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Monday, March 2: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum China Between Region and World. Brantly Womack is Professor of Foreign Affairs at UVa Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Tuesday, March 3: 7:00 p.m. left of center on Remote Area Medical. Once a year, thousands of uninsured people from all over Appalachia gather at the Wise County, Va. fairgrounds for three days to have rotten teeth pulled, cysts carved out, and mysterious lumps x-rayed. It's a stunning, moving event, revealing the second-world conditions under which many people are living right here in Virginia. Speakers: Aryana Khalid, deputy Secretary for Health & Human Services for Virginia; Terry Dickinson, Executive Director of the Virginia Dental Association (and the big thinker behind Mission of Mercy and the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps). At Rapture Restaurant on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall. Further information Brevy Cannon, Left of Center steering committee brevy@yahoo.com Friday, March 6: 5:30-7:30 pm Opening Reception for Through Our Volunteers' Eyes: the Faces and Places of Building Goodness Foundation a display of photos taken by BGF volunteers while working in Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mississippi and right here at home. At CitySpace (the Charlottesville Community Design Center) on the Downtown Mall. Contact: Connie Jorgensen, Director of Community Relations Phone (434) 249-6857 (cell) cjorgensen@buildinggoodness.org, www.buildinggoodness.org  Saturday, March 7: 7:00 p.m. Gravity Lounge Acoustic Blues with Corey Harris ($15) The spirit of Tea Cake lives on: "he had a fine guitar and twelve dollars left in his pocket and all he needed now was a great big old hug and kiss from Janie." Join award-winning artist Corey Harris in an acoustic set of music ranging from Africa to Jamaica to the U.S. in this special Big Read celebration of roots music. Tickets are available at the Gravity Lounge. www.gravitylounge.com or (434) 977 5590 Sunday, March 8: 2:00 a.m. Daylight Saving Time begins -- set clocks ahead one hour. Thursday, March 12: 7:30 p.m. Monticello Bird Club March program “Birding in Ecuador” Jim Nix. 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 Saturday, March 14: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Come Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Delegate Brian Moran Candidate for Governor of Virginia at his Annual Pancake Breakfast with Special Guest Congressman Jim Moran at Mango Mike's, 4580 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia As always, there will be a clown and magician for the kids. RSVP at http://www.brianmoran.com/pancake or call Rose at (703) 370-3770. Saturday, March 14: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Democratic Politics, Leadership Development and YOU The Democratic Road Back PAC and Left of Center are sponsoring training for anyone interested in learning more about local and statewide politics, including you! At the Albemarle County Office Building , 1600 5th St. Extended. Free event with breakfast provided. Questions or RSVPs to cvilleobamaparty@inbox.com or 434-242-7832. Speakers
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Sunday, March 15: 11:15 a.m. Paul Gaston, historian, will speak on "The Pursuit of Racial Justice: Chapters from our Local History" at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church (UU), 717 Rugby Road. The presentation/dialogue is part of the church's Faith in Action series designed to discuss problems of community interest. Many find Paul Gaston to be THE historian for Charlottesville concerning the events 50 years ago around the desegregation of our City schools. Does this history influence our schools today? The presentation will be in Summit House, just to the left of the church. Sunday, March 15: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Charlottesville - Albemarle League of Women Voters anniversary celebration at Ash Lawn. Food, drink, free tours. At 3:00, a talk by Dennis Bigelow (as President Monroe) on voting, the roles of women, and family life at Ash Lawn in the early 19th century. To RSVP or for more information, (434) 970 1707. Sunday, March 15: 3:00 p.m. United Nations Association meeting at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church – Unitarian Universalist (717 Rugby Road) a film presentation “War by Hollywood: The Power of Film to Challenge Armed Conflict” by University of North Carolina Professor Bob Toplin. To include video excerpts from influential movies. Toplin will trace Hollywood’s anti-war tradition especially to the mood of the American public at the time films were produced and to the attitudes of Hollywood’s creative artists. Robert Brent Toplin, Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has published several books that deal with connections between Hollywood and history. He has also participated in televised discussions with noted filmmakers such as Oliver Stone, Clint Eastwood, and Ken Burns. Monday, March 16: 5:00 p.m. Creigh Deeds for Governor Charlottesville Headquarters Grand Opening: 214 Ridge Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 Phone: 434-202-8931. RSVP, view map http://deedsforvirginia.com/cvillehq Tuesday, March 17: 5:30 p.m. at the U.Va. Special Collections Library Harrison Auditorium Charlottesville, Virginia. In advance of the publication of Professor Larry Sabato's newest book, The Year of Obama: How Barack Obama Won the White House, Professor Sabato will moderate a panel of distinguished academics and political analysts for a discussion about our 44th president and current political conditions. Panelists include Alan Abramowitz, professor of political science at Emory University; Rhodes Cook, political analyst and author of the Rhodes Cook Letter; and Diana Owen, professor of political science at Georgetown University. The upcoming book will include contributions by these panelists and other respected experts. The event is free and open to the public with advance registration. For questions, please e-mail cfp-programs@virginia.edu or call (434) 243-3540. Tuesday, March 17: 7:00 p.m. Scottsville Library Everglades: splendid river of grass or useless alligator-infeste backwater? Join Linda Blum from the UVA Department Environmental Science as she discusses the history behind this beautiful backdrop to "Their Eyes Were Watching God." Part of The Big Read program. Wednesday, March 18: 7:00 p.m. The U.Va. LGBT Resource Center is proud to present a documentary film screening of Call Me Malcolm March 18th at 7 PM in the Newcomb Theater. Call Me Malcolm is the inspiring story of a transgender seminary student and his struggle with a faith that has often discriminated against people in the LGBT community. The Rev. Malcolm Himschoot, title character of the film, will be in attendance for a Question and Answer/Discussion session following the film. This event is free and open to the public. Thursday, March 19: 2:00 p.m. Virginia Festival of the Book panel discussion Demagogues and Change: A Discussion of the Current State of our Democracy John Whitehead (The Change Manifesto: Join the Block by Block Movement to Remake America) and Michael Signer (Demagogue: The Fight to Save Democracy from Its Worst Enemies). Moderator: Bob Gibson. At UVa Harrison Institute / Small Special Collections, UVa Central Grounds (434)924-6040. Thursday, March 19: 7:30 p.m. Tom Horton, Freelance nature writer, will speak to the question: “Why Assume Growth Is Always Good?” at the Annual Meeting of Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population, beginning at 7:30PM, on Thursday, March 19, in the library of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 190 Rugby Rd. Charlottesville. Mr. Horton covered environmental issues for the Baltimore Sun for 35 years and has written articles for National Geographic, Rolling Stone, the New York Times Magazine, and Chesapeake Bay Magazine as well as seven books about the Chesapeake Bay. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments. Parking available behind the church. Info: 974-4582 or visit http://www.asapnow.org Friday, March 20: 10:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum America in Transition: Between War and ... War. Marc J. Selverstone of the Miller Center Presidential Recordings Program and James Goldgeier, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington U. A Virginia Festival of the Book event. A book signing will follow the Forum. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Friday, March 20: Noon. Virginia Festival of the Book panel Men at Work...and Play: Fiction. Sarah Collins Honenberger (Waltzing Cowboys), Inman Majors (The Millionaires), and Peter Skinner (The Bells of Moses Henry) discuss how men behave in their novels. Moderator: Jesse Dukes At the New Dominion Bookshop, 404 East Main St. (434)295-2552 Friday, March 20: 4:00 p.m. Miller Center Forum Vietnam if Kennedy Had Lived: Virtual JFK. Marc J. Selverstone of the Miller Center Presidential Recordings Program will moderate a discussion with James G. Blight and Janet M. Lang of Brown University's Watson Institute for International studies. A Virginia Festival of the Book event. A book signing will follow their Forum. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Saturday, March 21: 9:30 a.m. Regular monthly Albemarle / Charlottesville Democratic Breakfast at JABA. The discussion will call attention to the issues of greatest importance to the Hispanic community so they can be addressed by the candidates. Alfonso Lopez of Arlington currently serves as the Director of the Virginia Liaison Office in Washington, D.C. Dilcia Colindres is the Chair of Creciendo Juntos - Growing Together. Maria Bodmer Williams is a native of Bogotá, Colombia, who has worked with adults and children with special needs in this area for many years. Peter Loach will moderate. A light breakfast is served, and a voluntary donation will be requested. Saturday, March 21: at 10:00 and Sunday, March 22 at 1:00 The Starr Hill Neighborhood. The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society will offer walking tours of this neighborhood, remembered in local history as an important African American community. On the tour we see homes, businesses, churches and schools which have been part of the life of the neighborhood over time. Rain dates are Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29. Tours last approximately one hour, and leave from the parking lot at Jefferson School on 4th Street NW. For more information, call the Historical Society at 434-296-1492. Part of The Big Read program. Saturday, March 21: 2:00 p.m. Virginia Festival of the Book event. Birding Essentials. A writer and illustrator of birding guides, Jonathan Alderfer (National Geographic Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America) discusses the art--with original paintings--and science of creating a birding field guide. Moderator: Allen Hale. At Blue Ridge Mountain Sports, 1125 Emmet Street (in the Barracks Road Shopping Center (434) 977-4400 Saturday, March 21: 2:00 p.m. Virginia Festival of the Book event Covering the Court. Three distinguished U.S. Supreme Court observers will offer their views on the current and possible future members of the Supreme Court, the role it plays in today's society, and its future direction. Panelists are:
Moderated by Robert O'Neil, Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. At Charlottesville City Council Chambers, 605 E. Main Street. Open to the public. For further information go to http://www.vabook.org or call 434 295 4784. Tuesday, March 24: Noon "Sick Around the World" is the topic at the League of Women Voters luncheon at the New County Office Building, 1600 Fifth Street, Charlottesville. Email lwv@qvenue.org or call 970 1707 by 3:30 p.m. March 19 to reserve a bag lunch $8. Tuesday, March 24: 5:30 p.m. Miller Center Forum Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century. Philip Bobbit, Distinguished Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, UT Austin. A book signing will follow his Forum. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org. Friday, March 27: 5:00 p.m. Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr. Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court Speaking on Virginia v. Black: A Strange Twist in First Amendment Jurisprudence. At the University of Virginia School of Law Caplin Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information call 434-295-4784. Friday, March 27: 5:30 p.m. Miller Center Forum Of Knowledge and Power: The Complexities of National Intelligence. Robert Kennedy, a professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech. Further information, directions at www.millercenter.org Friday, March 27: 5:00 p.m. Filing deadline for candidacy for Democratic nominations for the November elections in Charlottesville. A daylong 'unassembled caucus' will be held to select candidates -- see entry at May 9, 2009. Friday, March 27: 5:00 p.m. Politics in 2009 with Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report Gilmer 130. Opening event of the University Dems / Va Young Dems Convention. Info Sarah Buckley sarahabuckley@gmail.com Saturday, March 28: Reception 6-7 p.m., Dinner 7-10 VAYD Awards Banquet with Governor Tim Kaine and Honored Guest Speakers Congressman Glenn Nye and Congressman Tom Perriello The Omni Hotel Charlottesville. General Admission tickets are still available but going fast! ($50, pay online at http://www.actblue.com/page/awardsdinner). **Afterparty at 10 p.m. at the Charlottesville Ice Rink sponsored by Terry McAuliffe Sunday, March 29: 9:30 a.m. Lieutenant Governor Candidates Panel at Clark Hall Mural Room/Clark 108 Panel discussion and audience Q&A moderated by Bob Gibson of the Sorenson Institute. Featuring Democratic LG candidates Pat Edmonson, Mike Signer, Jon Bowerbank and Jody Wagner. All are welcome! If you have any questions regarding the VAYD convention or anything related, please contact Sarah Buckley sarahabuckley@gmail.com Saturday, March 28: 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. at the Senior Center, 1180 Pepsi Place, Charlottesville Democratic Committee's annual Political Pasta Supper. Socializing, Dinner and Silent Auction $20 per person, call 987 3321 or purchase at Quilts Unlimited, either store. www.cvilledems.org Monday, March 30: 11:00 a.m.
Miller Center Forum The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower.
Robert Baer, 20 years with CIA and a possible source of the George Clooney
character in Syriana. A book signing will follow the Forum. Further
information, directions at www.millercenter.org
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