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Monday, September 1 through Thursday, September 4: Republican National Convention, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. From the website: 2008 Republican National Convention to Highlight Service, Reform, Prosperity and Peace Friday, September 5: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: Bush's Law: The Remaking of American Justice. Eric Lichtblau covers federal law enforcement and national security issues for the New York Times. A book signing will follow his Forum. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Sunday, September 7: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Fluvanna County Democratic BBQ. Food, Music, Speakers. At the home of Mozell Booker, just off Rte 6, five miles east of Fork Union and 11 miles west of Scottsville. Information, directions at www.fluvannademocrats.org Tuesday, September 9: 5:30
pm. Left of Center: Aging and Disability Issues and Charlottesville's
Response In the coming years, the region's elderly population alone is expected to explode: The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) projects the number of people aged 60 and over will have increased 109% from 2003 to 2025. How is Charlottesville prepared to cope with the influx? Joining us to discuss this and related challenges will be two disability rights advocates, Nate Brown and Jim Herndon. Mr. Brown is a peer advocate and a representative for Charlottesville's Independence Resource Center. Mr. Herndon is a professional neighborhood planner for the City of Charlottesville. Left of Center is a Charlottesville , Virginia group of mostly twenty- and thirty-something local Democrats or dem-curious people. This is a free event. Questions? Contact us at leftofcentercville@gmail.com Thursday, September 11: 7:30 p.m. “Chasing Birds Across Texas”: Mark Adams spent an exciting year in the Lone Star state, traveling to a great variety of habitats and recording a whopping 489 bird species. See the highlights of his trip and hear about his unexpected adventures. Education Building, Ivy Creek Natural Area, Earlysville Road, Charlottesville. Contact: Ellen Dudley: 244-2688 / Patricia Wilczek: 985-4444 / Stauffer Miller: 296-5505 www.monticellobirdclub.org Friday, September 12: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: Face-to-Face with Osama Bin Ladin. Peter Bergen is a print and television journalist, and produced the first television interview with Osama bin Laden for CNN, where he has been a terrorism and national security analyst. A book signing will follow his Forum. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Friday, September 12: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. TJ Center/Kluge-Ruhe Annual Open House featuring a presentation by Dahlia Lithwick. Free, open to the public - but reservations are required. Info, reservations 434 295 4784 Friday, September 12: 7:00 p.m. John W. Whitehead at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Charlottesville, to read from and talk about The Change Manifesto: Join the Block by Block Movement to Remake America. Q&A will follow. An excerpt is here. Monday, September 15: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: To Lead the World: American Strategy after the Bush Doctrine. Melvyn P. Leffler, Faculty Associate in the Governing America in a Global Era Program (GAGE) at the Miller Center and Jeffrey W. Legro, Compton Professor of World Politics and Chair of the Department of Politics at U.Va., as well as Faculty Associate in the Governing America in a Global Era Program (GAGE). A book signing will follow their Forum. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Monday, September 15: Noon
(or so) Mark Warner at Pee Wee’s Pit BBQ on Main Street in Scottsville.
Further info Adam White (434) 326-1855 Tuesday, September 16: 6:00 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts, senior pastor of the nationally renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York City, and President of SUNY College at Old Westbury, will speak on the topic “Integrity and Leadership.” The talk will be held in the Art Gallery in Newcomb Hall at the University of Virginia. The public is cordially invited to attend. Wednesday, September 17: 5:30 p.m. Presentation on pollution and solutions, Non-Point Source Pollution or Run-Off? at the Ivy Creek Natural Area's Education Building. Further information Liz Palmer lpalmer1@embarqmail.com. Wednesday, September 17: 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Sneak previews of the one hour documentary Questioning the Constitution, at the Charlottesville Pavilion. Produced by PBS and the UVa Center for Politics. Free, open to the public - but reservations are required. Info, reservations 434 295 4784. The film will be broadcast nationally later this autumn. Thursday, September 18: 7:30 p.m. “Regional Job Growth: Plans, Benefits, and Costs,” a presentation by Michael Harvey, Executive Director of the Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development, at the monthly meeting of Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population. The talk, followed by questions and discussion by an ASAP panel and the audience, will build on TJPED’s five-year comprehensive plan for economic development in Charlottesville, Albemarle, and surrounding counties. In the library of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 190 Rugby Rd., Charlottesville. Free and open to the public. Ample parking in the lot behind the church. For questions contact: 974-4582 Friday, September 19: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: Drawing the Line at the Big Ditch: The Panama Canal Treaties and the rise of the Right. Adam Clymer served as the New York Times' National Political Correspondent, Polling Editor, Political Editor, Weekend Senior Editor, Chief Congressional Correspondent, Washington Editor, and Washington Correspondent before retiring in 2003. A book signing will follow his Forum. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Saturday, September 20: 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Regular monthly Albemarle/Charlottesville Democratic Breakfast. Global Warming The Coming Flood. Al Weed of Public Policy Virginia will focus on how concerned citizens can use the impact of climate change on Virginia to press the need for immediate action. They will be given the tools, ideas and supporting materials to change public policy at the local level. Public Policy Virginia believes it is important for people to become engaged locally in order to change the way government and political leaders deal with global warming. Attendees will also learn about the international aspects of climate change and its bearing on third world countries, as well as the role of the US. There will be a discussion of energy, fuels and national issues, with Q&A encouraged. At JABA, 674 Hillsdale Drive, adjacent to the Marriott Suites and east of Fashion Square. The event is free, a light breakfast is offered, and the public is warmly invited. Sunday, September 21: 3:00-6:00 p.m Day of Peace! At the Gravity Lounge, just off the Downtown Mall at S. 1st Street in Charlottesville Suggested donation $10. Under 18, FREE. No one turned away.
LOCAL SPONSORS: Interfaith Cooperation Circle of Central Virginia-URI,
Gesher Center, Unity Church, Sunday, September 21: 3:00 - 7:00 Albemarle County Democratic BBQ at Ashlawn. Speakers include David Toscano, Tom Perriello, and Dick Cranwell, the Chair of the Virginia Democratic Party, and Terry McAuliffe, longtime Democratic strategist and possible candidate for the nomination for Governor next year. $20 in advance for adults; $5 for kids 6 - 16; kids under 6 are free. $25 at the gate the day of the event. Sponsorships encouraged - contact Cindy Janechild cjanechi@cstone.net Monday, September 22: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on America. Jane Mayer writes about politics for The New Yorker, where she has been covering the war on terror, George W. Bush, the bin Laden family, Karl Rove, and the television show "24." A book signing will follow her Forum. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Tuesday, September 23: Noon. League of Women Voters presents a discussion of this year's elections, sponsored by the UVa Center for Politics. At the New Albemarle County Office Building, 1600 Fifth Street. Email lwv@avenue.org or call 970 1707 by 3:30 p.m. on September 18 to make a reservation for a bag lunch ($8). Friday, September 26: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: Slavery by Another Name: The Final Chapter of American Slavery, 1865-1945 As The Wall Street Journal's Atlanta bureau chief since 2004, Douglas A. Blackmon directs the coverage of the Southeastern U.S., the airlines and other major transportation industries, the Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization, and more than 1,200 companies. A book signing will follow his Forum. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Friday, September 26: 5:45 p.m. Silent Auction, 7:30 Dinner The Freedom Fund Banquet of the Albemarle/Charlottesville NAACP The guest speaker will be Mr. A. Hugo Bowers of Bowers Family Enterprises, Richmond, Virginia. Honorees for the evening will be Paul M. Gaston, Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia; and the Johnson Brothers, legendary civil rights leaders and community activists; Reverend Doctor Reginald A. Johnson, Minister of Pilgrim Baptist Church and Reverend William S. Johnson, Associate Minister, Pilgrim Baptist Church. The Freedom Fund Banquet is the major fund raising event for the Branch and funds raised by the Banquet permit the Branch to offer academic scholarships to area youth, offer workshops and activities for youth and adult members as well as the larger community, and provide operating monies for the organization. Individual tickets may be purchased for $50 and individual tables may be purchased for $480. In addition, donations and contributions will be accepted at the following tiers: Bronze ($25 - $50) Silver ($51 - $74) Gold ($75 - $99) Platinum ($100 and above) Contributors and sponsors will be recognized in the souvenir program booklet. All citizens are encouraged to come out and join the local Branch in this very important celebration. Tickets can be purchased by calling Ms. Lynn Boyd at 434-975-0661 or Dr. M. Rick Turner at 434-979-2786. www.albemarlecvillenaacp.org If you have questions about the celebration or need additional information, please call Robert “Bob” Gest III at 434-974-7167. Friday, September 26: Presidential debate with foreign policy focus, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS. Moderator: Jim Lehrer - Executive Editor and Anchor, The NewsHour, PBS. Monday, September 29: 11:00
a.m. Miller Center Forum: Breathing the Fire. Since 2003, CBS News
Correspondent Kimberly Dozier has worked primarily in Baghdad, and has covered
Iraq and the Middle East extensively for "The CBS Evening News,"
"The Early Show," and "CBS Radio News." On Memorial
Day 2006, while reporting a story in Baghdad, she was seriously wounded
in a car bombing but recovered completely after multiple surgeries and months
of physiotherapy. A book signing will follow her Forum. Further information,
directions at www.millercenter.org
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