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Hello, Charlottesville! Thank you for reading C-VILLE Weekly. While the youth vote was a critical factor in President Joe Biden’s victory in 2020, support for the incumbent among the same voter base seems to be slipping. A recent New York Times/Siena College survey put Biden in a near tie with Trump among voters under 30, as the president waffles on key generational issues from student debt relief to the IsraelHamas war. (On top of that, Biden loves to cite August 12, 2017, in his campaign speeches and yet he hasn’t been to Charlottesville. Read more on p. 9.)

This week, Randy Salzman writes about the coveted youth vote, and how experts believe the Millennial and Gen Z electorate are key to saving our endangered democracy (p. 15). For this story, Salzman cites some key University of Virginia political analysts and organizers, from Larry Sabato at the Center for Politics to Meg Heubeck of the Youth Leadership Initiative.

The way Sabato and Heubeck put things, the situation sounds pretty dire. But, anecdotally, I feel like young people today have made their voices louder and louder via protest and social media activity. So many more young folks are involved in politics now than what I can remember from the Bush era. I have to reserve some faith that my peers will continue to advocate for our democracy at the ballot box, with the younger generations lined up right behind us.—Richard DiCicco

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Photographer Eze Amos, a frequent contributor to C-VILLE Weekly, had his work featured in TIME’s list of the top 100 photos of 2023. The photo chosen depicts a foundry worker using a plasma torch to cut into the head of the Robert E. Lee Confederate monument, during the bronze statue’s October 21 melting process. “Melting down this symbol of oppression and hate, transforming it into hopefully something of peace and love for the entire community to enjoy—this, to me, is a befitting ending to the story,” said Amos in an Instagram post. “And a testament to our resilience as a community.”

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he University of Virginia football team ended an emotional season on a low note, losing 55-17 to Virginia Tech on November 25. The blowout win means Tech, which has won 18 of the last 19 games against UVA, is 6-6 and bowl-eligible.

Despite an 0-5 start to the season, the UVA faithful were hopeful that the Hoos could pull off an upset victory against the Hokies following Virginia’s surprise wins against UNC and Duke. Amid the team’s growing momentum, sixth-year running back Perris Jones was seriously injured during the November 9 Louisville game. (Jones was released from University of Louisville Health on November 28, and has a lengthy rehabilitation journey ahead of him in Virginia.)

After the disappointing end to its season, UVA football’s mishap streak continued after the Tech game, when the field’s sprinklers went off and doused the Hokies while they were taking a team picture. According to Sports Turf Manager Jesse Pritchard, the sprinklers were on a timer, and the soaking was not intentional.

This was not the Hokies’ first run-in with rogue sprinklers— the irrigation system at Tech’s own stadium went off mid-game against Clemson in 2020.

The Cavaliers did receive some positive news on November 27, when it was announced that running back Mike Hollins won the 2023 Brian Piccolo Award, which honors the Atlantic Coast Conference’s “most courageous” football player. Hollins was injured during the on-Grounds shooting that killed his teammates Devin Chandler, D’Sean Perry, and Lavel Davis Jr. last November.

“I told [the team] this was not a ‘me’ award, this was a ‘we’ award. And I really mean that. This year, together, we have gone through something we could have never imagined,” Hollins told Virginia Sports. “I am proud to have been a part of a team that came to work, stayed motivated, and never lost focus. It is nice for the team to receive the recognition for the courage it displayed this year.”

The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center will celebrate Kwanzaa on Sunday, December 3, from 1 to 4pm, with a market of Black-owned farms and businesses, a performance by the Eko Ise Drummers, and a children’s craft table. Market participants include Carter Farms and children’s spa MxA Collection and Spa. The free event is open to the public and hosted in the JSAAHC auditorium.

Charlottesville is once again in the headlines, with National Public Radio reporting that, despite his frequent references to A12, President Joe Biden has not visited the city.

In 2019, Biden cited August 12, 2017, and former president Donald Trump’s remarks about the violence that unfolded that day as key drivers in his decision to run for president. “At that moment, I knew I’d have to run,” said Biden in a campaign announcement video. “I wrote at the time that ‘we’re in a battle for the soul of this nation.’ Well that’s even more true today.”

Despite his invocation of Charlottesville in the launch of his presidential campaign, in debates, and during speeches since taking office, Biden has not stopped by.

NPR correspondent Deepa Shivaram made the trip to Charlottesville recently to cover Biden’s lack of appearance, and though some residents told Shivaram it was weird the president had not actually been to Charlottesville, others acknowledged Biden’s busy schedule and questioned what a presidential trip to town would accomplish.

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the new Knight School, Lugo-McGinness Academy, and the Work Achieves Lasting Knowledge program.

The immediate changes at CHS may have improved conditions at the school, but the district continues to contemplate additional safety improvements and suggestions.

Current considerations include adding more door safety technology, weapon detectors, and other staff recommendations.

Community members remain concerned about student and staff safety.

In a message to C-VILLE, a parent who wished to remain anonymous wrote, “Charlottesville High School has dedicated, excellent teachers who love Charlottesville High School and love the Charlottesville community. … Teachers, staff, and students deserve to feel safe in school.”

Shamia Hopkins, the parent of a student who has been suspended for her involvement in fights, expressed her frustration with conditions at the school and a lack of communication around brawls. “My child should not go to school with a headache when she wakes up in the morning, because she’s afraid that someone’s going to … try to do something that’s gonna ruin her chances of being able to progress in high school [and] into her college career,” Hopkins says. “They need to get more to the root of the situations when they happen.”

Community members will have an opportunity to learn more about changes at the school and provide feedback during a 6pm meeting with the Charlottesville School Board and administrators on Thursday, November 30, at CHS.

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tudents returned to Charlottesville High School on Monday, November 27, after a series of fights spurred staff absences and a string of closures prior to Thanksgiving break. Charlottesville City Schools labeled the multi-day suspension of classes a “cultural reset.” The first day back went relatively smoothly according to interim principal Kenny Leatherwood, but he noted in a message to community members that improving the environment at CHS is not a “one-day fix.”

Even the weeklong break was not without incident—on November 21, CHS was evacuated due to a potential bomb threat.

CCS Community Relations Liaison Amanda Korman said the evacuation was prompted by social media posts made by a student who “did not understand that they could be interpreted as a threat, and … regrets the posts.”

As part of the school’s “cultural reset,” students began their first day back with a school-wide assembly reiterating expectations and introducing Leatherwood to the student body. Additionally, several changes were made to the school’s safety procedures, including door and hallway coverage by faculty and staff.

Leatherwood mentioned in a post reflecting on the school day that numerous students were sent home for not attending classes, and this will continue in the future to ensure a safe and productive learning environment. While sending students home for non-attendance seems counterintuitive, Superintendent Royal Gurley says it’s a necessary, if not ideal, step.

“If a student is at school, they will attend class and cooperate with the staff,” says Gurley. “Sending students home is never our first choice, and when we do so, it’s part of an ongoing conversation with the family and student so that we can all mutually reinforce the school’s expectations.”

All students who were sent home will be scheduled for a student success meeting, according to the superintendent. Gurley says his preliminary meetings with students, parents, and guardians about disciplinary action have been “overwhelmingly positive” and that “people are … realistic that there is further work to do.”

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When it comes to the youth vote, UVA’s Meg Heubeck paraphrases Teddy Roosevelt: “Strive for the best, but resign yourself to the best possible.”

But it’s not just physical barriers: Tufts University’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement found that only two-thirds of politically interested students had taken courses in government or civics, and illustrated that America’s existing attempts to bring young people into the electorate are “grossly insufficient and further reinforces existing inequities.”

Better efforts, CIRCLE reported, reach younger adults where they’re at, like Heubeck’s mock election, E-Congress, and Democracy Corps programs, or the successes Carah Ong Whaley and team had at James Madison University, where 75 percent of students voted in the 2020 election. With Ong Whaley now at UVA, Virginia’s flagship university undertook a dozen initiatives this year to nudge students to vote, including voters guides, video promotions, and an Election Day donut-themed “Do-Nut Forget to Vote” reminder in all dormitories, plus a well-published run to student polling places with UVA President Jim Ryan.

An upturn in local same-day registration, where voters register and cast ballots on Election Day (their votes are counted after registrations are certified), indicates UVA’s turnout efforts are at least partially successful.

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To overcome that possibility, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has partnered with HeadCount and a dozen other pop stars to up voter registration through their social media followings, and Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy professor John Holbein wrote Making Young Voters: Converting Civic Attitudes into Civic Action, which “shines light on how to help young people follow through on their interest in politics and illustrates the need to lower obstacles to registration and voting in the United States.”

Although the data is not yet available, it’s unlikely a majority of 18- to 29-year-olds did cast ballots in November’s off-cycle election for Virginia’s House of Delegates, Senate, school board, and local governmental seats, as only 46 percent usually vote in national elections, 2 percent higher than Jamaica and about half of Sweden’s youth turnout.

With the Brookings Institution reporting that 77 percent of “Plurals” (under age 24) and 56 percent of “Millennials” (under age 40) voted Democrat in 2022’s congressional elections, Republican legislatures across the country have made voting harder, including, in some states like Georgia, refusing to allow water to be brought to voters waiting in line and closing polling places in minority and young-persons’ neighborhoods.

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t’s difficult.

Even Virginia’s dean of political analysts Larry Sabato didn’t know how to explain three weeks of inaction in the U.S. House of Representatives at the same time two wars raged worldwide and one American party seemed determined to nominate a presidential candidate who has been found liable in two civil suits and is facing four criminal indictments.

“Our system is almost built for deadlock, but this is too much, way too much deadlock,” he told 13 bright-eyed teens from Bolivia and Peru who’d gathered in a dingy Hotel C on UVA’s West Range.

“We’re stuck in a system that was brilliant for its time but maybe we’ve outgrown it,” he said, trying to help the teenagers learn civic engagement in a functioning and, perhaps, non-functioning democracy. (Looking at you, House Republicans.)

The Civil War-era paintings surrounding Sabato on Hotel C’s walls, plus the human skull behind him, underlined the state of the nation and one glaring question: How do we elders convince young people to participate in a democracy on life support, knowing that if we don’t, democracy’s chances of survival diminish significantly?

“We’re very good at campaigning, we’re less good at governing, and that’s become worse over time,” Sabato, UVA’s director of the Center for Politics, told the teens. “It may be too much democracy. It’s certainly too much money. It’s $10 [billion] to $20 billion now; an ocean of money before these candidates because the very wealthy want to invest in candidates so that if something comes up, they’ll always have a hearing.”

Meg Heubeck, the other academic in Hotel C, directs both UVA’s Youth Leadership Initiative and the Center for Politics’ outreach to American teens (plus she’s the president of the local League of Women Voters), and is quite clear about impending prospects.

“The future of the country depends on young people,” she says while showcasing the YLI’s mock election program. “It may be hard for teens to see that, but the future really will depend on young people. If they don’t act—and this is the basics of democracy—if they don’t vote, democracy literally could die.

“It’s vote or die, like a T-shirt slogan.”

Earlier, UVA media professor Bruce Williams told a small crowd gathered for Democracy and Constitution Day on the Downtown Mall, “If we want to save democracy, we need young people to come out and vote.”

Remember, he cautioned, “No one ever believes that they’re voting in the last democratic election in their country.”

in national elections, but in the state and local elections, where decisions are made on policies that impact their daily lives,” Ong Whaley says. “Student-led efforts also aimed to help first-time voters by demystifying the process, so they knew where and how to vote.”

Young Americans, she notes, are anxious about a range of issues, from gun violence and reproductive rights to climate change, which might drive heavier turnout in 2024’s national elections. And following a century of academic studies explaining climate change, young people can literally see that increased numbers and intensity of wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, and tornadoes imperil their future.

After practical time, place, and manner concerns, discussions about getting the young to vote center on connecting with compelling issues. Teen Vogue tells political parties to reach out early and often; to think longer term beyond any upcoming election; to use—but go beyond—digital communications and to remember that there is always a cultural element to all key issues.

“We found that an overwhelming majority of youth said they believe young people have the power to change things,” the magazine reported. “Those who felt that way were more likely to talk to friends about voting, register people to vote, and talk to peers about important issues.”

That’s the focus of a relatively new group at UVA, Students for Equity and Reform in Virginia. Although SERV helped register voters for Virginia’s 2023 election, its prime focus is building a brighter future by getting more students involved in policy nitty-gritty.

“I think young people are inundated with calls to vote; we all get them. But we need to really connect people with whatever issues they care about on a personal level,” says SERV president Kristin O’Donoghue, a UVA fourth-year, who has written for C-VILLE. “That’s the best thing anyone can do. You have to make civic engagement easy and, then, we’re doing our best to connect different advocacy groups across Grounds and make the case about why they should be politically involved. Why they should act.

Why they should vote.”

“Strive for the best,” as League of Women Voters’ President Heubeck paraphrases Teddy Roosevelt, “but resign yourself to the best possible.”

Indeed, “Our job is to do the best that we can do and, over time, make the system better,” Sabato told the Peruvian and Bolivian teens. “Most societies have shown progress over time and when you take the longer view, you are not as cynical.”

Regardless of timeline though, he said, “If there is one thing an election analyst can be sure of in America, it’s permanent employment.”

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“Within the last 15 years, four manufactured home parks in the Charlottesville/ Albemarle area have been sold and redeveloped,” Shimp wrote in an application for a rezoning of 50 acres south of Esmont, in order to build a manufactured home park with 50 lots.

An LLC associated with Shimp purchased the land off of Chestnut Grove Road on November 17 for $312,000. Last year, the civil engineer was successful in persuading the Board of Supervisors to expand the number of units at the Park Road Mobile Home Community in Crozet. He points to data that says they are a much more affordable option.

“The replicability, modularity, reduced labor, and decreased construction time all contribute to a more affordable product, enabling lower-income households to own or rent a single unit,” Shimp continued.

Albemarle’s growth management strategy designates 95 percent of the county’s 726 square miles as rural area, and the land has the default Rural Area zoning.

Shimp seeks a rezoning to R-4 so he can then file for a special use permit to build the manufactured home park. The units would be clustered in order to preserve land for open space.

“Conditions of the special use permit would no longer permit certain by-right and special uses of the R-4 zone to ensure that the rural character of this area of Albemarle County is maintained,” Shimp’s application states.

Conditions would require a third of the units to be rented or sold to households at less than 50 percent of the area median income, another third at 80 percent and the rest at 100 percent.

Shimp also notes that since 1971, the development area has been reduced from 48,000 acres to the current 23,800 acres.

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income has resulted in high need for affordable housing in Albemarle County,” Shimp writes.

In recent years, residents of the Ridgewood Mobile Home Community in Hollymead were displaced by the sale of their land to out-of-town developer RST. That company managed to rezone the land for a development that had been intended to have as many 190 affordable units. However, RST moved on after the financing to build those units fell through, and Riverbend Development is now seeking a rezoning to allow for a smaller project.

Shimp’s application to build new mobile homes will likely face opposition as Albemarle’s Comprehensive Plan discourages residential density in rural areas in order to limit the need for services the county has to provide, and to limit the amount of land used to provide septic fields.

Shimp argues that the additional housing would meet the county’s stated need for more housing and would be preferable to subdividing the 50 acres to create six residential lots.

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The Challenges and Rewards of Caregiving Being a caregiver for an elderly or disabled loved one can be one of the most challenging, frustrating, and rewarding experiences of your life. And you won’t be alone.

Today, there are about 53 million family caregivers in the U.S., and about a third of caregivers spend 20 hours or more caregiving. Depending on the degree of caregiving needed, such as caring for someone with dementia or severe health and mobility issues, that time can be much greater.

“By mid-century, there will be only three family caregivers available for each person requiring care,” said Dr. Susan Reinhard, senior vice president and director of AARP Public Policy Institute, after the release of a study several years ago. “ That means, to avoid putting them at higher risk as they age, we need to provide support for existing caregivers who are underserved by the current long-term services and support system.”

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“The stress is just monumental and constant,” said Ann Brenoff, 73, whose husband was diagnosed with acute kidney failure and needed round-the-clock care. She described feeling less like a wife and more like a medical case manager, losing touch with friends, and gaining 20 pounds. “I was pissed off,” she said. A director of a caregiving clinic Pearson spoke to said that among the 4,000 or more caregivers she has worked with, she has “yet to meet one who has not expressed some form of anger.”

Of course, as the director points out, beneath the anger is a “deep well of sadness” and a feeling of powerlessness.

“Many caregivers can’t plan for the next day or week, let alone the next month or year,” said the clinic director. “And that’s maddening.”

While the typical caregiver has for years been a 49-year-old woman and, most likely, the daughter of those being cared for, that has been changing. More men are becoming caregivers, typically the sons of those being cared for, and a quarter of those 53 million mentioned earlier are millennials who are an equal number male and female. For example, Pearson spoke to a woman who began caring for her mother fulltime in her late 30s after her mother suffered complications from spine surgery. And a 39-year-old man found himself caring for both his parents after they suffered strokes within months of each other. And then there are the older caregivers, 75 years or older, who are usually the only supports their loved ones have.

People are often unprepared for caregiving situations, both because someone’s health takes a sudden or because roles get altered or reversed. For example, caregiving often requires a reversal of the parent/child relationship, and that can bring up all kinds of emotional and psychological issues among family members. And pit siblings against each other.

Experts agree that self-compassion and peer support is crucial And as the situation evolves, increasing stress levels and the feel-

ing of being “trapped” can sneak up on you. That’s why researchers have found that affordable respite and in-home care were the most desired support among caregivers, along with other supports and resources to manage stress. Indeed, it’s not uncommon for caregivers to find themselves isolated, overwhelmed and even frightened by a caregiving journey they weren’t quite prepared for. This is why finding a way to express your complicated feelings is so important.

“A lot of caregivers are afraid to express their anger because they feel guilty,” a millennial caregiver who created a Facebook support group told Pearson. “...I think people worry if they express it to somebody who doesn’t totally get it, that it will overshadow the totality of their experience.”

So, where does the reward come in with all this? Well, it doesn’t come for everyone, but when it does it comes in the form of the help and love you have to accept from your friends and family, and your community — and the help and love that those being cared for have to accept from the children, friends, caregivers, and doctors they work with.

We deepen relationships with people, even our deepest ones, by struggling with challenges together, by revealing our vulnerabilities, by being straightforward and honest about our needs, and by riding together the often turbulent waves of feeling and emotion that make us truly human. All those come to the forefront in a caregiving situation. There’s no hiding from each other. We realize deeply that taking care of each other means taking care of ourselves, too.

If you’re lucky, you’ll end up feeling deeply grateful for the time you got to spend together in that caregiving situation — not because it was always fun or joyful, but because you got to experience the full depth and breadth of our humanity and the connection you had with your loved one.

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POKE THE BEAR If you get under Lewis Black’s skin, prepare to be dragged. The stand-up comic, who’s known as the King of Rant, skewers his subjects with comedic yelling and animated finger-pointing.

Black’s diatribes blaze through the absurdities in current events, media, and politics. Also a talented voice actor, Black (left) famously voiced Anger in Pixar’s Inside Out, and his latest special, “Tragically, I Need You,” covers coping with the pandemic, frustrations with an evolving world, and the chaos of America. $49.75–74.75, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

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Spread some Christmas cheer by singing loud for all to hear at the 56th annual Messiah Sing-In. Conductor Michael Slon (below) leads community singers, members of the Charlottesville Symphony, and other local professionals through Handel’s nativity oratorio. Minstrels from the University Singers, the UVA Chamber Singers, Virginia Glee Club, and Virginia Women’s Chorus help round out the vocal sections. Interested soprano, alto, tenor, and bass vocalists should sign up to sing in advance. $5–10, 8pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. music.virginia.edu

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Then, hop on the Holly Trolley and take a ride down the mall. The man with the bag parks his sleigh every Saturday afternoon for photos, and local musicians perform live on Sundays at 2pm.

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Wednesday 11/29 music Beleza Duo. Funkalicious samba soul. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com Darlingside. With Field Guide. $22–25, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

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Karaoke. A weekly song party hosted

by Jen DeVille. Free, 9pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapture restaurant.com Open Mic Night. Charlottesville’s longestrunning open mic night. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436 The Wavelength. A midweek music boost. Free, 6:30pm. The Whiskey Jar, 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thewhiskey jarcville.com

classes Paint & Sip: Frosted Pines. Paint, sip, and repeat. $40, 6pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. catelynkelsey designs.com

outside Winter Wander. An illuminated lakeside stroll. $10–20, times vary. Boar’s Head Resort, 200 Ednam Dr. winterwander.com

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7:41 AM: rise. Liv Quintero’s independent study documentary explores the foundations of friendship between Charlottesville hot air balloonist Mandy Baskin, and crew chief Holly Layne. Free, 7:30pm. The Stage at WTJU, 2244 Ivy Rd. wtju.net

A joyous holiday tradition perfect for the entire family!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 | 7:30PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 | 3:30PM OLD CABELL HALL Stephanie Nakasian, Jazz vocalist

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Elf Movie Party. Don’t be a cotton-headed ninnymuggins this holiday season, spread the cheer at a interactive screening. $13, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Tea Time Recitals. UVA students present a varied menu of musical delights. Free, 1pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. music. virginia.edu Voice Recital by Students of Stephanie Nakasian. Performances from a variety of genres, including jazz, pop, theatre, and rock. Free, 7pm. O’Hill Forum, 525 McCormick Rd. music.virginia.edu

words ENWR Community Writing Symposium.

Writing projects, visual presentations, and more. Free, 1pm. Bryan Hall 229, UVA Grounds. writingrhetoric.as.virginia.edu MFA Reading Series. Students from UVA’s MFA in creative writing program read from their work. Free, 5pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

classes Holiday Hat-making Party. Wine down and make a cozy hat. $55, 6pm. Hardware Hills Vineyard, 5199 W. River Rd, Scottsville. hardwarehills.com

outside Veritas Illuminated. A half-mile walking trail with twinkling light installations, tunnels, and more. $10–15, 5:15pm. Veritas Vineyards and Winery, 151 Veritas Ln., Afton. veritaswines.com Winter Wander. See listing for Wednesday, November 29. $10–20, times vary.

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Friday 12/1 music An Evening with Barstool Rodeo. A Widespread Panic tribute. $12–15, 8:30pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

The Fralin Downtown Film Series: The Price of Everything. An exploration into the labyrinth of the contemporary art world. $11–13, 7pm. Violet Crown Cinema, 200 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. violetcrown.com

An Evening with the Robert Jospé Trio.

With Daniel Clarke on piano, Paul Langosch on bass, and Jospé on drums. $20–25, 7:30pm. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St. frontporchcville.org

Titanic: The Musical in HD. Based on real people aboard the legendary ship. $11–15, 7pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

Chickenhead Blues Band. Boogie-woogie, up-beat rhythm, and blues. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436

Trivia. Show off your trivia knowledge and win prizes, including gift cards, merch, and free drinks. Free, 7pm. Dairy Market, 946 Grady Ave. dairymarketcville.com

Thursday 11/30 music Berto & Vincent. Good times and tunes.

Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com Connor Smith: Creek Will Rise Tour. The young artist blends prime-of-life passion with old-soul perspective. $15–65, 8pm.

The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com Hospice of the Shenandoah Benefit Concert. Music from Faithful Men, Glee Club of VMI, vocalist Wanda Eaves-Taylor, harpist Sarah Ward, and more. Free, 7pm.

Waynesboro Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1700 Lyndhurst Rd., Waynesboro.

(540 )943–9452 Jake Kohn. The singer-songwriter is known for his unusually deep voice. $15–18, 8pm.

The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com Jim Richardson. Enjoy live tunes and Thursday specials. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwood farmandwinery.com

Dara James and the Soul Disciples. Blues, R&B, and a whole lot of soul. Free, 6pm.

Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com Empty Bottles. Soul, funk, and rock ‘n’ roll covers. Free, 7pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. prnbrewery.com Greg Brown at Offbeat Roadhouse. A rare local concert from the Charlottesville guitarist and composer. Free, 8pm. The Stage at WTJU, 2244 Ivy Rd. wtju.net Lenny Burridge. Enjoy live tunes with your wine, cider, and beer. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com Stiff Peaks. Performing songs from the ‘70s and ‘80s. Free, 8pm. Dürty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. durtynellys charlottesville.com Susto. Indie rock with Cuban roots. $18–20, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com Tea Time Recitals. See listing for Thursday, November 30. Free, 1pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. music.virginia.edu Virginia Glee Club’s 83rd Annual Christmas Concert. Performing the classic Ukrainian carol, Shchedryk, Biebl’s Ave Maria, a spirited arrangement of Auld Lang Syne, audience participation carols, and more. $5–20, 9:30pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. virginiagleeclub.org

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stage Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr. DMR Adventures’ production follows the young reindeer on an adventure, where he finds fellowship with other outcasts. $15–20, 7:30pm. Belmont Arts Collaborative, 221 Carlton Rd., Ste. 3. dmradventures.com

words A Latin Americanist’s Reading of the Monroe Doctrine, 1823-2023. With James Madison University professor Kristen McCleary.

Free, 1pm. James Monroe’s Highland, 2050 James Monroe Pkwy. highland.org

outside Charlottesville’s Grand Illumination. A community tree lighting with music, food, games, prizes, special guests, and more.

Free, 5pm. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. cvillegrand.com Veritas Illuminated. See listing for Thursday, November 30. $10–15, 5:15pm. Veritas Vineyards and Winery, 151 Veritas Ln., Afton. veritaswines.com Winter Wander. See listing for Wednesday, November 29. $10–20, times vary.

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Cidery Cinema. Sip on cider, grab some lite bites, and enjoy a screening of Elf. $15, 6pm.

Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com Indie Short Film Series. Up to nine screenings and panel discussions. $20, 7pm. Light House Studio: Vinegar Hill Theatre, 220 W. Market St. lighthousestudio.org

Saturday 12/2 Anthony Semiao. Grab your favorite beverage and enjoy live music. Free, 1pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com Berto. Enjoy the sounds of Brazil, Spain, and Latin America. Free, 11am. Tavern & Grocery, 333 W. Main St. tavernandgrocery.com Berto & Vincent. Guitar, winer, and housemade chocolate. Free, 2pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com Brian Conway & Don Penzien. The Blue Ridge Irish Music School presents Irish music on fiddle and guitar. $15, 7pm. Earlysville (location TBA). blueridgeirishmusic.org Chamber Music Seminar Recital. Students perform numerous works created over the course of the semester. Free, 3:30pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. music.virginia.edu

Family Holiday Concert. The Charlottesville Symphony and the UVA University Singers perform audience favorites. Free, 7:30pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. cvillesymphony.org Mojo Pie. Featuring Susan Munson and Frank Bechter. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com C O NT I N U ED ON PAGE 3 2

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hen accomplished local violinist Fiona Hughes says she loves music that “transcends the divide between high art and popular,” she ain’t talking about the divide between Brian Eno and Bryan Adams.

Hughes is into the type of sounds that would’ve made the rounds in Colonial Virginia, specifically post-Renaissance baroque tunes. In other words, her favored songs might be high art by modern standards, but they were the toe-tapping jams of Jefferson’s day.

“I studied violin performance—typically classical violin,” Hughes says. “But I connected more with baroque music. It seemed closer to folk.”

Hughes and her Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble will show Charlottesville what all that means when they unveil Sacred Harp: English, Irish & American Christmas from December 1 to 3. The holiday program will meander through music of the British Isles and America, highlighted by Irish folk songs and “The Sacred Harp,” an 1844 American shape note masterpiece developed from rural English church music. They will also premiere “Chesterton Carol,” the group’s own arrangement of a piece by renowned American composer Mark Nowakowski, based on G.K. Chesterton’s poem, “A Christmas Carol.”

“Mark is American, and so we have this present-day interest in our mother country represented,” Hughes says. “But the composition uses historic instruments.”

The Three Notch’d Road performances, running on consecutive nights at Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton, Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Greenwood, and Grace Episcopal Church in Keswick, will be headlined by Hughes on violin and vocals, as well as a hand-picked cast of early American music standouts. Sheila Dietrich sings soprano, Cameron Welke plays theorbo (a type of lute with a long neck for low notes), and founding Three Notch’d Road member Anne Timberlake plays recorder, itself related to some of the oldest instruments in the world.

Also appearing will be tenor Benjamin Geier, bassist Jared Swope, and baroque cellist Ryan Lowe. “Really the foundation is Ryan on cello and Cameron on guitar and lute,” Hughes says. “They provide the harmonic foundation.” Hughes’ baroque ensemble frequently features vocalists singing in harmony, and they’ll have an opportunity to shine during the holiday program on one of the Wexford Carols, a collection of traditional Irish folk songs about Christmas.

Hughes says the Charlottesville area has become a minor bastion of early music talent, with her ensemble approaching its 14th year of activity. Like the local craft beer maker of the same name, Hughes’ ensemble

Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble plays three area Sacred Harp shows this week. Details can be found at tnrbaroque.org.

“It is like detective work … for every program I am really learning about the connections.” FIONA HUGHES takes its moniker from the Colonial Three Notch’d Road. With its self-described “musicianship … founded on a vigorous historical approach,” Three Notch’d Road began doing four-engagement seasons in 2011.

Hughes says she frequently includes a Christmas program, but it’s not by rule. In addition to the subscription series, the ensemble performs collectively and individually at schools throughout central Virginia.

Three Notch’d Road has appeared at the Waterford Concert Series, Ewell Concert Series at the College of William & Mary, Boston Early Music Festival Fringe Concert Series, and Tuesday Concert Series at Church of the Epiphany in Washington, D.C. The group has collaborated with the University of Virginia Chamber Singers under the direction of Michael Slon, and in 2013, the musicians presented the music of Salamone Rossi at the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Hughes says the Christmas show audience can expect to hear Irish fiddle tunes juxta-

posed with arias by German composer George Frideric Handel, both of which were popular in America during the Colonial period. “Thomas Jefferson would’ve had Handel’s music in his collection,” Hughes says. “And in some ways, Handel’s Messiah is a public tradition at Christmas.”

Hughes says baroque music the world over—not only from Germany and Ireland, but also as far east as Japan—has much in common. The harmonies, for one, are “natural” and “not intentionally ugly like some modern music can be,” she says. The music is characterized by using instruments in more experimental ways than composers had previously, as well as an element of improvisation.

Hughes calls baroque music “emotionally broad,” and says it “appeals to the head.”

And while her Sacred Harp program dips into multiple early music traditions, she thinks listeners will hear a clear throughline as the night progresses.

“It is like detective work … for every program I am really learning about the connections,” Hughes says. “In the past, we have focused on the English and American connection, but in this case, we are exploring the Irish influence too, which is a more recent wave of immigration in the 19th century.”

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Christmas with the Consort. Traditional carols and new seasonal favorites, accompanied by organ and brass ensemble. $20– 25, 4:30pm. First Presbyterian Church, 500 Park St. virginiaconsort.org

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Virginia Women’s Chorus Candlelight Concerts. With multiple instrumentalists, including harpist Anastasia Jellison. $10, 6pm.

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Saturday 12/2 Skydog. An Allman Brothers Band tribute.

Free, 7pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. prnbrewery.com Virginia Glee Club’s 83rd Annual Christmas Concert. See listing for Friday, December 1. $5–20, 8pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. virginiagleeclub.org Virginia Women’s Chorus Candlelight Concerts. See listing for Friday, December 1. $10, 3:30pm. University Baptist Church, 1223 W. Main St. virginiawomens chorus.org WinterSong. An evening of holiday revelry with live music, warm fires, and seasonal beverages. Free, 3:30pm. Rivanna River Company, 1518 E. High St. front porchcville.org

dance Step Into the Story: The Nutcracker. Albemarle Ballet Theatre’s miniature version of The Nutcracker. $10, 3 and 5pm. Albemarle Ballet Theatre, 5798 Three Notch’d Rd. Crozet. abtdance.org

classes Holly Days. A morning of cozy crafts and seasonal storytelling. Free–$20, 9:30am.

James Monroe’s Highland, 2050 James Monroe Pkwy. vadm.org Paint & Sip: Cardinal Love. Paint, sip, and repeat. $35, 6pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. catelynkelsey designs.com

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The Polar Express Movie Party. With props, tasty treats, and more Tom Hankses than you can shake a candy cane at. $13, 10:45am. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Sunday 12/3 music Family Holiday Concert. See listing for Saturday, December 2. Free, 3:30pm.

Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. cville symphony.org Jazzy Holiday with The Sweet Potatoes.

Smooth tunes to kick off your holiday season. $10, 2pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesvillemarket.com The Pollocks. Acoustic sounds. Free, 2pm.

Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com Three Notch’d Road’s Sacred Harp: English, Irish & American Christmas. Music of the British Isles and America to celebrate the season. Free–$30, 4pm. Grace Episcopal Church, 5607 Gordonsville Rd., Keswick. tnrbaroque.org

dance Family Silent Disco. An epic dance parties featuring all your favorite songs. $5–10, 4pm. Firefly, 1304 E. Market St. goodtimes onlyva.com Step Into the Story: The Nutcracker. Albemarle Ballet Theatre’s miniature version of The Nutcracker. $10, 2 and 4pm. Albemarle Ballet Theatre, 5798 Three Notch’d Rd. Crozet. abtdance.org

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr. See listing for Friday, December 1. $15–20, 7pm.

Belmont Arts Collaborative, 221 Carlton Rd., Ste. 3. dmradventures.com

Paint & Sip: Silent Night. Paint, wine, beer, and holiday cheer. $35, 1pm. Hazy Mountain Vineyards & Brewery, 8736 Dick Woods Rd., Afton. catelynkelseydesigns.com

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Pottery Workshop with Morehouse Studio. Create a ceramic masterpiece. $75, 3pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarlecider works.com

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

outside 10th Annual Santa Fun Run/Walk. Pick up your Santa suit and elf ears, then follow the one-mile route through Downtown. $15–25, 10am. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. runsignup.com Veritas Illuminated. See listing for Thursday, November 30. $10–15, 5:15pm. Veritas Vineyards and Winery, 151 Veritas Ln., Afton. veritaswines.com Winter Wander. See listing for Wednesday, November 29. $10–20, times vary.

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Farmers Market at Ix. Shop a range of products. Free, 8am. Ix Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. ixartpark.org Fifth Annual Crozet Winter Brews Festival. Live music, unlimited tastings, food trucks, a market, and more. Price TBA, noon.

Claudius Crozet Park, Crozet. crozetbeer fest.com

Wreath Making with Robyn. Learn all the tips and tricks to make a seasonal display. $40, 1pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarle ciderworks.com

outside Veritas Illuminated. See listing for Thursday, November 30. $10–15, 5:15pm. Veritas Vineyards and Winery, 151 Veritas Ln., Afton. veritaswines.com Winter Wander. See listing for Wednesday, November 29. $10–20, times vary.

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Little Women Brunch. Greta Gerwig’s sumptuous take on the classic tale of the March sisters, starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Laura Dern, and Meryl Streep. $10, 11am. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

First Street Fair & Holiday Market. Featuring local artisans and food and beverage vendors. Free, 10am. Darling Boutique, 115 First St. S. shopdarlingxdashing.com

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Movie Party. With special props like pine tree air fresheners, yellow glow sticks, and ugly neckties, it’ll be more fun than a membership to the Jelly of the Month. $13, 6pm.

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Lewis Black: Off The Rails. The King of Rant performs his trademark style of comedic yelling and finger-pointing to expose the absurdities of life. $49–74, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

Winter Craft Market. On-site pottery and wreath-making workshops, local vendors, seasonal goodies, and more.

Free, 1pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarle ciderworks.com

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Monday 12/4 music Berto & Vincent. Fiesta. Free, 7pm. South and Central Latin Grill, Dairy Market. south andcentralgrill.com

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Gin & Jazz. The Brian Caputo Trio performs in the Château Lobby Bar. Free, 5:30pm. Oakhurst Inn, 100 Oakhurst Cir. oakhurstinn.com

words Lindner Lecture: Mapping Art History and its Futures. Steven Nelson in conversation with David Getsy. Free, 6:30pm. Campbell Hall 160, UVA Grounds. art.as.virginia.edu Storytime. Songs, movement, and bubbles.

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Gremlins. Rules were made to be broken in this twisted Christmas comedy-thriller. $10, 8pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com Trading Places. Wall Street wizard Dan Aykroyd and street-smart Eddie Murphy end up exchanging lives in this 1983 classic. $5, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

music Karaoke Night with DJ Azazil. Cold drinks, hot pizza, water pong, and karaoke. Free, 9pm. Crozet Pizza at Buddhist Biker Bar, 20 Elliewood Ave. crozetpizzacville.com Messiah Sing-In. Charlottesville’s choral community performs with singers from the University Singers, the UVA Chamber Singers, the Virginia Glee Club, and the Virginia Women’s Chorus. $5–10, 8pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. music.virginia.edu Thunder Music Karaoke. Show off your singing skills or just enjoy the show. Free, 9pm.

Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436

Vinyl Night. BYO record to play and get $1 off pints. Free, 4pm. Starr Hill Brewery, Dairy Market. dairymarketcville.com

classes Paint & Sip: Under the Mistletoe. Paint, beer, and holiday cheer. $35, 6pm. Starr Hill Brewery, Dairy Market. catelynkelsey designs.com Pines and Pints Wreath Decorating Workshop. Enjoy a pint and decorate your own handmade Douglas and Fraser fir wreath. $55, 6:30pm. Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery, 520 Second St. SE. threenotchdbrewing.com

outside 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

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Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night. Teams of two to six people play for prizes and bragging rights. Free, 8pm. Firefly, 1304 E. Market St. fireflycville.com The Holiday. L.A. meets U.K. as Hollywood exec Cameron Diaz swaps houses with London editor Kate Winslet. $10, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

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rails where you can get your tipple on are trending. There’s the Charlottesville Ale Trail, the Brew Ridge Trail, and the Nelson 151 Trail. The newest trail is the Fermentation Farm Trail—and it has an intriguing twist.

Featuring six breweries, cideries, and wineries in Louisa County, this trail sets itself apart with its emphasis on the agricultural aspects of the spirits industry—each destination is a working farm growing its own beverage ingredients. They have a shared focus on recognizing the history and geography of the area. Each has a commitment to implement sustainable practices that preserve the land for generations to come.

“We thought it was important to demonstrate how breweries, wineries, and cideries are agriculture-related at the core,” says Tracy Hale Clark, executive director of the Louisa County Chamber of Commerce.

The Fermentation Farm Trail is the result of a Virginia Tourism Corporation grant and a collaboration between Visit Louisa, the Louisa County Chamber of Commerce, and a collection of individual breweries, cideries, and wineries.

“It’s nice to be able to work in an industry where your competitors aren’t your competitors—you’re supporting each other,” says Sheridan Grime of Southern Revere Cellars, one of the destinations on the trail. “That’s a valuable thing that we get to be a part of, and the trail cements that.”

Just a short drive from Charlottesville, the stops are all within a 10-mile radius of one another. Pick up a passport at a participating location, and collect a stamp when you vis-

it each one. There’s a suggested route you can take, but you set the pace. Check off each spot in one weekend or come back to visit one or two locations at a time. The stamps don’t expire, so there’s no rush. Once you’ve visited all six stops along the tasting trail, you get a commemorative stemmed Belgian-style glass.

“We want to give people a feel for what it’s like to grow and make our own beverages,” says John Pope of Cooling Pond Brewery.

“We’re sitting on a farm; we have our crops growing nearby. You’re a little more connected to your product than just a tap coming

through a wall. You don’t feel like you’re sitting in a parking lot or strip mall, and that’s really what sets us apart from most beverage trails.” All the family-friendly breweries, cideries, and wineries have their own comfortable tasting room, outdoor areas, and scenic views of the rural landscape. On the weekends, most have festivals, and events with live music, food trucks, and small business vendors. And with other attractions nearby, there are plenty of things to see and do while you’re in the area.

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Joy ride For a rural retreat and luxurious libations, visit each of these farm-to-glass destinations.

Cooling Pond Brewery This family-owned brewery crafts English-inspired beers as well as rotating selections in an idyllic setting. coolingpondbrewery.com Coyote Hole Ciderworks Surrounded by 37 acres of forest, the cidery offers a relaxing atmosphere to enjoy their craft beers, sangrias, and hard ciders. coyotehole.com Everleigh Vineyards & Brewing Company Take in the views from the two-story tasting room while you try wines made exclusively from their own grapes, and their newly added beer and cider. everleighvineyards.com

53rd Winery Eco-friendly spaces and strong selection of wines stand out at this vineyard, named in honor of it being the 53rd farm winery to be licensed in Virginia—in 1999. 53rdwinery.com Lake Anna Winery With a wide selection of award-winning wines, there’s a red, white, or sweet wine to please any palette and honor any occasion. lawinery.com Southern Revere Cellars Named for local historic figure Jack Jouett (the “Paul Revere of the South”), this family owned and operated farm crafts signature beers and wines to sip and savor. southernrevere.com—LD

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Family Game Night. Games for all ages, including corn hole, Jenga, and board games.

Free, 5pm. Dairy Market, 946 Grady Ave. dairymarketcville.com

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Vincent Zorn. Olé. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. the bebedero.com

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(Dec. 22–Jan. 19): “Sometimes I get lonesome for a storm,” says Capricorn singer-songwriter Joan Baez. “A full-blown storm where everything changes.” That approach has worked well for her. At age 82, she has released 30 albums and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She has recorded songs in eight languages and has been honored by Amnesty International for her work on behalf of human rights. If you’re feeling resilient—which I think you are—I recommend that you, too, get lonesome for a storm. Your life could use some rearrangement. If you’re not feeling wildly bold and strong, maybe ask the gods for a mild squall.

Aquarius

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18): Science educator Neil deGrasse Tyson tells us that water molecules we drink have “passed through the kidneys of Socrates, Genghis Khan, and Joan of Arc.” The same prodigious truth applies to the air we breathe: It has “passed through the lungs of Napoleon, Beethoven, and Abraham Lincoln.” Tyson would have also been accurate if he said we have shared water and air that has been inside the bodies of virtually every creature who has ever lived. I bring these facts to your attention, Aquarius, in the hope of inspiring you to deepen your sense of connectedness to other beings. Now is an excellent time to intensify your feelings of kinship with the web of life. Here’s the practical value of doing that: You will attract more help and support into your life.

Pisces

Aries

(March 21–April 19): As a child, I loved to go to a meadow and whirl around in spirals until I got so dizzy, I fell. As I lay on the ground, the earth, sky, and sun reeled madly, and I was no

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian poet Nina Cassian said, “I promise to make you so alive that the fall of dust on furniture will deafen you.” I think she meant she would fully awaken the senses of her readers. She would boost our capacity for enchantment and entice us to feel interesting emotions we had never experienced. As we communed with her beautiful self-expression, we might even reconfigure our understanding of who we are and what life is about. I am pleased to tell you, Sagittarius, that even if you’re not a writer, you now have an enhanced ability to perform these same services—both for yourself and for others.

longer just a pinpoint of awareness lodged inside my body, but was an ecstatically undulating swirl in the kaleidoscopic web of life.

Now, years later, I’ve discovered many of us love spinning. Scientists postulate humans have a desire for the intoxicating vertigo it brings. I would never recommend you do what I did as a kid; it could be dangerous for some of you. But if it’s safe and the spirit moves you, do it! Or at least imagine yourself doing it.

Taurus

(April 20–May 20): Your power creature in the coming weeks will not be an eagle, wolf, bear, or salmon. I don’t advise you to dream of being a wild horse, tiger, or crocodile. Instead, I invite you to cultivate a deep bond with the mushroom family. Why? Now is a favorable time to be like the mushrooms that keep the earth fresh. In wooded areas, they eat away dead trees and leaves, preventing larger and larger heaps of compost from piling up. They keep the soil healthy and make nutrients available for growing things. Be like those mushrooms, Taurus. Steadily and relentlessly rid your world of the defunct and decaying parts—thereby stimulating fertility.

Gemini

(May 21–June 20): Gemini novelist Geraldine McCaughrean wrote, “Maybe courage is like memory—a muscle that needs exercise to get strong. So I decided that maybe if I started in a small way, I could gradually work my way up to being brave.” That is an excellent prescription for you: the slow, incremental approach to becoming bolder and pluckier. For best results, begin practicing on mild risks and mellow adventures. Week by week, month by month, increase the audacious beauty of your schemes and the intensity of your spunk and fortitude. By mid-2024, you will be ready to launch a daring project.

Cancer

(June 21–July 22): Cancerian neurologist and author Oliver Sacks worked with people who had unusual neurological issues.

His surprising conclusion: “Defects, disorders, and diseases can play a paradoxical role, by bringing out latent powers, developments, and evolutions that might never be seen in their absence.” In not all cases, but more often than seemed reasonable, he found that disorders could be regarded as creative—“for if they destroy particular paths, particular ways of doing things, they may force unexpected growth.” Your assignment is to meditate on how the events of your life might exemplify the principle Sacks marvels at: apparent limitations leading to breakthroughs and bonanzas.

Leo

(July 23–Aug. 22): I am falling in love with how deeply you are falling in love with new ways of seeing and understanding yourself.

My heart sings as I listen to your heart singing in response to new attractions. Keep it up, Leo! You are having an excellent influence on me. My dormant potentials and drowsy passions are stirring as I behold you waking up and coaxing out your dormant potentials and drowsy passions. Thank you, dear!

Virgo

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22): Virgo journalist Sydney J. Harris offered advice I suggest you meditate on. He wrote, “Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.”

I bring this to your attention because now is a favorable time to take action on things you have not yet done—and should do. If you put definitive plans in motion soon, you will ensure that regret won’t come calling in

five years. (P.S.: Amazingly, it’s also an excellent time to dissolve regret you feel for an iffy move you made in the past.)

Libra

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22): In contrast to false stereotypes, Medieval Europeans were not dirty and unhygienic. They made soap and loved to bathe. Another bogus myth says the people of the Middle Ages believed the Earth was flat. But the truth was that most educated folks knew it was round. And it’s questionable to refer to this historical period as backward, since it brought innovations like mechanical timekeepers, moveable type, accurate maps, the heavy plow, and illuminated manuscripts. In this spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to strip away misconceptions and celebrate actual facts in your own sphere. Be a scrupulous revealer, a conscientious and meticulous truth-teller.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio poet John Berryman said, “To grow, we must travel in the direction of our fears.” Yikes! I personally wouldn’t want to do that kind of growth all the time. I prefer traveling cheerfully in the direction of my hopes and dreams. But then I’m not a Scorpio. Maybe Berryman’s strategy for fulfilling one’s best destiny is a Scorpio superpower. What do you think? One thing I know for sure is that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to re-evaluate and reinvent your relationship with your fears. I suggest you approach the subject with a beginner’s mind. Empty yourself of all your previous ideas and be open to healing new revelations.

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You will conscientiously attend to every detail with the faith that you are planting seeds that will bloom beautifully in the future.

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As an associate, you will be supporting a variety of projects for the U.S. Office of Land and Emergency Management that frequently include geospatial analysis in a client-facing capacity. The ability to be highly responsive, meticulous, and capable of supporting multiple projects simultaneously will be crucial in this role.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in geospatial technologies, project management, and excellent communication skills.

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Skills We Are Seeking: Essential Skills and Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Geospatial Science, Geography, GIS, or a related field.

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• Full benefits package: Skeo offers a variety of employer paid benefits to support our employees’ well-being, including health, dental, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability. Skeo also offers upgraded plans at a reduced cost to employees and dependents, including health, dental, vision, and life. In addition, Skeo offers a 401K with a 5% match.

• Paid Time Off: Skeo provides accrued PTO that can be used for vacation, sickness, and personal time, allowing employees the choice of how they use their earned time.

• Development opportunities: Skeo continuously strives to improve our expertise and knowledge, and we provide educational opportunities for staff while holding ourselves to a high standard of excellence, integrity, and accountability. Skeo also provides an annual funding stipend for educational and development endeavors.

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As a Data and Information Management Associate, you will be supporting a variety of projects for the U.S. Office of Land and Emergency Management. The ability to collaborate with team members to support coding projects, web development, database management, and SQL will be an essential element of success. The ability to manage your own schedule and work independently on highly detailed and technical tasks is also critical.

Some Responsibilities in This Role Include: Data Analysis and Management: This role will need to be proficient working with datasets, including cleaning, interpreting, and reporting data to create usable insights. The ideal candidate will be familiar with data models and concepts. In addition, you will need a strong knowledge of SQL, with the capability to update and maintain existing databases, write queries, and report data.

Programming: You will need solid experience in programming, particularly with writing scripts for automation or API interactions using Python. Ideally, you may also have experience using JavaScript or TypeScript, and have some other background in web development including HTML or CSS. Adaptable Mindset: You will need a strong commitment to continuous learning and professional development to be successful in this role. The ideal candidate has a thirst for staying on top of emerging trends and a track record of quickly acquiring new technical skills in response to changing project demands.

Analytical Thinking: Dissecting complex issues to provide effective solutions including quality control from data to deliverables will be critical in this role. The Data and Information Management Associate will need an analytical and detail-oriented approach to problem-solving to best align solutions to overall organizational goals.

Skills We Are Seeking: Essential Skills and Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in data management, environmental science, or a related field • Three or more years of experience in similar work • Advanced communication skills • Collaborative mindset • Meticulous and extreme orientation to notice small details • Being adept with multi-tasking and remaining focused simultaneously • Ability to remain responsive to quick turnaround requests Preferable Skills and Qualifications: • Version control including practical experience with Git • Familiarity with development workflows and best practices in a collaborative coding environment • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate, Power BI, and SharePoint • Experience with cloud services and infrastructure, particularly AWS or Azure and including deployment and management • Experience with managing budgets • Knowledge of coaching practices and the ability to effectively mentor staff • Ability to communicate and maintain positive relationships with clients Why Work with Skeo?

• Remote or in-office work: You can work remotely or join us at our Charlottesville, Virginia office. Candidates should generally be available during our operating hours of 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Standard Time. However, hours may vary depending on time zone and client needs. If working remotely, applicants must have internet access that allows them to perform tasks requiring major data transfers.

• Reduced work schedule options: While most positions are 40 hours, Skeo employees have the option to request to reduce their standard hours all the way down to 30 hours per week. This allows our employees to enjoy flexibility and increased balance harmony within their work and personal lives.

• Full benefits package: Skeo offers a variety of employer paid benefits to support our employees’ well-being, including health, dental, life, short-term disability, and longterm disability. Skeo also offers upgraded plans at a reduced cost to employees and dependents, including health, dental, vision, and life. In addition, Skeo offers a 401K with a 5% match.

• Paid Time Off: Skeo provides accrued PTO that can be used for vacation, sickness, and personal time, allowing employees the choice of how they use their earned time.

• Development opportunities: Skeo continuously strives to improve our expertise and knowledge, and we provide educational opportunities for staff while holding ourselves to a high standard of excellence, integrity, and accountability. Skeo also provides an annual funding stipend for educational and development endeavors.

• Paid Holidays: Skeo recognizes seven major holidays as paid days off.

• A supportive work environment: Skeo values diversity of thought and lives by our operating principles: dignity, respect, compassion, integrity, and accountability through all our actions to foster an inclusive workplace culture.

Please submit the required application materials, including resume and cover letter, no later than December 15, 2023. Early submissions are encouraged.

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• Paid Holidays: Skeo recognizes seven major holidays as paid days off.

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• Remote or in-office work: You can work remotely or join us at our Charlottesville, Virginia office. Candidates should generally be available during our operating hours of 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Standard Time. However, hours may vary depending on time zone and client needs. If working remotely, applicants must have internet access that allows them to perform tasks requiring major data transfers.

• Reduced work schedule options: While most positions are 40 hours, Skeo employees have the option to request to reduce their standard hours all the way down to 30 hours per week. This allows our employees to enjoy flexibility and increased balance harmony within their work and personal lives.

• Full benefits package: Skeo offers a variety of employer paid benefits to support our employees’ well-being, including health, dental, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability. Skeo also offers upgraded plans at a reduced cost to employees and dependents, including health, dental, vision, and life. In addition, Skeo offers a 401K with a 5% match.

• Paid Time Off: Skeo provides accrued PTO that can be used for vacation, sickness, and personal time, allowing employees the choice of how they use their earned time.

• Development opportunities: Skeo continuously strives to improve our expertise and knowledge, and we provide educational opportunities for staff while holding ourselves to a high standard of excellence, integrity, and accountability. Skeo also provides an annual funding stipend for educational and development endeavors.

• Paid Holidays: Skeo recognizes seven major holidays as paid days off.

• A supportive work environment: Skeo values diversity of thought and lives by our operating principles: dignity, respect, compassion, integrity, and accountability through all our actions to foster an inclusive workplace culture.

If you are excited about Skeo, meet the qualifications described above and enjoy working collaboratively in a warm, welcoming environment, please join us!

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Non-smoking, inactive adults aged 21-60 needed for study on the effect of exercise and the drug liraglutide on blood vessels. You must have 3 of the 4 characteristics: overweight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high fasting blood sugar. Study requires three 1-hour and two 9-hour visits over 6 months in UVA’s Clinical Research Unit. Participants are randomized to one of 3 groups: exercise training, study drug, or exercise + study drug.

Compensation is $1,500. Principal Investigator: Zhenqi Liu, MD UVA Endocrinology & Metabolism Lee Hartline 434.924.5247, lmh9d@virginia.edu HSR200065

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P.S. HOTSEAT Inside scoop If you’ve read or watched local news over the last 25 years, you’ve probably come across Courteney Stuart’s name. An investigative journalist who covers everything from murder and sexual assault to prison reform and immigration, Stuart has been a reporter at several news outlets, including Style Weekly, The Hook, CBS19, and C-VILLE Weekly. She currently hosts “Charlottesville Right Now” on WINA, and recently wrapped her podcast Small Town Big Crime with co-producer Rachel Ryan.

The first season dives into the 1985 Bedford County murders of Derek and Nancy Haysom, and convicted killer Jens Soering’s claims of innocence. Stuart and Ryan’s reporting was also featured in the new top-rated, bingeable Netflix docuseries, “Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom.” @stuartandryan Name: Courteney Stuart.

Age: 52.

If you had three wishes, what would you wish for: Three more wishes.

Most embarrassing moment: Diving behind the CBS19 News anchors in a desperate attempt to hide myself as the six o’clock news opened during my first weeks on TV. And there were many, many more such hilariously mortifying mishaps on display during that time.

Do you have any pets: A 13-year-old chocolate lab named Luke.

Hometown: Sherborn, Massachusetts, and Richmond, Virginia.

Favorite movie and/or show: “The Morning Show.”

Favorite book: One I really loved was Geraldine Brooks’ March.

What’s something about your job that people would be surprised to learn: How much time it takes to deeply investigate and report a story. It can sometimes be years!

What was the experience like participating in the documentary: Long and fascinating. We did our first interviews in 2021. I loved experiencing part of how a docuseries like that comes together.

You’ve researched the Soering/Haysom case for three years, what did you learn that surprised you the most during the process: That every time we thought we were done, there was a new twist to investigate.

Hardest part of podcasting: Getting your work to a broad audience without a marketing budget or production company behind you.

Do you have any future podcasting plans: Rachel and I have projects in the works. Some podcasts, some written work, and hopefully some work in the documentary film space.

What are you listening to right now: Brandi Carlile.

Go-to karaoke song: Unfortunately, I seem to think I can sing Brandi Carlile songs after a few drinks. A tip to my future self: You can’t.

Best Halloween costume you’ve worn: A corpse being eaten by a flock of vultures (all thanks to my siblings for their cooperation in that ill-advised event).

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What’s the story that got away: Years ago there was one story tip about buried bodies that I just couldn’t confirm. But the untold stories that truly haunt me are the current ones I don’t have the bandwidth to investigate. Almost every week I get a worthy tip, and not only do I not have the time to do it, all the other reporters in town are also stretched too thin to take many of them on. We need more local journalists digging and telling the stories of our community!

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If you could be reincarnated as a person or thing, what would you be: A dolphin in an area of the world without tuna fishing.

Pronouns: She/her.

Jobs: Investigative reporter/radio host/podcaster.

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Describe a perfect day: Up at 5am, coffee first, Crossfit second, super productive writing all morning followed by shopping in the afternoon with an unlimited budget (ha!), dinner and a drink at a great restaurant with friends (and I’m wearing what I just purchased), and unwinding at the end with the latest episode of my favorite show.

Who’d play you in a movie: Pamela Adlon (from “Better Things”).

Favorite restaurant: Too many. Lampo, Smyrna, and Tavola immediately come to mind.

Celebrity crush: Graham McTavish (Dougal MacKenzie in “Outlander”).

Bodo’s order: Caesar salad and an everything bagel.

Most used app on your phone: Ugh. Instagram?

Facebook? TikTok?

What’s your comfort food: Nick’s Ice Cream. (The whole pint for less than 350 calories!)

Last text you sent: “Your ladies make beautiful eggs.”

Who is your hero: I fangirl over badass female journalists like CNN’s Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward. When she knocked on the door of the Russian military agent suspected of attempting to kill opposition leader Alexei Navalny, I almost passed out from admiration.

Best advice you ever got: Stay in one place long enough, and the great stories will come to you.

Proudest accomplishment: Being a journalist in Charlottesville for 25 years. It’s truly been an honor to have people trust me with their stories.

Most used emoji: Crying laughing.

Subject that causes you to rant: The ongoing assault on women’s bodily autonomy.

Best journey you ever went on: Literal: Ghana in 2018. Figurative: Deep into my own psyche.

Next journey: Germany and Italy!

Favorite word: I really like saying “undulate.”

Hottest take: Camping is terrible.

What have you forgotten today: I haven’t remembered it yet.

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This Holiday Season Baby, it’s warm inside! We look forward to welcoming you to our cozy tasting room all winter long, seven days a week. Join us for award-winning wines, beer, and cider, as well as delicious lunch and dinner menus. 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. We also have juice flights and cheese boards for the kids. See the Winery Calendar on our website for details. Escape to Virginia Wine Country, only five miles from Downtown Charlottesville.

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