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Thank you for reading C-VILLE Weekly. Art, at its best, helps us see more clearly—not just what’s in front of us, but where we’ve been and where we’re going. CM Turner’s cover story (p.20) on “O’ Powa O’ Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell” at The Fralin Museum of Art offers us one of those rare, crystalline moments of clarity. Folwell’s life and work embody the idea that tradition and innovation aren’t opposing forces—they’re companions on the same path. For more than 50 years, Folwell has reshaped viewers’ understanding of Pueblo pottery, honoring its deep roots while carving out bold new forms. Her vessels speak across generations and geographies, weaving personal, political, and cultural narratives into clay. In a moment when the question of what it means to be American feels particularly urgent—and often fraught—Folwell’s art offers a powerful answer. She invites us to reconsider whose stories have been told, whose work has been valued, and what voices we choose to elevate. Her career reminds us that American art doesn’t begin and end with the canon of white, Western traditions. It lives in the hands of artists like her, those who ground their work in community, ancestry, and a vision for the future. This exhibition is more than a retrospective. It’s a reclamation of space and a redefinition of what belongs in our galleries, in our history books, and in our national identity. It challenges us to expand our gaze and to meet the moment with openness, curiosity, and respect.

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CM Turner brings nearly 20 years of experience working in galleries, museums, studios, and schools to bear in his efforts to expand appreciation for and understanding of contemporary art and culture. He has spoken on the subjects of video art and internet culture at MidAmerica College Art Association and Mid-America Print Council conferences, and his work has been published by AEQAI, Report Magazine, and Undermain. Turner joined the editorial team at C-VILLE Weekly in the spring of 2024, focusing on coverage of the visual and performing arts across the greater-Charlottesville region. Read his work on page 20.

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Primary numbers Nomination contests kick off for Virginia’s 2025 General Election BY CATIE RATLIFF

t’s primary season in Virrace, criticizing the “uncalled for ginia, and here’s what is— and gross sexual attacks and and notably isn’t—on the smears” and attempts to “exballot June 17. tort” him in a series of posts on Virginia and New Jersey’s offX, formerly Twitter. year elections are historically Down ballot, Democrats Jay treated as bellwethers, taking Jones, a former state delegate the temperature of public opinrepresenting Norfolk, and ion one year after presidential Shannon Taylor, Henrico Counelections. Despite the hoopla, ty commonwealth’s attorney, there’s no gubernatorial priare competing for their party’s mary in Virginia this June, with nomination. The winner of the Abigail Spanberger and Lt. Gov. Democratic primary will face Winsome Earle-Sears the Demincumbent Republican Attorney ocratic and Republican nomiGeneral Jason Miyares in the nees, respectively. fall. Jones and Taylor have All opponents to the gubernatoraised $1.8 million and $1 milrial frontrunners have exited the lion, respectively, to Miyares’ race, sending the contest directly almost $3.4 million, according to the general election this Novemto VPAP. ber. Under Virginia law, Gov. Glenn Former 7th District Rep. Abigail Spanberger launched her campaign for In the Charlottesville area, KaYoungkin cannot serve consecutive governor in November 2023. trina Callsen and Amy Laufer are terms, preventing him from seekboth seeking reelection to the the other candidates by a lot. Each has garHouse of Delegates. There are no primary ing reelection. In the lieutenant governor’s race, the nered more than $1 million compared to the challengers in either race, a change from the Democratic field is crowded, with six candinext-highest fundraiser, Salgado, who has crowded nomination contest after redistrictdates qualifying for the ballot this June. The pulled in $203,998 as of March 31, according ing in 2023. At press time, Republicans have Democratic ticket features familiar names to the Virginia Public Access Project. not named a nominee for either race, leaving in state politics, including Richmond Mayor On the Republican side, John Reid is the the seats uncontested. Levar Stoney and state Sens. Ghazala Hashonly person who qualified for the ballot, Early voting for both state- and local-level mi and Aaron Rouse. Attorney Alex Bastani; but the future of his candidacy is up in the primaries began May 2, and will run through Babur Lateef, current chair of the Prince air. Youngkin called on Reid, the first openJune 14, the Saturday prior to election day. William County School Board; and Victor ly gay candidate for state office, to drop out Voters have until May 27 to register or update Salgado, a prosecutor for the Department of of the race in late April after allegations their existing voter registration, and until Justice, are also vying for the nomination. emerged that he had a social media account June 6 to request an absentee ballot. For more There is no clear frontrunner for now, but reposting sexually explicit images of men. information on voting and polling locations, C Hashmi, Rouse, and Stoney have outraised Reid has said he will not drop out of the visit elections.virginia.gov.

Charlottesville City School Board approves rezoning THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY School Board has officially rezoned its elementary schools for the first time in more than 50 years. While the monthslong process was the source of heated debate earlier this year, the new school zones were adopted unanimously at the May 1 board meeting. Neighborhoods affected by the redistricting include the area west of Kindlewood, Kindlewood, Locust Grove north of U.S. 250, Rose Hill south of U.S. 250, the Meadows, and various parcels of land that have no CCS students. The changes will be phased in over several years, beginning this August for the zones with no students. The first change affecting current CCS families will occur ahead of the 2027-28 school year, when the area west of Kindlewood will be rezoned from Summit to Sunrise Elementary, formerly Burnley-Moran. Most of the new school zones go into effect in August 2029, at which point Kindlewood will also be rezoned from Summit to Sunrise Elementary. Remaining neighborhoods will also be redistricted at the same time, with students in the Locust Grove area shifting to Greenbrier Elementary, and both the Rose Hill area and the Meadows neighborhood students moving to Trailblazer Elementary. Exemptions to the new zones will be available to families able to provide their own transportation, dependent on space. More information, including a map of the adopted zones, implementation timelines, and guidelines for exemptions, is available at charlottesvilleschools.org/ zoning.—Catie Ratliff

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MVP Southgate back again? THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS published a permit request for the Southgate extension of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline on April 30. According to the notice, the natural gas pipeline is “subject to special emergency permitting procedures to address an energy supply situation” under a January executive order signed by President Donald Trump. The proposed extension would span from the pipeline’s terminal in Chatham, Virginia, through Pittsylvania County, Virginia, into Rockingham, North Carolina. Several local and regional environmental groups, including the Charlottesville-based Southern Environmental Law Center and Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights Coalition, have criticized the MVP and its Southgate extension for encouraging further reliance on natural gas. The public comment window for MVP Southgate is expected to run from late spring into early summer 2025.—CR

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A University of Virginia alumnus was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on the southern side of the Rotunda around 4:30am on May 5. University Police have identified the victim as a male 2019 graduate of UVA, but have not shared additional information in order to preserve the privacy of the deceased’s family. Students looking for support during finals season can utilize UVA’s TimelyCare TalkNow platform, counseling and psychological services, or care and support services. The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, 988, is available to students and community members as well.—CR

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epublican Scott Smith rode his bicycle to the steps of the County Office Building on April 29, and compared himself to Paul Revere, with a warning. “Right now behind the doors is a brewing tempest of tax increases,” Smith said. “As a citizen over the last five years, I’ve watched our property taxes essentially double.” Smith is challenging Democrat Fred Missel, whose day job is director of design and development for the University of Virginia Foundation, for the Board of Supervisors’ Samuel Miller District seat covering southwestern Albemarle. Missel is the current chair of the Albemarle Planning Commission and welcomed Smith to the race. A Republican has not been elected to the county board, which will adopt a new budget on May 7 that is based on increases in the tax rate for real property and personal property, since 2011. That year, the late Ken Boyd won a third term with just over 56 percent of the vote against Democrat Cynthia Neff. Two years prior, Republicans won seats in the Samuel Miller and Rio districts, giving them a majority on most votes due to a conservative-leaning Democrat in the Scottsville District. Both Duane Snow and Rodney Thomas lost their reelection bids in 2013 to Democrats. Since then, the political makeup of Albemarle has steadily grown more Democratic. Barack Obama carried the county with 55.2 percent of the vote in 2012. Hillary Clinton increased that to 59.3 percent in 2016, and Joe Biden received 65.7 per-

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cent in 2020. Kamala Harris had a similar showing last year. In recent years, the Board of Supervisors has been more willing to increase taxes to bring in revenue for government services. In 2007, the board lowered the real property tax rate from $0.74 per $100 of assessed value to $0.68. The rate gradually grew to $0.854 in 2019, where it has remained until this year. County Executive Jeff Richardson proposed a 4 cent increase, with most of that new revenue going to cover the cost to hire dozens of new firefighters and medics in a growing county. Property assessments have also increased over that time, particularly since the pandemic. Elected bodies in surrounding counties often reduce the real estate tax rate, but both Albemarle and Charlottesville have increased spending.

Smith, a retired businessman in the software industry who moved with his wife to Albemarle five years ago, said, “We need someone sitting at the table.” For his part, Missel said he “remains committed to leveraging my years of county experience while bringing fresh ideas, working hard for smart growth, environmental stewardship, and accessible housing throughout Albemarle.” Incumbent Democrat Ned Gallaway is seeking a third term to represent the Rio District. Diantha McKeel is not seeking a fourth term, while two Democrats are vying for the nomination in the June 17 primary. Sally Duncan is a history teacher and David Shreve an economist and former member of the Albemarle Economic Development Authority. The Free Enterprise Forum will hold a candidate event at Journey Middle School on May 21. June 17 is also the deadline for Republicans to get candidates on the ballot, where a total of three seats are up this November. So far, Smith is the only Republican in the race, but Albemarle Republican Committee Chair Nancy Muir said the party is seeking to add two more candidates in order to provide voters a choice. “We are truly entertaining one of those seats right now,” Muir said, but she wouldn’t say which one. Only one Republican ran in 2023, when T.J. Fadeley challenged incumbent Democrat Bea LaPisto-Kirtley. She received just over 60.5 percent of the vote to clinch a C second term.

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A unique art gallery located in the heart of historic Gordonsville. Attain on 5th is across the street from Albemarle County’s southern office building and next to a mixed-use development that had been known as Albemarle Business Campus but is now known as 5th Street Forest.

hen an investment firm purchased the former Cavalier Crossing apartment complex on Fifth Street Extended last year, affordable housing advocates were horrified that the intent was to convert the 144 existing units to market rate. Now Bonaventure has filed plans with Albemarle to rezone the property to allow construction of 165 new units and comply with the county’s requirements for affordable housing. “While the applicant purchased the property with the intention of renovating the units, they also saw an opportunity for additional units to be provided in unused parking areas as infill redevelopment in a convenient and desirable location,” reads a narrative submitted with the application. The site is now known as Attain on 5th, and the application is being filed under the name Wahoo Way Investments LLC. The existing units were built in 2003 and originally marketed to students. The project was not specifically built to serve people with low incomes, but rents were within reach of many as time progressed. “When the applicant purchased the property, the maintenance and living conditions of the units were well below market standard,” the narrative continues. The rezoning means the company has to comply with Albemarle’s requirement that 20 percent of units be reserved for individuals or households with incomes below the area median income (AMI). Bonaventure will offer a choice to Albemarle in order to let the Board of Supervisors decide the best way to address the county’s needs. It will either contribute SUPPLIED PHOTO

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to The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia are greeted by a tangle of painted trout suspended in a wash of green background, rising from floor to ceiling. The imagery invites them into the first-floor gallery, where they’ll find “O’ Powa O’ Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell,” a career retrospective of the eponymous Pueblo potter. It’s an intimate yet comprehensive exhibition, covering 50 years of the life, work, and influence of a pioneering contemporary ceramic artist. “O’ powa is ‘I came’—I came when I started making pottery. Life was really contorted for me during that period of time, and once I started working in pottery, it was like I came, I found myself,” Folwell says in the exhibition catalog. “And o’ meng is ‘I’m going forward’—I’m going to be focused. The Clay Spirit gave me the ability to move forward and become something or somebody that it wanted me to be.” That “something or somebody” Folwell has become is a profoundly innovative and impactful artist and ambassador for Santa Clara Pueblo pottery, which is captured in the “Art and Legacy” aspect of the show’s title. Featuring more than 20 clay works, the exhibition also includes texts, photographs, and a short video, all of which provide excellent entry and context into who Folwell is, the traditional cultural expressions she builds upon, and her influence on other artists in expanding the profile of Pueblo pottery, and by extension Native art in general. One of the wall texts quotes the artist directly, giving audiences invaluable insight into Folwell’s character and spirit. “Many of my pieces have some kind of history behind them,” it reads. “Personal history mostly, and just the mere fact that I love living in Santa Clara on the reservation, it’s a fullness of life. It’s security. It’s a sense of belonging because my ancestors are here, and they went through life here. I was born here, I raised my family here, and I know I will die here, and this gives me a sense of myself and a connection to all of my ancestors and people in the future that will come from this place. That is so incredible.” The majority of the works in “O’ Powa O’ Meng” are handbuilt vessels— pots, bowls, and urns. Many of the design elements used to adorn them are representations of fauna, including fish, frogs, horses, buffalo, dogs, and birds. Earthtones dominate the palette of the show, likewise reflecting a strong connection to the natural world embodied in Pueblo culture. CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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“Here really allows us the opportunity to focus on Folwell

creating works based on ancestral forms with added, or altered, design elements. Her initial approach was both measured and considered. “Most traditionalists, or traditional potters, do not expand or extend themselves out any farther than what they have been exposed to as children and as young adults, until they’re ready to retire, so that they remain within the confines of that particular thought in mind—it’s tradition, and that’s what it’s going to be,” Folwell says. “Because when you live in a very tight community, everything is looked upon by people around you— the community at large—to see what you’re doing. So when I first started out, I had to be extremely careful in not being able to expose what I was doing.” While Folwell has continually pushed up against the boundar—ADRIANA GRECI GREEN, CURATOR OF INDIGENOUS ies of Santa Clara Pueblo pottery, everything she does comes from ARTS OF THE AMERICAS, THE FRALIN MUSEUM OF ART a place of understanding and reverence for the traditional methods and forms of her people, as well as the traditions and forms of CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 other cultures. Extending beyond decorative motifs, Folwell’s designs carry strong narrative “I still go back, and I have to always keep in mind that there are elements, communicating not only personal histories, but aspirational perspectives, certain things that you have to keep learning in tradition,” Folwell homage, and political statements. says. “I don’t think that ever stops, but then once you start practicing Designs painted onto or incised into the surfaces of the vessels exist in the that again, then you can go back, because it expands into something round, alluding to cycles without beginning or end. This is particularly interestelse that is the direction that you’re going to take.” ing within the more political works that offer narratives with representations Inquisitive by nature, Folwell investigates and incorporates proof human forms. Works like “Wild West Show” and “You Don’t Push Bush” cesses and aesthetics from Pueblo pottery in conjunction with creative complicate our reading of linear time and history, calling into question hisexpressions from Mexican, Japanese, and other Indigenous American torical records of events and their true points of genesis. cultures, among others, and is constantly experimenting with forms, firing Some of Folwell’s most engaging works feature beautiful green hues, a and glazing techniques, and design elements. radical innovation when she first employed the color in “The Hero Pot,” pro“I’m 82, and the day that I leave this earth, I still would have to feel like duced in collaboration with Bob Haozous and shown at the 1984 Santa Fe I didn’t learn enough, I haven’t reached where I think that I should have Indian Market. The work initially instigated dismissal by a number of the reached,” Folwell says. “But maybe that wasn’t meant to be. It was maybe market’s judges, who debated whether the pot even constituted Pueblo potsomebody else that will have to carry on that continuation from there.” tery due to its form and color, and the fact that Folwell’s collaborator Haozous was not Pueblo. Standing in stark contrast with the traditional red and black hues of Santa Clara Pueblo pottery, “The Hero Pot” ultimately won Best of Show. While she has been known and celebrated for years within circles that follow The judging panel decided it “represented innovation in an otherwise ceramic and Native arts, Folwell has not necessarily enjoyed the same recognistale pottery marketplace,” says scholar Bruce Bernstein in the exhibition within the broader scope of contemporary art. A focused exhibition like tion catalog. Taking cues from Folwell’s fresh perspective, and the change “O’ Powa O’ Meng” highlights an individual artist, as opposed to an art form in parameters signaled by the judges’ high award, the innovative move within a broader tradition. prompted other Native artists to incorporate green hues and nontra“The importance of exhibitions such as these is to bring those two things toditional applications of slip glazes in their submissions to the market gether … correct that split that happens, whether intentionally or not,” says the following year, effectively changing both collectors’ and potters’ Adriana Greci Green, The Fralin’s curator of Indigenous arts of the Americas. definitions of what Pueblo pottery could be. “For Native art, we’ve got a tendency to focus on historic Native art, this idea that There is an incredible amount of variety in The Fralin exhibition. what comprises Native arts is things of the past, that really fulfill our preconceived While most of the pieces are based on traditional Santa Clara Pueblo notions of who Native people are. This kind of show, small as it is, is the opporforms, Folwell has experimented with colors, slip glazes, design aptunity to bridge those two divides and bring them together.” plications, and aspects of the forms themselves. Variations in the slope of a vessel’s neck, the rim around the opening, and exaggerations of certain compositional aspects of form may appear subtle, but they introduce enough visual difference to engage the viewer in seeking out similarities and departures within the show. The exhibition design is a considered, measured installation that uses rich brown vinyl text on the walls, tying the didactic information to hues within the photos documenting Folwell’s pot-building practice, as well as to the physical works on view. This visual unity, enhanced by the tiled floor of the gallery, creates a cohesive and immersive experience. The voices of Folwell, her family members, and her collaborators emanating from a looping video, provide viewers with a sonic companion to the visual delights.

as an artist, and really on her as an artist in her own time, not just that she is a potter from a community of− a family of− ican artist, an —pottery artists, but what she has to say as Amer in an American moment, or in a few moments across 50 years.”

Expanding understanding

Jody Folwell, Half a Step, 1975 Clay. 9 x 8 1/2 inches. Collection of the Museum of Indian Art and Culture, Santa Fe, N.M. Museum purchase, 1975 (47651/12). Photo by Addison Doty. © Jody Folwell

The woman behind the work

Jody Folwell lives and works in Kha’p’o Owingeh (The Place of the Singing Water), known to the outside world as Santa Clara Pueblo, one of six Tewa-speaking Indigenous villages located in northern New Mexico. Within these Pueblo communities, the ancestral and continuous pottery-making traditions stretch back as far as two millenia, if not farther. Folwell was born and raised in the village, learning the traditional methods of handbuilding coiled-clay pots through a matriarchal lineage passed down by her great-grandmother and mother. She has experienced firsthand the expansion of Santa Clara Pueblo pottery from functional vessels used for food storage and preparation, to craft objects of cultural expressions sold to tourists and collectors as a means of sustaining the village and its community. Folwell has pushed that expansion further, facilitating breakthroughs for Native artists within the realm of contemporary fine arts. Coming from a community of potters, Folwell sought a way to differentiate her works from those of her neighbors, artisans who were sometimes seen as more skilled practitioners of traditional Pueblo pottery. She began by taking what she called “half steps,” 22

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This distinction between individual artists and the idea of what “It’s a combination of our favorites, our knowledge, our research, and also Jody, audiences expect to see in an exhibition of Native arts— things that she thought were particularly important that she wanted to see in the not just between individual artists or communities of people, but show,” Greci Green says. also across a span of time—is a facet that a show like this can define. Sharing in the creation process communicates that an idea is bigger than an indiThe term “contemporary art” often conjures expectations of vidual opinion, creating additional impact by acknowledging the input of other voices, abstract paintings and sculpture, or purposefully obtuse perand consensus built on common ground. formance art pieces, reductionist views perpetuated by mainstream media depictions. These caricatures represent radically different expressions than the traditionally inspired Pueblo pottery forms adorned with narrative, figurative scenes as seen Strong exhibitions give individual artists and artworks context, enabling audiences to in “O’ Powa O’ Meng.” confront their expectations and to have their view expanded. “O’ Powa O’ Meng” provides “Jodi is an exciting artist who’s been working for a long time, an excellent entry into the history of Santa Clara Pueblo pottery traditions, as well as and bringing her work to a broader audience than the one that Folwell’s personal history, creating an environment to better understand and appreciate she’s been most exposed to—which has been more regional—is, the diverse works spanning five decades of creative expression and progression. I think, to the benefit of everyone,” Greci Green says. “I think the nice thing is that the public, the audiences, have had no problem being enthusiastic recipients of these exhibitions,” says Greci Green. “That kind of makes you think about all the opportunities missed in the past and all the opportunities that lie ahead of us in terms of when we do present contemporary art in this case, Museum shows can take a long time to materialize. While exhibithat American audiences are eager to hear more, learn more, open and eager to tion planning for “O’ Powa O’ Meng” picked up steam in 2023, it understand better the artistic output of all kinds of artists working today.” Speaking more directly about this exhibition, Greci Green says, “Here really was a concept that had been in motion for years, beginning with allows us the opportunity to focus on [Folwell] as an artist, and really on her as conversations between curators before moving into plans between institutions. As a co-presentation of The Fralin Museum and the an artist in her own time, not just that she is a potter from a community of—a Minneapolis Institute of Art, building the exhibition entailed input family of—pottery artists, but what she has to say as an American artist, in an from numerous voices, with key contributions coming from co-curaAmerican moment, or in a few moments across 50 years.” That an exhibition dealing with a uniquely American experience would tors Bernstein, senior scholar at the School for Advanced Research; The Fralin’s Greci Green; and Jill Ahlberg Yohe, an independent art come to be presented in a time when the very concept of who and what are curator and consultant. considered American is being questioned brings up an opportunity to rec“It took about two and a half years just to put the whole thing together ognize the experiences and perspectives of an individual artist whose work in Minneapolis, and it was exhausting,” Folwell says. “I’m still processing it. factors into this conversation so wholly. For the artist, it’s an opportunity to not only look back, but to look ahead, I’m very delighted with it. I’m very excited about it.” A beautiful through-line running between the process of planning the as Folwell says, “Because as I had talked to Jill [Ahlberg Yohe] and Adriana exhibition and the selected works on view is collaboration, with a nod to [Greci Green], it has given me a new perspective on what I need to do, the legacy aspect of the show’s title. “O’ Powa O’ Meng” contains several what direction to take, and the new work that I can accomplish.” collaborative works, whether between Folwell and fellow artists Haozous The reality of being a contemporary potter and continuing her work is innately tied to the phrase used by Folwell as the exhibition’s title, which and Diego Romero, or by Folwell’s daughter and granddaughter Polly Rose she likens to the notion of a life’s path. “My path was set for me,” she Follwell and Kaa Folwell. With the artist, we see this as a natural extension of her lived experience as says in the exhibition catalog. “Even now, I’m just halfway home. And a Pueblo and Santa Clara resident. When she was young, Folwell worked to help when I’m sitting here looking back on it, then I’m saying to myself, ‘O’ C her great-grandmother make functional pottery for food storage and preparation. powa o’ meng—I came here, I got here, I’m still going.’” Later in life, she learned essential polishing techniques for her own pots from neighbors in her village. “O’ Powa O’ Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell” remains on view at Behind the scenes, collaboration is a necessity in mounting any exhibition, The Fralin through June 15, 2025. A panel discussion with artists Jody Folespecially when drawing from a wide base of works to build a career-spanning well, Susan Folwell, and the exhibition curators will take place on Sunday, retrospective. The works on view in “O’ powa O’ Meng” are meant to reflect the May 11, at Campbell Hall (School of Architecture) Room 153 at 2:30pm. A breadth and depth of Folwell’s extensive oeuvre. reception at The Fralin from 3:30–4:30pm will follow.

Moments in time

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[Left] Jody Folwell, T’ah p-ah sa’ wae (Dad’s Fish), c. 2000. Clay, paint. 13 x 11 inches. Collection of Jody Folwell, Santa Clara, N.M. Photo by Addison Doty © Jody Folwell [Right] Jody Folwell with Bob Haozous (Chiricahua Apache, b. 1943), The Hero Pot, 1984. Clay, paint. 10 x 9 1/2 inches. Wilshin Family Collection, Scottsdale, Ariz. Photo by Kelso Meyer © Jody Folwell

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etc. Brewery Puzzle Hunt. An escape room meets a pub crawl. Visit the Preston Avenue breweries, crack codes, unravel riddles, and sample Charlottesville’s best brews. Players get $1-off pints at each brewery. $15, noon. Starr Hill Brewery, Dairy Market. puzzledbee.com Music Bingo. Fun for the whole family. Listen to your favorite music, match the songs to the titles on your music bingo cards, and win gift card prizes. Free, 6pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com Vineyard Puzzle Hunt. Like an escape room but at a winery. Crack codes and unravel riddles while sampling Charlottesville’s best wine, beer, and cider. Play when you want and go at your own pace. $15, available noon–8pm. Please confirm Eastwood Winery and Potter’s Cider hours beforehand. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. puzzledbee.com

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Free Pony x Tighter Still x New Boss. Awesome rock and rollin’ straight outta C’ville. Free, 7pm. Ace Biscuit & Barbecue, 600 Concord Ave. acebbq.com Fridays After Five: Afro Asia. Southeast Asianinspired high-energy funk. With Prabir Trio. Free, 5:30pm. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. tingpavilion.com Pony Bradshaw. Mountain music that bears witness to a maligned and misunderstood region by a songwriter forever contending with the notion of what it means to call a place home. $25–30, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com Rebirth Brass Band. A sound paying homage to the New Orleans brass band tradition while weaving a tapestry that combines elements of jazz, funk, soul, R&B, and the sounds from the streets. $30–35, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com Tara Mills. Original Blue Ridge Mountain folk music, inspired by the mountains and the rich musical traditions tied to them. Free, 6pm. Chiswell Farm & Winery, 430 Greenwood Rd., Greenwood. chilesfamilyorchards.com

dance Boot Scoot Square Dance Party. A beginnerfriendly square dance. Big Silo plays driving oldtime favorites and will teach you how to move to the music. All ages welcome. Free, 5:30pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potters craftcider.com

words Author Event: Kaitlyn Airy and Kyle Marbut. Airy reads from her recent poetry, and Marbut reads from their debut poetry collection, Black Swan Theory. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. newdominion bookshop.com

classes Floral Design Workshop. Learn the key principles of arranging a beautiful seasonal display of flowers. You’ll take home a vase that you arrange with materials provided by Abundant Blooms. Outdoor event, rain or shine. $45, 6:30pm. Nealand Farm, 8232 Scottsville Rd., Scottsville. nealand.farm Paint and Sip: Lavender Wineglass. Learn how to paint this design in a step-by-step format, no experience necessary. Ticket covers all supplies, including one wine glass and specialty glassware paint. $35, 5pm. Darling Boutique, 115 First St. S. blueridgebrushes.com

etc. Brewery Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, May 8. $15, noon. Starr Hill Brewery, Dairy Market. puzzledbee.com Scrappy Crafty Hour. See listing for Wednesday, May 7. Free, noon. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com

Acoustic Aubrey. Covers of classic R&B, jazz, acoustic rock, and more. Free, 5pm. DuCard Vineyards, 40 Gibson Hollow Ln., Etlan. ducardvineyards.com

Trivia with Olivia. Get the weekend started with beers and trivia. Free, 6pm. SuperFly Brewing Co., 943 Preston Ave. superflybrewing.com

Brandon Wayne and His Lonesome Drifters. Superb originals and choice covers in the style of early to mid-20th century classic vintage rockabilly, hillbilly, and Western swing, along with original surf instrumentals. Free, 8pm. Dürty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. durtynellyscville.com

Vineyard Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, May 8. $15, available noon–8pm. Please confirm Eastwood Winery and Potter’s Cider hours beforehand. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. puzzledbee.com

Dara James and the Soul Disciples. Awesome blues, R&B, and a whole lot of soul music. Free, 6pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com Driftwood. High-energy Upstate New York roots rockers with sharp songwriting and harmonies that hit home. $25–30, 8pm. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St. frontporchcville.com

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Blue Ridge Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert. A classical string ensemble of roughly two dozen musicians performs a program including works by Holst, Bach, Grieg, and Dvořák. Suggested donation $10, 3pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 120 W. High St. brco.avenue.org BRIMS 25th Anniversary Concert. Join Blue Ridge Irish Music School members, teachers, and dancers past and present to celebrate this musical milestone! Suggested donation $20, 6pm. Potters Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com Dueling Pianos Dinner Party. An amazing night of music, food, dancing, singing, and wine featuring Felix & Fingers’ fun talent, love for song requests, and crowd pleasing humor. $99, 5pm. Hardware Hills Vineyard, 5199 W. River Rd., Scottsville. hardwarehills.com Jason Burke Band. Classic rock covers and originals. Free, 5pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com Jon Spear. Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist playing a wide range of styles including swing, rockabilly, classic rock, and blues. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com Josh Davidson. A Shenandoah Valley local plays a mix of country, folk rock, Americana, and more. Free, noon. Keswick Vineyards, 1575 Keswick Winery Dr., Keswick. keswickvineyards.com Josh Mayo. An up-close-and-personal show featuring original rock and classic covers. Free, 10pm. The Bebedero, 201 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com Kat and the Travelers. An awesome blend of originals, swing, vintage jazz, blues, and boogie. Free, 2pm. DuCard Vineyards, 40 Gibson Hollow Ln., Etlan. ducardvineyards.com Mike Burris Trio. Burris plays throughout the MidAtlantic region in his five-piece electric band, a smaller acoustic trio, and as a solo performer. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com MomFest! An afternoon celebrating amazing mom musicians with 7th Grade Girl Fight, Devon Sproule, The Hot Mamas, Holly Renee Allen, Lora Kelley, Another Mother, Heavy Flow, and Richelle Claiborne. Free, 1pm. Visible Records, 1740 Broadway St. visible -records.com Porch Dogs. Rock, pop, oldies, country. You name it, we do it. Come bark with the Dogs. Free, 12:30pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com The Pollocks. An indoor pub-style show with first-come seating, general admission standing, and plenty of room for dancing. $15, 7pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesville market.com The Supply Chain. A tribute to Warped Tour bringing fans a dynamic, nostalgic experience that pays homage to the festival’s iconic bands and era. $18–20, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

stage Broadway at The Paramount. DMR Adventures presents a dazzling fusion of iconic songs, over 100 aspiring talents, and guest artists from Broadway and beyond. $18–60, 2pm and 7:30pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net The Virginia Consort. Presenting the program “A Little May Music,” an eclectic offering of beautiful music filled with light, love, and laughter. $10–20, 7:30pm. St. Paul’s Memorial Church, 1700 University Ave. stpaulsmemorialchurch.org CONTINUED ON PAGE 31 SUPPLIED PHOTO

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Science fiction and the stories we tell BY SARAH LAWSON

incoln Michel’s new novel, Metallic Realms, is a skillful send-up of science fiction fandom and writing group dynamics, set in contemporary Brooklyn. Crafted as a book within a book, readers meet the members of a sci-fi writing group known as Orb 4 who are struggling to get along, pay rent, and work on a series of short stories. Metallic Realms contains Orb 4’s stories as compiled in a metafictional anthology, Memoirs of My Metallic Realms: The Collected Star Rot Chronicles, complete with fictional commentary and notes. The anthology is the project of fictional editor and narrator Michael Lincoln, whose obsessive devotion to Orb 4 burns as brightly as a supernova. The Orb 4 stories themselves take place “thousands of years in the future when the Earthian empire has expanded across the stars, crested, and collapsed. The current time is known in-universe as the Unending Decay.” Sound familiar? Though the novel is closer to literary fiction in genre, like good science fiction, Metallic Realms is interested in spotlighting and critiquing social norms amidst our current reality, accomplished through the Orb 4 stories, as well as the inworld issues faced by the group’s members. In Orb 4’s stories, the characters aboard the good ship Star Rot have grand adventures in the tradition of pulp sci-fi, battling void lice and vlorps, “a kind of cosmic whale … [that] hatch in the hearts of stars,” among other encounters. The anthologized work takes various forms, exploring the tensions between genre and literary fiction through a mix of short stories, a stage play, transcripts from fictional interviews, and an excerpt of a character’s autofiction novel-in-fragments. The latter is written by an Orb 4 member who is steeped in MFA culture and whose mantra for overcoming writer’s block (“What would Italo Calvino do?”) hints at Michel’s keen character development as well as his irreverent sense of humor. Countless footnotes throughout the book are used to great comedic effect, including an early example in which fictional editor Lincoln includes an epigraph of a Nabokov quote: “I love science fiction with its gals and goons, suspense and suspensories.” The footnote, in turn, reads, “This quote … appears on some websites as ‘I loathe science fiction …’ I can only assume this was an autocorrect error that has propagated across the internet or else a verbal typo by Mr. Nabokov himself … One cannot believe ev-

erything one reads online. This is a truth I hope you, dear reader, will keep in mind if you encounter any of the distortions, fabrications, and outright slanders that have been spread about me since the tragedy.” Not to be confused with the author Michel—a Charlottesville native known for his short stories and previous novel, The Body Scout, which was named one of Esquire magazine’s 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time—fictional narrator Lincoln is an entitled and self-important law school dropout whose love of science fiction is equal only to his hatred of “Star Trek” and its fans. As far as doppelgängers go, Michel’s use of Lincoln is hilarious and references not only literary predecessors but also the Mirror Universe convention of “Star Trek,” in which crew members come into conflict with their evil counterparts in a parallel universe. In Metallic Realms, however, Lincoln is mostly just ridiculous, petty, and narcissistic, making comments like, “Reader, I was ensorcelled,” and referring to himself as a “literary Ronin,” despite the fact that his own fiction-writing project remains unrealized. Lincoln’s disdain for “Star Trek” becomes a running gag throughout Metallic Realms, for the enjoyment of genre fans and Trekkies alike. There are asides about redshirts, Breens, Tribbles, and other “Star Trek” lore peppered throughout. One Orb 4 story begins, “Space. There’s not a lot going on,” riffing on the iconic “Star Trek” intro monologue, and many borrow heavily from plot points and narrative arcs of the series, giving a nod to the derivative nature of Orb 4’s writing, whose “literary inventiveness” the fictional Lincoln nonetheless sets out to prove. More generally, Michel is generous with the puns, anagrams, and wordplay that his narrator embraces, giving him a parrot

Metallic Realms, Lincoln Michel’s complex, funny, science fiction book within a book, will be published on May 13.

named Arthur C. Caique and a former pet axolotl named Isaac Axolmov, in addition to references to the work of other well-known science fiction writers, from Ursula K. Le Guin to Kim Stanley Robinson. While the novel will certainly be enjoyable to those unfamiliar with science fiction, Easter eggs like these enhance the reading experience for genre fans. In the end, Metallic Realms is a well-told and entertaining tale of creative collaboration, group dynamics, obsessive fandom, and the stories we tell ourselves about reality. To borrow Lincoln’s comical description of the Star Rot stories, the book is “stacked with so many layers of references and themes that [it is a] veritable lasagna of meaning. One could feast upon [it] for many meals and still have leftovers to mull. I invite you now to tuck in a bib and take a bite.” Dig in, C dear reader.

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Saturday 5/10 classes Butterfly and Moth Pins. Learn how to make a lepidoptera pin using a specialized barbed needle to apply dyed wool to your choice of felt base. Beginners and returning students welcome. Ages 12+. $40, 4pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com

etc. Brewery Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, May 8. $15, noon. Starr Hill Brewery, Dairy Market. puzzledbee.com

Needle Felted Veggies. Learn how to make soft and colorful veggie decorations using a specialized barbed needle to sculpt dyed wool. Beginners and intermediate students welcome. Ages 14+. $40, 1pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappy elephant.com

Hope Grows Celebration. An annual celebration of Camp Holiday Trails featuring live music by The Currys, and a variety of camp-themed family-fun events. Free, 3pm. King Family Vineyard, 6550 Roseland Farm, Crozet. kingfamilyvineyards.com Mother’s Day Market. Come out and enjoy a variety of local beers, wines, and delicious food while perusing a selection of handmade goods from talented local artisans. Free, noon. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com

New Ways to Tell Old Stories: Poems About Families. Look at poems by contemporary writers who take new and interesting approaches to this familiar subject and reflect on what makes a successful poem with author Margaret Mackinnon. $62–67, 1:30pm. WriterHouse, 508 Dale Ave. writerhouse.org

Paint For Mom: Mini Flower Painting. See listing for Wednesday, May 7. $30, 10am and 6pm. Pikasso Swig Craft Bar, 333 Second St. SE. pikassoswig.com

etc. Brewery Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, May 8. $15, noon. Starr Hill Brewery, Dairy Market. puzzledbee.com Family Studio Day. Exhibiting photographers from “Charlottesville Porch Portraits” give participants ideas on how to draw and document their families in unique ways. Free, 10am. Second Street Gallery, 115 Second St. SE. secondstreetgallery.org Film Screening: The Piccirilli Factor. A documentary by Eduardo Montes-Bradley exploring the lives and contributions of the Piccirilli family, Italian sculptors who founded the largest and most prolific marble carving studio in America. Free, 1pm. James Monroe’s Highland, 2050 James Monroe Pkwy. highland.org Piedmont Housing Alliance Beyond Forty Celebration. A 40th-anniversary milestone event commemorating the organization’s impact on the Charlottesville community by providing affordable housing for over four decades. Registration requested. Free, 6pm. Jefferson School City Center, 233 Fourth St. NW. jeffersoncitycenter.com Queeraoke. Everyone is welcome to join the fun and sing your heart out, no matter what level of singing experience you have. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. Rivanna RiverFest. An annual celebration of the Rivanna River featuing family-friendly activities, food, drink, and music at the Rivanna River Company. Free, 2pm. Rivanna River Company, 1520 E. High St. rivannariver.org Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary Animal Event. Animal lovers of all ages are encourage to stop by and spend time with sanctuary staff to learn all about animals and spend time with live animal ambassadors. Free, 1pm. Central Library, 201 E. Market St. jmrl.org Storytime. Featuring readings from recent storybooks and the classics kids know and love. Rain or shine. All ages welcome. Free, 11am. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. newdominionbookshop.com Vineyard Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, May 8. $15, available noon–8pm. Please confirm Eastwood Winery and Potter’s Cider hours beforehand. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. puzzledbee.com

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More than 100 performers from DMR Adventures come together with graduating seniors, regional artists, and Broadway talents for Broadway at The Paramount, a celebration of arts education that showcases unforgettable acts. Drawing from the most memorable moments featured in DMR Adventures’ latest season, this fusion of song, dance, and stagecraft offers selections from Elf, Shrek, The Wizard of Oz, and more. International director, actor, and choreographer—and UVA grad—Matthew Steffens joins the company as this year’s director and emcee, alongside guest artist Katy Geraghty, who’s best known for her role as Little Red in Broadway’s Into The Woods. $18–60, 2pm and 7:30pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net through its music. With Return To Dust. $29, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com Matt Johnson. Enjoy great wine, beer, and music from a local singer-songwriter. Free, 2pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com Mo & Mary Mac. Afternoon tunes from talented singer-songwriters. Reservations are recommended. Free, 2pm. DuCard Vineyards, 40 Gibson Hollow Lane, Etlan. ducardvineyards.com Patrick & Aaron Olwell and Friends. An energetic and eclectic Irish music jam. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com Sunday Jazz Jam. Live jazz featuring local, regional, and national musicians improvising with friends and strangers. Free, 6pm. Miller’s Downtown, 109 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. millersdowntown.com The Oratorio Society of Virginia: Bach’s Mass in B minor. Experience the power and beauty of J.S. Bach’s choral masterpiece presented by the region’s longest-running community chorus, featuring more than 95 voices led by Michael Slon. $10–40, 3:30pm. Old Cabell Hall. music.virginia.edu

words O’ Powa O’ Meng: Panel Discussion with Jody Folwell. Join artists Jody Folwell and Susan Folwell, and curators Jill Ahlberg Yohe, Bruce Bern-

stein, Adriana Greci Green for a conversation about the exhibition. Free, 2:30pm. Campbell Hall 153: School of Architecture at UVA, 110 Bayly Dr. uvafralinartmuseum.virginia.edu

classes Crocheted Granny Squares. Learn how to mix colors and make crocheted granny squares. Basic crochet experience needed. Leave with a bamboo crochet hook and a granny square. Ages 12+. $25, 1pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappy elephant.com Crochet for Beginners. Learn the basics of crochet. Leave with a bamboo crochet hook and a small crocheted washcloth. Ages 12+. $25, 11am. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappy elephant.com Felted Soap. Learn a wet-felting process for making colorful, scrubby soaps covered in soft wool. This class is geared toward beginners who haven’t made felted soaps before. Ages 12+. $40, 3pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com Mother’s Day Workshop: Celebrate Those Who Help Us Grow. Bring someone special—your mom, a dear friend, your chosen family—and spend some sweet time together filling handmade ceramic vases with seasonal flowers. $65, 10am. Milkweed Clay Studio, 700 Harris St., Ste. 101. milkweed claystudio.com

Scrappy Crafty Hour. See listing for Wednesday, May 7. Free, noon. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com

Tuesday 5/13 music An Evening with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings. Welch and Rawlings are pillars of the modern acoustic music world and their rich and remarkable careers span over 25 years. $63–98, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net Gary Hawthorne. Expressive, melodic, and powerful originals and covers from one of the region’s most enduring voices. Free, 9pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com Vincent Zorn. Lively flamenco rumba with a unique percussive technique that incorporates a diverse range of strumming styles, rhythms, and taps. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 201 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com

words Profs & Pints Charlottesville: New Views of the Universe. A look at the previously unseen realms and phenomena revealed by space telescopes, with Jack Singal, associate professor of physics at the University of Richmond and a former researcher at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Stanford University. $13–17, 5:30pm. Graduate Charlottesville, 1309 W. Main St. profsandpints.com

classes Top Hat Craft. Craft workshop making the tiniest hat you will ever wear. Create a charming hat accessory and look fancy for any occasion. All materials provided. Registration recommended. Free, 5:30pm. Northside Library, 705 W. Rio Rd. jmrl.org

etc. The Run Club. Do a 5K run, then drink beer. $1-off pints for runners. Free, 6pm. Decipher Brewing, 1740 Broadway St. Tuesday Trivia: Geeks Who Drink. Good trivia, good times. Teams of two to six people compete to win prizes like gift certificates and pint glasses, plus bragging rights. Free, 7pm. Firefly, 1304 E. Market St. fireflycville.com

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Gemini

(May 21-June 20): Gemini photographer Margaret Bourke-White was a trailblazer. She was the first American woman war photojournalist, the first professional photographer permitted into the Soviet Union, and among the first to photograph a Nazi concentration camp. She was consistently at the right place at the right time to record key historical moments. She’s your role model in the coming months. You, too, will have a knack for being in the right place and time to experience weighty turning points. Be vigilant for such opportunities. Be alert and ready to gracefully pounce.

Cancer

(June 21-July 22): “Each negative word in a news headline increases click-through rates,” writes Joan Westenberg. “Negative political posts on social media get twice the engagement. The system rewards pessimism.” She wants to be clear: “Doomsayers aren’t necessarily wrong. Many concerns are valid. But they’ve built an attention economy that profits from perpetual panic. It’s a challenge to distinguish between actionable information and algorithmic amplification, genuine concern and manufactured outrage.” Westenberg’s excellent points are true for all of us. But it’s especially important that you Cancerians take measures to protect yourself now. For the sake of your mental and physical health, you need extra high doses of optimism, hope, and compassion. Seek out tales of triumph, liberation, pleasure, and ingenuity far more than tales of affliction, mayhem, and corruption.

Leo

(July 23-Aug. 22): Bees are smart. The robust and lightweight honeycombs they create for their homes are designed with high efficiency, maximizing storage space while using the least amount of resources. Let’s make the bees’ genius your inspirational role model for the coming weeks, Leo. It will be a favorable time to optimize your own routines and systems. Where can you reduce unnecessary effort and create more efficiency? Whether it’s refining your schedule, streamlining a project, or organizing your workspace, small adjustments will yield pleasing rewards.

Virgo

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo poet Kay Ryan began teaching English at a small community college. Though she wrote steadily, working hard to improve her craft and publish books, she never promoted herself. For years, she was virtually unknown. Finally, in 2008, she flamed into prominence. In quick succession, she served as the U.S. Poet Laureate, won a Pulitzer Prize, and received a $500,000 “genius grant” as a MacArthur Fellow. Why am I telling you about her long toil before getting her rightful honors? Because I believe that if you are ever going to receive the ac-

(April 20-May 20): Classical ballet dancers often seek to convey the illusion of weightlessness through highly stylized movements. Innovative Taurus choreographer Martha Graham had a different aim, emphasizing groundedness. Emotional depth TAURUS and rooted physicality were crucial to her art of movement. “The body never lies” is a motto attributed to her, along with “Don’t be nice, be real.” I recommend you make those themes your guides for now, Taurus. Ask your body to reveal truths unavailable to your rational mind. Value raw honesty and unembellished authenticity over mere decorum. claim, recognition, appreciation, and full respect you deserve, it will happen in the coming months.

Libra

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran author Diane Ackerman combines an elegant poetic sensibility and a deft skill at scientific observation. She is lyrical and precise, imaginative and logical, inventive and factual. I would love for you to be inspired by her example in the coming weeks. Your greatest success and pleasure will arise as you blend creativity with pragmatism. You will make good decisions as you focus on both the big picture and the intimate details. P.S.: If you immerse yourself in the natural world and seek out sensory-rich experiences, I bet you will inspire a smart solution to an achy dilemma.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov.21): Scorpio-born Sabina Spielrein was one of the earliest woman psychoanalysts. In the 21st century, she is increasingly recognized as a great thinker who got marginalized because of her feminist approach to psychology. Several of her big contributions were Scorpionic to the core: She observed how breakdown can lead to breakthrough, how most transformations require the death of an old form, and how dissolution often serves creation. These will be useful themes for you to ruminate about in the coming weeks. For best results, be your deep, true, Scorpio self.

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec.21): In the middle of his art career, Sagittarian painter Paul Klee was drafted into the German army as a soldier in World War I. Rather than fighting on the front lines, he managed to get a job painting

camouflage on military airplanes. This enabled him to conduct artistic explorations and experiments. The metal hulls became his canvases. I am predicting a comparable opportunity disguised as an obstacle for you, Sagittarius. Just as the apparent constraint on Klee actually advanced his artistic development, you will discover luck in unexpected places.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else,” wrote poet Emily Dickinson. I often feel that truth. As much as I would love to devote 70+ hours a week to creative writing and making music, I am continually diverted by the endless surprises of the daily rhythm. One of these weeks, maybe I’ll be brave enough to simply give myself unconditionally to ordinary life’s startling flow and forget about trying to accomplish anything great. If you have ever felt a similar pull, Capricorn, the coming days will be prime time to indulge. There will be no karmic cost incurred.

Aquarius

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): David Bowie was a brilliant musical composer and performer. His artistry extended to how he crafted his persona. He was constantly revising and reshaping his identity, his appearance, and his style. The Ziggy Stardust character he portrayed on stage, for example, had little in common with his later phase as the Thin White Duke. “I’ve always collected personalities,” he quipped. If you have ever felt an inclination to experiment with your image and identity, Aquarius, the coming weeks will be an excellent time. Shapeshifting could be fun and productive.

Transforming your outer style may generate interesting inner growth. What would be interesting ways to play with your selfexpression?

Pisces

(Feb. 19-March 20): The Voynich manuscript is a famous text written in an unfamiliar script filled with bizarre illustrations. Carbon-dated to the early 15th century, it has resisted all attempts at deciphering its content. Even Artificial Intelligence has not penetrated its meaning. I propose we make this enigmatic document an iconic metaphor for your life in the coming weeks. It will symbolize the power you can generate by celebrating and honoring mystery. It will affirm the fact that you don’t necessarily require logical explanations, but can instead appreciate the beauty of the unknown. Your natural comfort with ambiguity will be a potent asset, enabling you to work effectively with situations others find too uncertain.

Aries

(March 21-April 19): Just for now, you might benefit from moderating your intensity. I am pleased to see how much good stuff you have generated lately, but it may be time to scale back a bit. At least consider the possibility of pursuing modest, sustainable production rather than daring to indulge in spectacular bursts of energy. In conclusion, dear Aries, the coming days will be a favorable time for finding the sweet spot between driving ambition and practical self-care. Your natural radiance won’t have to burn at maximum brightness C to be effective. Expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text message horoscopes: RealAstrology.com, (877) 873-4888

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What is music to you? Music is the deepest way to connect to anyone and everyone, no matter what differences people may have. First concert you attended: UB40 at U-Hall when I was 10 years old. Last concert you attended: Albemarle High School Jazz Band directed by Andrew LaPrade at the Paramount. He’s keeping the tradition of jazz education alive and well! Why is supporting music education important? Music education helps guide students

Worst part of living here: The food scene still doesn’t focus on or celebrate ethnic chefs or cuisine as much as Southern American cuisine. People also being reluctant to confront real problems like housing, equity, and inclusion. Favorite Charlottesville restaurant: Biased but Chimm and Thai Cuisine & Noodle House. One that isn’t ours, probably Taste of China or Lampo.

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Best part of living here: The vibrant music history and connections I’ve made with people here and traveling through Charlottesville.

Favorite Charlottesville venue: WTJU Offbeat Roadhouse stage Favorite Charlottesville landmark/attraction: Jefferson School African American Heritage Center Bodo’s order: Lox with herb cream cheese, on plain (dark bagel) with egg, cucumber, red onion, and tomato, cut in half. Jay Pun performs with Afro Asia at the fourth annual VeryAsian VA Celebration on Friday, May 9, at the Ting Pavilion, with Prabir, Downbeat Project, Sylvia Chong, Laughing Dragon Kung Fu, and Hiromi Johnson.

to listen to others and themselves often. It ultimately helps students realize that there are different perspectives, but they can make something beautiful together. It also helps understand other subjects more easily. What are you listening to right now? Salin (Afro beat Thai funk), Butcher Brown, Lizzy McAlpine, and Maggie Rogers. Favorite performance venue: The Paramount (we’ve only played there once, but hope to again!).

Favorite musician/composer: Morwenna Lasko, Pierre Bensusan, and Joni Mitchell Go-to karaoke song: I don’t sing, but if I did, it’d be “Man in the Mirror” by Michael Jackson. Are there any superstitions you abide by? Nope. Best advice you ever got: Work on being the best person you can be, everything else will follow. Proudest accomplishment: Being a dedicated dad.

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ing and acceptance of others who have varying views/lifestyles. Most embarrassing moment: July 2002 opening up for Dave Matthews Band on the sidestage in Boston. I grabbed the mic to talk, lost my balance, and almost fell off the stage. Do you have any pets? Romeo, a King Charles spaniel Favorite movie and/or show: Coming to America (movie) and “Treme” (TV). Favorite book: Questlove’s Mo’ Meta Blues Who’d play you in a movie? Bruno Mars What’s your comfort food/ meal? Som Tum (Thai papaya salad) and sticky rice Subject that causes you to rant? Cultural appropriation, specifically food, when people say they are going to “elevate” a culture’s food. Best journey you ever went on: Morwenna’s and my 2015 tour for our album The Hollow, all over Italy including C’ville’s sister city, Poggio a Caiano. The audiences were so enthusiastic. Next journey: Thailand! Favorite curse word or favorite word: Serendipitous Hottest take/most unpopular opinion: Personally, I’m okay with not being paid from my music being streamed (even 1 million times) ... it’s my art that I gift to the world. The benefits of its reach outweighs trying to convince people to buy physical media, which could ultimately mean not having someone hear it. What have you forgotten today? Where I parked!

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