C-VILLE Weekly | June 14 - 20, 2023

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Creigh Deeds and Sally Hudson face off in the Democratic primary on June 20

Buford Middle should be the next school to get a new name, says superintendent PAGE 11

Here's how to enjoy a chilly glass of red wine (yes, red) in the hot summer months PAGE 29

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Hello, Charlottesville! Thank you for reading C-VILLE Weekly. During the Trump administration, I became something of a national political news junkie. Day in and day out, I was absorbed with what was going on in the White House and on Capitol Hill. I had alerts popping off on my phone over every resignation and firing, every executive order and press conference, and everything in between. I livestreamed as many hearings as I could and ate up as many opinion articles as I could find. It was a lot. Now, with the former president’s latest indictment (what a phrase!), it seems like we’re back in that Trump-dominated news cycle. We’re talking possible crimes and subterfuge again, which is wild. Anything can happen.

6.14.23

There’s always drama in politics, no matter the level. This week’s feature by Lisa Provence (p. 22) dives into the primary challenge brought against Creigh Deeds by Sally Hudson. Deeds, a state Senator and decades-long veteran of Virginia politics, is facing relative newcomer and state House member Hudson for his seat in the new 11th District. All 40 state Senate seats are up for grabs, and while Deeds has seniority, Hudson has a more progressive platform, and is calling him out for his more conservative stances (though he’s changed his mind on some).

State politics and elections are another layer to the American political landscape that can make my head spin. But, ultimately, local elections are truly what determine the future of our country. State legislatures and gubernatorial leadership can set precedents for other states and even for the federal government. What starts in Virginia could lead the charge for everyone else.—Richard

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NEWS

IN BRIEF

CASPCA volunteers released

The Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA has released more volunteers, who were informed of their dismissal by interim Executive Director Sue Friedman. According to Friedman, the volunteers were dismissed for being “rude, disrespectful, and/or inappropriate in their interactions with team members.” Friedman asked that these volunteers not return for the remainder of the summer to “allow [the CASPCA] this time to create a safe and supportive space for our team members...our staff.” Watchdog group CASPCA Concerns released a statement condemning the dismissals, noting the lack of specific examples or evidence of volunteers’ behavior, and the blaming of volunteers for ongoing issues at the shelter.

ACPS appoints Hayes

Albemarle County Public Schools has appointed Chandra Hayes as its next assistant superintendent for instruction. Hayes has extensive experience, including in her current role as the director of equity and student support services for Chesterfield County Public Schools. Her term begins July 1.

Canada smokes C’ville

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed Charlottesville and much of the East Coast, drastically decreasing air quality. The city released a news alert on June 8, when the air quality in the area was deemed “very unhealthy” by the Environmental Protection Agency. While air quality has since improved, the city urges residents to “monitor local air quality reports and use … discretion when traveling outside” while the smoke persists.

Pedal of honor

Celebrating Juneteenth

The Charlottesville community is again coming together to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865, when General Gordon Granger read the declaration to enslaved people in Texas, announcing their freedom and ending the practice of slavery in the southern United States. While Juneteenth has been celebrated since 1866, it did not officially become a federal holiday until 2021.

What follows is a list of several Juneteenth events throughout the greater Charlottesville area.

On June 15 from 6 to 8pm, the Brooks Family YMCA will host a celebration that includes guest speakers, events, performances, and free food while supplies last. The event is open to the entire community, and will highlight local leaders like Vice-Mayor Juandiego Wade and Pastor Alvin Edwards from Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church.

The Jefferson School celebrates the holiday with a June 17 parade that kicks off at 9am, followed by an Emancipation concert that begins at noon. A special performance of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (see p. 25) starts at 7:30pm.

Outside the city, James Madison’s Montpelier will host a two-day event, Celebrating Stories of Freedom. The celebration starts on June 17, and runs from 10am to 4pm at Montpelier, while day two is on June 19 from 11am to 2pm at Church Street Park. Both days feature live music, storytelling, food trucks, and community information tables.

On June 19, the Ivy Creek Foundation will host tours of the historic River View Farm at 11am and 4pm. During the tours, participants can learn about the Carr/ Grier family and its impact on the Albemarle area.

Later in the month, the Southern Albemarle Juneteenth Celebration includes a tour of Scottsville African American historical sites on June 24 at 10am. Starting

at Union Baptist Church, the tour includes stops at Washington/Rosenwald Scottsville School, the Minerva Bell Lewis Historical Marker, and the Scottsville Museum’s Juneteenth African American Exhibit.

For those looking to celebrate on their own timeline, consider visiting the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at UVA and the “Pride Overcomes Prejudice” exhibit at the Jefferson School. While the exhibit is closed on June 19, it is a permanent installation, and will be open the rest of June.

Another way to observe Juneteenth is by donating to organizations supporting the Black community. Among those to consider are: the ACLU, AlbemarleCharlottesville NAACP, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, National Black Child Development Institute, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the Pretty Brown Girl Project, Southern Poverty Law Center, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and the United Negro College Fund.

“We’re short staffed, but that’s no excuse to not be out in the community, engaging with residents, and listening to their concerns.”

Michael Kochis, Charlottesville police chief, during a recent walk on the Downtown Mall

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Add a visit to UVA’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers to your list of must-dos on Juneteenth.

Muddled monikers

Buford Middle name change on hold amid city schools renaming pause

By Sofia Heartney

Ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony at Buford Middle School, marking the start of a multi-million-dollar renovation, Charlottesville City Schools Superintendent Royal A. Gurley Jr. recommended changing Buford’s name to Charlottesville Middle School. According to a press release, school board members discussed a name change during a recent meeting. After gathering community feedback, the board plans to vote on the change at its June 27 meeting.

“This recommendation follows the current trend to move away from school names that honor individuals,” Gurley said in the June 5 press release. “In addition, it indicates that we are essentially building a new school serving grades six to eight. The recommended name is fitting since this middle school will become the place that welcomes all Charlottesville sixth-graders from their neighborhood elementary schools.”

The board had been soliciting community comments on a possible Buford name change since May 25, making the school the latest educational institution in the area to formally consider undertaking a full renaming effort. In January, the board voted to change the name of Clark Elementary, named for General George Rogers Clark, who owned enslaved people and led the genocide of Native Americans, to Summit, and Venable Elementary, named for Charles S. Venable, a member of the Confederate Army and a math professor at UVA who perpetuated myths about slavery, to Trailblazers.

But in April, the board voted to pause the city schools’ renaming of Burnley-Moran and Johnson elementaries, and continue engaging with the community to consider new names for the schools. Those involved in the renaming process hope this pause will allow time for more public dialogue to decide on “lasting names that the communities of

the schools would embrace,” in the words of board member Sherry Kraft. She says the ultimate goal of the pause is “to make sure that we are approaching this in the very best way we can for our community.”

The school board first began the process of reconsidering school names by appointing the Naming of Facilities Committee in 2020. The following year, the committee began surveying community members on their views of the names of various Charlottesville City Schools. In the January 2023 survey, about 61 percent of respondents supported changing the name of Burnley-Moran, and approximately 50 percent of respondents believed Johnson should be renamed.

Based on information that was collected, the committee recommended that BurnleyMoran and Johnson be renamed Blue Mountain and Cherry Avenue, respectively. These names have been criticized, however, for not being sufficiently relevant to Charlottesville, which led to the renaming pause.

“We want to find the name that will be most appropriate for each of the schools that, again, fits into the values of the school system,” says Beth Baptist, chair of the Naming of Facilities Committee.

During the current pause, the Naming Committee will continue to propose new names for the schools. It plans to talk to local experts about possible names inspired by plants or geographical features unique to Charlottesville, conduct further discussions with the schools’ staff through outside consultants, and solicit names from the public. Ultimately, committee members hope to arrive at names that are informed by “purpose and place within the community,” according to Baptist.

The renaming process has been criticized by some, who argue that it has moved too quickly, relies on inaccurate research, and has not incorporated enough community feedback. Derek Hartline, a former student and teacher at Johnson Elementary, has spoken against changing the name of John-

son at several school board meetings. In an interview, he explained that he opposed the name change because, during Johnson’s time, “there were a lot of merits and achievements that he did that really were strong and put the school system in the right direction early on.”

Johnson Elementary is named for James G. Johnson, who was superintendent of Charlottesville City Schools for 35 years, until 1946. He, Carrie Burnley, and Sarepta Moran were part of the district when it was still segregated, and Burnley and Moran are purported to have had ties to the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

In Johnson’s case, Hartline argues that “there wasn’t any evidence … whether he was for [Jim Crow] or against it.” He has criticized the process of the Naming Committee, saying its members “promised that they would have transparency, and they really just haven’t from the start.”

Specifically, he points to issues he has with the community survey the committee conducted, saying he “felt that the survey was biased in a way, because you couldn’t just say, ‘Keep the name the same.’ You had to vote on names that they created that had to do with ‘purpose’ or ‘place,’ when it wasn’t discussed if that’s what the community wants.”

“Regardless of the accomplishment or merit of these individuals, these schools’ names commemorate an era of segregated education that no longer reflects the division’s values,” said Charlottesville City Schools in an update on its website.

“I think it’s important to send a message that we embrace the diversity of our community,” says Kraft, “and that we want our schools to represent that and to represent our values, rather than just commemorating an individual.”

Ultimately, says Kraft, while “you can’t please all of the people all of the time,” she hopes the school board’s pause of the renaming process will allow it to “please a few more people.”

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To coincide with the renovation of Buford, the city schools superintendent recommends changing its name to Charlottesville Middle School. If the school board approves the name change, it would go into effect in 2025.

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DEMOCRAT CREIGH DEEDS: A PROGRESSIVE CHAMPION FOR ALL VIRGINIANS

During his 20 years in the General Assembly, Creigh Deeds has championed progressive legislation on the issues that matter most—including critical work on gun violence prevention, such as writing the assault weapons ban in Virginia. That’s why he’s endorsed by America’s top gun reform leader, Gabby Giffords, as well as other Democratic leaders and organizations we trust.

ENDORSED BY: Creigh is recognized as a 2023 Gun Sense Candidate.

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The road less traveled

Adam Goerge is cycling across the U.S. in the Trans Am Bike Race

By Catie Ratliff reporter@c-ville.com

Pcountry in the Trans Am Bike Race.

Spanning from coast to coast, the trail is approximately 4,200 miles long and fol lows the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail. Own er (with his wife, Nicole) of Charlottesville’s Elevate Training Studio, Goerge says cy cling is a major part of his life, but prepar ing for the cross-country journey is still a massive undertaking.

“I’ve done various distance things like Iron Man … marathons, etc.,” he says. “I saw a video, TransAmerica Bike Race from 2014, and thought it looked cool, and figured, ‘You know, okay, why not? Let’s see what I can make happen.’”

To prepare for the race, Goerge did “long rides on the weekends, anywhere from 100 to 280 miles, 400-mile weekends on the bike. And then during the week doing various speed workouts … trying to ride at least five or six days a week if not more.”

Since January 1, 2023, Goerge has put more than 5,000 miles on his bike.

On top of physical preparations, he sur veyed the course for hotels, convenience stores, and water refilling spots. During the race, which started June 4, the clock does not stop, so participants must care fully budget their time between riding, resting, and refueling. Planning for food and rest stops is particularly important for Goerge because he plans to eat 8,000 to 10,000 calories a day.

Trainer Adam Goerge (pictured with his wife, Nicole, at their Elevate Training Studio) says a video inspired him to compete in the Trans Am Bike Race.

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Preserving affordability

Woodard Properties selling 74 units to city’s public housing agency

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Sometime this month, the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority will officially take the keys for more than six dozen homes across the city that since the 1980s have been rented to low-income households.

Woodard Properties is selling 74 units that collectively go by the name Dogwood Properties, the name of the entity founded by civil rights leader Eugene Williams in 1980.

“Woodard Properties is honored to be able to assist in CRHA’s mission of providing affordable quality homes now and in the future, and to be a partner in ensuring that Eugene Williams’ critical work is honored forever,” says Anthony Woodard, the company’s CEO.

The City of Charlottesville agreed in April to pay half of the $10 million purchase, and CRHA is using an interest-free loan from Riverbend Development for the rest. CRHA will get to keep all the revenues from rent.

Woodard estimates that the sale price is 30 percent below the market-rate approval for the properties.

As part of that deal, CRHA will agree to keep the properties rented to families and individuals with incomes below 60 percent of the area median income. This provision will be formally recorded in the deed.

The units will not technically be public housing, but will instead be managed as part of the CRHA’s growing collection of properties with rents subsidized by federal housing vouchers.

CRHA Executive Director John Sales says the purchase will allow the agency to accomplish its mission at a time when the landscape for federally funded affordable housing is changing.

“The acquisition of Dogwood will allow CRHA to better utilize the vouchers we administer through the Housing Choice Voucher program,” Sales says. “We have removed the barriers that many landlords have in place for families that are hard to house due to criminal history, credit score, or rental history.”

Last year, CRHA purchased two duplexes on Coleman Street as well as a single family home on Montrose Avenue. Earlier this month, City Council agreed to cover half the cost of the purchase of 100 Harris Rd., another single-family home.

Meanwhile, on the public housing side of CRHA, the first residents have begun to move back into Crescent Halls, a 105unit structure built in 1976 that has now been fully refurbished as part of a $20 million project. New units are also open at South First Street, a $15 million development built on top of a former ball field.

Half of the units at Crescent Halls are public housing units. At South First Street, 13 are public housing units, 24 are funded through vouchers, and 25 have no subsidies at all.

As for Woodard Properties, it has spent the past several years acquiring properties in the Cherry Avenue corridor including the former IGA at 501 Cherry Ave. Woodard held a community meeting with the Fifeville Neighborhood Association on June 3.

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The City of Charlottesville agreed to pay half of the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s $10 million purchase of Dogwood Properties, 74 units that have been rented to low-income individuals since the 1980s.

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Situated in a breathtaking setting of western Albemarle County at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains and surrounded by neighboring orchards and vineyards - this rare offering is an outstanding opportunity to own two residences on 22+ private acres with stunning views in all directions. Main residence c.1910 has 4 bedrooms and 2 bedroom cottage has been recently renovated. Just a couple miles to Crozet and less than 20 miles to Charlottesville and UVA. MLS#642461 $1,250,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 or Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

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WOLFCREEK FARM

Situated near the Blue Ridge Mtns. in Madison County on 333 acres. Currently runs as a grazing farm for beef cattle. There are 2 homes on the property and a complement of necessary farm buildings. Not in conservation easement! MLS#630435

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GREENFIELDS FARM

212 acres with stately 1904 residence, extensive equestrian facilities, 25 miles from Charlottesville and UVA. Purchase with 753 acres at $6,295,000. Tranquil setting with creeks, pond. MLS#640175 $2,850,000 Steve McLean,434.981.1863 or Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

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Magnificent 16.5 acre estate only 8 miles west of the University of Virginia. The circa 1860 main house was thoroughly renovated in 2017 with stunning kitchen remodel, expanded great room, updated bathrooms. The stately brick home is complemented by a fantastic guest cottage. Carriage house with 5-bay garage and a spacious recreational room above. Gracious porches, verandas, brick terraces, and stone retaining walls surrounded by lovely gardens and immaculately manicured grounds. MLS#642190 $4,950,000 Court Nexsen 646.660.0700

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HIDDEN FOX FARM

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RED HILL

10 miles from Charlottesville. 283 acres, mostly wooded, old farm, some pastures, trails, creeks and river frontage, adjoins Walnut Creek Park. NOT IN EASEMENT, lots of possibilities! MLS#634310

$1,995,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

SOUTHWIND ESTATES

3 separate parcels with commanding Blue Ridge Mtn. views, level building sites 15 minutes from Charlottesville. Sites have been perked, have wells, and ready for your dream home. MLS#632482 $375,000 (7.8 acres), MLS#632490 $275,000 (2.4 acres), MLS#632487

$175,000 (2.0 acres), Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

Two wonderful estate parcels comprised of 185.01± acres in coveted Ragged Mountain Farm. Excellent elevated building site, complete privacy, and beautiful views. Murray/Henley/Western school district. MLS#621083 $1,895,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

MISSION HOME ROAD

146.88 ac. in Albemarle & Greene County, adjacent to the Shenandoah National Park! Full division rights & multiple homesites. Extraordinary timberland. Views of the mountains, along with easy access to trails & Skyline Drive. MLS#620276 $1,100,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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Ivy area! A 249 + acre hidden, private Arcadia controlling its own little valley up to the mountain ridge top building sites. Multiple parcels and subdivision rights make it a conservation easement candidate. MLS#634183 $3,250,000 Tim Michel, 434.960.1124 or Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

FRAYS GRANT

Just outside Charlottesville near Earlysville. This 21 acre lot is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac that provides privacy and a quite setting among towering hardwoods, and is convenient the CHO airport and ample shopping of various kinds. MLS#640231

$269,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

FAIRWAY DRIVE

Wonderful 3.5 acre waterfront parcel behind renowned Keswick Hall in the gated and picturesque Keswick Estate. Bring your own architect and builder. Located 5 miles from Martha Jefferson Hospital and 10 miles from UVA. MLS#641712 $540,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

MEADOW FARM

436+ acres in Southern Albemarle! 4 division rights; complete privacy; lush, gently rolling terrain; long road frontage; stream; 3-acre lake; 125-135 acres of open land; mature hardwood forests. Under conservation easement. Owner/agent. MLS#634139 $2,985,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

SIMMONS GAP ROAD

5-acre lot with mature hardwoods. Great opportunity to build with no HOA. Private building site amongst beautiful woods. Located between Free Union and Earlysville but so convenient to Charlottesville & UVA. MLS#621177 $119,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

GARTH ROAD

11.73-acre, buildable lot in Western Albemarle! One of a kind location and a rare opportunity to purchase a large lot in an estate neighborhood 10 minutes to town. 2 division rights and is gently rolling with a small stream bisecting the property. MLS#628219

$795,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

SIMMONS GAP/ ESTES RIDGE

10 acres of mature woods. Property has long road frontage and consists of two parcels being combined and sold as one. No homeowners association! Design and build your dream residence on this very well-priced parcel. MLS#621178

$189,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

GREENTREES

94+ acres 20 minutes from Charlottesville. Originally part of a 188-acre tract, two parcels may be purchased separately or together, with 2 developmental rights each. Mostly maturing pine and very long public road frontage. MLS#635861

$700,000 Tim Michel, 434.960.1124

RAGGED MOUNTAIN FARM

Eclectic retail merchandising space. Heavy daytime foot traffic.Outstanding retail space, plus some office space; located on downtown walking mall; Elevator - front and back, 4 bathrooms, small kitchen,on 2 floors of 4 story building, mezzanine change rooms on mall level; plus offices and mezzanine conference room at rear of same level. Lower level accessed by staircase from mall floor and/or double door from Water Street as well as elevators. Lease all or part. All negotiable and flexible regarding build-to-suit tenant. From $19/SF

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represented Charlottesville and Albemarle in the state Senate for more than 20 years.

hen Virginia ended gerrymandering, one of the benefits touted was more competitive elections without the lopsided districts drawn to favor an incumbent. Perhaps not so widely anticipated is that the race for the new 11th District in the state Senate June 20 primary would pit two well-regarded incumbent Democrats vying to represent Charlottesville and Albemarle.

Senator Creigh Deeds, 65, a lawyer, has represented this area since 2001, when he won the 25th District seat previously held by Emily Couric. Delegate Sally Hudson, 34, an economics professor at UVA, has served two terms and was the first woman elected to represent Charlottesville in the 57th District in 2019.

The candidates, who share more Democratic ideals than not, have posed a quandary for some Dems. “I’m so confused,” says one city resident. “They’re both good candidates.”

WJ. Miles Coleman, associate editor for Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the Center for Politics, casts the race as “seniority for Deeds versus ideology with Hudson.” And he compares it to New York, if “[Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] challenged [Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer for Senate.”

At stake is control of the General Assembly under Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and all 140 seats are up for election. Dems narrowly control the state Senate with a 22-18 majority, while the GOP has a 52-48 majority in the House.

And it’s the first election in Virginia with an un-gerrymandered map after voters passed a constitutional amendment in 2020. That’s resulted in a wave of retirements in both chambers, including longtime Del. Rob Bell. Before, reliably blue Albemarle and Charlottesville were eviscerated into six General Assembly districts. Now the area has three districts, all facing competitive Democratic primaries.

The former 25th District stretched from Charlottesville to Bath County, from whence Deeds hails, at the West Virginia border. For years he carried bills to end gerrymandering, to no avail until the Democratic sweep of the legislature in 2019 under then-governor Ralph Northam. Like many incumbents, Deeds found himself no longer living in the district he’d represented. He moved to Charlottesville.

“I probably should have moved after my son died,” says Deeds. During a mental health crisis in 2014, Gus Deeds took his own life after attacking his father. “I lived in that house too long.”

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“He moved here from almost two hours away,” says Hudson. Charlottesville “is one of the progressive strongholds on the state map, and I think the senator for Charlottesville has to be willing to push the pace of change in Richmond.”

“I’ve got a long record of getting things done,” says Deeds, who spent 10 years in the House of Delegates before winning the Senate seat. “[Virginia Public Access Project] says I get more bills passed than anyone else.”

Hudson says she wouldn’t have sought the state Senate seat without redistricting, which was her gateway to politics as a grassroots volunteer for the anti-gerrymandering organization OneVirginia2021. She stresses the significance of this “once-ever” election: “You only end gerrymandering once.”

Hudson has challenged an incumbent before, when she announced her House candidacy before David Toscano, then House minority leader, said he would not seek another term. And as in 2019, she brings cash from mega-donor Sonjia Smith and Smith’s hedge-funder husband Michael Bills’ Clean Virginia, which contributes to candidates who eschew Dominion Energy donations. Hudson also got a $20,000 check from top Berkshire Hathaway strategist Ted Weschler, who co-owns C-VILLE Weekly, according to VPAP.

Deeds also received a donation from Clean Virginia, as well as from best-selling author John Grisham and his wife Renee. He was sitting on more cash in the last filing period, with the largest segment of donations coming from fellow legislators and fellow lawyers, but Deeds pooh-poohs his cash advantage and suggests Hudson will receive more money after the filing deadline. Both candidates are running nonstop television ads.

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UVA economics professor Sally Hudson, elected to the House of Delegates in 2019, is working hard to make this term his last.

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The assault weapons bill “was clearly overbroad, broader than federal legislation and would have included rifles,” says Deeds, who carried an assault weapons bill this year. “And I didn’t vote against it. I voted to send it to the crime commission for study.”

During her two terms, Hudson says she’s proudest of repealing restrictions on insurance coverage on abortion, fossil fuel subsidies, and the coal tax credit. She puts economic justice at the top of the list.

“I’m an economist by training so my focus is almost always on the financial challenges that are facing Virginia families,” she says, especially in “one of the most deeply unequal districts” in Virginia, where some of the wealthiest live, and Charlottesville, where 23 percent of its residents live below the poverty line.

“She brings a different expertise,” says former Charlottesville vice mayor Dede Smith. “She’s not a lawyer—and there are a lot of lawyers in the House and Senate. She’s a labor economist, and she deeply understands that sector and that need. She’s smart and she immediately grasps issues.”

Says Smith, “As a baby boomer, it is time to pass the baton to a younger generation that’s so much savvier about how to make change.” She adds, “We do need to recognize that policy and change will be felt more by the younger generation.”

Toscano, a Deeds supporter, sees Deeds’ seniority—if reelected he’ll be the number two Democrat in the Senate— as the way change will be made. Deeds co-chairs the Judiciary Committee, which appoints judges. He’s also on the powerful Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, which determines what gets funded in the budget, including teachers’ salaries, educational funding, and mental health spending, the first person from this area to do so in decades.

“If Sally had run for the House, she would have easily won reelection and come into the body with a lot of seniority,” says Toscano. “If Creigh goes, this region loses all its seniority because Sally comes in at the bottom.”

Hudson maintains that seniority is no longer that big a deal in the House, where the Democratic caucus leader has four years experience like she does. It’s a culture change that’s “re-

ally healthy,” she says, and needs to be imported to the Senate. Toscano calls Deeds a “progressive champion,” and wonders why voters would “throw someone out who has had such a great run and is in a position to do so much more.” Says Toscano, “I look at what Sally has to gain and what we have to lose. The biggest question is, ‘Why?’”

One of the issues Deeds says he’s not willing to walk away from is mental health reform. That’s a task he compares to “eating an elephant. You take a big bite, and feel like you’ve accomplished a lot. Then you look ahead and realize how much more there is to do.”

Both Deeds and Hudson see a dire situation if Republicans gain control of the Senate. “We could be looking at a six-week abortion ban,” says Deeds.

“I could see both chambers go either way,” says the Center for Politics’ Coleman.

Of the differences between Hudson and him, Deeds says it’s “probably more style than substance.” For example, they both mention they’ve been commended by abortion rights groups.

Hudson points to marriage equality, the death penalty, and gun safety as issues in which she thinks Deeds is out of step. “I think historically Senator Deeds has come around when the coast is clear, and I think the senator from Charlottesville has to be willing to stick their neck out before it’s safe,” she says.

“Silly” is how Deeds characterizes Hudson’s assessment, while he concedes that some of his positions have evolved over the decades. He supported Virginia’s 2006 constitutional amendment limiting marriage to between a man and a woman, citing his conservative Christian upbringing. “It’s an issue a lot of people evolved on, and I came around before Barack Obama,” he says.

Hudson says Deeds crossed party lines to repeal Virginia’s ban on purchasing more than one handgun a month in 2012, voted against a bill that would hold parents accountable for safely storing firearms, and voted against an assault weapons ban in 2020, “issues that are deeply important to this community.”

He mentions a 2020 Massachusetts race in which Joe Kennedy challenged incumbent U.S. Senator Ed Markey— and lost. “There’s not much appetite to get rid of incumbents who didn’t have any obvious apostasies. Deeds hasn’t gone out of his way to antagonize the Democratic base.”

And even if Hudson loses, Coleman would not be surprised if she carries the city of Charlottesville.

Albemarle makes up the majority of the district, which includes Nelson, Amherst, and a slice of Louisa County. Predicts Toscano, “The race is going to be won or lost in Albemarle County.”

Toscano worries more about the money spent in this primary on two safe seats that could be used in other parts of the state to bolster Democrats.

“That’s not how fundraising works,” says Hudson. “The reality is that primaries pull more people into the process. Competitive elections engage people,” and are a healthy thing for communities. Hudson won her primary in 2019 against former city councilor Kathy Galvin.

Deeds and Hudson have themselves a competitive primary. However it plays out in the 11th District, across the state, with dozens of legislators retiring from the capitol and others facing competitive primaries, “It’s a generational election for Virginia,” says Hudson. “It’s tectonic change.”

“If Sally had run for the House, she would have easily won reelection and come into the body with a lot of seniority. If Creigh goes, this region loses all its seniority because Sally comes in at the bottom.” DAVID TOSCANO,

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TUESDAY 6/20

GENRE FLUID

Under the mononym L’Rain, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek performs music rooted in R&B, jazz, noise, and pop. Her sophomore album, Fatigue, blends hauntingly delicate vocals with an array of keyboard and synth, and incorporates manipulated samples and voice memos in the production. The record “is an exploration of the simultaneity of human emotions … the audacity of joy in the wake of grief, disappointment in the face of accomplishment,” says L’Rain. $15–18, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 First St. S. thesoutherncville.com

THROUGH 6/25

PLAY IT THROUGH

Tensions rise between members of a blues band and the owners of a recording studio in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Ti Ames directs the drama as part of Charlottesville Players Guild’s production of playwright August Wilson’s American Century Cycle. If you miss the sign up for Rock & Reel (below), you’ll be able to catch some of the performers on June 17 at a special intermission performance followed by a post-show discussion with the cast and crew. $20, times vary. Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, 233 Fourth St. NW. jeffschoolheritagecenter.org

SUNDAY 6/18

VIRGINIA REAL

In celebration of Juneteenth, Early Music Access Project presents Rock & Reel: Monticello’s Folk Traditions, a concert that explores the unique repertoire of accomplished Black fiddlers, including Sally Hemings’ three sons and the Scott family, who lived on Main Street and played for multiple presidents. Raucous reels, stately minuets, and a new composition by Jonathan Woody will be performed by storyteller Sheila Arnold (right), fiddler Benjamin Hunter, violinist David McCormick, and more. Free (registration required), 7:30pm. The Rotunda, UVA Grounds. earlymusiccville.org

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Wednesday 6/14

music

Beleza Duo. Funkalicious samba soul. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com

Angelina Carberry, Brendan Mulvihill & Dan Brouder. An evening of Irish music. Free, 7pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. blueridgeirish music.org

Jim Waive. Classic country tunes from the man with a velvet voice and impressive beard. Free, 7pm. Blue Moon Diner, 606 W. Main St. bluemoondiner.net

Karaoke. Have a drink—it will sound better! Free, 9pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com

Open Mic Night. Charlottesville’s longestrunning open mic night. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436

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God’s Acre: Learning from African American Cemeteries. An illustrated lecture on historic African American cemeteries of central Virginia. Free, 6:30pm. Online. ivycreekfoundation.org

Rare Book School Lecture: Why Collect?

A lecture from Walter O. Evans. Free, 5:30pm. Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at UVA, 160 McCormick Rd. rarebookschool.org

classes

Healthy Living Series. Katherine Craig, local RN and health and wellness coach discusses easier healthy eating. Free, 6pm. JMRL Central, 201 E. Market St. jmrl.org

The Art of Cocktails. An afternoon of mixology, education, and, most importantly, tasting. $25, 4pm. Quirk Hotel, 499 W. Main St. quirkhotels.com

etc.

Block Night. An informal session for those interested in the art and craft of book and printmaking. Free, 5:30pm. Virginia Center for the Book, Jefferson School City Center, 233 Fourth St. NW. vabookcenter.org

But I’m a Cheerleader Natasha Lyonne stars as a high schooler dealing with sexual orientation issues. $10, 7:30pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

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

Wednesday Night Showdown: Trivia. A battle of wits. Free, 7pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesville market.com

Wind Down Wednesdays. Unwind with acoustic music and a stunning view of the sunset. Free, 6pm. Carter Mountain Orchard, 1435 Carters Mountain Trl. chiles familyorchards.com

Thursday 6/15 music

Berto and Vincent. Wild gypsy rumba and Latin guitar. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. the bebedero.com

Jazz 1-2-3. Straight-ahead, swinging jazz, including ballads, bossas, and standards, with piano, bass, and saxophone. Free, noon. The Center, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org

The Wood Brothers. With Shovels & Rope. $39-59, 7pm. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. tingpavilion.com

Travis Elliot & Friends. Live music and cider specials. Free, 5pm. Castle Hill Cider, 6065 Turkey Sag Rd., Keswick. castlehillcider.com

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Breast Cancer: Innovative Cancer Treatment and Research at UVA. An engaging discussion about a breast cancer treatment tool that uses sound waves for noninvasive therapy. Free, 3pm. Online. engagement. virginia.edu

classes

Paint & Sip. Create a one-of-a-kind acrylic painting through step-by-step instruction. $35, 7pm. Pikasso Swig Craft Bar, 333 Second St. SE. pikassoswig.com

outside

Explore the Habitat. A habitat hike through a mature forest, a field, and the border zone between the two. Free (registration required), 6pm. Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm, 1780 Earlysville Rd. ivycreekfoundation.org

etc.

Baby Buds. Meet other parents and caregivers as kids explore, interact, and play. Free, 10:30am. Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. vadm.org

Bent Theatre Comedy Night. Improv comedy, cider, dinner, and laughs. Free, 6pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com

Tailgate Thursdays. Enjoy live music by Monica Worth and the Note. Free, 6pm. Stinson Vineyards, 4744 Sugar Hollow Rd., Crozet. stinsonvineyards.com

Thursday Evening Sunset Series. Bring lawn chairs and blankets, and enjoy live music, food trucks, drinks, and a stunning view of the sunset. $10, 6pm. Carter Mountain Orchard, 1435 Carters Mountain Trl. chilesfamilyorchards.com

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Friday 6/16

music

Cville Band. Tunes with a view. Free, 7:30pm. Hazy Mountain Vineyards & Brewery, 8736 Dick Woods Rd., Afton. cvilleband.org

Fridays After Five: 100 Proof Band. With The Musical Suspects. Free, 5:30pm. Ting Pavilion, 700 E .Main St., Downtown Mall. tingpavilion.com

LockJaw. Classic rock covers from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Free, 8pm. Dürty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. durtynellyscharlottesville.com

Rare Bird Alert. Bluegrass heat. Free, 7pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd. batesvillemarket.com

Sally Rose Band. Funky indie-rock. Free, 6pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com

Sid and The Sparks. Folk, roots rock, soul, and more. Free, 9:30pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436.

dance

Silent Disco. Dance to all your favorite songs. $15-20, 8pm. Quirk Hotel Charlottesville, 499 W. Main St. goodtimesonlyva.com

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Charlottesville Reading Series. Karen Poppy and D. L. Williams read from their works. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

classes

Drawn Together: Parent-Child Art Project.

A reading of Drawn Together by Minh Le and Dan Santat, followed by a collaborative art project for kids and parent-figures. Free, 4:30pm. Bluebird & Co., 5792 Three Notched Rd., Crozet. bluebirdcrozet.com

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Third Fridays Under the Stars. Learn about upcoming celestial events in a short lecture, then explore the atmosphere with telescopes. Free, 8pm. Ivy Creek Natural Area, 1780 Earlysville Rd. ivycreekfoundation.org

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Date Night Drop-Off. Leave the kids at the museum and enjoy a night out. Free, 5:30pm. Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. vadm.org

Saturday 6/17

music

B.C. Barling & Collins. Cello-based irreverent acoustic rock. Free, 9:30pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436

Can’t Feel My Face 2010s Dance Party. Party to Adele, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, and more. $18-22, 9pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com

Rivanna Roots: Cleidsner Bell with Susie & The Pistols. Music under the stars. $14-16, 5pm. Rivanna River Company, 1518 E. High St. frontporchcville.org

The Fritz and Litz. Soul-driven psychedelic funk. $15-50, 8:30pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

The Michael Elswick Gathering. Jazz, blues, ballads, and Latin tunes. Free, 5pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com

The Pollocks. Come thirsty and wear your dancing shoes. $15, 7pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd. batesvillemarket.com

Toward Space. Performing as part of WTJU Rock’s new live music series, Third Rail. Free, 8pm. The Stage at WTJU, 2244 Ivy Rd. wtjt.net

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Collision in gold

Michelle Gagliano and Beatrix Ost combine their artistry into single works

By Sarah Sargent arts@c-ville.com

Likening their artistic collaboration to dancing the tango—following, giving, and then stepping back, Michelle Gagliano and Beatrix Ost decided to call their venture “Symbiotic Tango.” Chroma Projects is currently showing a selection of Gagliano/Ost works that give us a taste of what the collaboration looks like. A more extensive “Symbiotic Tango” show will be presented by the William King Museum of Art in Abingdon in December.

At Chroma Projects, the work is hung inside its bank vault. This intimate shrinelike setting is the perfect backdrop for pieces limned, framed, and splashed with gold. This precious metal’s glint enlivens an artwork visually, but gold also connotes high value as it pertains to the object and its message. For Gagliano and Ost, this high esteem also extends to the collaboration itself, which has enriched them both in untold ways.

“Before this, I was never drawn to abstraction,” says Ost. “But, now I’m in it. I’m in Michelle’s abstract world.” For Gagliano, working with Ost’s narrative has been expansive. “I never studied surrealism,” she says. “But getting to know Beatrix’s life, and seeing how it extends on to the canvas has been an incredibly enriching experience.”

How did the Gagliano/Ost collaboration come about? Like just about everyone else during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the two artists were struggling with isolation. So in November 2020, they hatched a plan to begin working collaboratively, transforming the ensuing months into a time of flourishing artistic output and creative growth.

One wouldn’t necessarily have thought to put the two artists together. Gagliano produces shimmering atmospheric, abstract compositions, while Ost’s ornate narratives boast a complex surrealist iconography that she uses to explore the human condition. But, this stylistic divergence works to their advantage as each brings her unique perspective to the project. “It’s like a collision of contemporary surrealism and abstracted nature,” says Gagliano.

The women do share many significant similarities. Both derive real sustenance from their practices, which have provided them not only a living, but an identity and psychic fulfillment. They are also each the mother of three sons. But, perhaps most important for their practice, Ost and Gagliano both grew up on large farms: Gagliano on a dairy farm in Upstate New York, and Ost on a farm in Bavaria that specialized in cabbages used in sauerkraut. This birthright has engendered in both artists a deep reverence for nature in its many forms—its bounty, its fury, and its fragility.

Gagliano and Ost work sequentially, completing paintings that they then exchange for the other to add to. To let go of something

you’ve labored over to completion, giving it to someone else to work on as they wish, would give most of us pause, and in the beginning, it was challenging for the two. The artists were leery of stepping into the other’s painting for fear of mucking up the vision. It got easier as time passed and they became more in tune to each other and appreciative of the process.

The “Dissected Presence” series of paintings was begun by Ost. The works feature densely packed forms and images from her rich visual lexicon, creating a sumptuous allover effect. In two paintings from the series, an ancient-looking plaster idol reminiscent of the stylized Cycladic schematic figures is affixed to each panel. Their significance isn’t directly spelled out, but they seem to allude to a feminine goddess along the lines of Gaia. All of the works in this series are shot through with diagonal shafts of gold added by Gagliano. These metallic embellishments add a dynamic thrust of movement. They also disrupt the illusion of three-dimensional space, without obscuring the original composition.

Begun by Gagliano and finished by Ost, the series with the same name as the show, “Symbiotic Tango,” has nine paintings. Here, the focus shifts to the surfaces—Gagliano’s forte. She says she was inspired by the James River, with the churn and splash of paint intended

to evoke water flowing over rocks. The explosions of paint resemble swirling clouds of vapor and the work can be taken to represent an emergence of some kind. The paintings boast hidden narrative tidbits—faces, birds, strange toothy creatures, a disembodied hand—that one must really look for in order to see. These partial glimpses of recognizable things amid the chaos of swirling medium suggest an excavated wall where only fragmentary sections remain, with the rest degraded or covered with dust or mud. Ost revels in these instances where the abstract meets the surreal. “That’s how the mind works,” she says. “It understands both the abstract and the surreal. It’s the eyes that want order.”

Working as an artist can be a very solitary pursuit. Many spend hours alone in the studio trying to figure things out. With another artist in the mix, it’s not only companionable, but there’s another person invested in the process to act as a sounding board. This is helpful in completing a piece by reinforcing the decisions and choices involved in its creation. It’s also easier to appreciate the artistic output and derive pleasure from its creation because you have someone else experiencing the same reaction and reinforcing one’s own. “I get so much from her and she gets so much from me,” says Ost. It’s a joint endeavor of listening, trust, and support.

“Symbiotic Tango” finds the common ground between two very different artistic visions.

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

Tania James in conversation with Anna Beecher. James discusses her new novel, Loot, with UVA professor Beecher. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

classes

Simple to Sensational Summer Container Gardens. Learn how to grow ornamentals, pollinator plants, herbs and vegetables in containers, and create a flowering summer container garden to take home. Free, 2pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1118 Preston Ave. piedmontmastergardeners.org

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Garden Dialogues Weekend. Explore a 175-acre site in Albemarle County, led by Mary Wolf and Paul Josey from Wolf Josey Landscape Architects. $35–125, 9:30am. Address TBA. tclf.org

Monday 6/19

music

Berto & Vincent. Fiesta. Free, 7pm. South and Central Latin Grill, Dairy Market. south andcentralgrill.com

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

Celebrate Juneteenth: Tour Historic River View Farm. Learn about the history of this holiday and the history of River View Farm and the Carr/Greer family. Free, 11am and 4:30pm. Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm, 1780 Earlysville Rd. ivycreekfoundation.org

Do the Right Thing Director Spike Lee’s snapshot of a Brooklyn neighborhood in which tensions rise as the summertime temperatures soar. $5, 8pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Tuesday 6/20

music

Cville Band Summer Concert #2. With soloist Mike Watkins on trumpet. Free, 7:30pm. Claudius Crozet Park, 1075 Claudius Crozet Pk., Crozet. cvilleband.org

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Little Naturalist Program. Bring your 3- to 5-year-old to learn about and start exploring nature. Free, 10am. Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm, 1780 Earlysville Rd. ivycreekfoundation.org

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Big Blue Door. Two teams performing 90 minutes of comedy. Free, 7pm. Cardinal Point Winery, 9423 Batesville Rd., Afton. bigbluedoor.org

Charlottesville City Market. Shop seasonal local produce, homemade baked goods, authentic cultural foods, wares from artisans of various disciplines, and more. Free, 9am. Charlottesville City Market, 100 Water St. E. charlottesville.gov

Family Studio Day. Artmaking with Tobiah Mundt. Free, 10am. Second Street Gallery, 115 Second St. SE. secondstreet gallery.org

Sunday 6/18

music

An Lár. Traditional Irish music on the patio. Free, 1pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd. batesvillemarket.com

Jon Spear. A solo acoustic performance of folk, oldies, and more. Free, 2pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com

Rock & Reel: Monticello’s Folk Traditions. Early Music Access Project explores the unique repertoire of Monticello’s accomplished Black fiddlers. Free, 7:30pm. The Rotunda, UVA Grounds. earlymusiccville.org

Zuzu’s Hot 5. New Orleans blues and jazz. Free, 1pm. Merrie Mill Farm and Vineyard, 594 Merrie Mill Farm, Keswick. merriemillfarm.com

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Garden Dialogues Weekend. Experience Stillmeadow, a project by Grounded that blends indoor and outdoor spaces. $35–125, 9:30am. Address TBA. tclf.org etc.

Batesville British Car Show. Admire the cars at this non-judged show. $20, 10am. Page’s Field at The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd. eventbrite.com

Josh Mayo & House Sauce. Tunesday Tuesday. Free, 9:30pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com

L’Rain. Under the mononym L’Rain, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek records and performs music rooted in R&B, jazz, noise, and pop. $15-18, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

Thunder Music Karaoke. Show off your singing skills or just enjoy the show. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436

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

Vinyl Night. BYO record to play and get $1 off pints. Free, 4pm. Starr Hill Brewery, Dairy Market, 946 Grady Ave. dairymarket cville.com

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Prostate Cancer: From Diagnosis to Recovery. Explore the controversies, challenges, and opportunities for patients undergoing prostate cancer screening and treatment. Free, 2pm. Online. engage ment.virginia.edu

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Creating a Pollinator Paradise in Your Yard. An open house and tour of the Center’s rose and pollinator demonstration gardens, followed by a presentation. Free, 5:30pm. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org

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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 etc.

Family Game Night. Games for all ages, including corn hole, Jenga, and board games. Free, 5pm. Dairy Market, 946 Grady Ave. dairymarketcville.com

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

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth An investigative reporter must send the newly unbound Pinhead and his legions back to Hell. $7, 7:30pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Chill master

Drinking red wine in the summer

Play it cool with these local reds

Early Mountain Vineyards 2022 Young Wine Red ($24)

The hybrid grape chambourcin grows consistently in Virginia, and provides a unique combination of good color extraction and low to moderate tannin levels. The 2022 Young Wine is 58 percent chambourcin blended with 42 percent vidal blanc, which is a white hybrid grape. This is intentional winemaking that creates a highly approachable, lean-bodied wine with minimal tannins, low alcohol content, and refreshing acidity.

Lightwell Survey 2022 Between the Light and the Dark ($25)

A collaborative project with Troddenvale Cider, this intriguing blend combines 67 percent grapes including chambourcin and vidal blanc, with 33 percent Ashmead’s Kernel apples. Flavors of citrus, cranberry, green apple, and blossom finish with a hint of gentle tannins. With a modest alcohol level of only 10 percent and refreshing acidity, this blend is light on the palate and very easy to drink.

By Paul H. Ting living@c-ville.com

As temperatures rise, wine enthusiasts naturally adjust their drinking preferences. Besides the desire for something chilled, lighter, and more refreshing in the glass, the culinary options tend to be lighter as well. Seafoods, salads, grilled chicken, and similar dishes pair better with lighter-bodied wines with higher acidity.

Opting for a red wine, instead of white or rosé, is considered an unconventional choice in the summer. Red wines are typically served at room temperature to allow their depth, body, and complexity of aroma and flavor to shine. However, as it heats up outdoors, so does the temperature of wine in the glass, which can amplify the perception of alcohol, often already high in bigger-bodied red wines, making it heavier and less refreshing.

Warmer temperatures also intensify the higher amount of tannins in red, resulting in a more astringent and drying sensation on the palate that’s unappealing when seeking out a thirst-quenching beverage. What is often overlooked is that some red wines benefit from a slight chill. They may even be intentionally crafted in a style best served at a lower temperature. These wines offer

an interesting and often delightful alternative for warm weather enjoyment.

In general, chillable red wines possess characteristics that allow them to retain the allure of red wine while providing a pleasurable experience when chilled. Look for reds that are lighter bodied, lower in alcohol, higher in acidity, and lower in tannins.

To produce these lighter wines, producers turn to grape varieties such as pinot noir or chambourcin. Harvesting fruit earlier, at slightly lower ripeness levels, helps retain acidity and can result in lighter-bodied wines with lower alcohol levels. Limiting skin contact before pressing the grapes will decrease tannin levels. And some winemakers blend white grape varieties with red grape varieties, reducing body and tannins.

When served chilled, wines of this nature often reveal vibrant fruit flavors and refreshing acidity, in addition to exhibiting great versatility when it comes to food pairing. Keep in mind that even red wine meant to be chilled is not typically served as cold as white wine, and overly cold temperatures can mask the flavors in wine. By experimenting, you might find the best of both worlds—a chilled and refreshing drink that still retains the complexity and flavor associated with red wine.

Bluestone Vineyard 2022 Half Bubble Off-Center ($27.50)

Bluestone characterizes this as rosé, but it has enough color to be considered a light-bodied red wine. Made with 100 percent chambourcin, the bubbles were created utilizing the pétillant naturel method. In short, the wine was bottled just prior to completing fermentation, allowing the naturally occurring carbon dioxide to remain as it finished fermenting in the bottle. The result is a playful wine that delivers red fruit flavors accompanied by a rolling effervescence on the palate.

Ankida Ridge 2021 Pinot Noir ($58) Pinot noir is suitable for chilling. The grape thrives in cooler conditions, which help preserve its acidity and keep alcohol levels moderate. Additionally, the grape has thin skins, resulting in lower extraction and tannin levels. This example from Ankida Ridge features flavors of bright red cherry and cranberry, complemented by notes of dried leaves and spice. Wonderful without chilling, but a light chill makes it an excellent option for a summer evening.

In general, chillable red wines possess characteristics that allow them to retain the allure of red wine while providing a pleasurable experience when chilled.

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Complete the grid so that every row, column, and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Prenup

BY DAVID LEVINSON WILK

ACROSS

1. Boogie Down Productions member ____-One

4. In need of nourishment

9. Sith Lord’s title

14. Part of a giggle

15. Cook in a wok, say

16. Cinematic playboy portrayed by Michael Caine and Jude Law

17. Totally assured, as victory

19. Shoes with swooshes

20. Has a great night at the comedy club

21. Saint ____ and Nevis

23. Analogy words

24. Stunned

29. Robbed of the spotlight

33. Piña ____

34. Hirsch of Into the Wild

37. English boarding school since 1440

38. Union contract? (or, considering the ends of this puzzle’s themed answers, what the circled letters spell out)

44. “Child’s play!”

45. Events with booths

46. Jenna of “Wednesday”

49. Completely consumed

54. Declutter

57. “Flashdance” director Adrian

58. Site of It aly’s Blue Grotto

60. It may be slippery

61. Lose a staring contest

65. Make more constricted

67. Terrific, on Broadway

68. Indian ____

69. Higher ed. hurdle

70. Expenses

71. Mathletes, stereotypically

72. Ref. work that added “essential worker” in 2021

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1. Casual Fridays attire, perhaps

2. Enjoy immensely

3. Supply with goods

4. What a Swiss army knife has lots of

5. Opposite of “yep”

6. Dejected st ate

7. Sewing cases

8. Complexity

9. Scandinavian-inspired shoe brand

10. “Baby Cobra” comedian Wong

11. Peter Sarsgaard’s role in 2016’s “Jackie,” for short

12. Even score

13. “For ____ a jolly ...”

18. Steady partner?

22. Tic-____-toe

25. Sch. level

26. Silver of FiveThirtyEight

27. Yaki ____ (stir-fried noodle dish)

28. Breathe quickly

30. Fresh, to Franz

31. One calling you out, perhaps

32. “La Vie en Rose” singer Edith

35. Queens airport code

36. Lake that feeds Niagara Falls

38. Underling

39. Steakhouse order

40. “Cómo ____ usted?”

41. Opposite of “da”

42. Paleozoic ____

43. Many a population fig.

47. Creatures known to lick their own eyeballs

48. “SNL” alum Gasteyer

50. Fashion magazine since 1945

51. “Us” st ar Lupita

52. Defiled

53. Took a little look

55. “The Jungle” author Sinclair

56. Asking ____

59. Bob who became CEO of Disney for a second time in 2022

60. RR stops: Abbr.

61. “Doctor Who” network

62. Londoner’s lav

63. Hypotheticals

64. Modern digit al asset, in brief

66. Possessed

ANSWERS 6/7/23

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By Rob Brezsny

Cancer

(June 21-July 22): As religious sects go, the Shakers are the most benign. Since their origin in the 18th century, they have had as many women as men in leadership roles. They practice pacifism, disavow consumerism, and don’t try to impose their principles on others. Their worship services feature dancing as well as singing. I’m not suggesting you become a Shaker, Cancerian, but I do hope that in the coming months, you will place a premium on associating with noble groups whose high ideals are closely aligned with your own. It’s time to build and nurture your best possible network.

Leo

(July 23-Aug. 22): For years, Mario A. Zacchini worked at a circus as a “human cannonball.” On thousands of occasions, he was shot out of a cannon at 90 miles per hour. “Flying isn’t the hard part,” he testified. “Landing in the net is.” His work might sound dangerous, but he lived to age 87. Let’s make Mario your role model for a while, Leo. I hope he will inspire you to be both adventurous and safe, daring but prudent. I trust you will seek exhilarating fun even as you insist on getting soft landings.

Virgo

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): One of my favorite astrology teachers, Stephen Arroyo, notes, “Most people have a strong opinion about astrology, usually quite extreme, even though 95 percent have never studied it whatsoever.” Of course, astrology is not the only subject about which people spout superficial ideas based on scant research. Viral epidemiology is another example. Anyway, Virgo, I am asking you to work hard to avoid this behavior during the rest of 2023. Of all the zodiac signs, you have the greatest potential to express thoughtful ideas based on actual evidence. Be a role model for the rest of us! Show us what it means to have articulate, well-informed opinions.

Libra

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Meditation teacher Cheri Huber wrote a book called Be the Person You Want to Find. This would be an excellent title for your life story during the next 10 months. I hope you will soon ruminate on how to carry out such a quest. Here are two suggestions. 1. Make a list of qualities you

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Gemini

(May 21-June

yearn to experience in a dear ally and brainstorm about how to cultivate those qualities in yourself. 2. Name three high-integrity people you admire. Meditate on how you could be more like them in ways that are aligned with your life goals.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Now is a good time to take stock of how you have fared in the dating and mating games through the years. Why? Because you are entering a new chapter of your personal love story. The next two years will bring rich opportunities to outgrow stale relationship patterns and derive rich benefits from novel lessons in intimacy. An excellent way to prepare is to meditate on the history of your togetherness. PS: The term “fate bait” refers to an influence that draws you toward the next turning point of your necessary destiny. Be alert for fate bait.

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian actor Samuel Jackson loves the color purple. He insists on it being featured in his films, and he often wears purple outfits. In Black Snake Moan, he plays a purple Gibson guitar. In the animated movie Turbo, he voices the role of a purple racing snail. In his Star Wars appearances, he wields a purple light saber. Now I am endorsing his obsession for your use. Why? First, it’s an excellent time to home in on exactly what you want and ask for exactly what you want. Second, now is a favorable phase to emphasize purple in your own adventures. Astrologers say purple is your ruling color. It stimulates your natural affinity for abundance, expansiveness, and openness.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): People who understand the creative process say it’s often wise to stay

mum about your in-progress work. You may diminish the potency of your projects if you blab about them while they’re still underway. I don’t think that’s true for all creative efforts. For example, if we collaborate with partners on an artistic project or business venture, we must communicate well with them. However, I do suspect the transformative efforts you are currently involved in will benefit from at least some secrecy for now. Cultivate the privacy necessary to usher your masterpiece to further ripeness.

Aquarius

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Musician Frank Zappa was a freaky rebel, iconoclastic weirdo, and virtuoso experimenter. Everything normal and ordinary was boring to him. He aspired to transcend all categories. And yet he refrained from taking psychedelic drugs and urged his fans to do the same. He said, “We repudiate any substances, vehicles, or procedures which might reduce the body, mind, or spirit of an individual to a state of sub-awareness or insensitivity.” Zappa might have added that some substances temporarily have a pleasing effect but ultimately diminish the life force. In my estimation, Aquarius, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to re-evaluate your relationship with influences that weaken the vitality of your body, mind, or spirit. It will also be a favorable period to seek new modes of lasting liberation.

Pisces

(Feb. 19-March 20): If you are at a festival or fair where you could win a lot of money by smashing watermelons with your head, I hope you won’t do it. Same if you imagine you could impress a potential lover by eating 25 eggs in three minutes: Please don’t. Likewise, I beg you not to let yourself be manipulated or abused by anyone for any reason. These days, it’s crucial not to believe you can

succeed by doing things that would hurt or demean or diminish you. For the foreseeable future, you will be wise to show what you do best and express your highest values. That’s the most effective way to get what you want.

Aries

(March 21-April 19): Aries-born Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Potato Eaters” shows five people in a dark room barely illuminated by lamplight. Seated around a small table, they use their hands to eat food they have grown themselves. Vincent wanted to convey the idea that they “dug the earth with the very hands they put into their bowls.” I don’t expect you to do anything quite so spectacularly earthy in the coming weeks, Aries, but I would love to see you get very up close and personal with nature. I’d also love to see you learn more about where the fundamental things in your life originate. Bonus points if you seek adventures to bolster your foundations and commune with your roots.

Taurus

(April 20-May 20): Renowned Mexican artist Diego Rivera emerged from his mother’s womb in 1886. But some observers suggest that Rivera’s soul was born in 1920, a pivotal time when he found his true calling as an artist. During a visit to Italy, as he gazed at the murals of 15th-century mural painters, “he found the inspiration for a new and revolutionary public art capable of furthering the ideals of the ongoing revolution in his native land.” (In the words of art historian Linda Downs.) I will be extra dramatic and speculate that you may have a comparable experience in the coming months, dear Taurus: a rebirth of your soul that awakens vigorous visions of what your future life can be.

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20): Among her many jobs, my triple Gemini friend Alicia has worked as a deep-sea rescue diver, an environmental activist, a singer in a band, a dog-food taster, an art teacher for kids, and a volunteer at a sleep lab researching the nature of dreams. Do I wonder if she would be wise to commit herself to one occupation? Not really. I respect her decision to honor her ever-shifting passions. But if there will ever come a time when she will experiment with a bit more stability and constancy, it may come during the next 11 months. You Geminis are scheduled to engage in deep ruminations about the undiscovered potentials of regularity, perseverance, and commitment.

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Con-grad-ulations are in order for area high school seniors, who graduated after four not-soaverage years. On Thursday, June 8, members of the Charlottesville High School Class of 2023 donned their caps and gowns and walked the stage of the Ting Pavilion while proud families looked on. Students from Albemarle, Monticello, and Western Albemarle also received their diplomas last week, and completers at CATEC celebrated the end of their courses, too.

Con-grad-ulations are in order for area high school seniors, who graduated after four not-soaverage years. On Thursday, June 8, members of the Charlottesville High School Class of 2023 donned their caps and gowns and walked the stage of the Ting Pavilion while proud families looked on. Students from Albemarle, Monticello, and Western Albemarle also received their diplomas last week, and completers at CATEC celebrated the end of their courses, too.

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