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Sunday, February 1: Enslaved Domestic Workers Tours begin at Monticello. The Tours will run at 1 and 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday through February, beginning at the East Front of Monticello and are included in the regular price of admission. Plantation Community Tours will be reintroduced the same day and will also run on Saturdays and Sundays through February. These tours cover Mulberry Row, are included in the price of admission, and begin at noon in front of the Monticello Museum Shop. Sunday, February 1: Charlottesville Democratic Candidate City Council Forum at 2 p.m. at Jefferson-Madison Library. Sunday, February 1: ORANGE COUNTY AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY opens this Sunday, February 1st, 2004 at the Arts Center at 129 East Main Street in Orange, Va., with a special reception on that day from 2-4 pm, the photographic and historical exhibit initiated and created by OCAAHS entitled: "Orange County African-Americans in Service to Our Nation." Please come and bring your friends and neighbors. After Sunday February 1st, the exhibit will be open Monday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm, through February 28th. There is no admission charge. CONTACT: Mary Ann French (MMAFrench@aol.com) Monday, February 2: Ground Hog Day Monday, February 2: The Biennial Mass Meeting (Reorganization Caucus) of the Albemarle County Democratic Committee will take place at Burley Middle School at 6:15 p.m. (registration begins at 5:15 p.m.). Committee members will be elected or reelected, and officers will be elected. Please note that this is a change from Dec. 8th which was announced earlier. The Keynote Speaker will be Kerry Donley, the new chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia. Monday, February 2: Rick Turner, dean, office of Afican-American Affairs, will talk on major issues, successes and challenges within the University's African-American community at the Dome Room of the Rotunda of the University of Virginia at 7 p.m. Monday, February 2: The Clark campaign is having a meetup on Monday, Feb. 2 at the campaign office, 600 E. Water St @7PM. in Charlottesville. Tuesday, February 3: Asa Hilliard, educational psychologist, will reflect on integration and the challenges African-American children face in the struggle of quality education in Glimer Hall, room 130 at 7 p.m. at the University of Virginia. Tuesday, February 3: The Clark Campaign is having a primary watch party at Sloan's, 1035 Millmont St at 7PM on Super Tuesday, Feb. 3. Wednesday, February 4: Lisa Collis, First Lady of Virginia. 4 p.m. Lecture: Rotunda Dome Room; 5 p.m. Reception: Rotunda Lower West Oval Room. Wednesday, February 4: Who's the One Who Can Beat GEORGE BUSH? Howard Dean! Come Find Out Why! at the Howard Dean MeetUp at 7:00 p.m. Starr Hill Restaurant/Art Gallery (across from the Amtrak Station) and Buford Middle School (Cherry Ave. at 9th behind UVA hospital) Wednesday, February 4: Rape and Race: A Community Conversation sponsored by the Sexual Assault Education Council 7:30 p.m. at Clark 108 at the University of Virginia. Thursday, February 5: The last day to apply by mail for an absentee ballot for the Virginia Presidential Democratic Primary is February 5. All registrar offices will be open for in-person absentee voting every working day plus the one Saturday preceding the primary (February 7). Thursday, February 5: On Feb. 5, at the Omni, there will be an all-day conference on mental health, "Building Foundations for Wellness". Last year's was the first and it was a great success.. People can call 977-4673 for details. Thursday, February 5: "“Ten Years With Getting Word,” [Monticello's black oral history project] will be held Thursday at Kenwood, home of the International Center for Jefferson Studies. Kenwood is on Route 53, about a half mile east of Monticello’s entrance. The free exhibit will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through Feb. 27. An opening reception will be held at Kenwood from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday." (Paul Quinlan, The Daily Progress, January 31, 2004) Thursday, February 5: CANDIDATES FORUM Thursday Feb 5 at city council chambers City Council general elections are this May but local democrats and Republicans will pick their candidates on Feb 7 th and 9 th respectively. If you can vote in Charlottesville you are eligible to vote in one of these if you sign a pledge that you do not intend to support opposing candidates in the general election. This will be a Forum where the public may ask questions of candidates for their party's nomination. Virginia Organizing Project(VOP) and the Public housing Association of Residents (PHAR) will be the sponsors. The theme is "Social justice and ecological health- How do the policies you stand for support these goals?" The audience will be asking the questions. Democrats and Republicans who are running for their party's nominations have been invited. Thursday Feb 5 at 7:30 in city council chambers at city hall (east end of the downtown mall). Thursday, February 5: Join the next regular monthly ASAP meeting on Thursday, February 5, at 7:30 pm in the library of Westminster Presbyterian Church on Rugby Road. As with all our first-Thursday-of-the-month meetings, it is open to all. The session, on "Local Water and the Limits of Growth: A Continuing Conversation," will be an informal discussion led by Nick Evans (Chairman of the Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District and President of Virginia Groundwater LLC), with Jerry Ray (Senior Research Scientist, Dept. of Environmental Sciences at UVA) and John Hermsmeier (Head of the Environmental Education Center). If wintry weather threatens and you are uncertain whether or not the meeting is still scheduled, please call 974-6390 to confirm. Friday, February 6-Saturday, February 7: Wesley Clark will begin a two-day Victory Bus Tour through Virginia in Roanoke ending in Richmond at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. The stops will consist of town hall meetings, rallies and other events. On Friday, he will be in Roanoke, Lynchburg, Charlottesville and Harrisonburg. On Saturday, he will travel to Arlington, Norfolk and Richmond. Friday, February 6: Ronald M. Peters, Jr., Regents' Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma will comment on "The Speaker of the House: Past and Present" at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. Friday, February 6: Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore will be the keynote speaker at the Family Forum's second annual Shenandoah Valley 'Salute to the Family' dinner at the JMU College Center, Harrisonburg. Tickets and information, (804) 343-0010 or vafamily@familyfoundation.org. Friday, February 6: View excerpts of award-winning civil rights documentary, The Road to Brown, by the late William A. Elwood, filmmaker and U.Va. professor. Mary Ann Elwood will give an account of her husband's work and her own experiences during the civil rights movement in Clemons Library, room 201 at 4 p.m. at the University of Virginia. Friday, February 6: Art In Place invites you to the opening reception and award presentations for Charlottesville in 2 Dimensions: Views of the City at the McGuffey Art Center (2nd floor) from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, February 6: Ivy Creek Natural Area will be holding it's annual Full Moon Walk on Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. Bring a flashlight and dress warmly. Meet in the Education Building at Ivy Creek. For more information, call 434-973-7772. Saturday, February 7: Charlottesville Democratic Nominating Convention in Lane Auditorium in the Albemarle County Office Building at 401 McIntire Road. Doors open at noon and only those who are registered or in line to register by 1 p.m. will be allowed to vote. For more, see Call to Convention. Saturday, February 7: The Virginia Democratic Jefferson-Jackson Dinner will be held at 7:00 pm at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Honorary Chairman of the event is the Hon. C. Richard Cranwell of Vinton. Individual tickets are $150, with sponsorships available. John Kerry and John Edwards have already accepted invitations to speak at the dinner. Invitations have gone out to the remaining candidates. Wes Clark and Howard Dean also plan to attend. For information about tickets and table purchases, please contact Executive Director Lindsey Reynolds at Lindsey@vademocrats.org or call party headquarters at (804) 644-1966. Tuesday, February 10: TheVirginia Democratic Presidential Primary Election will take place from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Almost all of Virginia's delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be apportioned according to the results of this primary election. Tuesday, February 10: Citizens for Humane Medicine, 'a group trying to end a University of Virginia medical school class that kills dogs for instructional purposes", will hold a community meeting in the auditorium of the Albemarle County Office building on McIntire Road in Charlottesville, Virginia from 7 to 10 p.m. (Claudia Pinto, The Daily Progress, February 1, 2004) Thursday, February 12: Express Car Wash Suit. Thursday, February 12: John O'Leary will speak at the Miller Center about the Prospects for Free Trade at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 12: "Soprano Lisa Winn will perform and discuss Negro spirituals and their place in slave life. Titled “Why the Caged Bird Sang,” the free lecture and performance will begin at 4 p.m. at Kenwood." (Paul Quinlan, The Daily Progress, January 31, 2004) Saturday, February 14: Valentine's Day Saturday, February 14: The Al Weed for Congress 2004 Campaign Kickoff Rally in Charlottesville. Mayor Maurice Cox will introduce Al. The Democratic candidates for Charlottesville City Council will be invited, and there'll be munchies and cash bar. Mingling starts at 6:00 at the new headquarters, 300 West Main Street (southwest corner of Ridge and Main, next to the bus station). Parking is available at the West Main Market. For further information or comments, contact Dave Sagarin, (434) 970-2220 or email to dave@alweed2004.com. Monday, February 16: Linda A. Malone will speak about Women's Rights in Muslim Societies. 4 p.m. Jefferson Hall, West Range. Monday, February 16: William James, author of 'The Skin Color Syndrome Among African-Americans,' will discuss the color complex within the black community and how to combat negative images of blackness at Clark Hall, room 108 at 7 p.m. at the University of Virginia. Monday, February 16: Citizens for Humane Medicine, 'a group trying to end a University of Virginia medical school class that kills dogs for instructional purposes", will hold a silent vigil to coincide with the next lab at a time and location yet to be determined (Claudia Pinto, The Daily Progress, February 1, 2004) Tuesday, February 17: HOLLYWOOD GOES TO WASHINGTON: A new film series on American political development in modern film. The Miller Center for Public Affairs and the Robertson Media Center present: DO THE RIGHT THING Following the screening, Professor Ed Freeman, Director of Darden's Olsson Center for Applied Ethics, will lead a discussion on the film and its implications with regard to race, ethics, and American political culture. Tuesday, February 17th at 6pm, Third floor of Clemons in the Robertson Media Center FREE admission 434. 924. 4694 Tuesday, February 17: Charlottesville March Supporters, You are invited to the March For Women’s Lives meetup which will be held at 7pm tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar. The March is a brief 69 days away and local organizing momentum is building fast. Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar Here’s a glimpse at the agenda: Wednesday, February 18: Matthew Holden, Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Virginia, will speak about Energy Policy and Its Politics at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 19: "Daina Berry, a Ford Foundation post-doctoral fellow, will present her research on the business of slave trade. Her talk will focus on the slave trade of the Upper South between 1790 and 1830 and will be free and open to the public. It will be held at 4 p.m. at Kenwood." (Paul Quinlan, The Daily Progress, January 31, 2004) Thursday, February 19-21 and February 25-28: Lorraine Hansberry's last play, 'Les Blanc,' which portrays the conflict between Africans and European colonizers, comes to life under the direction of Clinton Johnson of U.Va.'s Drama Department at 8 p.m. Thursday, February 19: The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression cordially invites you to attend the February event of the 2004 Visitors' Series. "Design by Leading: Reflections on Eight Years of Shaping the Charlottesville Urban Landscape". Presented by Maurice Cox, Mayor of the City of Charlottesville. Thursday, February 19, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. Reception to follow. Open to the public but reservations are required. To reserve your seat, call 434-295-4784. 400 Worrell Drive. Friday, February 20: Healthy Communities, Healthy People: Exploring Public Health and the Built Environment Annual Planning Symposium Sponsored by the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning (DUEP) at the University of Virginia Healthy Communities, Healthy People will explore the many important connections between how we plan and design our built environment-our buildings, neighborhoods, cities-and the healthfulness of these environments for their residents and the general public. There is now much new appreciation for the connections between the built environment, and new promising dialogue between planners, designers, and members of health fields. Public health professionals and advocates now appreciate, for example, that contemporary development patterns discourage physical activity and require excessive dependence on private automobiles, contributing to our growing obesity epidemic and its related health problems. Equally true, planners increasingly view public health as a potent argument with new currency that can be allied in support of better community planning and design. It is an especially opportune time to comprehensively take stock of what we know in this area, and the role of planners and designers in effecting positive change. A major goal of the symposium will be to assess the status of past research and current practice: each major presenter will summarize key research findings, will identify current best practice, and will offer preliminary ideas and guidance about needed future research and policy contributions of planning and the design disciplines. The symposium will include extensive participation from the different design disciplines in the School of Architecture, including Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Architecture, as well as involvement and participation by members of the medical and public health communities here at the University of Virginia. Please join us for a stimulating day of presentations and discussions and help us in envisioning future directions on this important agenda. 9-9:05am Welcome 9:05-9:15am Historical Foundations of Planning and Public Health 9:15-9:30 Uncovering the Connections Between Public Health and the Built
Environment 9:45-10:30 Community Planning for Physical Activity: Designing Active
Neighborhoods, Active Communities 10:30-10:45 BREAK 10:45-11:30 Aging and Community Planning and Design 11:30-12:15 Ecology, Buildings and Health 12:15-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:00 Afternoon Keynote and Dean's Forum Lecture 2:15-3:00 Crime, Violence and Accident Prevention 3:00-3:45 Community Food Systems and Public Health 3:45-4:00 BREAK 4:00-4:45 Social Capital and Community Health 5:00 Reception, A-School Naug Reflections Farewell Comments Friday, February 20: Joel H. Rosenthal, president of the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs will speak at 11 a.m. at the Miller Center. His topic will be Ethical Challenges in the 'War' on Terrorism. Saturday, February 21: The Albemarle/Charlottesville Democratic breakfast will be held on at 9:30 a.m. at Jefferson Area Board for the Aging [674 Hillsdale Drive] and will feature political consultant and former Virginia Democratic Party Chair Paul Goldman. His topic will be "Soul on Ice? Does the Democratic Party Stand for Anything Anymore?" It will focus on the budget before the Virginia General Assembly and the public is welcome.  Saturday, February 21: "Monticello’s archaeology lab will host a free Archaeology Morning for Children, a hands-on workshop geared toward children in grades four through seven. It will be held at the lab, and children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (434) 984-9853." (Paul Quinlan, The Daily Progress, January 31, 2004) Saturday, February 21: Jewelle Gomez, an African-American lesbian writer, activist and author of 'The Gilded Stories,' will talk about her work at Minor Hall, room 125 at 5 p.m. at the University of Virginia. Saturday, February 21: ARTS FOR PEACE CELEBRATION A celebration of the arts with a theme of peace will be held on Saturday, February 21st from 6 9 PM in the Old Live Arts Theatre at 609 E. Market Street. The event is organized and sponsored by the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, The Blue Ridge VA Chapter of the United Nations Association and The Buddhist Peace Fellowship. Artworks by local artists, including paintings, sculpture, stained glass, pottery, photography and jewelry, will be on display starting at 6:00 PM. A program of music, song, dance and inter-active theatre by local performers will begin at 7:00 PM and will include a speaker from the International Committee of Artists for Peace a United Nations organization. There will be ongoing art projects in which everyone can participate such as a peace mural, a peace quilt, origami peace cranes, and a wishes-for-peace tree. Displayed artworks may be purchased from the artists. Refreshments will be provided. The event is free and open to the public. Contact: Sarah Lanzman (540) 456-6028 lanzbrod@cstone.net Tuesday, February 24: Dudley F. Rochester, M.D. will speak about the state of our air quality and how it affects our health at the General Meeting of the League of Women Voters in Charlottesville, Virginia at noon at the Monticello Event and Conference Centre. Tuesday, February 24: Launch party for Cville Indy Media at the Tea House on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, 7 PM. Wednesday, February 25: He Said/She Said: A Mock Sexual Assault Hearing. 7 p.m. at Wilson 301 at the University of Virginia. Wednesday, February 25: There will be a public forum on The Patriot Act from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 241 of the Albemarle County Office Buidling, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia. Richard Bonnie (UVa's John S. Battle Professor of Law) will moderate and panelists include: John Brownlee (U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia), Karen Wittenborg (UVa University Librarian) and representatives from the ACLU and the Rutherford Foundation. Thursday, February 26: Walter Pincus, staff writer for the Washington Post, will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. His topic will be Covering Intelligence Before, During, and After the Iraq War. Friday, February 27- Saturday 28: UVA Law's 5th Annual Conference on Public Service and the Law. Keynote Speaker: Justice Stephen Breyer Friday, Feb. 27 4:00-5:15 1. Getting a Job in the Public Sector Workshop (WB 101) 2.
Non-Traditional Legal Careers Workshop (WB 102) 7:00 Dinner in Caplin Pavilion for panelists, moderators, conference coordinators, and invited faculty and guests (Caplin Pavilion) Saturday, Feb. 28 8:15-9:00 Continental Breakfast in the Bagel Lounge (Bagel Lounge) 12:15-1:00 Lunch (Bagel Lounge) 1:00-2:30 1. Constitutional Law Panel (Patriot Act) (WB 154) 2. Environmental
Law Panel (WB 152) 5:30-6:30 Closing reception (Caplin Pavilion) For more information on the incredible lineup of panels and workshops, and to register for this exciting event, please visit: www.student.virginia.edu/~law-conf/2004 Friday, February 27: Critical Mass community bike ride to advocate bikes as an alternate form of transportation. Feb. 27th, 5:30 p.m. at the Central Place fountain on the downtown mall for more info email Alex at alexd@planet-save.com Saturday, February 28: The Virginia Organizing Project is sponsoring a one-day workshop on "Organizing Living Wage Campaigns on Virginia Campuses" on Saturday, February 28, 2004, from 11-4 in Charlottesville. Featured speakers include Ben McKean of the United Students Against Sweatshops (former organizer of the Harvard Living Wage Campaign) and Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America. There will also be workshops on making a campaign plan, making a media plan, recruiting more people, public speaking, strategy and tactics, and writing letters to editors and op-eds. Representatives of successful living wage campaigns will also be in attendance. Saturday, February 28: "Descendants of slaves at Mount Vernon, Montpelier and Monticello will participate in a roundtable discussion about the experience of having their ancestors’ lives explored in public dialogue. Called “They’re Talking About Us,” the discussion is free and will include researchers from all three plantations. It will be held at 10 a.m. at Kenwood." (Paul Quinlan, The Daily Progress, January 31, 2004) Saturday, February 28: The Charlottesville Democrats Political Pasta Supper will occur from 6 - 9:30 p.m. at Monticello Events and Conference Center on 201 Monticello Avenue. Tickets are $15 per person and include a delicious selection of sauces, bread, salad and dessert. Cash bar. Sunday, February 29: Gauguin exhibit opens at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Sunday, February 29: American Craft Council Baltmore Winter Show. More thatn 725 exhibitors show their wares at Maryland's largest indoor
juried event of its kind, which also features tours led by museum curators.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $12. About 40 minutes from the Beltway at the Convention
Center, 1 W. Pratt St, Baltimore. 410-583-5401, www.craftcouncil.org.
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