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NEWS 9 In the wake of August 12, there have been many 11 Albemarle cop accused of conversations surrounding the Lee statue: what it racial profiling—again. represents, who it offends and why it should be 13 DMB unity concert creates a divide. moved or why it should stay. But there is one segment 15 Harvard dean named UVA’s ninth president. of our population that is generally voiceless, but Why Native American tribes interacts with the statue and the park in which it resides 17 didn’t protest on August 12. arguably more than anyone else—the homeless. 17 Brown Automotive sells its five local dealerships. For two months, reporter Jordy Yager and photographer Lorenzo Dickerson spent time in FEATURE 21 Emancipation Park getting to know its inhabitants (both current and former homeless men and women), and learned what issues they struggle with most, how they became homeless, what barriers they face in finding stable housing and jobs, and their hopes for the future. Most of the people interviewed (p. 21) say instead of focusing on Getting to know some the statue we should turn our attention to ongoing issues in this city: of the people who call racism, a lack of affordable housing and the need for more programs Emancipation Park home. to help our underserved populations.—Jessica Luck

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With pride Mr. Bert Darling (pictured with girlfriend, Anita Darking) was among the Cville Pride Festival headliners Saturday, September 16, at the Sprint Pavilion. “I am a proud voice and activist for the strong women within the LGBTQ and drag community,” Darling told the Charlottesville Pride Community Network ahead of its sixth annual fest. “I hope to inspire more kings to come out in drag; my character poses as a symbol of love, acceptance and equality. Flamboyant Bert is a statement for effeminate men as well—they can be just as fabulous as any Diva.” In addition to entertainers, the family-friendly day, which ended a week of activities aimed at celebrating the vibrancy of Charlottesville’s LGBTQ community, included a children’s area, games, a beer and wine garden, food trucks and music.

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I was very happy to see the September 13 Arts issue of C-VILLE on the newsstand. But when I looked through the publication, there was no mention of the Charlottesville Municipal Band. That struck me as an odd omission, given our recent $500,000 challenge grant and our upcoming fall benefit concert on November 14. For 95 years, we have been the “Soundtrack of the Community.” Our 80 musicians perform 10 full band concerts and as many as 30 smaller ensemble concerts annually for the residents of Charlottesville/ Albemarle and central Virginia for free. Our repertoire includes marches, traditional and patriotic selections, classical transcriptions, popular and jazz favorites and the music of Broadway and the silver screen. Our music touches and moves people from all walks of life. In rehearsal and performance, our members donate more than 14,000 hours of community service while performing for more than 15,000 people annually. We are supported by grants and donations from such varied sources as the County of Albemarle, the Bama Works Fund of the Dave Mathews Band and hundreds of donors who value our contribution to the quality of life in central Virginia. Recently, an anonymous donor offered the band a $500,000 challenge grant of support—matching dollar for dollar all money raised in 2017 up to $500,000. I know of no other volunteer community musical organization in the country that has been so honored. Our goal is to set up an endowment, the interest from which will allow the band to operate well into our second century, sharing the joy of music for generations to come. I encourage your readers to find out more about the band by exploring our website, cvilleband.org, and by following us on Facebook. And our fall benefit concert is on Tuesday, November 14, at the Paramount Theater—the 57th event to maximize their fall fun. Steve Layman, music director Charlottesville Municipal Band

YOU HAD YOUR SAY ON C-VILLE.COM Do Robert’s Rules of Order mask white supremacism? The black power salute is an appropriate response to white supremacy, but who is Wes resisting? The rest of the city council, which has agreed to take both statues down? The neo-Nazis who don’t live here and earned near universal condemnation, who only came in the first place because a symbol of bygone white supremacy is being taken down? Bellamy’s heart is in the right place, but I’m not sure about his rhetoric. Ken Wilson

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NEWS IN BRIEF UVA regifts KKK donation to hate fest victims

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A judge certified charges against Ruckersville’s Matthew Buckland, accused of raping his then girlfriend in March 2016, to the grand jury after the victim quietly testified September 14 that he pushed her down, pinned her with her arms above her head, choked and had nonconsensual sex with her. He is also accused of raping a Mary Baldwin University student, and is scheduled to appear in court again October 16.

Scary statistics In the aftermath of the summer’s deadly white supremacist rally, the UVA Center for Politics measured racial sentiments from more than 5,000 respondents at the university and in downtown Charlottesville. “Let’s remember, there are nearly 250 million adults in the United States, so even small percentages likely represent the Larry Sabato’s beliefs of many millions of Center for Politics Americans,” says Larry Sabato, measured area residents’ racial the center’s director. Read it sentiments. and weep. PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

■ 39 percent of respondents strongly or somewhat agree that white people are under attack in America, while 55 percent say racial minorities are under attack ■ 31 percent strongly or somewhat agree that the country needs to protect and preserve its white European heritage ■ 57 percent say Confederate monuments should remain in public spaces ■ 54 percent of African-American respondents say all monuments should be removed ■ 67 percent of white respondents say they should remain in place ■ 16 percent agreed that marriage should only be allowed between people of the same race ■ 8 percent expressed support for white nationalism ■ 6 percent said they strongly or somewhat support the alt-right ■ 4 percent expressed support for neo-Nazism

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The tarp on the statue of General Stonewall Jackson has been removed and replaced five times, Courteney Stuart at Newsplex reports, and that was before a band that included Jason Kessler disrobed the statue September 18. More amazingly, the tarp was replaced within 30 minutes, according to NBC29’s Henry Graff.

If the #cvillestandsforlove looks familiar, like the “Virginia Is For Lovers” logo, for instance, that’s because Susan Payne, wearing her chair-of-the-Virginia-Tourism-Corporation-board hat, created the hashtag using the state’s 50-year-old iconic logo. “It’s the same family,” says Payne. “And it’s all free. No city money is being used.” According to Payne, Governor Terry McAuliffe instructed his cabinet to do what it could to help the city after the August 11-12 hate fest made Charlottesville a one-word recognizable moniker around the world, much as Ferguson is. That’s why a LOVE installation is on the Downtown Mall, and Payne hopes the initiative will spark a grassroots effort to change the perception of Charlottesville and get people back to the mall. “I’m concerned when bartenders aren’t making tips, people aren’t shopping downtown and business owners have to get loans to make payroll,” says Payne. For others, the rebranding effort is way too soon. “It certainly felt tone deaf,” says City Councilor Kristin Szakos on Facebook. But she points out that the city just allocated money to affordable housing, improved transit and programming to eradicate poverty.

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State board of elections member Clara Belle Wheeler told Republican women at a country club lunch that “massive, well-organized, well-orchestrated voter fraud…happens every day,” and that it’s a tactic of the Democratic party, the Winchester Star reports. Wheeler says she was misquoted, but has not asked for a correction, according to the Roanoke Times. Star reporter Onofrio Castiglia says he stands by his story.

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‘Culture of racism’? Albemarle cop says high-volume black stops not racial profiling By Lisa Provence lisa@c-ville.com

2015 ALBEMARLE POLICE ARRESTS (BY RACE)

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he Albemarle County police officer who is the defendant in three lawsuits alleging racial profiling picked up a fourth complaint last month. Officer Andrew Holmes heads to court September 21 and says that although his number of stops and arrests of black people far exceeds the rest of the department, he was not profiling when he targeted the plaintiffs for searches. However, a former Albemarle police officer says in a sworn deposition Black: White: the force has a “culture of racism.” Albemarle County also is being sued, with the plaintiffs alleging it knew about Holmes’ targeting blacks—and did nothing about it. Black: White: (79) (27) The first suit, stemming from the late Friday night search of Bianca Johnson and Delmar Canada’s house, began April 26, 2014, when (126) (40) Holmes was sitting across from the 7-Eleven on Greenbrier Drive running the license plates of everyone who pulled into the lot. A BMW registered to Johnson made Holmes remember a call for service involving a husband or boyfriend, according to Holmes’ motion for summary judgment. He then went to a database that pulled up associates of Johnson, and found Canada. He pulled up Canada’s photo and driving record, and learned his license was suspended for delinquent child support payments—all before Albemarle County police officer Andrew Holmes arrests a higher percentage of black people than the rest of the Canada left the 7-Eleven. department’s officers. (Arrests data for white and black people only.) Holmes pulled over Canada, who said he’d never gotten notice from that Holmes’ “stereotyping” of black men driving expensive cars violates the DMV that his license was suspended. Johnson arrived and asked the equal protection of the Fourteenth Amendment. for Holmes’ badge number. He gave Canada a ticket, and proceeded The court filings also reveal that in a county where the population to run license numbers of another 49 cars, according to the motion. is 68 percent white and 18 percent black, Holmes’ citations and arAccording to Holmes, there was nothing discriminatory with this rests of African-Americans far exceeded that ratio. For example, in because he didn’t know the race of the drivers when he entered their 2015, the only year in which Albemarle provided a racial breakdown plate numbers. of the force’s tickets and arrests, Holmes issued 47 citations to blacks The plaintiffs argue in court filings that the reason he was at that and 44 to whites, and he arrested 40 blacks and 27 whites. particular 7-Eleven was because it was “principally frequented” by Rodney Hubbard says Andrew Holmes Meanwhile, the rest of the Albemarle County Police Department blacks and that he “connects African-Americans driving expensivestopped him September 11, 2015, issued 285 citations, 62 to blacks and 210 to whites. County cops looking cars with drug dealing.” arrested 207 people and of them, 79 were black and 126 were white. when he was driving his 70-year-old Courts have so far supported the use of automated license plate “Statistics alone cannot prove discrimination in this context,” readers, says John Whitehead, founder of the civil rights nonprofit mother, Savannah Hubbard. Holmes argues Holmes in his motion, further saying that the plaintiffs must Rutherford Institute. “I think it’s egregious and violates the spirit of claimed he smelled marijuana, show that white people in similar situations were treated differently. the Constitution,” he says. “License plate readers are another step handcuffed Hubbard for two hours on Holmes has racked up complaints from other black citizens (see toward an Orwellian state.” the side of U.S. 29, searched his groin sidebar on additional lawsuits). Five were filed with police between The next day, Holmes got a search warrant for the DMV license area as well as Samantha Hubbard’s 2009 and April 26, 2014, and all were ruled “unfounded” or exonersuspension notice that Canada said he’d never received, an unusual purse and brought in dogs, which failed ated Holmes, according to his motion. pretext for a search that Holmes acknowledged in a deposition he’d to turn up any illicit substances. The The county police force has an “early warning, early intervention” never done before. In his deposition, Lieutenant Darrell Byers, who case goes to trial May 1, 2018. system when an officer gets three or more civilian complaints, has 18 years experience in law enforcement, said he’d never heard Similarly, on June 30, 2015, Holmes according to court documents. In 2014, Holmes got 11 complaints of anyone getting a warrant for paperwork. claimed he smelled pot when he from citizens and seven in 2015, but in a deposition, he says no superJohnson and Canada were asleep when cops, including a member of ordered Leon Polk and UVA football visor ever spoke to him about the number of complaints. That, the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement task force, showed up at their player Malcolm Cook at gunpoint out contends the plaintiffs, amounts to “deliberate indifference.” house at 11:18pm to look for the missing DMV paperwork. For nearly of the car, which he searched for two A former Albemarle sergeant and 15-year-veteran of an hour, the couple was not allowed to leave as Holmes hours without finding drugs. That case the force who left in 2012, Pam Greenwood says in a rifled through their belongings, and asked questions about has a March 20, 2018, court date. deposition the department had a culture of racism. She checks and cash he found. When the license suspension In August, Glenmore Country Club heard officers use the N-word in reference to Africanpaperwork did not turn up, he gave Canada his driver’s chef Cory Grady filed a suit that Americans, and observed them targeting black drivers. license back and left. contends Holmes stopped him August She says she was afraid to notify her superior officers for “How could he think this guy was into drugs except 27, 2015, and claimed the headlights fear of “negative consequences,” according to a court filing. that he was a black man driving a fancy BMW?” asks of his Chrysler 300 HC weren’t on. In requesting a summary judgment, Holmes is plaintiffs’ attorney Jeff Fogel. “This was a pretextual Holmes then said he saw a marijuana asking “whether a fair-minded jury could return a search. That’s why he went to their house at 11:20pm. leaf on Grady’s T-shirt, according to the verdict for the plaintiff on the evidence presented,” and That’s the time you raid a drug dealer’s house.” arguing that it would not. suit, and used that as probable cause Says Canada and Johnson’s court filing, “Officer “We’re hopeful the court will look at our argument and Holmes believed that there was a chance that he to search the car, where he did find Andrew Holmes in 2011 as grant our motion for summary judgment,” says Jim would find some narcotics inside that residence.” marijuana. Two felony charges against he left court after an While courts have ruled pretextual searches do not improper driving conviction Guynn, who represents Holmes and Albemarle County. Grady were dismissed in circuit court The case is scheduled for an October 2 trial. violate the Fourth Amendment, the plaintiffs contend for rear-ending a car. when Holmes’ dashcam video showed

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Monday, October 2 at The Jefferson Theater Hundreds of people lined up at 8am September 15 in hopes of snagging at least one of 3,000 available tickets. By 9:15am, a Red Light Management representative said everyone who had showed so far had made the cut.

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ave Matthews Band wanted to help the healing in its hometown with a free concert following the hate fest here in August, and called upon fellow musicians Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, Chris Stapleton, Ariana Grande and others to join the show at Scott Stadium September 24, a rarity in the middle of UVA football season. Instead, the benefit concert has opened new wounds among those who did not get tickets from the online lottery. During the bloody Unite the Right rally August 12, Lisa Moore was working as a medic on the streets of downtown. Her husband, Nathan, was one of the McGuffey Park safe space permit holders. “As someone who was extremely involved and fairly traumatized from that day, it did feel like a slap in the face to be denied tickets when first-year UVA students, outof-state residents and people who chastised everyone there for not ignoring the issue received them,” Moore says. “I do feel that the process was unfair, given that the entire promotion for the event was to be healing.” Ann Kingston—a representative of Coran Capshaw’s Red Light Management, which manages a diverse roster of artists including the Dave Matthews Band—says her team has a comprehensive outreach plan to make sure first responders, medical teams and some underserved members of the community get tickets to the event. “We’re really, in my opinion, making huge efforts to cover people,” she says, adding that Scott Stadium can hold about 40,000 people for this show. Her group distributed 35,000 tickets through the on-

line lottery and made 3,000 available at the John Paul Jones Arena box office the morning of Friday, September 15. She says there’s also the potential that they could hand out more tickets. Almost immediately after those who were selected for tickets were notified, people selling tickets took to Craigslist. One bundle of four tickets, which no longer appears on the site, was listed at $1,750. StubHub banned resale of the tickets. Elise Weber, who is a Charlottesville resident and works in the University of Virginia Health System’s department of physician relations, says she’s undecided about whether to purchase tickets. “If I was going to do that, I think I’d rather make a donation, and I had planned to do that anyway with the purchase of my tickets,” she says. She was surprised to receive her rejection email from Ticketstoday, since the Concert For Charlottesville website made it appear that city residents and the UVA community would have first dibs. Kingston, with Red Light, says they did. Some community members are encouraging people who won the ticket lottery to donate them to the racial justice committee of the Unitarian Universalist church, which will distribute them to members of the groups targeted by the white supremacists, including African-Americans and other people of color, Jews, Muslims and those who actively confronted the haters. While it’s unclear whether anyone will stream the concert for those who didn’t get tickets, the Tin Whistle Irish Pub has announced a “reject party” on Facebook, in which staff will blast the hits from artists scheduled to perform at Scott Stadium, and 10 percent of proceeds will go to local charities.

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tem worked for me; it worked the way it is supposed to work.” The president-elect said, “I do not lack for ideas or opinions, as you will come to know soon, for better or for worse.” But he also said it would be “foolish and disrespectful” to spell out priorities without seeking input from the entire university community. He also acknowledged the hate that has embroiled UVA and Charlottesville, as well as UVA’s own “original sin of slavery” and “both the brilliance of Thomas Jefferson and the brutality.” Said Ryan, “To me, what this university looked like in 1850, or even 1950, is important to understand, but it is far more important to envision what this university will look like in 2050.” Not surprisingly, Ryan promised to ask a lot of questions—and to make a lot of mistakes. Citing a lesson from his basketball coach in fifth grade Catholic youth league in his hometown of New Jersey’s Midland Park that involved two words he didn’t know—exuberance and lethargy— he said, “I will, undoubtedly, make mistakes, and some of those will be from exuberance. But I promise I will never make a mistake from lethargy.” Ryan met his wife, Katie, while both were in law school in the 1990s, and his four children spent their early years here. He reportedly has chickens, but there was no word on whether they will make the move to Carr’s Hill when he starts his new job October 1, 2018.

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The Native American Student Union held a purification ceremony August 30 at the Jefferson statue after the white nationalist torch march through Grounds August 11.

groups, did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Other organizers say Native American groups were not contacted because many of the organizations involved were formed only months ago. Community activist Walt Heinecke, who secured the permits for events in McGuffey and Justice parks on the day of the rally, says the participants came down to “who contacted me once it was public knowledge that I had the permits and who didn’t.” Heinecke did invite native activist Guy Lopez, a member of the Dakota Nation and a graduate of UVA. Though announced as a speaker, he did not speak at the event. “I wish other Native American organizations would have reached out,” says Heinecke. With scant resources of their own, Wilson and Wood say partnering with other organizations is essential to having their issues heard.

For the student group, the events of the summer are seen as a reason to break the ice with other activists and bring Native American issues into the discussion. “Natives have been overlooked for a really long time, so it’s time to change that attitude,” says Native American Student Union president Halle Buckles. “It’s not about who’s had it worse, it’s not about which statue has caused more hurt...it’s about [making] other people feel safe here.” But Wood is more cautious. She says the legacy of mistreatment means many Native Americans may still not be ready to participate in activism. “Monacan people still feel racially distinct and they don’t want to attract more problems,” she says. “Their parents lived through horrific oppression. ...They’re not ready to stand up unless they have to.”

“We’re still that invisible in the American narrative. That’s what it really boils down to.”

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n August 12, the streets around Emancipation Park were a riot of color: socialist red, antifa black, the white robes of clergy, bright rainbow flags. But in this broad coalition of anti-racist activists, at least one group was missing: Virginia’s Native American tribes. In organizing their response to the display of white supremacy at Unite the Right, none of the anti-racist solidarity organizations extended invitations to local Native American advocacy groups or tribes, according to multiple organizers and tribal sources. For some, that’s the way they wanted it. “We wouldn’t have been involved with it anyway,” says Chief Dean Branham of the Monacan Indian Nation, the indigenous people of Charlottesville’s region. “I don’t have any problem with those statues...I just don’t think it’s an Indian issue.” For Branham, the demonstration was about “black and white issue[s].” But even within his own tribe, there are those who believe Native Americans should engage with the growing anti-racist movement. “I think there are a lot more examples of hate and oppression to be considered,” says Karenne Wood, a member of the Monacan Indian Nation and director of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities’ Indian Heritage Program. “It’s not just about two groups of people.” Virginia’s racial laws once saw no distinction between Native Americans and African-Americans. From 1924 to 1967, the Racial Integrity Act categorized all nonwhites as “colored,” a legacy that still prevents many Virginia tribes from obtaining federal recognition. Today, white nationalists like Unite the Right organizer Jason Kessler declare white Europeans to be the “indigenous” people of America, while Native Americans face many

of the same structural inequalities as African-Americans. Native Americans have the highest rates of poverty of any ethnic group in the commonwealth and are most likely to be the victim of a violent crime. In 2014, the Center for Disease Control found Native Americans are just as likely as African-Americans to be killed by police. Even when it comes to statues, Native Americans have a shared cause with demonstrators. The city’s central statue of explorers Lewis and Clark has been criticized for depicting Sacagawea, their guide, in a crouching, submissive pose. Another, at the Corner, depicts George Rogers Clark and soldiers with rifles threatening retreating Native Americans. Its inscription reads “Conqueror of the Northwest.” “I do a little grimace every time I walk by that statue,” says Ben Wilson, vice president of UVA’s Native American Student Union. “It’s even more of a reminder...than a statue of Lee of how this country embraces its prejudiced past.” Both monuments are contemporaries of the statue of Lee at the center of the August protest, erected at the height of racial segregation. According to Wood, Wilson and other activists, Native Americans are badly underrepresented in local anti-racist groups. Wood believes it’s one reason they were not considered when organizers sought allies for the demonstration. “We’re still that invisible in the American narrative,” says Wood. “That’s what it really boils down to.” “There’s a lack of awareness of Native American issues in the activist community,” says Evan Knappenburger, the media liaison for the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, which helped support events August 12 in McGuffey Park. “It’s a very systemiclevel issue.” Showing Up for Racial Justice and Solidarity Cville, two of the main organizing

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In the center of Charlottesville is a park. A park that, lately, has seen its fair share of blood and spit, pepper spray and violence, tears and prayers. It sits in the city’s northeast quadrant and takes up a square block, sandwiched between First and Second streets to the west and east, Jefferson Street to the north and Market Street to the south. For nearly 93 years it was known as Lee Park. But for the last three months, officially at least, it’s been called Emancipation Park. CONTINUED ON PAGE 23

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reading magazines, using the computers. The free bathrooms also are a boon. In the basement is the Downtown Job Center, which helps find people jobs. Across the street is a main bus stop, giving folks access to most parts of the city. But finding work, housing and the wraparound supports necessary to get off the street is often harder than it seems. A small team of staff at The Haven, PACEM and the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless works daily with the city to try and get services to these men and women. But not everybody wants help. Others are told to be patient, that it takes time. Over the past two months, C-VILLE Weekly reporter Jordy Yager and photographer Lorenzo Dickerson have gotten to know nearly two dozen of these park residents. The following is an attempt to add their voices to the city’s larger conversation about statues, public spaces and equity. Most of people

in the park are unemployed, or have lowpaying jobs. They speak of struggle, of barriers and of being lost in a surrounding sea that toils and rises around them. As one park goer put it: “We’re a forgotten people.”

Martin “I was living in Locust Grove, Orange County. And then on April 8, 2016, I had a stroke. I lost my job because of it. I was driving for Estes freight. It is what it is. They helicoptered me here to UVA. They gave me some rehab and then boom, dropped me off at the Salvation Army. I ended up losing my house. I don’t know what I’m going to do. I just don’t want to end up in jail. I don’t want any trouble. I don’t smoke marijuana, I don’t drink, I don’t pop pills. Right now, my only vice is cigarettes. Eventually I’m quitting them. I got $1.25 to my name. I’m not going to panhandle. I’ve been trying to get a part-

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(pictured with his wife, Sara, page 21) “Me and this woman got married in this park on July 8. We had more people here than the Klan did. I landed here about three years ago. Hell, I love it. I like the history. That was part of what drew me to it. Don’t tear my monument down. It’s not a monument, it’s just a statue. But I love all the controversy over an inanimate object, watching all these people go out and how it’s all over the news. “It’s not about that statue. It’s about tourism. I asked these two hot chicks over here, from Vegas, ‘Why are you here? Why did you come to Charlottesville?’ The beach, I could see. Florida. Who comes to Charlottesville? CONTINUED ON PAGE 25

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time job, but I’ve got no identification and 23 all that. It’s pretty tough. I got a photo of my license, that’s it. It costs money at DMV to get the license. I’m trying to get The Haven to help me out on that. Everything just takes forever. It’s pretty tough. I believe in God and all of that, but to be honest, I kind of lost my faith. It’s sad. “I’ve been coming to the park since I got here four months ago. I go to The Haven in the morning, trying to get help. Nothing’s panning out, unfortunately. I come over here after I do the soup kitchen lunch to kill some time. At the Salvation Army, you’re not allowed back until 4pm. I’m temporarily staying there for now. I think I’ve got until the end of September until I’ll be in the streets, unfortunately. My biggest fear is the weather and my health. Once I have to get out of the Salvation Army and on the streets for real, I’m just going to perish. I’ll sleep under a bridge. That’s the fear. Supposedly, I’m on a waitlist for housing, but I keep hearing from folks at The Haven, ‘It takes time, it takes time.’ I live in fear, man. Every day I live in fear. “The homeless are a forgotten people. That’s the sad truth. Everybody’s so quick to say, ‘Go get a job,’ and this and that. I had a job. I’ve worked for 40 years. I’ve never been homeless before, this is my first time. Yeah, my license is still good. Look at how I’m dressed, ripped pants. I scream ‘homeless.’ “Personally, I don’t think the statue should be moved. I don’t think the money should be spent—it should be spent on better things. What are you going to put there instead, a pond? It’s sad man. Help out the homeless. Open up some programs. Get us to work, man.”

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In its center is a towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, which the city earlier this year voted to remove. That decision was legally challenged and is currently being decided by a judge. For many in the city, this is what the park is: home to a statue that’s caused Charlottesville’s divisions to become more visible. But for several dozen people, the park is their home too. It’s their living room, their dining room, their midday bedroom. It’s where they break bread and talk about surface-level affairs and the deeper meaning of life in the same breath. It’s where they smoke cigarettes and blunts, and sip out of brown bags. It’s where they read newspapers and take naps. Many of these people either are homeless or have been. It’s where they see Charlottesville—the prosperous city that ranks high on best-of tourist websites—pass by in front of their faces. It’s a front row seat to the deeper divisions of which the statue hints. Many of these men and women were near the park on August 12—a day that will forever live in Charlottesville’s history. On July 8, when the Ku Klux Klan came to Justice Park, Tennessee and Sara, who are homeless, got married and held a barbecue just one block away from the KKK demonstration at the base of the Lee statue. These residents say they feel just as safe in the park now as before August 12, and that if anything, it’s changed life there for the better, because now there’s hope that the city will not ignore some of its most vulnerable. The park opens at 6am. Less than a block away, The Haven day shelter opens every day at 7am and offers a bevy of services—showers and laundry, lockers and breakfast, computers and classes. It closes around noon, and shortly thereafter the park begins to fill up. Some head to the daily soup kitchen at a nearby church, returning to claim a bench for the day. The park closes at 11pm. In the summer months, many of the city’s homeless sleep outside—downtown, in a makeshift camp in the woods or in a darkened portico nearby—at the Salvation Army or, if they’re lucky, on friends’ couches. And next month, Charlottesville’s overnight shelter—a rotating collective of more than 80 religious congregations known as People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry—will begin, which means arriving at The Haven at 5:30pm to score a place to sleep. The library is also directly across the street. Some folks relax there on hot days,

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They came because of that statue. The day after the KKK rally, I walked around and saw Texas, Connecticut, Florida license plates. I saw 26 different tags. Bad publicity’s better than no publicity, right? Every one of the hotel rooms was filled. I was there. It’s all about tourism. They love controversy. “Y’all got any money? Who’s on the $1 bill? Lincoln’s probably the only one that didn’t own slaves, but I doubt that. The White House was probably full of them at that time. So everybody on that money was slave owners. Ain’t nobody throwing that shit away. Right? “We’re homeless. You can get fed four times a day here on the streets. You got The Haven to take a shower and do laundry– show me another city that does that? If you get a sign that says ‘homeless’ and stand outside the pizza place, someone will get you a slice of pizza. Train kids hop trains to get here at certain times of the year, because this is their place. They go collect down at the mall, with the panhandling. The homeless housing options here are for veterans and the weak. If you’re going to die on the streets, they put you in something. Mike’s a veteran, he deserves it, he got sick.”

GREG morning. You got all these soup kitchens. And then dinnertime, you got the Salvation Army. If you’re panhandling, half the time people will go buy you something. “I got housing now. This here is my fourth month. It took me six years, but I got it. The only way I got it is because I ended up getting sick. I ended up with colon cancer. I get another colonoscopy in December. I’ve got a place out on Fifth Street now. It’s a four-bedroom house, two bathrooms. My housemates were all homeless too, they were in the PACEM program with me. I still ain’t got used to living in a house but it beats jail.

and I’ll drink my tea. I’ll spend a couple hours. I don’t suck them down, it takes me a while. And then some of my buddies will come up, talk shit. Sometimes I’ll get on the trolley and ride the trolley around, or catch the bus and go to Fashion Square Mall. “I think they ought to leave the statue alone. Just leave them right where they are. I think it’s just a bunch of bullshit. They ain’t bothering nobody. It’s been here just about 100 years. I suppose you’ve got to get rid of Thomas Jefferson at the Rotunda too. All them were slave owners. The past done happened. You can’t change it.”

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“Everybody’s so worried about a damn statue, but ain’t nobody worried about addiction or mental health or homeless people or all these kids in foster care. This is a waste of energy and time for everybody.” JENNIFER

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“It’s hard to find affordable housing. For a minute I was messed up out here. It’s hard. I just had to strive and grind to get it. It took me a minute; it’s stable now though. I was in and out of incarceration. I finally got out and said, ‘Okay I’m going to do it the straight way.’ It’s going to take a little longer, but hey. “I don’t care about the statue. I’m a northerner. I’m from New York City, Manhattan. If you want to take down the Madison Square Garden, then I’ll have something to say. But there’s too much stuff that you would have to change if you take one away. It would start a domino effect. Removing a single statue is not going to be our 40 acres or anything like that. “Focusing on the statue is a waste of time. The statue is what it is. You take this down, you’re going to have to take down every statue there is in this town. They’ll take down Jefferson next. But the kicker to that is: What about the trees? The trees that hung all those people. There would be no trees out here anymore. “I came down here to get away from the headaches of New York. I’ve experienced some racism. I laugh at it, because growing up in midtown Manhattan, we seen it, but it was never as blatant as it is here. I look at it like, ‘Damn, y’all guys still think like that.’ That’s so in the past. I have an interracial child. You got to get out of that mind state, that’s just stagnation. Just be open-minded. Education helps. Be willing to try new things.”

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Mike “I grew up in Virginia Beach, in Sandbridge. I’m a millwright and I came to Waynesboro for work. We used to put sawmill equipment in and travel around the country. And then it ended up going out of business. I ended up in Charlottesville homeless. I’ve actually been homeless since 1991. I sleep out, flying signs, motels and stuff like that. I think the last job I had was around 2007. I was working at UVA. This past winter I stayed in PACEM. I’ve stayed there, off and on, for about nine years. Sometimes I get too drunk and I get kicked out. I’ve been so drunk, I’ve had them hold me up. As long as I can sign my name, half the time I just put three X’s. I say, ‘That’s my full name.’ One thing about PACEM, you eat like a big dog. God almighty, boy. That’s some good eating. They treat the homeless here real good. If you go hungry in this city, man, it’s your own damn fault. They look out for us. You got breakfast at The Haven every

Of course, I did a little bit of time, too, in Virginia Beach. I did a year. Since I got housing man, I’m trying not to stay out on the streets drinking all the damn time. But being homeless, that was the only way you could survive man, was to stay drunk. “I used to come up here every morning man, drink me a couple of these Twisted Teas, and I’m usually here every morning. They’re $2.52. They’re 5 percent (alcohol), plus they’re easy on your belly—it ain’t like beer that’ll blow you up. I usually leave my house, I go to Lucky 7 and get me a pack of cigarettes and an iced tea, and come up here

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MICHAEL something like that for mothers and kids? Mothers and kids are more important than a grown-ass man out here. And then they’re quick to take your kid away and say, ‘You’re a bad mother.’ And once you get your kids taken, you’re not getting them back. “Y’all worried about somebody selling weed out here because they can’t get a job. But that’s the only way to maintain their family. Why aren’t they worried about the big stuff? Because they got money, they don’t have to worry about that. People wonder why people turn to the streets to get bread, because there’s not an opportunity to get ahead. You got a distribution charge, you can’t get food stamps. You got a felony drug charge, you can’t get housing. What the hell you expect me to do then? I’m not going to be homeless. I’m going to get it how I know how to get it. “I’ve been here for 27 years of my life and never seen anything like what happened on August 12. We got low-key racism, but we never had that much hate here. It’s fucked up when your 4-year-old daughter says that a Nazi’s going to come take her skin because she’s mixed. That’s messed up. And she prays for peace in her neighborhood. My daughter told me, ‘We don’t fight with the Nazis, we pray for them.’ I said, ‘If they mess with you, I’m going to cut their necks.’ If black people came in on August 12 like the white people did, you think the police would have stood down? Exactly. They would have locked all of us up and we would have all gone to jail.”

Greg “I’ve been in Charlottesville nine years. I came out with a so-called friend. I was in San

Bernardino, California, before that. I think Charlottesville treats it’s poor people like shit. The rich people, they act like—you know how you see some rich people and they hold their pinky finger up while they drink their coffee? Yeah, they act like that. You know how when you get gum on your shoes and you try to scrape it off, but sometimes it doesn’t come off? Or you step in shit? They act like that, like they’re stepping in gum or shit. “I go on the mall and I hold up a sign. I get Social Security, but Social Security don’t pay you shit. And then me and Beatrice go on the mall and hold up a sign and ask people, ‘How’re you doing?’ And they act like we’re not even there. There’s a thing called grace. Grace is where you ask somebody to respect you. If you ask somebody, ‘How’re you doing?’ they don’t have to answer you, but they don’t have to look at you like you’re nothing. “We go to The Haven, and The Haven gives you soap and towels, and that’s a help. But they don’t help you with anything else. I’m not saying that The Haven doesn’t help. We got these two backpacks from The Haven. I’m just saying they should help more than what they do. “I’m sorry Robert E. Lee had slaves. I’m sorry everybody had slaves. I’m sorry that happened. But we can’t do anything about it now. There are a lot of people who are prejudiced, a lot of people who are not. But you ain’t going to change people who are prejudiced’s minds. People are going to be that way because that’s the way they were raised. Daddy raised them that way. They can be that way until the day they die and they’re not going to change. If you don’t like

“This is my hometown of 61 years. I’ve had five or six heart attacks, a couple of ministrokes. I’m still going. I’ve never felt better in my life. The Lord’s not ready for me yet. I’m just who I am. If you don’t like me, oh well, it’s your loss. “We absolutely need a year-round homeless shelter. You just never know, with the blink of an eye, your life could change. We didn’t ask to be homeless, it just happens. We spent the winter living in motels. It cost almost $3,000 for a winter in Charlottesville in motels. We panhandled. We had to do what we could to survive. No stealing or anything like that. But it was rough man. We went a couple of days without eating. We were safe, but it could have been deadly. “When we first went to The Haven, they said they’d help us with first month’s rent and deposit. And then they put us out—they said we weren’t homeless enough. They put our asses facing up. So we basically decided to do it on our own. We’re getting there. We’ve got several possibilities. Looking to try and spend no more than $800 a month. It’s hard in Charlottesville to find a decent place. The rent is so high. A decent onebedroom is going to cost you $1,000 to get in it. And some landlords, they might work with you, but others say no, they need it right up front. You’re looking at quite a bit of money at one time. Sometimes they ask for first, last, plus a deposit. “Volunteers came in and redid the whole sitting area in The Haven, which they put benches in. It’s gorgeous. Now it’s up to us. I’m a recovering alcoholic, but the people who drink and do whatever they do—to not come in there and mess that stuff up, to have respect for it. I wouldn’t tolerate it. I was on the street, and I know what the street’s about. But I also know that people can get their lives together. It’s hard for everybody. But you’ve just got to have respect for yourself.”

Michael “Everybody knows me in this park. I’ve lived here for 25 years. I know people in high places and low places. I can understand both sides. Honestly, I think they’ve gentrified the whole town for real. That’s part of it. This town used to be a lot more liberal than it is now. It was more artsy, and people were more understanding. It’s been the story since the beginning of time that rich people want to keep the homeless out of sight and out of mind. If I was a UVA student and I was in this park drinking, ain’t nobody going to say nothing to me. But I’m not a UVA student and if I want to sit here and drink a beer in the park, they’re going to be like, ‘You’re on OAR District 9, and this is your rap sheet.’ “Man, it’s still Lee Park to me. You can call it what you want. How’s the saying go?: You can color a turd any color, but it’s still a turd. It don’t really matter. They change CONTINUED ON PAGE 29

“I’ve lived here for 25 years. I know people in high places and low places. I can understand both sides. Honestly, I think they’ve gentrified the whole town for real. ...It’s been the story since the beginning of time that rich people want to keep the homeless out of sight out of mind. If I was a UVA student and I was in this park drinking, ain’t nobody going to say nothing to me.” MICHAEL

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“Everyone’s so worried about a damn statue, but ain’t nobody worried about addiction or mental health or homeless people or all these kids in foster care. This is a waste of energy and time for everybody. Instead of doing all of this, why don’t you focus on getting kids off the streets. There’s so much else going on other than the statues. What about our mental health patients, or recovering addicts? You know how hard it is for a felon to get housing around here? Y’all got Fourth Street Crossings [The Crossings at Fourth and Preston]—no disrespect—for these homeless drunks. But yet, why don’t y’all open

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“I’ve lived in Charlottesville all my life. I was born in UVA. My mom uprooted us from here and moved us to North Carolina, and then I moved back when I was 24 or 25 years old. I’ve been homeless before. Back in 2005 and 2006, I was homeless and sleeping on the streets. I have slept in Tonsler Park. I never slept in this park, but I slept downtown on the mall. I went from there to the Salvation Army. They helped me get housing, and clothes and supplies I needed for my home. They helped me with counseling and all that. And now I have a place; I have a two-bedroom apartment in Westhaven. I’ve been there going on three years now. I’m actually trying to find a full-time job now, trying to get somebody to help me with my résumé, because I’m going to do inhome health care. I got my nursing degree and my CPR license. We have a lot of homeless people here. And if they don’t have any other place to go, their home is in this park. “I think that statue needs to be removed. It needs to be taken down because there’re going to be more problems. I think the park needs to be renamed for Heather. I met Heather in passing. I actually went to D.C., we had a march about a year or two ago, and that’s how I met Heather. I think it was a Black Lives Matter march. We rode up together on the bus. “We need to get this community to pull together. We need a change, especially the justice system. I feel the justice system is so corrupt, even down to social services—they need to be investigated, because they are targeting more black families, and more black families are torn apart. I’m one of them. I had three kids. They uprooted my family in 2012, going on the assumption of somebody else’s lying. I did everything that social services told me to do: parenting classes, drug class and all that. I got in court and they turned the tables on me, and didn’t give me my kids back. And everybody that was involved in my case: white. Even down to the judge. And more people in my community—Westhaven—have had that experience too. “We need prayer, and more community support for the people who are hurting and suffering from August 12. I try and go visit where Heather died every day, light a candle, say a prayer, something. It’s going to take a lot to recover from this. But I think there is hope, because we’re a strong community when it comes to stuff like this.”

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the names so that people who aren’t from here, when they come here, it makes them feel safer because of the names. You can call Garrett Square ‘Friendship Court,’ but it’s still Garrett Square. And then the city will build these condos right across from Garrett and these people are like, ‘Oh cool man. I’ve got my safe little condo,’ but people are still shooting and selling drugs. “I don’t really give a damn what they do with that statue for real. They can keep it there. It’s not about the statue really, that’s just the surface. The problem is people like to do things in the park they shouldn’t be doing. And it’s scaring the public. That’s really what’s going on. That’s why they got those damn cameras here. It’s just overkill for real. “Why not just rid of Robert and leave the horse? Paint it a different color? It’s been there for so long, and now it’s a problem? What’s going to change? The trees are still going to be here. I’m going to still sit in this park and get fucked up, with or without the cameras or the yuppies walking around. I don’t give a shit about that. They’re going to be here, and I’m going to be here.”

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“I went to CHS for ninth grade. I moved to Lynchburg for 10th grade, and for about four years after that. Those were the worst four years of my life. The best thing to come out of Lynchburg was my son. “I’ve been homeless about four times. But when I was homeless, I knew how to survive. I knew how to make ends meet, how to make

a couple dollars. I’m blessed now, I got my own place. The only thing now is I need a job, I ain’t got no way to pay the rent. But I went down to the people at The Haven yesterday to give them a piece of paper and they say they’re going to see what they can do for me. “I’ve got a credit card fraud charge on my record, and I can’t get a good job. I had an interview and all they had to do was check my background. You know they were going to hire me, but they said because of my charge, they won’t hire me. I wasn’t even applying for a job dealing with a cash register. I was dealing with stock. Some people are very selective of who they hire. “This whole situation is stupid, man. All this that’s going on with the statue, it’s a

bunch of mess. For what? I don’t know. As much shit that done went down in the damn park, Robert ain’t never say shit and the horse ain’t never nay or do a goddamn thing. Say it gets removed, what y’all going to do now? If they had a plan to put something there, it would make sense. But you’re moving it, to do what? We should help the homeless man. You’ve got people that are struggling and trying to get on their feet. That’s what needs to be next. After all this here, you need to focus on some of these homeless people. “It’s getting ready to be cold. The people at The Haven help people. But if they’re going to help you, you’ve got to show them that you’re helping yourself. A couple of people down there, they complain, but they’re not

doing anything. I think they’re tired of getting rejected, tired of people telling them no. That’s why they try to do it on their own. I ain’t going to lie, I’m like that now. I don’t like asking anybody for nothing. My dad always taught me: If you want things in life, sometimes you’ve got to go out there and work for it. “When I first became homeless, I didn’t care at all: how I looked, how I dressed, how I treated a person. I didn’t care. All that’s changed now. I got my own place, and everything’s fine now. I’m doing the best I can to try and keep it and maintain it, because all this can be taken away real quick. I wake up in the morning, and I may not go to church, but I know the Lord. And I tell him, ‘Thank you.’”

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“I’m originally from southeast D.C., born and raised. Straight from the heart of the ghetto. Can’t nobody tell me anything about hood. I’ve lived it. I grew up on it. Me? I’m done. I just came home from jail August 9. They shipped me from the complex to Piedmont Regional for fighting. Then I got to fighting in Piedmont Regional. I suffered a scar because of that. But that boy got his ass whooped. “When I was close to coming home, I started telling myself what I had to do to get back up on my feet, and I’m doing it already. “Here in Charlottesville, you can’t fight hatred with hatred. You’ve got to fight it with peace, love and happiness. Virginia is for lovers, so let’s make that us. Virginia doesn’t need to turn on itself, and even though some of us been trying to turn the hate to joy, crap like August 12 happens. People need to stop hating. Come together as a community to fight hatred with love. “I wasn’t that far from where my homegirl Heather got killed. Somebody called me and said, ‘Yo, we need you down here on Fourth Street.” Heather had got hit. Heather, of all people? I was real good friends with her. She used to be able to talk to me when I was mad. Back in 2014 she didn’t know who I was, but she stopped me in front of Rapture and asked, ‘You all right?’ I said, ‘Not really, I’m trying to figure out how I can get out of having a messed up life.’ She said, ‘If you ever need somebody to talk to, come talk to me.’ She used to put joy in my heart. That’s my homegirl. She helped me out. She would want us to stop the hatred and combine together. She died for us to come together, to get rid of this hate. I done put my foot down and decided I’m going to carry on what she started. I’m going to finish it. She deserves that.”

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Open Mic. Bring out your vocal chops for a night of fun. Free, 7pm. Durty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. 295-1278. Open Mic Night. Josh Mayo hosts an open mic night where collaboration is encouraged. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Deli and Pub, 1221 E. Market St. 282-2713. Red Molly. A capella powerhouse trio weaving a tapestry of various American roots styles. With One for All and All for One. $1517, 6pm. The Southern Café and Music Hall, 103 S. First St. 977-5590.

dance Square Dancing. Bring your comfortable shoes for an introductory lesson and social dance. Free, 7pm. Greer Elementary School, 190 Lambs Ln. 974-1595.

stage Peter and the Starcatcher. Embrace the endless possibilities of imagination in this action-packed coming-of-age prequel to Peter Pan. $21-60, 7:30pm. American Shakespeare Center, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. (540) 885-5588.

words Design is Storytelling. Writer, curator and graphic designer Ellen Lupton discusses her new book, Design is Storytelling. Free, noon. Campbell 153, University of Virginia School of Architecture. 924-6442.

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Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival. Violinist Alexi Kenney, an Avery Fisher Career Grant winner, joins three festival musicians in Beethoven, Korngold and Dvorak. $6-25, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 979-1333. ElizaBeth Hill. Singer-songwriter reflects on both her Native American background and her experience living and working in Nashville through lyrics written in both English and Mohawk. Free, 6pm. The Fralin Museum of Art, 155 Rugby Rd. 924-3592. Howling Giant, The Smell Of Death and Helgamite. Unique forms of metal ranging from doom to an angry fairy tale trip through space. $8, 7:30pm. The Ante Room, 219 Water St. 284-8561.

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Bennie Dodd Band. Country rock melded with Motown and bluegrass. Free, 8:30pm. Tavern on the James, 280 Valley St., Scottsville. 286-3500.

Adrian Duke. Drenched with the sounds of New Orleans, this pianist’s talent on the ivories is overshadowed only by the raw emotional power of his voice. $5, 10pm. Fellini’s, 200 Market St. 979-4279.

Bobbleheads. Hillside blues for your listening pleasure. Free, 7pm. Durty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. 295-1278.

Bob Bennetta. One of the finest jazz pianists in the area performs some of the greats. Free, 6pm. Fellini’s, 200 Market St. 979-4279.

Fall Kickoff Day Party with DJ B-Easy and Doe. An early hip-hop, club and trap dance party to celebrate the arrival of fall. 21-plus. $5, 4pm. The Ante Room, 219 Water St. 284-8561.

Cool Lane. Get the night started right. Free, 5:30pm. Wegmans Pub, 100 Wegmans Way. 529-3265.

Gabriel Planas. Smooth, rolling jazz piano. Free, 6pm. Fellini’s, 200 Market St. 979-4279. Gina Sobel. Songs with piercing lyrics and soaring vocal melodies, as well as jazz tunes that bring in elements of funk and modal jams. Free, 1pm. Wegmans Pub, 100 Wegmans Way. 529-3265. Ian Wayne with Noah Zeidman. Mesmerizing folk followed by mostly true stories told within acoustic or electric songs. Free, 9pm. Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, 414 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 293-9947. Luchadora. Appalachian surf rock trio bringing noise with poise. Free, 10pm. Fellini’s, 200 Market St. 979-4279. Man on a Horse. Quartet plays American roots originals in a new style. Free, 6:30pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. 823-2001. Mojo Pie. Duo of local singer-songwriters bringing harmonies to an afternoon of local live music. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. 297-2326. MUTEMATH. Heartfelt lyrics above thick, oceanic synth swells. $23-25, 7:30pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 245-4948. Peace Prayer Celebration. Sing your heart out for world peace with songs and prayers led by Shawnee West, Rabia Povich, Latifa Kropf, Heena Reiter, the C’ville Drum Choir and others. Free, 7pm. The Haven, 112 W. Market St. 973-1234. CONTINUED ON PAGE 37

David Tewksbury. Locally grown indie folk weaving rock intensity with soul’s deep music feel. Free, 6pm. Blue Mountain Barrel House, 495 Cooperative Way, Arrington. 263-4002. DJ 2 Low. Mixing it up with DJ 2 Low. Free, 8:30pm. Tavern on the James, 280 Valley St. 286-3500. Eli Cook. Celebrated blues musician plays from his new album, High-Dollar Gospel. Free, 7:30pm. Durty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. 295-1278. Music for the Masses. A genre-free night of dancing to anything that will make you move, from pop, hip-hop, salsa, electro and beyond. $7, 7pm. The Ante Room, 219 Water St. 284-8561. Pickin’ and Grinnin’ Open Music Jam. Have fun playing and singing along to local talent. Free, 7pm. James River Brewery, 561 Valley St., Scottsville. 286-7837. Shannon Branch. Original tunes with country vibes. Free, 8pm. Wild Wing Café, 820 W. Main St. 979-9464. Skip Haga. This singer and keyboard player is ready to rock. Free, 6pm. Tin Whistle Irish Pub, 609 E. Market St. 202-8387.

Love’s Labour’s Lost. The King of Navarre and his three “schoolmates” are ripe for an education in love from the Princess of France and her three ladies. $21-60, 7:30pm. American Shakespeare Center, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. (540) 885-5588.

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Jitney. In this August Wilson play set in the fall of 1977, a group of jitney drivers operating unofficial, unlicensed taxi cabs in Pittsburgh’s Hill District look toward an uncertain future while dealing with a painful past. $10-15, 8pm. Jefferson School African American Heritage Center auditorium, 233 Fourth St. NW. 260-8720.

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Tomtoberfest. A variety of danceable musicians and bands and the best local food and drink. Free, all day. Emancipation Park. tomtomfest.com/tomtoberfest.

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Scott Ward. Live music on the patio. Free, 5pm. Tavern on the James, 280 Valley St., Scottsville. 286-3500.

Henry VI, Part 3. In Shakespeare’s brilliant, brutal and innovative play, England’s royal cousins play a deadly game of thrones. Free, 7:30pm. American Shakespeare Center, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. (540) 885-5588.

La Puerta Abierta. Rosa is a prostitute who inherited the profession from her mother, Antonia, who believes she is a famous actress and singer. An unexpected arrival gives Rosa a new chance at happiness. Part of UVA’s Spanish, Italian and Portuguese department film festival. Free, 8pm. Charlottesville City Hall Auditorium, 605 E. Main St. 924-7147.

Que Horas Ela Volta? In this astute, socially conscious comedy, a longtime housekeeper for a wealthy São Paulo family is committed to loyalty and respect, but her values are challenged when her teenage daughter visits. Part of UVA’s Spanish, Italian and Portuguese department film festival. Free, 8pm. UVA, Nau Hall 101, 1540 Jefferson Park Ave. 924-7147.

Willie DE Band. Bluesy songs of rebirth performed live in a tropical conservatory. Free, 6pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. 975-0094.

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McIntire Lecture Series. Yale art historian Marisa Bass gives a lecture, “Under Alba’s Thumb: The Public Monument as Enemy in the Early Modern Netherlands.” Free, 6pm. Campbell 160, University of Virginia School of Architecture. 924-6442.

Jon Spear Band with Ron Holloway. Exceptional talents bringing blues and funk in a unique style. $10-12, 6pm. The Southern Café and Music Hall, 103 S. First St. 977-5590.

The Michael Elswick Gathering. Expertly weaving various versatile jazz styles. Free, 7pm. Fellini’s, 200 Market St. 979-4279.

Aging Famously Book Reading. Local author Elizabeth Howard reads from her book, a collection of inspiring interviews with role models. Free, 5pm. Senior Center, 1180 Pepsi Pl. 974-7756.

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Bennie Dodd. Country rock melded with Motown and bluegrass. Free, 6:30pm. Tavern on the James, 280 Valley St., Scottsville. 286-3500.

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Frankie Cosmos. Lyrically driven pop followed by a meditation on loneliness. With Ian Sweet. $10-12, 6:30pm. The Southern Café and Music Hall, 103 S. First St. 977-5590.

Jazz Collective #9. Enjoy bop, swing, Latin, funky soul jazz and a chill vibe. Free, 6:30pm. Fellini’s, 200 Market St. 979-4279.

The Convolution of Pip and Twig. See listing for Thursday, September 21. $10-15, 8pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. 977-4177.

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ARTS FEEDBACK Saturday 9/23 Pink and White Affair with Seductive Sounds. Smoothly blending hip-hop and go-go with raps from DJ Blacko. 21-plus. $10, 10pm. The Ante Room, 219 Water St. 284-8561. Scotty McCreery. A perfect blend of contemporary and traditional country from a world-famous artist. $29-79, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 979-1333. Settle Down Jack. A group of musicians that delivers an eclectic mix of music ranging from rock and pop to jazz and R&B. Free, 4pm. James River Brewery, 561 Valley St. 286-7837. Tomtoberfest. See listing for Friday, September 22. Free, all day. Emancipation Park. tomtomfest.com/tomtoberfest. Väsen. World-renowned acoustic trio with a singular sound. $22-24, 7pm. C’ville Coffee, 1301 Harris St. 817-2633. West African Drum Circle. Bringing beats for all. Free, 11am. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St. 242-7012.

stage Jitney. See listing for Friday, September 22. $10-15, 8pm. Jefferson School African American Heritage Center auditorium, 233 Fourth St. NW. 260-8720. Peter and the Starcatcher. See listing for Wednesday, September 20. $21-60, 2pm. American Shakespeare Center, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. (540) 885-5588. The Convolution of Pip and Twig. See listing for Thursday, September 21. $10-15, 8pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. 977-4177.

etc. Family Art Day. Join in for a day of free handson art making for all ages. Free, 10am. Second Street Gallery, 115 Second St. SE. 977-7284.

Ixcanul. On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for 17-yearold Maria by her Kaqchikel parents, but Maria wants to migrate to the United States. Part of UVA’s Spanish, Italian and Portuguese department film festival. Free, 2pm. UVA, Nau Hall 101, 1540 Jefferson Park Ave. 924-7147. Music and the Inner World. Through psychological and psychoanalytic orientations, and different scholarly and professional relations to music, this conference addresses a range of issues related to music and the “inner world.” Free, various times. Minor Hall 125, UVA. music.virginia.edu.

music Bomar and Ritter. Contemporary folk-pop duo serves up a special blend of tunes. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. 297-2326.

Craig Hanson and the Gypsies. Sublime indie music on the lawn. Free, 2:30pm. Blue Mountain Brewery, 9519 Critzers Shop Rd., Afton. (540) 456-8020. Duo Boheme. Elegant, inspired gypsy jazz tunes for a good cause. Free, 12:30pm. Brasserie Saison, 111 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 202-7027. CONTINUED ON PAGE 41

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li Cook picked up the guitar one fortuitous summer when his older brother went to baseball camp. Cook’s brother had been taking lessons and left an electric guitar—which actually belonged to their older sister—behind in Nelson County. “It seemed cool,” says Cook of the idea of playing guitar. He picked up the instrument and worked out Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” and “Communication Breakdown” on the low strings. By the time his brother returned from camp, Cook, only about 13 at the time, had exceeded his brother’s skill and thereby officially inherited the instrument. Now just 31, Cook has accomplished much since he taught himself those riffs. He was making a living playing music before he graduated from high school, and in February 2008, a couple months shy of his 21st birthday, he opened for blues legend B.B. King at the Paramount Theater. He was named the No. 3 favorite international blues solo artist in Blues Matters! magazine’s 2015 writers poll. He tours frequently and plays regular gigs at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. Most recently, Cook released his seventh album, High-Dollar Gospel. But for all of his success, when Cook talks about his music, he almost never talks about himself. Sitting on a couch in C-VILLE Weekly’s office on a Friday afternoon in August and shaking loose the last drops of iced coffee from hollowed-out iced cubes, Cook talks instead about the long mythology of

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blues and roots music that had to happen before he could make High-Dollar Gospel. Initially drawn in by Zeppelin’s hardrocking blues and electric players like Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, Cook quickly retreated down the long, winding path of the blues, to acoustic blues artists like Mississippi Fred McDowell, Skip James, Robert Johnson and many, many others. Cook, known for his slide guitar chops, talks about slide players like Elmore James (“King of the Slide Guitar”), Duane Allman and Derek Trucks. He’ll wax poetic about Robert Randolph’s lap steel, and how that instrument in particular has a very human vocal quality, “like a lady in church.” He’ll discuss Johnny Cash’s country songs that appealed to grunge rockers such as Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice in Chains and industrial heavyweight Nine Inch Nails. Stirring ice cubes around with a black plastic straw, he talks about New Orleans, St. Louis and Memphis.

High-Dollar Gospel is the latest from blues musician Eli Cook, who says he’s “always trying to diversify his sound in order to appeal to the guitar geeks, the blues fans and the singer-songwriter listeners alike.” He performs at Durty Nelly’s on Friday and at the art, music and food festival ARTCHO on Saturday.

After explaining that he’s included more Americana sounds, like mandolin and upright bass, on High-Dollar Gospel to explore a different set of influences and capture the essence of his live solo performances, Cook says, matter-of-factly, that he’s pretty sure the O, Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack, produced by T Bone Burnett, is responsible for the re-emergence of roots and Americana music into mainstream music in the early 2000s. “In a lot of ways, you think, ‘Oh, everything’s been done,’ and in many ways, it has,” says Cook. “But the more you learn and the more you listen to, the wider range of influence you can pull in.” Take, for example, Muddy Waters’ “Can’t Lose What You Never Had,” one of three cover songs on the 11-track High-Dollar Gospel. It’s a weighty song that’s been “done to death, and for good reason,” says Cook— Waters is one of the best songwriters of all time. But in Cook’s hands, “Can’t Lose What You Never Had” becomes an acoustic grunge-rock ballad. In writing original songs, Cook says he tries to stay away from the “me monster side of writing” and instead draws inspiration from common experiences that “give maneuverability to a listener’s perception.” On “Mixing My Medicine,” he sought to write a contemporary blues song anchored by interesting guitar work, a relevant storyline and language that one might not expect to

find in a stereotypical blues-based tune. He says he’s always trying to work within a traditional framework while staying relevant for modern listeners. And he’s still getting a blues rock tune in there every now and then, like with “Troublemaker” and “King of the Mountain,” which Cook sees as a “tripped-out, nighttime drive through the desert, sort of an out-ofyour-head” song. “If I had my druthers, I’d be making rock records,” he admits. As a musician steeped in a tradition formed by people playing guitars long before he was inspired to strum a power chord on that hand-me-down electric guitar in Nelson County, Cook knows how music is perhaps the ultimate connector. Still, he’s surprised when fans come up to him after a show and share what his songs mean to them. Once, a man who’d lost his son to suicide mailed Cook a copy of the book he wrote about the experience, all because he deeply identified with one of Cook’s songs. “It’s just wild, the things that people will draw out of a song, and it’s all based in their experiences,” he says with a shrug of his shoulders, rattling the softening ice cubes. “And sometimes it’s something you would never think.” “That’s the whole goal with music—you basically are communicating with people, having a conversation without having a conversation. And they feel like they can share themselves with you because they can relate.”

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Caamp. Banjo and guitar duo with a heartfelt sound. $8-10, 6pm. The Southern Café and Music Hall, 103 S. First St. 977-5590.

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Incompresa. On the verge of divorce, Aria’s infantile and selfish parents are too preoccupied with their careers and extra-marital affairs to properly tend to their daughter’s needs. Part of UVA’s Spanish, Portuguese and Italian department film festival. Free, 8pm. Charlottesville City Hall Auditorium, 605 E. Main St. 924-6442.

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Moved by light Lisa Parker Hyatt’s Miami imagery hits home By Elizabeth Derby

stuffed one, in my studio that was from my grandparents’ grove in Florida.” Its name, too, is Albert. The cast of characters in her work comes from the eclecticism of her own interests. “I go from very highbrow to very lowbrow. I love Fellini and I love any Godzilla films,” she says. As a child, Hyatt also loved comics books, and to this day she keeps a book in which she sketches cartoon-like pictures of herself

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‘How do you know what you’re going to do?’ He said, ‘The best thing I can tell you is I do what is familiar to me.’” That’s when something clicked. She began exploring the spaces she lived in—literally. Recalling the geometric frames of comic books, she focused her attention on rooms. “Rooms are incredibly personal,” she says. “People live in these spaces and never look at the spaces they’re in. Most [of the rooms I paint] are imaginary, though they’re based on real places, from my homes over many years.” At first, she says, she studied the “unbelievable clarity” of Miami light as it moved through different spaces. In her paintings, she realized, “I could start using it for metaphors for different concepts. Light dashes through a room like thoughts dash through you. Light moving through frames moves you through a narrative in the work.” In time, Hyatt found additional subjects, including her own paintings.

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With a nod to her Miami roots, Lisa Parker Hyatt seamlessly combines whimsy, color and familiarity in “Fish Out of Water.”

“I have canvases laying everywhere in my house. Bare stretchers, stretchers with linen on them ready to go,” she says. “I used my old undergraduate works as portraits. I’d lay pink and blue next to each other, and they became metaphors for people touching each other.” The surprising evolution of her work keeps her coming back for more. “That’s why I named the show ‘Fish Out of Water,’” she says. Though there’s a literal basis for the title, including a painting with fish flopping out of their vase and another with plastic sharks in the water, it refers more broadly to her process. “That pivotal moment of stepping into your studio and picking up your brush is something new every time,” she says. “I get into a different zone, and just like that, I’m swimming.”

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ven though she lives in the nation’s capital now, Lisa Parker Hyatt can’t leave Miami behind. “I spent most of my life in Miami,” explains the artist, whose richly colored paintings are included in collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the archives of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. “What I love about it is that light, that light and color. I carry the imagery of it with me: the palm trees, the flowers, the beaches, the clouds.” She pauses. “I don’t carry the mosquitoes.” Known as a key artist in the late 1980s resurgence of Miami art, Hyatt creates largescale works that feature interior spaces caught in transit: shifting light, gliding clouds or birds, the implied passage of a paper airplane. Bright flowers and childhood objects, such as plastic Godzilla toys and Hello Kitty icons, sometimes make a surprise appearance. “Often my things are very serious, but this body of work is my most humorous,” Hyatt says, referring to her latest exhibition, “Fish Out of Water,” currently on display at the PVCC Main Gallery in the V. Earl Dickinson Building. “It was fun to do these formal pieces, these flower arrangements, with plastic toys like My Little Pony and Jesus in the water,” she says. “They’re both plastic and they’re both made up by people. I hope I’m not offending anyone.” Even in Hyatt’s black-and-white works, Miami makes an appearance. She references a large still life of tulips with a miniature Buddha submerged in the glass flower vase. A fake rubber alligator poses in front of this tableau, its jaws open and—in Hyatt’s opinion—complaining to the Buddha. “Albert [the alligator] is my muse,” she says. “I love alligators. I have a real one, a

thinking thoughts and doing things in the world. Despite this self-reflective practice, she says it wasn’t until college that she began consciously creating art from her real-life experience. “A long time ago, when I was an undergraduate at the University of South Florida, I didn’t know what I was going to paint about. It would be like a writer who doesn’t know what she’s going to write about. I turned to a graduate student and asked,

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stage Jitney. See listing for Friday, September 22. $10-15, 2pm. Jefferson School African American Heritage Center auditorium, 233 Fourth St. NW. 260-8720. Much Ado About Nothing. While the villainous Don John devises a scheme to shatter the nuptials of Claudio and Hero, the young lovers conspire to trick Beatrice and Benedick into admitting their much-denied love. $21-60, 2pm. American Shakespeare Center, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. (540) 885-5588.

etc. Music and the Inner World. See listing for Saturday, September 23. Free, various times. Minor Hall 125, UVA. music.virginia.edu. Sueño de Una Noche de San Juan. In this 3-D animated adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, legend has it that on the summer solstice humans can reach the world of fairies and elves. Free, 2pm. Central Library, 201 E. Market St. 979-7151.

Monday 9/25 music Family and Friends Concert. Performances from singer-songwriters Deloy Robert Moore, Mike D’Antoni and Greg Allen. Free, 7pm. Cedars Healthcare Center, 1242 Cedars Court. 296-5611. Gordon Lightfoot: “The Legend Lives On…”. Legendary artist on his cross-country tour. Free, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 979-1333.

Tuesday 9/26 music Blues Jam. Bringing blues for any and all. Free, 7pm. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St. 242-7012.

Family and Friends Concert. Diverse musical combo 2 Wishes. Free, 7:30pm. Colonnades, 2600 Barracks Rd. 963-4198.

Travis Elliott. Bringing a fresh angle and a catchy sound. Free, 10:30pm. Fellini’s, 200 Market St. 979-4279.

etc. Kissed By Lightning. In this film directed by Shelley Niro and featuring music by ElizaBeth Hill, a Mohawk painter searches for peace of mind after the disappearance of her husband. Free, 5:30pm. Newcomb Hall Theater, UVA. 924-6675.

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ould there possibly be anything more boring than a supposed spy thriller where the main character wins all the time and is immediately right with every hunch? That’s the experience of watching American Assassin’s Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien), a character who is devoid of real personality so he can more fully embody the many contradictory shades of right-wing paranoia. Whenever he defies orders and endangers the lives of his team as well as his countrymen, it turns out he made the right call. Every time he suspects someone of not being totally forthright, particu-

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larly if that person is not white, they are actually bad. Even if you buy into the warped worldview from which Rapp was created— American foreign policy is only to stop bad guys and Iran’s only ambition is to nuke Israel—there has got to be a better proxy for your nationalist insecurity than this guy. We meet Rapp while he is on an island getaway with his girlfriend. Moments after he proposes marriage and she accepts, terrorists strike, wounding him and killing her. Rapp then dedicates his life to hunting down the terrorist cell responsible for her death, but not before his dedication and talent catches the attention of the CIA, which recruits him to help stop Iran from acquiring the capabilities to weaponize its nukes so it can annihilate Israel. Is this sort of thing exciting to anyone? If you really believe that the Iranian regime has no interest in self-preservation and would try such a move, you still deserve better movies than American Assassin, despite your ill-conceived views. Even on its own terms, American Assassin is astonishingly, impressively bad. It looks confused, the set pieces make no sense, and the plot cranks along so unevenly that it’s impossible to figure out why any given fight, confrontation or chase is happening. More than once, a shot is chosen where an extra actually stands out to the point that you think they’re part of the action. Yes, even the extras in this movie have no idea what they’re doing. The cast is only part of the problem; O’Brien may be charismatic in other roles, but as a traumatized CIA operative he carries all the dramatic weight of a wet paper bag. Michael Keaton commits to the role of former Navy SEAL Stan Hurley, but as a

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character he’s basically limited to barking the same three platitudes about following orders over and over again. Taylor Kitsch shows surprising enthusiasm as the chief villain. Everyone not mentioned here is either forgettable or their talent is massively wasted (especially that of Sanaa Lathan). Director Michael Cuesta has proven he is more than capable of thoughtful filmmaking with his debut, 2001’s L.I.E. But the spy genre is one that requires either intelligent intrigue or a flair for style, neither of which is on display. American Assassin could have been partially saved with just the slightest hint of

suspense. Even when a hero is a Jack Ryan figure—always morally upright, unflappably patriotic, recites the entire Pledge of Allegiance instead of saying “Bless you” when somebody sneezes—he still has to determine the best course of action after a series of disasters put him in a difficult position. His instincts are occasionally wrong, he trusts the wrong person, possibly even loses a few fistfights along the way. There is no such build here—it is just pure American wrath guiding Rapp. But as most movies with “American [noun]” in the title these days, it has no idea what it wants to say about either America or assassins.

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Alec Spidalieri at Junction is shaking things up for Virginia Spirits Month with the Chai Tai, made with dark chai spice rum from Culpeper’s Belmont Farm’s Kopper Kettle, and the Other Woman, featuring rose-infused Belle Isle premium moonshine.

ways, such as the Cousin Oliver (lettuce, tomato, onions, homemade pickles) or the El Guapo (bacon, homemade jalapeno slaw, jalapeno ranch), plus sides like sweet potato fries, avocado toast and eggplant meatballs, as well as smoothies, milkshakes and kids’ meals.

Hurricane relief A few local food-and-drink spots are contributing to relief efforts for the damage caused by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which together killed more than 150 people and caused billions of dollars in damage in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean. For an entire week in late August/early September, Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint, which has 10 locations throughout the southern United States, including one on Second Street SE off the Downtown Mall, donated 100 percent of its profits—totaling

$34,236.61—to the American Red Cross to assist with Harvey relief. This past weekend, Shenandoah Joe and Three Notch’d Brewing Company combined efforts to gather supplies for those affected. They’d hoped to fill a 48-foot trailer to send down to the people in southern Florida whose lives were “turned upside down” by Hurricane Irma, says Shenandoah Joe owner Dave Fafara. Although they collected quite a bit, including boxes of nonperishable canned and boxed food, clothes, diapers, cleaning supplies and more than 100 cases of water, plus $600 in cash donated by City Market vendors on Saturday, they didn’t get enough to fill a trailer on their own, so they’re combining with a similar Greene County effort to send a truck of supplies down this week. Someone even donated a car seat, says Fafara, adding that “it was good to see the community do something for people they don’t know.”

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Skyland’s annual event is centered around all things apples, and includes apple-infused culinary offerings, wine and cider tasting, apple butter samples, children’s crafts, entertainment and more. Free, 10am-5pm. Skyland, between mile 41.7 and 42.5 on Skyline Drive. (540) 999-3500.

Local mushroom forager and identification expert Charlie Aller will share information on how to spot edible mushrooms, safe foraging practices, medicinal properties of fungi and more. $65, 10am-3pm. Living Earth School, 101 Rocky Bottom Ln., Afton. livingearthva.com

A weekend of events for the family includes apple and pumpkin picking, pumpkin painting, a scavenger hunt, wagon rides and more. Free admission, hours vary. Chiles Peach Orchard, 1351 Greenwood Rd., Crozet. chilesfamilyorchards.com

Vote for your favorite band (each dollar donated counts as one vote) and participate in the Rockin’ Auction, with money raised benefiting the Building Goodness Foundation. $100-150, 6-11pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. buildinggoodness.org

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Charlottesville’s super into bowls, with spots like Roots Natural Kitchen, Chopt, Poke Sushi Bowl and The Salad Maker, which all rolled into town over the last couple of years. Now we have two more: Citizen Bowl and b.good. Citizen Bowl is open from 11am-3pm Monday through Friday in the Penny Heart private event space on the Downtown Mall (it’s the spot previously occupied by Eleven Months Presents: Sorry It’s Over and, before that, Yearbook Taco). Citizen Bowl offers eight different specialty bowls, all of which are gluten-free, such as the Fall Harvest (quinoa, power greens, beets, sweet potato, toasted pumpkin seeds, apple, chevre, balsamic) and the #umami (brown rice, power greens, local mushrooms, toasted sesame seeds, jalapeno, cilantro, edamame, arctic char, cilantro lime dressing), and make-your-own custom bowls. Our bowls runneth over as casual farmto-fork chain b.good is scheduled to open this week in the north wing of the Barracks Road Shopping Center, between Pink Palm and Penelope, with an array of grains and greens salads. The menu also promises burgers—beef, turkey, veggie—and chicken sandwiches made a few different

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ottoms up, y’all. It’s Virginia Spirits Month here in the commonwealth, sponsored by the Virginia Distillers Association and meant to spotlight Virginia-made spirits. Many local bartenders do so all year ’round, but there are a few special cocktails this month that are worth sidling up to the bar for. Junction’s Alec Spidalieri is shaking things up with the Rum Communion, the Stablemate, the Chai Tai and the Other Woman. The Rum Communion is “an upscale, seasonal daiquiri for fall,” says Spidalieri, and is made with Charlottesville’s own Vitae Spirits golden rum. Spidalieri washes each bottle of golden rum with one pound of brown butter—he whisks the rum and butter together, then freezes the mixture overnight, skims off the butter, strains and rebottles the rum—then combines the butter-washed rum with a cordial made from grilled pineapple and fresh lime juice, aggressively shaken, strained and served up. “It’s a rich but balanced cocktail that packs a lot of flavor with butter and caramel notes,” says Spidalieri. The Chai Tai’s components, dark chai spice rum from Culpeper’s Belmont Farm’s Kopper Kettle combined with Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao, lime and orgeat (“a sort of floral almond milk syrup,” Spidalieri explains), give this take on a classic mai tai “a new dimension of spice character that makes it perfect for late summer/early fall,” says Spidalieri. Over at The Alley Light, in addition to the popular Rose Hill Ruby with Vitae Spirits platinum rum, Micah LeMon’s making a Virginia Alexander, made with Bowman Brothers bourbon, Vitae Spirits golden rum, P.Boo’s salted rum caramel (which LeMon makes himself), cream, egg white and black salt, and the Ugly Stick, concocted with Cop-

per Fox rye, Virginia black birch (another LeMon creation), smoked maple, Zucca and black walnut bitters. LeMon says he’s also hitting a lot of folks with the Ugly Stick, perhaps due in no small part to the Copper Fox rye, made in Sperryville, which LeMon says “is an anomalous and interesting distillate” that tastes more Scotch-y than most whiskeys because of its high barley content. Tavola, Whiskey Jar, Rapture and The Local are participating in Virginia Spirits Month, too, as are Charlottesville ABC stores, where you can taste some local spirits during in-store events.

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nutrition from intestinal contents and generate tapeworm eggs. As the head produces new segments, the older ones move toward the tail like a kind of vile conveyor belt. And by the time those segments reach the end of

the line, they are basically bags full of eggs. They then detach from the parent worm and drift toward the exit. This is what owners ultimately notice. When fresh, these segments pulse and writhe like

little grubs. You might spot them in an animal’s poop, or stuck to the fur under their tail. Eventually they dry out, appearing like grains of rice in your pet’s bed. Observing these segments is pretty much the only way to diagnose tapeworm, and it’s a matter of chance. Gross as they are, these segments pose no hazard on their own. If an animal (say another pet in the house) were to consume them, absolutely nothing would happen. They aren’t infectious. Tapeworm can’t spread without an accomplice. Unfortunately, it finds a convenient one in another common pest—the flea. When flea larvae encounter these tapeworm eggs, they happily dig in. Inside the flea—and only inside the flea—the tapeworm hatches and develops into its infectious form. Some time later, a dog or cat finds itself infested with that flea, and licks it off its own fur. The flea doesn’t survive getting swallowed and digested, but the tapeworm inside it does. And it was delivered straight to a cozy new intestine to call home. This can’t be emphasized enough. The common tapeworm depends on fleas to infect new hosts. While it is easy enough to cure tapeworm with a single dose of deworming medication, it will keep coming back until fleas are completely eradicated from that pet’s home. On the bright side, this means that tapeworm is easy to both treat and prevent. Sure, it’s not the worst parasite out there. Its primary symptom is usually disgust. But, for most pet owners, that’s more than enough. Dr. Mike Fietz is a small-animal veterinarian at Georgetown Veterinary Hospital. He received his veterinary degree from Cornell University in 2003 and has lived in Charlottesville since.

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Opening Reception: 9/21 – 7 pm, Minor Hall Lobby Thursday 9/21, 8 pm Minor Hall 125 – University of Virginia: Que horas ela volta? (Anna Muylaert, Brazil) Presented by Lilian Feitosa The longtime housekeeper for a wealthy São Paulo family, Val, is committed to loyalty and respect. But her values and the dynamic of the whole household are challenged when her teenage daughter visits in this astute, socially conscious comedy.

Friday 9/22, 8 pm Charlottesville City Hall Council Chambers: La puerta abierta (Marina Seresesky, Spain) Presented by Alicia Lopez Operé Rosa is a prostitute who inherited the profession from her mother Antonia. Antonia, in turn, believes she is the famous actress and singer Sara Montiel, which makes Rosa’s life extremely difficult and unhappy. But the unexpected arrival of a new member to her absurd family gives her another chance at happiness.

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Sunday 9/24, 2 pm Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, downtown Charlottesville: Sueño de una noche de San Juan (Ángel de la Cruz, Manolo Gómez, Spain) Presented by Zaida Villanueva & Sara Gastón This animated film is a free adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. According to legend, on the night of Saint John (the Summer Solstice), humans can reach the world of fairies and elves, where all dreams come true. Theseus, father of Elena and Grand Duke, is ill. Even though Elena does not believe in fairies she goes in search of Titania, the queen of all fairies, the only one that can help her father.

The event is free & open to the public. All films are shown in the original language with English subtitles.

The SIP Film Festival was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Provost’s Office, the Institute of World Languages, the Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality, the Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and Maya Restaurant.

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On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for seventeen-year-old María by her Kaqchikel parents. But María wants to migrate to the United States.

Saturday 9/23, 8 pm Charlottesville City Hall Council Chambers: Incompresa (Asia Argento, Italy) Presented by Francesca Calamita & Sarah Annunziato

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Saturday 9/23, 2 pm Nau Hall 101 – University of Virginia: Ixcanul (Jayro Bustamante, Guatemala) Presented by Esther Poveda Q&A with David Burt, M.D. Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the UVA-Guatemala Initiative follows film.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The poet E. E. Cummings said, “To be nobody-but-yourself—in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else—means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” On the other hand, naturalist and writer Henry David Thoreau declared that “We are constantly invited to be who we are,” to become “something worthy and noble.” So which of these two views is correct? Is fate aligned against us, working hard to prevent us from knowing and showing our authentic self? Or is fate forever conspiring on our behalf, seducing us to master our fullest expression? I’m not sure if there’s a final, definitive answer, but I can tell you this, Libra: In the coming months, Thoreau’s view will be your predominant truth.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “When you do your best, you’re depending to a large extent on your unconscious, because you’re waiting for the thing you can’t think of.” So said Scorpio director Mike Nichols in describing his process of making films. Now I’m conveying this idea to you just in time for the beginning of a phase I call “Eruptions From Your Unconscious.” In the coming weeks, you will be ripe to receive and make good use of messages from the depths of your psyche. At any other time, these simmering bits of brilliance might remain below the threshold of your awareness, but for the foreseeable future they’ll be bursting through and making themselves available to be plucked.

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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Filmmakers often have test audiences evaluate their products before releasing them to the masses. If a lot of viewers express a particular critique, the filmmaker may make changes, even cutting out certain scenes or altering the ending. You might want to try a similar tack in the coming weeks, Virgo. Solicit feedback on the new projects and trends you’ve been working on—not just from anyone, of course, but rather from smart people who respect you. And be sure they’re not inclined to tell you only what you want to hear. Get yourself in the mood to treasure honesty and objectivity.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Kittens made French Emperor Napoleon III lose his composure. He shook and screamed around them. Butterflies scare actress Nicole Kidman. My friend Allie is frightened by photos of Donald Trump. As for me, I have an unnatural fear of watching reality TV. What about you, Capricorn? Are you susceptible to any odd anxieties or nervous fantasies that provoke agitation? If so, the coming weeks will be a perfect time to overcome them. Why? Because you’ll be host to an unprecedented slow-motion outbreak of courage that you can use to free yourself from long-standing worries.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “The brain is wider than the sky,” wrote Emily Dickinson. “The brain is deeper than the sea.” I hope you cultivate a vivid awareness of those truths in the coming days, Aquarius. In order to accomplish the improbable tasks you have ahead of you, you’ve got to unleash your imagination, allowing it to bloom to its full power so it can encompass vast expanses and delve down into hidden abysses. Try this visualization exercise: Picture yourself bigger than the planet Earth, holding it tenderly in your hands.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): I got an email from a fan of Piscean singer Rihanna. He complained that my horoscopes rarely mention celebrities. “People love astrological predictions about big stars,” he wrote. “So what’s your problem? Are you too ‘cultured’ to give us what we the people really want? Get off your high horse and ‘lower’ yourself to writing about our heroes. You could start with the lovely, talented and very rich Rihanna.” I told Rihanna’s fan that my advice for megastars is sometimes different from what it is for average folks. For Piscean megastars like Rihanna,

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Aries (March 21-April 19): Psychologists say most people need a scapegoat—a personification of wickedness and ignorance onto which they can project the unacknowledged darkness in their own hearts. That’s the bad news. Here’s the good news: The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to neutralize that reflex and at least partially divest yourself of the need for scapegoats. How? The first thing to do is identify your own darkness with courageous clarity. Get to know it better. Converse with it. Negotiate with it. The more conscientiously you deal with that shadowy stuff within you, the less likely you’ll be to demonize other people.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): If the weather turns bad or your allies get sad or the news of the world grows even crazier, you will thrive. I’m not exaggerating or flattering you. It’s exactly when events threaten to demoralize you that you’ll have maximum power to redouble your fortitude and effectiveness. Developments that other people regard as daunting will trigger breakthroughs for you. Your allies’ confusion will mobilize you to manifest your unique visions of what it takes to live a good life.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): “If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried,” declared comedian Steven Wright. My great-uncle Ned had a different perspective. “If at first you don’t succeed,” he told me, “redefine the

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meaning of success.” I’m not a fan of Wright’s advice, but Ned’s counsel has served me well. I recommend you try it out, Gemini. Here’s another bit of folk wisdom that might be helpful. Psychotherapist Dick Olney said that what a good therapist does is help her clients wake up from the delusion that they are the image they have of themselves.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): What is home? The poet Elizabeth Corn pondered that question. She then told her lover that home was “the stars on the tip of your tongue, the flowers sprouting from your mouth, the roots entwined in the gaps between your fingers, the ocean echoing inside of your ribcage.” I offer this as inspiration, Cancerian, since now is a perfect time to dream up your own poetic testimonial about home. What experiences make you love yourself best? What situations bring out your most natural exuberance? What influences feel like gifts and blessings? Those are all clues to the beloved riddle, What is home?

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): You’re most likely to thrive if you weave together a variety of styles and methods. The coming weeks will be a highly miscellaneous time, and you can’t afford to get stuck in any single persona or approach. As an example of how to proceed, I invite you to borrow from both the thoughtful wisdom of the ancient Greek poet Homer and the silly wisdom of the cartoon character Homer Simpson. First, the poet: “As we learn, we must daily unlearn something which it has cost us no small labor and anxiety to acquire.” Now here’s Homer Simpson: “Every time I learn something new, it pushes out something old.” Expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text message horoscopes: RealAstrology.com, 1-877-873-4888.

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Justin Bieber, Ellen Page and Bryan Cranston, for example, the coming weeks will be a time to lay low, chill out and recharge. But non-famous Pisceans will have prime opportunities to boost their reputation, expand their reach and wield a stronger-than-usual influence in the domains they frequent.

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(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author Barbara Ehrenreich has done extensive research on the annals of partying. She says modern historians are astounded by the prodigious amount of time that medieval Europeans spent having fun together. “People feasted, drank and danced for days on end,” she writes. Seventeenth-century Spaniards celebrated festivals five months of each year. In 16th-century France, peasants devoted an average of one day out of every four to “carnival revelry.” In accordance with current astrological omens, you Sagittarians are authorized to match those levels of conviviality in the coming weeks.

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CASE NO. CL17-854 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this proceeding is to terminate the Paul G. McIntire Character and Scholarship Medals Trust, executed on July 9, by and between Paul G. McIntire and the School Board of Albemarle County, Virginia. It appearing from an Affidavit filed in this case that there may be parties who are unknown that may have an interest in said Trust. On consideration whereof, it is ORDERED that “Parties Unknown” appear on or before October 6, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., and do what is necessary to protect their interests. And, it is further ORDERED that this Order be published for three (3) consecutive weeks in C-VILLE Weekly, a newspaper of general circulation in Albemarle County, Virginia, and that a copy of this Order be posted at the front door of the courthouse wherein this Court is held.

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this cause is to request that this Court appoint the Petitioners, Dimitra A. Costan, Preston Syme, and Francis McQ. Lawrence (“Petitioners”) as Church Trustees of the Union Chapel of Charlottesville Woolen Mills pursuant to Virginia Code Section 57-8, and to authorize and approve the gift and conveyance of the Woolen Mills Chapel property located at 1819 East Market Street in the City of Charlottesville to the Woolen Mills Chapel Foundation, a Virginia Nonstock Corporation formed for the architectural and historical preservation of that Property. An Affidavit of Publication having been made and filed showing that the unknown parties in the above-entitled cause are those who may have been or currently are members of the congregation of the Union Chapel of Charlottesville Woolen Mills. Upon consideration, this Order of Publication is granted, and it is ORDERED that the above-named unknown parties shall appear here on or before the 17th day of October, 2017, after proper publication of this Order, to protect their interests in this cause. Entered:August 21, 2017 JUDGE, Richard E. Moore Circuit Court for the City of Charlottesville

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Q&A Should the Downtown Mall be completely closed to through traffic, or should the cross streets remain open? Look at Amsterdam. If we are ever going to be a pedestrian-friendly city instead of a car-centered city, then we need to close the mall to vehicular traffic. BENJAMIN RANDOLPH/FACEBOOK

Close the crossings. It will enhance the pedestrian safety and experience of the Downtown Mall with little inconvenience to motorists. GISELLE GAUTREAU/FACEBOOK

There didn’t used to be cross streets and I think it needs to be that way again. It’s confusing for out of town folks and kids to suddenly realize you are walking across a road! @ONESWEETBIRDY/INSTAGRAM

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The worst thing that can come from a crime of hate is for people to stop living their daily lives out of fear. ...Letting hate win by letting fear rule.

Safety vs. convenience. Easy answer here (sorry drivers.) ANDREW EVANS/FACEBOOK

Closed with the alleyways open for handicap parking and loading points for the businesses. When I first moved to town I was so confused to see cars driving through a pedestrian mall. @CAITA/INSTAGRAM

Definitively closed to through traffic. In light of recent events, and it makes it easier for people to enjoy themselves.

They need to close it. But if they don’t they need to make the crosswalks at the end of the streets better marked. I got hit by a car there three weeks ago and I don’t think I would have had there been lights flashing alerting the person who allegedly did not see me. HARRISON KEEVIL/FACEBOOK

Close them. As in, 30 years ago. @JALANE_SCHMIDT/TWITTER

Close the crossings. They make the mall less safe for pedestrians. I don’t care if it’s slightly inconvenient for drivers. @JENONTHEEDGE/TWITTER

I personally don’t think cross streets are necessary since you have the parallel streets of Water and Market. Second and Fourth aren’t essential. @WORTHYSTYLE/TWITTER

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