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June: Women in Technology Month Tuesday, June 1: 11:00 am, Miller Center Forum, Is the Spread of Nuclear Weapons Inevitable? George Perkovich is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Formerly, he was deputy director for programs and director of the W. Alton Jones Foundation Secure World Program. Information at http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu. Tuesday, June 1, 2004: The League of Women Voters of Charlottesville-Albemarle will host a forum for all prospective Charlottesville School Board candidates on Tuesday, June 1st, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Each candidate will have two minutes to make an opening statement. These statements will be followed by a question from the moderator, then questions from the floor. All members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. For more information, call or email the League office at 970-1707 or lwv@avenue.org. Thursday, June 3, 2004: The Interfaith Gay/Straight Alliance, a newly formed group in Central Virginia, welcomes people of all ages, backgrounds and faiths to our next meeting at 7:00 pm June 3rd at Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, 717 Rugby Road. Contact (434) 466-1464 or igsa@virginia.edu for details Thursday, June 3, 2004: IF NOT ASAP’S VISION, WHAT? Time: 7:30 pm Place: Library of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rugby Road Since its inception two years ago, ASAP has argued that in any finite area – such as Albemarle County – growth can not continue forever. Localities must ensure that population growth in the foreseeable future is undertaken wisely (following “smart” growth principals), but must also start planning for an eventual leveling off at an optimal size. While ASAP has not yet ventured an estimate of Albemarle County’s optimal size, that number is certainly less than the projected buildout population. According to the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, when all allowable development rights are actualized, the county population will have expanded from the present 90,000 to roughly four times this size. Local leaders in the business and development community – whose views about population growth are a little more exuberant than those of us in ASAP – have been less than precise about their long-term vision for our county, particularly when asked about population size and distribution. The frequent rejection of ASAP’s position is rarely accompanied by an alternative scenario about our demographic future. At the ASAP meeting on June 3, visions of the Charlottesville/Albemarle community in 50-80 years will be addressed by three local leaders: Tim Hulbert, President & Chief Executive, Charlottesville Area Chamber
of Commerce We’ve asked our three guests to answer the following questions in brief opening remarks, to be followed by discussion with the audience: Do you think population growth will ever stop in Albemarle County? The session is not to be a debate, nor a critique of anyone’s views. We in ASAP genuinely want to understand what others hope to see in our community in 50-80 years, and we’d like to identify common ground with the ASAP vision. Presumably one common goal is to find workable solutions to preserve the quality of life in our community and maintain a healthy environment. Perhaps this kind of session will help. Friday, June 4, 2004: Brown v. Board of Education: A Critical Re-Examination at the Miller Center. 1:30 p.m. The Honorable Julian Bond offers opening remarks, followed by: Separate but Equal (a film starring Sidney Poitier; excerpts introduced by Director George Stevens, Jr.; discussion moderated by Margaret Warner, Washington Correspondent, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer); Paving the Road, Risa Goluboff, University of Virginia Law School; Walking the Road, June Shagaloff Alexander, former assistant to Thurgood Marshall; Larissa Smith, Longwood University. 8 p.m. Keynote Address, David Garrow, Emory University. Friday, June 4, 2004: Expressions: Paintings by Wilma Bradbeer, Nancy Galloway, Teresa Miller, Karen Whitehill and Carol Ziemer. Opening Reception 5-7 p.m. Preview 4-5 p.m. C&O Gallery, 515 E. Water Street, Charlottesville, Virginia, 434-971-7044. Saturday, June 5, 2004: June 5, Virginia State Democratic Convention in Roanoke, VA Saturday, June 5, 2004: The Road to Brown, Bill Taylor, civil rights attorney, and Michael Klarman, University of Virginia Law School; A Critical Re-Examination, The Honorable Julian Bond - at 9:00 a.m. the Miller Center. Saturday, June 5, 2004: CCPJ Salon at 7:30 pm, 604 Grove Ave. Please contact CCPJ if you would like to receive an invitation for the June 5th Salon. Topic: "THE MEDIA: BREAKING THE SOUND BITE BARRIER." Susan Oberman 244-0374 oberman@esinet.net Tuesday, June 8, 2004: The transit of Venus Venus crosses the face of the sun between 5:13 and 11:26 GMT. In the Eastern United States, the transit will already be in progress at sunrise. Friday, June 11: 11:00 am Miller Center Forum, Nixon’s Shadow: Changing Perceptions of Nixon’s Character and U.S. History. David Greenberg is author of Nixon’s Shadow: The History of an Image, which won Columbia University’s Bancroft Dissertation Award in 2002 and the Washington Monthly Political Book Award in 2003. Former acting editor and managing editor of The New Republic, Mr. Greenberg teaches history and political science at Yale University. A book signing will follow his Forum. Information at http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu. Saturday, June 12, 2004: Fund-raiser for John Kerry, 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the Charlottesville Ice Park, west end of the Downtown Mall. John D'earth, Robert Jospe and some of their colleagues will be providing music at the event; the Market St. Wine Shop is donating wine. The speakers will be: Sen. Creigh Deeds, candidate for Congress Al Weed, and City Councilor-elect Kendra Hamilton. Information: Russ Linden, 979-6421 or Bill Lucy, 295 4453. Friday, June 18: 11:00 am, Miller Center Forum, A New Look into the Mind of an Old Adversary: Khrushchev, the Kremlin documents, and the Cold War. Timothy Naftali is an associate professor at the Miller Center, where he directs the Presidential Recordings Program and the Kremlin Decision-Making Project. He is the author of One Hell of a Gamble: Khrushchev; Castro and Kennedy 1958-1964 (with Aleksandr Fursenko). Information at http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu. Saturday, June 19, 2004: Charlottesville / Albemarle Democratic Breakfast, 9:30 am at JABA 674 Hillsdale Drive (behind Fashion Square Mall). Ben Greenberg will be speaking on reproductive rights and the 2004 legislative session. A light breakfast is served and the public is warmly invited. Saturday, June 19, 2004: Nelson County Democratic Committee Breakfast at 8:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. at the Tye River Middle School. State Senator Creigh Deeds will be the speaker. Tickets for the all-you-can-eat breakfast are $6 at the door. Saturday, June 19, 2004: Juneteenth Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Piedmont Virginia Community College's V. Earl Dickenson Building. Saturday, June 19, 2004: Wine-tasting fundraiser for Al Weed for Congress. 2 pm to 6 pm at Gravity Lounge, 103 South First Street, Charlottesville. Cost: $10, or more if you wish! Al will speak at 5 pm. For info. call Mary Rodriguez at 973-5886. Saturday, June 19, 2004: National BRIDGE THE GAP Event--From the Golden Gate to the Brooklyn Bridge, on bridges all across the U.S., people will gather to call for quality, affordable health care. To find an event near you, or start one, go to: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/Rd1YdD41K1Jm/bridgethegap. Sponsored by Service Employees International Union-SEIU www.SEIU.org Saturday, June 19, 2004: Great Labor Choral Convergence Concert Six of the country's leading labor choruses will converge for a multi-community sing on Saturday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington Ethical Society at 7750 16th St., NW, Washington, DC. The choruses include the Brooklyn Women's Chorus, the DC Labor Chorus, Fruit of Labor, the New York City Labor Chorus, the San Francisco Bay Area Labor Heritage/Rockin' Solidarity Chorus, and the Seattle Labor Chorus. DC Labor Chorus Director Elise Bryant will lead the group sing format for the concert. "Singing is like greeting folks twice," said Ms. Bryant. "Not only does it give listeners a sense of signature from the group singing, but also it broadcasts feelings and hopes in which the audience can share." The concert is free. WHO: Six labor choruses from Brooklyn, New York City, North Carolina, San Francisco, Seattle, and D.C. WHAT: Joint concert of songs of many cultures, styles, and experiences WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, June 19, 7:30 pm, Washington Ethical Society, 7750 16th St NW, Washington, DC For more information contactl Elise Bryant at 301-431-5408, ebryant@georgemeany.org or Peter Jones at 202-974-8040, pjones@laborheritage.org FREE, though donations will be accepted. Saturday - Sunday, June 19 - 20, 2004: Voter Registration Drive at Club 216 from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Club 216, located at 216 Water St., Charlottesville, is a private club but the lobby, where the registration drive will operate, is open to the public. Monday, June 21: 11:00 pm, Miller Center Forum, Perspective on Iraq: Resolve and Accommodation. Lt. General Brent Scowcroft is the president and founder of The Scowcroft Group. He served as the National Security Advisor to both Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush. Lawrence Eagleburger was the 62nd U.S. secretary of state. He currently serves as chairman of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims. Information at http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu. Tuesday, June 22: Join Tom Hansen, Ed Pearson, Georgia Pearson, and Sylvia Ward for a forum discussion on exopolitics: 'Implications of Extraterrestrial Contact.' 7 p.m. No fee. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, 717 Rugby Road. For info, call Tom Hansen at 296-6428. Thursday, June 24: The City of Charlottesville will be honoring the following as Bridge Builders: Raymond Bell, T. J. Sellers, John L. Snook, Jr. and Helen B. "Sandy" Snook, and Jay Worrall. This ceremony will be held at the First Baptist Church on Main Street starting at 12 noon this coming Thursday, June 24. Being named as bridge builders means that a plaque with their names on it will be placed on the Drewary Brown Bridge over the railroad tracks on West Main Street. For more: See Community Bridge Builders. Thursday, June 24: Senator John Chichester, "Investing in Virginia's Future: Where Do We Go From Here" Free and open to the public *Thursday, June 24 Senator John Chichester will speak at the Miller Center on June 24th at 5:30 p.m., with reception to follow at 6:30 p.m. As the Republican chairman of the Virginia General Assembly's Senate Finance Committee, Senator Chichester successfully negotiated the resolution to the state budget impasse in 2004. The Miller Center is located at 2201 Old Ivy Road in Charlottesville, and the event is free and open to the public. For more information and directions, please call 434-924-7236 or go to http://millercenter.virginia.edu Friday, June 25: 11:00 am, Miller Center Forum, Presidential Succession After 9/11. John Fortier is executive director of the Continuity of Government Commission and project manager of the Transition to Governing Project at the American Enterprise Institute. He is also a frequent participant in “Election Watch,” AEI’s election analysis forum. Information at http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu. Friday, June 25: Starting Friday, June 25 and running through Thursday, July 29, Vinegar Hill will be playing Michael Moore's FAHRENHEIT 9/11 daily at 4:20, 7:00 and 9:35 with additional 1:45 shows on Saturday and Sunday only. Desson Thomson in the Washington Post writes "With an ironic narrative that takes us from the Florida debacle that decided the 2000 presidential election to the current conflict in Iraq, Moore has almost endless fun at the president's expense. ... What's remarkable here isn't Moore's political animosity or ticklish wit. It's the well-argued, heartfelt power of his persuasion." FAHRENHEIT 9/11 is not yet rated, runs 120 minutes, and plays starting Friday, June 25 and running at least through Thursday, July 29. It will screen daily at 4:20, 7:00 and 9:35 with additional 1:45 shows on Saturday and Sunday only. Please note that there will be no 9:35 show on Tuesday, June 29 and no 7:00 show on June 30. Please note that, due to our small staff, we do not sell or reserve tickets in advance. Shows during the opening days of FAHRENHEIT 9/11 are likely to be sold out, and there may be long lines of people waiting to buy tickets or get into the theater. We remind patrons that the film will be here a minimum of five weeks, so if you would prefer not to stand in line, please come later in the run and/or come to the weekday matinee shows that we have added for this engagement. We accept cash and local checks, but not credit cards. Our box office opens thirty minutes before the first showtime of the day. Saturday, June 26: Voter Registration Drive by Albemarle Democrats. Join the fun and make a difference in the election! Contact your District Chair any Steering Committee Officer for information. Saturday, June 26: The Law and You - a public safety focus group to educate youth on interacting with law enforcement. Buford School 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Representatives of NOBLE (National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives) along with NAACP and QCC will present a workshop. Contact QCC at 977-3045 for further information. Saturday, June 26: 7 p.m. as part of The Voice Project, at Live Arts Upstairs Theater in downtown Charlottesville, Central Virginia poets and actresses will read selected works of poets incarcerated at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women. This fund-raiser includes local poets, musicians and a silent auction of poetry books sponsored by Tupelo Press. Sunday, June 27: Democratic Picnic
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM We'll provide wine, beer, ice, and paper products. We'd like all City Committee members to bring some food: A-H Side dish Questions? Call Lloyd Snook -- 293-8185 (w) or 978-1085 (h) Sunday, June 27: Green Party National Convention At the 2004 Green Party National Convention, David Cobb was chosen over Ralph Nader as their nominee for president. Cobb ran Nader's campaign in Texas in 2000 (Hanna Rosin, The Washington Post, June 27, 2004) Sunday, June 27: AIDS Services Group Benefit Concert, featuring the Naked Puritans, Karmen, Mark Rock, Erica Olsen, Iron Lion, Lyric Ave, Ms. Rmanda and Richelle Claiborne, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Gravity Lounge, 103 S. 1st Street, Charlottesville, Virginia. $10 per ticket and free HIV testing is available to anyone who stops by. Sunday, June 27: JOIN THE 15TH ANNUAL U.S.-CUBAN FRIENDSHIPMENT CARAVAN! at 6:00 pm TJ Unitarian-Universalist Church, Rugby Rd. Ch'ville CCPJ will be hosting the annual Caravan to Cuba as it passes through Ch'ville on its way to deliver humanitarian aid to the Cuban people, while focusing international attention on the cruel and illegal US blockade of Cuba. CCPJ will be hosting the event for Caravan participants. For individuals interested in joining the Caravan, CLASC (C-ville Latin American Solidarity Committee) will offer assistance in fundraising, logistics, etc. Mike Johnson 245-9898 mjd2122@aol.com. Monday, June 28: 11:00 am, Miller Center Forum, Is the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Dead? William B. Quandt is the Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. He served on the staff of the National Security Council from 1972-74, and from 1977-79, and was actively involved in the negotiations leading to the Camp David Accords. Wednesday, June 30: 5:30 pm, Rally for Equality in front of the Albemarle County Office Building. Sponsored by U.Va. Pride: LGBT Faculty, Staff and Graduate Student Association, Equality Virginia, Interfaith Gay/Straight Alliance, Charlottesville PFLAG: Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays. "Virginia has passed a law that strips protections from wills, powers of attorney and other contracts between same-sex partners. It is unfair, prejudiced and just wrong. Join other fair-minded people to protest the worst anti-gay law in the country." www.StandUpForEquality.org, email: StandUpForEquality@yahoo.com. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Singer-songwriter John McCutcheon,
The Honorable Meredith Richards, Charlottesville City Council; The Reverend
Jim Bundy, Interfaith Gay/Straight Alliance; Mary Rodriquez, Charlottesville
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and former Charlottesville
School Board member; Wendy Repass of UVA Pride.
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