Wednesday, November 1: 5:30 pm Miller Center Forum. Hard Power: The New Politics of National Security. Kurt Campbell and Michael E. O'Hanlon A book signing follows the presentation. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org or call (434) 924-0921.

Thursday, November 2: 12:30 pm Larry Sabato will host “Sabato’s Crystal Ball: The 2006 Midterm Midday Matinee” in the Newcomb Hall theatre, University of Virginia. The event is free and open to the public -- consistent with the matinee theme, free popcorn will be available to audience members.

Thursday, November 2: 12:30 pm Rally for Jim Webb with special guest Sen. Barack Obama at Virginia Union University, 1500 North Lombardy Street,
Richmond, VA 23220. RSVP requested.

Thursday, November 2: 6:00 pm Reception for Jim Webb with special guest Michael J. Fox at the Clarendon Ballroom, 3185 Wilson Blvd, Arlington -- general reception ticket, $50. RSVP@webbforsenate.com.

Saturday, November 4 8:00-1:00 & Sunday, November 5 11:00-1:00 Tandem Friends School Tag Sale to raise money for Diversity scholarchips.

Buy a piece of Tandem Time with a clock from one of the classrooms. Snap up an antique Singer Sewing Machine and Bags of Old Buttons. There’s a Tiny China Tea Set and several pairs of Women’s Tap Shoes, Lamps and Vases, Educational Games and Puzzles, and Clothing—Ann Taylor, Talbot, Abercrombie, Limited, Express, Land’s End, and Gap—Bamboo Chairs, a Tandem Teacher’s Desk, Skis, Jewelry, Toys, Books, and So Very Much More. Located off Mill Creek Rd opposite Monticello High School.

Sunday, November 5: 4:30 pm. Rally for Jim Webb with Gov. Mark Warner Central Place on Charlottesville Downtown Mall.

Tuesday, November 7: Election Day

Tuesday, November 7: 7:00 pm Al Weed Democratic Victory Party at the Charlottesville Ice Park.

Tuesday, November 7: 7:00 pm Jim Webb Victory Party Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner, Grand Ballroom, 8661 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182. Directions: http://sheraton-vienna.felcor.com/hotel/directions.html Hotel Accommodations: 703-448-1234 or book online at: http://sheraton-vienna.felcor.com/hotel/index.shtml

Tuesday, November 7: 7:00 pm at Starr Hill. Left of Center Forum on Living Wage. Minimum wage is $5.15 per hour. According to www.universallivingwage.org, a living wage in Charlottesville would be $10.29/hour. Featured speaker is Joe Szakos, Executive Director of the Virginia Organizing Project. Free and open to the public. Left of Center is a Charlottesville, Virginia group of mostly twenty- and thirty-something local Democrats or dem-curious people. Contact us at leftofcentercville@gmail.com or 466-9610.

Wednesday, November 8: 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at Northside Library, the Senior Statesmen of Virginia present State Senator R. Creigh Deeds speaking on "Voter Ballot Paper Trail and Issues Before the 2007 General Assembly." Free. Public welcome.

Thursday, November 9: Noon. Public Vigil to Oppose the Death Penalty outside the Charlottesville City Circuit Court, 315 E. High Street protesting the execution of John Yancey Schmitt, scheduled for 9 o'clock this evening. There will also be a vigil at the Friends Meeting House at 1104 Forest St. at 8:45 p.m.

Friday, November 10 and Saturday, November 11: The Lloyd N. Cutler Conference on White House Counsel. presented by the Miller Center of Public Affairs and the UVa School of Law. All Friday panels at the School of Law, Saturday panels at the Miller Center. (434) 924 0921 for information.

Friday, November 10: Reminder, no Second Fridays this month.

Saturday, November 11: 6:00 pm - midnight. 3rd Annual Arts for Peace Community Gala, Building cultural bridges to the “Axis of Evil.” Take the Old Silk Road to experience the tastes and sounds of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea.

Delicious buffet dinner featuring authentic dishes & desserts from Iran, Iraq and Korea
Arabic music performed during dinner by Amjad Tuffaha
Traditional Persian dance performed by Houriya Mahboobi
Classical Iranian music performed during dinner by Pooya Jahanshahi on Setar, Armin Zijerdi on Tombak/Daf and Amir Koupaei on Santur
A huge silent auction of goods and services incl.works by well known Charlottesville artists
Local arts and craft vendors selling a variety of non-corporate gifts
Dancing to the fabulous music of Corey Harris and the 5x5 Band with Darrell Rose
Locally produced beer and wine will be available for purchase.

At the Greek Orthodox Church, 100 Perry Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia (opposite ballfield on McIntire Rd.) Admission and dinner $25. Admission only $10. Children 12 and under free with adult. Visit www.charlottesvillepeace.org for more information on the Arts for Peace Community Gala or contact Sarah at 434 961-6278 or lanzbrod@cstone.net

Monday, November 13: 11:00 am Miller Center Forum. Is Our National Security Bureaucracy Up to the Challenge? Ambassodor Laurence Pope. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org or call (434) 924-0921.

Thursday, November 16: 7:30 pm John Murphy, a stream biologist and Director of the StreamWatch program, will be the featured speaker at the next open meeting of Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population (ASAP). The title of his talk is: "Correlates of Biological Condition in Streams & Rivers of the Rivanna Basin." Library of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 190 Rugby Rd. Free & open to the public. Contact 996-1545 or visit www.ASAPnow.org

Friday, November 17: 11:00 am Miller Center Forum. The Silent Majority: Suburban Politics in the Sunbelt South. Matthew Lassiter A book signing follows the presentation. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org or call (434) 924-0921.

Saturday, November 18: 9:30 am. Regular monthly Charlottesville / Albemarle Democratic Breakfast. A review of the recent election, with a panel of political observers including Dave Wasserman of the Center for Politics and Lloyd Snook.

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

Sunday, November 19: 7:00 pm "Military Preemption as Foreign Policy" a free public lecture by Robert W. Merry, President and Editor-In-Chief of the Congressional Quarterly, at 7 p.m., Sunday Nov.19 in the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, Unitarian-Universalist (TJMC), 717 Rugby Rd. For further information contact Paul Newland 434-293-8179/434-962-5321.

Monday, November 27: 11:00 am Miller Center Forum. "The Torture Debate in America." Karen J. Greenberg. A book signing follows the presentation. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org or call (434) 924-0921.