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John Whitehead is the Founder and Executive Director of the Rutherford Institute. In this monthly visit with Coy Barefoot, Whitehead discusses the passing of Jerry Falwell, whom he knew well and worked with; the 40th anniversary of the Beatle’s classic Sergeant Pepper’s album; the ripping off of taxpayers in the Iraq war; and more.
Live Arts proudly presents Tennessee WilliamsGuv,!v,,u A Streetcar Named Desire. Directed by John Gibson, A Streetcar Named Desire runs in the DownStage theater May 11 Guv,!vDjnj June 10, 2007. Show sponsors are Allison Partners, Garris and Company, and Elizabeth and Joe LeVaca. Media sponsor is WHTJ. Season media sponsor is C-VILLE weekly.
Plantation houses across the South often contained spaces devoted to various household tasks and the preparation, preservation, and storage of food and drink. These were often separate structures, or outbuildings, arranged near the main house. Such work areas at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, called the Dependencies, were located mostly out of the sight of visitors and the main house, as they were situated below the terraces and in the cellars. Sean Tubbs reports.
Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow joins Coy for the Tuesday growth and development discussion. Issues this week include elections in Albemarle County and Charlottesville, the site of the proposed new YMCA facility, and an interesting situation in the Woolen Mills. Brian also provides an update on the major development projects throughout Central Virginia in this week’s “Speed Round.”
 Above, from left to right: Jeremy Weiss, Kate Hancock, Maggie Brown, Rhiannon OGuv,!v,,uCoin, Gigi Gay, Richard Drake (Photo: Jack Looney/C-VILLE Weekly) |
The results of a Live Arts program to train teenagers in the various aspects of theater is culminating this month with presentation of The Servant of Two Masters. The Teen Theater Team is Live Arts most intensive and focused training program for young people between the ages of 14 and 19.
The Servant of Two Masters is an 18th century comedy by Carlo Goldoni and for almost 300 years audiences have recognized themselves in its timeless characters and situations. Clever servants, grasping masters, lovelorn youth, buckled swashes, drawn swords, interrupted weddings, slapsticks, and chases are all in dayGuv,!v,,us work for Truffaldino, the titular servant. With rich language and physical hijinks, our teens will draw on their clown training to make a show that leaps from silly to sublime. The play runs on Live Arts Upstage Theater from April 20 to May 5, 2007. I stopped by Live Arts to talk about the play with director Daria Okugawa and produced this five minute feature. |
The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression has handed out its annual Jefferson Muzzles to groups that have somehow curtailed free expression in the last year. I spoke with director Robert O’Neil to get more details on this year’s batch.
 Left to right, Ayana Croff as Bonna, Arrietta Van der Voort as Edna, and Madeline Hermsmeier as Lucy, in The Good Times Are Killing Me, by Lynda Barry.Photo credit: Jack Looney/C-Ville Weekly |
The 1960’s are known as a time of great change. Live Arts’ latest production captures what it was like to grow up during that tumultuous period. The Good Times Are Killing Me runs March 23 to April 14 in the Downstage Theater. I spoke with director Larry Goldstein this week to find out more. |
 The Orphanage and School at Grison-Garde, Haiti |
Haiti is the topic for the March 2007 Charlottesville-Albemarle Democratic Breakfast.Several doctors routinely travel to the island nation to work at the Tovar Clinic in the rural community of Grison-Garde. There’s also an orphanage there, administered by Dr. Ray Ford. Ford’s son Mike spoke about the region, and was followed by Dr. Mike Dickens, a Charlottesville pediatrician who describes the conditions of many of the patients served by the clinic. |
Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow appears on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now each week to talk with Coy Barefoot about growth and development issues. Charlottesville Tomorrow is covering this year’s races for the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and the Charlottesville City Council, and is posting video of these announcements to YouTube. Brian and Coy also discuss the latest in Biscuit Run and other large developments.
On the Best Seat, Jed interviews Will Brown, head coach of Virginia’s opponent in the NCAA Tournament, the Albany Great Danes. Brown talks about building Albany’s program and preparing his team to play against Virginia. Tip-off in that game begins at 12:15 today.
The ACC Nation podcast for the weekend of March 2 is available. Please click here and then visit the ACC Nation podcast page.
On the show this week, Dick Vitale joins Patrick and Chris to talk ACC hoops. Dickie V touches on everything from the ACC Tournament being held in Tampa to his conference player of the year to how many ACC teams will end up in the NCAA Tournament.
Also, on the Sound and the Fury, the guys debate if Tampa is a good site for the ACC Tournament, and they discuss if the tournament should be reduced from all 12 schools to eight. The guys go Inside the Nation and Around the ACC, plus more.
That’s all on ACC Nation
 Photo: George Loper |
Congressman Bobby Scott of Virginia’s third district recently spoke at the University of Virginia, having been invited by the U.Va Democrats. He spoke about the federal budget, and described how he thinks the Republican party cannot be trusted to manage the economy.
To see the charts, take a look at our presentation that incorporates Congressman Scott’s PowerPoint with this audio. Let us know what you think, and if you’d like to see more of these kinds of presentations. We’re working to make them available as downloads. |