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Piedmont Housing Alliance breaks ground on Hickory Hope.

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23 Screens: Society of the Snow is a harrowing survival story.

24 The Works: Book offers advice for end-of-life care for LGBTQ+ patients.

25 Extra: “De-Circulated” deconstructs banned books covers.

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Alas, there are no snow days in the newsroom! We’re back this week with a feature on direct primary care physicians—otherwise known as concierge doctors (p. 16). These docs show up at patients’ doors, virtually on-demand, in exchange for a monthly fee. This sort of personalized care represents a growing market around the country, and a desire by some to have a more reliable relationship with their doctors. For the story, writer Laura Vogel recorded the opinions and anecdotes of four doctors and two patients, exploring why the physicians transitioned from the “traditional medicine” model to a DPC one, and the value patients find in receiving health care more closely tailored to their needs.

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NEWS The Charlottesville Police Department has announced that Chief Michael Kochis and Commonwealth’s Attorney Joe Platania believe Charlottesville City Schools appropriately handled an alleged sexual assault that occurred at a city school last year. The assault was brought to the attention of CPD in November after Courteney Stuart, a C-VILLE contributor and host of WINA’s “Charlottesville Right Now,” interviewed a former CCS staff member on her radio program. In the interview, Stuart’s guest claimed that CCS handled the alleged assault internally without notifying CPD. A January 9 meeting between Kochis, Platania, and CCS Superintendent Royal Gurley and his staff resulted in an announcement that the city schools “handled the alleged incident appropriately within the confines of the law.” Charlottesville police and the commonwealth’s attorney’s office have declined to discuss any details due to the juveniles involved.

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people impacted by crime, and formerly incarcerated individuals attended the event.

As outlined by the ACLU of Virginia, Second Look legislation would “allow people who have proven they are not a threat to public safety to petition the court to review and potentially amend their long sentences.” Proposed legislation would require petitioners to have served either 10 or 15 years of their sentence, depending on age at the time of the offense, and have several

years of good behavior to qualify for review.

Criminal justice reform has long been a priority for Deeds, who is a criminal defense attorney and previously served as co-chair of the Judiciary Committee in the state Senate.

“Our Department of Corrections is supposed to be exactly that: Correction,” he said to event attendees. “It’s supposed to be about rehabilitation.”

reading is of future success, so it’s something that needs to be addressed immediately, holistically, and with concentrated resources.”

CCS Superintendent Royal Gurley also shared his optimism about the program: “LaunchPad will play a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory of students’ academic journeys.”

According to CCS and City of Promise, the LaunchPad pilot program will initially focus on getting kindergarten and first-grade students up to grade level by the end of their third and fourth grade years, respectively. The program is also supported by the University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development.

At press time, a timeline for the implementation of the Launchpad pilot program had not been announced.

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Blast off City of Promise is working with Charlottesville City Schools on a new program aimed at addressing and closing disparities in attendance and literacy in local elementary schools.

The project, LaunchPad, will start as a pilot program at Venable Elementary, with a goal of expanding to the city’s other elementary schools.

“Minority and under-resourced students are struggling with absenteeism and the obvious downstream effect is a negative impact on their reading proficiency and academic performance,” said City of Promise Executive Director Price Thomas in a January 10 press release.

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Get ready for the 2024 Virginia Festival of the Book—tickets to festival events and the Historical Fiction Breakfast are now available at vabook. org. The program includes talks with state Senator Danica Roem, Roxane Gay, Percival Everett, and Ada Limón.

The festival offers both all-day passes and individual tickets to some events.

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en. Creigh Deeds joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia in support of Second Look legislation at the Virginia State Capitol on January 16.

The event—held by a coalition of the ACLU, the Humanization Project, Nolef Turns, and Sistas in Prison Reform—featured a number of speakers who support the legislation. In addition to Deeds, several other state lawmakers,

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As the weather gets wetter and colder, Albemarle County Fire Rescue is reminding drivers to avoid flooded roadways, especially after a couple vehicles recently ran into trouble. On January 9, volunteer and career fire rescue units, along with Albemarle County police officers, rescued two passengers from a vehicle on a flooded roadway. That same evening, a driver escaped from a vehicle trapped on a flooded street.

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hings are getting messier in the rollout of the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, with a form error potentially reducing the amount of aid students will receive. As students navigate the FAFSA, C-VILLE asked area colleges and high schools how they’re advising both current and prospective enrollees on the financial aid process.

At the University of Virginia, Deputy Spokesperson Bethanie Glover says that application deadlines and the timeline for admissions offers have not been impacted due to the university’s need-blind admission process. However, problems with the FAFSA have led UVA to extend “the reply deadline for students who were offered admission through our early-decision plan and who applied for need-based financial aid,” says Glover. “If we experience delays in notifying admitted early-action or regulardecision students about their aid packages, we will be glad to work with the students in question to make sure they have enough time to consider their aid before they accept or decline our offer of admission.”

Glover says UVA does not expect delays for current students, and will assess any potential aid package impacts “once we begin receiving their aid applications later this semester.”

Dean of Student Affairs Andrew Renshaw says that Piedmont Virginia Community College has been minimally impacted by issues with the FAFSA due to its open enrollment cycle.

“We’re monitoring our students’ experience with the new FAFSA. We’ve had some students reaching out to us, mostly expressing just sort of apprehension, because … they’ve

heard it’s a new process,” he says. “Whenever students feel like there’s going to be a change to something that impacts college affordability it’s something that’s of interest to them.”

PVCC offers biweekly FAFSA events hosted by its financial aid team and walkin sessions to help students navigate the form and all of its challenges.

As the most affordable higher-education option in the area, Renshaw says it’s especially important for PVCC to monitor any potential impacts to student aid packages from the FAFSA. “We have a ‘PVCC4U 100%’ program that ensures that all of our students, or nearly all of our students, are able to qualify for free tuition and fees as they complete their educational workforce pathways, and the FAFSA plays an important role in that program,” he says. “We are hopeful that by providing the extra support that we are providing that the issues our students might face with the new FAFSA will be mitigated to some degree.”

The current issues with the FAFSA stem from bipartisan legislation passed by Congress in 2020, which was aimed at simplifying the financial aid process. Under the bill, the FAFSA was radically reworked, with changes including a decrease in questions, a new system for calculating aid eligibility, and an annual adjustment for inflation.

The new system for calculating aid eligibility and amount, the Student Aid Index, weighs an applicant’s assets against specific allowances. On top of allowances for United States income taxes paid and payroll taxes, the SAI shelters a certain amount of income from consideration, depending on the applicant’s household size. For example, a dependent student from a four-person household would have an Income Protection Allowance of $35,870 according to the 2024-2025 Draft Pell Eligibility and SAI Guide.

The Income Protection Allowance was the element of​​the FAFSA that Congress specified should be adjusted annually for inflation.

After months of delays, the Department of Education launched the “new and improved” FAFSA on December 30, 2023.

When students were finally able to access the form, it was missing one key change— the SAI/IPA adjustment for inflation.

The failure to adjust for several years of high inflation has resulted in the FAFSA undercalculating students’ aid and grant eligibility. One estimate from The Washington Post shows the form considering between $6,000 to $10,000 in additional income. The inclusion of this additional income may also exclude some students from the partial Pell Grants they are entitled to.

While UVA and PVCC are working to combat known and anticipated problems

with the FAFSA, local high schools seem to be in wait-and-see mode.

“We hope that the changes simplify the FAFSA application process for everyone,” said Melanie Key, chair of the counseling department at Charlottesville City Schools in a January 12 message to C-VILLE. “Since the form only opened on December 30, and we returned to classes on January 2, we have not assisted many families with the 2024 FAFSA yet.” In the same email, Supervisor of Community Relations Beth Cheuk said she and Key thought it may be “too soon for a story about the [FAFSA] reception.”

Albemarle County Public Schools had not responded to C-VILLE’s FAFSA questions by press time.

The Department of Education is currently weighing whether to update the FAFSA for the 2024-2025 school year, or wait until next year to adjust the form for inflation.

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“We want to invite everyone to come and see the new project. And, if they have the opportunity to apply to live here, they should do it and learn more about the project.”

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n January 12, the Piedmont Housing Alliance broke ground on the Hickory Hope apartments at Southwood. The apartments will add 121 new affordable units to the community, and are the latest step forward in Southwood’s years-long resident-led redevelopment effort.

Hickory Hope apartments—a joint effort of PHA, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and Southwood residents—will be 100-percent affordable, with units ranging in affordability between 30 and 80 percent of area median income. According to PHA Executive Director Sunshine Mathon, housing choice vouchers will also be accepted for all units, a key measure in ensuring the units’ accessibility.

“Right now, a lot of folks who have housing choice vouchers are struggling to find housing that they can actually use their vouchers in,” said Mathon at the groundbreaking. “Building more apartments like this helps actually provide people options.”

In addition to affordable housing, the Hickory Hope apartments will provide residents with access to social activities, food bank distributions, eviction prevention measures, financial assistance, and more. The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board voted 3-0 in March 2023 to grant Hickory Hope a building permit, which was necessary due to the project’s location along an entrance corridor.

The construction of Hickory Hope apartments is the latest success in the Southwood redevelopment by Habitat for Humanity. “Both of our organizations— Piedmont Housing Alliance and Habitat—

are fully committed to not doing things for people or to people, but with them, to elevate the genius and the hearts, the creativity of the people who are here, so they can be the leaders in the transformation,” said Dan Rosensweig, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville.

Southwood started as a mobile home park in the 1950s, and was bought by Habitat in 2007. The redevelopment of Southwood has been in the works for decades, with predominantly Latinx residents working closely with Habitat leaders to ensure the area meets the community’s needs while minimizing displacement.

When completed, the Southwood community will be a 1,000-unit mixed-income, mixed use community. The project will add 500 units of affordable housing to the local housing market.

Resident-led efforts at Southwood are part of a larger effort to combat Charlottesville’s affordable housing crisis. Most recently, City Council passed a new zoning ordinance that broadly aims to increase the supply of affordable housing through density, though critics remain skeptical of the plan’s efficacy.

At Southwood, residents are optimistic about the future of their neighborhood.

“This is like planting a seed and we will see the fruits of this very soon,” said Roger Torres through a translator. Torres has lived at Southwood for 19 years, and will soon be moving into a new home there. “We want to invite everyone to come and see the new project. And, if they have the opportunity to apply to live here, they should do it and learn more about the project.”

Construction of Hickory Hope apartments at Southwood is expected to last 16 months.

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early a month has passed since Charlottesville City Council approved a new development code intended to increase the number of places for people to live. But the city still has several finishing touches to put in place before the code goes into effect on February 19.

One of them is the adoption of a manual to govern the various requirements for affordable housing construction.

“This manual outlines the responsibilities of developers in complying with the zoning code and the duties of city staff in ensuring this compliance,” reads a written response to questions asked at a December 21 meeting between city officials and neighborhood leaders.

The manual will also include the amount that would be paid by developers who choose not to build units below-market.

City Council is expected to take up the draft on February 5.

One of the first tests of the Board of Architectural Review’s power to influence the size of new buildings could soon come with the redevelopment of 715-729 West Main. That’s the site of Mel’s Diner, a structure that’s part of the street’s Architectural Design Control District.

The BAR will hear a preliminary review of a redevelopment proposal on January 17, but no materials were made available in advance. The project could also involve 118 Cream St. and 731 West Main, since all three properties have the same owner. Specifics for the proposal will be presented at the meeting.

Under the new zoning, an eight-story building could be built by-right. The previous maximum height for this property was 52 feet.

The BAR would have to approve a demolition request, if one is made, but there are nearby precedents for historic structures to be incorporated into a new development, such as at Six Hundred West Main and the Quirk hotel.

Several people have expressed concern that the new code will encourage the purchase of homes by out-of-town investors.

“On Little High we’ve seen several cases where an investor buys a house, and it stays empty and unused for years afterward,” said a speaker at the recent neighborhood leaders meeting.

The Quirk Charlottesville is one of the buildings that was approved to be built among the historic structures on West Main Street.

The city responded in writing, saying that steps are being taken to give more tools to people who want to buy homes to live in.

“One way the city is doing this is by supporting affordable housing programs that offer down payment assistance through the Charlottesville Affordable Housing Fund and subsidy layering for rental/ multi-family development,” officials wrote.

Another person asked if the city will track people who are asked to leave rental homes because landlords decide to build newer units. (Charlottesville’s new housing program manager will have a lot on their plate.)

The city says it “will be monitoring the impact of new developments on low-income residents and will use regular data runs and reports from various sources, such as the market, [city staff], and thirdparty providers, to track displacements and ensure that new developments include affordable units.”

Others expressed concern about potential impacts from the decision to no longer require developers to include off-street parking. The city’s response is that market conditions will dictate they be built to satisfy customers and that a parking study will be initiated to see if the city’s on-street permit parking program should be expanded.

“On Little High we’ve seen several cases where an investor buys a house, and it stays empty and unused for years afterward.”

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Drs. Rebecca Downey, Lily Hargrove, and Denise Annie Way practice Direct Primary Care, an emerging form of medicine that gives patients on-demand health care in exchange for a monthly fee.

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Why a group of local women physicians have converted to a new way of practicing medicine

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“Charlottesville is a very educated community, and a lot of people want complex answers to questions about their health, not pat instructions like: ‘You have diabetes, take this pill.’”

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magine that finding a skilled primary-care doctor in Charlottesville was a snap, that Before becoming a DPC physician, Downey was in a traditional practice for many years, the monthly cost of a dedicated physician was less than four yoga classes, appointand it drained her both physically and emotionally. ments were never rushed, and your doctor was available to you 24/7.

“I was miserable practicing within the medical-industrial complex, which is tightly regTo the doctors who practice it, Direct Primary Care is a return to health care as it should ulated by insurance companies, and often called fee-for-service health care, and I was overbe, when you know your doc and they know you, allowing for personalized and optimal whelmed by the number of patients I was seeing per hour and the vast amount of insurcare. Sound too good to be true? It was, until the 1990s, when enterprising physicians across ance-mandated paperwork I was responsible for generating,” says Downey. “I gained 70 the country created DPC, which is sometimes called “concierge” medical care (though most pounds rapidly when I was first practicing and cried on my way to work every day: I didn’t of the women practitioners we spoke to eschewed the latter term), as opposed to fee-forhave time to care for myself.” service (traditional insurance-based) medicine.

Downey is now able to focus intensely on individual visits, and she never rushes—the What claims to be the first concierge practice was opened in Seattle in 1996 by Dr. Howvisits often last an hour, something unheard of in most of today’s primary-care practices. ard Maron and Dr. I. Scott Hall, who called their practice MD2, pronounced “M.D. squared.”

“Patients tell me how unsatisfied they were with traditional doctor’s appointments. They felt These concierge doctors—though they didn’t call themselves that—charged pricey annual like they were not being heard, that there was a lack of continuity of care, amount of time to retainers in the range of $13,200 to $20,000 per family. Since MD2 didn’t define itself as dive deep, and a lack of flexibility and privacy.” “concierge,” most credit the CooperativeMed of Florida with being the first to use the term: Downey doesn’t advertise—she says she gets the bulk of her clients through word of The Florida office opened its doors in 2002. It was different from today’s DPC practices, in mouth. Starting her DPC practice as a business, getting a license, and launching the whole that CooperativeMed didn’t have a patient base; it was formed exclusively as a concierge operation was a challenge, but she had a significant leg up because she was able to bring 50 medical practice that provided care on-demand for a fee. of her patients from a previous practice with her.

Today, the model is simple: Patients pay a retainer to have access to a doctor’s services “Charlottesville is a very educated community, and a lot of people want complex answers whenever they need them. And those needs can encompass everything from medication to questions about their health, not pat instructions like: ‘You have diabetes, take this pill,’” management to stitching up minor wounds to major surgery. A flat monthly fee replaces a says Downey. “My patients love that they feel cared for and that things get done in a timely co-pay, because DPC docs don’t take insurance. (For the doctors in this story, rates range manner in so many ways. I really get to know about my patients’ lives—I hear about their from $70 to $90 per month.) families, struggles, and successes—which makes it a really special way of doing business.”

“In the past three to five years, direct primary care has become a real movement, and is David Fairbrothers, a patient of Veber’s, much prefers the DPC model. A health-care taking us in the right direction,” says Dr. Claire Veber, owner of Mount Pleasant Family professional based in Charlottesville, Fairbrothers says he “unfortunately know[s] too much Medicine in downtown Charlottesville. “For about the consumer experience of going to a the physician, it offers a much better quality doctor’s office and waiting forever. The basic of life—traditional doctors are seeing a giant experience, and it’s not the doctor’s fault, is number of patients—20 to 30 a day. This rushed, primary care is labored with constress makes patients feel rushed, doctors feel straints. A DPC that really engages with you rushed, you could easily miss something imand knows you as a patient and knows your portant in an exam.” overall health, having that with Claire has just Courtney Park, a patient of Charlottesville been excellent.”

Direct Primary Care’s Dr. Rebecca Downey, About a year ago, Fairbrothers says he had raves about her physician’s responsiveness– “a mystery ailment, and Claire decided to even at 3am. “When my son Joshua was about throw the kitchen sink of diagnostics at it, 6 months old, he was sick. I brought him in to and it turned out to be an autoimmune disorsee Dr. Downey and she did a really thorough der that I am managing well with medication. job of examining him.”

A relationship that you have with a DPC is Downey told Park that if Joshua didn’t have nothing like a regular primary care doctor. It’s a wet diaper overnight to call her. “So, he was a different experience. From the outside, it Dr. Rebecca Downey dry and dehydrated and at three in the mornprobably looks kinda bougie, but if you sit ing, I called Dr. Downey—and she called back back and do the math, it comes out equally immediately and told me to take my son to the emergency room,” says Park. “Never has a from what someone’s paying to go into a primary-care clinic, waiting three weeks for an doctor gone that extra mile for me or my family. She demanded to speak to the E.R. doctor appointment—and God forbid you need a prescription.” and basically went above and beyond to make sure that my baby was getting the correct care.”

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that doctors who work in this mode can afford to bill less because they don’t have the same Way was drawn to DPC because the traditional model has so many flaws. “With tradistaffing overhead that most doctors’ offices have. “DPC physicians want to make medicine tional fee-for-service medicine, you are always rushed and the quality of your work suffers; more affordable and personal,” says Veber. patients are on a conveyor belt,” she says. “Doctors have a very limited amount of time for The way Veber runs her practice, geographically, is unique. She says she is currently serveach visit, some are limited to five minutes, and what we can address falls within a narrow ing 75 patients. “Ideally, most DPC doctors want to get that number to about 200,” says dimension.” She adds, “In DPC, a patient pays their doctor a low monthly fee and in return, Veber. “But right now, I am choosing time over money. I split my time between Charlottesbuilds a long-lasting relationship with their doctor while having the convenience of accesville and Colorado, 70 percent of the time I’m here.” If Veber is out of town, she does telesible care. I was unhappy in medicine for years, and practicing as a DPC makes me happy.” health appointments with her patients in Virginia, and, if someone needs to see a doctor in “To us who practice in this way, it’s all about balance and being true to what you studied,” person while she is out West, there is a network of DPC doctors in Charlottesville she can says Way. “It’s not about profit, it’s about bringing quality care to patients. We went into this reach out to. work because we love practicing medicine.”

Teamwork is a big part of why Veber loves practicing medicine in this way. She says the “The wonderful thing about my practice is I get to be the doctor I always wanted to be,” community of female DPC doctors regularly gather to share ideas and offers each other she says, “providing excellent medical care to patients and their families.” support, in addition to participating in group texts and emails. “More and more women are going into medicine—in fact, my intern class at UVA in 2003 was seven-to-one females to males,” she says. She imagines that “perhaps some patients seek or prefer female doctors for their nurturing instincts and great listening skills.”

“The most rewarding thing, to me, about this way of practicing medicine,” says Veber, “is feeling like I’ve spent enough time with my patients, not losing sleep worrying that I missed something crucial in an exam, and just being able to go that extra mile in the care that I give.

I’m just really enjoying treating my patients at a humane pace.”

Dr. Lily Hargrove, owner of Ivy Family Medicine, is called the Charlottesville-area’s “pioneer” of DPC by Veber. Hargrove worked for UVA and Crozet Family Medicine before leaving to start her solo practice in 2011, and was an insurance-accepting doctor until 2014.

“I found that the amount of paperwork that was required of me was overwhelming.”

“The verbiage ‘concierge doctor’ [has] been in common use from around the year 2000,” says Hargrove. “When I was practicing traditionally I thought about it often. Then I had a moment of truth: I sat up in bed at two o’clock one morning and said to myself ‘I want to do direct primary care.’”

“Most traditional doctors will bill the patients’ insurance companies, but my patients pay for my services,” says Hargrove. “What compelled me initially was the financial part of it. I essentially got a $16,000 raise when I became a DPC doctor since I don’t have to pay employees, I run my office by myself.”

She adds, “If the thing flopped, it’d be okay, I had a husband who made good money. Women often have partners who can fill in the gaps.

When I was in my old practice, I had 1,400 patients and when I transitioned to direct primary care I ended up with 300, which was enough to support the business.”

David Fairbrothers, patient of Dr. It takes at least 26 days (and growing) to get an appointment with a primary-care doc Claire Veber these days, according to Time magazine. Doctors, on average, spend two hours completing computer work for every hour they spend with a patient. “The need for accessible health care is horrifying,” says Hargrove. “It takes some people six to nine months to find a primary care doctor, and so many people are driven to get a decent general physician. Sure, primary care is not as glamorous as some medical specialties—we’re not doing dramatic surgery or anything, we just want to keep people from getting sick.”

Dr. Denise Annie Way, owner of Skyline Family Medicine, says that a main reason she practices in the DPC model is that she wants health care to be more equitable and affordable for patients. “It is not surprising that many patients face alarming medical debt these days.

In fact, according to the White House, medical debt is the top reason for bankruptcy in the U.S. today.” Way adds, “In DPC, a patient pays their doctor a low monthly fee and in return, builds a long-lasting relationship with their doctor while having the convenience of accessible care. There are no co-pays, nor hidden costs. There are reduced lab fees, reduced imaging costs, and reduced medication costs. Often patients as a result spend less on their health care.”

Dr. Claire Veber splits her time between Charlottesville and Colorado, but does most of her work here. She relies on a network of Direct Primary Care physicians to refer her patients to when she's out of town. That same network, she says, has offered peer support and advice as she's grown her practice.

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Take a deep dive into the culture and legacy of African American violinists in director Eduardo Montes-Bradley’s Black Fiddlers.

The 60-minute documentary shares the stories and sounds of Black men and women throughout American history, like the late old-time fiddler Joe Thompson (pictured) and 18th-century Richmond virtuoso Sy Gilliat, an enslaved man whose opera melodies and dance tunes filled local taverns and dance halls. The screening is followed by a talkback with Montes-Bradley. Free, 7:30pm.

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Funny guy Trae Crowder sounds off to live audiences during his Just Me and Y’all Tour. The comedian first went viral in 2016 for his porch rant-style “Liberal Redneck” videos. He’s since co-written two books, The Liberal Redneck Manifesto and Round Here and Over Yonder: A Front Porch Travel Guide by Two Progressive Hillbillies, hosted three podcasts, and created a documentary on universal basic income with former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. $29.50–49.50, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

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Boston-based fiddler Maura Shawn Scanlin is putting her own inventive twist on traditional Celtic tunes. An award-winning musician, Scanlin incorporates classical chamber music and traditional sounds from the American South, along with Irish and Scottish fiddle playing into her fluid compositions. Scanlin is touring her new self-titled record with Conor Hearn on guitar, Adam Hendey on bouzouki, and Julian Pinelli on fiddle. $20, 7pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. blueridgeirishmusic.org

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Wednesday 1/17 music Hard Swimmin’ Fish. Midweek blues.

Free, 6:30pm. The Whiskey Jar, 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thewhiskey jarcville.com Karaoke. With Jennifer DeVille. Free, 10pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com Vincent Zorn. Lively gypsy rumba. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 201 W. Main St. thebebedero.com

classes Paint & Sip: Midnight Flurries. Paint, sip, and repeat. $35, 6pm. Starr Hill Brewery Tap Room, 5391 Three Notched Rd., Crozet. catelynkelseydesigns.com

outside SuperFly Run Club. Run around the city, then enjoy $5 pints and raffles. Free, 6pm.

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Cure. Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s classic thriller about an elusive serial killer in Tokyo. $10, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com Early Access screening: Origin. Director Ava DuVernay’s thought-provoking look at the history of race relations in America, with a pre-recorded Q&A. $12, 6pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

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Michael Tice. Enjoy live tunes and Thursday specials. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwood farmandwinery.com Project Bluebird. Rock, blues, funk, and fusion jazz. Free, 7pm. SuperFly Brewing Co., 943 Preston Ave. superflybrewing.com Vincent Zorn. Olé! Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 201 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com

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Baby Buds. Meet other new parents and caregivers as newborns, infants, and toddlers play. Free, 10:30am. Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. vadm.org Raiders of the Lost Ark. The movie that introduced the world to Indiana Jones. $10, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Friday 1/19 music Dropping Julia. Sweet and funky sass.

Free, 10pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com Eric Wayne Band. Southern rock. Free, 7pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. prnbrewery.com FarAway Songs. Enjoy live tunes with your wine, cider, and beer. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com

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Ken Farmer & The Authenticators. Rocking good tunes. Free, 6pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com Monsters Under the Bed. The family band performs covers new and old from all genres. Free, 7pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesville market.com New Potato Caboose. The jam band performs live. $25–28, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesouth erncville.com Steep Canyon Rangers. A night of bluegrass. $25–28, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jefferson theater.com

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The novelist and poet read from their works as part of the Charlottesville Reading Series. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbook shop.com

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Date Night Drop-Off. The museum watches the kids while parents enjoy a night on the mall. Free, 5:30pm. Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. vadm.org Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition). The quest draws to a conclusion in the Oscar-winning finale. $10, 6pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Saturday 1/20 music Anees. Performing the Winter Camp Tour. $25–125, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jefferson theater.com Anthony Semiao. Acoustic guitar. Free, 1pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery. com Chad Nickell & The Loose Change. Appalachian jam sounds. Free, 7pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. prnbrewery.com Crozet Jam Band. Seven friends playing popular tunes. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com George Crumb: A Celebration. The UVA department of music presents a concert in celebration of the life and music of composer George Crumb. Free, 8pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. music.virginia.edu Kat & The Travelers Band. Americana music. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmand winery.com Mama Tried. High-energy versions of early Grateful Dead songs and originals. $10, 7pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesvillemarket.com Maura Shawn Scanlin with Adam Hendey, Conor Hearn, & Julian Pinelli. The fiddler tours her new album. $20, 7pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com Second Dinner. The experimental improv band performs live. Free, 8pm. The Stage at WTJU, 2244 Ivy Rd. wtju.net Swamp Street. R&B, blues, and neo-soul.

Free, 10pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com

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Friday 1/19 | The Southern Café & Music Hall The Michael Elswick Gathering. Jazz, blues, ballads, and Latin tunes. Free, 2pm.

Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com The Montvales & Ramona and The Holy Smokes. A folk-country, honky-tonk doubleheader. Free, 5:30pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraf tcider.com We Are Star Children. The nine-piece adventure pop band hits the stage. $12–15, 7:30pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

dance Charlottesville Swing Dance. Beginner-friendly instruction in West Coast swing, followed by a social dance. $5–13, 7pm. Municipal Arts Center, 1119 Fifth SW, Ste. A. cvilleswingdance.com

words Kimberly D. Acquaviva: The Handbook of LGBTQIA-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care. A book talk and audience Q&A. Free, 4pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop. com Storytime. Readings of recent favorites and classics. Free, 11am. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

classes Candle Making Workshop. Craft a custom candle with Shaniece of Be Just Be Well. $40, 1:30pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St., Ste C. scrappyelephant.com

outside Evening Bird Hike. Explore woodpeckers, kinglets, jays, sparrows, and more. Free (registration required), 3:30pm. Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm, 1780 Earlysville Rd. ivycreekfoundation.org Little Naturalist Program. Introduce your kids to nature and get them started exploring the trails. Free, 10am. Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm, 1780 Earlysville Rd. ivycreekfoundation.org

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Trae Crowder: Just Me and Y’all. The comedian first gained attention (or notoriety depending on your politics) in 2016 for his viral series of porch rant-style “Liberal Redneck” videos. $29–49, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

Sunday 1/21 music Gary Green and Justin Storer. Folk tunes with a harmonica twist. Free, 2pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com

classes Paint & Sip: Winter Wonderland. Paint a winter-themed masterpiece. $35, 2pm.

Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. catelynkelseydesigns.com Sewing Machine 101. Learn how to thread the machine, wind the bobbin, sew a straight and zig-zag stitch, and more. $20, 11am. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St., Ste C. scrappyelephant.com

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Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition). See listing for Friday, January 19. $10, 5:30pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Monday 1/22 music Vincent Zorn. A lively blend of rumba guitar. Free, 6:30pm. South and Central Latin Grill, Dairy Market. vincentzorn.com

words Storytime. Songs, movement, bubbles, and stories. Included with admission, 10:30am. Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. vadm.org

Tuesday 1/23 music Josh Mayo & House Sauce. A biweekly jam session with local acts. Free, 10pm.

Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com Vincent Zorn. See listing for Wednesday, January 17. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 201 W. Main St. thebebedero.com

outside Three Notch’d Run Club. Log some miles and enjoy a $5 post-run beer. Free, 6pm.

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Society of the Snow is a grueling, gripping survival tale

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Society of the Snow, a true story of survival against all odds, is on the Oscar shortlist as Spain’s entry for Best International Feature Film.

been. Bayona is faced with the difficult task of developing roughly two dozen characters, and he doesn’t entirely succeed—a challenge for any director within a standard movie’s running time— but as the survivors’ ranks diminish they get easier to follow.

The script is generally decent, with some outstanding sequences of the castaways distracting themselves from their plight by composing doggerel verse and practicing bird calls. But the opening scenes feature a ham-handed bit of foreshadowing as several characters attend mass and the part about eating flesh gets excessive emphasis.

The first act and the last act are solid, but the second act drags, which is arguably because Bayona wanted to convey the interminable quality of this situation. If that’s the case, there are more visually economical and engaging ways of getting that across.

The makeup, art direction, and costume design work is first-rate, contributing significantly to an overall sense of gruesome verisi-

militude. To further heighten the realism, the actors nearly starved themselves to look properly gaunt and malnourished, and the plane wreck was recreated in the actual area where Flight 571 went down.

The cinematography is fine, particularly considering how much of Society of the Snow was shot on location. Michael Giacchino’s score is excellent overall, proving once again that he’s one of the best film composers alive.

Society of the Snow R, 158 minutes | Netflix While not exceptional, Society of the Snow is a very respectable production, but not recommended for those with weak stomachs.

If, however, you don’t mind taking this harsh journey, the film is ultimately satisfying and uplifting.

This infamous incident is so captivating and shocking that it gets retold every so often.

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irector-co-screenwriter J.A. Bayona’s Society of the Snow is a well-made, engrossing story of survival told straightforwardly and conventionally. The film deftly depicts a horrifying, real-life tragedy and, although it is vivid, it avoids being sordid.

In October 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 to Chile, carrying a rugby team of young men and some of their family members crashed in the frozen Andes mountains. With the plane slashed into two widely separated pieces, the survivors set about gathering what supplies they can and tending to the wounded.

Trapped in brutally cold conditions with minimal, claustrophobic shelter, their circumstances go from bad, to worse, to downright hellish. Faced with imminent starvation, they are forced to eat their friends’ and families’ corpses. Driven by an indomitable will to escape, they battle for survival within this merciless landscape.

This infamous incident is so captivating and shocking that it gets retold every so often. In the 1970s, the cannibalism angle made it prime fodder for exploitation in trashy movies like Survive! and luridly titled paperbacks like They Survived on Human Flesh! In 1993, the story inspired Alive!, an Irwin Allen-like disaster melodrama based on Piers Paul Read’s 1974 book of the same name.

In Society of the Snow, the survivors’ last resort of cannibalism is depicted very tastefully—no pun intended. This critical aspect of the story is effectively conveyed visually without morbid lingering. But be warned that the characters’ physical torments throughout are shown in graphic detail.

The story behind Society of the Snow may be familiar to many viewers, and while its innate power makes it gripping, the film isn’t nearly as affecting as it could have

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Beyond belief New book guides end-of-life care for the LGBTQ+ community

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imberly Acquaviva has strong advice for health care professionals caring for patients in the LGBTQ+ community, particularly those who need end-of-life care: “No patient should ever have a sense that they are being judged.”

Acquaviva, UVA nursing school’s Betty Norman Norris endowed professor, lectures nationally to try to change care approaches and minds. She recently put her expertise into writing with The Handbook of LGBTQIA-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care. What sets the handbook apart from other books for health care providers is that it uses everyday language, not an academic voice, to reach the largest audience. A broad reach, and an open mind, is essential to moving the conversation forward. Acquaviva points to a lecture she gave to homecare nurses in Washington, DC. “At the end of my presentation, a woman came up to me and said, ‘I’m going to change my practice based on what you said,’” recalls Acquaviva.

“‘I still think you’re going to hell, but I’m go“We let them know we could not ing to stop telling my patients that they are.’” accept care until the businesses Acquaviva often confronts the obstacles were inclusive for everyone,” says of opinion in her talks, offering: “It’s okay Acquaviva. In less than two weeks, for people to have strong religious beliefs all of the local hospices had exabout homosexuality, and I respect their bepanded their nondiscrimination liefs. No one needs to change their beliefs to statements. Brandt died about a provide exceptional care. What needs to week and a half after that. happen is for those beliefs not to be apparThe new nondiscrimination ent to patients.” statements were good progress, but When her wife, hospice expert Kathy not enough. In-depth training and Brandt, was diagnosed with a swift, incuractively seeking ways to become able form of ovarian canmore inclusive are also imcer about five years ago, and changes have “I still think you’re portant, Acquaviva’s scholarly inhappened. Acquaviva says she going to hell, but would now feel comfortable terests became deeply personal. Just after the diI’m going to stop receiving care at any of the agnosis, the couple moved telling my patients hospices here. to Charlottesville in 2019 Statistics show that many that they are.” for Acquaviva’s job at places need improvement. A UVA, and learned that 2023 survey of 865 end-of-life Charlottesville didn’t have a hospice/palliahealth care workers found that more than tive care center with an inclusive nondis15 percent of them witnessed disrespectful crimination statement that covered sexual or inadequate care. Forty-three percent reorientation and gender identity. Some hosported discriminatory care of their spouses pice leaders reached out to assure them that or partners. Examples include care that was care would be excellent. denied, delayed, incomplete, or rushed; in-

Explore end-of-life care for the LGBTQ+ community with author Kimberly Acquaviva, who will discuss The Handbook of LGBTQIA-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care at New Dominion Bookshop on Saturday, January 20.

sensitive and judgmental attitudes and behaviors; and gossip and ridicule toward patients.

Acquaviva provides many scenarios showing why LGBTQ+ community members in particular may have special needs at the end of life. They might feel more vulnerable in their homes, especially if living alone. Some feel they have to take steps to hide photographs of their family life. They can’t predict whether caregivers will react or be judgmental, Acquaviva says. “We have an obligation not to cause suffering.”

There is still a lot of educating to do in terms of equality in quality care, she says.

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Landscape photographer Karen Duncan Pape turns her lens to the page in “De-Circulated,” an exhibition of reconstructed covers of banned books on display at McGuffey Art Center through January 28.

“Growing up in Southwest Virginia, books were extremely important to me, as they exposed me to other worlds and broadened my perspective,” says Pape. “I was shocked to find that books I had read in AP English many years ago were being banned in America today, and I was upset that young people might lose access to literary tools that might help them develop critical and inquiring minds, or that might support them in their quest for self-understanding.”

Pape began checking out banned books from libraries and taking multiple exposure photographs of the covers, which she blended in post-processing to create new designs. Books like Lola at the Library, banned in Pennsylvania, The Hate U Give, and The Bluest Eye, both banned in multiple states, are refracted and reimagined into colorful new forms. The abstract photographs obliterate or obstruct the text—a reminder from Pape of the power of the written word, and what is lost when it’s eliminated.—Maeve Hayden

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Karen Duncan Pape: “‘Relativity’ (left) is taken from a book cover about Albert Einstein, all of whose work was burned in 1933 in Nazi Germany, simply because he was Jewish. The book cover itself is simple and sort of boring, gold and black, with a photograph of Einstein. As I was working on the piece, I thought about the mystery of Einstein’s work. He said ‘The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of all true art and science.’ The resulting blue piece speaks, I hope, of Einstein’s sense of mystery, and of something which we cannot see but can only sense. “‘Why We Can’t Wait’ by Martin Luther King, Jr. is another piece that brings me joy. This book was banned in South Africa at the height of apartheid. The image, with its elevating verticals and large WE, implies Dr. King’s idea that, now just as when he wrote this book, WE cannot wait, and WE together are responsible for moving humanity forward into a more balanced, peaceful, and loving state.”

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Aquarius

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18): The New York Times published an article that scorned human efforts to develop flying machines. It prophesied that such a revolutionary technology was still at least a million years in the future—possibly 10 million years. In conclusion, it declared that there were better ways to apply our collective ingenuity than working to create such an unlikely invention.

Nine weeks later, Orville and Wilbur Wright disproved that theory, completing a flight with the airplane they had made. I suspect that you, Aquarius, are also primed to refute an expectation or prediction about your supposed limitations. (Afterward, try not to gloat too much.)

Pisces

(Feb. 19–March 20): Your sweat and tears are being rewarded with sweets and cheers. Your diligent, detailed work is leading to expansive outcomes that provide relief and release.

The discipline you’ve been harnessing with such panache is spawning breakthroughs in the form of elegant liberations. Congrats, dear Pisces! Don’t be shy about welcoming in the fresh privileges flowing your way. You have earned these lush dividends.

Aries

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(March 21–April 19): Aries chemist Percy Julian was a trailblazer in creating medicine from plants. He patented over 130 drugs and laid the foundation for the production of cortisone and birth control pills. Julian was also a Black man who had to fight relentlessly to overcome the racism he encountered everywhere. I regard him as an exemplary member of the Aries tribe, since he channeled his robust martial urges toward constructive ends again and again and again. May he inspire you in the coming weeks, dear Aries. Don’t just get angry or riled up. Harness your agitated spirit to win a series of triumphs.

Taurus

(April 20–May 20): Taurus actor Pierce Brosnan says, “You struggle with money. You struggle without money. You struggle with love. You struggle without love. But it’s how

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): We all go through phases that feel extra plodding and pedestrian. During these times, the rhythms and melodies of our lives seem drabber than usual. The good news is that I believe you Capricorns will experience fewer of these slowdowns than usual in 2024. The rest of us will be seeing you at your best and brightest on a frequent basis. In fact, the gifts and blessings you offer may flow toward us in abundance. So it’s no coincidence if you feel exceptionally well-loved during the coming months. PS: The optimal way to respond to the appreciation you receive is to ratchet up your generosity even higher.

you manage. You have to keep laughing, you have to be fun to be with, and you have to live with style.” Brosnan implies that struggling is a fundamental fact of everyday life, an insistent presence that is never far from our awareness. But if you’re willing to consider the possibility that his theory may sometimes be an exaggeration, I have good news: The coming months could be less filled with struggle than ever before. As you deal with the ease and grace, I hope you will laugh, be fun to be with, and live with style—without having to be motivated by ceaseless struggle.

Gemini

(May 21–June 20): Gemini author and activist William Upski Wimsatt is one of my role models. Why? In part, because he shares my progressive political ideals and works hard to get young people to vote for enlightened candidates who promote social justice. Another reason I love him is that he aspires to have 10,000 role models. Not just a few celebrity heroes, but a wide array of compassionate geniuses working to make the world more like paradise. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to gather new role models, dear Gemini. I also suggest you look around for new mentors, teachers, and inspiring guides.

Cancer

(June 21–July 22): I want you to fulfill your desires. I want you to get what you want. I don’t think that yearnings are unspiritual indulgences that divert us from enlightenment. On the contrary, I believe our longings are sacred homing signals guiding us to our highest truths. With these thoughts in mind, here are four tips to enhance your quests in the coming months: 1. Some of your desires may be distorted or superficial versions of deeper, holier desires. Do your best to dig down and find their heart source.

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yourself as having already accomplished them. 3. Welcome the fact that when you achieve what you want, your life will change in unpredictable ways. You may have to deal with a good kind of stress. 4. Remember that people are more likely to assist you in getting what you yearn for if you’re not greedy and grasping.

Leo

(July 23–Aug. 22): I regard Leo psychologist Carl Jung as a genius with a supreme intellect. Here’s a quote from him that I want you to hear: “We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect; we apprehend it just as much by feeling.

Therefore, the judgment of the intellect is, at best, only the half of truth, and must, if it be honest, also come to an understanding of its inadequacy.” You may already believe this wisdom in your gut, Leo. But like all of us, you live in a culture filled with authorities who value the intellect above feeling. So it’s essential to be regularly reminded of the bigger truth—especially for you right now. To make righteous decisions, you must respect your feelings as much as your intellect.

Virgo

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22): Poet Rainer Maria Rilke exalted the physical pleasure that sex brings.

He mourned that so many “misuse and squander this experience and apply it as a stimulant to the tired spots of their lives and as a distraction instead of a rallying toward exalted moments.” At its best, Rilke said, sex gives us “a knowing of the world, the fullness and the glory of all knowing.” It is a sublime prayer, an opportunity to feel sacred communion on every level of our being. That’s the erotic experience I wish for you in the coming weeks, Virgo. And I believe you will have an expanded potential for making it happen.

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(Sept. 23–Oct. 22): Even if you are currently bonded with a spouse or partner, I recommend you consider proposing matrimony to an additional person: yourself. Yes, dear Libra, I believe the coming months will be prime time for you to get married to your own precious soul. If you’re brave enough and crazy enough to carry out this daring move, devote yourself to it with lavish abandon. Get yourself a wedding ring, write your vows, conduct a ceremony, and go on a honeymoon.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Talking about a problem can be healthy. But in most cases, it should be a preliminary stage that leads to practical action; it shouldn’t be a substitute for action.

Now and then, however, there are exceptions to this rule. Mere dialogue, if grounded in mutual respect, may be sufficient to dissolve a logjam and make further action unnecessary. The coming days will be such a time for you, Scorpio. I believe you and your allies can talk your way out of difficulties.

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian cartoonist Charles M. Schulz wrote, “My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I’m happy. I can’t figure it out. What am I doing right?” I suspect that in 2024, you may go through a brief phase similar to his: feeling blank, yet quite content. But it won’t last. Eventually, you will be driven to seek a passionate new sense of intense purpose. As you pursue this reinvention, a fresh version of happiness will bloom. For best results, be willing to outgrow your old ideas about what brings you gladness and gratification.

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Quiz whiz Charlottesville is full of smarty-pants who love to work their brains at trivia night. And you’re guaranteed to find a gathering nearly every night of the week, like Random Row’s Sunday evening battle of wits and Starr Hill Downtown’s Wednesday evening extravaganza, where host Olivia Brown quizzes crowds. Brown’s trivia journey began at World of Beer, where she helped keep score. She’s been at Starr Hill since 2021, and, fun fact, recently launched her own company, Trivia with Olivia, through which she hosts public and private events, virtual trivia, and offers DIY trivia packs. triviawitholivia.com

Name: Olivia Brown.

like to the gym or the grocery store.

Age: 30.

Worst part: My rent.

Pronouns: She/her.

Favorite local restaurant: The Local in Belmont. I have never had a bad experience—it’s always impeccable.

Hometown: Centreville, Virginia.

Job(s): Tour Guide at Monticello by day, trivia host and owner of Trivia with Olivia by night.

What’s something about your job that people would be surprised to learn: That people playing bar trivia will fight to the death over the most minute details, so watch out and make sure you do your research before writing a set of questions.

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Best trivia category: A couple I’ve really enjoyed are “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” rounds, and quirky things like “Living or Extinct?” where teams had to guess whether the animal I gave them still exists or not.

What’s the key to choosing the best trivia team name: A good pun can go a long way! And while inappropriate team names are usually quite funny, there is a line where you make trivia hosts not want to say things on the microphone.

Best part of living here: Seeing the mountains on the most casual drives,

Favorite local place: My bed, but if I can’t pick that I’d have to go with Mint Springs Valley Park.

Bodo’s order: I have celiac so I go one of two routes: BYO bagel and order plain cream cheese and lox, or the Turkey Cleo Salad and potato salad on the side.

Comfort food: My dad’s spaghetti bolognese. Cooks three to four hours, and I’ve been eating it for as long as I can remember.

How do you take your coffee: With a splash of French vanilla creamer, hot or iced.

Who is your hero: Elie Wiesel and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are among my biggest heroes. People who represent my Jewish identity and did everything in their power to fight for themselves and for others.

Best advice you ever got: Since I was a child, my mom has told me: “There are always options.”

Proudest accomplishment: Officially registering my trivia company as an LLC was an extremely proud moment for me. I’m not one for big leaps of

faith, but I finally put all that trust in myself and decided to do it!

Describe a perfect day: Somehow convincing my body to sleep past 8am, getting brunch (preferably with a kick-ass bloody mary), a hike with a view (preferably of mountains), dinner with my favorite people (preferably with an array of Mexican food), and a hot bath before bed (preferably with a book).

If you could be reincarnated as a person or thing, what would you be: I think I’d like to be a millennial’s house plant. Just put me in a nice sunny spot, doted on day in and out, happily growing.

Most embarrassing moment: When I was a preteen, I wanted to use a round brush to blow-dry my hair, but I had no idea what I was doing. I tried to do it and ended up getting the brush fully stuck to the top of my head. We thought we were going to have to cut my hair off at 9pm on a school night. My older brother figured out how to solve it, but refused to tell my mom and me until I agreed to make him sandwiches whenever he wanted. He mentioned we could remove the bristles with pliers and then the round brush would slide out.

It worked and I spent the next decade of my life making sandwiches for him (he’s now married, so I’m off the hook).

Favorite movie: The original Lion King will forever be my favorite movie, with Lord of the Rings: Return of the King coming in second.

Favorite book: Reading is my favorite hobby so this is almost an impossible question. Since I read it as a kid though, To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee has always been my answer.

What are you listening to right now: I just started The Office BFFs audiobook by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

Go-to karaoke song: I am an unapologetic Nickelback fan, and will al-

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ways sing “Photograph” (an American classic).

Who’d play you in a movie: I have been told before that I remind people of Mila Kunis, so I would be blessed to have her be me in a movie.

Celebrity crush: Henry Cavill, the big, muscly nerd of my dreams.

Most used app on your phone: Instagram. I’m a sucker for the doom scroll sometimes.

Most used emoji: Crying with laughter face.

Subject that causes you to rant: The state of health care in the United States.

Best journey you ever went on: For my 30th birthday, I went with a few of my best friends out to Utah and we went to three national parks in five days and it was a deeply soul-invigorating trip to bring me into my third decade of life.

Favorite curse word: I try not to sometimes, but I curse like a sailor and the F-word is my most common expletive.

Hottest take: Hot dogs are sandwiches. Fight me.

What have you forgotten today: To take my reusable grocery bags out of the car.

The Dickens Carolers are available for booking: Now - Dec. 30! Book The Dickens Carolers to entertain at your holiday event.

THE BRIT PACK

CIRQUE ZUMA ZUMA

Often called the most authentic British Invasion experience this side of the Atlantic, The Brit Pack performs British classics known and loved by all

Many describe it as an Africanstyle Cirque du Soleil; such is the standard of the performers and the quality of the show’s musical score.

JAN. 26 at 7:30 PM

JAN. 31 at 7:00 PM

TWITTY & LYNN:

A Salute to Conway & Loretta

(540) 943-9999

Returning to Waynesboro, Tayla Lynn and Tre Twitty honor their grandparents in an intimate evening of music and storytelling.

Details and Tickets:

FEB. 17 at 3 PM & 7:00 PM

521 W. Main Street Waynesboro, VA 22980

waynetheatre.org

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Along with Friends of Charlottesville Downtown, friends and family of Will Richey would like to thank everyone who contributed time and effort to help “Deck the Mall” in remembrance of his holiday spirit.

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A special thank you goes to The City of Charlottesville’s Michelle Christian and Craig Fabio for working expeditiously to help grant us permission from the city.

January 17 - 23, 2024 c-ville.com

Contributions from the following organizations made the event possible:

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