games with historic interpreters from the Frontier Culture Museum. Free, 3pm. Crozet Library, 2020 Library Ave., Crozet. RSVP to 823-4050. NONPROFIT Twelfth Night concert Sunday, January 8 The combined choirs of Olivet Presbyterian Church and the Staunton Church of the Brethren perform the sounds of the […]
J.R. Hadley has eaten a lot of nachos. When traveling around the country to Pittsburgh Steelers games, Hadley and his friends often ordered nachos to go along with their cold beers at various bars and restaurants. They would rank the nachos according to chip integrity, dispersion of ingredients (nobody likes a naked chip), quality of […]
Winter is here, which means daylight is scarce and cold temperatures make most people want to spend a majority of their time indoors. This lack of exposure to sunlight can cause what is classically called “the winter blues,” a mild depression that is clinically referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. Many people treat […]
In the darkness of night on Saturday, November 19, Christine Vrooman of Ankida Ridge Vineyards looked out her bedroom window and noticed a fire on the southwest face of Mount Pleasant. From the comfort of her bed, the unnerving scene did not seem to be an immediate threat to her home, her winery or her […]
FAMILY First Night Virginia Saturday, December 31 Annual community celebration of the arts includes many family-friendly activities on and around the Downtown Mall. Wristbands $6-16, times vary. Downtown Mall. firstnightva.org. NONPROFIT New Year’s Day 5K Sunday, January 1 Race a fairly flat out-and-back, 3.1-mile course to start the new year off right and benefit the […]
The end of 2016 has us eating our feelings. We’ve scrambled to get one more box of Spudnuts, wolfed down our last Brookville baked egg and toast points and devoured a final bowl of Mican noodles. Here’s a look back at the restaurants we said good-bye to this year, plus a rundown of new ones […]
FAMILY Kwanzaa celebration Monday, December 26 A discussion will follow a showing of the first feature film on Kwanzaa, The Black Candle: A Kwanzaa Celebration. Free, 3-5pm. Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, 233 Fourth St. NW. jeff schoolheritagecenter.org NONPROFIT Operation Silent Night Through December The Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA is reducing adoption fees by 50 percent […]