Check out this week’s column for two things that I’m excited about. One already happened and I’m still excited about it (that’s LOOKbetween), and the other remains ahead (Steve Winter’s Big Cats presentation). In the review’s section of the paper—Ann Beattie’s novella came out a week ago today, and you can read a review of Walks With Men in this week’s paper. Read a review here.
In digging around the internet this weekend, I came across a local technology company called Cloudbrain that wants to save music—or at least, Save the Songs. They’ve set their sets high with some goals, among them "Save The Songs is a grassroots campaign aimed at cleaning up music libraries, so future generations can also enjoy them," and "Save The Songs is the most ambitious music rescuing effort of our time." Preliminary research shows that CEO Daniel Strickland owns Charlottesville’s answer to Marmaduke. More to come on how this dog will save music.
If you’re walking down the Mall past Second Street, you might notice a blue, circular wooden structure. It is not some piece of the Landmark Hotel, or some pipe insulation gone all beautiful. It’s one of Hawaiian artist Margo Ray’s "signature water tanks," which she built, painted, and turned into a display piece for the month of June with students from Charlottesville High School. Ray’s music is showing at Second Street Gallery through the month. Have a look inside at the corner of Second and Main streets; a little bit of lipstick does the street some good.
