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THIS WEEK Hello, Charlottesville! Thank you for reading C-VILLE Weekly. This month, the Charlottesville Players Guild at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center will accomplish a feat that very few organizations ever have: It will complete the entire 10-play August Wilson Century Cycle. According to the CPG’s artistic director, only 12 theater organizations have finished the Cycle.

To celebrate, the JSAAHC is hosting an August Wilson symposium October 23 to 28 that will bring in experts and practitioners to discuss his work, life, and the distinct voice he brought to his characters. This week’s feature (p. 22) focuses on the final play in the Century Cycle, King Hedley II, which runs Thursdays through Sundays until October 22.

Wilson’s 1999 play is set in Reagan’s ‘80s, and tells the story of a formerly incarcerated man who’s trying to put together enough money to open a video store and restart his life.

I read a lot about Wilson to prepare myself to write this feature story, and I learned so much about how he worked, what he valued, and his dreams for theater and for the Black community. Something that stood out to me was how he preferred writing in bars, cafes, and cigar shops, and that that was where he would overhear the conversations and turns of phrase that inspired his incredible dialogue. What a wonderful way to seek inspiration.—Richard DiCicco

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Tip-off The University of Virginia men’s and women’s basketball teams geared up for game day at the Pepsi Blue-White Scrimmage on October 14 at the John Paul Jones Arena.

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Announcing the reinstatement of a curfew at the park, Sanders said, “I have asked our staff to engage with various service providers to strategize ways we can support this process so that anyone in the park will receive the assistance that they need to ensure a smooth transition. This work has already begun and will continue through whatever period necessary.”

Sanders’ has faced criticism for his handling of the unhoused people who are camping out in tents in Market Street Park, with some residents concerned about safety and sanitation in and around the park. Charlottesville Police are currently seeking information about two violent crimes that occurred near the park, a non-fatal stabbing that took place on September 24 and a homicide on October 14. Neither incident has been linked to the unhoused population, according to CPD.

City Manager Sam Sanders presented a preliminary plan for addressing homelessness in Charlottesville at the October 2 City Council meeting.

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Daughters. The book has received mixed reviews, with scholars questioning the scientific merit of Shrier’s work given its largely anecdotal nature.

Several student LGBTQ+ groups opposed Shrier’s appearance ahead of and during the event, noting the timing of her visit on National Coming Out Day. Alternate events were hosted by a few organizations, but a significant crowd protested outside Shrier’s event, chanting, “Say it loud, say it clear, transphobes are not welcome here.”

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Protest on Grounds UVA student group defends pro-Palestine stance

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About 100 people showed up for the Students for Justice in Palestine teach-in on the steps of the UVA Rotunda.

cially designating the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 1997.

Reacting to the SJP statement on Twitter/X, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and UVA alum Todd Gilbert called on the university to take action against the group.

“Some students at my alma mater @UVA fully endorse the rape, murder, and kidnapping of innocent people, which we now know includes the beheading of babies,” he posted. “I implore the University @presjimryan to condemn this vile statement in the strongest possible terms and take action.”

UVA SJP held a teach-in about Gaza and Palestinian resistance on the steps of the Rotunda on October 12.

The event started with SJP members giving safety reminders and asking attendees to not speak with the media, before leading a chant of “Free free Palestine!” A significant portion of the crowd wore face masks and glasses, with concerns about safety and postgraduation opportunities arising from public condemnation of pro-Palestine events and statements by political officials. Locally, state Senate candidate Philip Hamilton called on his supporters to counterprotest the teach-in, with a small group showing up with signs listing atrocities allegedly committed by Hamas.

Students shared stories during the teachin about their connections to Palestine and

“Students for Justice in Palestine at UVA unequivocally supports Palestinian liberation and the right of colonized people everywhere” STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE AT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

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ensions are high across the United States over the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The complex and rapidly developing situation has resulted in accusations of atrocities by both sides, and steadily worsening conditions for those in Gaza. Locally, controversy erupted when the University of Virginia chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine put out a statement following widespread attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians.

“Students for Justice in Palestine at UVA unequivocally supports Palestinian liberation and the right of colonized people everywhere to resist the occupation of their land by whatever means they deem necessary,” said a UVA SJP Instagram post. “We mourn the loss of human life and hope for longlasting peace, which cannot be achieved without the firm establishment of equality and justice. In an unprecedented feat for the 21st century, resistance fighters in Gaza broke through the illegitimate border fence, took occupation soldiers hostage, and seized control of several Israeli settlements that are illegal under international law.”

Though a majority of Americans support Israel, according to recent polling, UVA SJP’s stance reflects increased support for Palestine among younger Americans and college students. Some proponents of aid to Israel argue that opponents are antisemitic and the state has a right to defend itself against terrorist attacks, but pro-Palestinian groups have largely argued that Hamas’ actions do not excuse Israel’s attacks on civilians in Gaza and the blockade of basic resources to the region.

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gave a brief summary of the history of Israel and Palestine. SJP members read letters on behalf of Palestinian students and family members. “This is not a religious conflict, this is a conflict over territory,” said one letter. “I pray for peace, but there can be no peace without justice.”

An SJP member and event leader, addressing accusations of antisemitism, spoke about his personal perspective as a Jewish American. “Israel is a settler colonial state,” he said, before asserting his distinction between Zionism and Judaism.

Beyond personal accounts and the historical recap, the teach-in also featured a poet and several chants. The SJP led attendees through several repet​​itions of “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which has been connected to antisemitism by some Jewish groups. “There is of course nothing antisemitic about advocating for Palestinians to have their own state,” according to the American Jewish Committee, an advocacy group. “However, calling for the elimination of the Jewish state or praising Hamas or other entities who do or suggesting that the Jews alone do not have the right to selfdetermination, is antisemitic.”

Attendees largely refused to speak with the media after the event, but a few students spoke on the condition of anonymity. “I don’t support apartheid, and I don’t think the country that I pay taxes toward should support it as well,” said one UVA student about his decision to attend the teach-in.

“I’m from Egypt, so growing up we were taught about how Israel invaded its neighboring countries, including Egypt, so I’ve known about it all my life.”

For now, U.S. aid to Israel is on hold until a speaker of the House is elected, but federal support for Israel has been made clear by President Joe Biden’s visit to the nation.

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Encompassing a broad swath of roles, outreach professionals are health care workers who work closely with the community to improve outcomes and help people access resources. “There are many types of outreach professionals that play important roles in our local health care system,” says Jennifer Reilly, BRHD’s outreach network coordinator. “Here at BRHD, for example, we have an amazing team of community health workers who do a wide range of work.”

From immunization clinics to STI testing to free car seat and crib distribution events, CHWs work to connect community members with resources and promote public

health efforts. “Community health workers are the embodiment of public health. When people cannot get to health services, CHWs make sure the health services get to them,” says Reilly. “[They] know the community in and out and really represent the bridge to becoming healthier and more able to access care and services.”

Though burnout levels are high among all health care workers post-pandemic, outreach professionals have experienced especially high levels of physical and emotional exhaustion, according to research published in the National Institute for Health’s Library of Medicine. In addition to hiring additional community health workers, the BRHD hopes to support its outreach professionals by connecting them with resources through the Outreach Network.

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One goal of the BRHD Outreach Network is to help outreach workers become more familiar with all of these fantastic community assets,” says Reilly. “The more we know

about what is happening, the better we can be sure those services, events, and organizations are more readily accessible to the communities who need them.”

Beyond fostering connections with community resources, the BRHD’s new network will connect outreach professionals with career resources.

“The BRHD Outreach Network will support current and future outreach workers by offering opportunities for numerous trainings at no cost, networking and collaborating with outreach workers from other organizations, and exploring invaluable resources within our communities that can be utilized to support those we serve,” says Reilly. “We will look closer at the needs assessment that was completed, giving us an even better lens as to how the BRHD Outreach Network can help community health workers and similar positions in the weeks, months, and years to come.”

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long and meticulous conversation has been held all year about proposed new rules and regulations for buildings in Charlottesville, and the Planning Commission will likely take a final vote on a recommendation on October 18.

Since a public hearing was held September 14, the six remaining planning commissioners have held four meetings to finalize their recommendation on what City Council should consider. That has resulted in many potential changes.

Most notably, there is a new proposal to limit building size on Preston Avenue, unless developers guarantee 20 percent of housing units as affordable and provide community space. Council would need to grant a special exception permit for additional height. Development on all but one other corridor would be by-right.

“The purpose is to ensure that larger new development projects in these corridors include community supportive amenities, like more affordable housing units, than would otherwise be required, [as well as] affordable commercial space for community assets like grocers, laundromats, or health services, or community-oriented space,” says Neighborhood Development Services Director James Freas.

Under the new proposal, all of the property between Rosser Avenue and Fourth Street NW would be designated as Corridor Mixed Use 3, which would allow less building space than the CX-5 and CX-8 districts that have been on the draft zoning map since it was released in early February.

That includes the land that Stony Point Development Group announced would be included in its expansion of the mixed-use Dairy Market project. Stony Point had expected to amend an existing special use permit to build seven-story buildings facing Preston Avenue, but withdrew the plans after public outcry. Technically, the com-

pany will be able to go through the amendment process even under the new development code, but it would still need approval from City Council.

The same Core Neighborhoods Corridor Overlay District would also apply to Cherry Avenue between Ridge Street and Roosevelt Brown Boulevard, but the draft zoning map has designated that as CX-3.

There is already a precedent for this approach. In September, City Council approved a rezoning at 501 Cherry Ave., to allow 118 units with 24,000 square feet of new commercial space. Beforehand, Woodard Properties had entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Fifeville Neighborhood Association to work with Piedmont Housing Alliance to provide affordable units and offer space for Twice is Nice and the Music Resource Center.

Chris Henry, president of Stony Point Development Group, said the point of the zoning rewrite was to set developer expectations by allowing by-right development and not leaving decisions up to council.

“If a significant reduction in proposed density is desirable on Preston Avenue, we need to be comfortable with the significant reduction of affordable housing, tax revenue, and other community benefits that can be derived from a successful collaboration between city, developer, and community,” Henry said.

The Planning Commission will also consider a restoration of the “sensitive communities” districts that had been removed at the request of the city’s Housing Advisory Committee.

The appointed body has also reached consensus to recommend to City Council that some commercial uses be allowed in Residential-B and Residential-C without a special use permit if the property is on a corner lot.

It will likely recommend the allowance of more height in several zoning districts.

City Council will hold two additional work sessions before its public hearing.

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Chris D. Evans plays King Hedley II, a former prisoner who’s selling refrigerators to raise enough money to open a video store in his neighborhood.

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hen the final showing of King Hedley II wraps at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, the Charlottesville Players Guild will have strode through the entire 20th century on one stage. Dozens of actors will have stepped into the lives of characters generations apart, some even reprising their roles across multiple plays. And audiences will have been swept up in a rich world of Black history, music, folklore, and drama from the pen of legendary playwright August Wilson.

King Hedley II runs Thursdays through Sundays until October 22, and is directed by Darnell Lamont Walker and Jessica Harris. Hedley, the story of a once-imprisoned man who will do anything to gather enough money to start a video store, is a difficult show which, like any Wilson play, demands a great deal from its cast as the story’s tension ratchets tighter and tighter until the end. Hedley marks not just the end of a season full of Wilson plays, including Seven Guitars and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, but seven years of productions that cover the entirety of

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Wilson’s 10-play American Century Cycle. The completion of the Cycle is an enormous achievement, not only for a Charlottesville cultural organization, but for any arts or theater institution—as Leslie Scott-Jones puts it, “as far as we know, no other Black history and culture organization, and only 12 professional institutions,” have finished Wilson’s famous cycle of plays.

“We need to celebrate this achievement,” says Scott-Jones, who is the Charlottesville Players Guild’s artistic director and the Jefferson School’s curator of public programs, learning and engagement. “We should recognize that as Black artists, what we do in theatrical practice has very real and important ties to Wilson. We need to talk about it.”

Following King Hedley II, the CPG will host a weeklong event, Wilsonian Soldiers: An August Wilson Symposium, from October 23 to 28, which will feature panel discussions and master classes by professionals with an intimate understanding of Wilson’s work. They’ll lead conversations about the men and women of his oeuvre, the cadence and lyricism of his dialogue, and his plays’ music and spiritu-

“It is an honor to do Wilson’s work— it is not easy.”

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From left to right: Jordan Sykes as Mister, King Hedley II’s friend, Cadessa Davis as Tonya, King’s wife, and Denise Folley as Ruby, King’s mother.

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In her second play with the Jefferson School, Davis performs her role with range. Tonya’s restraint gives way to incredulity and eventually an explosive monologue that exposes both a vulnerability and fear as well as a frustration and determination to be heard.

“She can say what she wants to say to [King],” says Davis, “but that doesn’t mean he’s going to follow through with listening to her.”

Davis didn’t start acting until 2018; before performing in the Century Cycle, she had stuck to musicals. For King Hedley II, she specifically auditioned for Tonya, in whom she saw a certain defiance and an effort by the character to put her foot down.

“She is truly fighting for her marriage and for her husband to love her. She’s a total 180 from the other character that I played, Risa in Two Trains [Running],” she says. “Two different characters, but totally a lot of fun to play both, and explore my range.”

A safe, predominantly Black rehearsal space to explore that range, via the work of a celebrated Black playwright, has been a powerful gift for the actors who have performed the Cycle at the Jefferson School.

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willing to be vulnerable in front of people,” says Scott-Jones.

“And that’s what acting is all about: being vulnerable.”

“There is a freedom there,” says Marcus. “Especially for a number of us, our experience in theater has been in predominantly white spaces, not even necessarily in predominantly diverse spaces. And understanding the context of what it’s like to live in Charlottesville, it was very, very freeing.”

As Scott-Jones and Andrea Douglas, executive director of the Jefferson School, shepherd their joint project to its conclusion, they hope the public will attend the accompanying symposium to learn more about the power of Wilson’s work.

“The classes and the conversations that we’re having apply to not just theater, they apply to literature, they apply to music, they apply to history and social studies,” says Scott-Jones.

“Anybody who is involved in the arts at all should absolutely be present for some of these conversations. It’s not just talking about what we’ve done, it’s talking about the work of being a theatrical artist, being an artist, on a global level.”

“Just like Shakespeare,” she says, Wilson’s “work is absolutely transferable to anybody who watches it.”

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ality. The symposium will also include a performance of the playwright’s memoir, How I Learned What I Learned.

Wilson’s Century Cycle, also known as the Pittsburgh Cycle in reference to the plays’ frequent setting in the city’s Hill District, explores and examines Black history and culture, spirituality, love, pain, and so much more through the lives of blues singers, cab drivers, former Negro League players, husbands, mothers, brothers and sisters, neighbors, and matriarchs. Wilson’s stories are as grounded as siblings arguing over a family heirloom, yet they can also entertain the fantastic, such as with the recurring character of Aunt Ester, who King Hedley II says is over 300 years old.

Scott-Jones has performed in three of the Cycle’s productions—as Rose in Fences, Louise in Seven Guitars, and Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom—and says Wilson intended in every way for his plays to be exhausting, emotionally and physically, for the actors.

“In order to do Wilson, you have to have a strong constitution,” she says. “He was writing the Black lived experience, and through the 20th century, the times and the things he

was writing about were not easy. Every single play has some sort of migration story. … Every single play has somebody that’s in trouble with the law. Every single play has a death.

Every single play has some sort of relationship that is in turmoil. And all of those things are compounded by, you know, [being] Black and living in America.”

“It’s very real, it’s very nuanced,” says Aiyana Marcus, a Cycle actor and playwright. “He does not shy away from the complexity that is Black culture. There’s so many nuances and layers of spiritual meanings, economic and political, cultural layers, things that seem like dichotomies. … The secrets that we keep and the secrets that we want to tell.”

“Through August Wilson’s plays, he inadvertently established his community through other individuals,” says Nicholas Berkley, who plays Stool Pigeon in King Hedley II. “When you see these other people participate in plays, we grow close as a cast, and we become family.”

Berkley began performing with the CPG as Hedley (King’s father) in Seven Guitars, and considers Wilson a storyteller whose writing is a form of archiving. “Wilson’s work is an excellent chronicle that should remind those of African American descent to remember where they came from, look at where they are, and appreciate that space.”

One of the most distinctive elements of a Wilson play is his dialogue, crafted to roll off the tongue in an effortless, almost musical pattern. Wilson was as much a playwright as he was a social historian. The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Tony winner, and posthumous Oscar contender spent his life listening to the people around him—on the streets, in bars, in cigar shops—recording their unique phrasings and the patterns of their speech, and using that language to weave his distinctive scripts.

“It is an honor to do Wilson’s work—it is not easy,” says Marcus. “Just the complexity of the work, and the cadence of language. … There is something about getting my mouth around the rhythms of Wilson that is a whole other process in and of itself.”

Marcus, who wrote She Echoes on the Vine, which was also performed at Jefferson School by the CPG, studied theater as an undergrad, and first met Scott-Jones while auditioning for a play that she was directing at Live Arts.

That led to Marcus being cast as Bernice in the fall 2019 production of The Piano Lesson, and later as Black Mary in Gem of the Ocean.

“You can feel the weight of the historical context,” says Marcus about Wilson’s women. “Women did have a certain place that you can feel. A certain level of subservience, but also there is a magnetic presence that they have. They are still very highly valued and respected by the men and other folks in their community. But the way that they can use wisdom in the way that they want to get their point across, it’s not always in the loudest way or the most obvious way.”

King Hedley II, written in 1999 and set in the Reagan ’80s, speaks directly to the weight of history, the value of learning the past, and changing one’s circumstances for the better.

Each character seeks something new in their lives, but are struck in painful ways by the legacies of people they love or the city they live in. “[Tonya] is a woman who is looking for the confidence in her relationship, and trying to, a lot of times, reel her husband back in from making certain—probably not the best—choices in life,” says Cadessa Davis, who plays the title character’s wife in King Hedley II.

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A MODERN CLASSIC Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri makes a much-anticipated return to her master form with Roman Stories, the author’s first short story collection since 2008.

Rome serves as the protagonist, not the setting, in the book’s nine searching stories, which were written in Italian and translated to English. In “The Boundary,” a family vacations in the Roman countryside. In “P’s Parties,” a husband crosses the line at a birthday gathering. And in “The Steps,” readers experience the tensions of a changing city. Lahiri discusses her work with author and poet Kiki Petrosino. $30, 2pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

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Rock ‘n’ roll outfit Southall steps into a new era of solidarity with the release of its eponymous record. Formerly named the Read Southall Band after its lead singer, the group’s new moniker reflects a commitment to collaboration, with every member bringing lyrics, melodies, and songs to the table. That partnership pays off on Southall’s 11 songs, which combine country with notes of hard rock, metal, and expert guitar licks. With The Weathered Souls. $17–20, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com

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Virginia-based pianists Harold Bailey and Brian Bratton team up for Expressions, a double-feature program of classical and contemporary works. An American classical pianist and composer, Bailey began his career at age 16, and has performed at Carnegie Hall and improvised with the late Chick Corea. Filipino-American composerpianist Bratton found a new lease on life through music following an upbringing that included foster care and homelessness. The self-taught musicians showcase the versatility and individuality of the piano, and draw on their own life experiences for original compositions. $18–20, 7pm. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St. frontporchcville.org

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Beleza Duo. Funkalicious samba soul. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel / Cordovas. Guitar-slinging, story-driven American rock & roll. $20–25, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com Jim Waive. No-pick, percussive guitar and honky-tonk lyrics. Free, 7pm. Blue Moon Diner, 606 W. Main St. bluemoondiner.net Karaoke. Have a drink—it will sound better.

Free, 9pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com Karaoke. Karaoke, wine, beer, cider, and food. Free, 4pm. Keswick Vineyards, 1575 Keswick Winery Dr., Keswick. keswick vinyards.com Open Mic Night. Charlottesville’s longest-running open mic night. Free, 9pm.

Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436 Viv & Riley. Old soul roots. $18-20, 8pm.

The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com Wavelength. A midweek music boost. Free, 6:30pm. The Whiskey Jar, 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thewhiskeyjarcville.com

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classes How to Become an Extension Master Gardener. Learn how to take part in training for extension master gardeners. Free, 1pm.

Gordon Avenue Library, 1500 Gordon Ave. piedmontmastergardeners.org Paint & Sip: Pumpkin Wineglasses. Paint some wineglasses. $40, 6pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com

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An Evening with Don Hertzfeldt, Who Will Not Be There. A celebration of the brilliant animator’s career, featuring episodes from his “World of Tomorrow” series. $10, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com Trivia. Show off your trivia knowledge and win prizes, including gift cards, merch, and free drinks. Free, 7pm. Dairy Market, 946 Grady Ave. dairymarketcville.com

Thursday 10/19 The Paramount Theater of Charlottesville 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville, VA 22902

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MFA Reading Series. Students from the University of Virginia’s MFA in creative writing program read from their work. Free, 5pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

classes Baby Buds. Meet other new parents and caregivers as newborns, infants, and toddlers explore, interact, and play. Free, 10:30am. Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. vadm.org Toddler Art Class. C-Street Preschool teacher Minou leads toddlers through singing, dancing, storytelling, and artmaking. $10, 10am. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St., Ste. C. scrappyelephant.com

Plantation Archaeology Walking Tour. A 90-minute walk into the woodlands to explore how we use archaeology to better understand the plantation and the lives of those who lived and labored there. $10–32, 2pm. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. monticello.org

The Second Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas.

Sergio Harding of VA DWR discusses the conservation of birds in Virginia. Free, 6:30pm. Online. ivycreekfoundation.org

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Uncle Vanya. Anton Chekhov’s 1897 masterpiece is filled with dark humor, hidden passions, and tumultuous family dynamics. $24–27, 7:30pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. livearts.org

Shuffle Dance. A dynamic class that will leave you with a strong foundation, fun combos, and very sweaty clothes. $25, 7pm. Ballet School, 2409 Ivy Rd. good timesonlyva.com

Life Sucks. Aaron Posner’s delightfully comic contemporary riff, “sort of” adapted from Uncle Vanya. $24-27, 7:30pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. livearts.org

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Thursday Music Series: Sue Harlow.

Grab your favorite beverage, and enjoy live music and food. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com

music An Evening with Erin Lunsford & Sally Rose. An incredible evening with two powerhouse musicians for this up-close-andpersonal songwriter session. $12–15, 7pm.

The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesvillemarket.com Berto & Vincent. Good times and tunes.

Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com Southall. With The Weathered Souls. $17– 20, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com

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Sunset Market. Sunset your work week.

Free, 5pm. Ix Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. ixartpark.org Trivia & Thai. Game night. Free, 6pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com

Friday 10/20 music Anthony Semiao. Acoustic guitar sounds.

Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmand winery.com Butcher Brown. With Carrtoons. $20–22, 8:30pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com Chickenhead Blues Band with Twisted Biscuits. Live music, food, wine, and Blue Ridge Mountain sunset views. Free, 6pm.

Chisholm Vineyards at Adventure Farm, 1135 Clan Chisholm Ln., Earlysville. chisholmvineyards.com Dara James and the Soul Disciples. Blues, R&B, and a whole lot of soul. Free, 6pm.

Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com Eastern Boundary. Performing original jazz. $15–20, 7:30pm. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St. frontporchcville.org Full Moon Fever: Tom Petty Tribute. Experience the sound and energy of Petty. $17– 60, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com Matty Metcalfe. Live music at the new brewpub. Free, 6pm. Högwaller Brewing, 1518 E. High St. hogwallerbrewing.com New Potato Caboose with Joe Lawlor & Kristen Rae Bowden. Groovy goodness. $15–20, 6:30pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. prnbrewery.com Organ Recital by Bálint Karosi. On the Baroque-style organ. Free, 7:30pm. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 Rugby Rd. westminsterorganconcertseries.org

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Slick Montgomery Band. Covers and originals, with bluegrass, blues, and jam influences. Free, 8pm. Ace Biscuit & Barbeque, 600 Concord Ave. @acebiscuitandbarbecue The 45’s Honky-tonk Karaoke. Singalong with a live band. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436

We Are Star Children aims for quality over quantity

stage Life Sucks. See listing for Wednesday, October 18. $24–27, 8pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. livearts.org

words Charlottesville Reading Series. Alex Kingsley, Courtney LeBlanc, and Vonetta Young read from their works. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

classes Filmmaking Workshop with Ty Cooper. Learn techniques for everything from funding a project to gathering visual elements that support the narrative. Free, 10am. PVCC’s V. Earl Dickinson Building, 501 College Dr. pvcc.edu Highland Trails Walk and Talk: The Bear Necessities. Highland staff member and Rivanna master naturalist Carla Anderson shares info on living and hiking with black bears in our area. Free, 10am. James Monroe’s Highland, 2050 James Monroe Pkwy. highland.org Plantation Archaeology Walking Tour. See listing for Thursday, October 19. $10–32, 2pm.

Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. monticello.org Wellness & Easy Backpacking Retreat. This immersive workshop is for attendees who want to learn and practice science-backed tools to incorporate resetting the mind and body into their everyday lifestyle to better their wellbeing. $450, all day. Central Virgina. livingearthva.org

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Adventure pop megaband We Are Star Children will release a long-awaited new album, Spitfire, in January. Fans can press play on a third single from the record on November 1.

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Anthony Semiao. See listing for Friday, October 20. Free, 1pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarm andwinery.com Dead Letter Officers. R.E.M. tributes. Free, 7pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. prnbrewery.com Expressions featuring Harold Bailey and Brian Bratton. A double-feature piano concert. $18–20, 7pm. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St. frontporchcville.org Films on Song. With Cor de Lux and Girl Jail. $10–12, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com Ian Gilliam & The FireKings. Alongside Charlie Bell, Steve Riggs, and Eddie Hall. $10, 7pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesvillemarket.com Jelly Street Jazz. Each performance is a smokin’ hot trip. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com

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ene Osborn is keenly aware that he is “walking a fine line” between his day job and night life. After performing with his band We Are Star Children in the evenings, the longtime Charlottesville educator shifts gears before morning to serve as Red Hill Elementary School’s assistant principal.

“There is a tension between having a fun and wild rock band … and being with preschoolers through fifth graders all day,” Osborn says. “I love the tension.”

Fans of WASC know tension. When the band unveils Spitfire, its new eight-track album, in January 2024—maybe on January 1 or timed with a release party on January 20, Osborn isn’t yet sure—it will be the first release listeners have heard from the group in almost a decade.

Osborn has fronted WASC since 2010, when the band released its first EP, Love to the Wicked. (The group released one other EP under the name Straight Punch to the Crotch.) In 2014, Osborn and what was then a seven-piece band, released its first fulllength record, and the frontman reflected at the time that “the material [had] migrated so far away” from the goofy original name.

At that moment, WASC seemed ascendant. Playing at the Jefferson and Southern and headlining Fridays After Five, the septet was one of the most polished outfits in town.

Dubbing themselves “adventure pop,” they were Charlottesville’s answer to the likes of MGMT. Regional, and maybe national, acclaim seemed imminent.

As for its new album, WASC has released two tracks in advance of next year’s full release. Spitfire’s first song, “Fairy King,” adds a western twang to WASC’s classic psychpop approach; the effect is something in the vein of Calexico, Midlake, or Iron and Wine.

The second release, “Landline,” is another divergence altogether: a playful exploration of phone sex that evolves into a full-on sea shanty.

“It has always been a very difficult question for us—who do we sound like?” Osborn says. “It’s really tricky, because the album has such range. It’s not really a shtick, like having each song be a different genre. It’s far more organic, having songs that each relay a different feeling.”

Osborn says a third Spitfire single is coming on November 1. And though he won’t specify which tune it will be, it likely won’t be the title track, something he wrote as a letter to Trayvon Martin’s mother in the wake of her son’s murder. Another genre-defying effort, the song has been a labor of love, Osborn says, and the final product will include accompaniment by a full choir.

As for his ambitions—for WASC and beyond—Osborn says the universe once again has shown him the way.

“Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to be in educational leadership. I wanted my own school—that has been my main driving force,” he says. “I serve a wide range of families, and there are families who are fans of the band, and some that have very strong opinions. But when I close my eyes and reflect on the life I have built, the tension between service to art and service to children makes my life full.”

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Big Blue Door: Shocks & Surprises. An array of storytellers share true tales of jolts, scares, frights, and amazement. Free, 7pm.

Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com Date Night Drop Off. Enjoy some much-deserved time to yourselves while the museum watches the kids. $40, 5:30pm. Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. vadm.org Good Work: Masters of the Building Arts. A documentary exploring the lives and works of artisans from across America, by local filmmaker Paul Wagner. Free, 7:30pm. PVCC’s V. Earl Dickinson Building, 501 College Dr. pvcc.edu

Then? Almost radio silence. No new albums for two years, four years, eight years— an eternity in the world of pop music, and a death knell for any band whose ambitions are big-time stardom.

But Osborn brushes off such talk. Those were never WASC’s ambitions anyway, he says.

“We Are Star Children grows incredibly slowly and deliberately, mostly because we are a collection of mothers and fathers and business owners and teachers,” he says.

WASC gathers for a few hours every Monday for its residency at Fry’s Spring Beach Club, Osborn goes on to say. And “it’s within that wonderful window of time that we will develop a new song or work on some old material or do some band management.”

Although the group has seen considerable changes away from the studio and stage over the last 10 years—a few new careers and multiple new dependents—WASC has made precious few internal tweaks. The band’s added two new full-time members, but the other seven players have remained the same, and WASC continues to book just four to five shows per year.

According to Osborn, never feeling like they have to pay their bills with music is key to WASC’s members staying together and on the same wavelength.

“It’s a passion project. We can really choose those wonderful gigs,” Osborn says.

“I believe the universe sends us signals and points us toward what it needs of us. I keep getting pointed back to my work in schools and with families, but the band has also really enriched my work. The universe has never asked us to be anything other than that which we are.”

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Lovett Or Leave It. Performing The Errors Tour. $41–171, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jefferson theater.com The Michael Elswick Gathering. Jazz, blues, ballads, and Latin tunes. Free, 5pm.

Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com Valerie Coleman in Recital. Performing as part of the Eighth Annual Flute Forum. Free, 3:30pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. music.virginia.edu Work Wear. Rock ‘n’ roll. Free, 8pm. The Stage at WTJU, 2244 Ivy Rd. wtju.net

stage Uncle Vanya. See listing for Thursday, October 19. $24–27, 8pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. livearts.org

words Storytime. Readings of recent favorites and classics. Free, 11am. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

classes Color Pencil Cherries. Create hyper-realistic art using inexpensive colored pencils. $30, 1:30pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St., Ste. C. scrappyelephant.com Creative Writing Workshop. Explore this year’s Writer’s Eye selections through close looking and thoughtful writing prompts.

Free, 11am. The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA, 155 Rugby Rd. uvafralinartmuseum. virginia.edu Native Plant Propagation—Seed Saving and Winter Sowing. Learn about seed collection, resources for buying native seeds, and more. Free, 2pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1118 Preston Ave. piedmont mastergardener.org

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outside Little Naturalist Program. Get the kids outside and explore nature. Free, 10am.

Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm, 1780 Earlysville Rd. ivycreek foundation.org Plantation Archaeology Walking Tour. See listing for Thursday, October 19. $10–32, 2pm. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. monticello.org

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Bellair Farm Fall Festival. A weekend of family-friendly fun on the farm. $10, all day. Bellair Farm, 5290 Bellair Farm. bellairfarm.com Little Shop of Horrors. Go somewhere that’s green and meet a mean, green mutha from outer space. $10, 11:30am. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com Charlottesville City Market. Shop seasonal local produce, homemade baked goods, authentic cultural foods, wares from artisans of various disciplines, and more. Free, 9am. Charlottesville City Market, 100 Water St. E. charlottesville.gov Chess. All ages and skills welcome. Free, 10am. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org Farmers Market at Ix. Enjoy an array of products, from produce to meat, from bakers and artisans, all while supporting local small businesses. Free, 8am. Ix Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. ixartpark.org Hausu. Director Nobuhiko Obayashi’s legendary, mind-melting, hallucinatory hauntedhouse movie defies description. $10, 9:45pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Andy Tichenor’s Almost Acoustic. Listen to acoustic music and have a drink. Free, 2pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. prnbrewery.com Cville Band Fall Concert. Featuring a selection of light classical, popular, and jazz pieces. Free, 3:30pm. PVCC’s V. Earl Dickinson Building, 501 College Dr. cville band.org Erynn Legna McLeod. Sip on wine and enjoy live tunes. Free, 1pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwood farmandwinery.com Gina Sobel and Matt Draper. Americana and bluesy tunes. Free, 2pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com Mojo Pie. Featuring Susan Munson and Frank Bechter. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com

dance Boot Scoot Square Dance Party. With Big Silo. Free, 2pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com

stage Life Sucks. See listing for Wednesday, October 18. $24–27, 2pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. livearts.org

words Jhumpa Lahiri: Roman Stories—in Conversation with Kiki Petrosino. The authors discuss Lahiri’s new short story collection. $30, 2pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

classes Paint & Sip: Autumn Lake. Create your own beautiful Blue Ridge view. $35, 3pm.

Chiswell Farm & Winery, 430 Greenwood Rd., Greenwood. catelynkelseydesigns.com Sewing Machine 101. Give your machine a good cleaning and leave with something sewn by you. $20, 1pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St., Ste. C. scrappy elephant.com

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Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm, 1780 Earlysville Rd. ivycreek foundation.org Plantation Archaeology Walking Tour. See listing for Thursday, October 19. $10–32, 2pm. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. monticello.org Tree ID Hike. Learn how to identify trees in the fall. Free, 11am. Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm, 1780 Earlysville Rd. ivycreekfoundation.org

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Fall Market. Come early for yoga at 10am, then sip, shop, and enjoy live music. Free, 11am. Castle Hill Cider, 6065 Turkey Sag Rd., Keswick. castlehillcider.com Whose Live Anyway? The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” perform their new improv tour. $42–74, 7pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

Monday 10/23 music Berto & Vincent. Fiesta. Free, 7pm. South and Central Latin Grill, Dairy Market. south andcentralgrill.com

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Free, 10:30am. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. vadm.org

classes Club Create. Students explore a variety of arts and crafts, including painting, drawing, clay, and sewing, while meeting other creative kids. $200, 4pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St., Ste. C. scrappyelephant.com Poster Workshop: Like the Waters We Rise. Make your own graphic artwork inspired by posters from the front lines of the climate justice movement. Free, 5pm.

Elmaleh Gallery, Campbell Hall, UVA Grounds. arch.virginia.edu

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A Nightmare on Elm Street. Teens find all their bad dreams come true when Freddy Krueger comes calling. $10, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. draft house.com Crossroads. Britney Spears’ road movie returns, with extra features. $12, 8pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. draft house.com

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outside Autumn Glory. A sunrise and leaf-peeping trip on Skyline Drive, private winery and vineyard tour with wine tasting, and mind and body restorative experience at an idyllic farm. $390, all day. Cedarmere, 2440 Simmons Gap Rd., Earlysville. thenaturebus.com Three Notch’d Run Club. Log some miles and enjoy a $5 post-run beer. Free, 6pm.

Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery, 520 Second St. SE. threenotchdbrewing.com

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usan McAlister uses a number of approaches to landscape, from direct physical representations to more nebulous suggestions of place, to riffs on the basic forms and patterns that are the building blocks of the natural world. “My process is essentially the same whether I’m working representationally or abstractly,” says McAlister, whose work is the subject of “Canopy,” now on view at Les Yeux du Monde. “I’m finding form, I’m pushing color, I’m layering materials, I’m thinking about the relation of all of these elements together.”

The plein air tradition of sketching and painting out of doors is central to McAlister’s practice. “When I take my walks in nature,” she says, “I think about the shapes that are happening and the way the light moves through those shapes and how a vine travels up a tree and continues over your head. I’m considering all of this and what it’s like being engulfed by nature and how that makes my heart feel.”

While outside, McAlister also forages for natural found objects, which she uses as inspiration, sometimes incorporating them into her assemblages, thus rooting them in a specific time and place. “Faunus I,” for example, features a feather, petal, and bee.

Originally inspired by a visit to the Matisse room at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., McAlister took the concept of cut-outs and ran with it, adding three-dimensionality into the mix to produce her gorgeous explosions of layered cut paper.

Luminous vistas of the Blue Ridge cloaked in fuzzy haze are conjured up from a combination of McAlister’s observation and memory. “These wooded landscapes are about my childhood. I grew up where my playground was the uncut forest outside my door. That kind of tangled landscape, that’s orderly but also disorderly, is endlessly appealing to me.”

In “Near and Far,” the haze has been replaced with rain-washed crispness. McAlister uses extraordinary brushwork here, with bold expressive slashes, smears, and clumps of paint that describe the varied mountain terrain of woods, meadows, and streams.

“Meeting in the Woods” depicts the sort of tangled woodland that appeals to McAlister. In this rollicking work, the scene has shifted from the gently sloping hills of memory seen in “Wooded Way,” “The Engagement,” and “Evening,” to more rugged Montana. McAlister has amped up her brush work accordingly, with slashing strokes that describe the wind tossing the trees, and add points of visual interest to the work.

“Come to the Woods” calls for repeat viewing of Susan McAlister’s show “Canopy,” at Les Yeux du Monde through October 29.

“Spring Shadows & the Forest Floor” seems to exist on the knife edge between abstraction and representation. McAlister has visually nailed the sense of wind, using large brushes to produce blurry contrails of paint along with quick daubs of green that suggest fluttering leaves.

The artist’s muted palette perfectly embodies the temporal and atmospheric conditions she wishes to convey. Light greens pinpoint the season as early spring. Dove gray represents the recesses of the forest interior. Elegant inky blotches describe roots, branches, and tree trunks, tiny flecks of cerulean blue and stark white brighten the sky with intense, pure pigment. In the upper left quadrant, the absence of green implies that we are at the edge of a clearing or body of water where the land opens up and the view of the sky is more expansive.

McAlister’s palette of sunny pastels is derived from Bonnard. It’s a challenging color scheme to make serious, particularly for an artist who states, “I don’t want to be cute, I don’t want to be sweet. I’m most pleased when my paintings read as bold and expressive.” So, she tempers her palette’s prettiness with the introduction of duller shades, gesture, and layering. You can see this in the rectilinear zones of “Edge of the Forest.”

“Come to the Woods” has a curious power that seems to build with each repeated viewing. The initial impression is of a work that is delicate and fragile, thanks to its pale colors and softly undulating shapes. But, the complex arrangement of pink, blue, green, and yellow and the interplay between painted surface and line, create interesting visual relationships. With its tessellated forms and passages that cascade down the picture plane, the work is really a deconstructed landscape.

Four paintings—“Vert,” “From the Open Window,” “Lost in the Forest,” and “Lush”— are hung together on the wall. McAlister did this to create a bigger expanse of painted surface. But the quartet’s juxtaposition, with two representational works and two abstract ones, hits at the crux of McAlister’s oeuvre, which is really about painting in and of itself, not one specific style. You see in these works, the ease with which the artist switches gears and her incredible facility, no matter how she’s painting. The “what” she’s painting remains a constant, however.

“Landscape is where my heart is,” she says.

“It’s what I want to talk about.” As the works in the show reveal, McAlister uses various inventive means to “talk” about it, but one thing is clear, she is using a decidedly contemporary language to do so.

“I don’t want to be cute, I don’t want to be sweet. I’m most pleased when my paintings read as bold and expressive.” SUSAN MCALISTER

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Crimson Peak. Guillermo del Toro invites you to visit a house full of secrets, passions and a few ghosts. $10, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com Family Game Night. Games for all ages, including corn hole, Jenga, and board games.

Free, 5pm. Dairy Market, 946 Grady Ave. dairymarketcville.com Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night. Teams of two to six people play for prizes and bragging rights. Free, 8pm. Firefly, 1304 E. Market St. fireflycville.com Go for Beginners. Learn about and play the ancient strategic Chinese board game Go. Free, 2pm. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org

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Josh Mayo & The House Sauce. A jam session with local favorites. Free, 9pm.

Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com Karaoke Night with DJ Azazil. Cold drinks, hot pizza, water pong, and karaoke. Free, 9pm. Crozet Pizza at Buddhist Biker Bar, 20 Elliewood Ave. crozetpizzacville.com The Happy Fits: Under The Shade of Green.

With Windser and Small Crush. $25–28, 7pm.

The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com Thunder Music Karaoke. Show off your singing skills or just enjoy the show.

Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436 Vincent Zorn. Olé. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com Vinyl Night. BYO record to play and get $1 off pints. Free, 4pm. Starr Hill Brewery, Dairy Market. dairymarketcville.com

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18. Erin of “Happy Days” 19. Lydia Ko’s sports org.

20. Uncertainty about whether something is right or wrong 23. Adorns with Charmin, for short 24. Sedimentary deposit 25. Understand 26. Visual phenomenon at some raves 32. Batman and Robin wear them 35. Banister 36. “There’s ____ in team” 37. Black-and-white predator 38. Versatile utensil 40. Magazine founder Eric 41. Historic figure who appears on renminbi bank notes 42. Tubular pasta 43. Oohed and ____ 44. “More than anything ...”

48. %, for short 49. Louvre Pyramid architect I.M. 50. Pajama-clad mag founder

30. Cup alternative 31. Heading into overtime 32. NYC home of Frida Kahlo’s “Self-Portrait With Cropped Hair” 33. The “A” of 40-Down 34. Snatched 38. “Chandelier” singer 39. Old televangelism org.

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(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): As much as I love logic and champion rational thinking, I’m granting you an exemption from their iron-grip supremacy in the coming weeks. To understand what’s transpiring and to respond with intelligence, you must partly transcend logic and reason. They will not be sufficient guides as you wrestle with the great riddles that will be visiting. In a few weeks, you will be justified in quoting ancient Roman author Tertullian, who said the following about his religion, Christianity: “It is true because it is impossible.”

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As a sun-conjunct-Uranus person, I am fond of hyperbole and outrageousness. Outlandish is one of my middle names. My Burning Man moniker is Friendly Shocker, and in my pagan community, I’m known as Irreverend Robbie. So take that into consideration when I suggest you meditate on Oscar Wilde’s assertions that “all great ideas are dangerous” and “an idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea.” Oscar and I don’t mean that interesting possibilities must be a risk to one’s health or safety. Rather, we’re suggesting they are probably inconvenient for one’s dogmas, habits, and comfort zones. I hope you will favor such disruptors in the coming days.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Some people might feel they have achieved the peak of luxury if they find themselves sipping Moët & Chandon Imperial Vintage Champagne while lounging on a leather and diamond-encrusted PlumeBlanche sofa on a hand-knotted Agra wool rug aboard a 130-foot-long Sunseeker yacht. But I suspect you will be thoroughly pleased with the subtler forms of luxury that are possible for you these days. Like what?

Like surges of appreciation and acknowledgment for your good work. Like growing connections with influences that will interest you and help you in the future. Like the emotional riches that come from acting with integrity and excellence.

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There are over 20 solutions to the riddle your higher mind is now contemplating. Several of them are smart intellectually but not emotionally intelligent.

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I’m not enamored of Shakespeare’s work. Though I enjoy his creative use of language, his worldview isn’t appealing or interesting. The people in his stories

don’t resonate with me, and their problems don’t feel realistic. If I want to commune with multi-faceted characters dealing with fascinating dilemmas, I turn to French novelist Honoré de Balzac. I feel a kinship with his complex, nuanced understanding of human nature. Please note I am not asserting that Shakespeare is bad and Balzac is good. I’m merely stating the nature of my subjective personal tastes. Now I invite you to do what I have done here: In the coming weeks, stand up unflinchingly for your subjective personal tastes.

Others make sense from a selfish perspective but would be less than a blessing for some people in your life. Then there are a few solutions that might technically be effective but wouldn’t be much fun. I estimate there may only be two or three answers that would be intellectually and emotionally intelligent, would be of service not only to you but also to others, and would generate productive fun.

Pisces

(Feb. 19-March 20): Naturalist John Muir didn’t like the word “hiking.” He believed people ought to saunter through the wilderness, not hike. Hiking implies straight-ahead, no-nonsense, purposeful movement, whereas sauntering is about wandering around, being reverent toward one’s surroundings, and getting willingly distracted by where one’s curiosity leads. I suggest you favor the sauntering approach in the coming weeks— not just in nature but in every area of your life. You’re best suited for exploring, gallivanting, and meandering.

Aries

(March 21-April 19): JooHee Yoon is an illustrator and designer. She says, “So much of artmaking is getting to know yourself through the creative process, of making mistakes and going down rabbit holes of research and experimentation that sometimes work out—and sometimes don’t.” She adds, “The failures are just as important as the successes.” I would extend this wisdom, applying it to how we create our personalities and lives. I hope you will keep it in mind as you improvise, experiment with, and transform yourself in the coming weeks.

Taurus

(April 20-May 20): Sometimes, we droop and shrivel in the face of a challenge that dares us to grow stronger and smarter.

Sometimes, we try our best to handle a pivotal riddle with aplomb but fall short. Neither of these two scenarios will be in play for you during the coming months. I believe you will tap into reserves of hidden power you didn’t realize you had access to. You will summon bold, innovative responses to tantalizing mysteries. I predict you will accomplish creative triumphs that may have once seemed beyond your capacities.

Gemini

(May 21-June 20): Gemini novelist Meg Wolitzer suggests that “one of the goals of life is to be comfortable in your own skin and in your own bed and on your own land.” I suspect you won’t achieve that goal in the coming weeks, but you will lay the foundation for achieving that goal. You will figure out precisely what you need in order to feel at home in the world, and you will formulate plans to make that happen.

Be patient with yourself, dear Gemini. Be extra tender, kind, and accommodating.

Your golden hour will come.

Cancer

(June 21-July 22): Some astrologers say you Crabs are averse to adventure, preferring to loll in your comfort zones and entertain dreamy fantasies. As evidence that this is not always true, I direct your attention to a great Cancerian adventurer, the traveling chef Anthony Bourdain. In the coming weeks, I hope you will be inspired by these Bourdain quotes: 1. “If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.” 2. “What a great way to live, if you could always do things that interest you, and do them with people who interest you.” 3. “The more I become aware of, the more I realize how relatively little I

know, how much more there is to learn.

Maybe that’s enlightenment enough—to know there is no final resting place of the mind.” 4. “Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.”

Leo

(July. 23-Aug. 22): Author Iain S. Thomas writes, “The universe is desperately trying to move you into the only spot that truly belongs to you—a space that only you can stand in. It is up to you to decide every day whether you are moving toward or away from that spot.” His ideas overlap with principles I expound in my book, Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings.

There I propose that life often works to help dissolve your ignorance and liberate you from your suffering. I hypothesize that you are continually being given opportunities to grow smarter and wilder and kinder. In the coming weeks, everything I’ve described here will be especially apropos to you. All of creation will be maneuvering you in the direction of feeling intensely at home with your best self. Cooperate, please!

Virgo

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Never do anything that others can do for you,” said Virgo novelist Agatha Christie. That’s not a very Virgo-like attitude, is it? Many astrologers would say that of all the zodiac’s signs, your tribe is the most eager to serve others but not aggressively seek the service of others on your behalf. But I suspect this dynamic could change in the coming weeks. Amazingly, cosmic rhythms will conspire to bring you more help and support than you’re accustomed to. My advice: Welcome it. Gather it in with gusto.

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Favorite play: Henry VI: Part 2, Shakespeare.

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If you could be reincarnated as a person or thing, what would you be: My dog Lilly.

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Your career will be what it’s going to be.

Describe a perfect day: Just a really happy day with my family.

Name: Laura Rikard.

Favorite movie and/or show: Steel Magnolias and “Mayfair Witches.”

Favorite book: The Art of Acting by Stella Adler.

Go-to karaoke song: “Livin’ on a Prayer.”

Who’d play you in a movie: Rachel Weisz.

Celebrity crush: Yeah, Oscar Isaac.

Most used app on your phone: Email or messages.

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What do you do as an intimacy coordinator/choreographer: We work with the production and the rehearsal process to help stage the physical moments of intimacy for live performance, and we may or may not be there to help in the moment. We think of setting the moves like choreography, and we can adjust them as the actors’ boundaries change. The actors are never caught by surprise, and are never figuring it out night after night. They know exactly what’s going to happen.

Who is your hero: My mom.

Laura Rikard (back center) leads boundary practice with performers Jordan Montemayor (left) and Marshall Branham (right).

How long have you been doing this work: Choreography, I’ve been doing unofficially since 2010, officially since 2015. Coordination, since 2020. The work has been around for a while, but under a different name. It took the #MeToo movement for the industry to become interested in it.

limits what can be done, but actually what it’s really about is clear communication. It ends up opening more spaces for creativity, because nobody’s ever uncertain that they’re going to have their boundaries crossed.

What’s something about your job that people would be surprised to learn: That I’m not the sex police.

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What’s the strangest thing you’ve found yourself doing in your job: On a television show there was an intimate scene that happened out

on the street, but it ended with two actors going through a door into this fake building. The production asked me to be there for liability and the actors wanted to know I was on the other side of the door for support when they came in, but I had to be hidden so I couldn’t be seen in the scene anywhere. So I had to hide in the corner under a table while they came in to make out and kiss.

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Best journey you ever went on: Only theater nerds will get this, but going to see Duse’s grave in Italy.

Next journey: California in November to train some folks.

Favorite curse word: I’m sure fuck is my favorite.

Hottest take: That some people don’t know how to sit in traffic.

What have you forgotten today: I forgot to pack a lunch.

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