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Saturday, April 1: 8:30 am Nelson County Forum – Al Weed and Bern Ewert Democratic Committee Breakfast – Nelson County Heritage Center, Route 29 – Arrington (the old Nelson Middle School, just North of Amherst County line) Purchase tickets at the door, but please let Janet Hunter (434-263-6199) or Dave Cole (434-996-3543) know you’re planning to attend – so there’ll be ample food & seating. Only $10 for a great buffet breakfast spread, stimulating debate, and the chance to chow down with inspiring activists and poets (!) Saturday, April 1: 6:00 - 10:30 pm. MACAA's Men Who Cook. Monticello Event Center, Charlottesville. Fabulous food, silent auction, plenty of beverages, dancing to local band, Metanoia. $70 per person includes everything ($35 is deductible).Call Candy at 295-3171 ext. 3034. Saturday, April 1: 7:30 pm. Wine Tasting and Silent Auction to benefit Congregation Beth Israel Preschool. O'Mansky Hall. Tickets $18 per person in advance, $20 at the door. Preview and bid on line at http://www.cbicville.org/education/preschool_silent_auction.html. Monday, April 3: 9:00 am The Miller Center and the Critical Incident Analysis Group at UVa will jointly host a two-day conference, open to the public. Panelists include former White House Press Secretaries Ron Nessen, Marlin Fitzwater and Jerry terHorst as well as Hodding Carter and national journalists Jim Angle, Todd Purdom and John Harris; others. The opening session will be moderated by Margaret Warner of the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org Monday, April 3 - Sunday, April 30:
10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. Mon-Sat; 12:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Sunday Monday, April 3: 5:00 pm Deadline to Register to Vote in the Charlottesville City Election May 2. Tuesday, April 4: 3:30 pm. The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies presents: Sarah L. Silkey, Woodson Predoctoral Research Fellow, Ph.D. candidate, University of East Anglia, speaking on "Ida B. Wells: Rethinking the Transatlantic Anti-Lynching Campaign" Newcomb Hall Room 389. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Please join us. Tuesday, April 4: 6:00 pm at C'ville Coffee on McIntire: Planning meeting for the 3rd Annual "Arts for Peace Gala" fundraiser. We welcome new members. We need your creativity, skills, enthusiasm and energy! Get in on the ground floor and help make this coming year's event even greater. Contact: Sarah 434 961-6278 or lanzbrod@cstone.net Wednesday, April 5: 7:00 pm Democracy for America meeting, 1438 Westwood Road. Please RSVP donnago@cville.net Thursday, April 6: 5:00 - 8:00 pm Phone Banking for Democratic Council candidates Make Calls for Dave and Julian. Come out to the headquarters, 107 East Main, on the Downtown Mall. We need lots of folks for this so please join us if you can. It's pretty simple and we have a script for you to follow. Bring a cell phone (with charger) if you are willing to use it. There will be pizza! Reply to russlinden@earthlink.net to sign up for either 5-7 or 6-8 pm. Friday, April 7: 11:00 am. Miller Center Forum. Wellesley College political scientist Alan Schechter will discuss Soft Power as an Instrument of Diplomacy in an Age of Terrorism. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org Friday, April 7: 12:30 pm Rally for a LIVING WAGE at UVA!, outside the Rotunda. UVA's Board of Visitors is coming to town. Let's show them what we've shown President Casteen: that we support a living wage at the University of Virginia. For more information, please contact Kevin Simowitz kevin@virginia.edu. Saturday, April 8: Equality Virginia's Third Annual Commonwealth Dinner at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Full details at www.EqualityVirginia.org/Commonwealth_Dinner Sunday, April 9: 2:00 pm, Northside Library, Albemarle Square, Charlottesville. The Funeral Information Society of the Piedmont invites the public to its annual meeting. Come and join Don Fry in a session on obituary writing. The session helps people interested in preparing drafts of their own obituary, as well as people who may need to write one for a family member. For more information call (434) 923-7679. Monday, April 10: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Challenges Surrounding Adult Children and Their Aging Parents Second of three part series, this panel discussion will focus on "The Hot Issues of Relocating Your Parents, Grandparents, and Others." A team of experts offering practical information and guidance surrounding the relocation of older adults to a new community. The panel includes specialists in real estate and senior housing, financial planning and wealth transfer, a geriatric nurse practitioner, a psychologist, and an adult child and grandchild. Light refreshments. Jefferson Heights at Pantops Mountain. 1550 Pantops Mountain Place, Charlottesville. RSVP 434-977-4094. Monday, April 10: 7:00 pm NAACP sponsors a City Council Candidates Forum at the Jefferson Madison Regional Library, East Market Street, Charlottesville. Tuesday, April 11: 11:00 a.m. Boutique Boutique Storytime. Moms and tots can enjoy a shopping excursion together at Boutique Boutique, a women and girls' clothing shop on the Downtown Mall. While moms shop, the tots will be entertained with a story read by Kristen Skaer. A portion of proceeds from Tuesday purchases will benefit Women's Health Virginia. 411 E. Main Street. For further information, call 434-293-8400. Tuesday, April 11: 4:30 pm, Caplin Pavilion, University of Virginia School of Law: The Center for the Study of Race and Law & the Black Law Students Association present: The Demise of the Confederacy to the Rise of African-American Studies: The Intellectual Legacy of Armstead Robinson. A Panel Discussion Featuring:
Reception to follow. Tuesday, April 11: 7:00 pm in Room 107, Clark Hall, Unviersity of Virginia. Affordable Housing and Poverty in Charlottesville. Grace Hale, Professor of History, Overton Mcgehee, Executive Director of Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity, and Dave Norris, Director of PACEM and City Council candidate, have all generously agreed to speak. After the speakers are finished with their prepared remarks, we will have time for a question and answer session as well as further discussion between the speakers. When this has wrapped up, we will have pizza, fruit and veggies, and drinks available at a brief reception. The event is funded by the Madison House Alumni Council Education Awareness Grant and is intended to educate Madison House volunteers as well as other students and community members about the the nature of poverty and housing in this area. Weekly service in the community opens our eyes and makes us ask questions. This event was conceived to bring the people with the experience to answer some of these questions together with volunteers. Tuesday, April 11: 7:00 pm Baja Bean on the corner (upstairs). Left of Center is a new group for mostly twenty and thirty something local Democrats interested in politics, civic involvement & networking. At this month’s gathering, meet the Democratic candidates for Charlottesville City Council, learn about the issues and hear about how you can get involved in these campaigns to elect Democrats on Tuesday, May 2nd. Questions? Email leftofcentercville@gmail.com. Tuesday, April 11: 8:00 pm. In a bittersweet yet celebratory event, The Paramount will honor part of its own history with a commemoration of the theater's Third Street Entrance. Featuring a concert with classical, jazz, opera, and spiritual singer April Jana Johnson-Bynes, the evening will testify to those members of the African-American community who experienced The Paramount as a segregated public space. Contact the Paramount Theater at 979.1333 or www.theparamount.net for ticket information and purchases. Ticket prices are $50 Patron • $25 • $22 • $19 • $10 Students. Contact David Bynes at 409-5039 or pyramidenterprises@adelphia.net for artist information. Wednesday, April 12 -Wednesday May 17: 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Each Wednesday evening. Jena Leake, Expressive Arts Therapist Shaping Life through Art: Expressive Arts as a Path to Self Discovery. This six-week class introduces integrative arts practices--also known as expressive arts--to explore the compelling themes, images and stories in life. Using movement, visual art making, writing and improvisational performance, group will tap into art's symbolic language to enhance awareness of self and the world. Orange Hill Wellness Center, 401 Orange Street, Charlottesville. For further information or to register, call 434-996-8087. Wednesday, April 12: 7:00 pm League of Women Voters candidate forum for Charlottesville City Council candidates, City Council Chambers at City Hall. The League regrets that the forum will occur on the Passover holiday; unfortunately, it was the only date on which all three candidates could participate. For those who are unable attend, we have asked the city to broadcast the event on public access television. In addition, Charlottesville Tomorrow will make a podcast and a transcript of the event available on their website (www.cvilletomorrow.org). Thursday, April 13: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Women's Health Day at the Westhaven Clinic. All women aged 50 and over without health insurance are urged to take advantage of this opportunity. UVA's mammography unit will be at Westhaven. Screening mammograms can be provided to insured women, including those with Medicare, who have not had a mammogram in the last year. Call to make an appointment for a mammogram, breast exam and pap smear. 803 Hardy Drive, Charlottesville. For further information and for an appointment, call the clinic at 434-971-1200. Thursday, April 13: 5:30 pm Miller Center Forum, Brushes, Canvases and the Lost Cause: The Ascendancy of Confederate Themes in Recent Civil War Art. Gary Gallagher, Civil War Historian and author, will speak. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org Thursday, April 13: 7:30 pm. Village Harmony concert at Sojourners UCC Church, corner of Monticello and Elliott. Program of Balkan, South African, and American shape-note music performed by this energetic, talented group of singers. Thursday, April 13: 7:30 pm Regular monthly meeting of the Monticello Bird Club in the Education Building, Ivy Creek Natural Area, Earlysville Road, Charlottesville “Virginia’s Christmas Bird Counts”: For more than 100 years, birders from Abingdon to Accotink have been conducting holiday bird counts, and Teta Kain, Audubon Society regional editor, will relate some fascinating tidbits about the birds, people, places, and history of this massive effort, and show some slides of birds and places from her own bird count travels. Further Information: Ellen Dudley: 244-2688 or Ron Kingston: 293-5173 Thursday, April 13: 7:30 pm, the monthly meeting of ASAP (Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population), open to all, in the library of Westminster Presbyterian Church (Rugby Road): [tentatively] "How dense can we be? Leaving open space in growth areas." Friday, April 14: 6-8 p.m Second Fridays, social time for Charlottesville and Albemarle Democrats. NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION (this month only): Headquarters, 107 East Main on the Downtown Mall. Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Brian Moran will endorse Council Candidates Norris and Taliaferro. As usual, there'll be drinks, light food, great people. Saturday, April 15: 9:00 a.m. Studio 206 Nia Class. A Nia class to celebrate women & girls' wellness. Open to any and all in support. Every fitness level welcome. $13 or class card. Studio 206. 206 West Market Street, Charlottesville. For further information, contact Chris Friedman at 434-296-6250 or e-mail cfriedman206@earthlink.net. Saturday, April 15: 9:30 am Regular monthly Charlottesville / Albemarle Democratic Breakfast. Legislative Report from Senator Creigh Deeds and Delegate David Toscano. The event is free, a light breakfast is offered, and the public is warmly invited. At JABA, 674 Hillsdale Drive, behind Fashion Square and next to the Marriott Courtyard. Info: (434) 971 8082 or george@loper.org Saturday, April 15: 9:30 - 3 or 4 p.m. (stay as long as you can). JFK Club MonthlyActivity -- Help get Camp Holiday Trails ready for its summer camp season. Bring work gloves and garden tools (especially rakes), labeled with ownership.We will meet at 9:30 at the horse barn, just off to the right before the main camp. JFK Club T-shirts are ready: $3.00/student; $6.00/adult. There will be a free barbeque lunch. RSVP to John Schroll at: chrjfk@hotmail.com Saturday, April 15: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ragged Mountain Running Shop Supports WHV Celebrate Women & Girls' Wellness Month with new running or walking shoes, clothes or other gear and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to Women's Health Virginia. 3 Elliewood Avenue (above Eljo's at the Corner), Charlottesville. For further information, call 434-293-3367. Tuesday, April 18: 10:00
am Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance (VSDVAA) Trainings Tuesday, April 18: 11:00 a.m. Boutique Boutique Storytime. Moms and tots can enjoy a shopping excursion together at Boutique Boutique, a women and girls' clothing shop on the Downtown Mall. While moms shop, the tots will be entertained with a story read by Kristen Skaer. A portion of proceeds from Tuesday purchases will benefit Women's Health Virginia. 411 E. Main Street. For further information, call 434-293-8400. Tuesday, April 18: 7:00 pm VOX (Voices for Planned Parenthood) presents The Education of Shelby Knox -- Movie screening with discussion afterwards. Information tables will have brochures and booklets about VOX, safe sex and choice. Open to the University of Virginia & Charlottesville community. At UVA in Clark G054. For further information, contact Laura at laf3x@virginia.edu. Wednesday, April 19: 6:30 pm 2006 National Symposium on Women and Politics continues: with a book discussion and signing: What Women Really Want: How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live. Kellyanne Conway of the polling company and Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners. At the University of Virginia Bookstore. More information is available at the Center for Politics website: http://www.centerforpolitics.org/programs/nss/. or contact Holly Hatcher, Assistant Director Programs 434.243.3539 or hhatcher@virginia.edu. Wednesday, April 19: 5:00 pm: Delegate Prefiling Deadline for 5th District Caucus -- See Charlottesville Democratic Party website for information and copy of form: www.cvilledems.org Thursday, April 20: 11:00 am. Dedication of the Free Speech Wall by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Speech! Eastern end of the Downtown Mall, Charlottesville. Thursday, April 20: 6:30 pm. to 8:30 pm. Martha Jefferson Outpatient Care Center Embracing Changes During Puberty. This presentation for mothers and daughters takes a fun and interactive approach to discussing changes that occur as young women's bodies mature, and how to encourage conversation about those changes. For mothers, being comfortable with information surrounding physical changes will make it more natural for daughters to see answers to questions later. This class also educates young women about the benefits of being open about the experience and how to care for themselves. Registration is required for this free class, led by Dr. Annika Abrahamson and Jennifer Bouw, R.N. 469 Locust Avenue, Charlottesville. For further information or to register, call 434-982-7009. Thursday, April 20: 7:30 pm "How Dense Can We Be? Choosing Optimal Populations for Local Urban & Growth Areas." A panel discussion in the Library of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 190 Rugby Rd., Charlottesville, presented by Advocates for A Sustainable Albemarle Population (ASAP). Free & open to the public. Contact: 434-974-4582, www.stopgrowthASAP.org. Friday, April 21 - Saturday, April 22: 2006 convention of the Libertarian Party of Virginia. At the Doubletree Hotel, Charlottesville. Information at http://www.lpva.com/HTML/2006convention.htm. Coordinator Jim Lark (434) 973-5958 or JWLark@dellmail.com Saturday, April 22: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Links of Charlottesville Healthy Ways 4U2B. Discussions for teen girls on various wellness issues including stress, self-esteem, fitness and exercising, eating right, and peer pressure. Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church, 105 Lankford Avenue, Charlottesville. RSVP by April 14. For further information, call 434-978-7142. Saturday, April 22: EARTH DAY FESTIVAL from 11:00 am - 6:30 pm at Meade Park (on Meade Ave. near Market St.) in Charlottesville. Central Virginia's largest Earth Day event featuring a sustainable living
expo of green Note: CCPJ will have a table at the festival with petitions to the City Council to join the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. Meade Park is on Meade Ave. between High St. and Market St. near the
corner Sponsored By: Earth Week Charlottesville For Earth Day Festival schedule see: www.earthweek.org/ecofair.asp . Tatyanna Patten 434 806-4060 tpatten@earthweek.org Saturday, April 22: Noon in the Old Courthouse, Palmyra. Fluvanna County Democratic Caucus to select delegates for the Fifth District Convention (See May 20, below). Information and pre-filing form at http://www.fluvannademocrats.org Saturday, April 22: 7:00 pm an evening celebration to benefit the Charlottesville Community Design Center. To receive a printed invitation please send your mailing address to info@cvilledesign.org Monday, April 24: 11:00 am. Miller Center Forum. Defiant Superpower: The Price of American Hegemony. Foreign policy expert Donald E. Neuchterlein. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org Monday, April 24: 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.The Challenges Surrounding Adult Children and Their Aging Parents A community resources fair with specialists in providing services for older adults including representatives from health care, social and concierge services, transportation, senior housing communities and home care agencies who will disseminate a plethora of use information. Light refreshments. Jefferson Heights at Pantops Mountain. 1550 Pantops Mountain Place, Charlottesville. RSVP 434-977-4094. Monday, April 24: Registration begins 6:30 pm; doors close 7:30. Albemarle County Democratic Caucus to select delegates for the Fifth District Convention (See May 20, below). Monticello HS Auditorium. Monday, April 24: Registration begins 6:30 pm; doors close 7:30. Charlottesville Democratic Caucus to select delegates for the Fifth District Convention (See May 20, below). Buford Middle School cafeteria (Cherry Avenue). Tuesday, April 25: 11:00 a.m. Boutique Boutique Storytime. Moms and tots can enjoy a shopping excursion together at Boutique Boutique, a women and girls' clothing shop on the Downtown Mall. While moms shop, the tots will be entertained with a story read by Kristen Skaer. A portion of proceeds from Tuesday purchases will benefit Women's Health Virginia. 411 E. Main Street. For further information, call 434-293-8400. Tuesday, April 25: 11:30 a.m. Newcomers Club of Greater Charlottesville. Women's Wellness: Make a Difference for Yourself and Your Community. Presented by Miriam Bender, CEO and co-founder of Women's Health Virginia. For further information, call 434-980-2725. Tuesday, April 25: 5:30 pm Reception. 6:00 p.m. Presentation. League of Women Voters of Charlottesville and Albemarle County "I Dwell in Possibility": How Women Shaped a Nation BEFORE They Got the Vote. Guest speaker, author Donna Lucey. Monticello Conference Center, 201 Monticello Avenue, Charlottesville. For further information call 434-970-1707 or email lwv@avenue.org. Tuesday, April 25: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Equality Virginia Charlottesville Area Fourth Annual Public Officials Reception. Join the crowd and explain why you will vote no in November. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church Unitarian Universalist, 717 Rugby Road, Charlottesville, Virginia No cost to attend! We hope you will consider joining Equality Virginia or making a contribution of time and/or money to defeat the so-called Marriage Amendment! Please RSVP: usryml@aol.com or 434-296-5639
Tuesday, April 25: 7:00 pm Charlottesville School Board Candidates' Forum City Council Chambers in City Hall at 7th and East Main Streets Sponsored by the Charlottesville-Albemarle League of Women Voters, Charlottesville City Schools PTO Council and Special Education Advisory Committee, Quality Community Council, and Virginia Organizing Project. Come hear School Board Candidates Vance High, Charles Kollmansperger, Susan Lewis, Ned Michie, Leah Puryear and Juandiego Wade share their perspectives about issues of concern to Charlottesville residents. There will be ample time for questions from the audience. Information contact: Susan Dalebout, Voter Service Chair, Charlottesville-Albemarle League of Women Voters: (434) 823-1664 or susan@harrydale.com Wednesday, April 26: Black farmers from around the country will gather together in Washington, DC to protest unfair treatment by the United States Department of Agriculture, while calling on the Republican Congress to support legislation to reopen the claims of black farmers. Seven years after a historic settlement by the Department of Agriculture to compensate black farmers who experienced discrimination, more than 81,000 out of 94,000 farmers still have not received a settlement. Contact: Amaya Smith, Deputy Press Secretary/Regional & Specialty Media, Democratic National Committee. SmithA@dnc.org or 202-863-8110 or view http://www.blackfarmers.org/ Wednesday, April 26: FOCUS Women’s Resource Center will present an informational and interactive workshop Series; “Dispelling the Myths of Aging.” This series will address what is true and what is not true about getting older; targeting issues around relationships, employment, retirement, etc. At the conclusion of this 6 week program participants will have a check list for self - guided comfort in their own skin. Share personal concerns and overcome self-imposed limitations! Facilitated by: Sue Liberman, CG (from Senior Transitions) on Wednesdays, April 26 - May 31, 5:30pm – 7pm. $60 for Series. Call: 434.293.2222 ext.30 to Register. Wednesday, April 26: 7:00 pm meet the candidates for Charlottesville City Council. City Council Chambers at City Hall. Sponsored by Earth Week Charlottesville. Wednesday, April 26: 7:00 pm The American Studies Program, The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies, and UDEMS present: CELEBRATING SURVIVAL: AN EVENING IN SUPPORT OF GRASSROOTS RECONSTRUCTION IN NEW ORLEANS University of Virginia Physics Building, Room 203 Speakers include: Performance by: Remix. Contact: Grace Elizabeth Hale (434) 924.6413 Thursday, April 27: Doors open 11:30 am. Webb for Senate Charlottesville kick-off event on the Grounds of the University of Virginia at Newcomb Hall, South Meeting Room. RSVP at http://webb.bluestatedigital.com/page/s/cville0427 Thursday, April 27: From Noon on. Public Vigil to Oppose the Death Penalty outside the Charlottesville City Circuit Court 315 E. High Street protesting the execution of Dexter Lee Vinson, scheduled for 9 o'clock this evening. Information Betty Gallagher, (434) 979-9263 or visit www.vadp.org Friday, April 28: 11:00 am. Miller Center Forum. Former domestic policy advisers to the George W. Bush administration John Bridgeland and John J. DiIulio Jr. will discuss the The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts and what can be done about it. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org Friday, April 28: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Charlottesville Parks & Recreation & VSA Arts Creating with Others: Expressive Arts in Life, Work & Community Building Led by Jena Leake, M.A., Expressive Arts Therapist and Educator, this experiential workshop introduces the theory and practice of Expressive Arts-an integrative practice of working with all the arts (visual arts, drama, writing, poetry, music, storytelling, dance/movement and imagery) to foster creative expression, human development, healing and transformation-and its applications for therapy, education and community building. Therapeutic, educational, business and community organization professionals are especially encouraged to attend. $10 Charlottesville residents; $15 non-residents. Parks & Recreation Office @ City Hall Annex, 7th & E. Market Street. For further information, call 434-97-03260 or visit www.charlottesville.org/recreation. Friday, April 28 - Sunday, April 30: New Orleans Jazz Fest. Live bands (blues, cajun, gospel, rock and jazz) and Creole cookin' at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course.Continues next weekend. Tickets / information http://www.nojazzfest.com. Saturday, April 29: 8:30 -2:00 Fork Union 4-Miler & Village Festival. Run/walk to benefit the Fork Union Village Project .Information, registration on the website, http://www.forkunionvillage.org or email Cathy Hitchcock, hitchca@FUMA.org Race starts at 8:30. Festival events, from 10:00 am on, offer Kids Fun, Food, Music, Crafts. Various locations along Rte 15 in the area just south of Rte 6 in Fork Union. At the Community Center (One mile north) there's a rummage sale, crafts, arts, and a skateboard demonstration. Sunday, April 30: 1:00 pm GOTV Kickoff with Julian and Dave. Democratic turnout is the key to winning this election! There’ll be food, fun and lots of Dems! Bring your cell phone, charger and a friend! RSVP to Becky Reid at beck_reid@yahoo.com
and let us know you’ll be there! If you can’t make it at 1pm,
come in at any time Sunday or Monday – we’ll be there and we need
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