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Wednesday, March 1: 5:00 pm Cattle rancher and Governor of Montana Brian Schweitzer is coming to town to offer "A straight shooter's take on ethics, energy and challenges of the coming decade" in a presentation sponsored by the University of Virginia Center for Politics in the Dome Room of the Rotunda. RSVP by February 27th to Joshua Scott: cfpevents@virginia.edu or 434-243-3540. Friday, March 3: 11:00 am Miller Center Forum, Supreme Court Report. Jan Crawford Greenberg , who reports on the Supreme Court for the Chicago Tribune and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, will discuss the recent appointments to the Court, the decisions handed down during the current term, and issues pending the court. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org Saturday, March 4: 1:00 pm at Burley Middle School, the Charlottesville Democratic Party will hold a Nominating Convention and Rally to choose two candidates for the City Council election on May 2. Doors open at noon. Info: see www.cvilledems.org Wednesday, March 8: 11:00 am in front of the City Circuit Courthouse (315 East High Street), Charlottesville. Mitch Van Yahres Press Conference. We have received the final determination from the special prosecutor who was assigned to investigate Mitch and the Democratic Road Back PAC as a result of the allegations of impropriety lodged by Republicans Bob Hodous, Rob Bell, and Steve Landes last spring. Special prosecutor William Neely of Stafford has ruled that he finds "no merit" in the complaint and that he considers "the matter closed." The text of Neely's letter will be released at Mitch's press conference. Mitch plans to also speak about the frivolity of the complaint, the waste of taxpayers dollars, the capricious damage to his reputation, and the general loss of civility in the political arena. Wednesday, March 8: 1:30 pm at the Northside Library in Albemarle Square Shopping Center Susan Seidler will introduce the SeniorNavigator website and demonstrate how to use the site to answer aging questions. SeniorNavigator is a statewide non-profit whose website contains 19,000 local programs and services as well as articles and links to related websites for seniors, their families and caregivers. Topics include health and aging issues, financial concerns, legal questions, housing and long-term care, caregiving and more. Other features include a list of relevant General Assembly legislation with summaries of the bills and links to the full texts. Thursday, March 9: Monticello Bird Club meets at 7:30 PM at the Education Building, Ivy Creek Natural Area, Earlysville Road, Charlottesville Program: “Creating a Backyard Habitat”: Dr. Louis Verner, a “watchable-wildlife biologist” with Virginia’s Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, will show you how to make your backyard a hospitable landscape for birds, butterflies, and wildlife. Information: Ellen Dudley: 244-2688 or Ron Kingston: 293-5173 Friday, March 10: 6-8 p.m Second Fridays, social time for Charlottesville and Albemarle Democrats at Rapture on the Downtown Mall, upstairs -- $6.00 (a bargain) for food, cash bar. Saturday, March 11: 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m The JFK Service Club is working with Habitat for Humanity. The tasks are easily learned, so no experience is necessary. RSVP to John Schroll at charjfk@hotmail.com. The location is 1232 Holmes Avenue (Park Street to North Avenue, then left on Holmes. On Saturday, you can reach John at 960-7823 if you need more directions. Sunday, March 12: 3:30 pm Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia, the Oratorio Society will perform Bach's St. John Passion. It is a wonderful work, and we have some truly outstanding soloists (great voices, recording contracts, etc.) and a mostly professional orchestra (players from DC and New York). We are often sold out beforehand, but with UVA on spring break, we have tickets still available. Reserved seats are $30, general admission is $20 and students (undergrad and younger) are $10. Monday, March 13: 7:00 pm McLeod Auditorium - UVA School of Nursing. Town Hall Forum on U.S. War in Iraq. Speakers: Eman Ahmad Khamas, Iraqi journalist, activist living in Baghdad, defends women’s rights, documents crimes committed by U.S. and Iraqi forces.
There will be a Question and Answer period, following the above speakers. $5 suggested donation, no one turned away Tuesday, March 14: 7:00 pm Are you dem-curious? A new group—Left of Center—is forming for mostly twenty and thirty something local Democrats or dem-curious people to gather together to get to know each other, learn about local issues, and hear about party activities and ways to get involved. At Baja Bean on the corner (upstairs). Steering committee members: Matthew Engle, Jenny Givens, Lela Graham, Cale Jaffe, Mike Layfield, Holly Hatcher, Eve Hesselroth, Valerie L’Herrou, Julie Jones, Julia Kudravetz, Dave Norris, Darren Pace, Becky Reid, Walker Richmond, Jenny Robinson, Mike Signer, Lyle Solla-Yates, Stephanie Taylor, Claire Wuerker, Matthew Zogby Sponsored by the Charlottesville Democratic Party. Questions? Email leftofcentercville@gmail.com. Tuesday, March 14: 7:30 pm Living Wage Outreach Meeting in CABELL 245, and bring a friend. At the meeting, we'll have an in-depth education session about the Living Wage, discuss strategies for outreach, and officially KICK OFF our OUTREACH CAMPAIGN! If you have any questions before then, e-mail trosenbaum@virginia.edu. Wednesday, March 15: 11:00 am Miller Center Forum, Celebrating 45 Years of the Peace Corps. Anthony Essaye, a Washington attorney, former deputy general counsel of the Peace Corps, and co-founder of the International Senior Lawyers Project, will initiate a day-long celebration of the Peace Corps. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org Wednesday, March 15: The film “Operation Dreamland” documentary about a group of U.S. soldiers in Falluja. Iraq will be shown. WILSON HALL 301 - University of Virginia. Sponsored by: The Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice Wednesday, March 15: 7:00 pm Geraldine Ferraro, Former Vice Presidential Nominee. Newcomb Hall Ballroom, University of Virginia. Keynote address for the 2006 National Symposium on Women and Politics, co-hosted by the UVa Center for Politics and the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics at UVA. [Note: This event was cancelled due to weather at Ms Ferraro's end--flight canceled--to be rescheduled]. More information about the 2006 National Symposium on Women and Politics is available at the Center for Politics website: http://centerforpolitics.org. For more information on this series contact Holly Hatcher, Assistant Director Programs at 434.243.3539 or hhatcher@virginia.edu. Thursday, March 16: 7:30 pm Annual Meeting of ASAP (Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population), open to all, in the library of Westminster Presbyterian Church (Rugby Road): "A Perfect Storm: from North, South, East, and West -- Voices of Alarm over County Growth." ASAP President Jack Marshall's Annual Report will briefly review the organization's activities during the past year and Albemarle County's inadequate efforts to grapple with long-term population growth. A panel will then present concise descriptions of growth concerns in current hot spots:
Rich Collins (ASAP Board member and recently-retired professor in the University of Virginia's School of Architecture, and the Director of the Institute for Environmental Negotiations) will identify common threads and county-wide implications of the panelists' remarks, followed by discussion with the audience. Saturday March 18 - Sunday March 19: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Announce 41st Annual Book Sale at the Gordon Avenue Branch Library, 1500 Gordon Avenue, in Charlottesville.: Children's Books; Music Books, Records, etc.; plus Academic Books. Sale continues next week. Contact: Bill Davis Telephone: (434) 977-8467. Email: friends@avenue.org Saturday, March 18: 9:30 am Regular monthly Charlottesville / Albemarle Democratic Breakfast. Forum for candidates for Charlottesville School Board. The Moderator will be Sean O'Brien, Executive Director of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. The panel includes candidates Juan Wade, Ned Michie, Charlie Kollmansperger, Leah Puryear and Sue Lewis. 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 email to george@loper.org Saturday, March 18: 10:00 am in the Buford School Cafeteria (617 9th Street, S.W.) Charlottesville Community Budget Forum sponsored by City Council. Saturday, March 18 - Monday March 27: 10 am - 7 pm The FOCUS Flea Market Returns for Spring! Located in the Old Brown's Cleaners Store At the K-Mart Shopping Center (lots of parking available). Donation times: Thursday, March 10; Saturday, March 11 and Thursday March 17, 10am-6pm. Pre-sale: (First Chance on quick-selling treasures) March 17 ($5 admission) 4-8 pm Call: 293.5458 for further information or to volunteer at the FLEA. Proceeds Benefit FOCUS Women's Resource Center. Saturday, March 18: 11:00 am Special Miller Center Forum, United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy, a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School, and the subject of a major Miller Center Oral History project, reflects on his years in public service at a special Forum. Please Note: Admission to the Miller Center for this event will be by ticket only. Two tickets will be offered first to each member of the Miller Center Presidential Cabinet. Any remaining tickets will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis to others. Those who would like tickets to this event and who are not members of the Miller Center Presidential Cabinet should telephone Shirley Kohut at 434-924-6049 to place their name on the waiting list. No one will be admitted to the building without a ticket. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org Saturday March 18: 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Political Pasta--annual fund raising dinner of the Charlottesville Democratic Committee. Tickets are $20; cash bar. Tickets available at April's Corner, Quilts Unlimited, and at the door. At the Monticello Event & Conference Center. Info: call 296-1865. Monday March 20: 4 pm. Rotunda to Downtown March for Peace and Impeachment! March beginning at the Rotunda - University of Virginia - at 4 p.m. and proceeding to the Freedom of Expression Wall on the Downtown Mall near City Hall for a rally. New yard signs will be for sale. We will also be circulating two petitions. One To Impeach Bush & Cheney and one to Bring the Troops Home Now. Sponsored by: The Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice. Wednesday, March 22 - Sunday, March 26: The 12th Annual Charlottesville Festival of The Book is an annual public festival for children and adults featuring authors and book related professionals in over 200 related programs. Produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, VABook! is held in Charlottesville each March to promote literacy and celebrate reading and books. All events are open to the public and many of them are free. Call 434-924-6890 for more information, or peruse the Web site at www.vabook.org. Wednesday, March 22: 2:00 pm in City Council Chambers (605 E. Main Street), the Virginia Festival of the Book will have a session titled "The Shape of Our Lives: Building Communities": a discussion of city-planning and civic strategies with authors Douglas Morris (journalist; author, It's a Sprawl World) and Suzanne Morse (Pew Partnership for Civic Change; author, Smart Communities). Wednesday, March 22: 6:00 pm The University Democrats present: 5th District Forum with Congressional Candidates Bern Ewart & Al Weed Clark 108 at the University of Virginia. Come hear the contenders for the Democratic nomination participate in a forum on community and student concerns. Audience members are encouraged to bring questions for the candidates to answer and discuss. All are welcome. Parking is available at the Central Grounds Parking Garage, and the forum will be held at Clark Hall. For directions, go to http://www.virginia.edu/webmap/ACentralGrounds.html. Contact President Katie Cristol at cristol@virginia.edu Wednesday, March 22: 5:00 pm The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies and the Department of Anthropology present: Vicki L. Brennan 2004-06 Woodson Predoctoral Research Fellow Ph.D. Candidate, Anthropology, University of Chicago, speaking on "The Secret Power of the Church is in the Hymns": History, Memory and Performance in Yoruba Christian Churches Brooks Hall Library (3rd floor) University of Virginia Wednesday, March 22: 6:30 pm. Miller Center Forum, Fighting World Hunger. Senator George McGovern, who has served as the United Nations' Global Ambassador on World Hunger since 2001, will speak. A reception, open to all guests at this Forum, will follow Senator McGovern's talk. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org Wednesday, March 22: 8:00 pm. The Virginia Festival of the Book presents: Making History: John Hope Franklin and Rita Dove. This special event will feature John Hope Franklin (Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin) and Virginia Poet Laureate Rita Dove (American Smooth) reading from their works, followed by a conversation between them on personal and cultural history. UVa Culbreth Theare. For more info. visit the VABook! website. Thursday, March 23: 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm (Public may drop in anytime) Citizen Informational Meeting, open forum format, for the Route 250 Bypass Interchange at McIntire Road. The meeting will be held at the Senior Center, 1180 Pepsi Place. Meeting attendees are invited to provide the City with their comments and input on the proposed project. The purpose of the meeting is to present project background information, including key themes for the Draft Purpose and Need, Draft Goals and Objectives, Area Resources, and Preliminary Interchange Concepts for the Route 250 Bypass Interchange at McIntire Road. Members of the Project Team will be on hand to answer your questions and listen to your input. Preliminary info is available on the project website: http://www.250interchange.org and draft versions of the material that will be presented on Thursday can be found on the site at http://www.250interchange.org/sc-meeting03.htm Friday, March 24: 11:00am. Miller Center Forum, The Making of an Ink-Stained Wretch. Jules Witcover will discuss his new book chronicling his life covering the campaigns of Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon Johnson, and others. A book signing will follow. Co-hosted by the Virginia Festival of the Book. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org Friday, March 24: 6:00 pm. The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression cordially invites you to the Eighth Annual Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lecture Series: The Influence of Sandra Day O’Connor. Presented by Joan Biskupic, author of Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice. At the University of Virginia Darden School, Abbott Center Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 434-295-4784 if you have questions. Friday, March 24: 7:00 pm Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of Democracy Now! and co-author (with brother David Goodman) of NYT bestseller, The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them Book signing and free parking, McLeod Auditorium (UVA Nursing School) is located on 15th St. SW off Jefferson Park Ave. Parking lot is under the building. Co-sponsored by the Virginia Festival of the Book, Amnesty International Group 157, and Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice. For info: 434-961-6278. Saturday March 25: 8:30 am - 10:00 am (approx.) Democrats' roadside cleanup on Rte 250 in Ivy. Meet at Toddsbury Store, bring your gloves and a good pair of walking shoes, and let's enjoy the first few days of spring. Saturday March 25 - Sunday April 2: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm daily. Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Announce 41st Annual Book Sale: at the Gordon Avenue Branch Library, 1500 Gordon Avenue, in Charlottesville. All Categories available; prices on most items will be reduced April 1 & 2. Proceeds from this annual event benefit the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library's programs and facilities. Contact: Bill Davis Telephone: (434) 977-8467 Email: friends@avenue.org Tuesday, March 28: Noon. LWV C/A Education Committee presents Dr Tierney Temple Fairchild of the Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education. She will speakabout the Turnaround Specialist program, "Meeting the Achievement Gap Challenge" at the Monticello Event & Convention Center, 201 Monticello Avenue (just east of Ridge Street), Charlottesville. If you would like lunch ($8), email lwv@avenue.org or call 970-1707 by March 23. Tuesday, March 28: 4:00 pm. Miller Center Forum, America's Foreign Policy in the 21st Century. Strobe Talbott, former Deputy Secretary of State and current President of the Brookings Institution, will speak. His talk will be delivered in the Dome Room of the Rotunda. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org Tuesday, March 28: 6:00 pm Forum for Charlottesville City Council candidates Hosted by 10th & Page Neighborhood Association. Region 10 offices, 800 Preston Avenue, Basement Meeting Room. Thursday, March 30, 8:30 am. - 1:00 pm. AARP Virginia, SeniorNavigator and the Virginia Health Quality Center are cosponsoring a workshop, "Smart Choices: Help with Your Health Care Choices." Topics include Medicare rights; the new Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit; how to use Medicare Compare to select a hospital, nursing home or home healthcare service; and using the Internet to find local healthcare information. The event takes place from 8:30 am to 1 pm at the Charlottesville Doubletree Hotel, 990 Hilton Heights Road. It is free and includes a complimentary lunch. To register, call the AARP Virginia toll free number, 1-877-926-8300. Thursday, March 30, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Biofuels: For Our Environment, Economy, and Security Presented by Public Policy Virginia. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church Unitarian Universalist, 717 Rugby Road, Charlottesville Thursday, March 30, 7:00 p.m. The Living Wage Banquet Come and show your support! St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 401 Alderman Rd., Charlottesville, VA Tickets: Sliding scale of $6 to $50; FREE for all UVA staff Limited space is available! Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 28th to Carmen Comsti at comsti@virginia.edu or Kim Powell at (434) 227-6469. Tickets will also be sold on the Lawn all this week and next week. Friday, March 31: 2:00 p.m The University of Virginia Center for Politics and the City of Charlottesville Office of Voter Registration are excited to announce the inaugural Student Poll worker Swearing-In Ceremony, to take place at Pavilion IV on the U.Va. Lawn. This event is hosted by University Professor Larry J. Sabato and the Center for Politics, and City of Charlottesville General Registrar Sherry Iachetta will preside over the ceremony. For more information, contact Center for Politics Assistant Director of Programs Holly Hatcher (434-243-3539) or City of Charlottesville Deputy Registrar Evan Smith (434-970-3250). Friday, March 31: 6:00-8:00 pm Charlottesville City Council Candidates Volunteer Kick-Off Party at Council Campaign Headquarters 107 E. Main Street Campaign Website www.YesToCharlottesville.org. For more information about volunteer opportunities, contact DayaBill@yahoo.com or call 882-1785. Friday, March 31: 6:00 -
9:00 pm 5th Congressional District Committee Dinner Forest Recreation
Center, 1088 Rustic Village Road, Forest, Virginia 24551 (near Bedford),
VA. Candidates for the nomination for the U.S. Senate Jim Web and Harris
Miller; Candidates for the nomination for Congress Al Wed and Bern Ewert.
The Hon. C. Richard 'Dickie' Cranwell, Chair of the Virginia Democratic
Party and other notables. There will be a bus from Charlottesville. Tickets
($35) and information from Cheryl Oliver, democraticbiz@cstone.net
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