CULTURE THIS WEEK C O N TI N U E D F R O M PA GE 2 1
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.
etc. 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.
Blenheim’s seasonal offering is a boon to first responders
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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.
A toast to the front line
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