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Oh, deer!

New book explores ties between humans and their wild neighbors.

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8 Local lawmakers share priorities for the 2024 session.

9 Natalie Oschrin weighs in on her first City Council meeting.

11 Real Estate Weekly: More residential units at Albemarle Business Campus?

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Hello, Charlottesville! Thank you for reading C-VILLE Weekly. This week, I was struck by something said by Erika Howsare, a longtime C-VILLE contributor and the author at the center of our cover story (p. 15): What are we talking about when we say something is “natural”? “When we look at deer,” she says, “are we seeing wild animals who happen to be here or are we seeing a species that we have deeply affected and that has deeply affected us?” It made me wonder how much of our environment is truly untouched by human activity.

Down to the deepest roots in the ground, the smallest microorganisms, humans have had a profound influence on every form of life on the planet. And the lives of humans and deer are closely intertwined.

Written by Sarah Lawson, the piece dives into Howsare’s debut nonfiction book, The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors, and examines both the author’s relationship with deer and the complex cultural, historical, and ecological ties between us and the familiar animal. In excerpts from the book, Howsare employs her poetic voice to great effect, capturing the mythic and mysterious reputation of deer. We also learn more about how the process of writing and research affected her, and how mortality emerged as a major theme of the book.

Howsare will participate in a discussion of The Age of Deer on January 12 at New Dominion Bookshop. I’m sure her book will be a big hit—and I’ll be right there reading it with the rest of you.—Richard DiCicco

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“It’s overall been a positive thing, but particularly when it comes to littering of the scooters, I think there’s more evolution of figuring out how we approach that and how it gets implemented in the city’s infrastructure.”

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– City Councilor Michael Payne, on the new e-scooter street parking spots

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Walk on Charlottesville’s Bike & Pedestrian Advisory Committee kicks off its monthly guided walks through the city’s neighborhoods on January 14 at noon. This month, the committee has partnered with the University of Virginia and Albemarle County to tour sites important to the history of the Civil Rights movement. The route runs about three miles and begins at the Albemarle County Office on 401 McIntire Rd. Walks occur every second Sunday of the month, and no registration is required. For information on the location of each month’s walk, check the committee’s Facebook page at facebook.com/cvilleBPAC.

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oting season kicks off soon, with early in-person voting for the March 5 Democratic and Republican presidential primaries starting on January 19.

Early voting in the city will be held at the Office of Voter Registration and Elections in Room 142 at City Hall Annex, 120 Seventh St. NE, on weekdays from January 19 to March 1 between 8:30am and 4:30pm.

Albemarle County residents can vote early inperson at the Voter Registration and Elections Office in Room A at 1600 Fifth St. Extended on weekdays from 8:30am to 5pm.

Saturday voting will be available in both the city and county on February 28 and March 2 between 8:30am and 5pm.

Ryan L. Binkley, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Donald Trump are the candidates on the Republican ballot.

Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, with a double-digit lead in most polling, despite the myriad of active criminal and civil cases against him. A lawsuit challenging Trump’s inclusion in the Virginia Republican primary was dismissed by a federal judge on December 29, ensuring the former president will be on the ballot.

The Democratic primary pool is smaller, with Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson challenging incumbent President Joe Biden.

Third-party candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chase Oliver, Jill Stein, and Cornel West will not appear on the primary ballot.

For more information on early voting, visit charlottesville.org/396/Voter-RegistrationElections and albemarle.org/government/elections/election-day.

Suspect located safely On January 5, Charlottesville Police received reports of an adult white man walking in the area of Carlton Road with multiple firearms, including an “AR-15-style rifle” at approximately 6:39am. Preliminary investigation determined the individual posed an “immediate threat to the public at large,” resulting in a shelter in place alert from the CPD. “Expect heavy police presence in [the Carlton Road] area.

Avoid travel to this area,” CPD said in a social media post.

“For those living in this area, shelter in place and await further information.”

Through the use of drones and other technology, the department’s Emergency Response Unit was able to quickly locate the individual. Officers confiscated the man’s weapons, and provided mental health services at the scene. CPD lifted its shelter in place order by 8:30am.

“We would like to thank our community for helping to maintain public safety by quickly notifying us of this matter,” said CPD’s post-incident news release. “We greatly value your partnership.”

According to the CPD, no charges will be filed in connection with the incident.

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The city recently posted its Popular Annual Financial Report for the past fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2023. The report, prepared by the city’s finance department, is a “more easily digestible” version of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, and includes data points such as the unemployment rate (2.4 percent), estimated median household income ($63,470), and miles of street (160.14). Read the full report at charlottesville.gov/ArchiveCenter/ ViewFile/Item/245.

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Capitol-ized Charlottesville-area lawmakers’ priorities for the 2024 state legislative session

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harlottesville’s lawmakers are in Richmond for the start of Virginia’s new legislative session, which is scheduled to run for 60 days, beginning on January 10. The legislators’ priorities run the gamut, from abortion access to restoration of voting rights.

For state Sen. Creigh Deeds, the start of the session comes with a new district number—11—and new leadership roles.

After a slate of retirements, he is now the second-most senior Democrat in the Virginia Senate, and will chair the Committee on Commerce and Labor and the Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources.

Deeds says his priorities remain unchanged, despite his new roles. “In a broad sense, my goal and the goal of every legislator should be to make Virginia the best place to live, work, and raise a family,” he says. “To that end, I will work to build out the best mental health care system in the country right here in Virginia, to expand services to all parts of Virginia, and to make sure that we do everything possible to not leave people behind.” Other top issues for Deeds include public safety, economic development, and school funding. “Public education has to be the number one priority.”

To advance his priorities, Deeds says he’s working on a wide range of legislation, but is constrained by a cap on the number of bills he can introduce. “A senator can carry 21 bills, but that does not include bills that come from commissions,” he says. Deeds plans to platform gun regulation, criminal justice reform, and renewable energy, among other legislation. “Much of the work I will do will

be through the budget. I will introduce budget amendments on behalf of the localities I represent and to promote the delivery of care, specifically in the health care world.”

The Charlottesville area has two new representatives in the House of Delegates: Katrina Callsen in District 54 and Amy Laufer in District 55. Both delegates are still settling into their roles, but are excited about the work to come.

To prepare for the start of the session, both women are meeting with colleagues, advocates, constituents, and other stakeholders. “I have filled my time before my swearing-in with meetings, … calls, trainings, hiring staff supports, community events, and work on legislation,” says Callsen. “I’m ready.”

Laufer has taken a similar approach, “meeting with as many of my colleagues as possible before the session starts, to find areas of common ground, as well as advocates and agency representatives who will be impacted by legislation.”

Both Callsen and Laufer say their priorities remain unchanged from their respective campaigns, and they hope to advance their work through legislation.

“My top priorities are centered around protecting and uplifting our communities,” says Callsen. “My priorities haven’t shifted, but I can’t tackle them all alone.

I am working closely with my new colleagues to make sure we carry bills together that accomplish our goals.” The delegate is currently working on a variety of issues, including foster care, gun safety, and voting rights.

In District 55, Laufer says she is “getting into the minutiae of the issues and

making changes in the code in different ways to realize our priorities.” Beyond her campaign promises, Laufer indicated she is working on both bipartisan and nonpartisan items. “I’m spending a lot of my time talking with the localities I represent about how to assist them in improving services they provide to the community, and I’ll be submitting several budget amendments to follow through on that.”

One legislative focus for Laufer is a bill that deals with employment and wages for people with disabilities. “We are excited to work on increasing employment opportunities to enable people with disabilities to earn a living wage, have the dignity of work, as well as gain some independence,” she says.

Democrats control both chambers of the legislature, but all three local representatives know they have to advance legislation that Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin will sign.

“Democrats have to be very careful and smart about the legislation that we put on the governor’s desk,” says Deeds. “We still have to work on a bipartisan basis to actually get things done. We want to challenge the governor and make him

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Sen. Creigh Deeds, who has represented the Charlottesville area in the state legislature since 1992, says his priorities this session include mental health care, public safety, and school funding.

take positions on things that he has not addressed before, but we need to be careful about the legislation. It is more important to get things done, than it is to make political points.”

“It is more important to get things done, than it is to make political points.”

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Natalie Oschrin says she’s “thrilled and grateful to be part of the team.”

areas, by making streets safer and quieter, reducing traffic, pollution, and car dependency, and saving folks time and money. These improvements will also allow more people to live in the city, closer to their jobs and activities without increasing car traffic and parking concerns.”

Though Oschrin is confident in her agenda, one hurdle she foresees is scheduling. Charlottesville City Council is a part-time job, and pays accordingly. Oschrin will be balancing her work for the city with her job as a full-time wedding sales manager.

“It is an overall structural problem with the low pay/‘part-time’ nature of City Council, and why there are not more women, young people, and lowerincome people as representatives,” says Oschrin. “I would welcome a serious discussion with the state about changing that to allow wider participation.”

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Natalie Oschrin, a Charlottesville native, ran for council on a platform focused on improving transportation, planning, access to housing, and the relationship between the city and UVA. As she settles into her new role, Oschrin says she’s excited about what’s to come.

“I am thrilled and grateful to be a part of the team,” she says. “The staff and fellow councilors have been so helpful throughout my orientations, so I felt welcome from the beginning. We have several meetings to make sure we’re getting the budget and Capital Improvement Plan in order, and pages of reading to prep for those meetings. I’ve been watching from the sidelines for a while now, so while I still have a lot to learn, I’m also prepared to do the job.”

January is typically a slow month for City Council, but Oschrin’s first meeting packed in many key priorities, including the election of the new mayor and vicemayor, budget presentations, board and committee assignments, and funding for Premier Circle, a homeless shelter run out of the former Red Carpet Inn. Several of the new councilor’s board and committee assignments correlate with her priorities, including positions on the Metropolitan Planning Organization, Regional Transit Partnership, Community Scholarship Program, and more.

Oschrin hopes to facilitate progress by looking at how various priorities and initiatives can be used to advance each other.

“For example, by keeping the mantra of bike/ped/bus going in all matters, I hope to … [build] better infrastructure, and to make my expectations clear that I want others to consider bike/ped/bus potential in what they bring to the table,” she says. “Better bike/ped/ … bus infrastructure improves quality of life in other

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In October 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved the Albemarle Business Campus, a mixed-use development on Fifth Street Extended that allowed for a maximum of 128 residential units and 401,000 square feet of non-residential use.

Developer Kyle Redinger now wants to amend ABC’s code of development to allow a maximum of 368 units. The application, crafted by Shimp Engineering, was the last rezoning filed in 2023.

“The Charlottesville area has a chronic housing shortage, and there will continue to be more demand for apartments than we can build in the current development area,” Redinger says. The 128 units at 5 Row Apartments that are under construction at ABC are awaiting certificates of occupancy.

The other tenants at Albemarle Business Campus are a 715-unit storage unit and a firm called PS Fertility, according to the development’s website. Redinger says his company has made efforts to bring in more biotech companies, but nothing has materialized. He says the amendment to the rezoning would provide the flexibility to go in a different direction if need be.

“This is due to local market challenges and macro real estate factors such as post-COVID demand changes, interest rates, affordability challenges, and so on,” Redinger says. “Of course, we welcome

office and biotech tenants, but we just want to make sure we have a viable project if our office tenant does not materialize over the next few years.”

Bioscience and medical devices is one of the target industries identified by Albemarle’s economic development office, with companies such as Afton Scientific and MicroAire.

There are nearly 2,000 people in the area who work in the biotech sector, according to the data tracked by the advocacy group CvilleBioHub. A map on its website shows these are clustered in downtown Charlottesville and along Route 29, with none currently in the vicinity of ABC. There’s also currently nothing shown at UVA’s Fontaine Research Park, which in a few years will be home to the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology.

Redinger had previously sought to build more units at ABC. In October 2019, the Albemarle Planning Commission recommended denial of a version of the plan that had 300 units.

ABC is in what Albemarle planners refer to as Neighborhood 5, which also includes a maximum of 1,450 homes in the two phases of Southwood as well as another 100 homes allowed to be built in a portion of the Biscuit Run development that stayed in private ownership.

The plans for ABC also show land that will be dedicated for the roundabout that will be built at the intersection of Old Lynchburg Road and Fifth Street Extended. That work will be done as part of a design build bundle with three other roundabouts in Albemarle and another intersection improvement at Belvedere.

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Former house of noted local architect Floyd E. Johnson, on the banks of Totier Creek. Thoughtfully renovated and expanded, 5-BR, 3 full and 2 half BA. Guest house, 2-bay garage, pool, equipment shed plus 130 acres of open & wooded land. MLS#639196 $2,475,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

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27 acre estate, mountaintop retreat with 11,400 sf., 8-BR, 6.5-BA residence with many outside terraces, decks and unsurpassed panoramic mountain views! 10 miles to famed Omni Homestead Resort, 2 miles to the airport. www.highergroundva.org Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 or Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

DOWNTOWN PENTHOUSE

This 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath condo features extra high ceilings, a modern and open floor plan with huge windows and doors, and a large rooftop terrace with views of the Downtown Mall all the way around to Monticello. MLS#634149 $1,690,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

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This 21 acre lot is situated at the end of a culde-sac that provides privacy and a quite setting among towering hardwoods, and is convenient to CHO airport and ample shopping of various kinds. MLS#640231 $269,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 or Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

EAST WATER STREET

Rare opportunity for a unique downtown office/retail condo with deeded onsite parking space! Located in the Holsinger Condo on Water Street, one block removed from the Historic Downtown Mall. Easily accessible to UVA and all Charlottesville has to offer. $495,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

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10 acres of mature woods. Property has long road frontage and consists of two parcels being combined and sold as one. No HOA! Design and build your dream residence on this very well-priced parcel.

MLS#621178 $189,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

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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 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

ARDWOOD ROAD

Well constructed home just four miles north of the City. Set on 1.45 acres - great outdoor space for gardens. Home is in need of some renovation, but given quality construction & excellent location, it’s worthy of the investment. MLS#638788 $495,000 Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

DAIRY ROAD

Expansive upgraded brick mid-century modern home. Convenient, desirable City neighborhood.

Main house and lower level include 5-BR, 4.5-BA featuring spacious cook’s kitchen and flexible open living areas. Private rear yard retreat. MLS#647657 $1,100,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

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42 acre tract on Wesley Chapel Road with the right to be divided into two 21 acre parcels. Big views with clearing towards the Blue Ridge. Stream frontage on Burruss Branch. Old logging road recently cleared for easy access. MLS#647055 Tim Michel, 434.960.1124

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Pastoral views from this 3-bedroom brick home set on over 159 acres in Southern Albemarle. Ideal for farming with fenced pastures and ample water sources. Property is not under easement and has 4 division rights. MLS#630428 $1,550,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

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This charming 5 BR, 3 full BA home offers an exceptional opportunity to create your dream home in a tranquil and private setting but right next door to Old Trail. The wide and deep front porch is the perfect place to relax.

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Two older homes on this lot. Property is Developable.

7.92 acres zoned R-2 Residential. Beautiful, flat to sloping terrain, mostly wooded with some steep slopes. A Builder and Developer will create something special here.

Built by Ray Guthrie in 2015 with a very desirable one level floor plan w/lots of light. 3 BR, 2½ BA. Large primary suite w/attached bath & walk-in closet. Kitchen w/pantry and an 18x10 deck off dining area. Play set & fire pit convey.

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Erika Howsare’s new book explores the profound ways we share the world with deer

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farmed deer—“a brazen example of the biology of artifice”—prompting questions about ethical land and wildlife management.

Though her research roams far afield, Howsare dedicates ample attention to her home range, recounting time spent investigating the meaning of deer at the Frontier Culture Museum, Early Mountain Vineyards, and Little Hat Creek Farm, even inviting readers to join her as she is led to a culvert running under I-64 to the west of Charlottesville that serves as a wildlife underpass—an intervention that has successfully decreased the number of deer-related crashes along that stretch of road.

Throughout, Howsare weaves in stories of deer as cultural symbols and the subject of myths, Indigenous practices, folk legends, and creative inspirations, from Paleolithic cave art to Leave the World Behind. Deerskins are also examined as sites of social and economic importance for humans since time immemorial, offering warm clothing as well as the cultural production of nostalgia, which Howsare describes as, “buckskin symbolism … invoked at every turn in American history from the Revolution … to Grateful Dead shows.”

She tells of Awi Usdi, a white deer in Cherokee culture who monitors hunters; the traditional dances of the Yaqui people, accompanied by songs that are “said to have been translated from the language of the deer themselves;” and Eikthyrnir, a Viking stag with oaken antlers who was said to wander Valhalla. “On some deeper level, the process [of writing the book] makes it clear to me that there’s something about deer, for humans, that’s very much connected with mortality,” reflects Howsare. “The way we relate to deer has a lot to do with questions of life and death, and it has for thousands of years.

To immerse myself in the topic was to get comfortable with death.”

Tracing the ebb and flow of deer populations, Howsare also examines the pre-colonization abundance of deer in North America (and factors that may have led to that), which in turn led to overhunting and habitat destruction that decimated generations, and eventually to the decision by many states (including Virginia) to import new deer, though this was followed by overdevelopment of their habitats. Yet, the deer abide—for now.

These days we also know deer as carriers of Lyme disease and COVID-19, both of which can infect humans, but increasing attention is being given to the accelerating spread of chronic wasting disease, a fatal and incurable condition that spreads easily among deer.

“One thing that sticks with me as a source of real worry is … how deep and wide of a threat [CWD] is to the deer population we have now,” says Howsare. “I think there are many people who deeply care about deer but have not let themselves appreciate the reality that may be coming.”

Perhaps The Age of Deer will open the door to contemplate more fully what that change could mean—or even how to mitigate or prevent it—even as the book celebrates the species we think we know so well from backyard sightings and popular children’s movies.

Howsare writes, “I’m grateful that, after so many large animals have disappeared with the advance of human beings, there is still this one—an exquisite and mysterious creature— that I can see, often, in my Anthropocene life; one that, despite our caricatures, remains a survivor, a supreme example of life among the ruins. And that we can pause … and ask these questions about how to proceed… For now, we still have the chance to encounter each other.” In one future, The Age of Deer may become a eulogy; in another, it is a jubilant call to attention.

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he loveliness of deer might go without saying, but still, there it is: The more you look, the more they seduce,” writes Erika Howsare in her debut nonfiction book, The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors.

Published earlier this month, the book showcases Howsare’s keen journalistic skills as well as her subtle but sharp sense of humor and thoughtful way with words. Filled with graceful reverence and appreciation for the world of deer—as well as the work of those whose lives are lived in close proximity to it—each chapter cultivates nuance in attempting to understand relationships between humans and cervids. Though The Age of Deer is a departure in genre from her two previously published books of poetry, it hews closely to them in spirit. Moments of aching beauty and stark sorrow abound. The thrum of verse inhabits each sentence.

The book is a detailed examination of an animal world in flux, a record of a multi-generational and multi-species relationship, but it began as a simple question. “I became interested in what we think we’re talking about when we say something is ‘natural,’” Howsare recalls. “When we look at deer, are we seeing wild animals who happen to be here or are we seeing a species that we have deeply affected and that has deeply affected us?”

Growing up in Pennsylvania, Howsare knew about deer hunting. As an adult living in central Virginia, she knew deer enjoyed snacking in her garden. In other words, she thought she knew about deer in the same ways many of us do, as overpopulated pests, tragic roadkill, magical ghost deer, and even internet stars. Howsare decided to test this knowledge, however. Using news alerts about deer to help define the culturally encoded ideas and roles she hoped to explore, she dug in and surrendered to the process.

Talking with experts in a wide variety of fields—from wildlife rehabilitators and historical reenactors, to ecologists and artists—she peels back layers of assumptions to expose ecstatic depths of complexity. “There was just a huge amount of discovery,” recalls Howsare. “Some of it was very serendipitous,” like Meesha Goldberg’s Kinfolk mural, which she stumbled on at the McGuffey Art Center. Combined with focused research, the breadth and depth of Howsare’s explorations are evident throughout, informed by an MFA in literary arts as well as her longtime beat as a C-VILLE contributor. “There’s no way I could have done this without that experience,” she reflects.

Layered atop this reportage, Howsare generously shares more personal transformations that came out of the project, some of which she describes as, “less an intellectual kind and more an emotional kind … discovering a personal connection to things that I wasn’t really expecting.” She adds, “I went into it really cerebrally and I came out of it feeling like a different person in a lot of ways.”

She describes going deer hunting for the first (and then, second) time in her life. Sitting next to her brother in a tree stand, the unsuccessful (in terms of meat) hunt becomes a meditation: “I felt the aching gladness of being alive and among other living things.” The next outing is more fruitful, and she watches a family member gut one of the deer they have killed.

“Dark acres of liver, deep ponds of blood,” she writes, the poet’s voice emerging more fully in this section, rhythmic writing and short bursts of language reflecting peak adrenaline.

She takes part in a primitive skills gathering in North Carolina, carving an awl out of deer bone, and travels to England for the annual Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, featuring millennium-old reindeer antlers. She tags along with officials as they collect car-killed deer as well as deer killed as part of a culling program. She also visits a high-fence ranch in Texas to see

Erika Howsare will discuss The Age of Deer at New Dominion Bookshop on January 12, followed by an audience Q&A.

The Gundestrup Cauldron is around 2,000 years old and depicts an antlered god, probably Cernunnos.

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Teddy Roosevelt, enthusiastic hunter and early conservationist, posed in buckskins in 1885 to cement his connection to legendary frontiersmen like Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett.

The art of the ancient Scythians is obsessed with deer, especially antlers, even though they were cattle herders and did not rely on deer for survival.

“When we look at deer, are we seeing wild animals who happen to be here or are we seeing a species that we have deeply affected and that has deeply affected us?”

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For at least 800 years, the village of Abbots Bromley, in the West Midlands of England, has been the setting for a folk dance in which dancers wear reindeer antlers–originally a way of ensuring a successful hunt.

As a companion to her new book, Howsare worked with the Virginia Audio Collective to make “If You See A Deer, a four-episode podcast co-hosted by writer and academic Tyler J. Carter.

Featuring interviews and field recordings, the podcast builds on the book by engaging scientists, hunters, artists, taxidermists, and deer enthusiasts in conversations about ecology, nature, literature, art and culture, and history—all through a deer-focused lens. Together, Howsare and Carter invite listeners to join them in questioning assumptions that exist about the roles of deer in our lives and their impact on the world we share.

Poems, songs, stories, and mythologies about deer are also woven throughout, extensively documented in each episode’s show notes for those who may wish to undertake their own follow-up explorations or deep dives into a particular aspect of the research that went into the production.

From taxidermy to tourism, the result is a wildly listenable and wholly entertaining podcast that nonetheless asks difficult questions and skillfully navigates divisive topics related to hunting, roadkill and scavenging, and forest health.

“I have been telling everybody who will listen that this is an amazing and free community resource that WTJU offers through the Virginia Audio Collective,” says Howsare. “We had excellent support from staff who know everything in the world that you would need to know to make a podcast.

The audio format is just so rich and has so many possibilities that I have never encountered on the page.”

“If You See A Deer” is available most places you listen to podcasts. Learn more at virginia audio.org/if-you-see-a-deer.—SL

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Throw on your Stetsons and boot cuts, and follow along as local string band Big Silo walks you through the moves before getting the Boot Scoot Square Dance started with old-time favorites. Caller Hannah Johnson keeps the party going, and the Potter’s kitchen serves up its new menu of gourmet sammies as the cider flows. Free, 5:30pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com

If you’re not so keen on the UVA men’s basketball team this season, get your Wahoo-wa on at a live screening of the UVA women’s basketball game as the Hoos take on their ACC rivals at the University of North Carolina. Snag a comfy theater seat, stock up on concessions, put on your foam fingers, and cheer on the Cavs as they aim to crush the Tar Heels. Free (registration recommended), 4pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

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music Bob Bennetta & The Wavelength. Blues, jazz, and more. Free, 6:30pm. The Whiskey Jar, 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thewhiskeyjarcville.com Jim & Juice. Country tunes with Jim Waive and Jen Fleisher. Free, 7pm. Blue Moon Diner, 606 W. Main St. bluemoondiner.net Vincent Zorn. Lively gypsy rumba. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 201 W. Main St. thebebedero.com

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Tour The Paramount Theater. Dig into the historic theater’s history on a backstage tour. Free, 11am and 5:30pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

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Erika Howsare: The Age of Deer. The author discusses her new book, followed by an audience Q&A. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

Jesse’s House. Jesse Fiske and friends bring their jam session. Free, 6pm. Blue Moon Diner, 606 W. Main St. bluemoondiner. net Local Dead People. A Grateful Dead Tribute act, featuring members of Kendall Street Company. $10, 7pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesvillemarket. com Michael Tice. The classically-trained guitarist performs from his expansive repertoire. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwood farmandwinery.com Vincent Zorn. See listing for Wednesday, January 10. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 201 W. Main St. thebebedero.com

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The Sting. Paul Newman and Robert Redford star in the delightfully tricky, Oscar-winning caper. $10, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Saturday 1/13 music Ian Gilliam & The FireKings. With Charlie Bell, Steve Riggs, and Eddie Hall. $10, 7pm.

The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesvillemarket.com Josh Mayo and The House Sauce. Originals and classic rock covers. Free, 10:15pm.

The Bebedero, 201 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com Queeraoke. Belt it out. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436

Artists in Conversation: Akemi Ohira & Megan Marlatt. The pair discuss Ohira’s solo exhibition, “Under The Skin.” Free, 5:30pm. Second Street Gallery, 115 Second St. SE. secondstreetgallery.org

Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience. A power-packed performance of Michael Jackson’s expansive catalog. $25–35, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com

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Vincent Zorn. Lively guitar. Free, 11am.

Tavern & Grocery, 333 W. Main St. tavernandgrocery.com

music Bob Bennetta Blues Revue. Blues with an all-star band. Free, 6pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd, Free Union. glasshousewinery.com John Kelly. Enjoy live tunes with your wine, cider, and beer. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com Josh Mayo and Alex Bragg. Acoustic night. Free, 6pm. Högwaller Brewing, 1518 E. High St. hogwallerbrewing.com

stage Needville. A play about the effects of coal mining on people in southwest Virginia. $25, 7:30pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. saramrobinson.com

stage Needville. See listing for Friday, January 12. $25, 7:30pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. saramrobinson.com

words Storytime. Readings of recent favorites and classics. Free, 11am. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

classes Felt Flower Workshop. Learn to make felt flowers and foliage with Emma. $35, 11:30am. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St., Ste. C. scrappyelephant.com

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Modern Calligraphy. Learn the proper brush strokes and techniques of calligraphy. $20, 1:30pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St., Ste. C. scrappyelephant.com

CreativeMornings. A themed breakfast lecture for the creative community. Free, 8:30am. Location TBA. creativemornings. com

Pour Your Own Candle Workshop. Make a soy wax candle with Old Dominion Candle Co. $45, 1pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com

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Destroy All Neighbors. An unbalanced composer looks for a permanent solution to his troubles with an obnoxious neighbor. $12, 9:30pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com Family Studio Day. Artmaking inspired by current exhibitions. Free, 10am. Second Street Gallery, 115 Second St. SE. second streetgallery.org The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

The journey to Mount Doom continues in the second of Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy, presented in an extended version. $10, 10:15am. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com Roy Wood Jr. and Jordan Klepper: America, For the Last Time. A comedic town hall that digs into issues that matter and issues that don’t. $42–52, 7pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

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Three Notch’d Run Club. Log some miles and enjoy a $5 post-run beer. Free, 6pm.

Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery, 520 Second St. SE. threenotchdbrewing.com

Brand didn’t just paint “the walk,” she walked it, not only by shining a spotlight on ordinary people doing extraordinary things, but in her inclusive attitude.

Tour The Paramount Theater. See listing for Wednesday, January 10. Free, 11am.

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

Sunday 1/14 music Jon Spear. A solo acoustic set of folk, oldies, and more. Free, 2pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com

classes Mosaic 201: Your House Number. Make a personal house number for your home. $65, 11am. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St., Ste. C. scrappyelephant.com Paint & Sip: Midnight Flurries. Paint, sip, and repeat. $35, 2pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. catelynkelsey designs.com

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See listing for Saturday, January 13. $10, noon. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com UVA vs. UNC Women’s Basketball.

Watch the game on the big screen. Free, 4pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

Monday 1/15 music Vincent Zorn. Rumba guitar. Free, 6:30pm.

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

Tuesday 1/16 music Vincent Zorn. See listing for Wednesday, January 10. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 201 W. Main St. thebebedero.com

classes The Promise of First Pages. Bring the first five pages of a draft, finished or not. $120– 132, 9:30am. WriterHouse, 508 Dale Ave. writerhouse.org

Painter Frances Brand’s “Firsts” collection put names and faces to innovative doers whose contributions shaped Charlottesville.

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premacists on her lawn), are the first white members of Charlottesville’s NAACP. We don’t often have the opportunity to pause and consider steps made along the way that help enrich a community and move it forward. Brand’s joyful paintings of this extensive cast of lively, interesting, stylish, and socially engaged people offer just this, breathing life into a slice of Charlottesville’s history.

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t wasn’t until the 1970s that painter Frances Brand found her creative calling. Inspired by the story of Anna Luisa Puerta, an immigrant from Colombia who took a job as VDOT’s first flag woman in order to support her family, Brand started thinking about other people in our area who were the first to do something noteworthy in their careers, studies, or other endeavors, whether because of race, gender, or nationality. Running with this idea, Brand completed over 157 portraits with the bulk produced between 1974 and 1978.

Painting History: Frances Brand and the “Firsts,” a panel discussion on Brand and an exhibition of her legacy of socially engaged artwork, will be presented at 6pm on Wednesday, January 10, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center. The panel boasts its share of firsts—Nancy O’Brien (Charlottesville’s first female mayor), Cornelia Johnson (Charlottesville’s first Black female officer), Teresa Walker Price (the first Black female secretary of Charlottesville’s electoral board)—all painted by Brand, as well as Frank Walker (artist and painter of a portrait of Frances Brand). Former Charlottesville mayor Virginia Daugherty will serve as the event’s moderator.

The panel, and exhibition of a selection of Brand’s portraits on view in the performing arts center lobby, is part of a larger effort undertaken by Daugherty, O’Brien, and others, to ensure the “Firsts” portraits remain a vital part of the Charlottesville community. Brand’s granddaughter, Cynthia Brand, donated the collection to the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society in 2006. Many are in need of costly restoration work. Brand didn’t use the best materials, sometimes painting over affordable artwork from five and dime stores.

Brand, who died in 1990, was wonderfully unconventional. An Army brat, whose father, maternal grandfather, and maternal great-grandfather all graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, Brand was born at West Point. She moved from one Army post to another throughout her childhood, attending boarding schools, including a

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convent school in Belgium, before entering Goucher College in Baltimore.

Brand lived in Charlottesville twice. The first time while her husband was attending law school in the late 1920s, and then she returned for good in 1959, settling in the JPA neighborhood. In the interim, she had two sons, joined the Women’s Army Corps, divorced, and lived abroad working with the German Youth Association aiding children who’d suffered under the Nazis. Upon her retirement from the Army in 1954, she lived in Mexico City, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in art.

Brand’s deep commitment to portraiture and social justice is similar to her contemporary, the great Alice Neel. So too is the confrontational quality of her portraits, their scale, and the interest in pattern.

Brand uses it with panache, as can be seen from the bold herringbone in the jacket of William Harris, UVA’s first dean of African American affairs; the black and gray houndstooth of The New York Times’ first female reporter Nancy Hale Bowers’ cape, which echoes the newsprint in her hand; and the elaborately embellished skirt worn

by Grace Tinsley, the first Black woman to serve on Charlottesville’s school board. In Brand’s self-portrait, she employs the conceit of the mirror to give you two Brands: herself and her reflection, thus doubling not just her, but also the expanse of eye-popping floral material that comprises her gown, turning the bottom of the painting into a field of flowers.

Evident in the work of both Neel and Brand is the respect and admiration for their sitters. But that’s where the comparison stops. Neel was a consummate artist in complete control of her medium. She took her time developing a work to completion.

For Brand, the narrative elements, and her goal of recording as many firsts as she could, eclipsed technique. She was in a hurry, eager to complete her project and trumpet the achievements of her sitters.

Brand didn’t just paint “the walk,” she walked it, not only by shining a spotlight on ordinary people doing extraordinary things, but in her inclusive attitude. It’s noteworthy that Brand, along with her friend, prominent local civil right activist Sarah Patton Boyle (who Brand depicts with a burning cross that had been ignited by white su-

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Jenn Clemons at McGuffey Art Center

Clay Witt at Second Street Gallery

Stephen Haske at McGuffey Art Center

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Akemi Ohira at Second Street Gallery

Sarah Gondwe at McGuffey Art Center

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library 2450 Old Ivy Rd. “Their

Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA 400 Worrell Dr. “Performing Coun-

try,” never-before-seen works from the museum’s permanent collection, and “Close to the Wind,” screenprints and installation work by First Nations Australian multidisciplinary artist Lisa Waup. Through March 3.

McGuffey Art Center 201 Second St. NW. In the Smith Gallery, “De-Circulated,” a photography exhibition of reconstructed covers of banned books by Karen Duncan Pape. In the First and Second Floor Galleries, the new members’ show features works by artists including Carolyn Brandt, Tori Cherry, and Jenn Clemons. In the Associate Gallery, a group show on the theme

“Quiet.” Through January 28.

Northside Library 705 Rio Rd. W. A multimedia exhibit with BozART Fine Arts Collective artist’s Judi Ely, Katharine Eisaman Maus, and Shirley Paul. In the Quiet Room, works by Terry Pratt.

The PVCC Gallery V. Earl Dickinson Building, 501 College Dr. In the North Gallery, “Looking Small, Thinking Big,” by Fenella Belle. In the South Gallery, “Drawn to the Light” by Deborah Davis. Through January 13. “The Power of Plenty” opens January 26.

Quirk Gallery 499 W. Main St. “game of telephone,” contemporary works by Michael Reisor is on display through January 21. Frankie Slaughter’s “Interplay” opens January 25.

Random Row Brewery 608 Preston Ave. Watercolors by Juliette Swenson. Through January 15.

The Rotunda UVA Grounds. In the Upper West Oval Room, “Waŋupini: Clouds of Remembrance and Return” features printmaking and ceramics by Yolŋu artists from Arnhem Land. Through July 7.

Scottsville Library 330 Bird St., Scottsville.

A community exhibit of sunflower paintings.

Second Street Gallery 115 Second St. SE. In the Main Gallery, “The Labyrinth,” many-layered constructions of mineral-pigmented glazes by Clay Witt. In the Dové Gallery, “Under the Skin,” paintings and works on paper by Akemi Ohira. Through January 19.

Studio Ix 969 Second St. SE. “Black-Eyed Peas, Greens, and Cornbread,” a group exhibition by the Charlottesville Black Arts Collective, including Lizzie Brown, Gabrielle Cash, Sahara Clemons, Sarah Jones, Jae Johnson, Jowarnise, David Marion and Ron Stokes. Through January 28.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charlottesville 717 Rugby Rd. The intui-

tive, or process, paintings of Shirley Paul.

Through February.

Visible Records 1740 Broadway St. “Tributaries: A Visible Records Community Exhibition” is the result of visual artists and poets creating new works in conversation with one another. Through February 7.

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World As Big As They Made It: Looking Back at the Harlem Renaissance,” plus other permanent exhibitions.

The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Blvd. “Near and Far: Oil Paintings from Virginia, Maine and Tennessee” by Randy Baskerville. Through February 29.

Chroma Projects Inside Vault Virginia, Third St. SE. In the Micro Gallery, Cyd Black’s “Ordered Worlds” showcases abstract paintings through January 26.

In Vault Virginia’s Great Hall Galleries, “Sculpted Harmony” by Alan Box Levine and “Sabr (Patience)” by Amdane Sanda are on display through March.

Crozet Library 2020 Library Ave., Crozet.

Ink and watercolor works by Gayle Keaton.

C’ville Arts Cooperative Gallery 118 E.

Main St., Downtown Mall. The Studio Sale showcases locally handmade arts and crafts.

Elmaleh Gallery Campbell Hall, UVA Grounds. “Almost Useful: The Michael Owen Jones Exhibition.” Opens January 17.

Grace Estate Winery 5273 Mt. Juliet Farm, Crozet. Works by local landscape artist Anne French. Through March.

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We settled on a property in 2013 on the border of Albemarle and Greene County which is in the Monticello AVA. The first 8,000 of 24,000 vines were planted in 2014. The 12-acre vineyard is at an elevation of 800-1100 feet with excellent water drainage and sun exposure and more rock than we care to think about. It also has two mountain fed springs running through it at 600-700 feet which helps with cold air drainage.

Our 2021Two Springs red blend is made with grapes from this site; 56% Cabernet Franc, 26% Merlot, 17% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. Two Springs is medium bodied with bright acidity and velvety tannins with notes of cherries, strawberries, raspberries and violets. Aged for 20 months in French and American oak, you can enjoy the wine now through 2029.

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Besides remarkable wines, there are several reasons to visit Fifty-Third Winery and Vineyard this month. January highlights include: On Saturday, January 13th you don’t want to miss Cousins Maine Lobster Truck.

Also on the 13th, we have scheduled our popular “Taste the Future” session with yours truly, Dave Drillock, for a special tank and barrel tasting of wines

So come for the wine and enjoy your visit to our meadow-like setting in rural Louisa County.

We are down to earth and love to share our enthusiasm with customers about our wine.

Open 7 days a week, 11am to 5pm. Customers are welcome to bring their own picnic baskets, chairs and blankets. In colder weather customers enjoy our tasting room or enclosed heated pavilion. Children and pets are welcome, but pets must remain on a leash and except for service dogs, outside of buildings. We look forward to seeing you at the winery!

January 13th: Barrel Tasting with Owner and vine grower Dave (advanced ticket purchase required); plus Cousins Maine Lobster Company and the prerelease of our new Viognier, and live music by David Kulund!

January 20th: Live music with Mike Proffitt and Sauce catering graze boxes!

January 21st: Live music with Ron Gentry and Sauce catering graze boxes!

January 27th: Tasting Series with Jake Busching (advanced ticket purchase required) Open 7 days a week, 11 am – 5 pm Sat/Sun. 12-6 pm 13372 Shannon Hill Rd Louisa, VA 23093 (540) 894-5474 • 53rdwinery.com.

Monday and Tuesday (12-5 PM) Pet friendly and large groups are welcome. Ample indoor and outdoor seating.

Rt 20 near the intersection with Avon Extended (5 mi from Downtown Mall) Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 264-6727 www.eastwoodfarmandwinery.com

KESWICK VINEYARDS EASTWOOD FARM AND WINERY WINTER AT THE WINERY Baby, it’s warm inside! We look forward to welcoming you to our cozy tasting room just five miles from the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville all winter long.

New at the Winery: Join us for Eastwood After Dark featuring upbeat, danceable music every Saturday night this winter.

Eastwood will also be hosting Live Music every Thursday and Friday, (all day on Saturdays), along with many special events this season.

Join us for the second Tasting Bar Takeover with Head Winemaker Jake Busching on January 19th and the popular Galentine’s Market on February 11th.

Enjoy making your own s’mores around our fire pits with a mug of hot mulled wine. Or, stay inside and enjoy live music with a seasonal flatbread or fondue. Eastwood has award-winning wines, on tap beers and ciders, and great lunch and dinner menus all week. We also have juice flights and cheese boards for the kids. Open yearround, seven days a week.

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Kids can share in the experience with their own juice tasting flights and cheese boards!

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! Winery Hours: WednesdaySaturday (12-8 PM); Sunday,

Bring the family or friends and enjoy live music every Saturday from 12 - 4p or play a fun 9 hole of miniature golf on our new course!

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Verjus Dry January? We have you covered! Revalation Vineyards’ verjus is the perfect mocktail ingredient. This non-alcoholic juice produced by pressing grapes early in the season has a fresh, tart and sweet flavor. It makes an excellent spritzer or can be drunk neat. It also adds zest to sauces, dressings and marinades, without overpowering other delicate aromas in the dish.

Visit www.revalationvineyards.com for recipes.

January Hours: Friday 12pm to Sunset; Saturday 12pm to 6pm; Sunday 12pm to 5pm; Monday and Thursday by reservation only.

Until February 29th - Exhibition of art pieces by Anna Marie DeMio Dowen.

January 13th & 27th - Yoga @ The Vineyard will take place 10:30-11:30am with Instructor Briana (Registration required via our website). Continue the relaxation after class with a glass of wine or a verjus spritzer.

January 25th - Sip & Learn: Wayne Cain’s presentation, The Art of Stained Glass, will will start at 6:00pm. Come and mingle at 5:30pm!

2 time Double Gold winner at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the largest US competition of American wines

January 26th - Book Club @ The Vineyard starting at 6pm: The Fraud

by Zadie Smith.

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Saturdays – Live Music! Check out our website for the lineup and more details.

Hours: Monday- Sunday from 10 am – 5 pm 1575 Keswick Winery Drive Keswick, Virginia 22947 Tasting Room: (434) 244-3341 ext 105 tastingroom@keswickvineyards.com www.keswickvineyards.com

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We look forward to continuing to serve all of our wonderful guests this winter during our daily hours of 10am-5pm (last pour at 4:45).

We offer first come, first served seating under our tent or open seating in our outdoor courtyard.

Wine is available by the flight, glass and bottle at our inside or outside service bars, with bar service inside on the weekends! A selection of pre-packaged meats, cheeses, crackers, and spreads are available for purchase as well as our new food truck which is currently open Wednesday- Sunday from 12p-4p.

Our winter tent is up and heated for you to enjoy as well!

Enjoy our super cozy outdoor lounges and seating areas with firepits, tower heaters, wind protection, cushions, and blankets.

We also have seating in our Tasting Gallery and Barrel Room where you can enjoy our rotating collection of antique art and curiosities. We are open by walk-in or reservation Thursday through Monday Noon-5.

Final walk-in seating is 30 minutes prior to closing at which time we offer wine by the glass and bottles to go. We look forward to welcoming you to our farm winery!

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2021 Trevillian Red Dark and inky in color with dark ruby edges, the nose is quite expressive with initially flavors of red berry fruit, turning darker with aeration and warmth. The lovely acidity to the wine, helps express the fruit characteristics. There are additional flavors of black tea, violet, spicy, and black pepperperfect for colder January nights!

in the late 1980s to promote and distinguish high quality Bordeaux style wines made in the United States. Our 2021 Estate Meritage is a harmonious blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Our winemaker, Justin Falco, offers his tasting notes but we welcome you to come and discover your own! Notes of floral and spice, blackberry, cassis, and plum flavors, along with notes of cedar, tobacco and a small hint of mint.

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Aquarius

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18): Some people feel that “wealth” refers primarily to financial resources. If you’re wealthy, it means you have a lot of money, luxurious possessions, and lavish opportunities to travel. But wealth can also be measured in other ways. Do you have an abundance of love in your life? Have you enjoyed many soulful adventures? Does your emotional intelligence provide rich support for your heady intelligence? I bring this up, Aquarius, because I believe 2024 will be a time when your wealth will increase. The question for you to ruminate on: How do you define wealth?

Pisces

(Feb. 19–March 20): “No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you, must cross the river of life,” said philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Here’s my response to that bold declaration: It’s utterly wrong! No one in the history of the world has ever built anything solely by their own efforts, let alone a bridge to cross the river of life. Even if you are holed up in your studio working on a novel, painting, or invention, you are absolutely dependent on the efforts of many people to provide you with food, water, electricity, clothes, furniture, and all the other goodies that keep you functioning. It’s also unlikely that anyone could create anything of value without having received a whole lot of love and support from other humans.

Sorry for the rant, Pisces. It’s a preface for my very positive prediction: In 2024, you will have substantial help in building your bridge across the river of life.

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Aries

(March 21–April 19): Why do birds sing?

They must be expressing their joy at being alive, right? And in some cases, they are trying to impress and attract potential mates.

Ornithologists tell us that birds are also staking out their turf by chirping their melodies. Flaunting their vigor is a sign to other birds of how strong and commanding they are. In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you Aries humans to sing more than ever before in 2024. Like birds, you have a mandate to boost your joie de vivre and wield more authority.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 2024, I predict you will be blessed with elegant and educational expansion—but also challenged by the possibility of excessive, messy expansion. Soulful magnificence could vie for your attention with exorbitant extravagance. Even as you are offered valuable novelties that enhance your sacred and practical quests, you may be tempted with lesser inducements you don’t really need. For optimal results, Capricorn, I urge you to avoid getting distracted by irrelevant goodies. Usher your fate away from pretty baubles and toward felicitous beauty.

Taurus

(April 20–May 20): Which zodiac sign is most likely to have a green thumb? Who would most astrologers regard as the best gardener? Who would I call on if I wanted advice on when to harvest peaches, how to love and care for roses as they grow, or how to discern which weeds might be helpful and useful? The answer, according to my survey, is Taurus. And I believe you Bulls will be even more fecund than usual around plants in 2024. Even further, I expect you to be extra fertile and creative in every area of your life. I hereby dub you Maestro of the Magic of Germination and Growth.

Gemini

(May 21–June 20): Research I’ve found suggests that 70 percent of us have experienced at least one traumatic event in our lives. But I suspect the percentage is higher. For starters, everyone has experienced the dicey expulsion from the warm, nurturing womb.

That’s usually not a low-stress event. The good news, Gemini, is that now and then there come phases when we have more power than usual to heal from our traumas. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, the coming months will be one of those curative times for you.

Cancer

(June 21–July 22): At their best, Libras foster vibrant harmony that energizes social situations. At their best, Scorpios stimulate the talents and beauty of those they engage with.

Generous Leos and Sagittarians inspire enthusiasm in others by expressing their innate radiance. Many of us may get contact highs from visionary, deep-feeling Pisceans. In 2024, Cancerian, I believe you can call on all these modes as you brighten and nurture the people in your sphere—even if you have no Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Leo, or Pisces influences in your astrological chart.

Leo

(July 23–Aug. 22): Here are my wishes for you in 2024: 1. I hope you will rigorously study historical patterns in your life story. I hope you will gather robust insights into the rhythms and themes of your amazing journey.

2. You will see clearly what parts of your past are worth keeping and which are better outgrown and left behind. 3. You will come to a new appreciation of the heroic quest you have been on. You will feel excited about how much further your quest can go. 4. You will feel gratitude for the deep inner sources that have been guiding you all these years. 5. You will be pleased to realize how much you have grown and ripened.

Virgo

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22): Virgo author Eduardo Galeano mourned how our institutions condition us to divorce our minds from our hearts and our bodies from our souls. Even sadder, many of us deal with these daunting schisms by becoming numb to them. The good news, Virgo, is that I expect 2024 to be one of the best times ever for you to foster reconciliation between the split-off parts of yourself. Let’s call this the Year of Unification.

May you be inspired to create both subtle and spectacular fusions of your fragmented parts. Visualize your thoughts and feelings weaving together in elegant harmony. Imagine your material and spiritual needs finding common sources of nourishment.

Libra

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22): According to ancient Greek myth, the half-divine hero Heracles consulted the Oracle of Delphi for guidance.

He was assigned to perform 12 daunting feats, most of which modern people would regard as unethical, like killing and stealing.

There was one labor that encouraged integrity, though. Heracles had to clean the stables where over a thousand divine cattle

lived. The place hadn’t been scrubbed in 30 years! As I meditated on your hero’s journey in the coming months, Libra, I concluded that you’d be wise to begin with a less grandiose version of Heracles’ work in the stables. Have fun as you cheerfully tidy up everything in your life! By doing so, you will earn the power to experience many deep and colorful adventures in the coming months.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I will name two taboos I think you should break in 2024. The first is the theory that you must hurt or suppress yourself to help others. The second is that you must hurt or suppress others to benefit yourself. Please scour away any delusion you might have that those two strategies could genuinely serve you. In their place, substitute these hypotheses: 1. Being good to yourself is the best way to prepare for helping others. 2. Being good to others is the best way to benefit yourself.

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Doubt has killed more dreams than failure ever will,” says Sagittarian author Suzy Kassem. Many of us have had the experience of avoiding a quest for success because we are too afraid of being defeated or demoralized. “Loss aversion” is a well-known psychological concept that applies when we are so anxious about potential loss that we don’t pursue the possible gain. In my astrological estimation, you Centaurs should be especially on guard against this inhibiting factor in 2024. I am confident you can rise above it, but to do so, you must be alert for its temptation— and eager to summon new reserves of courage.

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