300: Gonna be any good?

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Search and Destory

I’m writing in opposition to Ted Rall’s March 28 article in C-Ville Weekly, “Don’t Support The Troops,” in which he stated:  “We’re ruled by an evil, non-elected warlord… (and we) don’t want the soldiers fighting his unjustified wars of expansion…” “[The United States] losing the Vietnam War… to Third Worlders in PJs led Americans to […]

Chekhov one county over

Nelson County’s Hamner Theater is in good hands for its 10-day run of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.  Director Carol Pedersen also acts and teaches theater, serves on the board at Offstage Theater and on the program committee at Live Arts. She says she has loved Chekhov’s work, sometimes known as the “theater of mood,” since […]

Other News We Heard Last Week

Tuesday, February 27New move for local food Soon, those who eat organic will realize they’re not doing enough. “Buy Fresh, Buy Local” will guide shoppers to food’s new zen—eating locally. The Daily Progress picks up on the local food movement story on their website today. “Charlottesville-area gastronomes are choosing to shun traditional grocery stores in […]

Other News We Heard Last Week

Tuesday, February 20Wines fit for the Queen Yesterday, 10 wine experts swished and spit for a tasting at White Hall Vineyards, wine expert Dave McIntyre blogs. The oenophiles were in search of Virginia wines to showcase in London as part of our state’s Jamestown 400th anniversary celebration. Having been eliminated of the “aromas of rubber […]

Originality? This has bad written all over it …

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Other News We Heard Last Week

Tuesday, February 13Tiki Barber scores with NBC Former Cavalier and NY Giants running back Tiki Barber turned down offers from Fox and ABC for a correspondent’s gig on NBC’s “Today” show, according to the Associated Press. Barber’s early retirement from the NFL (he’s 31) brings with it a stiff pay cut of about $4 mil […]

With a little help from his friends

A mega-celebrity of the cello in Europe, with rockstar hair and puckish irreverence to match, Steven Isserlis (www.stevenisserlis.com) is less known on this side of the Atlantic. But his reputation has spread in these parts thanks to cellist Raphael Bell, London-based artistic co-director of the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival (www.c-villechambermusic.org), who first brought Isserlis to […]

Other News We Heard Last Week

Tuesday, February 6It snowed! It was the second snow day this year for the kiddies in Charlottesville and Albemarle. About 2.5" of the stuff started falling around 7:30pm, followed the next morning by a mean wind chill that dipped the temperature to sub-zero levels. The result? Frazzled moms, crashing cars and overjoyed kids. Wednesday, February […]