Ashtanga Yoga of Charlottesville 505 Monticello Rd., above Mas restaurant. 970-7980. www.charlottesvilleashtanga.com. Offers Ashtanga Yoga classes and Mysore Practice Sunday-Friday. $12-15 ($7 for Mysore) for drop-ins; first class free. The ATTiC Glass Building, 313 Second Ave. SE, Suite 208. 977-7186. Offers Alexander Tech-nique teacher training with Daria Okugawa, plus yoga classes, workshops, privates and more. […]
Ashtanga Yoga of Charlottesville 505 Monticello Rd., above Mas restaurant. 970-7980. www.charlottesvilleashtanga.com. Offers Ashtanga Yoga classes and Mysore Practice Sunday-Friday. $12-15 ($7 for Mysore) for drop-ins; first class free. The ATTiC Glass Building, 313 Second Ave. SE, Suite 208. 977-7186. Offers Alexander Tech-nique teacher training with Daria Okugawa, plus yoga classes, workshops, privates and more. […]
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Walking Tours McIntire Building, 200 Second St. NE. 296-1492. www.albemarle history.org. Guided tours of historic Downtown every Saturday from April through October, 10am. Free. Beginner Bike Ride www.cambc.org. Join the Charlottesville Area Mountain Bike Club for an easy, socially-paced ride, select Tuesdays and Sundays. Next ride is Tuesday, August 1, at […]
Folks at UVA\’s psych department are all a-twitter today over a Sunday New York Times Magazine article that adds new fodder to the nature-versus-nurture debate. Recent research apparently shows that environment has more to do with intelligence than we thought.
Tuesday, July 11
Daughtry gets a deal
Come forth and shine, fellow bald men. “American Idol” finalist and one-time Fluvanna County resident Chris Daughtry has cut his own record deal. Daughtry, who, inexplicably, was voted off the hit show “American Idol” at fourth place, signed a joint deal with 19 Recordings Unlimited and big-time producer Clive Davis for a record slated to be released later this year.
Try This Now is a rotating listing of classes, workshops and ongoing events to help you broaden your horizons\-ake a hike, learn how to blow glass, or sign up your kid to act in a play. The schedule of topics goes as follows: First Tues-day of the month: Wellness; Second Tuesday: Kids; Third Tuesday: Arts and Fine Arts; Fourth Tuesday: Outdoors; Fifth Tuesday: Grab Bag.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines “magic” as follows: 1. the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces; 2. conjuring tricks performed to entertain; 3. mysterious and enchanting quality; 4. (informal) exceptional skill or talent.
Well, if you’re looking to see this definition in the flesh, here’s your chance.
Tuesday, July 4No surprise: fatal crash on the Fourth The Fourth of July weekend is usually an ugly one, traffic fatality-wise, and this one was no exception. In Staunton, a crash on Independence Day took the life of a 37-year-old Verona woman and left her 8-year-old daughter in critical condition. The cause of the accident […]
Jolie Holland laughs a lot. It\’s not something you\’d expect from someone whose lyrics embrace the dimly lit nooks and crannies of the South. High off a soulful, horn-filled hometown gig with friends, Holland revealed during our recent phone interview that aside from the fact that she doesn\’t own an iPod or a computer, she\’s not the vintage persona that her rootsy, cinema-noir music might suggest.
As reported in Restaurantarama not long ago, La Taza Coffeehouse has upgraded its kitchen and added an expanded menu to go along with it.
Third Anniversary Celebration Gravity Lounge Wednesday, June 28 music music On a mid-summer night in 2003, The Gravity Lounge opened its doors for its very first concert. Paul Curreri, a local songwriter, demonstrated his guitar chops to a small audience sitting in patio chairs on a flagstone floor. Back then, “We thought we’d […]