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11 Local genealogists unearth descendant families’ histories.

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15 What does new artwork mean for a downtown eyesore?

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THIS WEEK What would you do if you had $45,000 to spend to improve life in Charlottesville? The city has plenty that needs doing. I don’t think I would use the money on a temporary vinyl wrap for the rotting skeleton of the Dewberry Hotel, but that’s what a coalition of local business owners, developers, and others have pulled together to do in recent weeks.

I suppose the group sees re-cladding the Dewberry shell as an investment in their businesses and properties, a way of ameliorating an embarrassing deterrent to commerce in the heart of the city.

Whether or not the wrap will have a positive effect on downtown business remains to be seen. (Personally, I bet public seating would be a more effective draw.)

For better or worse, here at C-VILLE we get more questions about the Dewberry than just about any other subject. I can’t tell you the amount of times someone has asked me “So what’s the deal with that hotel?” John Dewberry, the man who could really answer those questions, didn’t show up to the art installation’s unveiling—read our cover story on page 15 for the latest.—Ben Hitchcock

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——Vice-Mayor Juandiego Wade, telling the Virginia Mercury how he felt about the demise of Creigh Deeds’ school funding bill

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In times like these, everyone has to do their part: That’s why Virginia’s ABC stores are removing seven brands of Russian-sourced vodka from their shelves. The state agency announced the change this week, writing that the decision was made “In the spirit of Gov. Youngkin’s call for decisive action in support of Ukraine.” The ban doesn’t apply to the knock-off stuff. “Russian-themed brands” like Smirnoff will still be available. Bottoms up!

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Freitas of Culpeper and Chris Runion of Shenandoah were among those who voted against the bill, with Charlottesville Delegate Sally Hudson voting in support. A bill from Republican Tommy Norment, which would have granted Isle of Wight County the same powers, was also struck down.

“A high-quality education demands that we invest in learning environments that are healthy, safe, and encourage student success,” reads a statement on the vote from Charlottesville United for Public Education, a local advocacy group of parents and teachers. “We are disappointed that school facilities in Charlottesville—where the average building

is 66 years old—have been put on the backburner by the state once again…We encourage Charlottesville City Council to work with the community and find new solutions to pay for the reconfiguration project.”

Charlottesville’s City Council is currently working to create its next annual budget, and it remains to be seen how much funding for school rehabilitation will be included.

Council could generate revenue for schools by raising the real estate tax, but with assessments rising around the city, councilors have expressed hesitation to add further to residents’ real estate taxes. A public hearing to discuss tax rates is set for March 21.

UVA lifts mask mandate UVA will lift its indoor mask requirement on March 21, citing slowing progression of cases on Grounds, according to an email from UVA leaders. Masks will still be required in classrooms, UVA Health facilities, and on university buses.

While wearing masks in other university-owned spaces such as recreational facilities, office buildings, and indoor venues like John Paul Jones Arena will be voluntary, the administration emphasized the importance of respecting different mask-wearing preferences.

“There will be many people who simply feel more comfortable wearing their masks and practicing physical distancing,” the email says. “We should all continue to treat each other with kindness and respect, particularly as people make individual decisions about if or when to wear a mask.”

As of Monday, the seven-day average positivity rate among the University community has fallen to just over 6 percent, compared to a peak of nearly 25 percent during the first week of January.—Maryann Xue

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After a heartbreaking home loss to Florida State on Saturday, UVA’s men’s hoops team ranks 80th in the country in the NCAA’s NET rankings system. Barring a magical run in the ACC Tournament, the Hoos are doomed to miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013. Say hello to the NIT, y’all.

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Pulling back the curtain Local genealogists work to bring family histories home

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tial clients faced financial barriers to accessing his services, Wolfe introduced a cost-free arm of his enterprise. Every two months, he will select one applicant to receive 20 hours of research and writing, valued at $1,000. The clients will receive a detailed report that includes family relationships, historical context, sources, and images.

“When your service is connecting people to their own history, I feel like that’s really important,” Wolfe says. “Thinking more broadly, I feel as if in Charlottesville, of all places in central Virginia, we really understand what’s at stake with our history.”

Wolfe says he received over 100 applications within the first three days of the announcement, and that he hopes to recruit other genealogists to help out or find additional funding to support the initiative.

Genealogy depends on the existence of historical records, which means that events like wars and fires impact whether any re-

Local genealogists fill in family histories for the descendants of enslaved people who worked at UVA, including those commemorated by the school’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers.

whose names were not on the census until 1870. These surviving records are often incomplete, though—some contain only first names, or common last names, making it difficult to discern who’s related to whom.

On Friday, Murphy and other local genealogists spoke at a genealogy panel hosted by the UVA Black Faculty & Staff Employee Resource Group.

Gayle Jessup White, public relations & community engagement officer at Monticello, learned that she was descended from Thomas Jefferson after eavesdropping on a conversation between her older sister and her dad when she was 13. It took her 45 years to track down the full picture—she is a descendant of Jefferson on his father’s side and was the great-great-great-granddaughter of Sally Hemings’ brother, Peter.

White chronicles her genealogical work in her book, Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy. The process was really about “waking up to our historical truths” and understanding how history brought her to where her and her family are today, she said.

Sly Mata, director of diversity education at UVA, spoke about how after his mother and grandmother passed, he lost access to their records—legal documents, but also things like family recipes. Although he can try to recreate them, they’ll never be the same because the records no longer exist.

“We want to be able to capture and tell those stories, and have that pride of knowing we have that knowledge. Because right now we don’t, and we’re afraid of generational curses…because we don’t know our family,” said Mata.

Thinking about Betsy and all the other stories waiting to be unearthed keeps Murphy up at night.

If she found Betsy’s family, Murphy says she’d say: “‘Did you know? Do you know about her?’ I would love to be able to hand that legacy of hers [to them].”

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he Freedmen’s Bureau, founded after the Civil War, was a government agency with the goal of providing goods and services to newly freed African Americans, helping them become self-sufficient following emancipation. An 1867 request to the bureau for food describes a household of five: one 48-year-old, two 80-year-olds, and two 100-year-olds, one of whom was named Betsy.

When she saw this record, Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy, descendant project researcher at UVA, had several thoughts run through her head. Betsy was born before the country became the United States of America. She had likely been enslaved her whole life. And after emancipation, there she was, 100 years old, seeking food assistance.

Stories like Betsy’s drive Murphy’s passion for genealogical research, which involves tracing a person’s ancestral descent in order to learn more about their family.

“If I was a descendant [of Betsy’s], if I had the time, I would try to research her, to call out her name, because you know what? She lived through the torment, the violence, the servitude, the whole nine yards, and it’s more to be proud that she survived it,” says Murphy. “It’s about the stories. And no matter what, families gotta tell these stories, and they gotta call out their names, so they’re really not forgotten.”

Murphy is just one of several genealogists in the central Virginia area working to unearth local family histories. Beyond satisfying curiosities, genealogy has other benefits. Research suggests that children who have a greater understanding of their family history tend to have higher self-esteem, are more resilient, and have a greater sense of control over their lives, reports The New York Times.

Brendan Wolfe, a former editor at Virginia Humanities’ Encyclopedia Virginia, started his own genealogy research service in 2021. After realizing that some of his poten-

cords can even be found. Many records were lost, especially during the Civil War, leading to some difficulties finding records from that time period in Virginia. Otherwise, central Virginia is a good location for genealogy research.

“This place is just steeped in history, and full of people who are interested in history,” says Wolfe. “And so I think it makes it easier in some ways to do genealogy.”

Murphy specifically conducts research to try and find the descendants of enslaved laborers who built UVA, a process that involves going back in time but also tracing the line of descent forward. Her mantra for genealogy is understanding “time, place, and asking a bunch of questions.”

Murphy works from a list of over 2,000 enslaved laborers who were identified by examining the university’s financial records.

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or decades, local governments were prohibited from allowing their employees to unionize in Virginia.

Since the General Assembly lifted this ban last year, Charlottesville’s firefighters, bus drivers, and teachers have urged City Council to pass an ordinance allowing collective bargaining for city employees. Though the councilors adopted a resolution last summer allowing former city manager Chip Boyles to draft an ordinance, Boyles’ resignation brought the process to a halt last fall. Frustrated with a lack of action, the Amalgamated Transit Union—representing Charlottesville Area Transit employees—proposed an ordinance to council in October.

Last week, council unanimously rejected the ATU ordinance, citing the city’s lack of research and preparation on the topic.

Instead, councilors voted to allocate $625,000 to hire a consultant to draft a collective bargaining agreement in collaboration with city leadership.

Unlike other states, Virginia has yet to set up a statewide labor relations entity, which could provide guidance to municipalities as they draft collective bargaining ordinances, stressed Interim City Manager Michael Rogers. So far, only the City of Alexandria and Loudoun County have passed such ordinances.

“We are faced with the challenge of stepping forward without the pathway being clearly defined,” said Rogers. “We need some time here to put the infrastructure in place, so we can step out on our best foot and move forward with a collective bargaining infrastructure that will be beneficial to the employees, their representation, and to the city.”

Mayor Lloyd Snook reminded CAT employees that their ordinance would not get thrown “in the trash can,” and would be used as a framework.

“I’m not in a position to say if this ordinance that’s been proposed to us is a good ordinance or bad ordinance—but it is something that folks who do know this sort of stuff would look at and say, ‘let’s consider that along with some other ideas,’” said Snook.

The city plans to hire a consultant within 45 days. The consultant will aim to bring

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Council voted last week to pony up $625,000 to hire a consultant to draft a collective bargaining agreement for bus drivers, teachers, and other city employees.

“a workable framework” to council in 90 days, said Rogers.

Council will formally approve the allocation at its next meeting. In the coming weeks, Rogers will also propose his FY23 budget, which will include funding for additional collective bargaining staff.

In addition, councilors discussed bus drivers’ request to hold meetings inside CAT facilities during non-working hours.

CAT Director Garland Williams told the drivers they needed permission from the city to do that, explained ATU representative John Ertl during public comment.

Rogers suggested the city wait to respond to that request until it has “established this collective bargaining structure.” However, “we could make some accommodation for employees to meet off site—not at the worksite—to discuss among themselves what they need,” he said.

Meanwhile, local teachers are ramping up their collective bargaining efforts. Charlottesville organizers have talked with the majority of licensed professional staff in the district about unionizing, and plan to launch a union authorization card campaign this month. They hope to have enough support to get the city school board to pass a collective bargaining resolution before summer break, according to Charlottesville Education Association President Jessica Taylor.

In Albemarle County, teachers and staff have already started signing authorization cards, and have overall shown “a lot of great support so far at pretty much every site” for the union fight, says Albemarle Education Association President Vernon Liechti.

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“We want to make sure that people who are on the frontlines are able to help our elected bodies make these jobs better.” VERNON LIECHTI, AEA PRESIDENT

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irginia’s Republican-controlled House has killed a bill that would have allowed marijuana sales to begin ahead of schedule. The Democratcontrolled Senate passed the bill last month, but some advocates criticized elements of the legislation.

Virginia legalized marijuana in 2021, but the laws surrounding the drug are hazy. While everyone 21 and over can legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana and grow up to four plants at home, it will not be legal to sell it until January 1, 2024. And it is against the law to bring marijuana home from other states where it is legally sold.

To speed up the legalization timeline, the state Senate passed a bill that would allow licensed medical dispensaries, as well as 10 industrial hemp processors, to begin selling recreational weed on September 15—but would prohibit other retailers from selling the drug until 2024. Democrats argued that the early sales would help curb the black market and fund loans for future socialequity retailers. However, the Republicancontrolled House of Delegates voted down the controversial bill in a subcommittee this week, claiming it needed more time to study the issue and get the law right.

Some advocacy groups had rallied against the Senate bill, accusing lawmakers of giving corporations an unfair advantage and hurting efforts toward social equity.

“This is legislating a monopoly that will keep out small businesses and keep enforcement high for marginalized communities,” says Chelsea Higgs Wise, executive director of Marijuana Justice.

The Senate bill would have required large medical marijuana companies to “incubate” at least five qualified social equity applicants for six months, but such programs have been unsuccessful in other states, argues Higgs Wise. For example, none of the marijuana companies licensed by Illinois’ social

equity program have opened since the state legalized the drug in 2019.

Limited early sales could also fuel—not weaken—the black market, argues Higgs Wise. In the five years since California has legalized recreational weed, the majority of sales still occur underground. “[Data shows] that the informal market will actually increase when we create a limited, inaccessible market…And will only provide law enforcement with more validation to target Black and brown communities,” she explains.

David Treccariche, owner of downtown CBD dispensary Skooma, is relieved that large corporations will not get a head start on selling legal weed this year.

“I’m glad we didn’t start off by allowing these private equity, out-of-state players to get involved. Virginia farmers, local businesses, and hopefully those who have been incarcerated against this should get first rights, not private corporations,” he says.

“Of course we want [sales] tomorrow, but we’ve got to be realistic.”

However, some marijuana activists supported the bill because it provided a way for consumers to purchase legal and safe marijuana earlier than 2024.

“We’re pleased that there is bipartisan support for expediting retail access,” says JM Pedini, executive director of Virginia NORML. “As passed in the Senate, [the bill] largely addressed our concerns.”

Republicans do not plan to discuss the legalization timeline again until next year.

Activists remain concerned about the continued criminalization of marijuana.

Higgs Wise says anyone in prison for marijuana should automatically be resentenced, which was not part of the Senate bill.

“If you are in prison for marijuana only, then you get an automatic hearing in your locality where you were sentenced. But [the bill didn’t guarantee] an automatic release or resentence, which we think is part of injustice…We have to actually get people out and get people home.”

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Skooma’s David Treccariche says he’s happy that large corporations won’t get the jump on selling legal weed in Virginia this year.

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Wrap it up The Dewberry Hotel gets a temporary makeover

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A collection of private citizens pooled cash to pay for a vinyl wrap on the exterior of the abandoned Dewberry Hotel.

Caplin said the idea for the art installation came from local businesspeople, and when he presented the idea to the Dewberries, they enthusiastically green-lit the project.

Two paintings from artist Eric Waugh were enlarged and printed on 13-foot-wide vinyl mesh rolls, which were carried to the top of the building and then affixed to its exterior by workers rappelling down the side of the tower. The wrap is scheduled to remain in place for 14 to 16 months.

Mayor Lloyd Snook was in attendance to pull a tarp off the sign on the front of the building. “It is really exciting for me to know that we have such commitment from the private sector to match the kind of commitment we’ve been trying to display from the public sector,” Snook said.

The mayor admitted he doesn’t have any “inside information” about the future of the building, but “the fact that we’re here with the Dewberries’ support” makes him hopeful that more news could follow.

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The installation is comprised of 12 banners and a 130-foot wrap around the building’s base, and cost $45,000 in total.

The project’s “anchor donors” include major Charlottesville developers Ludwig Kuttner, Hunter Craig, Keith Woodard, and others. Many of those donors sit on the executive committee of Friends of Cville Downtown, along with other local entrepreneurs like Joan Fenton, owner of J. Fenton Gifts, and Alex Bryant, executive director of IX Art Park. The group absorbed the former Downtown Business Association, a collection of merchants and restaurateurs with a similar mission to the new organization.

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harlottesville’s gargantuan downtown eyesore, the half-finished and abandoned Dewberry Hotel, got a face-lift last week—the front and back of the building have been sheathed in a colorful nine-story vinyl wrap showing an abstract pattern of musical instruments.

The art installation was funded by Friends of Cville Downtown, a new nonprofit working on “an array of projects that can invigorate the downtown environment with lights, art, paintings, seating, events, banners, sanitation,” and more, said Michael Caplin, co-chair of the group, at a Monday press conference in front of the artwork.

The wrap, which leaves the building’s sides exposed, “demonstrates the power and the glory and the value of art,” Caplin continued.

“We thank the Dewberries for allowing us to use their giant easel.”

Those hoping for answers on the longterm future of the building left the press conference disappointed. The owners of the property, Atlanta-based developer John Dewberry and his wife Jaimie, were scheduled to attend the event but did not appear.

Caplin said the couple had been exposed to a positive COVID case over the weekend and were in quarantine.

The building bearing the Dewberry name has stood dormant since 2009. The project was initially conceived as the Landmark Hotel by developers Lee Danielson and Halsey Minor, but financial difficulties and litigation ground progress on the building to a halt. Dewberry purchased the half-finished building skeleton at auction for $6.25 million in 2012, and no construction has taken place since then.

The Dewberry Group’s website says the building “is poised to become the city’s premier luxury mixed-use retail, office, and residential property,” and will be called Dewberry Living.

Caplin says the group plans to unveil more murals near the Dewberry in the coming days, and is also financing a new coat of paint for the chipped-up exterior of Oyster House Antiques.

The Dewberry Foundation, the charitable component of Dewberry’s business, has made a $10,000 donation to the nonprofit, says Caplin, and is listed on the building’s exterior as a sponsor of the project.

As a percentage of its annual budget, $10,000 is a major outlay for the Dewberry Foundation. According to the company’s 990 IRS returns, the only contributor to the foundation in 2019 was John Dewberry, who put in $100,000. The only employee listed is Dewberry, who apparently devotes five hours per week to the position. The foundation’s donations totaled $106,323, with the largest chunks headed for Atlanta’s Synchronicity Theater ($25,000) and the Children’s Museum of Atlanta ($16,000). The 2018 return tells a similar story, listing Dewberry as the sole contributor to the foundation, having given $125,000.

(For comparison’s sake, we glanced at the 990s of a few other local big shots—John Grisham’s Oakwood Foundation gave $5,041,440 to charitable organizations in 2018, and the Chris Long Foundation dished out $1,852,376 in 2019.)

Kuttner was also in attendance at the event on Monday. (Caplin introduced the fedora-wearing developer as “the true mayor of Main Street,” which got a chuckle out of Lloyd Snook, the elected mayor.) “We, the citizens of Charlottesville, want to get the mall back,” said Kuttner. He expressed optimism about the state of affairs, and praised Dewberry’s work on a recently completed hotel in Charleston.

Caplin says he hopes Dewberry will see his plan through to the end—“The energy at the Quirk [on West Main] shows you what a cool boutique hotel can generate.” In the meantime, a steel and concrete shell halfwrapped in vinyl will have to do.

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CHISWELL FARM WINERY 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon has bright aromatics showcasing ripe raspberries and newly opened violets. However, on the palate you’ll find richer tones of Bing cherry and licorice balanced with red currants. Being lighter in body, this Cabernet is perfect for the transitioning weather! Enjoy with your first cookouts of the season, lasagna, or even pulled pork BBQ.

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With a glass in hand, enjoy the beautiful scenery from our lawn, or a cozy chair inside, where you’ll discover a variety of inviting spaces. While indoor seating is limited, there are many options for outdoor seating, including rocking chairs on the covered porch and dining tables on the lawn for small groups. You’re also welcome to bring your own folding chairs and blankets to sit further out on the hill. All seating is first-come, first-served. Ages 21+, no dogs or other pets permitted on the property. For a family-friendly experience, visit our wine shops at Chiles Peach Orchard or Carter Mountain Orchard.

Wine is currently available by the glass, flight, or bottle. We also offer a curated selection of snacks that pair well with any of our wines (outside food is not permitted). Wine sales stop 30 minutes prior to closing.

Hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 12 PM–5:30 PM (hours change seasonally) 430 Greenwood Rd, Greenwood, VA 22943 434.252.2947 • www.chilesfamilyorchards.com/chiswell

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Foods pairing available by Sauce Catering, and Live Music by Ron Gentry 13372 Shannon Hill Rd • Louisa, VA 23093 (540) 894-5474 • 53rdwinery.com.

CUNNINGHAM CREEK WINERY 2017 Meritage *Gold medal winning from 2021 Governor’s Cup* With notes of Cherries, red plums, black currant and spice, this Meritage blend is absolutely delightful! Over time the tannins have softened to help create a velvety texture that is balanced with the earthy and spice flavors of the wine. While you can certainly drink this wine now, it can also be aged for a special occasion! Pair this wine with roasted duck breast, filet mignon, or even a medium bodied cigar.

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We are open 7 days a week, 11am to 5pm offering our 100% Virginia wine by the bottle, glass and tasting flights. Enjoy your visit at our intimate, meadow-like setting in rural Louisa County. we offer well-spaced indoor and outside seating and customers are welcome to bring their own picnic baskets, chairs and blankets. Children and pets are welcome, but pets must always remain outside of buildings and on a leash. Quality wine, friendly staff at a great escape! Visit our website, www.53rdwinery.com on our operating procedures.

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2019 Two Springs Rich with notes of ripe raspberries and red cherries, our Two Springs blend is only made during years with exceptional crop! With woody undertones, and a fresh acidity to keep the palate bright, this wine is perfect for enjoying now or aging for a few years! Enjoy Two Springs with grilled steaks, cassoulet, or a Sunday roast. Recently it was rated 90 pts. By James Suckling!

Come visit us Thursday & Friday 1-8, Saturday 1-9, Sunday 1-6. No reservations, ample indoor and outdoor seating. Corky and Crush, our resident Aussies, welcome friendly leashed dogs (be sure to visit the fenced unleashed dog park).

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Wheels March 13th: St.Patrick’s Day Wine Pairing Dinner (reservations required) March 18th: Team Trivia & food by Firefly Food Truck March 19th: Live Music by Sue Harlow March 20th: Easter Bunny Cake Class March 26th: Live Music by Matthew O’Donnell March 31st: Yoga & a glass Class Winery Hours: Thurs/Fri 1-8 pm; Sat 1-9 pm; Sun. 1-6 pm 3304 Ruritan Lake Road Palmyra, VA 22963 434-207-3907 www.cunninghamcreek.wine

DUCARD VINEYARDS 2021 Rosè With notes of strawberry and cranberry on the nose and palate, this salmon-colored wine is a blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot with a hint of Tannat. The Rosé is rich with structure and has luscious red fruit flavors on the edge followed by a firm acidity that is sure to please red and white wine drinkers alike.

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Our uncrowded rural Madison County area has mountains, streams and plenty of beautiful views along scenic back roads. The tasting room is near hiking and biking trails along the Shenandoah National Forest and is a perfect respite after your day out! Enjoy some peace and quiet relaxation in this challenging environment. Sit on our lawns and sip or pick up a bottle or three of our award-winning wines to take home. Reservations available and recommended (especially for Saturdays). No reservation fee or minimum purchase. Walk-ups accommodated on a space-available basis. To order wine for local delivery or UPS shipping, visit our website!

Open daily – Mon-Thurs. 12-5 pm Fri. 12-9 pm, Sat/Sun. 12-6 pm Saturdays- Music on the Patio (2:30 – 5:30 pm) enjoy a wide variety of artists each Saturday March 13th - Vertical Tasting of Norton: Join Scott under the tent for this special wine tasting event!

We’ll be pouring vintages from our library - 2012 to present - tasting and talking about the effects of that season’s weather, vineyard practices and winemaking techniques on the Virginia native grape. Register online in advance!

March 19th - St. Patrick’s Day featuring music by Smokin’ Trout 40 Gibson Hollow Ln • Etlan, VA 22719 (540) 923-4206 www.ducardvineyards.com

EASTWOOD FARM AND WINERY Meritage Reserve This traditional Bordeaux-style wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. With

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notes of plum, cherry, and vanilla, our Meritage Reserve is dry, medium-full bodied with a velvety finish. It is aged in a mix of French and American oak barrels for 27 months. When you enjoy it at home, we recommend decanting first. It pairs wonderfully with roasts, grilled portobello mushrooms & root vegetables, hearty stews, pastas & more.

Visit the winery in March and follow along online as we profile Women in Wine in celebration of Women’s History Month. As always, sit back and enjoy live music on the stage in The Barn on Fridays and Saturdays. We also offer yoga, paint & sip classes, events for families and kids, and more.

March 4: Salty Bottom Blue Oysters & Live Music by FarAway March 9: C’ville Bachata Social

Upcoming events: March 5 – Sincerely, Iris Music + Salty Bottom Blue Oysters March 12 – John Kelly Music + Bavarian Chef Food Truck March 19 – Shane Click Music + Two Brothers Southwestern Grill April 1 – Petit Verdot Vertical Dinner in the cellar w/Chef Craig Hartman April 15 – Spring Dinner in the Vineyard w/Chef Walter Slawski and The Catering Outfit April 16 – Our first-ever Virginia Verde Festival!

Hours: 12pm-6pm on Friday/Sunday and 12pm-8pm Saturdays 434-964-9463 (WINE) 1465 Davis Shop Rd, Earlysville, VA 22936 www.harkvineyards.com

March 30: Viognier Blending Workshop (Tickets available) Visit our website for the full Calendar of Events.

Ceremony & International Viognier Tasting: Following the public award ceremony - Horton Vineyards is hosting an international viognier tasting ticket includes tastings of different Viognier producers and an individual charcuterie board. Due to the nature of the event we cannot accommodate allergies. Tickets are non-refundable, event starts at 1pm.

6399 Spotswood Trail, Gordonsville, Virginia (540) 832-7440 www.hortonwine.com

HORTON VINEYARDS 2020 Viognier Barrel Select We have been waiting at Horton for all the factors to click into place to pull-out Dennis Horton’s original recipe for barrel select Viognier. 2020 may have been filled with obstacles but it was had some opportunities. When 2 rows of Viognier came in with the perfect numbers - we grabbed the opportunity and processed this Viognier with 12 hours of skin time.

This can be very risky; the process needs to be constantly monitored and the winemaker needs to use a deft hand. we gathered all our resources including calling our winemaker from 30 years ago that did the original process with Dennis Horton - Alan Kinne. The results are breath taking!

We are excited to announce that Sharon Horton, of Horton Vineyards, is this year’s recipient of the 2022 Monteith Bowl Trophy from the Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association. This trophy is awarded to individuals or organizations that performed exceptional contributions to the development and sustainability of the American wine industry. Horton Vineyards has been widely recognized for planting a vast number of different varieties, and Sharon is very often sought out for viticultural guidance on those varieties. She has provided free consultations to vineyards in Georgia and

2020 Petit Manseng We harvest the Petit Manseng grapes, a French varietal, later in the season to allow residual sugars to reach higher levels. As one of our newest wines, the Petit Manseng is a Jurançon-style wine, being both sweet and dry, thus offering the best of both worlds. With aromas of grapefruit rind and pineapple, and intense flavors of honeysuckle, dried apricot and sourdough, it finishes with the classic ‘touch of stone minerality.’ and is a delight for drinking and pairing with rich, flavorful dishes. **Sip, Stroll, Sample, Savor**: Join us on the Hill for our newest Estate tour and wine tasting experience! Join us for a unique, indepth exploration of our wines, vines, and land. The experience starts with a glass of award-winning bubbly and a guided tour of our Estate vines. The tour is followed by an intimate tasting featuring a selection of six exclusive Reserve and Library wines and concludes with our culinary favorites such as our cheese & charcuterie board and seasonal burrata. Make your reservation on our Website!

Plan to visit: Pippin Hill is a culinary vineyard in the heart of Virginia’s wine country. There are two types of standard reservations available: Indoor Table or Covered Veranda for table service.

Walk-ins are welcome for lawn seating.

Reservations via Resy are recommended for Indoor and Veranda seating.

REVALATION VINEYARDS 2019 Cabernet Franc Round and smoky notes of cooked peppers, fennel, plum, liquorish, raspberry and pomegranate define the nose on our 2019 Cabernet Franc which blends Cabernet Franc (75%) and Merlot (25%). The wine has a round attack, and excellent length with gentle tannins and a soft, sweet finish.

It opens in the glass, becoming fruitier over time.

Planning your visit: Revalation Vineyards is a family-owned vineyard that offers exquisite wines in an exceptional setting. Situated in Madison’s Hebron Valley, our property offers stunning views of the Blue Ridge mountains to enjoy while you experience one of our wine flights served in fine antique glasses.

When you arrive at the vineyard, our staff will seat you outside on our porch or patio and introduce you to our wine flight menu. Each flight feature five wines or bottles are also available.

Our rotating snack menu focuses on local nibbles or you can bring your own food. (No outside alcohol is allowed as per Virginia ABC law.) Our 1830’s log cabin tasting room has two tables inside that can be reserved through our website. Reservations are requested for both indoor and outdoor areas and walk-ins are welcome whenever space is available.

On chilly days with low winds, we are happy to light the firepits, free of charge. Well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome on the porch, patio and surrounding outdoor areas. Our vineyard is a 21+ property and no smoking or vaping is permitted.

Hours: Nov. 1 - April 30, Friday 12pm - sunset and Saturday/Sunday 12pm 5pm.

Hours: Tuesday – Thursday: 11 am – 5 pm; Friday – Sunday: 11am to 4:30pm

First Friday Benefit for the Literacy Council of Madison County - Each month 10% of our proceeds from sales on the day will go directly to this local organization that provides educational programs for adults to improve reading, writing, math and job seeking skills.

Sundays- Live music on the hill!

Each Sunday from 1-4 PM, Pippin Hill

2710 Hebron Valley Road, Madison, VA 22727 540-407-1236 • www.revalationvineyards.com

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Visiting Hark: Hark Vineyards is a family-owned winery focused on the belief that beautiful views and delicious wine can bring people together. We offer two tasting menus, poured as flights for you to take back to your picnic area. Each feature five wines, and provides experience with both the Hark and Jake Busching Wines brands. Our wines are also available by the bottle or glass. We welcome — and encourage — you to bring a picnic and enjoy the experience our estate offers. Some picnic foods such as cheese, charcuterie, jams, crackers, and chocolate are available for purchase in our tasting room.

March 6th- Monteith Bowl Award

5022 Plank Rd., North Garden, VA 22959 (434).202.8063 www.pippinhillfarm.com

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2018 Spark From a tough growing season comes a well-rounded, easy drinking Bordeauxstyle blend of Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. Barrel aged for 20 months, you’ll find notes of dried berry, dark plum, and rich earthy spice. Perfect to pair with meat or poultry dishes, or simply to enjoy fireside with a s’more!.

Wednesdays- Wine Wednesday (7-7:30 pm) Join Horton Vineyards live on Facebook every Wednesday at 7pm to learn about a different wine each week!

welcomes local musicians to perform on our Veranda. Check our website for varying artists.

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March 17: St. Patrick’s Day Festivities

2531 Scottsville Rd. (5 mi from Downtown Charlottesville) Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 264-6727 www.eastwoodfarmandwinery.com

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The moment a researcher detects the gene responsible for glioblastoma.

We were made for this moment. The moment a neurosurgeon takes this discovery and begins researching the use of focused ultrasound and a drug therapy to create sound waves that attack brain tumor cells but leave healthy parts of the brain untouched. It’s just part of what makes UVA Health Cancer Center Virginia’s Only Comprehensive Cancer Center as designated by the National Cancer Institute. Because when you combine the brightest minds, the most experienced teams and the latest research in the fight against your cancer, you’ve given yourself the best chance of beating it.

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Take an epic journey through the great outdoors without leaving your seat at the Banff Mountain Film Festival, a two-night event that features short films about adventure sports, culture, environment, and exploration. Films are shot in a variety of styles, from actions to dramas, amateur to professional productions, and capture inspiring experiences from around the world. Each night includes a different lineup of movies, as well as raffles and giveaways. $25, Sunday at 6pm, Monday at 7pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. snptrust.org/banff

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What does it mean to be nostalgic for the American past? To be sentimental for your own family history? Jennifer Niesslein tackles these questions and more with humor and charisma in her new collection of essays, Dreadful Sorry, from the perspective of a liberal white woman. She reflects on her hand-to-mouth childhood, her Polish immigrant ancestors, and her working-class upbringing, while tackling topics like class, whiteness, and her family’s own racism. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

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The community of enslaved people who lived and worked at Monticello developed musical traditions that influenced American music for centuries.

Sacred Music of Monticello presents a program juxtaposing spirituals associated with Monticello’s enslaved people with a modified version of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, a composition found in the library at Thomas Jefferson’s home. The program features soprano Brianna Robinson and countertenor Patrick Dailey, as well as the world premiere of spirituals arranged by baritone James Dargan. $10-25, 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 120 W. High St. earlymusiccville.org

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More than pretty A lifetime’s perspective on good gardening

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Monticello Strings. The collaborative strings ensemble performs works from various genres. Free-$50, 7pm. Wayne Theatre, 521 W. Main St., Waynesboro. waynetheatre.org The Wavelength. Jazzy blues and vintage rock. Free, 6:30pm. The Whiskey Jar, 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thewhiskey jarcville.com

Bachata Fusion Class. Edwin Roa teaches a fun beginner-to-intermediate-level bachata lesson to get the party started. $6-8, 7pm. IX Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. ixart park.org

stage How to Live On Earth. In this touching story inspired by the Mars One project, four frontier adventurers prepare for a one-way journey to Mars. $8-14, 8pm. Ruth Caplin Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd., UVA Grounds. drama.virginia.edu

words Building Sovereignty in the Kingdom of Hayti: An Archaeological Perspective on Architecture and Material Culture at the Palace of Sans Souci. A lecture from J. Cameron Monroe. Free, 5pm. Online. arch. virginia.edu

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A Raisin in the Sun. The landmark first film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play. $10, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Thursday 3/3 music Beleza Trio. Samba sounds of Brazil, Latin America, and the U.S. Free, 7pm. South and Central Latin Grill, Dairy Market. south andcentralgrill.com

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Faye Webster with Kate Bollinger. Poised, plainspoken albums full of aching emotion. $15-18, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jefferson theater.com J2B2—John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band.

Cutting edge Bluegrass featuring all-star musicians. $30-35, 8pm. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St. frontporchcville.org

Internationally acclaimed garden designer and author C. Colston Burrell will pass along his plant wisdom in a March 3 online session, Beauty, Integrity and Resilience: Can a Garden Have Everything?, part of the Piedmont Master Gardeners lecture series.

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fect plant—whether it’s a trillium or a bluebell or whatever. [As a gardener], I’m trying to form a population of plants in a community—that’s not possible with a garden of specimens.” In fact, he sees gardening as the creation of “novel plant communities.”

While he supports the increasing interest in native plants, Burrell, a founding member of the Virginia Native Plant Society, says the definition of native can be unclear: Does it mean local? Common in the state? Here before Europeans arrived? One example is the great white trillium (very popular with gardeners in this area), which has a range covering the eastern U.S., including Virginia, but it didn’t grow in Albemarle County because the mesic soil it prefers doesn’t occur naturally here. Another example is the purple cornflower, “a pollinator gardener’s dream plant, butterflies love it, but it’s not native to Virginia,” according to Burrell.

His third factor, resilience, is a term Burrell prefers to sustainability. He’s not a purist. At the novel plant communities he has been creating over 20 years at Bird Hill, his

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t’s the accepted wisdom: You can’t have it all. Or can you? When it comes to gardens, C. Colston Burrell thinks maybe you can—and he’s spent a lifetime considering this very question.

A noted horticulturist, garden designer, and author, Burrell will offer his thoughts at Beauty, Integrity and Resilience: Can a Garden Have Everything? The online March 3 session is the first of four weekly lectures presented by the Piedmont Master Gardeners.

A self-described “chlorophyll addict,” Burrell says what crystallized his thinking was a widely quoted comment from well-known entomologist, ecologist, and author Doug Tallamy at a 2015 conference. Tallamy said it was no longer enough for gardens just to be pretty.

That comment, Burrell says, got him thinking about why we make gardens.

“Without beauty, we wouldn’t bother,” he says. “Face it—even low-impact gardening is a lot of work! So beauty is first, but then we have to consider the [ecological] impact of our work. And then the garden has integrity, and it becomes more resilient.”

As part of that, Burrell says, “We have to get away from the idea of growing one per-

“So beauty is first, but then we have to consider the [ecological] impact of our work. And then the garden has integrity, and it becomes more resilient.” C. COLSTON BURRELL

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nine-acre property in Free Union, he curates what is important to him. “I grow plants under trees, I water in the summer, I have plants from all over the world,” he says. Including a banana tree, a reflection of his lifelong interest in tropical plants. But Burrell is careful to keep an expert eye on plants

that could be aggressive or invasive. As an avid bird-watcher, he also plants to provide habitat, cover, and food for birds, as well as insects, frogs, salamanders, and other welcome visitors. Whitetail deer, however, are discouraged by a 10-foot fence.

The Bird Hill garden started with three acres around Burrell’s house, situated on a southand east-facing hillside. “I love sun-loving plants,” he says, “but I looked at the site and asked, ‘What kind of garden does this want to be?’” So he designed shade beds close to the house, as well as full-sun areas further down the hill. He found that many of his plants started to seed and spread downhill and out into the surrounding forest edges, and so he created plant communities there as well.

“If you listen to your garden,” he says, “it will tell you what it needs.”

More information and registration for Burrell’s lecture and the four-part series is at piedmontmastergardeners.org/events.

stage How to Live On Earth. See listing for Wednesday, March 2. $8-14, 8pm. Ruth Caplin Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd., UVA Grounds. drama.virginia.edu

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Arts Underground. Artmaking, drinks, and karaoke inside The Looking Glass. Free, 7pm. IX Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. ixart park.org The Phantom of the Opera Movie Party.

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House. $13, 7pm.

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com Trivia in the Orchard. Hosted by Katalin Magyar. Free, 6:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com

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Friday 3/4 music FarAwaySongs. Live music at the indoor tasting room. Free, noon. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwood farmandwinery.com

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Full Moon Fever. The Richmond-area musicians have a love for learning and performing the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. $10-65, 7pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. prnbrewery.com Luchadora. Appalachian surf trio. $3, 6pm.

The Pub at Lake Monticello, 51 Bunker Blvd., Palmyra. lmoa.org Southern Culture on the Skids. Experience the therapeutic powers of foot-stomping, butt-shacking rock ‘n’ roll. $18-20, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

The Legend of Georgia McBridge. An outrageous, campy, and heartfelt valentine to drag queens, and a celebration of divas and difference. $25-30, 8pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. livearts.org

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Paramount at the Movies Presents: The Big Lebowski. A hilariously quirky comedy-thriller about bowling, avant-garde art, nihilistic Austrians, and a guy named The Dude. $8, 8pm.

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Saturday 3/5 music Berto & Vincent. Brunch with lively Latin guitar. Free, 11am. Tavern & Grocery, 333 W. Main St. tavernandgrocery.com Beleza Trio. Samba soul. Free, 6pm. Pro Re Nata Farm Brewery, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpk., Crozet. prnbrewery.com Sue Harlow. Live music at the indoor tasting room. Free, noon. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarm andwinery.com

The Legend of Georgia McBridge. See listing for Friday, March 4. $25-30, 8pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. livearts.org

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Jennifer Niesslein (Dreadful Sorry). Celebrate the release of Jennifer Niesslein’s new book, Dreadful Sorry: Essays on an American Nostalgia. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St. ndbookshop.com

ertson uses mixed media to pay homage to Charlottesville-based photographer Derrick Waller in a dazzling array of vibrant paints and cool metallic surfaces. The portrait frames a portion of Waller’s face, forming a contemplative moment between artist and subject. Similarly, “Pree Bee an’ di young G! One hand cyah clap…(2022)” is both an object of celebration and a signal for collaboration to illuminate artist Marley Nichelle, whose exhibition “Ghana to Gullah” catalogs a travel narrative of expert photographs in Second Street’s Dové Gallery. Both pieces topically and materially reflect Charlottesville’s Black arts community, itself full of intricate ability and outstanding energy.

SSG Executive Director and Chief Curator Kristen Chiacchia, who worked closely with Robertson to curate his first solo exhibition, sees great promise in the artist. “I really see his work taking off,” she says. “It’s not only the quality of the work and the great aesthetics…it’s his ethics and his personality. He is true to himself, and when the work is so personal it comes through as an artist.”

“A Suh Wi Dweet” is, above all else, personal. The show softly reflects the care Robertson holds for each of the subjects in his portraits, and it comes through in how thoughtfully he approaches the double-edged sword of Black representation.

Just as the skin of Robertson’s figures glitters like jewelry, it also seeks to protect the wearer from violence. We are invited to ad-

mire the beauty of the shine, but we are also prompted to ask why armor is necessary when showing Black people.

It is impossible to see Black portraiture and not think of the endless cycle of Black people killed by the police. (While writing this piece, Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man killed by the police in Minneapolis, is in the headlines.) Their portraits circulate on social media, T-shirts, and murals, creating an interminable association between anti-Black violence and Black portraiture.

So while it can be exciting to see more Black folks on the walls in a gallery, the specter of violence looms in the background.

Robertson responds to the often ambivalent position of being seen while being Black by shifting the focus away from the faces of his portraits. He says, “People would be excited and say, ‘Oh, that could be my aunt. That could be my sister. Oh! That’s my mom’ all the while knowing it’s not them.”

In this case, the refrain of mistaken identity is meant to celebrate the position of Black people on the gallery’s walls. Yet, nearly 10 years ago to the day, the same sentiment was expressed by President Barack Obama about Trayvon Martin: If I had a son, Obama said, he would look like Trayvon Martin. It is an acknowledgment that Black people, no matter their age, gender, status, or ability, need to be protected from violence.

Seeing these portraits of Black community created within an ethic of care, we are challenged to hold two important values simultaneously: celebration and protection.

In “A Suh Wi Dweet,” we are invited to imagine such a community formed in intimate moments like gardening or getting a haircut, but sustained by a cultural resilience forged like metal. When asked how it’s possible to hold two such difficult realities simultaneously, Robertson laughs quietly and shakes his head, smiling as if to reflect the shine of his portraits. A suh wi dweet.

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espite the chilly February evening, Second Street Gallery was filled with warm energy for the opening of “Stuart Robertson: A Suh Wi Dweet.” The exhibition offers a never-before-seen collection of portraits by Robertson, a Jamaican artist. The patois title translates roughly to “This is How We Do It,” foregrounding Robertson’s love of music, which can be seen—and heard— throughout the show. Created between 2021 and 2022, the vibrant paintings blend figurative and abstract elements to capture intimate moments of Black life.

The artist’s mixed-media paintings render friends and family in a luminous medley of metal, domestic debris, and textiles. Effectively, Black skin is made to shine like bling, emphasizing Robertson’s dedication to a Jamaican and Afro-diasporic dance hall aesthetic. We are prompted to imagine the futuristic possibilities of metallic skin, and to marvel at the technique used to harness upcycled debris into luminous shapes and textures. By reflecting, refracting, and warping the light, these paintings challenge viewers to engage with the importance of the surface and the power of shine.

While Robertson is intentional about the formal and theoretical questions his work proposes, he also values the power of representation. “It’s amazing to receive comments from people who feel uplifted by the work,” he says. “It’s amazing to see the psychological, emotional impact of putting people into things that are valuable and prominent.”

In his work, Robertson celebrates some of the Black folks in Charlottesville who hospitably welcomed him into their community for his first solo exhibition. In “To Derrick, Power Link link Power Figure (2022)” Rob-

“We are invited to admire the beauty of the shine, but we are also prompted to ask why armor is necessary when showing Black people.”STUART ROBERTSON

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Saturday 3/5 IX Farmer’s Market. Over 60 local vendors with fresh produce, prepared foods, artisan goods, and more. Free, 9am. IX Art Park, 522 Second St SE. ixartpark.org

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Alternative Futures: Breaking News-Saturday Special Tour with Hannah Cattarin, Assistant Curator. Employing literal plans for equity, as well as more abstracted approaches, the works presented in this series will highlight the myriad ways artists visualize a more equitable world. Free, 2pm. The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA, 155 Rugby Rd. uvafralinartmuseum.virginia.edu

Sunday 3/6 music Brunch with Sammy. Brunch with Sammy Horn on piano. Free, 10am. The Pub at Lake Monticello, 51 Bunker Blvd., Palmyra. lmoa.org Sacred Music of Monticello. Featuring spirituals associated with Monticello and the Pergolesi Stabat Mater. $10-25, 7:30pm.

Christ Episcopal Church, 120 W. High St. earlymusiccville.org Vincent Zorn. Enjoy brunch with live music.

Free, noon. South and Central Latin Grill, Dairy Market. southandcentralgrill.com

dance classes Paint & Sip. Learn to paint a colorful country road using acrylic paints. $35, 2pm. Hazy Mountain Vineyards & Brewery, 8736 Dick Woods Rd., Afton. catelynkelseydesigns.com

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Waxworks scored by PRD Mais. The multigenre silent anthology with a fresh new score. $10, 4pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

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Monday Music Series. Enjoy food and drink paired with live Latin music from Vincent Zorn, Berto & Vincent, or Beleza. Free, 7pm.

South and Central Latin Grill, Dairy Market. southandcentralgrill.com

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Monday Night Trivia. Hosted by Brandon “The Trivia Guy” Hamilton. Free, 6pm. Prince Michel Vineyard & Tap 29 Brewery, 154 Winery Lane, Leon. princemichel.com The Asphalt Jungle. The ‘50s film stars Marilyn Monroe, Sterling Hayden, and Jean Hagen. Pay what you will, 2 and 7pm. Wayne Theatre, 521 W Main St, Waynesboro. waynetheatre.org

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t’d be easy for a bunch of theater-minded folks to say to themselves, “I’m not part of the drag community, but I can put on a play about drag, no problem.”

That would be a trap, though, and one the Live Arts’ production team wants to avoid in its latest play, The Legend of Georgia McBride. The show, which tells the story of an Elvis impersonator who attempts to become a drag queen to make a living, opens at the Water Street theater on March 4.

“The biggest challenge we took on from the get-go was making sure we were stepping into this in an authentic way,” says director Perry Medlin, who’s helmed three shows for Live Arts and many others at Tandem Friends School, where he teaches theater and public speaking. “None of the company has had a great deal of experience in drag, so we wanted to make sure we were coming to this from a place where we were able to learn about what that culture involves and to honor it, not just imitate it.”

Enter Jason Elliott, a former drag queen and current model and public speaker. Live Arts and the Georgia McBride team recruited Elliott as a production consultant, and Medlin says Elliott’s ability to “take that world and put it onstage” has been critical to developing the show’s authenticity.

The Legend of Georgia McBride, written by Matthew Lopez and winner of multiple

awards, will be the third show in Live Arts’ current six-play season. The company is trying not only to recover its stage legs post-pandemic, but also integrate a new artistic director’s vision. Susan Evans, who joined Live Arts last June, said presenting inclusive shows with a variety of perspectives would be central to her mission. “More voices need to be heard,” she told C-VILLE in October.

The show will feature five cast members changing in and out of more than 50 costumes.

It lines up with the theme of the company’s annual fundraiser—this year, Elliott will host the fundraiser on March 20. Marketer and Design Coordinator Katie Rogers calls it a “big, boozy brunch and live drag show.”

The Legend of Georgia McBride will be the company’s annual mentor/apprentice show, too. Live Arts’s mentor/apprentice program has been giving high school students the chance to participate in community theater for at least a decade, according to Education Director Miller Susen. The program invites students to act as production team apprentices in one mainstage show per year, typically drawing eight to 10 student volunteers and assigning them to areas of their choosing. This year, six high schoolers will apprentice in stage management and scenic, props, lighting, sound, and costume design.

Susen says the mentor/apprentice program has brought countless students back to Live Arts over the years to volunteer on later productions, as well as helping push others on to drama school and even theater

careers. That benefits Live Arts, but it’s also good for the theater community in general, according to Susen.

“We have a great group of apprentices on Georgia, and we are delighted to have people finding their way back to Live Arts,” she says.

“It’s been a difficult time for theater, so that’s really important.”

What can folks who come to see The Legend of Georgia McBride expect? Medlin calls the show “a huge number with so many moving parts.” In addition to those 50-plus costumes, the production boasts extensive setwork, props, and technical lighting and sound—all great opportunities for those high school apprentices.

“The thing I love about this show is it is this great big drag extravaganza, but at its heart it is a story about somebody who wants to be better and meet the people around them,” Medlin says. “It’s that core of humanity amidst the feathers and the bangles…that make the show interesting for the audience.”

As the five Georgia McBride cast members—Brandon Bolick as the lead, plus Danait Haddish, Marc Schindler, Randy Risher, and Jude Hansen—move around the stage and (hopefully) perform without a hitch, Medlin says it’s important to remember just how many people are working behind the scenes to make it possible.

Oh, and he suggests remembering one more thing: “Don’t forget to tip your drag queens. They get mad when you don’t.”

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2022 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival.

See listing for Sunday, March 6. $25, 6pm.

The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

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Baby Jo’s. Tunes from the seven-piece New Orleans-inspired boogie and blues band.

Free, 6:30pm. The Whiskey Jar, 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thewhiskeyjarcville.com

The Legend of Georgia McBride, Live Arts’ “celebration of divas and difference,” opens on March 4.

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2022 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival. Featuring short films that capture inspiring moments and thought-provoking action in mountain sports and culture from around the world. $25, 5pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

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Seminole Tr., Suite 101, Ruckersville. “Trains, Planes and Automobiles” features work from ARCH members and “A Collection of Words as Pictures” showcases works by Rodrick Rhodes. Opens March 5.

Atlas Coffee 2206 Fontaine Ave. Paintings

by Kris Bowmaster and Nat Rogers. Through March 31.

Baker Gallery Woodberry Forest School, 898 Woodberry Forest Rd. “From the Moment” features new paintings by Darrell Rose. Through March 5.

The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Blvd.

“Black and White” highlights work from 16 artists in a variety of mediums, including calligraphy, graphite, intaglio prints, acrylic, and fiber. First Friday event March 4.

Chroma Projects Inside Vault Virginia, Third St. SE. “Stillness” features graphite renderings from Ana Marie Liddell and Fran Smith interpreting the meaning of the word.

First Friday event March 4.

Crozet Library 2020 Library Ave., Crozet.

Paintings by Shveta Karmankar.

Jefferson School African American Heritage Center 233 Fourth St. NW. “Memory Quilts”

displays nine quilts by Deloris Thomas that explore the relationship between color and form and utilize old patterns, some associated with the Underground Railroad. “Picturing Climate Justice” features photographs, artwork, and maps alongside interactive data tools to shed light on the nature of climate injustice in our region. Open March 5 and 12, respectively.

Live Arts 123 E. Water St. Figurative paint-

ings by Eileen French. Through March 31.

McGuffey Art Center 201 Second St. NW. In the Smith Gallery, “Waxing Poetic: Encaustic Art.” On the first floor, “Presenting Bozart Fine Art Collective” features the latest paintings and photography from 13 artists. On the second floor, works by Roberto Kamide. First Friday event March 4.

Quirk Gallery 499 W. Main St. Mary Hol-

land’s “Compositions in Blue: Cyanotypes” and Priscilla Whitlock’s “Eden.” Through March 27.

Northside Library 705 Rio Rd. In the lobby, abstract acrylic paintings by Hannah Franke-Fuller. In the Quiet Room, watercolors

by Susan Landes.

The Ruffin Gallery 179 Culbreth Rd. “I

PVCC Gallery 501 College Dr. In the North and South Galleries, “These Memories Can’t Wait,” lifetime artworks by former visual arts department chairperson Beryl Solla. As a nod to her passion for sharing and democratizing art, husband James Yates has lent a selection of tiles Solla had prepared for future projects.

Part of a “make it” table, attendees are invited to create their own piece of art, using Solla’s ingredients. Through March 26.

Second Street Gallery 115 Second St. SE. In the Main Gallery, “A Suh Wi Dweet,” mixed-media works by Stuart Robertson.

In the Dové Gallery, “Ghana to Gullah,” photography by Marley Nichelle. Through March 25.

will never get tired and you will never get tired of me” by James Scheuren. Through March 25.

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital 500

Martha Jefferson Dr. In the second floor Lab hall, paintings by Randy Baskerville.

Through April.

Shenandoah Valley Art Center 126 S. Wayne Ave., Waynesboro. In the Invitational Gallery, the 10th Annual “40UNDER40” exhibition, featuring 40 works from Virginia artists aged 40 and under. In the Member’s Gallery, “Pink,” works by SVAC members in a variety of mediums. Through March 26.

Studio IX 969 Second St. SE. “We are our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams” features works by the Charlottesville Black Arts Collective as part of the Prolyfyck Exhibition Series.

First Friday event March 4.

Vault Virginia 300 E. Main St. “Nature, Us,

and The Future,” a female artists’ group exhibition. First Friday event March 4.

Visible Records 1740 Broadway St. “On the

Palette of Scarlet,” photographs by Fumi Ishino. Through April 15.

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Les Yeux du Monde 841 Wolf Trap Rd. “Turn on the Light!” is a memorial show in honor of Lyn Bolen Warren. The group exhibition features light-filled and Warren-inspired work from artists she represented throughout her career. Opens March 5.

New City Arts 114 Third St. NE. “Delights:Disparities—a spectrum of life lived in the meantime,” a solo exhibition by Jess Walters. First Friday event March 4.

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Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection 400 Worrell Dr. “Irrititja Kuwarri Tjungu |(Past & Present Together)” features works from Papunya Tula artists from 1996 to 2021.

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here was much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust,” writes Edgar Allan Poe in his short story “The Masque of the Red Death.” Inspired by the weird atmosphere of Poe’s work, there’s plenty of the beautiful and the bizarre in photographer Fumi Ishino’s “On the Palette of Scarlet,” currently on display at Visible Records.

Ishino, who divides his time between Los Angeles and Tokyo, was drawn to Visual Record’s unique program. “It’s rare to find a community-based platform that focuses on art, social context, and education in Los Angeles,” says Ishino. “I was intrigued to learn more.” After a discussion with Visible Record’s Co-director Morgan Ashcom, where they discussed Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death,” the idea for the exhibition was born.

In the short story, Prince Prospero is locked away in his abbey, hiding from a plague called the Red Death. He throws a masquerade ball in seven rooms—each decorated in a different hue—which is ultimately interrupted by an ominous figure that wends its way through the colorful rooms, scaring partygoers, and leaving them dead in its wake. The spatial and conceptual aesthetic of bizarre tones from the story fit perfectly with Ishino’s body of work, which includes photographs taken over the last five years, all with various representations of the color red.

“Fumi’s work was meant to function as a group as opposed to the single image,” says Ashcom. “You’re not going to have a full expeFumi Ishino’s “On the Palette of Scarlet” is on display at Visible Records until April 15. rience if you only see one piece. I think it’s ambitious to work that way with photographs.” The exhibition vivid hues of red with stark shadows. “It’s a spot once associutilizes space and light as a medium of its own to create a tangible ated with safety, social, and physical well-being. With a shift in perspective the spot can be viewed as dangerous, a place where atmosphere of unsettling bizarreness, where the familiar becomes peculiar and there’s a sensation of monitoring and being monitored. injury or sickness may occur.” In another photograph captured A strong red light makes it feel like you’re underwater, and is used near the red-light district in Shinjuku, a town in Tokyo, a glistening maraschino cherry sits suspended in ice in a parfait to illuminate specific aspects of the environment, giving viewers a constantly shifting perception of the space and work. “I want them glass. The images pose questions of perception and represento feel a sense of displacement and consider what displacement tation. Space and time are jumbled—the color red an unreliable means and how it impacts society,” says Ishino. yet constant presence, sometimes representing danger or safe“The color red carries diverse and often contradictory meanty, exclusion or rejection, regulation or freedom. You’ll really ings,” says Ishino. A photograph of a jungle gym contrasts just have to see it for yourself.—Maeve Hayden

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C’ville Arts Cooperative Gallery 118 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. “Functional Woodworking” features home and office accessories handcrafted from local woods by Alex Pettigrew. First Friday event March 4.

A SENSE OF DISPLACEMENT: FUMI ISHINO’S “ON THE PALETTE OF SCARLET” AT VISIBLE RECORDS

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Crozet Artisan Depot 5791 Three Notch’d Rd. “Adventures in Paper Art,” free hanging paper wall art pieces and one-of-a-kind wooden lamps with paper shades by Cyndi Mylynne. “Evolving Vessels,” pottery by Wendy Werstlein. Through March 31. Meet the artists at 1pm on March 12.

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13. Name that derives from 71. Maker of Ultimate Eye the Hebrew word for Cream “earth” 14. Be emotionally invested DOWN 15. First home for 13-Across 16. Recovery program for 1. Prohibit naked fish?

2. Professor’s email 19. Guthrie who sang at address ending Woodstock 3. Wee bit 20. Frank 4. Negative campaigner’s 22. “My thing is yelling ‘buttactic ter pecan!!!’ and ‘mint 5. Alternative to Amtrak’s chocolate chip!!!’”?

Northeast Regional 27. Head-slapper’s cry 6. Pablo Picasso’s designer 28. Reddit Q&A daughter 29. They play behind first and 7. Suffix for east, west, second basemen: Abbr. north or south 30. Up the creek 8. “Get what I’m saying?”

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Aries (March 21-April 19): “I not only bow to the inevitable,” wrote Aries author Thornton Wilder. “I am fortified by it.” Wow. That was a brazen declaration. Did he sincerely mean it? He declared that he grew stronger through surrender, that he derived energy by willingly giving in to the epic trends of his destiny. I don’t think that’s always true for everyone. But I suspect it will be a useful perspective for you in the coming weeks, Aries.

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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Pastor and activist Charles Henry Parkhurst said, “All great discoveries are made by people whose feelings run ahead of their thinking.” The approach worked well for him. In 1892, he discovered and exposed monumental corruption in the New York City government. His actions led to significant reforms of the local police and political organizations. In my astrological opinion, you should incorporate his view as you craft the next chapter of your life story. You may not yet have been able to fully conceive of your future prospects and labors of love, but your feelings can lead you to them.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Vive la différence! Hooray for how we are not alike! I am all in favor of cultural diversity, neurodiversity, spiritual diversity, and physical diversity. Are you? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to celebrate the bounties and blessings that come your way because of the holy gift of endless variety. The immediate future will also be a perfect phase to be extra appreciative that your companions and allies are not the same as you. I encourage you to tell them why you love how different they are. Now here’s poet Anna Akhmatova to weave it together: “I breathe the moonlight, and you breathe the sunlight, but we live together in the same love.”

Gemini (May 21–June 20): Gemini singer-songwriter Bob Dylan said, “I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.” I think that will be a key theme for you in the coming weeks. Dylan described the type of hero I hope you aspire to be. Be alert! You are on the cusp of an invigorating liberation. To ensure you proceed with maximum grace, take on the increased responsibility that justifies and fortifies your additional freedom.

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(July 23-Aug. 22): A woman from Cornwall, U.K., named Karen Harris was adopted as a little girl. At age 18, she began trying to track down her biological parents. Thirty-four years later, she was finally reunited with her father.

The turning point: He appeared on the “Suggested Friends” feature on her Facebook page.

I propose we make Karen Harris your inspirational role model. Now is a favorable time to find what you lost a while ago; to re-link with a good resource that disappeared from your life; to reclaim a connection that could be meaningful to you again.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa told us, “Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquility.” Instead, he said that meditation is how we “expose and undo our neurotic games, our self-deceptions, our hidden fears and hopes.” Excuse me, Mr. Trungpa, but I don’t allow anyone, not even a holy guy like you, to dictate what meditation is and isn’t. Many other spiritual mentors I’ve enjoyed learning from say that meditation can also be a discipline to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, and tranquility. And I suspect that’s what Virgo meditators should emphasize in the coming weeks. You people are in a phase when you can cultivate extraordinary encounters with that all fun stuff. If you’re not a meditator, now would be a good time to try it out. I recommend the books Meditation for Beginners by Jack Kornfield and How to Meditate by Pema Chödrön.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Comedian Fred Allen observed, “It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mu-

tually supportive alliances through which partners recognize their dependence on each other for the achievement of shared and private goals.” That’s an unromantic thing to say, isn’t it? Or maybe it isn’t. Maybe it’s very romantic, even enchanting, to exult in how our allies help us make our dreams come true—and how we help them make their dreams come true. In my astrological opinion, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to focus on the synergies and symbioses that empower you.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood!” declare many self-help gurus. “It’s never too early to start channeling the wise elder who is already forming within you,” declare I. Oddly enough, both of these guiding principles will be useful for you to meditate on during the coming weeks.

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re in an unusually good position to resurrect childlike wonder and curiosity.

You’re also poised to draw stellar advice from the Future You who has learned many secrets that the Current You doesn’t know yet. Bonus: Your inner child and your inner elder could collaborate to create a marvelous breakthrough or two.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “A myriad of modest delights constitute happiness,” wrote poet Charles Baudelaire. That will be a reliable formula for you in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. You may not harvest any glorious outbreaks of bliss, but you will be regularly visited by small enchantments, generous details, and useful tweaks. I hope you won’t miss or ignore some of these nurturing blessings because you’re fixated on the hope of making big leaps. Be grateful for modest delights.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19): I found out some fun facts about renowned Capricorn poet Robert Duncan, who was a bohemian socialist and trailblazing gay activist. He was adopted by Theosophical parents who chose him because of his astrological make-up. They interpreted Robert’s dreams when he was a child. Later in life, he had an affair with actor Robert De Niro’s father, also named Robert, who was a famous abstract expressionist painter. Anyway, Capricorn, this is the kind of quirky and fascinating information I hope you’ll be on the lookout for. It’s time to seek high entertainment as you expedite your learning; to change your fate for the better as you gather interesting clues; to be voraciously curious as you attract stimulating influences that inspire you to be innovative.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I always strive, when I can, to spread sweetness and light,” said P. G. Wodehouse. “There have been several complaints about it.” I know what he means. During my own crusade to express crafty, discerning forms of optimism, I have enraged many people. They don’t like to be reminded that thousands of things go right every day. They would rather stew in their disgruntlement and cynicism, delusionally imagining that a dire perspective is the most intelligent and realistic stance. If you’re one of those types, Aquarius, I have bad news for you: The coming weeks will bring you invitations and opportunities to cultivate a more positive outlook. I don’t mean that you should ignore problems or stop trying to fix what needs correction. Simply notice everything that’s working well and providing you with what you need.

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What about you, Cancerian? Do you prefer being enticed, invited, drawn out of your shell, and led into interesting temptation? Or are you more inclined to thrive when you’re nurtured, soothed, supported, and encouraged to relax and cultivate peace? I’m not saying one is better than the other, but I urge you to favor the first in the coming weeks: being enticed, invited, drawn out of your shell, and led into interesting temptation.

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What do you think of the new art installation on the Dewberry Hotel downtown?

Needs finishing: First finish the wrap, then finish the building.

But it’s definitely an improvement.

A lilting reprieve of a verse in the middle of a long song overstuffed with discordant tones.

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Ooooh, that’s a pretty pig now that it has lipstick on it.

MATTHEW SCOTT WARE/FACEBOOK

Pitiful…the art is nice but now it highlights the ugliness of that eyesore! Maybe they can’t get the expensive rent in the new Code bldg. so they are trying this. Not gonna work!

TIFFANY ROARK LYNCH/FACEBOOK

City will tear down the Black community of Vinegar Hill but not this.

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So far, a vast improvement, if the building doesn’t fall down.

How about the city fine the people who own it for every day it goes without being worked on/completed. Bad art doesn’t make it less of an eyesore or more usable!

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MOORELAND

Classic Virginia brick home, circa 1855, on 22 acres, just seven miles south of Charlottesville. Property includes a cottage, outbuildings, shared ownership in a beautiful pond. Lovely mature landscaping and mountain views. $985,000 MLS#624421 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 www.moorelandva.com

GREY OAKS

In the heart of this exceptional country estate is an immaculate, 6-BR, 6.5-BA home offering outstanding views overlooking a 2-acre lake to the Blue Ridge Mtns. Total tranquility, over 53 rolling acres, wonderful outdoor spaces, and a 1,800 sf barn. MLS#617485 $4,165,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

HB3 FARM

Proximity, privacy, and views on 28 acres. Outstanding farmhouse with formal and informal spaces.

Expansive porches, stocked pond, barn with tack room, riding ring, workshop, gym, pool, pool house, and more. MLS#626078 $4,875,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863 or Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

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Graceful and architecturally balanced residence on 13+ acres with mountain views, manicured grounds, and plenty of room inside and out. Moments from Foxfield and minutes from the University of Virginia. Expansive main floor with primary bedroom suite, kitchen with cherry millwork, family room with vaulted ceiling, elegant hardwood floors, and five fireplaces. Large back porch with screened areas, attached guest suite, three bay garage, gunite pool, and more! MLS#626469 $3,450,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863 or Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

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GREENFIELDS FARM

Impressive 763-acre country estate approximately 25 miles south of Charlottesville. The property showcases a stately southern residence, built circa 1904, extensive equestrian facilities, recreation opportunities, creeks and a pond. MLS#623792 $6,295,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

THE GLEASON

Open, extremely spacious floor plan with 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths. Enjoy expansive mountain and city views from inside or from one of 2 balconies.

Secure garage parking. Ting Available. Walk to dining, shopping, and entertainment! MLS#621646 $1,495,000 Steve McLean, 434. 981.1863

WOOD’S END

Striking residence on 5+ acres in the heart of Keswick.

Architecturally-designed with numerous high-end custom features. Gracious one level living with 3,471 fin. sq. ft. Minutes from the world class Keswick Hall, Charlottesville, UVA, and Pantops. MLS#626196 $1,195,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

ROUND HILL

Panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mtns. and scenic Rivanna Reservoir frontage is offered from this spectacular 120-acre Albemarle County estate featuring a 5 BR manor home. Excellent location close to the city limits and the Charlottesville airport! MLS#625402 $5,450,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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Delightful, well-loved 2-story 4 bedroom brick residence located in one of the City’s most sought after neighborhoods. The main level includes an inviting living room with fireplace, dining room, recently updated kitchen with Viking gas range, master bedroom & master bath, along with an amazing large vaulted ceiling sun room. Spacious deep lot with patio and many mature plantings. Convenient to the University of Virginia and the many amenities of Charlottesville.

MLS#626701 $850,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

GALLISON HALL

Set on 43 park-like acres, this Farmington gem features a 1931-33 Georgian house, indoor pool and tennis facilities, spectacular Blue Ridge views, total privacy, and an exceptional close-to-town location.

On historic registers. MLS#617686 $8,450,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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BUFFALO RIVER ROAD

Elevated 21-acre tract, mostly mature hardwood forest and road frontage in northwest Albemarle.

Elevated homesite offers potential panoramic Blue Ridge Mountain views with some clearing. Adjacent 21 acres also for sale. MLS#625864 $170,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

WESLEY CHAPEL ROAD

Nice, mostly wooded residential building lot in Meriwether Lewis School District! Great privacy, 1.72± acres, beautiful rural setting in an area of large farm and estate properties. Located approximately 15 miles NW of Charlottesville. MLS#613685 $125,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

BELLAIR

Rare opportunity to purchase a building lot of just under 1 acre in sought-after Bellair. Lush, mature landscaping, partly wooded, stream/creek. Minutes from UVA, shopping, dining, and entertainment.

Western Albemarle school district. MLS#614627 $375,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

BLANDEMAR FARM ESTATES

25.4 acres with varying topography and amazing rock outcroppings. Unique design opportunities to create a stunning residence with magnificent views.

Convenient to Charlottesville and the University of Virginia. Fiber optic available. MLS#593358 $554,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

COMMONWEALTH DRIVE

1-story, 2,147 sf. commercial office building at corner of Westfield Road just off Rt. 29S. Zoned Commercial Office (CO) use includes administrative and business offices, medical, dental and more.

CVCMLS#30317750 $749,000 Mark Mascotte, 434. 825.8610

SIMMONS GAP ROAD

5-acre lot with mature hardwoods. Great opportunity to build with no HOA. Private building site amongst beautiful woods. Located between Free Union and Earlysville but so convenient to Charlottesville & UVA. MLS#621177 $140,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

FRAYS MILL

Mostly wooded preservation tract of 81.395 acres next to Frays Mill Subdivision in highly desirable northern Albemarle. This beautiful gently rolling land has a great, private homesite with Blue Ridge Mountain views, and creek on property. MLS#608509 $995,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

ESTES RIDGE

Beautiful 14.7-acre tract of pristine land with both open fields and mature woods. So many possibilities for the property - create a small estate parcel with main residence and dependencies or enjoy recreational activities. No HOA! MLS#621176 $289,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

LAMBS ROAD

Private, wooded lot, that’s conveniently close to Charlottesville, but still in Albemarle County. The property contains large, mature trees and a small stream that winds through the middle. 3 potential division rights. MLS#626128 $259,000 Jeremy Fields, 434.270.1220

EDNAM FOREST

Wonderfully large 1.5+ acre building lot in Ednam Forest. Build your dream home on this elevated, wooded lot located in a single family community, minutes from UVA and within walking distance to Boar’s Head Resort. MLS#598537 $289,500 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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MURPHY’S CREEK FARM

Wonderful gently rolling parcel of land with just under 26 acres, 18 miles south of Charlottesville.

The land is wooded (mostly hardwoods) with an elevated building site, stream/creek, total privacy, and long road frontage. MLS#619394 $285,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

SUNNYSIDE

Remarkably large parcel located convenient to Charlottesville and UVA. Exceptional Blue Ridge views, charming farmhouse (in need of restoration).

Under VOF easement but with divisions into already predetermined parcels. MLS#585228 $4,400,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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orses, history, and vineyards. That’s the quintessential view of Central Virginia farms and estates.

Everyone expects horses enclosed in white post-and-rail fencing, with separate paddocks for geldings, mares and foals, yearlings and stallions.

And we expect history. Lots of historic, even presidential, estates are top of mind in the farms and estates market. All surrounded by acres of vineyards.

But maybe tree farms don’t come to mind, though they should. Just recently a buyer could have snagged an 800-acre commercial pine forest set up for staggered harvests into perpetuity.

Or private deepwater lakes; Central Virginia has those too. Complete with a private boathouse and a lift.

Today, Central Virginia’s farms and estates landscape is being rewritten with new life stories. According to REALTOR® Stephanie Woolfolk, with RE/MAX Realty Specialists, “The farms and estates market now draws an incredibly diverse group of buyers. There are buyers who want land to ride their all-terrain vehicles, have a private shooting range, or just do what they want without being bothered.

And yes, do some farming, too.”

The reasons people are looking to Central Virginia to find their country farm or idyllic estate are just as varied as the sites themselves. From tree farms to horse barns to historic buildings and lovely grounds, to raw land where you can bring your own vision to life, Central Virginia has it all.

But potential buyers have a tough row to hoe, facing low inventory, stiff competition, and now rising mortgage and inflation rates.

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Different Dreams, Same Solution It doesn’t matter why buyers long for their own farm or estate. For some, it was always a dream and COVID finally provided the impetus to make the move.

Others are just getting the green light to make work from home permanent. “ ‘Always wanted to’ is a phrase I hear often,” says Woolfolk, “especially in these past two years. And now buyers can and they are.” She sees everything from homesteaders to preppers wanting to live off the grid; horse lovers to ATV riders; grass-fed beef enthusiasts to micro-greens connoisseurs.

Virginia’s Piedmont region accommodates all that and more. The foothills rolling up to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the valleys sliding off that same ridge offer woodlands, lakes and rivers, and expansive grasslands. Rich soil, breathtaking views, deep water, and four seasons all come together to attract lovers of the land.

Some of those land lovers are drawn to historic Orange County searching for an antebellum Federal and Greek Revivaldesigned home and farm complex. Add in a pedimented portico, a west wing, summer kitchen, and icehouse to complete the estate. Maybe they’re hoping for one of those premier estates known by a single word, like Frascati or Tetli, to come on the market. Or they just want to be in the same vicinity as presidential estates.

Others are joining the growing cadre of regenerative farmers who offer organic and biodynamic farm-to-table produce for restaurants, farmers markets, and direct customer sales. These may be very small operations of just a few acres.

Woolfolk says “It’s not uncommon for a large agricultural operation to grow or shrink over time. Maybe a third-generation farmer leases a portion of the land and the leasing farmer eventually buys it without that acreage ever really going on the market. So many small-time farmers get their start by leasing land. Sometimes

in a tight market that’s a good way to get a start while working with a knowledgeable and connected REALTOR® to find the right property.

“There’s another group of buyers who don’t intend to be commercial farmers with a customer base. They just want to be more self-sufficient. This has been a growing trend that got a real boost when COVID hit. These homesteaders usually buy as much as they can afford. They may start looking for 10 to 15 acres and settle for much less. They know they can’t afford an expansive estate, but figure that with five acres and a pig and a cow in the fridge, a little garden will do just fine.”

Pam Dent, REALTOR® with Gayle Harvey Real Estate, Inc., agrees. “We have seen a lot of interest from buyers committed to sustainable agriculture. And we have the perfect geography for it. Their focus may be less on location and more on the features of the property, the type and quality of soil, water availability, the slope of the land. These are what can make or break someone working the land. It’s much more than just the views and the school district. And the land we have here in Central Virginia is ideal for both farmland and equestrian pursuits.”

REALTOR® Sharon Merrick, with Howard Hanna Roy Wheeler Realty Co., says, “Most people know exactly what they want when they are looking for a horse farm. It’s pretty rare to have someone starting from scratch, without a clue.” Merrick recently helped a client who never owned a horse before. Together they figured out what would set her up for a successful start, eventually buying a property with a four-stall barn.

On the opposite end of the spectrum are buyers snapping up horse farms with no intention of getting into equestrian

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activities. Merrick says, “The last three horse farms I sold were not to horse people. They may lease out the stalls for some income or repurpose the outbuildings.”

This growing phenomenon adds to the competition for high-quality equestrian properties.

Broadening Demand, Shrinking Inventory “They’re not making any more land” is often stated as reason enough to invest in real estate. Owners are reluctant to let go of prime real estate unless there is a precipitating event forcing their hand.

And this is a big factor in the pronounced difference between the number of farms and estates for sale and the quantity of hopeful buyers.

According to John Ince, Associate Broker with Wiley Real Estate, “The last 18 months have virtually depleted the inventory of farm and estate properties in the seven counties surrounding Charlottesville.”

Last year’s announcement putting Virginia on track to achieve universal broadband by 2024 made every farm and estate in the region that much more attractive. Says Ince, “Now that broadband is either in place or coming soon nearly everywhere, our market for the still employed has broadened. Work from home has become normalized and those interested in a rural lifestyle can now maintain active employment while enjoying country living rather than waiting for retirement.”

The immediate result is that once difficult properties are easier to sell and high-end properties might be on the market for days and weeks instead of months.

Ince explains, “Even those properties that had been on the market for years have found new owners causing buyers to be even more motivated when a new listing comes on board.”

And those motivated buyers are showing up at all levels of the real estate market. “Properties with large acreage that historically take longer to sell are seeing multiple offers and fewer days on the market. Pricing is still critical for success but finding that sweet spot has been a moving target lately.”

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The Influence of the I’s Whether you’re shopping for a few acres in the low $100,000 range or less, or a multi-million-dollar estate with lush grounds and historic buildings, plans can be derailed or at least reevaluated in light of the two big I’s. Inflation and interest rates are both on the rise and are affecting buyer behavior.

For some, that just accelerates the buying decision to get in now while we are still on the low end of rising interest rates.

Although rates have been inching up for several months, the smart money is still betting we won’t breach 4.0 percent soon.

Jay Domenic, Mortgage Loan Officer with Towne Mortgage, predicts, “Rates will continue to trickle up but I expect we’ll stay below four percent throughout 2022. And any rate that starts with a three is fantastic.”

Inflation is a different story. The Consumer Price Index increases were

reported at 7.0 percent for December and 7.5 percent for January. This week’s release of the February CPI report will tell us if we hit three in a row at or above seven percent.

In many ways, locking prices and rates in now is a hedge against inflation and rising mortgage rates. And for buyers who don’t need financing, investing in land and estate properties is ever more attractive.

“It seems likely that a rise in interest rates and inflation concerns may start to put a damper on the overheated real estate market in general,” says Ince, “but the proportion of cash purchases has never been higher for farm and estate properties.

“I expect the market to stay strong until inventory normalizes which may come about when sellers are less concerned about opening their homes due to the pandemic. For now, it is a very strong seller’s market so we are all telling our potential sellers that there is no time like the present to take advantage.”

Knowing the Land Buying a farm or estate is generally more complicated than buying a house in the suburbs. The best way to prevent buyer’s remorse is to partner with a REALTOR® who knows the regional farms and estates market as well as all that goes into making a successful operation, whatever that operation might be.

Knowing what’s going on in the market and knowing the land are both essential. One without the other is only half of the equation.

A local REALTOR® who specializes in farmland and estates can advise potential buyers on the quality of the land as well as surrounding land uses and possible changes. Potential buyers may not know about historic gold mining in the region. They may not be familiar with the kind of soil testing required to assure their intended use is compatible with the landscape.

Maybe they won’t have heard that a large development is being considered but not yet approved nearby. This insight only comes with someone who has expertise in land use and features and is attuned to the regional market.

“Many of the buyers are coming from out of state,” says Dent. “Lots from up north. Whether they are local or from across the country, they all have something special in mind. Some are coming for a certain lifestyle, others to be a part of the sustainable agriculture movement.

Either way, they need a partner they can trust to help them get the site that will fulfill their dreams.”

Many of the old farms and estates are still intact, and every bit as attractive as they have been for generations, some for centuries. The only question is whether enough of them will come on the market to meet the growing demand from buyers looking to write their own life stories on the landscape.

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12570 Chicken Mountain Rd Orange , VA Home built in 2000 from reclaimed materials - 100 acres is enhanced by being in the middle of a couple of thousand acres

Jane Porter Fogleman (434) 242-8355

511 Shelton Mill Rd Charlottesville , VA Fox Haven offers private retreat & convenient location. Minutes to shopping & amenities including Harris Teeter Grocery, UVA Healthcare.

Duke & Sharon Merrick REAL (434) 242-8355

6057 Gordonsville Rd Keswick , VA

12570 Chicken Mountain Rd Orange , VA

Brook Hollow - Comfortable and manageable Keswick estate of 38 acres.

Spectacular setting, opposite Castle Hill and adjoining Keswick Vineyards.

Steve White (434) 989-4415

Home built in 2000 from reclaimed materials - 100 acres is enhanced by being in the middle of a couple of thousand acres

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Jane Porter Fogleman (434) 242-8355

MARCH 2 - 8, 2022 ISSUE 3109

OPEN 11/3 | 12-3pm

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PRICE REDUCED 12570 Chicken Mountain Rd FOREST Orange , VA 12570 Chicken Mountain RdLAKES

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CHARLOTTESVILLE | 434.955.5155 WESTERN ALBEMARLE | 434.205.4355 ZION CROSSROADS | 434.589.2611 GREENE COUNTY | 434.985.2348 12570 Chicken Mountain Rd Orange , VA Home built in 2000 from reclaimed materials - 100 acres is enhanced by being in the middle of a couple of thousand acres

511 Shelton Mill Rd Charlottesville , VA Fox Haven offers private retreat & convenient location. Minutes to shopping & amenities including Harris Teeter Grocery, UVA Healthcare.

Duke & Sharon Merrick (434) 242-8355 (434) 242-8355

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6057 Gordonsville Rd

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Brook Hollow - Comfortable and manageable Keswick estate of 38 acres.

Spectacular setting, opposite Castle Hill and adjoining Keswick Vineyards.

Home built in 2000 from reclaimed materials - 100 acres is enhanced by being in the middle of a couple of thousand acres

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