John Hunter is a fourth-grade teacher at Venable Elementary School and Chris Farina is a filmmaker. Chris has made a film about one of John’s staple techniques – the World Peace Game. The exercise has students solve problems around the world through role-playing. Hunter and Farina are the guests for this installment of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot.
It’s First Friday today, Photographer Bill Emory’s work will be on display tonight at the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society. The exhibit is called Art of the Place, and features pictures and stories from the Woolen Mills neighborhood, of which Bill Emory is a proud resident. There’s over a hundred photographs all taken in within a half-mile radius of what residents called The Place. We now repodcast a profile of Emory from the beginning of May.
Jon Rintels is the executive director and the founder for the Center for Creative Voices in Media, a group that advocates against media consolidation and censorship. Rintels is a former attorney and award-winning screenwriter who says media conglomeration of the last several years is having a negative impact on those who write for television and film.
“All of this is based on our strong belief in free speech and free expression,” says Rintels. “Overregulation of the airwaves to protect children from so-called indecent content has backfired.”
On the October 20th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now, he told host Coy Barefoot that local news suffers when corporations buy up several radio stations in a community. Rintels also commended WINA for its commitment to local news after Rob Graham broke in with a news report live from the scene. Click here for archive tape here recorded after the interview.
The 2006 Virginia Film Festival begins this week with the theme “Revelations.” Rick Moore spends this week talking about what audiences can expect with festival director Richard Herskowitz, local filmmaker Paul Wagner and Andy Herz of “Live From the Hook” discuss this year’s festival–it’s theme, and some of the featured films.
You can listen to Herskowitz announcing the line-up during this September news conference.
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Cynthia Burke as the Servant and Jen Downey as Helen. Photo credit: Jack Looney/C-VILLE Weekly.
Helen of Troy might be considered as history’s first femme fatale Guv,!vDjnj after all, when Paris of Troy stole her away from Menelaus of Greece, ten years of bloodshed began.
But, what happened to Helen during that time? Her story is unfolding anew in Charlottesville at Live Arts, with a production of Ellen McLaughlin’s play, directed by Ronda Hewitt. I caught up with Ronda shortly after the play opened.
Take a listen below, and stay tuned to the end to find out how you can win a free pair of tickets to Helen of Troy during its run!
Michael Evans is a poet and entrepreneur in the Shenandoah Valley. He’s also with the Green Valley Book Fair. On the October 10th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot Evans talks about the history of the fair, which was started by his family 35 years ago. The Fair is currently going on until October 22nd, but will reopen again on November 24th.
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Josh Wheeler of the Thomas Jefferson Center for Free Expression and Sibley Johns of the Music Resource Center join Coy Barefoot on the September 28th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. The two organizations as well as Starr Hill Presents are sponsoring a song-writing and poetry contest called First Amendment Writes. The contest “celebrates the creative heights that can only be achieved when artists are free to express themselves on any theme, subject or idea.” Application forms can be found here.
Sara Eshleman as Constanze and Jon Cobb as Mozart. Amadeus runs through October 21 at Live Arts (Photo: Jack Looney/CVILLE Weekly
Live Arts begins its new season with the production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus. The play tells the story of the fictional rivalry between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri in the late 18th century Vienna. The play is directed by Mendy St. Ours, and runs from September 22nd through October 21st.
I attended the preview night of Amadeus, and spoke with St. Ours to find out more about the piece.
We’ll be previewing all of the productions in Live Arts season this year. This preview of Amadeus is supported by RedInked, a blog about culture and words, and by the Charlottesville Daily Progress.
Amy Lee-Tai’s mother and family were forced by the federal government to relocate to an internment camp in 1942. Lee-Tai has published a children’s book inspired by her family’s experience. A Place Where Sunflowers Grow is published by Children’s Book Press.
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Members of Steeley Dan may be taking the makers of Me, You and Dupree to court over an allegation the film is lifted from one of their songs. But before that happens, Ben Nuckols weighs in with his verdict on whether or not the movie is any good. It’s WNRN’s 91 Seconds on Film, sponsored by Sneak Reviews.
An old-world carnival has set up shop in the Frank Ix building for a three-week appearance. The Charlottesville Wunderkammer features art, music, and daring acts of intrigue. The event is presented by the Zen Monkey Project and the Performers Exchange Project. Sean Tubbs recently attended a preview, and has this report.
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