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“It looks like fuzzy arugula,” said the park ranger. “When you find it, pluck it out of the ground from the roots. We want to kill these guys.”

I was participating in a spring break program in which groups of eager college students are shipped to state and national parks to volunteer and camp for a week. With pointed trash-picker sticks in hand, we fanned out across the hot sandy expanse, eyes trained on the ground.

The ranger told us the weed had most likely arrived in the park as seeds hitched to truck and car wheels. Now, it could be just about anywhere.

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The fight against Sahara mustard offers one example of the effort that’s required for humans to undo some of our own effects on the planet. Invasive species, once they take hold, can be nearly impossible to dislodge. Now, an invasive bug, the spotted lanternfly, is threatening all manner of crops right here in central Virginia (p.15). Keep your eyes peeled for the little moths, and don’t hesitate to act if you see one—we want to kill these guys.—Ben Hitchcock

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Atlanta’s Dewberry rots, too The pile of steel on our Downtown Mall isn’t the only half-finished building owned by John Dewberry that’s rotting on prime real estate. In Atlanta’s desirable Midtown neighborhood, a 21-story office tower called the Campanile has been falling into disrepair for the last two years. “The neglect is starting to show,” reported The Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week. “Weeds grow through a chain link fence. Sheets of protective plastic wrap are peeling off the building’s exterior.” Sound familiar?

Dewberry says construction on the project will resume by Christmas. But Atlantans are skeptical: Dewberry has developed a reputation there for leaving desirable properties unfinished, earning himself a 2017 Bloomberg profile dubbing him “Atlanta’s Emperor of Empty Lots.” Meanwhile, here in Charlottesville, the peeling advertisement on the front of the downtown building still says “Coming spring 2009.”

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About 200 UVA students and members of the Charlottesville community chanted “no justice, no peace, no racist police” as they marched from the UPD station on the Corner to Carr’s Hill on Saturday afternoon, in protest of the verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial. Rittenhouse was acquitted Friday on all five counts brought against him after he shot and killed two men and injured a third during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020. Saturday’s demonstration was organized by student groups such as the Black Student Alliance and the Young Democratic Socialists of America at UVA, and included a series of speakers.

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The acquisition should set off alarm bells for anyone who cares about local news. In a letter announcing the offer, Alden wrote, “our interest in Lee is a reaffirmation of our substantial commitment to the newspaper industry and our desire to support newspapers over the long term.” The firm’s actions over the last decade suggest the exact opposite is true.

Alden owns more than 200 newspapers. After acquiring a paper, it follows a standard model: “Gut the staff, sell the real estate, jack up subscription prices, and wring out as much cash as possible,” McKay Coppins writes in The Atlantic. That plan turns a quick profit for Alden, and has turned venerable institutions like The Baltimore Sun and Chicago Tribune into hollow husks of their former selves.

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The State Corporation Commission and Dominion Energy have agreed on a settlement in which Dominion will dish out $330 million in refunds to customers. The average Dominion Energy user is in line for a $67 refund (in the form of bill credits), and will see their monthly bill decline by 90 cents in the coming years. The settlement averts what could have been a contentious case between the corporation and the state attorney general’s office, which alleged that the energy company had been taking in excess profits over the last three years.

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In, HARD TIMES AND SURVIVAL: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN AFRICANAMERICAN SON,

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While the city considers what should go on the land where Confederate monuments once stood, an activist at a UVA virtual forum asked, “How do we transform public space in a way that honors and celebrates the ideals of humanity or the inclusion of everyone?”

“You cannot enter into this kind of a thing without taking a side.”

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beyond” replacing them with a statue of a Black historical figure, like Harriet Tubman.

“It has often been about idealizing particular figures, which goes to the way that society itself is organized around capitalistic ideas of individualism, white patriarchy, the idea that we have supreme white men that are elevated above the rest of humanity,” said Newsome Bass.

“How do we transform public space in a way that honors and celebrates the ideals of humanity or the inclusion of everyone?” she asked.

Little wishes the Silent Sam monument had been left, toppled, on the ground. “UNC getting rid of it was convenient,” Little said.

“Not only did the monument disappear, but the history of contention around the monument disappeared when it was taken away.”

“For people like the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Confederate spaces are sacred because of their family lineage and belief in the Lost Cause myth,” Smith pointed out.

“How are you thinking about what it means to...make clear that these things that are rendered holy are manifestations of harm?”

Newsome Bass said she classifies white supremacy as a religion, upheld by centuries of colonization and state-sponsored violence.

“One of the main ways we desacralize something is to name it and classify it as a thing,” she said. “When we are talking about taking down a monument, it’s never just about the monument—it’s about the deconstruction of this ideology of whiteness.”

Both activists encouraged the audience to educate themselves on white supremacy, and support activists and organizers fighting for Black liberation.

“You cannot enter into this kind of a thing without taking a side,” Little said. “To be an observer in a struggle for life and death for Black people to me means you’re already against me.”

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harlottesville finally removed its statues of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in July. Since then, the spaces where the racist monuments once stood have been empty, as the city decides what should go there.

During a virtual forum hosted by the UVA Democracy Initiative’s Memory Project last week, Black activists Bree Newsome Bass and Emil Little shared their experiences confronting Confederate monuments, and discussed how public spaces like the ones in Charlottesville should be treated after the Confederate iconography is removed. Atlantic columnist and poet Clint Smith moderated the event.

After 21-year-old white supremacist Dylann Roof shot and killed nine Black people at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, the state lowered its American flag atop the capitol to half-staff to honor the victims—but kept its Confederate flag flying high. Due to state law, the rebel flag could only be lowered after a twothirds approval by the state legislature.

Instead of waiting for legislators to “essentially decide that our lives matter,” Newsome Bass felt she needed to take action and show defiance against white terrorism. Ten days after the horrific shooting, she scaled the flagpole outside the state capitol, and tore down the Confederate flag. She was immediately arrested.

“So much of the national focus of discussion was on the display of the flag, not the circumstances that led to a white man in his 20s being so errantly racist that he decides to go into a church and murder people,” said Newsome Bass. “It highlighted the disregard for our lives as Black people.”

The next month, South Carolina finally removed the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds—something Black activists had called for for decades.

Following the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017, students at the University of North Carolina held their own protest against the university’s Silent Sam statue, which commemorated a Confederate soldier. For months, white supremacists had been visiting the racist monument, causing many Black students to feel unsafe, explained Little.

“I’m thinking the school’s going to have our back on this,” said Little, who was a doctoral student at the university. “But I’m watching police shove students, laughing at them, mocking them, hitting them.”

Over the next year, Little participated in sit-ins in front of Silent Sam, and passed out materials about the racist history of the monument. Fed up with the university’s refusal to take action, Little smeared red ink—mixed with their own blood— onto the statue during a protest in 2018.

Little was arrested and later found guilty of vandalism.

“If you’re so proud to have this armed solider still standing for this cause, why not depict what he stood for, which was the murder of Black people and their enslavement,” said Little.

Little was inspired to smear real blood on the statue by a protest they witnessed while studying in China, during which migrant workers threw blood on a police station.

“The next day, even though there was no blood, people were like, ‘This has been tainted.’ They wanted to avoid it,” said Little.

“I knew that doing [my protest] during the day meant that people would see the red ink and blood...and we believe that when something is bloodied it’s tainted.”

Four months later, hundreds of student protesters toppled Silent Sam. A tree has since been planted at the former site of the statue.

When recontextualizing the spaces where Confederate monuments once stood, Newsome Bass said it’s important to go “a step

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attie Billmeier was a little nervous, but excited. She rolled up her sleeve, and in a “split second” it was all over—she got her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

“It felt good,” says Billmeier, a second grader at Venable Elementary School. “It just gives you a little pinch.”

Afterwards, Billmeier and her cousins, who also got the shot, celebrated the longawaited occasion with free snow cones at their pediatrician’s office.

“We were proud of her. I’ve never seen a kid so excited to get stuck with a needle before,” says Hattie’s father Zak Billmeier.

“It’s been two years of pretty constant fear around this...so she felt relieved that finally she could have the shot now.”

Since November 6, nearly 5,600 kids ages 5 through 11 in the Blue Ridge Health District have gotten their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, which was approved for pediatric use by the CDC on November 2.

The vaccine offers the same protection as the one for older children and adults, but contains one-third the dosage, says Jen Fleisher, BRHD COVID communications lead. Because of the lower dosage, kids typically experience mild side effects, like fatigue, joint pain, and arm soreness. (Billmeier says she experienced no side effects.)

“What we’ve mainly heard from parents is that ‘my kid was just really tired,’” says Fleisher.

Over 100 vaccine appointments are now available every day for children at the BRHD community vaccination center at

Seminole Square, located inside the former Big Lots next to Marshalls.

The health district is also hosting weekly drive-through clinics at city elementary schools. Many local pediatricians are offering vaccines, too.

Though young children are much less likely to become severely ill and die of COVID-19, the vaccine can prevent them from transmitting the virus to people who are high-risk, especially those who live with them.

“If your whole family is fully vaccinated, you’re reducing that risk of hospitalization for the entire household,” explains Fleisher. “You’re also reducing that risk of complications for teachers, and increasing your chance of having a normal school day.”

“There are kids who are very high-risk and they want to see their friends,” she adds.

“I personally know families who have been quarantined for two years.”

Fleisher encourages parents who are hesitant to get their child vaccinated to voice their concerns. At the health district’s vaccine sites, local families and medical professionals who participated in the clinical trials are available to answer any questions parents—or kids—may have.

“The main concern I hear is [that] it’s so new,” says Fleisher. However, “everything is happening at a rapid pace because for the first time there are all these situations that make it more viable to have clinical trials...It’s not because they are rushing it.”

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And now we wait After arguments wrap, jury deliberates in Unite the Right trial

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Defendant Jason Kessler (center) at the August 2017 Unite the Right rally.

“They must continue to try to reach a unanimous decision on all six counts.”

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“The evidence has been overwhelming,” said Dunn, who started her presentation with a Discord post by Kessler from the spring of 2017. She then linked him to defendant Elliott Kline, a former leader of the Neo-Nazi group Identity Evropa.

“We need to have a battle of Berkeley situation in Charlottesville,” Kessler wrote.

“Fight this shit out.” He was referring to a white nationalist rally in Berkeley, California, in April 2017 in which violence erupted between white nationalists and counterprotesters.

Showing messages the two exchanged, Dunn told the jury that Kline and Kessler “agreed to plan the battle of Charlottesville together.”

The jury began its deliberations on Friday. Plaintiffs want $7-10 million for those Fields struck: Natalie Romero, Marcus Martin, Thomas Baker, and Chelsea Al-

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He told jurors that in this case, James Fields alone is responsible for the injuries to plaintiffs. He pointed out that his clients did not attend the torch rally on Friday night and were not present when Fields plowed into a crowd of counterprotesters Saturday afternoon, killing Heather Heyer and injuring many others. He also offered an explanation for why Schoep dropped his phone into a toilet three months after the lawsuit was filed, making it impossible to turn it over for discovery in the case.

“Maybe he’s not that bright. Maybe he’s not the criminal mastermind. To believe in this conspiracy theory, you’re asked to ignore key facts and invent others.”

The creative defense arguments followed more than 90 minutes of a systematic closing by plaintiffs’ attorney Karen Dunn and another hour by lead counsel Roberta Kaplan. The attorneys covered multiple topics, including evidence of the defendants’ racial animus and the injuries suffered by each plaintiff.

Tweet by tweet, Discord post by Discord post, Dunn made the case that every one of the more than two dozen defendants is liable for the physical and emotional harm inflicted on the nine plaintiffs.

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t press time, jurors were halfway through their third day of deliberations in Sines v. Kessler, a case in which nine plaintiffs have argued that more than two dozen organizers of the Unite the Right rally conspired to commit racially motivated violence.

The trial began on October 25. The plaintiffs rested their case November 15, and the latter part of last week saw the defendants make their closing arguments.

Alt-right leader Richard Spencer, who is representing himself, was the first Sines v.

Kessler defendant to present evidence in his own defense. He painted a picture of himself as an ambitious man who thought Unite the Right would be a peaceful event that would further elevate his growing public profile.

In a series of text messages entered into evidence, Spencer invites a Washington Post reporter to Friday’s torchlight march to UVA Grounds.

“The notion that I was expecting awful activity or malign conspiracy I don’t think holds much water,” Spencer said. “I wanted to promote myself, and I’m inviting what could be said to be a hostile journalist. I wanted him to be there.”

Spencer also included evidence that he did not respond to UTR organizer Jason Kessler’s pre-rally text message calling Spencer “my liege,” and that he publicly called Kessler out for an August 18 tweet in which Kessler disparaged car attack victim Heather Heyer.

“I will no longer associate w/Jason Kessler; no one should,” Spencer tweeted.

On cross-examination, the plaintiffs’ attorneys noted that Spencer was already facing a different lawsuit at the time of that tweet, and suggested it was a “tactical move to improve your legal situation.”

In his closing remarks the next day, Spencer said he was scapegoated unfairly.

He even went so far as to compare himself to another radical thinker who was punished for his ideas: Jesus Christ. And he instructed the jury to apply “Newtonian justice…the fair, rational, and precise application of law.”

Edward Rebrook, representing the National Socialist Movement and its former leader Jeff Schoep, began his closing argument with a meandering story about his one-time belief that the assassination of JFK was a conspiracy. “We stood on the grassy knoll,” Rebrook recalled of a visit to Dallas with his late father when Rebrook was finally convinced that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. “Any person with marginal shooting ability could have done what Oswald did. But I wanted to spread the blame around.”

varado. They are asking the jury to award $3-5 million for the pain and suffering of Marissa Blair, who was with her friend Heyer when she was struck, then-UVA law student Elizabeth Sines, Reverend Seth Wispelwey, April Muniz, and then-UVA student Devin Willis, who was attacked during the August 11 tiki-torch march.

As for punitive damages, attorneys left that up to the jury. “What would it take to make sure the defendants and co-conspirators never, ever do anything like this again?” asked plaintiffs’ counsel Roberta Kaplan in closing arguments.

A civil trial verdict is determined by a “preponderance of evidence,” not the stricter “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard in criminal trials.

Around noon on Monday, jurors asked Judge Norman Moon if they can’t reach a unanimous decision on the first three claims of the suit—that one or more of the defendants conspired to commit racially motivated violence—”do we still decide on claims 4, 5, and 6?”

Moon replied to the jury, “They must continue to try to reach a unanimous decision on all six counts.”

“I’d be very disappointed if they can’t agree on any conspiracy counts,” says attorney Deborah Wyatt, who is not associated with the case.

In claim 4, plaintiffs Natalie Romero and Devin Willis, who were assaulted at the Thomas Jefferson statue August 11, 2017, following a tiki-torch march through UVA Grounds, contend that the defendants violated Virginia’s racial, religious, or ethnic harassment or violence statute.

The fifth and sixth claims focus on James Fields, who drove into a crowd of counterprotesters August 12. The claims allege assault and battery, and the intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Shortly before the unanimous-decision question, the jury had asked Moon, ”Are words a form of violence [according to federal law]?”

“Well I would firmly say no,” said Spencer.

“This is a philosophical question. You can offer guidelines for answering.”

“I don’t think it’s philosophical,” said Moon, who referred the jury to instruction #30 on free speech. That says, “The abstract advocacy of lawlessness, or mere advocacy of the use of force is protected speech.”

However, the instruction goes on to say that if the defendants were engaged in a conspiracy to conduct illegal activity, the First Amendment does not offer protection.

The trial was supposed to last four weeks, and has already gone two days past its scheduled end.

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Bug off The invasive spotted lanternfly threatens central Virginia

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“This is the next bug we are all going to learn to hate.”

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the spotted lanternfly, so we are trying to delay its spread.”

One of the most effective proactive measures: getting rid of ailanthus trees. Research in Pennsylvania showed that controlling ailanthus reduced spotted lanternfly egg masses by as much as 75 percent, according to Biasiolli. But killing ailanthus is no easy task—simply cutting down the tree will likely result in a wealth of sprouts off its root

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One of the spotted lanternfly’s favorite plants is the ailanthus (often called tree of heaven), another Asian species that was deliberately imported into this country in the 18th century and is highly invasive. Could the new arrival rid us of this long-established pest tree? “Unfortunately, spotted lanternflies don’t do enough damage to [kill off] ailanthus, which are really hardy and tough,” says Swanson.

Researchers are looking into biological controls, such as predators from the spotted lanternfly’s native habitat, which might work here without causing additional ecological problems. Or it may be that native species will acquire a taste for this new bug. In the meantime, says Swanson, “we can’t eradicate

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While beautiful, the spotted lanternfly is an ugly threat to more than 70 local plant species, as well as ornamental shrubs, grapevines, and hops. If you see one, kill it, and then report the sighting to the Virginia Cooperative Extension.

system. Unless the plant is small enough to by pulled up with roots intact, landowners have to use herbicides in a controlled method called “hack and squirt,” in which chemicals are squirted directly into gashes in the tree trunk.

If you want to help in this effort—either by getting trained to monitor for spotted lanternflies, or by identifying and eliminating ailanthus—you can contact the Virginia Cooperative Extension. People who own property near train tracks, interstate highways, or lots where large vehicles are stored should be especially alert, says Swanson; spotted lanternflies have been spreading by catching a ride on these modes of transportation—and disturbed soils, like those along a rail line, are places where ailanthus are likely to flourish.

As for monitoring efforts, spotting the lanternfly this time of year is a challenge.

Lanternflies lay eggs in the fall and winter and then die off, leaving egg masses behind.

The eggs are difficult to see on trees or rocks. But the cooperative extension has been training volunteers to set traps around stands of ailanthus, and monitor the sites as the lanternflies hatch. Nymphs will start appearing in late April to May, and go through several stages before the adult insects appear in July and August.

The adults will lay eggs throughout the fall until cold weather begins.

If you do catch sight of the bug, kill it, and then tell the local cooperative extension about the sighting online or by calling (434) 872-4580.

The experts say we have to be diligent, and a bit ruthless, as we practice the spotted lanternfly mantra: “See it, kill it, report it.”

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he spotted lanternfly is pretty and festive-looking, with its polka-dot outer wings, red-and-black hind wings, and yellow-and-black-striped abdomen.

But appearances, as they say, can be deceptive.

“This is the next bug we are all going to learn to hate,” says Rod Walker, founder and president of Blue Ridge PRISM, a nonprofit set up to help counter the flood of invasive plants and animals threatening central Virginia’s ecosystem. And the spotted lanternfly is the latest threat.

This nefarious bug was discovered in eastern Pennsylvania in 2014. Its eggs had likely hitched a ride in a pallet of rocks imported from Asia, according to Carrie Swanson, unit coordinator/extension agent with the Albemarle/Charlottesville office of the Virginia Cooperative Extension. The pest spread rapidly around Pennsylvania and into nearby Delaware and New York, wreaking havoc on forests, orchards, vineyards, and gardens. A migrant population found in Frederick County, Virginia, in January 2018 spurred Virginia’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of Transportation, and Cooperative Extension mobilized to set up quarantines and eradication efforts.

This past July, an alert hiker reported a lanternfly sighting along the Rivanna Trail, says Kim Biasiolli, natural resources manager for Albemarle County. VDACS found a population of between 250 and 500 insects; it treated the area in coordination with Albemarle County Parks & Recreation, and has been monitoring to make sure the infestation was cleaned up. Another sighting was reported in the Belmont area of Charlottes­ville, but no population was found. In the meantime, the Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Albemarle County Natural Heritage Committee have launched educational and training efforts—distributing brochures, putting out news alerts and posting on social media—to alert residents and encourage them to report any lanternfly sightings.

One part of the threat is that the spotted lanternfly is not picky—it will happily munch on any of more than 70 common plant species, damaging timber and fruit trees, and ornamental shrubs, alike. The lanternfly also likes grapevines and hops, making its appearance especially worrisome for the many wineries and breweries in the area.

The second punch is what it leaves behind: as it eats, it excretes a sticky substance biologists call “honeydew.” This substance attracts other pests, and fosters explosive growth of a common blight called black sooty mold (which looks exactly like its name). Besides being unsightly, black sooty mold weakens and can kill plants by coating the undersides of their leaves and interfering with their ability to photosynthesize.

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Four County Players return to performing in front of an audience for the first time in two years with It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. This twist on the classic, adapted by Joe Landry, reimagines the family favorite as a live 1940s radio broadcast. An ensemble cast tells the tale of struggling George Bailey, who meets his guardian angel Clarence while contemplating suicide. Live Foley artists enhance the sounds of the play with vivid realism, creating an immersive experience. $10-18, times vary. Barboursville Community Center, 5256 Governor Barbour St.,

STARRY NIGHT Festive cheer fills the air and twinkling lights blanket the landscape at Winter Wander, an illuminated stroll around Heritage Lake. Walk through a 35-foot holiday tree to begin your journey, and be transported to a world of wonder at Big Boar Ridge, where a massive mama boar is looking for her babies, Sun Kissed Meadow, Firefly Grove, and more. A market awaits you after the walk with merry gifts, warm drinks, and a variety of food. The nearly half-mile trail has an “easy” rating and takes approximately 30-45 minutes to walk. $10-20, times vary. Boar’s Head Resort, 200 Ednam Dr. boarsheadresort.com/wander

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music An Evening with Koda and Marie. A special indoor performance with Koda and Marie of Chamomile & Whiskey. Free, 6pm. Potters Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com.

Berto and Matt Wyatt. Join Berto and Matt for this bi-weekly rendition of Brazilian and Latin guitar. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com.

Music in the Atrium. A weekly live performance in the atrium with Jim Richardson on vocals and guitar. Free, noon. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecenter cville.org.

Thankful Dead: Bigfoot County and Sisters & Brothers. $12-40, 7pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com.

The Wavelength. A Thanksgiving-eve party with live music, fine whiskey, and local cuisine.

Free, 8pm. The Whiskey Jar, 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thewhiskeyjarcville.com

dance Bachata Fusion Class. Edwin Roa teaches a fun beginner-to-intermediate-level bachata lesson to get the party started. $6-8, 7pm.

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Square Dancing. Enjoy a night of square dancing. All levels are welcome. Free, 12:30pm. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org.

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King of the Wild Things and The Band Big. Pop punk out of Maryland. $10-12, 8pm. The Southern Café and Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com.

The Judy Chops. Spend black Friday at the Blackburn and kick off the season. $25-35, 6pm. The Blackburn Inn and Conference Center, 301 Greenville Ave., Staunton. black burn-inn.com.

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harlottesville music scene photographer Rich Tarbell’s new book of portraiture is a no-filters cross section of local singers, songwriters, and industry supporters, and it’s a should-have for any Charlottesville audiophile.

But let’s get to the part you’ve heard before: The project, like so many other artistic endeavors, was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic.

We all know the pandemic devastated the arts in general and live music specifically.

Fortunately, all the downtime and new perspectives among creatives also ignited fresh sounds. It was a silver lining for music lovers who knew where to look. And if anyone knows where to look, it’s Tarbell.

Set for a November 26 release, Regarding Charlottesville Music II was inspired by both Tarbell’s own pandemic experience and conversations he had with musicians about theirs. Coincidentally, he happened upon a 50-year-old Hasselblad 500C camera early last year. He used it to take outdoor pics of Chamomile & Whiskey’s Koda Kerl and Marie Borgman on March 30, 2020. A few days later, he made portraits of Eli Cook. He thought he might be onto something.

“The photographs had an unintentionally morose feel to them that seemed to anticipate the uncertain times we were entering,” Tarbell says.

Inspired, Tarbell bought darkroom equipment and taught himself to develop photos in his basement. By the end of September, he’d captured and developed hundreds of analog images, and 87 of them appear in Regarding Charlottesville Music II. So to review the timeline: Tarbell bought an unfamiliar camera in early 2020, started taking pics with it that March, learned to develop film in the next few months, and compiled a book of the images in about a year and a half. It was a crash course, and Tarbell is the first to admit every one of the images isn’t technically perfect. But the process was in keeping with the photog’s backstage-access M.O. as a music industry scenester.

“I’m not saying I’m the world’s greatest photographer,” Tarbell says. “It’s about luck, timing, and access—and friendship and trust. Those are the five things. Once you are in, you are in.”

Tarbell moved to Charlottesville in 1987 to attend UVA. He was an aspiring musician but knew he had limitations. He aged, settled down, and essentially gave it up. He was still around musicians, though, and picked up “a crappy old digital camera.” He taught himself to point and shoot, then improved.

According to Tarbell, if you can take pictures in concert conditions, you can do it any-

Photographer Rich Tarbell will sign copies of his latest book, Regarding Charlottesville Music II, at Champion Brewing Company the afternoon of November 26, and at Durty Nelly’s that night.

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where—“it’s like learning to drive stick in the mountains,” he says.

Still, it was never technical excellence that gave Tarbell’s work weight. It was being backstage and around talent, being to Charlottesville musicians what Jay Blakesberg was to the Grateful Dead, Ricky Powell was to the Beastie Boys, or Danny Clinch was to the Boss.

For Tarbell, befriending local music talent led to access to regional talent and eventually national talent. In the case of the Dave Matthews Band, Tarbell’s access grew from local to national on its own.

That means Tarbell’s new book features exclusive images of Matthews, Tim Reynolds, and Carter Beauford alongside local standouts like Terri Allard, Harli Saxon, and Charlie Pastorfield. Then there are the behind-thescenes folks: Danny Shea, Terry Martin, Kirby Hutto, and Patrick Jordan, among others.

Interspersed throughout Regarding Charlottesville Music II are concert fliers, some of which Tarbell helped produce, and essays from select musicians. Tarbell says he began talking to people about the pandemic thinking he would approach the new book’s narrative much like he did in Regarding Charlottesville Music. In that work, he interviewed local musicians over eight months and crafted a conversational oral history. This time around, Tarbell found the interviews repetitive.

“This book is four years after the first, so there’s not a whole lot to revisit,” Tarbell says. “And I realized when talking about the pandemic, everybody’s experience was about the same. So I decided not to bother everyone with that. I didn’t want it to be super depressing.”

The resulting essays feature a few stories about the pandemic’s devastation, but also plenty about its inspirations, thoughts from those pushing through like nothing changed, hope for the future, and touching tales from C’ville’s musical past. The Beetnix’s Damani Harrison tells the story of how Johnny Gilmore and Wonderband kept him in Charlottesville. “They played Thursdays and I went every Thursday for like two months by myself,” Harrison writes in Regarding Charlottesville Music II. “I thought, if this is here, I’ll stay. Rest in peace Johnny.”

Tarbell says he never planned to do a follow up to Regarding Charlottesville Music, and he doesn’t plan to do another book in the future. But the pandemic created the right conditions to change his plans.

“The first book was musicians in their comfortable space, their studio, their basement, what have you,” Tarbell says. “For this one, I started with friends, the few people I would see outdoors. I started pursuing it when the seriously fearful part of the pandemic was over and we could at least not be terrified to go out.”

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The Legwarmers. The ultimate ‘80s tribute band doesn’t just remember the ‘80s, it relives them. $20-22, 9pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com.

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Selfies with Santa

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Tina Hashemi Jazz Duo by the Fountain

Find Santa near Origins for a memorable selfie

Enjoy holiday savings throughout Barracks Road

Toy & Book Drive

Donate a new toy or book in front of Barnes & Noble and recieve a $5 gift card to Greenberrys* *While supplies last, one per family.

Save the Date!

The Barracks Road Holiday Parade will return in 2022 on December 3!

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Friday 11/26 outside Winter Wander. Experience the nature of Boar’s Head during this illuminated lakeside stroll, as a palette of colorful illuminations blanket the natural surroundings for a magical show of lights. $10-20, times vary. Boar’s Head Resort, 200 Ednam Dr. boarshead resort.com/wander.

Saturday 11/27 music 14 Stories with The Live Show and Charlie Shea. The Stories’ often put their own spin on covers, either changing the length or switching up the arrangement to make it their own. $10, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jefferson theater.com.

Berto and Vincent. Enjoy some lively Latin guitar paired with brunch. Free, 11am.

Tavern & Grocery, 333 W. Main St. tavern andgrocery.com.

Bomar And Ritter. Spend an afternoon at Albemarle Ciderworks with folk duo Bomar and Ritter. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle Ciderworks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com.

Steve Riggs and Friends. Take a break from your family, or bring them with you to this night of live music, fine whiskey, and local cuisine. Free, 10:30pm. The Whiskey Jar, 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thewhiskey jarcville.com.

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Paramount at the Movies Presents: Modern Times. In honor of its 90th anniversary, The Paramount Theater is presenting films from its nine decades. Free, 4pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net.

outside Wildrock’s Creepy, Crawly, and Cute Trail Adventure. A festive hike. Free, 10am.

Wildrock, 6600 Blackwells Hollow Rd., Crozet. wildrock.org.

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Sunday 11/28 music

Vincent Zorn. Enjoy Sunday brunch with live music. Free, noon. South and Central Latin Grill, 946 Grady Ave., Suite 104. south andcentralgrill.com.

stage It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.

See listing for Friday, November 26. $10-18, 2:30pm. Four County Players, Barboursville Community Center, 5256 Governor Barbour St., Barboursville. fourcp.org.

dance English Country Dance. Partake in some English country dancing, or just come to enjoy the performance. Free, 1pm. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecenter cville.org.

words Mario Schjetnan: Reconciling City and Nature. Mario Schjetnan, co-founder of the interdisciplinary firm Grupo de Diseño Urbano, is the 2021-22 Harry W. Porter, Jr. Visiting Professor at the UVA School of Architecture.

Free, 5pm. UVA’s Campbell Hall, Room 153, 110 Bayly Dr. arch.virginia.edu/events.

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lenheim Vineyards is encouraging everyone to raise a glass to our first responders…literally.

In a collaboration between the vineyard and renowned chef José Andrés’ international nonprofit World Central Kitchen, Blenheim’s On the Line wines are helping raise money to provide healthy meals for those still fighting the pandemic.

Dave Matthews, musician, philanthropist, and owner of Blenheim Vineyards, connected with Andrés last year, when World Central Kitchen was helping gear up a Charlottesville chapter of Frontline Foods.

The effort was designed to support local restaurants and food producers by purchasing meals to distribute to health care workers and other first responders in the area.

Blenheim had the wines, WCK had the boots on the ground, and Matthews had the idea: produce and market wines aimed at raising money and support for those on the COVID front lines.

Blenheim’s winemakers created a red blend and a white blend; Matthews designed the label; and the wine was sold either direct to consumers at the vineyard or on the Blenheim website, with a portion of the proceeds funding World Central Kitchen and Frontline Foods. Blenheim was able to re-open its tasting room in July 2020, which helped spur sales.

“Response has been great,” according to Sales, Marketing, and Events Manager Tracey Love. She says the 2019 vintage—347 cases of white and 329 cases of red—sold out completely; for the 2020 vintage, the vineyard has bottled more than 500 cases of each blend. With additional distribution through retailers and restaurants in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and New York City, so far On the Line has raised close to $75,000, helping World Central Kitchen provide meals for first responders and others in need. (Frontline Foods was merged into World Central Kitchen in August 2020.)

The On the Line blends were created specifically for this fundraising effort, and designed to be “a refreshing, easy-drinking wine,” says Love—and affordable, at $20 a bottle. The red is 63 percent cabernet franc blended with merlot, cabernet sauvignon, and petit verdot (“with notes of crushed raspberry, tobacco, and baked plum,” according to the website). The white—64 percent sauvignon blanc with rkatsiteli,

Monday Music Series . Enjoy delicious food and drink paired with live Latin music from Vincent Zorn, Berto & Vincent, or Beleza. Free, 7pm. South and Central Latin Grill, 946 Grady Ave., Suite 104. southandcentralgrill.com.

classes Meditation on the Lawn. A virtual drop-in meditation or guided reflection hosted by the Contemplative Sciences Center. Free, 7:45am. Online. csc.virginia.edu.

Trio Céleste Tuesday 11/30 Old Cabell Hall

Tuesday 11/30 music Classical Listening Parties. A series of four free, casual events on Tuesdays in November.

Free, 7pm. WTJU, 350 Emmet St N. wtju.net.

Josh Mayo and Friends. Josh Mayo invites various local and regional acts to perform on the Downtown Mall every other Tuesday.

Free, 8:15pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com.

Trio Céleste. Tuesday Evening Concert Series presents Trio Céleste, performing Beethoven and Mendelssohn. $5-39, 7:30pm.

UVA’s Old Cabell Hall. tecs.org.

Vincent Zorn. Enjoy great food, tequila, and mescal paired with some wild gypsy rumba.

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

dance Blenheim Vineyards continues to help frontline workers with its On the Line wine.

chardonnay, petit manseng, and viognier— is fermented and aged in stainless steel.

Buy a bottle (or a quartet, or a case) and toast the masked health care worker on the label. Heck, you can even get the T-shirt—it’s for a good cause.

English Country Dance. See listing for Monday, November 29. Free, 1pm. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org.

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Daily Tours of Indigenous Australian Art. See listing for Saturday, November 27.

Free,10:30am. Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA, 400 Worrell Dr. kluge-ruhe.org.

Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night. Quizzes cover everything from Hungary to The Hunger Games. Free, 8pm. Firefly, 1304 E. Market St. fireflycville.com.

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Tara Mills. Live music in the orchard. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle Ciderworks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarlecider works.com.

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Daily Tours of Indigenous Australian Art. A 20-minute introduction to Indigenous Australian art. Free,10:30am. Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA, 400 Worrell Dr. kluge-ruhe.org.

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It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.

See listing for Friday, November 26. $10-18, 8pm. Four County Players, Barboursville Community Center, 5256 Governor Barbour St., Barboursville. fourcp.org.

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Charlottesville’s premium in-home care provider “We found Commonwise after struggling to find reliable care. We felt the difference immediately and they have provided a consistently high level of service ever since. Every caregiver has been delightful and professional.”

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We like framing things in generational terms. Boomers, Millennials, Generations Y and X, and so on. In reality, we are all aging, chronologically anyway, on a journey that flows more like a river than it is separated by generational blocks. And as such, people of different ages are dependent on each other, linking the past, present and future into a continuum of support and understanding across the generations.

For instance, research and common sense have told us that younger people benefit when older people share their knowledge and wisdom.

Indeed, older people, with lived experience that’s mostly in the rearview mirror, can help children and young adults, who have yet to discover what’s down the road, deal with the worry and anxiety that often comes with not knowing what the future holds. But it’s also a twoway street.

According to once 12-year-old child prodigy and TEDTalk star Adora Svitak, older people have much to learn, and be reminded of, from children.

Svitak believed that referring to things as “childish” always has had a negative connotation, but said that was discriminatory and misguided.

She pointed out that wars and environmental degradation aren’t being caused by children, and she suggested that adults are the ones “really causing all the trouble” by not listening to young people.

“Kids aren’t hampered by reasons not to do things, like older people often are,” Svitak said during one of her original TEDTalks. “Kids still dream about perfection, and to create anything worthwhile, you have to dream first.”

Svitak believed that learning between the generations needed to

be reciprocal, and that older people needed to listen to and trust younger people. “You must lend an ear today,” she said, “because we are the leaders of tomorrow.”

In our effort to pass along guidance and wisdom to our children and young people, we sometimes forget that “childishness” comes with a kind of wisdom, and that childhood itself reminds us of ways of being that we sometimes ignore or dismiss as “childish” or selfish when we get older.

For instance, the ideas that being creative and having fun are good for you; that being vulnerable and showing your emotions are necessary for your health; that it is okay to play and laugh; and that it is okay to complain and ask for help.

Children, too, often see themselves as the heroes of their own lives, not the victims of time and circumstance, and they approach things with fearlessness. And when they get hurt, or things don’t go their way, they cry and yell and stomp their feet — but they move on.

Too often, as adults and older people, we settle for ways of being that aren’t necessarily that joyful, rewarding or even healthy. Set in our ways, perhaps, and veterans of a struggle the young can’t even begin to imagine, we can get hardened and wary. That’s where the wisdom of youth comes in.

“A child can teach an adult three things,” wrote Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho de Souza, “to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.”

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“I had been living in a home that was not safe or healthy for me or anyone else.

I don’t know where I would be living today if it weren’t for AHIP.”

Caregiver Ambassador, Victoria Chipampe, CNA with Commonwise

Commonwise offers top pay, benefits, and a supportive work environment. We also invest a lot of time in training to make sure our caregivers are prepared to deliver quality care in our clients’ homes.

We value both our caregivers and clients and know that happy caregivers delivery better care.

3. Why is Central Virginia the best place for seniors to retire?

It’s a beautiful area and we have access to excellent hospitals and doctors. Plus, there are so many engagement opportunities for area seniors within this community, like activities, classes, trips, and services like The Center.

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My favorite part of this job is working with our clients. Knowing that I am doing something to help them maintain their quality of life and help them meet their goals makes me smile. And seeing them smile at me makes my day.

5. What should people know about working with seniors?

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My first experience with senior care was when my mother got sick.

The hospital said that there was not much that could be done for her, and my family was unable to help with her care. So, I quit college and became her caregiver. After she passed, I continued caring for older adults as a volunteer at a senior home. I then knew that I wanted to do this for the rest of my life, so I went back to school to study psychosocial counseling and to become a CNA.

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By Rob Brezsny

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What could you do to diminish your suffering? Your next assignment is to take two specific steps to begin that process. You’re in a phase of your astrological cycle when you’re more likely than usual to see what’s necessary to salve your wounds and fix what’s broken. Take maximum advantage of this opportunity! I proclaim this next chapter of your life to be titled “In Quest of the Maximum Cure.”

Have fun with this project, dear Capricorn.

Treat it as a mandate to be imaginative and explore interesting possibilities.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves,” wrote my favorite Aquarian philosopher, Simone Weil. I agree. It’s advice I regularly use myself. If you want to be seen and appreciated for who you really are, you should make it your priority to see and appreciate yourself for who you really are.

The coming weeks will be a favorable time to make progress in this noble project. Start this way: Write a list of the five qualities about yourself that you love best.

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get off it.” That’s the best possible counsel for you to hear, in my astrological opinion.

As an Aries, you’re already inclined to live by that philosophy. But now and then, like now, you need a forceful nudge in that direction.

So please, Aries, go in pursuit of what you want, not what you partially want. Associate with the very best, most invigorating influences, not the mediocre kind.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Author Kurt Vonnegut wrote wistfully, “I still catch myself feeling sad about things that don’t matter anymore.”

If similar things are running wild in your head, dear Taurus, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to banish them. You will have extra power to purge outdated emotions and reclaim at least some of the wild innocence that is your birthright. PS: There’s nothing wrong with feeling sad. In fact, feeling sad can be healthy. But it’s important to feel sad for the right reasons. Getting clear about that is your second assignment.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): “I’ll walk forever with stories inside me that the people I love the most can never hear.” So says the main character in Gemini author Michelle Hodkin’s novel The Evolution of Mara Dyer. If that heart-rending statement has resonance with your own personal experience, I have good news: The coming weeks will be a favorable time to transform the situation. I believe you can figure out how to share key stories and feelings that have been hard to reveal before now. Be alert for unexpected opportunities and not-at-all-obvious breakthroughs.

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(March 21-April 19): Aries author Chris Brogan says, “Don’t settle. Don’t finish crappy books. If you don’t like the menu, leave the restaurant. If you’re not on the right path,

(June 21-July 22): A study of people in 24 countries concluded that during the pandemic, over 80 percent of the population have taken action to improve their health. Are you in that group?

Whether or not you are, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to go further in establishing robust self-care. The astrological omens suggest you’ll find it easier than usual to commit to good new habits. Rather than trying to do too much, I suggest you take no more than three steps. Even starting with just one might be wise. Top three: eating excellent food, having fun while exercising right, and getting all the deep sleep you need.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo-born scholar Edith Hamilton loved to study ancient Greek civilization. She wrote, “To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful and delightful to live in, was a mark of the Greek spirit which distinguished it from all that had gone before.”

One sign of Greece’s devotion to joie de vivre was its love of play. “The Greeks were the first people in the world to play,” Hamilton exulted, “and they played on a great scale. All over Greece, there were games”—for athletes, dancers, musicians, and other performers.

Spirited competition was an essential element of their celebration of play, as was the pursuit of fun for its own sake. In resonance with your astrological omens, Leo, I propose you regard ancient Greece as your spiritual home for the next five weeks.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo singer-songwriter Florence Welch of the band Florence and the Machine told an interviewer why she wrote “Hunger.” She said, “I looked for love in things that were not love.” What were those things? According to her song, they included taking drugs and performing on stage. Earlier in Welch’s life, as a teenager, “love was a kind of emptiness” she experienced through her eating disorder. What about you, Virgo? Have you looked for love in things that weren’t love? Are you doing that right now? The coming weeks will be a

good time to get straight with yourself about this issue. I suggest you ask for help from your higher self. Formulate a strong intention that in the future, you will look for love in things that can genuinely offer you love.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There’s a Grateful Dead song, with lyrics written by John Perry Barlow, that says, “You ain’t gonna learn what you don’t want to know.” I propose you make that your featured advice for the next two weeks. I hope you will be inspired by it to figure out what truths you might be trying hard not to know. In so doing, you will make yourself available to learn those truths.

As a result, you’ll be led on a healing journey you didn’t know you needed to take. The process might sound uncomfortable, but I suspect it will ultimately be pleasurable.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio author and philosopher Albert Camus was a good thinker.

At age 44, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature—the second-youngest recipient ever.

And yet he made this curious statement: “Thoughts are never honest. Emotions are.”

He regarded thoughts as “refined and muddy”—the result of people continually tinkering with their inner dialog so as to come up with partially true statements designed to serve their self-image rather than reflect authentic ideas. Emotions, on the other hand, emerge spontaneously and are hard to hide, according to Camus. They come straight from the depths. In accordance with astrological potentials, Scorpio, I urge you to keep these meditations at the forefront of your awareness in the coming weeks. See if you can be more skeptical about your thoughts and more trusting in your emotions.

Expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text message horoscopes: Real Astrology.com, (877) 873-4888

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(Feb. 19-March 20): Nigerian author Ben Okri, born under the sign of Pisces, praises our heroic instinct to rise above the forces of chaos. He writes, “The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love, and to be greater than our suffering.” You’ve been doing a lot of that excellent work throughout 2021, dear Pisces. And I expect that you’ll be climaxing this chapter of your life story sometime soon. Thanks for being such a resourceful and resilient champion.

You have bravely faced but also risen above the sometimes-messy challenges of plain old everyday life. You have inspired many of us to stay devoted to our heart’s desires.

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Poet Renée Ashley describes what she’s attracted to: “I’m drawn to what flutters nebulously at the edges, at the corner of my eye—just outside my certain sight. I want to share in what I am routinely denied or only suspect exists. I long for a glimpse of what is beginning to occur.”

Although I don’t think that’s a suitable perspective for you to cultivate all the time, Sagittarius, I suspect it might be appealing and useful for you in the coming weeks. Fresh possibilities will be coalescing. New storylines will be incubating. Be alert for the oncoming delights of the unknown.

A zen box holds space for a local artist

Woodworker Tate Pray returns to form—and function

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MIXING IT UP

Rethinking the performance of a family kitchen

With an eye toward its second life, a designer reimagines a city cottage

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RAGGED MOUNTAIN FARM

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

BEECH HILL

Contemporary residence on 14.3 acres. Situated between Ivy & Crozet. Open floor plan, 20 ft. high stone FP, master suite with spa BA. 4-5 BR, 4 full BA, 1 half BA. Whole house generator & heated pool. High speed fiber optic internet! MLS#623368 $2,375,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

WOODFIELD

Rare opportunity to purchase an architecturallydesigned, gracious 3,530 sf. residence with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths on a secluded 4.59 acres in the heart of Garth and Owensville Road yet close to all Charlottesville/UVA amenities. MLS#623814 $949,000 Robert Mellen, 434.996.7386

This Historic Register gem is set on 43 park-like acres in the highly sought-after community of Farmington. The property showcases a stunning brick Georgian, built 1931-1933, with beautiful architectural details both inside and out, wonderful indoor pool facilities, a remarkable tennis pavilion, and additional improvements. With sensational Blue Ridge Mountain views, total privacy, and an exceptional close-to-town location, just 3 miles west of the University of Virginia, this offering is truly one-of-akind. MLS#617686 $8,450,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

RIVER LAWN

Delightful combination of wood and pastureland with a spectacular bluff for a building site overlooking the James River in southern Albemarle County.

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WOODLANDS

Beautifully restored 1780s Colonial on 293 acres in Northampton County. This historic home has 4 BR, 3 full & 2 half BA. Property has access to the Machipongo River which flows into the Atlantic. Rare offering. MLS#614051 $1,495,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863 www.WoodlandsFarmVa.com

THE GLEASON

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

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

OFF OF GARTH ROAD

12-acre country estate west of Charlottesville. The 2-story, 5-BR, 4.5-BA manor home is surrounded by lovely mature gardens, plantings, trees, and a beautiful spring-fed pond. Truly a rare offering with unsurpassed beauty, tranquility, and country living. MLS#617622 $2,500,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

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MOORELAND

Classic Virginia brick home, circa 1855, situated on 22 acres just off Route 29 South, less than 10 minute drive to Charlottesville and the University of Virginia. This home has mountain views, and is surrounded by large trees and mature landscaping, including numerous perennial and vegetable gardens. Other improvements include a two-bedroom guest or rental cottage, several outbuildings and shared ownership of a large lake. The home has four bedrooms and three full baths on three levels. $985,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 www.moorelandva.com

MADISON

Over 560 acres of wooded land on Thoroughfare Mountain in Madison County. Three contiguous parcels, completely private, with endless possibilities.

Hunt, ride ATVs, camp, build a weekend retreat or a permanent residence in total serenity. MLS#621697 $2,685,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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BLANDEMAR FARM ESTATES

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

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

EDNAM FOREST

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Large parcel of 225 acres convenient to Charlottesville and UVA. Exceptional Blue Ridge views, charming farm house (in need of restoration). Under easement, but with divisions into already predetermined parcels. MLS#585228 $4,400,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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4.32 acres, half open, with gently rolling, cleared homesite on a high plateau with lovely pastoral and mountain views. Situated in Ivy Valley, just off I-64 west of Charlottesville, less than 10 miles to the University of Virginia. MLS#622663 $465,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

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MEADOWBROOK HILLS

HUGE PRICE REDUCTION! Lovely 3-BR, 3-BA, c. 1958 brick home located in one of the City’s most desirable neighborhoods- convenient to all that Charlottesville has to offer! Walkable to Barracks Road and UVA, just a short drive from Downtown.

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Mature landscaping, wrap around porch, spring, stream and a detached studio all work to make this a compelling property. The studio has a fireplace with a beautiful walnut mantle. There are 2 sheds (a potting shed and another set up for miniature goats) $850,000

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French Country home, set on a knoll in Northern Albemarle.

A serene setting with peace and quiet. One floor living with a split bedroom plan. Large master bedroom with 2 full baths. Beautiful rear terrace with large boxwoods.

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ften, master communities need to rejigger their plans as the real estate market and buyer preferences shift and swing. But 20 years in, Spring Creek in Louisa County is still right on target.

The original zoning for the community in 2001 allowed for 1,200 homes over 950 acres. After 20 years, there have been 700 homes completed or under construction and demand is accelerating.

Dan Girouad, Broker with Spring Creek Realty, says, “Interest in living in Spring Creek is only growing. A typical year for us has been around 40 new homes. We’re up 50 percent this year.

By the end of 2021, we’ll have 60 new homes sold.”

What’s the draw? “It’s different things to different people, but Spring Creek offers something for everyone. Usually, at the top of the list is resort-style living and location. But there’s so much more.”

top 100 American Public Golf Courses.

There’s a saying among golfers that describes two kinds of golf courses: those played for convenience, and those golfers seek out. Fortunately for us in Central Virginia, Spring Creek is both: built for the seekers, and convenient to everyone living in the area.

In 2007, when the course opened, Golf Digest named it the “Best New Affordable Course.” With rock walls and bridges, rolling hills and standing woods, Spring Creek Golf Club feels older than its 14 years.

When a community features a course that is strong and appealing, it’s tempting to assume there is at least one golf bag in every garage. According to Girouad, “That’s not the case. Golf is the driving reason people move to Spring Creek for only about half of the buyers. Whether you play or not, the course is beautiful and offers an attractive landscape and views for anyone living on or near it. The other half of buyers come for everything else this resort-style community offers.”

There is Golf

There is Pickleball

Let’s state the obvious. Spring Creek has an awesome golf course. For the past four years, it has been ranked among the top three courses in Virginia, including hitting number one in 2020. And Golf Digest consistently ranks it among the

Lots and lots of pickleball. And tennis, basketball, a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, parks, walking trails, restaurants, and shopping. All the amenities you find at a luxurious resort are available at Spring Creek.

And there are gates for 24-hour security.

A nearly 18,000 square-foot Clubhouse opened in 2015. It overlooks the golf course and lake, and has a fitness center, pool, and full-service restaurant and bar.

Tavern on the Green is open to the public and has weekly menu updates, but diners can count on Wednesday burger nights and TGIFriday steak nights as a staple.

Superb Location Spring Creek didn’t happen by accident. Its location at the northwest quadrant of Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 15 puts it about 20 minutes from Char-

lottesville and 40 minutes from Short Pump/Richmond. Those are great distances for anyone having to make a daily commute. But without investment in infrastructure, Spring Creek would not exist.

Fitzgerald Barnes, Louisa County Supervisor, said, “Twenty years ago we invested in water, sewer, and schools.

The key to economic development is good schools. If your schools are good, you’ll get businesses and families. And right now, our schools are second to none. People move to Spring Creek and Louisa County because of our schools.”

Moss-Nuckols Elementary School

Just across the street, a Lowe’s and Walmart Supercenter are also convenient to the 700 Spring Creek households as well as shoppers from around the area.

As Zion Crossroads continues to expand along Route 250, Spring Creek residents will have an even wider choice of restaurants, goods and services available just outside the gate.

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serves Spring Creek and opened in 2010.

It and the Louisa County High School, rebuilt after the 2011 earthquake, earned the Virginia Board of Education Continuous Improvement Award in 2020.

The high school also earned the Bronze award, putting it in the top 25 percent of high schools in the country.

Excellent schools, broadband access, commuting distance to employment, cultural, and shopping centers in Charlottesville and Richmond, it’s no wonder Spring Creek appeals to a wide range of demographics.

Incredible opportunity to own an expansive and pristine 158.97 acres in the Green Springs National Historic Landmark District in Louisa County. This land, sold in its entirety but subdivided into 5 parcels, boasts South Anna River creek footage, a large lake, and endless potential for a dream home, farming and more, all under the protection of an easement to the historic Green Springs to protect its historic and future value. This property is a rare chance to create your own little hamlet, protected from future development and ready for the unspoiled country living at its best.

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Three renowned semi-custom builders are active in developing Spring Creek, each with model homes available to tour.

Stanley Martin Homes offers three single family home models, as well as their new main level living villa model, The Beck. Kellie Mahan, Neighborhood Sales Manager, says “Our highly coveted Jackson model is one of the most popular choices for new buyers. With dramatic 10-foot ceilings and seven-foot windows, the home is flooded with natural light.

The indoor-outdoor fireplace, spacious rec room, and picturesque backyard make it the perfect home for entertaining.

“For buyers interested in single floor living under $400,000, The Beck is the perfect choice. We even have some quick move-ins available, so buyers don’t have to play the waiting game that comes with most new construction. Another great thing about the villas, is that they include lawn maintenance. Homeowners in the villas experience resort-style living in the truest sense of the word.”

Evergreen Home Builders has six models available to build at Spring Creek.

Tom Ridley, VP of Sales, says, “One of our most popular models at Spring Creek is the St. Charles plan. This house is great because it has everything you need for main floor living, yet there is additional space on the second floor for more living space and guests.

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As Spring Creek continues to grow year over year, more businesses find it attractive to be right outside the gates.

The Spring Creek Business Park is a 155acre site with frontage on I-64.

The Best Western Hotel was the original entry in the business park. Medical, dental, and veterinarian practices are now joined by other businesses.

“Businesses look at a 15-mile radius for the number of roofs and the income of the people living there to determine whether or not to locate in an area,” says Barnes. “We already have strong health care providers, restaurants, hotel and other businesses in the park. A Starbucks is under construction and we’re in conversation with a major grocery chain.”

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“The St. Charles’ dual master plan offers a master bedroom on the first and second floors, plus a third and fourth bedroom on the second floor. At nearly 3,000 square feet, a buyer can have this home in Spring Creek in the upper $600,000s. It’s a great option on flatter lots that don’t require basements.”

Greenwood Homes has four single-family model homes ranging from 1,747 to 3,339 square feet. Their townhomes will soon be available in Spring Creek as well.

Choose Your Style Given that there are 700 homes already in the ground or under construction, buyers have many different options to consider when looking for just the right home. Townhomes, villas, estate-style or cottage-style homes are all available, appealing to a wide range of buyers and household sizes.

In addition to the style of house, Spring Creek offers three types of lots: golf, neighborhood, and conservation.

As each new phase opens, the three lot types become available for new construction, with an average size of one-third of an acre.

Buyers can be close to the action with a golf course lot starting at $175,000.

Maybe being surrounded with friends and neighbors is more appealing on a neighborhood lot starting at $80,000.

Or enjoy nature with a conservation lot starting at $90,000 that backs up to the trees.

More Home Less Dough Shoppers comparing prices in different regions find the Spring Creek real estate market can offer more house for a little less dough. And sometimes, a lot less dough.

Girouard says Spring Creek is very attractive to people moving from other areas, especially Northern Virginia.

“They’re familiar with the area. Maybe they want to be close to Charlottesville and find that this offers the perfect lifestyle and convenience to what Charlottesville offers, at a great price. Their

money goes a lot further here than it does outside of D.C.” Mahan sees the same trend. “A lot of folks are moving from larger cities. That may be in response to the pandemic, or they are just at a stage in life where they have more options. But people are looking for more green space, and the resort-style living at Spring Creek is so appealing.

“I see a lot of families, people downsizing, UVA alumnae returning to the area, and people just discovering the area from Northern Virginia. It’s the whole gamut.

And that’s reflected in the demographics of Spring Creek.”

While your housing dollar goes further at Spring Creek than many urban areas, there’s more to consider than just the list price.

Homeowners at Spring Creek benefit from a real estate tax rate in Louisa County of only $0.72 per $100 of assessed value. Compare that to the Albemarle County rate of $0.854 per $100 of assessed value; and Charlottesville’s $0.95

per $100 of value. Barnes says, “We have only raised the mill levy once in the past 20 years. We like to live within our means here.”

As Spring Creek continues to evolve, Girouard doesn’t expect any real significant changes. One reason is that the original plans were spot on.

“We plan on staying the course here.

The market and demand are strong for what we offer at Spring Creek. We’ll continue to do what we do better and stay attuned to what buyers want. Our homebuilders are among the best in the area so each year our new construction reflects the very latest in the housing market.

“One thing we are working on is how we market our golf club to potential new members. We signed on with a new marketing agent from the golf end of the operation to attract more golfers to the community. With the quality of course we offer, we think we can penetrate the market a bit more and see an increase in our golf memberships.”

In the past two years, there have been

“A lot of folks are moving from larger cities. That may be in response to the pandemic, or they are just at a stage in life where they have more options.

But people are looking for more green space, and the resort-style living at Spring Creek is so appealing. more homes built, some of that in response to the extremely low inventory of existing homes in Central Virginia.

“Jumping from 40 to 60 new homes annually is significant. Who knows where we’ll be once supply chain issues get resolved? That number may continue to increase.”

At 20 years young and 500 lots left to go, Spring Creek is just hitting its stride.

As Girouard says, “Don’t worry if you’re late to the game. We’re past the half-way mark but there’s still a lot of growth left to see and experience at Spring Creek.”

And they’d be glad to welcome you as the next buyer who finds just the right combination of lifestyle, affordability, and location to make Spring Creek home.

Carla Huckabee writes about high performing real estate.

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LOUISA COUNTY

Bev Nash

$299,900

434-981-5560

• Construction is underway on 5 wooded acres • 1400 sf, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms • Similar to photo, covered porch, rear deck • Superior stick built construction • Conditioned crawl space • Paved State road • Granite counters, real fireplace • February completion

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Dan Corbin

$385,000

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• Exciting Listing at Lake Monticello • 2688 sq ft, 4 bd, 3 ba, Cedar Cape • Floor to Ceiling Stone Fireplace, Open Loft • Updates include Hardwoods, Appliances and Paint • 1st & 2nd Level BRs, Ample Closets, Huge Master Suite • Wonderful Home for Family and Entertaining • MLS 623551

Piney Mountain Subdivision, Palmyra

10+ acre Lots

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NELSON COUNTY

434-960-0414

• 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, 1,078 Sq. Ft. • Charming 1930’s Updated Two Story • First Floor Bedroom, First Floor Laundry • Painted Wood Cabinets, Mahogany Kitchen Countertop • .46 Acres Within Walking Distance of the Rockfish River • 466 Riverside Dr Schuyler, VA 22969

WAKEFIELD

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Candice van der Linde 434-981-8730 • 4 Bedroom brick split-level home • Private cul-de-sac in Wakefield • Upper level: Spacious living & dining room, kitchen, 3 BR & 1.5 BA • Lower level: Great Room, 2nd Master Suite & ample storage • Updated Roof, Windows, HVAC, Flooring • MASSIVE level yard w/hot tub, garden spot & paved drive • MLS #622275

$340,030

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SHADWELL ESTATES

Bev Nash

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• The last vacant lot available • Located just East of Shadwell.

• Beautiful mature timber on 1.5 acres • Paved private road • Just 10 minutes to Pantops shops 5 minutes to Keswick Golf Club and Glenmore

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Pat Burns

434-465-4444

• Sitting amidst estates and horse properties this beautiful 5 acre lot in Keswick area for sale to build your dream home. Convenient to Charlottesville, Gordonsville. 99,900.

FLATTOP MTN RD

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434-326-7593

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• 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Attached Garage, 1.66 Acres • Upgraded Siding Accent, Wide Window Trim, 10’x16’ Rear Deck • Master Suite with Garden Tub, Double Bowl Vanity • Kitchen with Granite Countertops, Stainless Appliances • Luxury Vinyl Plank Floors, Forest View s/d offer DSL, Fiber Optic

Candice van der Linde 434-981-8730 • Live year round comfortably • Retreat style custom home • Hi speed century link internet • Double lot & never ending spring • 3 bedrooms 2.5 baths • Wrap around deck

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HOME SALES STATS

ENDING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21, 2021 THERE WERE 127 SALES IN THE 11 COUNTY AND CITY AREAS

n 39 were in Albemarle with an average price of $573,109 n 13 were in Charlottesville with an average price of $663,532 n 8 were in Fluvanna with an average price of $394,124 n 7 were in Greene with an average price of $299,106 n 21 were in Louisa with an average price of $502,237 n 2 were in Madison with an average price of $880,000 n 10 were in Nelson with an average price of $482,838 n 13 were in Orange with an average price of $294,512 n 8 were in Staunton with an average price of $300,319 n 6 were in Waynesboro with an average price of $309,967

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A distinctive one hundred twenty-one acre estate on the banks of the Rivanna and within moments of Charlottesville and the University of Virginia.

$5,450,000 | MLS# 572196

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