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Friday, September 1: 11:00 am. Miller Center Forum, The Middle East Crisis: Background and Context. William B. Quandt, Stettinius Professor of Politics at UVa and a staff member of the NSC during the Nixon and Carter administrations, and author of numerous books and articles, including Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Since 1967. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org or call (434) 924-0921 Tuesday, September 5: 7:00 pm at the Starr Hill gallery space, West Main Street, Charlottesville. Come learn about how the “marriage amendment” could impact businesses, domestic violence prevention, health care decisions, property rights, and of course, civil rights. See www.equalityvirginia.org & www.votenova.org. Dyana Mason, Executive Director of Equality Virginia, will be our featured speaker. Sponsored by Left of Center http://www.leftofcentercville.org/ Appetizers will be offered free of charge, with great thanks to Club 216 - Charlottesville's only gay and lesbian bar and danceclub. Friday, September 8: 11:00 am. Miller Center Forum, Mapping the Global Future. Robert Hutchings, diplomat-in-residence at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School and former chair of the National Intelligence Council. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org or call (434) 924-0921 Friday, September 8: 6-8 p.m. Second Fridays. David Wasserman, co-editor of Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball, will speak at the Second Friday social this month. His topic: "Prospects for the 2006 Midterm Elections." David will give us an up-to-date analysis on the 6 key races that will decide which party controls the Senate, the Democrats' chances of regaining the House, and Virginia races of special interest. It should be a great discussion. Join area Democrats for our monthly social get-together at Rapture on the downtown mall $6 for food cash bar. Saturday, September 9: 1:30 pm Sam Towler will give a talk on the local residents of Monticello during the civil war at the Gordon Ave Library. Sunday, September 10: 2:00 - 5:00 or so. Annual Fluvanna County Democratic BBQ near Fork Union. Main course: a free-range, heritage Tamworth hog donated by Gryffon's Aerie and cooked by Fluvanna's own award winning BBQ Connection. Bring a little something for yourself and a couple of others (beverages are already taken care of). Donation $15 per person (12 and under free), cash bar, music, speechifying (Creigh Deeds; Al Weed, Steve Koleszar), silent auction. Information/Directions see the website http://www.fluvannademocrats.org or email Dave Sagarin sagarin@aol.com. If you have something to donate for the auction, please email Susan Dunn, susandunn66@yahoo.com Sunday, September 10: 5-10 pm Earth Week launches its first major fundraiser! The Jade Gala Gravity Lounge, 103 S. 1st Street, Charlottesville 5 Incredible Musical Acts & Auction Tickets: $20/person, available in advance through Gravity Lounge or at the door The Performers: Monday, September 11: 11:00 am. Miller Center Forum, Iran, Syria and Hezbollah. Col. W. Patrick Lang, retired senior officer of the U.S. Military Intelligence and U.S. Army Special Forces. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org or call (434) 924-0921 Monday, September 11: 7:00pm, Torture, Rendition and the Law A 9/11 Seminar on Human Rights, International Law and Guantanamo Bay. South Meeting Room, Newcomb Hall, UVA Admission is free. Featuring: The seminar is presented to assert the need for restoration of human rights that have eroded since destruction of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. For more information contact: Bruce Carveth, (434) 295-3289 bcarveth@earthlink.net Wednesday, September 13: 8:30am-1:30pm Cultural Diversity Conference at the Doubletree Hotel on Rte 29 North, Charlottesville, sponsored by the Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce. $79 (Chamber Members) $99 (non-members) RSVP on-line NOW! An exploration of Hispanic Cultures, Differences, and Understandings. Learn how to manage your Hispanic workforce, brand and market to Hispanics and break the language and cultural bridge. Bought to you in partnership with the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. For information or to RSVP call 434.295.3141 or email programs@cvillechamber.com Wednesday, September 13: 10:00 am on the steps of the Albemarle County Office Building (downtown), ASAP (Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population) will announce its plans to ask the Board of Supervisors to start work on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) requiring the county to identify a sustainable optimum population size (or range), and use this ideal to guide future planning decisions. For more information contact: Jack Marshall, ASAP President (crijack@cville.net; phone 974-6390) or Jeff Sobel, ASAP Executive Director (Jeffasap@aol.com; phone 996-1545) Wednesday, September 13: 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at Northside Library the Senior Statesmen of Virginia present "Immigration Reform" featuring Dale McGlothlin, Chief Operating Officer of the Federation for American Immigration Reform in Washington, D.C., and Tim Freilich, Managing Attorney of the Virginia Justice Center for Farm and Immigrant Workers. They will explain House Bill 4437, The Border Protection, Antiterrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, which FAIR favors; the Senate Bill 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of May 25, 2006; the compromise bill offered by Republican Representative Pence of Indiana, which FAIR opposes; and the federal law which creates barriers to state and local attempts to address immigration reform and control. Representative Goode supported the House bill; Senator Warner supported the Senate bill and Senator Allen opposed the Senate bill. Dale McGlothlin is a former Chair of the Charlottesville Republican Party and Tim Freilich holds bachelors and law degrees from the University of Virginia where he received the Robert F. Kennedy award for Public Service. Free. Public welcome. Wednesday, September 13: 7:00 pm. A keynote address by former Vice Presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro highlights the Center for Politics’ 2006 National Symposium on Women and Politics, a year-long series of national events exploring how women are changing American politics, both as politicians and as political insiders. (rescheduled from March 15) University of Virginia, Newcomb Hall Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. Questions? Contact Holly Hatcher at (434) 243-3539 or hhatcher@virginia.edu. Thursday, September 14: 5:30 pm. Miller Center Forum, Laurence Wright, staff writer for The New Yorker. His new book, The Looming Tower is a narrative history of the events leading up to 9/11. Miller Center scholar Timothy Naftali will join for discussion following the talk. Book signing follows presentation. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org or call (434) 924-0921 Thursday, September 14: 7:00 pm. Monticello Bird Club monthly meeting, Education Building, Ivy Creek Natural Area, Earlysville Road, Charlottesville. “The Birds of Arizona.” A video presentation of the intriguing species of the Southwest—as well as animals of this area—by photographer Bill Grant. And a bonus: fantastic hummingbirds and other species found in Patagonia and the desert region. Also, information about upcoming fall bird walks. Info:Ellen Dudley, 244-2688 or Pat Wilczek, 985-4444. Saturday, September 16: 9:00 am. Zona Latina, LLC, a Certified Minority Business Enterprise in the Commonwealth of Virginia will launch its first bilingual television project to address the changing communication needs of our community. The mission of Zona Latina (ZTV) is to produce educational programs that help dispel cultural stereotypes, bridge language and cultural barriers between our English and Spanish speaking communities and provide public service information to improve our community's quality of life. ZTV celebrates Hispanic influences that continue to shape the cultural landscape of Virginia, the nation and the world. The magazine format show, captioned in English and Spanish, premiers Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 9AM on ABC-16, via Cable 3 and by satellite on Dish Network. The weekly program re-airs Sundays after 11PM News & 24 at 12:30 AM. Saturday, September 16: 9:30 am. Regular monthly Charlottesville / Albemarle Democratic Breakfast. Virginia voters will decide Nov. 7 whether the state constitution should be amended to define marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman. The amendment also would place a ban in the constitution on civil unions, which already are illegal in Virginia, and there are other serious implications. Katherine McNamara will lead a panel discussion, with Mark Usry of Equality Virginia, Prof. Anne Coughlin of the UVa Law School, and Dr. Claire Kaplan, Director, Sexual and Domestic Violence Services at the UVa Women's Center. 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 Monday, September 18: 8:30 am Third annual Women Who Golf tournament to benefit MACAA, at Birdwood Golf Course.For more information contact Connie Jorgensen at 434-249-6857. Monday, September 18: 11:00 am. Miller Center Forum. Washington Post staff writer Brooke Masters new book Spoiling for a Fight: The Rise of Eliot Spitzer Book signing follows presentation. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org or call (434) 924-0921. Wednesday, September 20: 7:30 pm Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population (ASAP) monthly meeting in the library of Westminster Presbyterian Church (on Rugby Road). A panel of three distinguished local leaders will address the question: “To what extent are arguments about property rights relevant to our local discussions about managing growth?” Jack Marshall, ASAP President, will moderate the session. The panelists:
Friday, September 22: 11:00
am. Miller Center Forum. Joseph Margulies, who teaches law at Northwestern
University, was the lead counsel representing Guantanamo detainees in Rasul
v. Bush, decided by the United States Supreme Court in 2004. The New
York Times reviewer called Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential
Power the "best account yet" of "a human rights debacle."
A book signing will follow the Forum. Friday, September 22: 6:00 pm "Women for Weed" Wine & Cheese Fundraiser Join 5th District Democratic Congressional Candidate Al Weed at the home of Nancy O'Brien and Francis Fife 501 9th Street SW Students $25, Friends, $50, Patron $75, or $250, Co-Host, $500 - RSVP to ascholl@alweedforcongress.com Saturday, September 23: 5:30 pm Reception, 6:30 pm Dinner and Program Fifth Annual Charlottesville Area Equality Virginia Dinner Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church - Unitarian Universalist 717 Rugby Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 $50.00 per person Use your credit card on-line at www.equalityvirginia.org or mail your check made payable to Equality Virginia to: Usry/Kuttler, 1450 Villaverde Lane , Charlottesville, VA 22902. Please RSVP by Thursday, September 21..For more information: 434-242-2709. Sunday, September 24: 5:00 pm Join Jim Webb and friends for the grand opening of theWebb for Senate office in Charlottesville! Everyone is Welcome! If you wish to help out, we can always use office supplies, food for the event and, especially your support!! To be followed by: Sunday, September 24: 7:00 pm. An evening with authors Stephen King, John Grisham and Jim Webb to support Webb's candidacy for the U.S. Senate. At the Paramount Theatre on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall. Admission by contribution of $100 and up ($2100 includes wine and cheese reception, good seat). Information: Bert Colley (434) 245-5900 bertcolley@yahoo.com. Monday, September 25: 11:00 am. Miller Center Forum, Straight Talk: An Obligation. Paul Van Riper, a retired United States Marine Corps general, discusses the ethics of speaking out or remaining silent, as a senior officer who disagrees with civilian leadership. Retired in 1997, Van Riper is one of eight former generals who have called upon Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to retire or be relieved. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org or call (434) 924-0921. Tuesday, September 26: 11:45 am - 1:00 pm. League of Women Voters luncheon, Monticello Event and Conference Center, 201 Monticello Avenue, Charlottesville. Community Dialogue on the method of electing members of the Charlottesville School Board. To reserve your (optional) lunch--$8 --call 970 1707 or email lwv@avenue.org Wednesday, September 27: 7:00 pm. Charlottesville Democratic Committee Meeting at Buford School Library (9th St. SW and Cherry Ave.). For agenda and more info, see www.cvilledems.org Thursday, September 28: 5:30 pm. Miller Center Forum. Global Philanthropy. Sylvia Mathews, president of the Global Development Program for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and a member of the Governing Council of the Miller Center of Public Affairs. Information/Directions http://www.millercenter.org or call (434) 924-0921 Friday, September 29: 7:00 pm. The Harold Lloyd silent comedy classic Speedy will be shown at the Community Chalkboard and Podium (on Charlottesville's Downton Mall) with live musical accompaniment by Art Wheeler. In addition to hilarious sight gags, incredible stunts, and an amazing chase scene, SPEEDY contains great scenes from 1920’s New York City, the rides of Coney Island, and baseball great Babe Ruth playing himself as the unfortunate passenger in a taxi driven by Harold Lloyd. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. For more info, contact 434-295-4784. Rain? Pavilion. Friday, September 29: 8:00 pm. Opening night for Play On! a new theatre in the Ix Building. First production is the beloved musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Information, reservations 296-2238 or http://www.playontheatre.org/ Saturday, September 30: 6:00 - 9:00 pm James and Nellie Butler Scholarship Gala to be held at East Rivanna Firehouse, 3501 Steamer Dr, Keswick. Since the creation of these scholarships by the Albemarle Democratic Party to honor James and Nellie, we have provided over $15,000 to County high school students to help defray some of the costs of college. This gala is one of the primary ways we raise the money to be able to do so. The featured speaker will be Viola Baskerville, former Delegate and now Secretary of Administration for the Commonwealth. Individuals $25, Couple $40, Sponsors $75, Patrons $150. Please contact Will Harvey at (434) 293-8373 wharvey@healthlawyers.org
or Carolyn Dillard at (434) 996-6279 cdillard@virginia.edu
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