Mr. Wheeler also shares the history of The Community Chalkboard and Podium: A Monument to The First Amendment, located outside of City Hall in Charlottesville, which was designed based on feedback from the community.
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On the May 5 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Josh Wheeler, Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. Rick and Josh discuss the the Center’s mission and achievements. The conversation focuses on the 2013 Muzzle Awards, which are given for affronts to/disregard for First Amendment principles. Mr. Wheeler shares the background of recent “winners.” The center has a new page where readers may leave their comments.
The Festival of Colors
When you see people walking around covered head to toe with magenta, green, blue, orange and yellow powder, it has to be a special day. Reporter Deepak Singh has more on the Indian festival of colors.
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Nov 282012
Each spring and fall, the The Senior Center in Charlottesville’s Encore Players take to the stage to perform a series of one-act plays. This fall the group presented four plays, The Last Dinner, The Bickersons, I Know You Did It and Family Visitors.
From left to right: Gene Outlaw, Pat Cook, and Elaine McGrath performing in Family Visitors at the Senior Center in Charlottesville.
Energine is entertaining family. But try as she may, she just can’t seem to please her guests in Family Visitors. The play was introduced and directed by Senior Center volunteer Jean Newland.
The performance took place on Wednesday October 24, 2012 as a part of the Encore Player’s fall performance. This is the fourth and final part of this Wednesday series.
Nov 212012
Each spring and fall, the The Senior Center in Charlottesville’s Encore Players take to the stage to perform a series of one-act plays. This fall the group presented four plays, The Last Dinner, The Bickersons, I Know You Did It and Family Visitors.
From left to right: Jeffrey Goodsell, Gerry Granroth and Levi Miller performing in I Know You Did It at the Senior Center in Charlottesville.
Sid is in trouble with the law. He’s a suspect in a local bank robbery. Listen as a police detectives attempt to find the truth in I Know You Did It. Encore Player Levi Miller wrote and performed in the play. The play was introduced and directed by Senior Center volunteer Jean Newland.
The performance took place on Wednesday October 24, 2012 as a part of the Encore Player’s fall performance. This is the third of a four part Wednesday series.
Nov 142012
Each spring and fall, the The Senior Center in Charlottesville’s Encore Players take to the stage to perform a series of one-act plays. This fall the group presented four plays, The Last Dinner, The Bickersons, I Know You Did It and Family Visitors.
Dick Somer and Patricia Gadus performing in The Bickersons at the Senior Center in Charlottesville.
Pending surgery to correct his snoring problem is causing a bit of a stir for John and Blanche in this episode of The Bickersons. The play was introduced and directed by Senior Center volunteer Jean Newland.
The performance took place on Wednesday October 24, 2012 as a part of the Encore Player’s fall performance. This is the second of a four part Wednesday series.
Nov 072012
Each spring and fall, the The Senior Center in Charlottesville’s Encore Players take to the stage to perform a series of one-act plays. This fall the group presented four plays, The Last Dinner, The Bickersons, I Know You Did It and Family Visitors.
Glenn Short and Betty Hales performing in The Last Dinner at the Senior Center in Charlottesville.
Listen as a customer with a discerning palate finds frustration while trying to procure breakfast in a New York restaurant. The play was introduced and directed by Senior Center volunteer Jean Newland.
The performance took place on Wednesday October 24, 2012 as a part of the Encore Player’s fall performance. This is the first of a four part Wednesday series.
Rick speaks with Paul Freedman, an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at the UVa who and commentator for ABC News, and Jeffrey Jenkins, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at UVa’s Miller Center, about how current political systems could be improved.
Rick’s guest is Professor Tim Wilson of the U.Va. Psychology department to talk about his new book Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change. You can read more about Tim at http://people.virginia.edu/~tdw/
What if there were a magic pill that could make you happier, turn you into a better parent, solve a number of your teenager’s behavior problems, reduce racial prejudice, and close the achievement gap in education? Well, there is no such magic pill-but there is a new scientifically based approach called story editing that can accomplish all of this. It works by redirecting the stories we tell about ourselves and the world around us, with subtle prompts, in ways that lead to lasting change. In Redirect, world-renowned psychologist Timothy Wilson shows how story-editing works and how you can use it in your everyday life.
You can pick up the book here
May 292012
Each spring and fall, the Charlottesville Senior Center’s Encore Players take to the stage to perform a series of one-act plays. This spring the group presented four plays, Henry Aldrich, Ozzie and Harriet, The Bickersons and The Honeymooners.
The Encore Players performing a staged reading of The Honeymooners. From left to right: Alice Hennigan, Ray Jacquin and Levi Miller.
In this podcast you will hear The Encore Players perform The Honeymooners. Ralph and Alice have tickets for a Broadway show but there is a problem. Will they get there in the end or will Alice’s mother interfere? The play was directed by Senior Center volunteer Jean Newland.
The performance took place on Wednesday May 23, 2012 as a part of the Encore Player’s spring performance. (Part 4 of 4)
May 292012
Each spring and fall, the Charlottesville Senior Center’s Encore Players take to the stage to perform a series of one-act plays. This spring the group presented four plays, Henry Aldrich, Ozzie and Harriet, The Bickersons and The Honeymooners.
The Encore Players performing a staged reading of The Bickersons. From left to right: Dick Somer and Patricia Gadus.
In this podcast you will hear The Encore Players perform The Bickersons. Will John and Blanche ever get to sleep? Or will the Bickersons live up to their name? Our play is introduced by series director, Jean Newland.
The performance took place on Wednesday May 23, 2012 as a part of the Encore Player’s spring performance. (Part 3 of 4)
May 272012
Each spring and fall, the Charlottesville Senior Center’s Encore Players take to the stage to perform a series of one-act plays. This spring the group presented four plays, Henry Aldrich, Ozzie and Harriet, The Bickersons and The Honeymooners.
The Encore Players performing a staged reading of Ozzie and Harriet. From left to right: Glenn Short, Gene Outlaw, Liz Evans and Mark Dryer.
In this podcast you will hear The Encore Players perform Ozzie and Harriet. Listen as Ozzie tries to find the perfect Valentine gift for his wife. The play was directed by Senior Center volunteer Marge Haugen and is introduced by series director, Jean Newland.
The performance took place on Wednesday May 23, 2012 as a part of the Encore Player’s spring performance. (Part 2 of 4)
May 262012
Each spring and fall, the Charlottesville Senior Center’s Encore Players take to the stage to perform a series of one-act plays. This spring the group presented four plays, Henry Aldrich, Ozzie and Harriet, The Bickersons and The Honeymooners.
The Encore Players performing a staged reading of Henry Aldrich. From left to right: Jeffery Goodsell, Dick Somer and Elaine McGrath.
Senior Center member Jean Newland introduced the play which she directed.
In this podcast you will hear The Encore Players perform Henry Aldrich. Henry, like so many of us, just needs a little quiet time to himself. But will he be able to find some? Listen in to find out. The play is introduced by its director, Jean Newland.
The performance took place on Wednesday May 23, 2012 as a part of the Encore Player’s spring performance. (Part 1 of 4)
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