
The Pollocks
Jason Pollock swung by the WNRN studio this morning for an interview on Acoustic Sunrise with Anne Williams. The Pollocks are celebrating the release of their new CD “Pardon the Witches” Saturday night at Gravity Lounge. Jason played a couple of songs from it. Videos will be available at youtube.com/WNRNradio.

Susan Greenbaum
Susan Greenbaum dropped by WNRN’s Acoustic Sunrise this morning. She was interviewed by Anne Williams and played a few songs from Carole King’s “Tapestry” as well as an original. Susan is playing Sunday night at Gravity Lounge, playing “Tapestry” in its entirety. Videos from this interview available at youtube.com/WNRNradio.
Is Charlottesville doing enough to market itself as a regional destination for patrons of the arts? What else can be done to ensure that the visual, performing and literary arts not only survive, but thrive? Those are just a couple of the questions explored during the second Creative Conversation organized by the Piedmont Council of the Arts.
Representatives of various groups were invited to Charlottesville’s CitySpace meeting room on the Downtown Mall to discuss the topic “Marketing Charlottesville as a Creative Community.” The event was held on January 13, 2009 in the City Space Meeting Room at the Charlottesville Community Design Center. We’ve condensed the two hour discussion into a 45 minute podcast.
The participants were:
- Mary Beth Aungier The Paramount Theater
- Allie Baer Convention and Visitors Bureau (CACVB)
- Nancy Bass Local Artist
- Olivia Branch UVA Engineering Foundation
- Elizabeth Breeden Art in Place
- Wendy Brown Center for Nonprofit Excellence
- Erik Curren American Shakespeare Center
- Chris Engel Charlottesville Office of Economic Development
- Jane Fisher Charlottesville Community Design Center
- Liz Flynn John Paul Jones Arena
- David Hopper Virginia Film Festival
- Lindsay Howerton Arts and Cultural Council of Staunton
- Kirby Hutto Charlottesville Pavilion: Red Light Management
- Annie Jacobs Albemarle Public Schools
- Rob Jones Migration: A Gallery
- Dabney Kerr Consultant: Sagacious Solutions
- Hollie Lee Charlottesville Office of Economic Development
- Morgan MacKenzie- Perkins Sage Moon Gallery
- Kevin McFadden Virginia Festival of the Book
- Jane Norris Charlottesville Daily Progress
- Kyle Redinger Spicy Bear Media
- Jim Respess Local Artist
- George Sampson UVA Arts Administration Program
- Sherri Smith Lander Creative, Artisans Center of Virginia
- Jessica Thayer Consultant/Artist Services
- Katharine Vlcek The Paramount Theater
- Kathryn Wagner Local Artist
- Lyn Warren Les Yeux du Monde
On Tuesday, February 3th, 2009, Congressman Eric Cantor (R-7) joined Charlottesville Right Now to give his thoughts on the stimulus bill. Cantor is the new Republican Whip in the House of Representatives.
Fernbrook Natural Area in northern Albemarle County near Stony Brook is host of images of death, decay, and resurrection in the flora and fauna of the Piedmont woods. On the January 15, 2009 edition of the Rivanna Rambler, Leslie Middleton takes the listener on a journey through the natural area. Visit the Rivanna Rambler podcast site for more.



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