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Monday, October 1: At the Charlottesville City Council meeting on Monday, October 1st, at 7:30 p.m., there will be at least two items on the agenda which folks might wish to show up for: (a) a report on changing the election date for the Charlottesville City Council race and (b) a public hearing on Living Wage Ordinance for Contract Employees. As many of you know, the city council is in the process of deciding whether to consider changing the date of the election for council from May to November. This decision has already been implemented in Richmond, with the most immediate consequence that members are serving an extended term. For more, see comments by Tim Kaine and Rudy Mack. To learn more about how this might effect the citizens of Charlottesville, see remarks by Charlottesville City Attorney Craig Brown and Cheri Lewis [to Mayor Blake Caravati] along with a comparison of %'s for City Council Elections and General Elections and a Projected Cost Breakdown for 2002 and a cost breakdown for November General Election 2000 (Presidential) and a Cost Breakdown for November General Election 1999 and 1998 and a cost breakdown for May City Council Election 2000 and 1998 and 1996. Tuesday, October 2: Attend the grand opening of the Charlottesville/Albemarle Democrat's Joint Campaign Headquarters at 5:15 p.m. at 111 East Main Street on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall. Special guests include: Lt. Governor candidate Tim Kaine; Lisa Collis (wife of candidate for Governor, Mark Warner); Charles Martin, candidate for the 58th District House of Delegates; and Delegate Mitch Van Yahres, running for re-election in the 57th District. Tuesday, October 2: A public forum will be held to consider the issue of restoration of voting rights to former felons at 6:30 p.m. at Buford Middle School in Charlottesville. The discussion will begin with an examination of historical and constitutional issues involved with disenfranchisement of felons by Dr. Melvin Urofsky, Virginia Commonwealth University professor of History and Geography and Mr. Corey Walker of the University of Virginia's Carter G. Woodson Institute of African and African American Studies. Next, The Honorable Brian Moran, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and Chair of the Virginia Crime Commission's Task Force on Restoration of Voting Rights, will discuss prospects for change in the Commonwealth. Finally, Mark Mauer, Assistant Director of the Sentencing Project, and Roger Clegg, Vice President of the Center for Equal Opportunity, will debate the appropriateness of restoring the right to vote to ex-felons. Mr. Mauer and Mr. Clegg are nationally recognized for their work in this area.
Please join in this discussion on Tuesday, October 2, 2001, 6:30 p.m. at Buford Middle School. (Buford Middle School is located on Cherry Avenue near the 9th Street SW intersection) Tuesday, October 2: Meet Tim Kaine at the home of Bessie Carter, 852 REdlands Farm Road, from 6 to 8 pm. Hosted by Bessie Carter, Leigh and Betty Lou Middleditch and the Honorable and Mrs. Linwood Holton. Contributions encouraged. For more information, call 293-5337. Tuesday, October 2: THE TEACH-IN CONTINUES! The Middle East Studies Program at the University of Virginia would like to invite you to our second and third panels discussing the causes of the terrorist attacks of September 11th and the challenges America now faces. Please spread the word to colleagues, friends and family members. PANEL II: American Foreign Policy in the Middle East, 1945-2000 Who: John Owen: American Security Policy During the Cold War and After; R.K. Ramazani: U.S. Foreign Policy toward Iran from Mussadiq to Khatemi; William Quandt: America and the Arab-Israeli Conflict; David Waldner: Oil and Despots When and Where: This event is free and open to the public. For more information, see http://faculty.virginia.edu/mesp. Wednesday, October 3: AIDS/HIV Services Group is presenting a conference called 'Breaking The Silence' about HIV/AIDS and addressing the especially high infection rates in the African American Community. The forum will be held from 9:30am - 3:30pm at Broadus Memorial Baptist Church. Think you know all you need to about HIV/AIDS? Think again! OraSure testing available all day. Wednesday, October 3: Candidates for Governor Mark Warner (D) and Mark Earley (R) debate at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. The host will be former governor L. Douglas Wilder (D). Wednesday, October 3: FEARLESS OCTOBER! A month-long community education event sponsored by the Mental Health Association of Charlottesville-Albemarle. Presentations by professional therapists, caregivers, public agencies and interagency collaborative partnerships with over 30 free programs for the public on issues of mental health, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide, supporting mentally ill family members, surviving stress, anxiety disorders and MORE! "This year's campaign has taken on a new urgency since the September 11 atrocity." Today's topic: "What is Good Mental Health;" speakers are Rebecca Reeve, Cindy Janechild, Adrienne Keller, Gail Todter and Robin Bernhard. When and Where: 11:00 - 12:30 at the First United Methodist Church, 101 East Jefferson. Thursday, October 4: Women (and men!) Choose Charles Martin. Join in for a reception honoring Charles Martin, Candidate for the 58th District House of Delegates seat, and his commitment to issues affecting Virginia's women and their families. The reception will be held from 6 to 7:30 pm at the home of Bruce and Roberta Williamson at 731 Locust Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia. ($25 per ticket, $125 sponsor, $250 patron). Thursday, October 4: Tradelocal Speaker: The Environmental Crisis - an Interactive Presentation focused on "how our economy and our culture have evolved into exploitive forms, and how we can create a long-term strategy to turn them around." Hosted by Alexis, "Tradelocal hack and general trouble-maker." When and Where: 7:30 at The Old Michie Building (609 East Market Street), Room 106. Directions: From Market Street, walk in on brick pathway with grass to your left--halfway down, there are glass doors on your right. Enter, and follow the hallway around to Room 106. Additional information: (434) 760 8628 Thursday, October 4: THE TEACH-IN CONTINUES! PANEL III: A Discussion of Diplomatic and Military Options Who: John Echeverri-Gent; Marshall Brement; Nathaniel Howell; Dale Copeland, Pros and Cons of a Hard-Line Strategy Jeff Legro, Winning Wars: Then and Now When and Where: Thursday, October 4th, 7:00-9:00 in Wilson Hall Auditorium (402 Wilson) This event is free and open to the public. For more information, see http://faculty.virginia.edu/mesp. Thursday, October 4 - Saturday, October 13: "In a world full of chaos and danger, in a society with a devotion to the separation of church and state, and with hearts often called upon to weigh two conflicting right choices, The Antigone of Sophocles is as relevant to 21st-century Americans as it was to that first audience at the festival of Dionysos in 441 B.C. The dramatic question of the play - the distinction between law and justice, the conflict between the laws of the gods and the laws of men - is one that still compels us today. Sophocles was both a priest and a general and so felt this struggle between human law and higher law in the most personal way possible. It's no more easy to see which choice is correct in our own lives than to decide whether Antigone or Kreon are correct in their choices" (Todd Ristau, 2001).  Come see the Live Arts Training Ensemble perform in Antigone at the LAB space in Charlottesville on: Saturday, Sept 29th at 8pm $5 for Thursdays and matinees; $7 Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets available at the door only: 1 hour prior to performance. Friday, October 5: Bike to Work Day 2001 will be held from 6:30 - 10:30 a.m. This is a yearly opportunity for local commuters to help the enviroment by raising public awareness of alternate transportation.  This year's Bike to Work Day has been expanded to 3 locations with participation by the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and UVa. Information booths, free breakfast for cyclists and more will be provided Downtown at Central Place, the Corner at Starbucks and at ACAC in Albemarle Square. For more information, call 296-RIDE. Friday, October 5: Since 1973, nearly 100 people who were sentenced to death in the U.S., were later found innocent, and released. On Friday evening October 5 at The Helms Theater at the University of Virginia, you can hear their stories in The Exonerated. Readers include poet Rita Dove, Authors Ann Beattie and John Whitehead (The Rutherford Institute), City Concilman Maurice Cox, Dean of African American Studies at UVA, Rick Turner, Dean of Admissions at UVA Law, Jerry Stokes, and other Charlottesville personalities which include John Gibson, Fran Smith, and Scottie B. Williams. Host committee includes Mitch Van Yahres, Blake Caravati, Susan Payne, Beatrix Ost, Kay Slaughter, Grace Tinsley, and Paul Wagner. Seating is limited. Tickets are $25- $15 students. Catered Reception- $100. Call 804-960-7779 for information. Friday, October 5: The Mental Health Association's FEARLESS OCTOBER! Continues (see October 3 for more details). Today's topic: "Statewide Issues in Mental Health" with Connie Jorgensen, Dr. Ed Kantor, Stacy Atwell, Will Gallik and Reed Banks. When and Where: 1:00 - 2:30 at the Downtown Library in the McIntire Room. Friday, October 5: The only debate in the Central Virginia area between Tim Kaine and Jay Katzen will be held Friday, October 5, in Room 118, Jepson Leadership Hall, University of Richmond campus, Richmond. When: Debate 6:00 - 7:00; Reception: 7:00 - 8:00 The debate is being sponsored by the Va. Bar Assn. Young Lawyers and is open to the public on a first-come, first-seated basis. Lapel stickers will be allowed but will not be distributed there. Directions: From 64 take the Glenside Rd South exit. Continue on Glenside South and turn left onto Three Chopt Road. From Three Chopt Road turn right onto Boatwright Drive. Continue on Boatwright as it winds a bit and take a left on to Campus Drive. Campus Drive will take you to the Main Entrance on the right. Turn into the campus and take your first right onto Richmond Way. Take the second left into the Parking lot for the Jepson Leadership Hall. There will also be a pre-debate rally in the plaza area outside Jepson Hall beginning at 5:15. (This is the Academic Building named for Jepson at UR, NOT the Alumni Center.) Following the debate, there will be a reception - with food. Saturday, October 6: Attend BLUES & BREWS 2001 from 2-7 pm at the Downtown Amphitheatre. Sponsored by 3WV and SAAB to benefit THE AIDS/HIV Services Group. Year after year locals look forward to the Microbrew - Blues Festival put on by 3 WV (97.5 Rocks) at the downtown Charlottesville amphitheatre. Admission is FREE. Microbrew tickets available for purchase. Serious blues, great micobrews and delicious food make this an outdoor event you won’t want to miss! Saturday, October 6: Progressive organizations including Virginia NOW, The National Council of Jewish Women, and others will protest Mark Earley's decision to give $170,000 to anti-choice Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Protests are planned in Virginia Beach, Hampton, Richmond, Falls Church, Charlottesville, Arlington, and other cities across the state. "Virginia women have real health care needs," said Virginia NOW President Connie Hannah. "Virginia NOW requests that BOTH gubernatorial candidates (Republican Earley and Democrat Mark Warner) commit to improving research, education, and services for women's health. NOW deplores funding for fake clinics that claim to promote women's health but actually promote an anti-choice agenda," she said. Earley's donations to eighteen "clinics" came from Virginia's portion of a settlement in an anti-trust lawsuit. He made the awards as attorney general; he resigned from that position to run for govenor. "This money should have gone to help all Virginia women, not to the fake clinics that are an outreach arm of politically-motivated "right to life" organizations," Hannah said. Crisis Pregnancy Centers use scare tactics and false information to persuade women to continue pregnancies that may harm their health. The centers operate in most Virginia cities, often using deceptive advertising and free pregnancy testing to lure women in. CPCs are an integral part of the anti-abortion movement's strategy to make abortion and contraception inaccessible if not totally illegal. Hannah said, "These funds should have gone to help all Virginia women, not the unfortunate few that wander in to these fake clinics and are preyed upon at a very vulnerable time in their life. We need a governor that will make funding for women's health a priority." For information about the protest near you: Montgomery County (Blacksburg) - Susan Anderson: 540-951-2013,
actnow@onemain.com
Tidewater (VB, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake) - Roz Hill: 757-423-0104,
hillary-11@excite.com Press Release, September 29, 2001 Saturday, October 6: Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (VADP) cordially invites you to celebrate 10 years of activism as they honor the Most Rev. Walter F. Sullivan, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Richmond and Mr. J. Lloyd Snook, a long-time capital defense litigator, with the Joseph M. Giarrantano Award for 'Truth in Action" at 6 pm at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia. Awards to be presented by Rt. Rev. Frank H. Vest, Jr., retired Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia and Ms. Marie Deans, long-time activist and founder of Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation. A donation of $25 to $100 per ticket is requested. Response is requested by September 21, 2001. For more information, please call 960-7779. Saturday, October 6: Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club will sponsor a team in the Washington, DC area AIDSWALK. Besides raising money for this worthy case, "we would like to show that our party supports people with AIDS. Team members are asked to wear a T-shirt for a Virginia Democratic campaign or a Virginia Partisans G&L Democratic Club shirt. (We can get you a blue Warner-Kaine-McEachin shirt for just $10 from the Alexandria Democratic Committee.) We invite all Virginia Democrats to join us." To sign up, please contact team captain Jim Ball at 703-418-3581 or e-mail balljimball@aol.com. There is a $25 charge to register. Jim will contact pre-registered team members with a designated meeting place. Check-in will be 7-8:30 am with the walk kicking off at 9 am. The beneficiary of the walk is the Whitman-Walker Clinic, the primary community-based provider of HIV/AIDS services in the DC area, including the Whitman-Walker Clinic of Northern Virginia. http://www.aidswalkwashington.org/awhome.html for more information. Sunday, October 7: Jam for Justice, a fundraiser for the Labor Action Group and a Victory Celebration for the Hospital Five will occur from 2 to 6 p.m. (rain or shine) at McIntire Park, Shelter #3. Food donated by Big Jim's, Durty Nelly's and others; music by DJ Damon Dent; exhibition softball; and door prizes. Suggested donation: $10 for adults and $5 for kids. Sunday, October 7: Tune in for the final debate between gubernatorial candidates Mark Earley and Mark Warner. It will be broadcast live from the WDBJ7 studios and will be moderated by CGS Director Larry J. Sabato. You are invited to submit questions for the "Electronic Town Hall" portion of the debate via the Center for Governmental Studies website, www.goodpolitics.org. Questions will be accepted through Friday, October 5th. In addition, Larry Sabato will participate in an online post-debate discussion at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 8 at washingtonpost.com Stations scheduled to air the debate include: NewsChannel 8 (Washington Metro Cable); WVIR (NBC-Charlottesville/Harrisonburg); WCVE (PBS-Richmond); WHTJ (PBS-Charlottesville); WWBT (NBC- Richmond); C-SPAN; and radio stations including WCVE-Richmond and the Virginia News Network (radio affiliates statewide). For further information about this or any other program offered by the Center, please call us at (434) 243-8468 or visit the website. Monday, October 8: Mental Health Association's FEARLESS OCTOBER! Continues (see October 3 for more details). Today's topic: The MHA is sponsoring a special presentation by Penny Norford on her PhD Thesis which is "Impact on Surivors of Suicide". As the number one means of lowering the number of suicides in a community over a given time is through supporting survivors of past suicides, this is important in any conversation on Suicide Prevention. Also on the panel will be survivors of suicide, a representative from another community's suicide prevention coalition, and a presentation on the most recent statistics on suicide in our Planning District. October 8th, Monday, When and Where: 5:30 - 7:00, University Baptist Church, 1223 West Main Street. Parking on side and rear of church. Then follow the signs. Information: 977-4673. Monday, October 8 - Thursday October 25: The Coalition for a Responsible School Board, a non-partisan organization dedicated to educating the voters of Albemarle County during school board election years, is pleased to announce a schedule of eight forums co-hosted by the PTO's of those Albemarle County schools where there are school board seats up for election this November 6, as well as an additional forum at the Senior Center for all six candidates. The forums, moderated by the League of Women Voters, will provide voters in the Samuel Miller, Rio, and Jack Jouett districts with the opportunity to meet the candidates and to hear their views on critical school board issues such as academic achievement, budgets, and a variety of other topics. At each forum, candidates will give a three-minute introduction, followed by a question from the moderator with a two-minute timed response. Then the floor is open to members of the audience to ask questions of all of the candidates. Voters in the Samuel Miller, Rio, and Jack Jouett districts are urged to attend one of the forums so that they can cast a ballot in the November election based on first-hand information. School board elections are truly the opportunity for communities to learn as much as they can about the direction they want their representatives to take. Voters in Albemarle County are also reminded to check their voting status and be sure that they have updated their voter registration if they have recently moved. For this Albemarle County school board election: Pam Moynihan vies with Gerald Terrell for the Rio District seat; Bill Jones vies with Gordon Walker for the Samuel Miller District seat; and Diantha McKeel vies with Cyndra Van Clief for the Jack Jouett District seat. For more information, contact Michele Kellermann, education director, League of Women Voters, and vice-president, Coalition for a Responsible School Board, at 979 7146 or email: mkellerm@pen.k12.va.us or contact: Allen Freeman, Chair, Coalition for a Responsible School Board at acf8v@virginia.edu or Afreeman @albemarle.org or phone: 823-8700 (Western Albemarle High School), 823-4221 (Home) Wednesday, October 10: Mental Health Association's FEARLESS OCTOBER! Continues (see October 3 for more details) with a presentation on "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" by Denise Horton, Kristine Hall, Laura Scowgie, Robert Miller and Kate Hudgens. When and Where: 11:00 -12:30 Albemarle County Building - Lane Auditorium. Friday, October 12: Attend the 6th ANNUAL APPALACHIAN TRAIL HIKE TO FIGHT HIV. A benefit for the AIDS/HIV Services Group serving Charlottesville, Albemarle, Greene, Louisa, Nelson and Fluvanna counties. Pre-registration necessary – 14 trails to choose from of varying difficulty – all hikes guided. FREE Pasta Jam on Friday evening, October 12. PRIZES! PRIZES! PRIZES! WANTED: hikers, leaders, guides and volunteers. Call ASG for more information - 434/ 979-7714. Saturday, October 13: The Lewis and Clark Festival will be held in Lee and Jackson Parks as well as throughout the downtown area on Saturday Oct. 13, from 10AM -5PM. The "Trail by Land" exhibits will be at Lee Park and include period music, animal and Native American Exhibits, Information on the Lewis and Clark Trail, The Lewis & Clark Exploratory Center of Virginia, Inc, the Home Front Chapter, Native American crafts, and Lewis and Clark Monticello gift items for sale, reenactments and demonstrations. Trail food such as Bison Burgers, Smoked Salmon, Grilled Corn, Indian Flatbread, Sunflower seeds, Roasted corn snacks, and more will also be available. Free historic area bus and walking tours a will also be available throughout the day. Special exhibits on Lewis & Clark will be presented at the Virginia Discovery Museum, the Albemarle Co. Historical Society, the McGuffey Art Center, The Virginia Museum of Natural History at UVA, and a planetarium show, "The Night Sky of Lewis & Clark" by STARLABS will be shown at the McIntire room of the main Library. Jackson Park will feature the "Trail by Water" with children's activities laying the keel of the great keelboat, "Discovery Virginia", exhibits of a Batteau, Blacksmithing, Black Powder Rifles, and the making of a dugout canoe. All activities are free and children's activities will be available throughout the day at both Parks. For more information or to sign up for tours, please call 970-3086. Malou Stark is the Festival Coordinator. Wednesday, October 17: Make a Move – Get Involved – The Women’s Forum Luncheon – October 17, 2001, 12 noon. Please join us on October 17, for The Women’s Forum Luncheon co-sponsored by Make Women Count and the Junior League of Richmond. Gubernatorial candidates Mark Earley (Republican) and Mark Warner (Democrat) will make a joint appearance at this voter education event moderated by Lisa Taylor Powell. Lunch will begin at 12 noon at the Richmond Marriott. The cost of the luncheon is $30 per person or $500 for a reserved table of 10. You may make reservations for the lunch online at www.jlrichmond.org (beginning Monday, September 10)or by sending a check to Make Women Count, P.O. Box 677, Richmond, VA 23218-7450. The deadline for reservations is October 10th. Make Women Count is a grassroots political organization of women and men dedicated to assuring women a strong voice in Virginia government. It supports candidates for the General Assembly, regardless of party, who support the Virginia Women's Agenda. For more information, visit the website at www.makewomencount.org. The Junior League of Richmond is a non-profit organization that does not endorse candidates or engage in political activity. For more information visit the website at www.jlrichmond.org. Wednesday, October 17: Mental Health Association's FEARLESS OCTOBER! Continues (see October 3 for more details). Today's Topic: "Working with Parents with a Mental Illness" presented by the Partnership for Children. The speaker is Dave Waters, plus a panel presentation and discussion. When and Where: 9:00 - Noon at the Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church, 727 Rugby Road Friday, October 19-Sunday, October 21: The tragedies of September 11 hit every heart in the nation. In response, Charlottesville artists are taking action for THE COMMON GOOD in a weekend-long benefit for the American Red Cross on October 19 - 21. Over three days, Live Arts will host more than 100 artists in four concerts and two late-night dance parties for THE COMMON GOOD. 100% of ticket sales will go directly to the American Red Cross. "We need to be able to use our gifts to benefit others," said Live Arts Artistic Director John Gibson. "At Live Arts, as it is as all across America, the lights are still on." On Friday the 19th, check out the benefit's first concert, featuring the Naked Puritans, Clare Quilty, Andy from 'Earth to Andy,' Shannon Worrell, Kenneth Coles, and a performance of Vasalisa by Foolery, all starting at 7:30 p.m. at Live Arts. A minimum $15 donation will provide general admission to the concert. Then stay for a late-night dance party featuring Peter Griesar and Raphael at 11 p.m. Minimum donation is $10 for the dance party.  On Saturday the 20th, join Terri Allard, Jane Scatena and Doug Schneider with Greg Harris, the Music Resource Center, Kathryn Caine, Buzby, Miki Liszt and Fred Boyce for a family concert at 2:00 p.m., as well as a performance of Antigone by LATTE. Minimum donation is $10 for adults, and there is no minimum donation for children under age 13 attending the family concert. Saturday's second concert begins at 7:30 p.m., with performances by Devon, Greg Howard, Hogwaller Ramblers, Brady Earnhart, Nickeltown, Third Man Improv, Miki Liszt, and Thadd McQuade. A minimum $15 donation will provide general admission. The night closes with another dance party starting at 11 p.m., with details to be announced. Minimum donation is $10. On Sunday the 21st, come back for the benefit's final concert at 7:30 p.m. for performances by Karmen, the Hackensaw Boys, John D'Earth and friends, Danny Schmidt, Wisher, Hoganzeroes, Teresa Dowell-Vest, Zen Monkey Project, and Offstage. A minimum $15 donation will provide general admission. Tickets can be purchased in advance through the Live Arts Box Office beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 16 during regular Box Office hours. The Box Office is open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Call the Box Office at 977-4177, extension 108. Advance tickets also can be purchased online beginning October 16 by going to www.livearts.org and linking to musictoday.com. Tickets can be purchased at the door for each event, starting an hour before each performance and continuing for the duration of each performance. Recognizing the needs of those around us, Live Arts is replacing its previously scheduled haunted house and masquerade ball fund-raiser with THE COMMON GOOD, which is sponsored by C-Ville Weekly, The Widening Gyre, Sprint, and Crutchfield. Friday, October 19-Sunday, November 11: This year, the Virginia Film Festival and the Studio Art Program at U.Va. are spearheading a major new supplement to the annual Film Festival. From October 19 to November 11, the Fringe Festival will occupy the Frank Ix Building, a large downtown exhibition space filled with installation art. From October 22-27, there will be a series of five theater, dance, poetry, and music performances, plus a big Carnevale Dance Party (Oct. 26, 9pm) featuring performances, refreshments, and late night dancing. All Fringe Festival exhibitions and performances will explore and express different aspects of the "Masquerades" theme. Visual Art The Fringe Festival exhibition space will feature paintings, drawings, prints, digital art, photographs, and installations by students and faculty of the UVA McIntire Department of Art, all addressing the theme of "Masquerades," including a new installation created for the Fringe Festival by Finnish installation artist, Marja Kolu, and architectural design by Andrew Burdick. Admission to the exhibtion space is free, and is open from 3pm to 7pm daily and 1pm-7pm Oct. 26-28. Performances All shows are at 8pm except where noted. FRINGE PASS available for all nightly performances ($5) through the Festival Box Office or online. Tickets on sale for individual performances ($2) at the door. Oct. 21: Evening of New Music: From the McIntire Department of Music, a night of faculty performance and composition, including Sea of Reeds (Judith Shatin), Glass Phase (Matthew Burtner), and Improvisation as Masquerade (Kyra Gaunt). Oct. 22: Some Kind of Pink Breakfast: Drama performance by UVA MFA grad student Chris Harcum, with light show by Lee Kennedy and students Oct. 23: A Night of Literature and Poetry: Coordinated by UVA creative writing professor Lisa Spaar and poetry professor Greg Orr Oct. 24 (8pm) and 26 (7pm): Carnevale of Dance: Directed by Sage Blaska and Rob Petres, featuring performers from the Campaign for Dance, Mark Magruder, and Zen Monkey Dance Project Oct. 26 (9pm): Carnevale Dance Party: Featuring dance, music, drama, and poetry performances, plus food, a cash bar, and late night dancing. $10 public/$5 students. Sponsored by A&E and Adelphia. Saturday, October 20: The 5th District Jefferson Jackson Dinner will be held in Martinsville, Virginia. Tickets are $30.00 each. At this time, there are five tickets available for anyone who wants to go and cannot afford the ticket price. For more information, please contact Connie Jorgenson at 977-7863. Tuesday, October 23: The League of Women Voters will discuss "Population Change vs. Local Planning Strategy: which controls which?" at noon in the meeting room at the Downtown Ice Park. A series of speakers will give short presentations covering some initial findings from the 2000 census and the struggle of local governments to reach planning goals in the face of population realities, and address the question: "To what extent are we at the local level in control of our demographic fate, and to what extent -- and how -- are we successfully accomodating to it?" Tuesday, October 23: Mental Health Association's FEARLESS OCTOBER! Continues (see October 3 for more details). Today's Topic: "Ethical and Legal Issues in Mandated Reporting" presented by the Charlottesville Albemarle Council on Domestic Violence. When and Where: 12:00 - 1:30 Martha Jefferson Education Center (Park in the MJ Hospital Lot) Friday, October 26: Join the Virginia Organizing Project at the one-year anniversary of the living wage protests outside the Courtyard By Marriott (1201 West Main Street). Through rain, snow, heat and cold, protesters have been outside the Courtyard
By Marriott every Friday for the last 52 weeks from 4-6 p.m., encouraging
motorists to honk
their horns in support (and it's The City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Charlottesville City Schools,
Albemarle County Schools and the University of Virginia have all taken steps
to pay more workers a living wage. Many local We need to let the owner of the Courtyard By Marriott know that "good jobs" means paying a living wage. Come join us from 4-6 p.m. on October 26. We'll bring the cake! Saturday, October 27: Big DEMONSTRATION/PEACE RALLY probabaly Lee Park (off market st. near the downtown mall). Peace rallies are being held locally throughout the country on the 27th. Nearly all day. Musicians, food, speakers, puppets, needed. Currently being organized by the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, the Charlottesville Coalition to Lift the Sanctions on Iraq, and a number of other groups. If anyone has a transportable piano please let me know at cage_group@yahoo.com . One email contact group/listserv for the peace organizing is ccls-list@virginia.edu Monday, October 29: Terry McAuliffe, DNC Chairman, will speak at 5:00 pm at Newcomb Theater at Newcomb Hall at the University of Virginia (Doors open 4:30pm). His topic will be "The Democratic Party: 2001, 2002 and Beyond..." * Hear the inside scoop on national politics! Sponsors & Co-sponsors: UVA Law Democrats, University Democrats, Jefferson Literary & Debating Society, Black Fraternal Council, Black Student Alliance, NOW at UVA, Lambda Law Alliance, ACLU at UVA, Pakistan Students League, Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, The Third Year Council, UVA Journal of Law & Politics. Monday, October 29: Meet the Candidates for Delegate in Districts 25, 57, 58, & 59!! The League of Women Voters of Charlottesville/Albemarle and The Young Lawyers Division of the Virginia Bar Association are sponsoring a forum for the candidates for Delegate in Districts 25, 57, 58 and 59 at 7:00 p.m. at the Albemarle County Office Building (old Lane High School). Candidates scheduled to appear are Del. R. Steven Landes (R), the unopposed incumbent in the 25th District; Del. Mitchell Van Yahres (D), the unopposed incumbent in the 57th District; Rob Bell (R) and Charles S. Martin (D), contenders for the 58th District seat; and Henry P. Hagenau (D), who is challenging incumbent Del. Watkins M. Abbitt Jr. (I) in the 59th District. Each candidate will have an opportunity to present a short statement and will participate in a question-and-answer session. This is an opportunity for the public to meet and hear from the candidates for Delegate in these four districts. For more information about the Candidates for Delegate forum or the League, call 970-1707 or visit our website at http://monticello.avenue.org/lwv. The Virginia Bar Association is a voluntary organization of Virginia lawyers committed to serving the public and the legal profession by promoting the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and excellence in the legal profession; working to improve the law and the administration of justice; and advancing collegial relations among lawyers. The VBA Young Lawyers Division is composed of VBA members who are under 36 years of age and members over 36 who have practiced in Virginia for three years or less. Division members serve on more than 40 active public and professional service committees. The VBA/YLD Charlottesville Town Hall Meeting Committee, co-chaired by Donald D. Long of Feil, Pettit & Williams, P.L.C., and Michael E. Derdeyn of McGuireWoods, L.L.P., is dedicated to fostering public debate and citizen education on legal and political issues affecting the lives of Charlottesville area residents. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization dedicated to
the promotion of informed and active participation of citizens in government.
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