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Saturday, April 4 - Sunday, April 19: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. each day. Gordon Avenue Library Spring Book Sale. New format: All categories on sale every day. Info: (434) 977 8467, info@jmrlfriends.org or http://www.jmrlfriends.org Monday, April 6: 5:30 p.m. Miller Center Forum Modern Presidents and the Middle East: A World of Trouble. Journalist and author Patrick Taylor. A book signing will follow the Forum. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Tuesday, April 7: 7:00 p.m. left of center on poverty and homelessness, at Rapture Restaurant on the Downtown Mall. Up to 25% of residents of the city of Charlottesville, and seven percent of Albemarle residents, live below the poverty line. What can our community do to help all its members become self-sufficient? What can we learn from what other cities have done to address this problem? Panelists include: Holly Edwards, Charlottesville City Council, and Buzz Cox, Director of the Charlottesville Department of Social Services. The panel will discuss innovative ideas for ending economic insecurity for those living in our community. Thursday, April 9: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Todd and Annie Divers and David and Jenny Koehn invite you to join them for an evening with Vice-Mayor Julian Taliaferro and Captain Mike Baird. Julian is running for the Democratic nomination for City Council and Mike is running for the Democratic nomination for Charlottesville Sheriff. Light refreshments will be provided. At the home of Todd and Annie Divers 2332 Glenn Court, Charlottesville, VA 22901 ( Directions ) RSVP: Todd and Annie Divers at 434-974-9034 or tdivers@yahoo.com. Jenny Koehn at jmhogan1@gmail.com Thursday, April 9: 7:30 p.m. Monticello Bird Club April program “Birding Wintergreen” Your chance to learn how to identify the 100-plus species you might see up in the Wintergreen area. Astronomer Marshall Faintich’s sharp, colorful photos are the next best thing to being there, and he’ll tell you when and where he spotted all these avian beauties—both natives and also the migrants that will soon be coming back through our area on their way north for the summer. 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, April 10: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum A Government Out of Sight: The Mystery of National Authority in Nineteenth-Century America. Brian Balogh, UVa History Prof and Chair of the Miller Center's GAGE program . A book signing will follow the Forum. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Monday, April 13: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum China Between Region and World. Brantly Womack is Professor of Foreign Affairs at U.Va. and an honorary professor at Jilin University in Changchun and East China Normal University in Shanghai. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Tuesday, April 14: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. A Healthcare Forum With Rep. Perriello at the Senior Center in Charlottesville. The purpose of this meeting is to engage the public in expressing its concerns and recommendations to the panel which will include Carolyn Engelhard, co-author of Health Care Half Truths, City Councilor Holly Edwards, Delegate Rob Bell, and Congressman Tom Perriello. The Senior Center is located at 1180 Pepsi Place, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901. For more information contact JJ Towler at 434-964-0339. Wednesday, April 15: 7:00 p.m. From the African Development Project at St. Paul's Memorial Church: "Our own Bev Wann was in Kenya in January and February and visited three of the projects we help support--Peter Indalo's Oyani Christian Rural Services, Janet Mumo's Kitui Development Center, and Jackie Chege's Watoto Village. You are invited to hear about Bev's visits and see videos of the leaders reporting to us and thanking us." In the Parish Hall, 1700 University Avenue, Charlottesville. You are invited to a supper at 6:00, for which an advance response is requested, to Sue Rainey srainey@cstone.net Thursday, April 16: 7:30 p.m. ASAP Monthly open meeting. John Seager, President and CEO of Population Connection (formerly ZPG – Zero Population Growth) will discuss "Global Population: 6.7 Billion and Growing. Are We There Yet?" The meeting is in the library of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 190 Rugby Rd., Charlottesville, and is free and open to the public. Ample parking in the lot behind the church. For questions contact 974-4582. Thursday, April 16 - Friday, April 17: The Carter G. Woodson Institute sponsors a two-day symposium on The Problem of Punishment: Race, Inequality and Justice A Multi-Discipline exploration, with keynote speaker Angela Y. Davis. The event is free and open to the public - for further information www.virginia.edu/woodson Saturday, April 18: 9:30 a.m. Regular monthly Albemarle / Charlottesville Democratic Breakfast at JABA, 674 Hillsdale Drive, Charlottesville (to the east of Fashion Square and adjacent to the Marriott Courtyard). Charlottesville candidates for council and sheriff will have a chance to present themselves. A light breakfast is served, and a voluntary donation will be requested. Sunday, April 19: 3:00 p.m. United Nations Association meeting at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church – Unitarian Universalist (717 Rugby Road) a talk on Large Group Identity: Sharing Pride and Vengeance by Professor Vamik Volkan, psychiatrist and founder of the UVA Center of the Study of Mind and Human Interaction. Sunday, April 19: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. [Note time change] If you volunteered in any way for the Obama Campaign, or if you worked to help Tom Perriello get elected to Congress, you are invited - Conversation with Rep. Tom Perriello in the McIntire Room of the downtown Charlottesville public library 201 E. Market Street Let Tom know what you think about:
RSVP (not required, but appreciated) to Kristin Szakos, k.szakos@embarqmail.com, 434-984-4022. Light refreshments provided (contact Kristin to volunteer to bring cookies or punch). Monday, April 20: Support your local newspaper day--subscribe for a year, to ease the transition to whatever comes next.  Monday, April 20: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability. Senior Transportation Policy Analyst Deborah Gordon. A book signing will follow her Forum. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Tuesday, April 21: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.City Council Candidate Forum hosted by Charlottesville Tomorrow and Free Enterprise Forum Burley Middle School, 901 Rose Hill Dr. Submit your questions at the Facebook event page or at the Charlottesville Tomorrow website. Wednesday, April 22: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.Candidate Rally hosted by Charlottesville Democrats. Burley Middle School, 901 Rose Hill Dr. . Wednesday, April 22: 7:00 p.m Professor Claudrena Harold (History) and Professor John Quale (Architecture) to speak in the Dome Room, Rotunda as part of The Last Lecture Series--an annual tradition at the University of Virginia, providing a forum for distinguished faculty members to lecture to students as if it were their last time to do so. Because of the limited seating, tickets will be issued and are needed to attend. Tickets are free and will be distributed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (4/15-4/17), from noon to 3:00 p.m. on the Lawn. Please email UVaLastLectureSeries@gmail.com with any questions. Friday, April 24: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. 2009 Spring Symposium Commerce in the 21st Century: Economics for a Crowded Planet featuring Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute, Columbia University Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management. With a panel of UVA scholars, including James Childress, Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics and Professor of Medical Education; William R. Morrish, Elwood R. Quesada Professor of Architecture; Gowher Rizvi, Vice Provost for International Programs; and Saras Sarasvathy, Associate Professor of Business Administration; moderated by Jeffrey C. Walker (McIntire '77). Old Cabell Hall, South Lawn, University of Virginia. Info / Register 434-924-3553, No ticket is required; they are just trying to get an estimate of attendance size. Friday, April 24: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum First Impressions: The Obama Administration. Todd Purdom, National Editor and Political Correspondent for Vanity Fair. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Sunday, April 26: 1:00 p.m. Really Really Free Market From the flyer: "Come join Charlottesville and UVA folks to help build a gift economy and healthier alternatives to the crashing modern monetary system! Bring goods you no longer need and wish to pass on (literature, clothes, that random souvenir from your visit to Puerto Rico, etc.) or skills and knowledge you wish to share (music, community ideas, domestic know-how, plant knowledge, etc.)." Tonsler Park on Cherry Ave. & Ridge/5th St. Contact Luis at hacktiffler@riseup.net or 804-787-3367 for more info. Monday, April 27: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum The First Hundred Days TV host Chris Matthews. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Tuesday, April 28: Noon. LWV April Community Dialogue "Making Real Progress for Women and Health Care." Lisa Codispoti of the National Women's Law Center. New Albemarle County Office Building, 1600 Fifth Street Extended. Email lwv@avenue.org or call 970 1707 by 3:30 p.m. on April 23 to reserve a bag lunch ($8.) Tuesday, April 28:
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Absentee Voting for those who cannot vote in
the Charlottesville Caucus on May 9th. Tuesday, April 28: 5:30 p.m. Miller Center Forum Saving the Bay: The Greatest Fight for Clean Water the Nation has Ever Seen. William C. Baker of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Tuesday, April 28: 7:00 p.m. The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia will host an Issues Forum with the three candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Governor: Creigh Deeds, Brian Moran, and Terry McAuliffe. In Danville at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. The event will be moderated by Sorensen's Executive Director Bob Gibson and former Danville Mayor Linwood Wright. This Issues Forum will be free and open to the public. Thursday, April 30: 5:30 p.m. Why Women Don’t Run for Political
Office … and What Happens When They Do A Public Talk at the University
of Virginia by Jennifer Lawless, Brown University Professor and Political
Expert. Free and open to the public. Reception 5:00 p.m., Clark Hall Mural
Room and Foyer; Talk follows at 5:30 in Clark Hall 107.
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