C-VILLE Weekly | September 27 - October 3, 2023

THE MISSING CANDIDATE

Nearly a third of Virginia delegate seats are going uncontested this November—which hurts voters, legislators, and democracy

A seven-year-long racial profiling lawsuit against a county cop is finally settled PAGE 13

We chat with blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd before he hits the Paramount PAGE 37

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Hello, Charlottesville! Thank you for reading C-VILLE Weekly. We’re just entering election season, which means you may have politics on the mind (I know I do—maybe more than I should). As Virginia gears up to vote on every seat in the General Assembly, an alarming number of those races may include only a single name on the ballot. According to our cover story (p. 28), almost a third of Virginia delegate seats are uncontested, and many more down-ballot races are solo contests, as well.

This week’s feature by Randy Salzman addresses uncontested elections head-on, looking at races with only a single entrant, as well as how running unopposed affects a legislator’s performance on the job. It’s a problem all over the country, and researchers have found that uncontested elections negatively affect voter turnout and satisfaction, and lower officials’ engagement and quality of governance.

Regardless of how you feel about our party system or the kinds of candidates running for office, we can all hopefully agree that a lack of competition in our elections—especially at the local level—should be addressed. Candidates who oppose one another have to appeal to their competitor’s prospective voters rather than just their own base. They have to be able to make compromises and even some concessions. They have to be able to represent their entire constituency.—

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Good on shutdown

Ahead of the deadline to prevent a government shutdown, Rep. Bob Good continues to oppose appropriations and stopgap funding bills. Part of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, Good argues that Republicans should renege on earlier spending agreements and must significantly cut federal spending. At a press conference earlier this month, he said, “If Schumer wants another Schumer shutdown, let him have it and let him defend it to the American people. So I stand here with my colleagues today in solidarity to fight for the American people.”

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For the record

Charlottesville Police are expected to release body camera footage later this week from an incident that reportedly occurred between police and an unhoused individual Saturday, September 16, at Market Street Park. While the details of the incident are currently unknown, City Manager Sam Sanders has indicated he is working on a plan to help unhoused individuals who sleep in the park overnight, which he will present at the next City Council meeting. As a result of the incident, the park is now open 24/7 rather than closing at 11pm.

Rain delay

After rain threatened to dampen its original celebration, the Charlottesville Emergency Food Network has moved its 50th-anniversary event to September 30. Since its founding, the EFN has helped countless families across Charlottesville and Albemarle access balanced meals. Those in need can contact EFN at 979-9180 from 9am to noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with same day pickup occurring from 1:30 to 3:30pm.

With the November election just around the corner, residents can now vote early in-person across the Charlottesville region. In addition to state Senate and House of Delegates races, which may determine party control of the state legislature, there are a number of other highly competitive local races in our area.

To vote early in person, city residents should visit the Office of Voter Registration and Elections in the City Hall Annex at 120 Seventh St. SE, Room 142, Monday through Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm, or during extended Tuesday hours until 7pm. Unless a write-in can-

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didate manages an upset, both the school board and City Council at-large races were effectively decided in the primaries, but are still on the ballot.

Albemarle residents can vote early at the Fifth Street County Office Building, Room A from 8:30am to 5pm Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 7am to 5pm on Tuesdays, and 8:30am to 7pm on Thursdays. One contest to keep an eye on is the school board at-large race between Allison Spillman and Meg Bryce, in which both candidates have raised a substantial amount of money.

In Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson counties, residents are voting for sheriff,

In a September 25 press release, Albemarle County Public Schools announced the formation of a committee made up of teachers, administrators, academic coaches, parents, and community partners to consider a new K-5 reading curriculum. Under a 2022 Virginia law aimed at improving literacy outcomes, all divisions must adopt one of six programs approved by the state for the 2024-2025 school year. By the end of October, the committee will consider each of the approved curricula and is expected to select two semifinalists. All programs will be evaluated on their quality, relevance, and fit. The materials for the semifinalist programs will then be sent to every

clerk of court, and school board seats, among others. The addresses and hours of operation for each county are: Fluvanna: 265 Turkeysag Trl., Suite 115, Palmyra, Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5pm; Greene: 32 Stanard St., Stanardsville, Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm; and Nelson: 571 Front St., Lovingston, Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Saturday voting will be held in each county on October 28 and November 4. For more information on early voting hours, including holiday closures and extended hours, visit your county’s website or elections.virginia.gov.

ACPS elementary school for further review, and the committee will meet with representatives of each program.

“Our timetable includes having our assistant superintendent for instruction, Dr. Chandra Hayes, make a presentation on January 11 to our school board on the program we are recommending, with a school board decision the following month,” said Executive Director of Elementary Education Michele Castner.

Before moving to the school board for approval, program information and materials will be available for public review and comment for 30 days.

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Albemarle settles racial profiling case

By Lisa Provence

More than seven years after eight African Americans filed a lawsuit accusing an Albemarle police officer of racial profiling, the county has settled the complaint.

“Not with a bang, but with a whimper,” says plaintiffs’ attorney Jeff Fogel, who had prepared to go to trial several times over the course of the case. “It was an exhausting experience to spend seven years litigating a case.”

The lawsuit against then-officer Andrew Holmes, now an Albemarle County Police Department detective, was filed in February 2016.

On the second day of a jury trial in federal court in March 2018, Judge Norman Moon dismissed the case. Fogel appealed and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit remanded the case back to Moon in August 2019.

Plaintiffs Bianca Johnson and Delmar Canada said Holmes showed up at their residence at 11pm on a Friday with a search warrant for a DMV license suspension notice, which Canada said he’d never received. A warrant to search for a piece of paper was an unprecedented tactic, a fellow officer testified, and Holmes tried it in hopes of finding drugs during a time when he wanted to join the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force, according to his lawyer during a 2017 hearing. No drugs were found.

“It seems a jury could say Officer Holmes saw an African American driving a very expensive, nice automobile and assumed he was dealing drugs,” noted Judge Glen Conrad at that same hearing.

Holmes stopped plaintiffs Rodney Hubbard and his mother, Savannah, on U.S. 29 in 2015 and claimed he smelled marijuana, a common probable cause pretext used by cops until it was outlawed by the Virginia General Assembly in 2021. He held the Hubbards for two hours while he searched their car—and Rodney’s groin.

Leon Polk and Malcolm Cook, a former UVA football player, alleged that Holmes pulled them over in the old Kmart parking lot, claimed he smelled pot, ordered them out of the car at gunpoint, and held them for nearly three hours while he searched the car—and found no drugs. Cory Grady and Sergio Harris were similarly stopped and searched by Holmes.

County police records show that 51 percent of the summons Holmes wrote in 2015 were to African Americans, although the population in the sectors he worked was 68 percent white and 18 percent Black. That same year, 22 percent of the tickets Albemarle cops wrote were to Blacks and 78 percent to whites.

“It was striking what a higher rate of stopping Blacks Holmes had over anyone else,” says Fogel.

The case was set to go to trial in September 2022 when Albemarle’s attorney, Jim Guynn, sought mediation. Fogel thought he

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had a settlement until Rodney Hubbard, who’d earlier said he wanted $45 million, refused to sign off on the county’s offer. Fogel moved to be removed as Hubbard’s attorney, and Hubbard found a new lawyer.

Meanwhile, Guynn filed a motion to enforce the settlement, having made clear that the county would only enter into a “global settlement” to which all the plaintiffs agreed. In January, Judge Moon agreed to rule on the motion, which he granted seven months later on August 29.

The size of the settlement is confidential, but according to court documents and testimony, Albemarle offered $35,000 to each plaintiff. Plaintiff Cook, now a police officer

in Alexandria, testified that Hubbard and Harris said that $50,000 was as low as they’d go, and they didn’t want to pay attorney’s fees. Fogel said he couldn’t confirm the amount of the settlement, but that Hubbard did receive more than his co-plaintiffs. And he acknowledged the irony of the undisclosed amounts because he’s now suing Charlottesville police over secret settlements on claims of police misconduct.

“The settlement should have been four times what we got,” says Hubbard, and he believes Holmes should have been fired. The lengthy legal proceeding was worth it, he says, because of the awareness it brought to racial profiling. Hubbard, who lives in Lynchburg, says, “I think the case made an impact on Albemarle police and how they police Black people.” He says he hasn’t been pulled over on U.S. 29 since.

But it took a toll on him as well. “It was very stressful, with a lot of sleepless nights,” he says. And he still feels anxious when a squad car pulls in behind him.

Holmes, who was named Albemarle detective of the year in 2021, did not respond to phone calls from C-VILLE, and police spokesperson Abbey Stumpf said he was not available to speak at this time.

Fogel isn’t sure that the lawsuit made any impact on racial profiling.

Holmes received 11 complaints in 2014 and seven in 2015—after three, supervisors were supposed to use “early intervention,” says Fogel. Holmes testified that he’d never been counseled by superiors. “It’s disturbing because if the county knew about it, they should have done something,” Fogel says.

He notes that in the most recent report from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, Albemarle County remains high in the number of minorities stopped and searched. “Obviously it’s still a problem there,” observes Fogel.

C-VILLE reached out to Albemarle Chief Sean Reeves, who also was unavailable to speak at this time, according to Stumpf.

We live in a box, a city that can’t grow horizontally. We must define our important edges: Our Neighborhoods, Our Waterways. Zoning is a top down exercise. Edging is a bottom up exercise.

We live in a box, a city that can’t grow horizontally. We must define our important edges: Our Neighborhoods, Our Waterways. Zoning is a top down exercise. Edging is a bottom up exercise. Folks living in a neighborhood should map its edge and offer policies on protection. Waterways belong to us all.

As a group we need to create better protective policies. AND THE CITY NEEDS TO HEAR US.

Folks living in a neighborhood should map its edge and offer policies on protection. Waterways belong to us all.

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“The settlement should have been four times what we got.”

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Albemarle County has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by eight African Americans against Andrew Holmes (above). The plaintiffs accused Holmes, then a police officer and now a detective, of racial profiling.

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After hearing feedback from supporters and opponents at its September 14 public hearing, the Charlottesville Planning Commission held a September 19 work session to consider the draft zoning ordinance. The commission, which hopes to adopt a new zoning ordinance by the end of the year, continues to consider changes to key elements of the law, including the antidisplacement overlay.

Formerly called sensitive community areas, the anti-displacement overlay is an effort to identify and protect areas particularly at risk of displacement and displacement pressures in the city.

Director of Neighborhood Development Services James Freas, who introduced the question of whether to include the overlay in the ordinance, highlighted some potential pros and cons.

“Anything we do that reduces the potential for development in the areas certainly reduces that potential for displacement, but also reduces that potential for additional value in those homes and those properties,” he said. Additionally, Freas noted the inability of the overlay to address single-unit flips, which are a significant contributor to displacement.

“I don’t think that we need an overlay in a certain section of the city,” said Planning Commissioner Hosea Mitchell at the beginning of the discussion. “But I do think that some sort of protections need to be in place in separate or different timelines.”

During the commission’s discussion of the anti-displacement overlay, concerns about adjacent corridors, interim

protections for at-risk neighborhoods, and the Dairy Market expansion and Stony Point Development Group were highlighted. After completing the ordinance, the commission plans to create Small Area Plans for each of the identified sensitive areas. However, commissioners worry about the lack of protection while creating these plans, which could take more than a year to develop.

With few interim solutions identified that could be achieved through zoning, the commission reconsidered the antidisplacement overlay.

Acknowledging the urgent need to address displacement, the commission ultimately decided that the overlay, and zoning more broadly, was not the best solution, but should be an element in the ordinance.

“Zoning isn’t the strongest tool in the toolbox,” said Freas. Despite the limitations of the anti-displacement overlay, Mitchell emphasized the importance of keeping a visual reminder of at-risk areas. “We want to keep the overlay on the map just as a guiding light to keep us focused on protecting those neighborhoods,” he said.

Though much remains up in the air with the draft zoning ordinance, what is clear from jargon-filled discussions is the need to address displacement in the city and its contribution to the housing crisis, and the need to involve communities experiencing high levels of displacement in discussions.

The exact timeline for the Planning Commission sending the draft zoning ordinance to City Council is still unknown. At press time, items still under consideration by the commission include additional dwelling unit ordinances and a land trust.

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Renovation of UVA’s Center for Politics could ease congestion

By Sean Tubbs

At this point in the community’s development, nothing happens in isolation. A forthcoming renovation to the home of one of the University of Virginia’s most well-known institutions could lead the way toward providing a new pathway in a congested area.

“While the Center for Politics has been very successful in developing and running its extensive roster of programs, the size and layout of the existing house hampers the Center’s daily operations, and prevents them from fully engaging students and community in hosting larger seminars and events,” said Alice Raucher, architect for the university, at a recent meeting of the Board of Visitors.

That house is Montesano, a mid-19thcentury structure that was expanded in 1907. More than a century later, the 4,700-squarefoot building is nestled within an area that will transform as the 21st century unfolds and UVA continues to grow.

“The project includes modest renovations to the main house, including converting the first-floor conference room to a collaboration hub and combining small rooms on the second floor into an open office space,” Raucher said.

The renovation will also be among the first redevelopment projects within the geographic scope of a master plan for the redevelopment of Ivy Gardens. UVA’s real estate foundation purchased the 17-acre site in 2016, and plans to convert it from a 20th-century apartment complex to a mixed-use area with more housing, academic space, and room for businesses.

Vehicular access to the Center for Politics is currently via Old Ivy Road, which is within the scope of a Virginia Department of Transportation pipeline study to determine ways to address current and future congestion. Over the past two decades, the university has built multiple office buildings along a stretch of two-lane roadway constrained by a narrow railroad underpass at the eastern end.

UVA has not been the only source of the gradual addition of new neighbors for Montesano over the years. The multi-

story University Village was built in the early 1990s, and has room to up its existing 98 units.

In March, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning that will add 525 apartments next door. The board did so after being told about the pipeline study of potential ways to address the less-than-urban quality of the roadway.

University Village is accessed by Crestwood Drive, a road that is owned by the homeowners association, and the Center for Politics’ use is by permission. The new schematic design for Montesano shows a new connection to Leonard Sandridge Road.

L.F. Payne is a local developer and former congressman who sits on the BOV’s Buildings and Grounds Committee. He’s also a member of the task force that’s overseeing the pipeline study.

“One of the big issues there is going to be how do the people, between the two, many of whom are UVA employees, get out of there,” Payne said. “I think the connection between Old Ivy Road and Leonard Sandridge Road is going to be really important.”

Raucher said there’s no current plan to make a road connection to Old Ivy Road, and reminded Payne and the committee that Crestwood Drive is privately owned.

That pipeline study is expected to be completed next summer, and will result in potential alternatives for transportation solutions for all modes of travel.

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MAGNOLIA DRIVE

Dramatic, Light-filled, Contemporary home. Set on 2 peaceful acres at the end of a quiet lane. Great for entertaining. Comfortable, casual daily living. Gardeners delight with a 4000 gallon water system. Large gourmet kitchen is suited for a farm to table lifestyle. The dining room opens to a sunken living room. Terrace level has a family/game room and gym. A 2 story 4 car garage and much more! $1,150,000

Keswick estate on 92 acres with first floor suite and five additional bedrooms. Gourmet kitchen with stone hood and cherry cabinets, great room with coffered ceiling, home theater, and covered porch with FP. Oversized garage with guest suite. MLS#643578

$3,195,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.070

NORTHWOODS

Magnificent 16.5 acre estate only 8 miles west of the University of Virginia. The circa 1860 main house was thoroughly renovated in 2017 with stunning kitchen remodel, expanded great room, updated bathrooms. The stately brick home is complemented by a fantastic guest cottage. Carriage house with 5 bay garage and a spacious recreational room above. Gracious porches, verandas, brick terraces, and stone retaining walls surrounded by lovely gardens and immaculately manicured grounds. MLS#642190 $4,950,000 Court Nexsen 646.660.0700

WOODLANDS ROAD

Stunning 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath home with 4,115 finished square feet of immaculate living space situated on over 2 pristine and landscaped acres only 5 miles west of the City of Charlottesville.

MLS#641366 $1,295,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 or Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

BELMONT GEM!

Move right into this renovated, expanded and updated sunny home featuring 3 bedrooms, including first floor master, 2.5 baths and great charm. Lovely, landscaped yard and gardens, front porch, new terrace, outbuilding and Ting internet.

MLS#645498 $635,000 Tim Michel, 434.960.1124

GREEN ACRES

Pastoral views from this 3 bedroom brick home set on over 159 acres in Southern Albemarle. Ideal for farming with fenced pastures and ample water sources. Property is not under easement and has 4 division rights. MLS#630428 $1,685,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

HIDDEN FOX FARM

10 miles from town, near Free Union, 100+ acres, division rights, NO CONSERVATION

EASEMENT! Spectacular Blue Ridge views from many homesites, several barns, stable, 2 ponds, creeks, FANTASTIC offering! MLS#638858

$4,400,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

MILL HOUSE

Former house of noted local architect Floyd E. Johnson, on the banks of Totier Creek. Thoughtfully renovated and expanded, 5 BR, 3 full and 2 half BA. Guest house, 2 bay garage, pool, equipment shed plus 130 acres of open and wooded land. MLS#639196 $2,475,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

DOWNTOWN PENTHOUSE

Live in luxury in spacious 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath condo, walk to Downtown Mall in minutes. Open floor plan with tall ceilings, large windows capturing urban and pastoral views. Superb quality construction, beautiful gourmet kitchen, 3 terraces including huge rooftop terrace with views from Downtown Mall to Monticello. Indoor parking, condo surrounded by greenspace with gardens and lawn in park-like atmosphere. Excellent value at $567/finished square foot. MLS#634149 $1,690,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

GIBSON’S HOLLOW

Ivy area! A 249 + acre hidden, private Arcadia controlling its own little valley up to the mountain ridge top building sites. Multiple parcels and subdivision rights make it a conservation easement candidate. Backs up to Bundoran Farm. MLS#634183 $3,250,000 Tim Michel, 434.960.112

GREENFIELDS FARM

1904 manor home on 753 acres. Grand center hall floor plan. Great land, streams, and ponds. 48-stall horse barn, indoor riding, paddocks, and trails. 25 miles from the University of Virginia.

MLS#638899

$6,295,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

LAFAYETTE

Terrific opportunity to purchase 17.6 acres across from the UVA’s Morven Estate & just past Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello & James Monroe’s Highland. Frontage on both Carters Mountain Road and Rolling Road. No HOA. MLS#645752. $299,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

OXFORD HILLS

Well maintained 5 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2-story residence in the lovely community of Oxford Hills - super convenient to the shopping areas of Greene & N. Albemarle counties, NGIC and only 13 miles to the City of Charlottesville! MLS#645604

$399,900 Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

SIMMONS GAP/ ESTES RIDGE

10 acres of mature woods. Property has long road frontage and consists of two parcels being combined and sold as one. No homeowners association! Design and build your dream residence on this very well-priced parcel. MLS#621178 $189,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

MISSION HOME ROAD

146.88 ac. in Albemarle & Greene County, adjacent to the Shenandoah National Park! Full division rights & multiple homesites. Extraordinary timberland. Views of the mountains, along with easy access to trails & Skyline Drive. MLS#620276 $1,100,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

RUNNING DEER DRIVE

One-level brick home on 3.25 acres. Convenient one level floor plan with 3-BR and 2-BA. Total kitchen update, hardwood floors, new roof, and oversized deck. Level, partially fenced lot. Easy access to Charlottesville, UVA, I-64. MLS#643033 $469,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

436+ acre parcel of land in Southern Albemarle! 4 division rights; complete privacy; lush, gently rolling terrain; long road frontage; stream; 3-acre lake; 125135 acres of open land; mature hardwood forests. Under conservation easement. MLS#634139

$2,985,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

SIMMONS GAP ROAD

5-acre lot with mature hardwoods. Great opportunity to build with no HOA. Private building site amongst beautiful woods. Located between Free Union and Earlysville but so convenient to Charlottesville & UVA. MLS#621177 $119,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

ARDWOOD ROAD

Well constructed home just four miles north of the City. Set on 1.45 acres - great outdoor space for gardens. Home is in need of some renovation, but given quality construction & excellent location, it’s worthy of the investment. MLS#638788 $495,000 Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

FRAYS GRANT

Just outside Charlottesville near Earlysville. This 21 acre lot is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac that provides privacy and a quite setting among towering hardwoods, and is convenient to CHO airport and ample shopping of various kinds. MLS#640231 $269,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 or Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

EDNAM

Wonderfully large 1.5+ acre building lot in Ednam Forest. Build your dream home on this elevated, wooded lot located in a single family community, minutes from UVA and within walking distance to Boar’s Head Resort. MLS#598537 $289,500 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

EST MAIN STREET CORRIDOR

Investment/Assemblage opportunity between University of Virginia and Charlottesville’s dynamic Downtown Mall. Property is being targeted to be classified to RX-5 in the new city zoning ordinance. MLS#30850340 $875,000 Tim Michel, 434.960.1124

11.73-acre, buildable lot in Western Albemarle! One of a kind location and a rare opportunity to purchase a large lot in an estate neighborhood 10 minutes to town. 2 division rights and is gently rolling with a small stream bisecting the property. MLS#628219

$745,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

MEADOW FARM

CARTERS MOUNTAIN ROAD

FOREST

GARTH ROAD

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5017B Heming Way | Charlottesville

A rare find in Albemarle County, an exclusive Farmette, just minutes from town! Affordable current Horse Property with a garage/run-in barn. 2 Bedrooms & 2 Baths. Privacy galore. Additional acreage available MLS 643739.

$300,000 | montaguemiller.com/645979

Carol Costanzo | 434.962.1419

Beautiful Custom Built Cedar Home on 15+ acres with Spectacular Mountain & Valley Views! Spacious home features 5 BR, 3½ BA, expansive open kitchen, Great room w/fireplace, Sun Room & Panoramic views.

$789,000 | montaguemiller.com/644101

Doug Burke | 434.996.6791

Your Place. Our Purpose.

1006

This BELMONT charmer is a 1950’s Cape Cod Style House nestled in Heart of Downtown Charlottesville. This 3-bedroom, 2-full bath home was Completely Renovated in 2020. Backyard & Off street parking for multiple cars.

$599,000 | montaguemiller.com/645368

Gaffney Saadut Team | 434.981.9968

178 & 192 High View Rd | Stanardsville

STUNNING Beautifully maintained with tons of improvements in this Contemporary Home featuring a DREAM kitchen in a desired LAKE community. Includes separate dwelling unit(192). Easy commute to Charlottesville.

$475,000 | montaguemiller.com/645034

Carol Costanzo | 434.962.1419

1967 Asheville Dr | Charlottesville

Well-cared for townhome in Pavilions at Pantops has an open light-filled main level with pristine hardwood floors, a three level Morning Room Extension, and a gourmet kitchen. 1-car garage. 5 minutes to Downtown & hospitals.

$415,000 | montaguemiller.com/643223

Ruth DeLong | 434.987.8783

0 Rising Sun Rd | Palmyra

131 acres of timberland, well-located in central Fluvanna County only 5 minutes from Palmyra, easily commutable to Charlottesville. Great hunting/recreation land, longterm investment, or build your dream home/farm.

$324,900 | CarterMontague.com/643297

Carter Montague | 434.962.3419

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Party of one

The short- and long-term repercussions of uncontested elections

By Randy Salzman

In an odd way, the handsome 36-year-old at Vinny’s Italian Grill is a bit of a hero.

Philip Andrew Hamilton, a divorced legal process server who’s reasonably new to Charlottesville, got crushed by Sally Hudson two years ago in a delegate race. Now, in the local state Senate “race,” the Republican is challenging central Virginia’s best-known Democrat, Creigh Deeds, who beat Hudson in June’s Democratic primary.

“Race” is in quotes because if American gamblers set odds on political races, as in the U.K., a Hamilton victory in November would fall in the long, longshot category.

With little support from the Virginia GOP, no campaign staff, and a summer bank account that’s less than a 20th of Deeds’, he is facing a 2023 drubbing in the 11th state Senate District, which Virginia Public Access Project already rates as “strong Democrat.”

“There’s always a possibility of winning against an incumbent,” Hamilton says at the end of an hour-long conversation about issues that motivate him. “Of course, I’m an underdog but it’ll definitely send shock waves across the state if it happens.

“If I lose, I’m not going to disengage. I’m 36 and I have, hopefully, a bright future ahead of me,” he continues. “If I am to lose, and Steve Harvey [a Republican running against Amy Laufer in a local, but more competitive, House of Delegates race] also loses, I’ll run for the 55th District next time.”

“It takes courage, absolutely, but win or lose, I’m glad I’m doing this.”

And so am I. And probably many other Virginians who are aware that uncontested races, especially at the top of the ticket as this Deeds-Hamilton contest is, underline the age-old issue of whether anyone’s vote actually counts and, therefore, produce long-term repercussions by decreasing community participation in the basics of democracy.

Today, when 38 states allow victors to be declared before the first ballot is cast and about two-thirds of most names in down-ballot elections are unopposed, it’s reasonable to ask: Why show up to vote at all?

In the 2022 election, 24 Republican congressional candidates ran unopposed across the United States, a factor in today’s tiny GOP congressional margin, while nationwide, according to Ballot Ready, 91 percent of district attorney contests and 85 percent of judge positions went to unopposed candidates.

In Virginia’s off-cycle 2023 legislative elections, locally both Democrat newcomer Katrina Callsen and Republican Tom Garrett—who was all but driven from Congress for threatening his staff and is undergoing a bitter divorce with accusations of abuse—are running unopposed for the House of Delegates.

Indeed, almost one-third of Virginia delegate seats are uncontested in November, the first election after redrawing all legislative districts to make them fairer. In addition, according to a Charlottesville Tomorrow spreadsheet, there are dozens of down-ballot, uncontested races across central Virginia.

Survey and Ballots Systems notes that uncontested and noncompetitive races have four primary long-term effects: one, it causes people to curtail voting; two, citizens feel inadequately represented; three, the officials themselves feel disengaged; and four, uncontested elections lead to poor governance.

One academic study of legislative actions, published a decade ago, discovered that uncontested candidates turn up less for roll-call votes and introduce or sponsor an average 10 percent fewer bills than those who survive contested races. Uncontested winners also, the study indicated, know and do less in the “sausage making” of committee work and team building. Cross-aisle dialogue especially declines, leading to more polarization and extremism in political life.

“Collectively,” the study concluded, “our results indicate that state legislators lacking serious political competition are less active in lawmaking.”

More recent work by UVA’s Batten School of Leadership, but focused on the U.S. Congress, underlines the point. Only one of the 10 most effective Republican congressmen in its Legislative Effectiveness Score came from a safely GOP district, and half of the effectives won by five points or less—two overcoming their Democrat opposition in squeakers.

“The data that we have for Congress shows that members from uncontested districts in their most recent election tend to dedicate less effort to lawmaking, and are about 10 to 15 percent less effective overall,” says Craig Volden, the Center for Effective Lawmaking’s director. “One of the values in running someone against them is that it helps the winner be more focused.

“Noncompetitive elections affect everything, including how winners behave once in the legislature, and it masks what voters are desiring versus what legislators are not giving them.”

Research from political analysts across the nation indicates that noncompetitive election winners are also

less likely to meet as many actual voters, rarely reach across the aisle for co-sponsors of their desired bills, and are more prone to listen to their party’s extremists.

In Idaho, where only four House districts are competitive and GOP legislators outnumber Democrats by a five-to-one margin, battles between MAGA Republicans and traditional, small-government Republicans have led to censures, “no confidence” votes, and have caused the state’s GOP to teeter on splitting.

“I didn’t leave the party,” one Republican legislator told The Idaho Statesman. “The party may have left me when they started putting in these extreme policies.”

In Tennessee, where the Republican supermajority and gerrymandering are so entrenched that none of the state’s 33 senate districts are rated as competitive, even Republican politicians are worried that uncontested elections—over half in The Volunteer State—lead to policies that most Tennesseans eventually reject.

“Honestly, I think I was a better state representative because my district was almost a 50-50 district,” former GOP House Speaker Beth Harwell told The Washington Post recently. “That made me more responsive, and I certainly listened to the other side more than I would have otherwise.”

In an August special session, gun-rights’ Republican legislators in Tennessee turned back weapon control measures sought by conservative Christian mothers whose children suffered in March’s Covenant private school shooting, in spite of a Vanderbilt University poll indicating 82 percent of Tennesseans want stronger background checks on gun purchases and 72 percent desire red-flag laws.

Today, half of American states have veto-proof legislative supermajorities that promote, anecdotal evidence indicates, not only more uncontested elections and less effective legislators but also more extremism and polarization.

Carah Ong Whaley, UVA’s Center for Politics’ civic engagement coordinator, who while working at James Madison University is credited with a 2020 program prompting 75 percent of JMU students to vote, notes that while a half dozen factors contribute to uncontested elections, for her the key bottom line is citizens rarely show up when there is no contest.

Turnout in Indiana and Kentucky dropped 12 percent when mayoral elections were uncontested, ac-

“The data that we have for Congress shows that members from uncontested districts in their most recent election tend to dedicate less effort to lawmaking, and are about 10 to 15 percent less effective overall.”

CRAIG VOLDEN, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE LAWMAKING

cording to a 2018 study from Rice University’s Center for Local Elections.

“We could be on the downhill slide for democracy,” Whaley says. “Free, fair, and competitive elections should be the cornerstone, but, it seems, we are building the lack of competition right into the structure.”

“When a race is uncontested, you [candidates and parties] don’t have to educate voters so you don’t have to cultivate, or inform, the electorate; don’t have to present policy ideas. Plus, uncontested elections increase thoughts of ‘My vote doesn’t matter. I don’t need to turn out because I know my party is going to win,’ or ‘I’m not turning out because my party can’t win.’”

“If we want representative democracy to work, people need to know that they’re represented.”

For that reason, Katrina Callsen, the Democrats’ uncontested 55th District delegate candidate, isn’t taking her seat for granted.

“I’m still trying to make sure I’m getting out and communicating with people who didn’t vote,” she says across an insightful hour at C’ville Coffee. “It’s funny, the trajectory of the campaign, in that I’ve returned to the start [before she outpolled Dave Norris and Bellamy Brown in the Democratic primary], to meeting people and then always asking people who are two other people I should meet.”

The deputy Charlottesville city attorney and former Albemarle County School Board chair spent August contacting local leaders—including Republican Rob Bell— for tips on finding a solid legislative assistant and how to be a successful legislator. In September, she plans to re-

start her weekly C’ville Coffee listening hours, open to all, including, she hopes, Republicans. In October, she will again begin canvassing what is now “her” district, saying she’s determined not to lose focus on the issues.

One of those, she promises, is urging others to sign their names on the dotted line.

“Running for any seat is hard,” Callsen says, “and running for a seat where you don’t have a chance, it’s almost like a public service.”

I don’t agree with many of the concerns that motivate Philip Hamilton, especially his blaming the Appomattox School District for a transgender student getting sexually trafficked twice, but I’m glad he’s running for Virginia’s 11th District state Senate seat.

Too many of we the people can’t find even the time to submit an absentee ballot, yet Hamilton, who shuttles all over central Virginia to deliver subpoenas, putting miles and miles on his Ford, is sticking his neck out for another likely execution.

“What does a challenger gain in entering a race when they know they’re going to lose?” The Center for Effective Lawmaking’s Volden asks. “It does take a special person to say, ‘I know it’s a lost cause but I’m still going to fight it.’”

Philip Hamilton (left) is the Republican challenger to Creigh Deeds in the race for the 11th state Senate District, but his odds of winning are slim. Katrina Callsen (right) is running as an uncontested Democrat in the 55th District’s delegate race, and is trying to reach across the aisle.

Social Connection: Our Lives Depend On It

Ironically, as the world has grown more interconnected, people have grown more disconnected from each other. Even before the pandemic, which required people to self-isolate, many health professionals believed loneliness was becoming an epidemic. Emerging research showed that social isolation could be deadly, leading to heart disease, mental health issues, dementia, and shorter lifespans. Back in 2018, Britain appointed a “loneliness minister” to tackle the problem. Later Japan and Sweden followed suit. In America, Dr. Vivek Murthy, the former surgeon general, was calling loneliness a “profound public health issue.” Five years later, Dr. Murthy, who was reappointed as surgeon general, sounded the alarm earlier this year in an 81page report on the “devastating impact” of loneliness.

“Given the significant health consequences of loneliness and

bered as one of historic significance,” wrote New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, who has written frequently about the epidemic of loneliness, pointing out that the 1964 warning helped “lay the groundwork for a long decline in tobacco use that by one estimate saved eight million lives.”

As Kristof mentions, Murthy wrote in the report that “loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling,” and offered this stark warning if steps aren’t taken to address the problem - “we will further retreat to our corners — angry, sick and alone.” And while seniors are particularly vulnerable to the physical effects of loneliness and isolation, we are all in this together, as research has shown that young adults are twice as likely to report feeling lonely than seniors.

However, as both Kristof and Murthy point out, while loneliness and isolation are widespread and

Nelson, Louisa, Fluvanna, and Albemarle counties all came together (thanks to JAUNT buses) for music, dancing, games, and a Cajun-style meal at JABA’s Greene County center location in Stanardsville. While you could notice different levels of engagement among the seniors, collectively there was such energy in the room. A rising sea of connection lifted all boats. And most importantly - everyone looked like they were having such fun.

Community senior centers are vital social hubs for area seniors, especially in rural areas, and they strengthen the “social infrastructure” that Dr. Murthy cites as a strategy for combating the loneliness epidemic - the idea that “communities must design environments that promote connection, establish and scale community connection programs, and invest in institutions that bring people together.” Indeed, as Murthy wrote, combating loneliness involves a wholesale re-investment in our communities - upgrading parks, libraries, and community centers, improving public transportation, fostering better work-life balance, and deepening our cultural understanding of the importance of social connection, especially in relation to the digital environments that are now part of our lives.

If you or an older adult you know appears to be spending too much time alone, consider joining a JABA center, becoming a member of the Center at Belvedere, joining a support group in your area, or simply visiting a park for a walk. Questions? You can call JABA’s Senior Helpline at 434.817.5244 to find out about area programs and resources. You are not alone. Reach out and stay connected - our lives and the health of our communities could depend on it.

David McNair handles communications, media relations, and social media efforts for JABA.

isolation, we must prioritize building social connection the same way we have prioritized other critical public health issues such as tobacco, obesity, and substance use disorders,” wrote Dr. Murthy.

Back in 1964, the surgeon general issued a historic warning about the dangers of smoking, and many observers think Dr. Murthy’s spring report could be just as significant.

“I suspect that this report on loneliness will also be remem-

dangerous to our well-being, and the causes complex, the cure is pretty simple: social connection.

That was on display locally during the United Way’s annual Day of Caring last week, in which hundreds of volunteers across the region came together to work on dozens of projects and events. JABA, our local aging services agency, which operates centers across the region for older adults, also held its annual “Fall Ball.” Seniors from JABA centers in Charlottesville and Greene,

While loneliness and isolation are widespread and dangerous to our well-being, and the causes complex, the cure is pretty simple: social connection.

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UVA MUSIC EVENTS

Date/Time/Place Event * denotes free events

Friday, 9/29, 3pm

Hunter Smith Band Bldg. Trombone Masterclass with John Sipher *

Friday, 10/6, 6:30pm

Carr’s Hill Field

Sunday, 10/8, 3:30pm

Old Cabell Hall

Friday, 10/13, 6:30pm

Carr’s Hill Field

Friday, 10/13, 8pm

Old Cabell Hall

Saturday, 10/14, 2pm

Visible Records

Saturday, 10/14, 7pm

The Paramount

Cavalier Marching Band: Latin Icons (open rehearsal) *

UVA Chamber Music Series: Mixed Ensembles

Cavalier Marching Band: Fall Showcase (open rehearsal) *

TechnoSonics Concert 1 with Maria Chavez & Jordi Wheeler *

TechnoSonics Workshop Experimental Turntablism Workshop *

UVA Bands Fall Showcase Concert CMB & Wind Ensemble & guests

Visible Records TechnoSonics Concert 2 with Maria Chavez & Jordi Wheeler *

Saturday, 10/14, 8pm

Saturday, 10/21, 8a-5pm

Old Cabell Hall

8th Annual Flute Forum with Valerie Coleman *

Saturday, 10/21, 3:30pm Valerie Coleman Flute Recital

CULTURE

THROUGH 10/15

HEARTBREAK OR HOPE?

When you fall in love in the multiverse, the possibilities for heartbreak and happy endings are endless. Four County Players’ Constellations follows a beekeeper (Amy Dawn Hamburger) and a physicist (Reed Willard) as they meet at a party. Maybe they hit it off and grab a drink—or maybe they don’t, and they go their separate ways, or maybe one of them is already engaged, or maybe they fall in love and break each other’s hearts. Guess you won’t know until you see it. $15, times vary. Four County Players, 5256 Governor Barbour St., Barboursville. fourcp.org

SATURDAY 9/30 & SUNDAY 10/1

BACH IN ACTION

Three Notch’d Road opens its 13th season with Genius of Bach, a program celebrating two masterworks by the great German composer. The baroque ensemble is joined by cellist René Schiffer for the Goldberg Variations arranged for strings and the fifth Brandenburg Concerto. Also performing are David Ross on baroque flute, Fiona Hughes on baroque violin, and harpsichordist Jennifer Streeter. They join Schiffer for a preconcert discussion on transcribing and playing period instruments. $10–30, times vary. Locations vary. tnrbaroque.org

SUNDAY 10/1

LOUD AND PROUD

Embrace your inner punk and ship out for a night of headbangin’ tunes with Dropkick Murphys. The Boston rock ‘n’ roll outfit has been steadily building its discography since 1996, with chantable songs like “Rose Tattoo,” “The State of Massachusetts,” and “I’m Shipping Up to Boston.” Its recent records, This Machine Still Kills Fascists and Okemah Rising, offer Irish instrumentation in a new acoustic format, and use unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics, which were curated for the band by Guthrie’s daughter. $40–49.50, 7pm. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. tingpavilion.com

CULTURE THIS WEEK

Wednesday 9/27 music

Berto and Matt. Latin guitar night. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com

Jim Waive. Classic country tunes from the man with a velvet voice and impressive beard. 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

Open Mic Night. Charlottesville’s longestrunning open mic night. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436

Wavelength. A midweek music boost. Free, 6:30pm. The Whiskey Jar, 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thewhiskey jarcville.com

Wine Down Wednesday with Scuffletown. Live music, wines, eats, and sunsets over the vineyard. Free, 5pm. Keswick Vineyards, 1575 Keswick Winery Dr., Keswick. keswickvineyards.com

dance

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

classes

Discovery Workshops: Under the Microscope. Spark curiosity and investigative play for children in preschool and early elementary. Free, 4pm. Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. vadm.org

Paint & Sip: Sherbet Scenery. Wine-d down and paint. $35, 6pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. catelyn kelseydesigns.com

Photo Collage with Mary Lamb. A handson workshop with exhibiting artist Mary Lamb. $10–15, 6pm. Second Street Gallery, 115 Second St. SE. secondstreetgallery.org

etc.

Thelma & Louise Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon hit the road in this Oscar-winning comedy-drama. $10, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. draft house.com

Trivia. Show off your knowledge and win prizes. Free, 7pm. Dairy Market, 946 Grady Ave. dairymarketcville.com

Welcoming Week: Worldwide Migration Issues. A discussion with David Leblang, Director of the Global Policy Center at UVA. Free, 6:30pm. The Center, 540 Belvedere Blvd. wgcville.org

Thursday 9/28

music

Abigayle Kompst Trio. An evening of indie-folk original and cover music. Free, 7pm. Dürty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. durtynellyscharlottesville.com

Berto & Vincent. Good times and tunes. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com

Suppertime Slowdown with DJ Honeysuckle Vines. Slooow jams. Free, 6pm. Blue Moon Diner, 606 W. Main St. blue moondiner.net

The Wilson Springs Hotel. Music from a variety of genre and influences, from slow and somber crooner country and rippin’ honky-tonk, to psych-rock. $12–40, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

words

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. ndbook shop.com

classes

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

outside

Little Naturalist Program. Bring your 3- to 5-year-old and get them started exploring the trails. Free, 10am. Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm, 1780 Earlysville Rd. ivycreekfoundation.org

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 etc.

Arts From Underground. Artmaking, drinks, and karaoke in The Looking Glass.

Free, 7pm. Ix Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. ixartpark.org

The Elephant 6 Recording Co Explore the creative evolution behind the sounds of ‘90s psychedelic rock bands the Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, the Apples in Stereo, and more. $10–12, 7:30pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

Sunset Market. Explore local vendors’ fresh produce, artisan goods, and more. Free, 5pm. Ix Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. ixartpark.org

Thursday Evening Sunset Series. Bring lawn chairs and blankets, and enjoy live music, food trucks, drinks, and a stunning view of the sunset. $10, 6pm. Carter Mountain Orchard, 1435 Carters Mountain Trl. chilesfamilyorchards.com

Trivia & Thai. Put your thinking caps on. Free, 6pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com

Friday 9/29 music

Futurebirds. With opener Jack Stepanian, a current UVA student. $22–25, 9pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com

Gov’t Mule. With G. Love and Special Sauce. $39–69, 7pm. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. tingpavilion.com

Karen Jonas. Dreamy and dark alt-country. Free, 7pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. prnbrewery.com

Lindsay Lou. Progressive bluegrass, Americana, and folk. $20–22, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

Local Vocals. Eclectic acoustic tunes. Free, 6pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com

Project Bluebird. Rock, blues, funk, and fusion jazz peppered with psychedelic flavor. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436

Seven Bends: Where’s My Mule. Jammin’ rock ‘n’ roll. Free, 9pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com

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Friday 9/29

Sunset Soirée—The Unsuitables. Live music and oysters by Salty Bottom Blue. Free, 6pm. Chisholm Vineyards at Adventure Farm, 1135 Clan Chisholm Ln., Earlysville. chisholmvineyards.com

Trombone Masterclass with John Sipher. Including performances by UVA brass students. Free, 3pm. Hunter Smith Band Building at UVA, 180 Culbreth Rd. music.virginia.edu

stage

Eric Wayne Band. Performs its signature Southern sound. Free, 7pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. prn brewery.com

Matty Metcalfe. Light bites, hard cider, and live tunes. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com

Rivanna Roots: Erin & The Wildfire with Erynn McLeod. A night of music under the stars. $14–16, 5pm. Rivanna River Company, 1518 E. High St. frontporchcville.org

Stan Hamrick and Dan Sebring. Enjoy live tunes with your wine, cider and beer. Free, 1pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com

&

Fall Fiber Festival Montpelier Sheep Dog Trials

Saturday, Oct. 7th 10am - 5pm

Sunday, Oct. 8th 10am - 4pm

At James Madison’s Montpelier at Montpelier Station in Orange County, Virginia

We will bring ewe great workshops for adults, animal exhibits, sheep dog trials, shearing, crafts demonstrations, a fleece sale, fiber and crafts vendors, food court and more!

Constellations A spellbinding exploration of love and life in the multiverse. $15, 8pm. Four County Players, 5256 Governor Barbour St. Barboursville. fourcp.org

Uncle Vanya Anton Chekhov’s 1897 masterpiece is filled with dark humor, hidden passions, and tumultuous family dynamics. $24–27, 8pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. livearts.org

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Alix E. Harrow: Starling House—in Conversation with Natalie Naudus. The author and audiobook narrator discuss and read from Harrow’s upcoming fantasy book. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

classes

Day Off Camps: Under the Microscope. Kids uncover the infinitesimal world of microorganisms and investigate the diminutive but dynamic engines that make life on Earth possible. Free, 9am. Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. vadm.org

outside

Plantation Archaeology Walking Tour. See listing for Thursday, September 28. $10–32, 2pm. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. monticello.org etc.

Date Night Drop-Off. The museum watches the kids and parents get a night out. Free, 5:30pm. Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. vadm.org

Final Friday. Music, refreshments, and outdoor art. Free, 5pm. The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA, 155 Rugby Rd. uvafralinartmuseum.virginia.edu

In-gallery Conservation. Conservator Scott Nolley reveals the true colors and forms of Joan Mitchell’s seminal painting, “Untitled.” Free, all day. The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA, 155 Rugby Rd. uvafralinart museum. virginia.edu

Manhattan Short Film Festival. Watch 10 short films, then cast your vote for best film and actor. $12–15, 7:30pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

Stop Making Sense The legendary Talking Heads concert film, newly remastered. $12, 7:15pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Saturday 9/30

music

Children under 12 free Adults $10 at gate

www.fallfiberfestival.org

or call Michele Mangham (434) 882-2222

Only trialing dogs allowed, NO pet dogs

Anne Hills In Concert with Mary Gordon Hall. With openers The LaDaDas. Free, 7pm. Unity of Charlottesville, 2825 Hydraulic Rd. facebook.com/songmakerseries

Berto. Unique fingerpicking and contagious energy. Free, 11am. Tavern & Grocery, 333 W. Main St. tavernandgrocery.com

Drive-By Truckers. With special guest American Aquarium. $35–59, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

The Pollocks. Acoustic sounds. Free, 5pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com

Wavelength. Saturday afternoon wine and tunes. Free, 1pm. Merrie Mill Farm and Vineyard, 594 Merrie Mill Farm, Keswick. merriemillfarm.com

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Constellations See listing for Friday, September 29. $15, 8pm. Four County Players, 5256 Governor Barbour St. Barboursville. fourcp.org

Life Sucks Aaron Posner’s delightfully comic contemporary riff, sort of adapted from Uncle Vanya. $24–27, 8pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. livearts.org

words

BettyJoyce Nash: Everybody Here Is Kin—In Conversation with Helen Chandler. A misanthropic veteran meets a bossy-but-terrified 13-year-old, minding her two siblings, alone, on a barrier island. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbook shop.com

Gallery Talk With Conservator Scott Nolley. Conservator at the Hirshhorn, Scott Nolley discusses his conservation project. Free, 2pm. The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA, 155 Rugby Rd. uvafralinartmuseum. virginia.edu

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

classes

Mosaic 101. Hang out, learn the basics of mosaic, and leave with an original piece. $45, 10am. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St., Ste. C. scrappyelephant.com

outside

Historic River View Farm Tour. Learn about the history, work, and legaies of the Carr/ Greer Family. Free, 11am. Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm, 1780 Earlysville Rd. ivycreekfoundation.org

Trombone Masterclass with John Sipher

Plantation Archaeology Walking Tour. See listing for Thursday, September 28. $10–32, 2pm. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. monticello.org etc.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Fall Fair. Live music, dunk tanks with notable locals, eats, activities, and more. $5–45, 10am. The Shops at Stonefield, 2100 Hydraulic Rd. givebutter. com/bbbsfallfair

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

Drag Bonanza: The Heels Have Eyes. A horror drag pageant. $12–15, 8:30pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

In-gallery Conservation. See listing for Friday, September 29. Free, all day. The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA, 155 Rugby Rd. uvafralinart museum.virginia.edu

My Neighbor Totoro The beloved Hayao Miyazaki masterpiece, presented in English-dubbed version. $10, 11am. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Stop Making Sense See listing for Friday, September 29. $12, 7:15pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. draft house.com

Sunday 10/1

music

Dropkick Murphys. With The Interrupters and Jesse Ahern. $40–49, 7pm. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ting pavilion.com

Isabel Bailey. Original songs and select covers that blend blues, folk, and rock. Free, 2pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com

Three Notch’d Road: Genius of Bach. Performing the Goldberg Variations and the fifth Brandenburg Concerto. $10–90, 4pm. Grace Episcopal Church, 5607 Gordonsville Rd., Keswick. tnrbaroque.org

Vincent Zorn. Live music on the veranda. Free, noon. Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards, 5022 Plank Rd., North Garden. pippinhillfarm.com

Wavelength Trio. Cider and tunes. Free, 1pm. Castle Hill Cider, 6065 Turkey Sag Rd., Keswick. castlehillcider.com

dance

World Ballet Series: Cinderella An enchanting story for all ages. $29–85, 2 and 6pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

stage

Constellations See listing for Friday, September 29. $15, 2:30pm. Four County Players, 5256 Governor Barbour St. Barboursville. fourcp.org

classes

Paint & Sip: Blue Ridge Autumn. Paint, sip, snack, repeat. $35, 1pm. Hazy Mountain Vineyards & Brewery, 8736 Dick Woods Rd., Afton. catelynkelseydesigns.com

outside

Plantation Archaeology Walking Tour. See listing for Thursday, September 28. $10–32, 2pm. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. monticello.org

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Bring you back

From child prodigy to blues statesman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd persists

By Shea Gibbs arts@c-ville.com

Blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd made his first hit record when he was only 16 years old. Now, almost 30 years later, the child phenom is relishing the past while looking toward the future.

Shepherd completed an exhaustive tour promoting the 25th anniversary re-release of his breakout album Trouble Is… in May. He’s back on the road, drumming up support for his newest effort, Dirt on My Diamonds, an LP he’s releasing one track at a time for the next several months.

Ahead of his October 3 date at The Paramount Theater, Shepherd talked to C-VILLE Weekly about music’s past, his present, and the blues’ future.

C-VILLE: I don’t remember you playing Charlottesville recently. Have you been? Kenny Wayne Shepherd: I’m sure we have. I feel like I’ve been everywhere. But with the way my brain works—I’m more of a visual person and am really bad with names.

You gained popularity at a really important time in this city’s musical history. I was listening to all kinds of music when I was a kid. My dad was a disc jockey and program director for a radio station. If it was a hit, I was listening to it, and that definitely included Dave Matthews Band. Dave and I have crossed paths a few times over the years. I remember the first time, I spent like an entire day with him in the ’90s for one of Bill Clinton’s inaugurations. Before the main event that night, we spent the afternoon watching people like Stevie Wonder rehearse. I also spent some time with him doing Farm Aid and for a few other events over the years. He’s just a really nice guy— and obviously tremendously successful.

Out of all the music you were listening to as a DJ’s kid, what drew you to the blues? It is just the kind of music that I connected with on the deepest level. And I would rather be happy playing my music than be unhappy playing music just to be more successful. People like Dave have both, but the blues chose me and I chose the blues. I never wanted to abandon the music I love, to try to pursue a genre that would net me more success. And I feel like I took a genre that wasn’t commercially out there and put it in a more commercial way. We had a lot of radio success and a lot of singles that charted very well.

What’s the current state of blues?

It hasn’t had all that much mainstream success because of the radio format today. Back then, I would put a single out and we would run it up the charts at rock radio. Now there’s no mainstream rock radio that supports this kind

of music. I would release an album, and we would sell tens of thousands of them. I have multiple gold and platinum albums hanging on my wall because of it. But the way the business is set up now, album sales just aren’t there. I don’t know that that is in the cards ever again. Success is measured differently today.

What do you think about commercially successful post-blues bands like The White Stripes?

I think nowadays, more people talk about The Black Keys. But yeah, Jack White—both of those bands drew very, very heavily on blues. But they took it in a direction that connects with a younger fan base. You look at the older blues fans, they don’t think of any of those bands as blues. Some of those people don’t put me in the blues category either. But I think it’s great. At the end of the day, you have to have new people come along and take stuff like that and incorporate it into new music. If you don’t, eventually this connection is going to be severed between new listeners and that music. There aren’t going to be any dots to connect.

And what about your own music—how has it changed over the years?

I incorporate all kinds of things I grew up listening to. If you listen to my most recent albums—I have a new one coming out in November—you hear so many different genres sprinkled in there. Blues is the foundation, and we build on that. That’s how the evolution of music works, period. You take one thing, start experimenting with it, and

create different things. As a guitarist, I think I’m actually faster now than when I was young. It just comes with practice, and there’s no better practice than being out on the road and being on stage in front of people. You play at a completely different intensity level.

I would imagine the intensity also changes as the years go by. What I had then was a drive to prove myself. When you’re young and you get an opportunity, you have to take it. It was my moment to kind of establish to the industry that I am here for the long haul—why I deserve to be here. Every time you pick up that instrument, you want to show them why you belong. Now I‘ve been doing this so long, I’m just trying to make the best music I can make. There is a certain amount of maturity and satisfaction that comes along with that.

You wasted no time going from your Trouble Is Tour to the current tour. How’s that transition been?

There are some songs on Trouble Is… that we rarely played live, ever. We launched the tour not knowing how long it would last— maybe three months—but it ended up doing so well and selling out in almost every market. Now we are shifting gears, but we’re still doing some Trouble Is… . We generally don’t play a show without “Blue on Black.” But we’re also revisiting some of the songs on our first album and doing some of the more recent music. We want to remind the fans that we’ve been making music this entire time—30 years of music.

Blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd brings his Dirt on My Diamonds Tour to The Paramount Theater on October 3.

JIM ARBOGAST

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Monday 10/2

music

Berto & Vincent. Fiesta. Free, 7pm. South and Central Latin Grill, Dairy Market. south andcentralgrill.com

Gin & Jazz. The Brian Caputo Trio performs in the Château Lobby Bar. Free, 5:30pm. Oakhurst Inn, 100 Oakhurst Cir. oakhurst inn.com

Rhiannon Giddens. Folk music with historical roots and contemporary sensibilities. $41–177, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

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Storytime. Songs, movement, and bubbles. 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

Tuesday 10/3

music

An Evening With Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band. Blues rock. $39–99, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

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

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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Pollinator Gardening with Three Flowerpots. A free presentation by the Piedmont Master Gardeners. Free, 6:30pm. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org

outside

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 etc.

DisruptHR/Cville. A night of fast-paced, provocative presentations by local community leaders to benefit Computers4Kids. $30–40, 5pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. disrupthr.co

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

A fine pairing

Live Arts opens new season with dual showing of Uncle Vanya and its modern adaptation

By Julia Stumbaugh arts@c-ville.com

The theme of Anton Chekhov’s 1898 play Uncle Vanya is captured by two words in the title of Aaron Posner’s 2015 adaptation: life sucks.

That message won’t have audiences leaving the theater downhearted, however, when Live Arts kicks off its 33rd season with a concurrent run of Uncle Vanya and Life Sucks

Even if the journey of life is sometimes a slog for the characters in Chekhov’s and Posner’s plays, they learn to get as much out of the trek as they can. “It should not leave people with a heaviness,” says Live Arts Artistic Director Susan E. Evans, who directs Uncle Vanya. “It should leave people thinking, but not feeling that life sucks. Life Sucks is tongue-in-cheek, even the title.”

A Chekhov fan since she was a teenager who related to Three Sisters, Evans noticed a lack of the Russian playwright in Live Arts’ repertoire and decided to change it. In order to help Charlottesville audiences connect with a show originally meant to resonate with Russians in another era, Evans is running the classic play in repertory with a living American playwright’s comic take on it.

“We’ve had feedback from the community about definitely wanting classics in the mix,” Evans says. “To me, this is a nice way of making connections between a contemporary playwright who’s actually right next door, because he’s based in D.C., and also being able to present a classic I love.”

While Evans helms Uncle Vanya, Fran Smith, co-founder of Live Arts, is returning

after a three-year hiatus to direct Life Sucks

After directing more than 60 shows at the theater since its founding in 1990, she says this production “might be my swan song.”

“I’ve been waiting to do one more, and I just really love Life Sucks,” Smith says. “It’s about love, longing, and loss, but it’s also about hope. I think people will relate to it.”

Uncle Vanya takes place in an estate in the Russian countryside, where a group of people lament lust, unfulfillment, and ennui as strained relationship dynamics and arguments over the management of the estate threaten to disturb the boredom of everyday life. Life Sucks surrounds a similar gathering of seven people in the United States, 126 years later.

Running these plays at the same time presented a challenge for scenic designer Tom Bloom, associate professor emeritus of scenic design in the UVA Department of Drama, who was tasked with designing one set for two shows taking place over a century apart.

Audience members who come to the Founders Theater on consecutive nights this fall will notice a pair of different settings on the same stage. Uncle Vanya takes place in period-specific costume on a porch, and includes a working swing and real trees. In contrast, Life Sucks focuses on its actors as they revolve around a spare stage that features just a table, two chairs, and a stairway.

Like the foundation of their sets, the bedrock of the plots in Uncle Vanya and Life Sucks are recognizably similar, but distinguished by embellishments, such as the Chekhov character who shows up as a puppet in Posner’s adaptation. Where a missed gunshot causes panic and fury in Uncle Vanya, it leads to

mockery of the shooter in Life Sucks. Where one character soliloquizes on her loneliness in Uncle Vanya, she turns to the audience and asks for a show of hands as to who wants to sleep with her in Life Sucks

“That’s the thing I love about Posner,” says Smith. “He’ll take a situation that could be very intense and serious, and make it funny.” As talks of estate management and deforestation in Uncle Vanya turn into characters lamenting student loans and climate change in Life Sucks, the two shows remain connected by similarities that run deeper than the ever-present drinking of vodka. Both plays challenge their actors, thanks to Chekhov’s disinclination to define characters as good or bad. He similarly does not make a judgment about the overall mood of Uncle Vanya, which is labeled as neither tragedy nor comedy, but rather as “scenes from country life.”

Although that country life takes place in a distant location and time, many of the problems the characters face in Uncle Vanya, from unhappy relationships to environmental destruction, remain surprisingly relatable to 2023 audiences. “It’s very accessible,” Evans says. “It’s like a midlife crisis play, in a way, and a lot of us can identify with that.” Posner then takes those conflicts and makes them instantly recognizable through Life Sucks’ seven characters, who grapple with timeless issues, like the fear of aging you feel when you find a gray nose hair.

“Everybody in the audience can relate to one of these characters,” Smith says. “That’s what I find really fun about this show. It doesn’t need a lot. It really relies on the actors to carry it.”

The Live Arts season opens with Uncle Vanya and Life Sucks in rotating repertory for 11 performances each through October 29.

WINE DOWN

WHAT’S DELISH AT LOCAL WINERIES?

CHISWELL FARM WINERY 2021 Merlot

With a nose of spice and cherry pie, our 2021 Merlot is perfect to enjoy as the season begins to cool down! The wine has a soft rounded palate full of plums, dark cherries, and cloves with velvety soft tannins. Pair this wine with a Sunday roast, grilled sausages, or a good time around a fire pit with friends!

A historic Jeffersonian estate nestled in the Virginia countryside, Chiswell Farm & Winery invites guests to delight in locally-crafted vintages, panoramic views, and warm hospitality. With a glass in hand, savor the breathtaking scenery from a rocking chair on our covered porch. Gather with friends around a dining table on the lawn to share a build-your-own charcuterie board. Or cozy up with a loved one in the historic and inviting Greenwood home. Whether you want to come up to the bar for a chat or spread out a blanket for a private picnic, there are countless ways to enjoy the best that Virginia wine country has to offer.

We serve our award-winning wines by the glass, bottle, and flight, plus seasonal specialty beverages and a tasteful selection of local and gourmet snacks. Guests are also welcome to bring their own food to enjoy with our wines.

Ages 21+ only, no dogs or other pets permitted on the property. For a family-friendly experience, visit our wine shops at Chiles Peach Orchard or Carter Mountain Orchard. Make sure to check out our exciting events calendar online to stay up-to-date on all things happening at Chiswell!

Fridays - (5:30 – 7 PM) - Summer Sundown with live music, seasonal specialty drink, and sunsets

Sundays - (1 – 4 PM) - Sippin’ Sunday with live music

Oct. 8th- Candle Making with Stephanie! (advanced ticket purchase required)

Seasonal Hours: Wednesday–Thursday: 11 AM–6 PM Friday: 11 AM–8 PM • Saturday: 11 AM–7 PM • Sunday: 11 AM–6 PM

430 Greenwood Rd, Greenwood, VA 22943 434.252.2947 • www.chilesfamilyorchards.com/chiswell

53RD WINERY AND VINEYARD

2022 Shannon Hill White

WINERY Guide Map

Its that time of summer where you just need an everyday, easy going, slightly chilled white wine that says “take it easyl”. Our 2022 Shannon Hill White will fill that and not break the bank either. A blend of 74 % Vidal Blanc, 23% Viognier and 3% Chardonnay is medium bodied with crisp acidity and notes of yellow peaches, apple blossom and orange. Aged in stainless, 151 cases made, it is the perfect summer wine enjoyed with light snacks and friends!

A few notes from winegrower and owner, Dave Drillock:

If you are planning a visit, come for the wine and enjoy the chill. We are down to earth and love to share our enthusiasm for wine. We just revel in what we do, growing, making and selling wine! Open 7 days a week, 11am to 5pm, we offer our 100% Virginia wine by the bottle, glass, flight or tasting. Enjoy your visit at our meadow-like setting in rural Louisa County. We offer wellspaced indoor and outdoor seating and customers are welcome to

bring their own picnic baskets, chairs and blankets. Children and pets are welcome, but pets must always remain outside of buildings and on a leash. Our friendly staff focuses on serving quality wine at a great escape! For more information, visit our website, www.53rdwinery.com.

Sept. 30th- Live Music by Sue Harlow

Oct. 7th - Live music by Her Checkered Past

Open 7 days a week, 11 am – 5 pm 13372 Shannon Hill Rd Louisa, VA 23093 (540) 894-5474 • 53rdwinery.com

CASTLE HILL FARM CIDERY

Cider Cocktails!

Enjoy our perfect option for brunch- our Cider cocktails on these warm weekends and afternoons! Pair with our featured burrata with fresh fig, peach, grilled bread, blackberry, mint, and a balsamic glaze

Visiting Castle Hill Cider Reservations for full-service table seating on the Patio, Terrace, and Private Suite now available on Tock! Walk-in seating is available,

KESWICK VINEYARDS

EASTWOOD FARM AND WINERY VERITAS VINEYARDS AND WINERY

and guests are welcome to bring chairs and picnic blankets to spread out and enjoy the grounds.

Celebrate fall with us at Castle Hill Cider!

New to cider?  You’re in for a treat. Our library of hard cider ranges in style from dry to semi-sweet. Think of it as apple wine! As you approach our Tasting Room, you’ll drive past the orchard of 4,500 trees - all producing Virginia cider apples. These specific varieties are grown with intent to create hard ciders of various styles which reflect the taste and terroir of Virginia - and specifically, the Castle Hill grounds.

Enjoy a glass, flight, or bottle and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Order lunch from our food menu featuring salads, sandwiches charcuterie, and more. Fall is an especially lovely time to visit and take in the fall colors. Castle Hill is family and dog-friendly for well-behaved pups on a leash.

Sundays – Yoga and Fall Market! Check our website for a list of vendors each week, and enjoy live music in the afternoons.

Oct. 5th - Estate Club Pick-up Party featuring a barrel tasting of 1764 port. Join Estate Club today to enjoy a variety of exclusive perks.

Hours:

Thursday & Friday 1-7

Saturday & Sunday 11-5

6065 Turkey Sag Rd. Keswick, VA 22947 Tasting Room Text/Call: 434.365.9429 www.castlehillcider.com

CROSSKEYS WINERY

2022 Viognier

Our gorgeous 2022 Viognier has perfumed aromas of fresh nectarine and pear. Aging for 9 months on lees in the stainlesssteel barrels in which it was fermented has created a palate with creamy notes, a thick texture, and a long clean finish with just a touch of nutmeg that brings it all together.

CrossKeys Vineyards is a family owned and operated winery located in the heart of beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Our approach is to grow, by hand, the highest quality fruit using careful canopy management and yield balance to achieve 100% estate-grown wines that are truly expressive of the varietal and soils here at CrossKeys. Our first vines were planted in 2001 and we have only grown since then. Our 125-acre estate currently houses more than 30 acres of vines with plans for more planting in the future.

We currently grow 12 varietals of grapes all used to produce our one of a kind award-winning wines. We offer wine tastings throughout the day. Our knowledgeable tasting room associates will guide you through tasting our wines whether you are a novice or a seasoned veteran. We love large groups and want to make sure your experience at CrossKeys Vineyards is extraordinary. We request that large groups call the vineyard 48 hours in advance to set up a reserved group tasting. The group will have a reserved table, staffing, and a cheese plate included with price.

Mon-Thurs - Winery Tours (by reservation only) at 12:30 pm

Sundays - Brunch with live music!

Fridays- Finally Friday! With light fare and plenty of wine from our bistro.

Oct. 1st & 15th – Fall Supper Series (advanced ticket purchase required)

Oct. 5th – Trivia Night

Open Daily from 11- 7pm

6011 E Timber Ridge Rd, Mt Crawford, VA 22841 (540) 234-0505 https://crosskeysvineyards.com/

DUCARD VINEYARDS

2021 Cabernet Franc

Recently this wine was awarded 91 points by Lenn Thompson and awarded Best of Virginia in his recent Cabernet Franc Report. He had this to say about it: “Floral nose with currant, raspberry, and cranberry fruit, and all of the good green notes — fresh sweet herbs. Complete on the palate with great balance of tannins, acidity, and flavor concentration.

Live music every weekend! We also have started Massage Above the Vines: a chance to relax among the vines at DuCard Vineyards with fresh air, views of the hills, and bodywork tailored to relax and release. Check out our website for more details and info!

Weekends - Live music all weekend long! Check out our lineup on our website!

Friday Nights - Friday Night Out with half-priced wine flights, $20 kebab plates, and grills for those who wish to BYO dinners!

Open daily – Mon-Thurs.

12-5 pm Fri. 12-9 pm Sat/Sun. 12-6 pm

40 Gibson Hollow Ln • Etlan, VA 22719 (540) 923-4206

www.ducardvineyards.com

EASTWOOD FARM AND WINERY

Petit Rosé

Never heard of Petit Rosé before?  Neither had we until our Rosé blending workshop earlier this year.  Sitting at a table covered with beakers and flasks, one team, having measured one too many milliliters and tasted one (or a few?) too many blends, decided to throw in the towel and just blend half Rosé with half Petit Manseng.  In a stroke of genius (think “your peanut butter in my chocolate”), these workshop participants inadvertently created the winning blend and now a fan favorite. With notes of honey, strawberry and lemon, it is the perfect summer wine.

The Petit Rosé was recently featured as one of the top 10 Rosés in the state by Frank Morgan writing for Wine & Country.

For more information or to join one of our Fall blending workshops, check out the details on our website or join our mailing list.

FALL AT EASTWOOD

Wednesday: Chef Tasting Series, Paint & Sip (see calendar on website for specifics)

Thursdays: $5 Glasses (wine, cider and beer), Live Music, Chip Pairings With Beer Flights

Fridays: Virginia Oyster & Wine Celebration With Live Music

Saturdays: Live Music

Sundays: Music Bingo, Paint & Sip (see calendar on website for specifics)

FOOD AND OTHER FALL SPECIALS:

Enjoy our House-Made Flatbreads, Sandwiches, Bruschetta, Soups, Salads, Sugarbear Ice Cream, Curated Picnics, Seasonal Specials and more!

Weekday lunch specials Monday through Friday.

10% off bottles on Wednesdays

What about the kids? Kids can share in the experience with their own juice tasting flights and cheese boards!

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!

Winery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday (12-8 PM); Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (12-5 PM)

Pet friendly and large groups are welcome.  Ample indoor and outdoor seating.

Rt 20 near the intersection with Avon Extended (5 mi from Downtown Mall) Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 264-6727 www.eastwoodfarmandwinery.com

HARK VINEYARDS

beautiful views and delicious wine can bring people together. Children and well-behaved four-legged friends are welcome. We welcome — and encourage — you to bring a picnic and enjoy the experience our estate offers.  Some picnic foods such as cheese, charcuterie, jams, crackers, and chocolate are available for purchase. Food trucks and live music most Saturdays from MarchNovember; check our website and social media for details. Our grapes love it here. We think you will, too.

Upcoming events

Sept. 16th – Live music by Two Plus Two of Us (A Beatles Cover Band)

Sept. 30th- Arepas on Wheels + live music Isabel Bailey

Oct. 7th – Salty Bottom Blue Oysters + live music by the Near Passerines

Hours

Friday – Sunday / 12 noon – 6pm

434-964-9463 (WINE) 1465 Davis Shop Rd, Earlysville, VA 22936 www.harkvineyards.com

HORTON VINEYARDS

Red, White, and PinkBubbly!

Suil white sparkling wine is made from 100% Viognier done in the traditional methode Champagnoise, with notes of green apple. Erotes is our rosé sparkling made of 100% Touriga Nacional with flavors of fresh summer berries, and a crisp finish. Knots and Shuttles is our first red sparkling made from Tannat grapes, with deep red fruit flavors and a dry effervescent finish.

New: Team Building Events!

KESWICK VINEYARDS

2021 Chardonnay

The nose is quite pronounced with an abundance of wet rock, slate, chalk, and stone fruit character. With aeration the wine shows a touch more tropical tones, but this is a focused and mineral driven wine. The palate is dry with bracing initial acidity before stone and mineral characters come to the fore. Vibrant flavors of green apple, meyer lemon with crystalline acidity and just a touch of baking spices and doughy bread on the palate.

Tasting Room Hours

and fruity, nicely rounded, with delicate raspberry, blueberry, and herbal notes. On the palate, flavors of toasted bread, tomato paste, plum, raisin, and camphor. Savor it as a part of our tasting flights or by the bottle.

September Hours: Friday 12pm to Sunset; Saturday 12pm to 6pm; Sunday and Holiday Monday 12pm to 5pm; Monday and Thursday by reservation only.

Sept. 28th  - Sip & Learn: Zann Nelson’s presentation, Madison Men of Color

During the Civil War, will start at 5:30pm. Come and mingle at 5pm!

2022 Ené

Just in time for summer, we’re proud to announce the release of our first non-alcoholic wine. Perhaps a first for the Monticello Wine Trail? Made from 100% estate grown Vidal Blanc, the 2022 Ené features the same zesty citrus and floral notes as our popular Virginia Verde. Enjoy it on its own, or as a freshly-made lime spritzer available upon request in our tasting room.

Visiting Hark:

Hark Vineyards is a family-owned winery focused on the belief that

Horton will work with your organization to create a unique Wine Experience for your next team building event! Build your work team’s bonds by creating your own wine, bottling and labeling it together. There are different tiers of the experience to completely customize your day. Inquire by calling 540-832-7440 or email info@ hortonwine.com.

WE ARE HIRING!

Want to work in a fun and unique industry? Come visit us at Horton! We’re looking for tasting room staff to help make memorable experiences for our guests, build our local wine club, and so much more. Give us a call or email for more information: info@ hortonwine.com

Open Daily from 10 am – 5 pm

6399 Spotswood Trail, Gordonsville, Virginia (540) 832-7440 • www.hortonwine.com

We look forward to continuing to serve all of our wonderful guests this winter during our daily hours of 10am-5pm (last pour at 4:45). We offer first come, first served seating under our tent or open seating in our outdoor courtyard. Wine is available by the flight, glass and bottle at our inside or outside service bars, with bar service inside on the weekends! A selection of pre-packaged meats, cheeses, crackers, and spreads are available for purchase as well as our new food truck which is currently open Wednesday- Sunday from 12p-4p

Bring the family or friends and enjoy live music every Saturday from 124p or play a fun 9 hole of miniature golf on our new course!

Every other Wednesday- Wine

Down Wednesday with live music from 5-8:30, check out our website for updates on who’s playing!

1575 Keswick Winery Drive Keswick, Virginia 22947 Tasting Room: (434) 244-3341 ext 105 tastingroom@keswickvineyards.com www.keswickvineyards.com

REVALATION VINEYARDS

2021 Merlotage

Just released. 40% Cabernet Franc, 40% Merlot, 20% Tannat. A delightful sipping wine ready to enjoy immediately. Very aromatic

2710 Hebron Valley Road, Madison, VA 22727 540-407-1236 www.revalationvineyards.com

VERITAS

VINEYARDS AND WINERY

2022 Sauvignon Blanc

Pale lemon in color our 2022 Sauvignon Blanc has wonderfully complex aromas of white flowers, fresh cut grass, green apple, lemon, lime and grapefruit.

Update from Bill Tonkins, Vineyard Manager:

Harvest has got off to just a great start, after yet another Virginia growing season, like no other. Dry start to the year followed by good soaking prior to dry ripening period. The fruit is looking as good as ever with excellent acids due to unusual diurnal temperatures, which have given us some outstanding Sauvignon Blanc and changed the ripening of Chardonnay and Viognier. Viognier was ahead of Chardonnay this year for the first time ever. Sauvignon Blanc should be the featured choice of wine, particularly during this heat wave. Pray for an equally good season for the reds and that Hurricane Lee is the last brush with rain storms that we will have this year.

151 Veritas Ln, Afton, VA 22920 (540) 456-8000

SUDOKU

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BY DAVID LEVINSON WILK

ACROSS

1. Cozy lodgings

6. “I’m Every Woman” singer Chaka

10. Work without ____ (take risks)

14. Optimal

15. French bread?

16. Memorization style

17. “Get outta here, you annoying buzzing insect!”?

19. Scored 100% on

20. Actor McGregor

21. Clever and calculating 2004 Best Actor winner?

23. Fresh-squeezed drinks, for short

26. Like some histories

28. Kiln for drying hops

29. Apology after hurting a rear end’s feelings?

33. Lift operator?

34. Gucci rival

35. One’s partner?

36. Longtime Bears coach nicknamed Iron Mike

38. Assess, with “up”

42. Tolkien series, to fans

43. Redder, perhaps

44. Taking photos of one of the Fab Four?

48. “Beat it!”

49. Potpie tidbits

50. Bobs and weaves

51. Bleat heard from a famed cellist?

54. “____ Hit Talk Show” (2004 series hosted by an ‘80s TV character)

56. “Put ___ on it!”

57. News alert of old ... or what’s represented by this grid’s circled letters

62. Filmmaker Riefenstahl

63. Hilarious sort

64. County bordering London

65. Rim

66. ____ buco

67. Reside (in) DOWN

1. “The Family Circus” cartoonist Keane

2. Suffix with “Gator” or “Power”

3. “Read Across America” org.

4. Bautista of “Guardians of the Galaxy”

5. Failed to show up for

6. Wynn of “Dr. Strangelove”

7. Center of activity

8. Greek god of war

9. Christmas carol

10. 1994 Peace co-Nobelist with Rabin and Peres

11. Free

12. Digital book format

13. ____ Talks (independent “ideas worth spreading” events)

18. Female horse

22. “In ____ dreams!”

23. Not deceived by

24. Civil rights leader Lewis

25. Make dirty

27. ‘60s “journey”

30. “Mean Girls” screenwriter Tina

31. Apt. feature, in ads

32. Feathery neckwear

36. Scooby-____

37. Voice role for Snoop Dogg in 2019’s “The Addams Family”

38. Do crisscross applesauce, e.g.

39. Apple product since 2010

40. It means nothing

41. Makes a misjudgment

42. Weaver’s machine

43. Source of news and blog postings

44. Recoiling (from)

45. Certain sweatshirt

46. In the vicinity of

47. Swanky bash

48. Like shoes

51. University where the Clintons met

52. Dynamic leader?

53. X or Y on a graph

55. Annual festival in Austin, TX

58. How-____ (instruction manuals)

59. “The Waste Land” author’s monogram

60. “Get Out” actor Lil ____ Howery

61. Rose of Guns N’ Roses

2023 CHARLOTTESVILLE BREWER’S BALL

FEATURING THE BARONS TRICK DAWG | SILVERSTONE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12TH | 7:00 - 11:00 PM | TING PAVILION

The Charlottesville Brewer’s Ball will celebrate 10 Finest Honorees who have been raising funds and awareness to support the mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Virginia's Finest Honorees are some of the most accomplished and innovative young leaders in the Commonwealth. Honorees are competitively selected based on their leadership, professional successes, philanthropic spirit, and commitment to community. We hope you will join us at the Brewer’s Ball on October 12th to celebrate our Charlottesville's Finest.

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS | $75

($58 tax-deductible)

Includes a tasting cup, all you can eat and drink, and access to premier live and silent auctions.

VIP TICKETS | $150

($123 tax-deductible)

Includes a tasting cup, all you can eat and drink, access to premier live and silent auctions, PLUS access to a VIP-only lounge area with an open bar and exclusive signature cocktails, beer, and appetizers.

@CFFRichmond @brewersballfinestcville

@CFF_Virginia @brewersballcville

BECOME A TABLE SPONSOR | $1500

($1,324 tax-deductible)

LIMITED AVAILABILITY includes regular ticket benefits + one table with seating for 8 with name or company name on table.

THANK YOU TO OUR TASTING & CRAFT BEVERAGE SPONSORS

MEET OUR VIRGINIA'S FINEST HONOREES

PETER ARQUETTE

LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Reading Specialist

ACPS Golden Apple Recipient in 2009

Loves to be creative in the kitchen and develop new home brewing recipes.

Feels passionate about being a Finest Honoree in order to learn more about CF.

KELLY BRYANT

S&P GLOBAL

Program & Project Management

Active volunteer with Dogs

Deserve Better & The Women's Initiative

Has been to over 26 countries.

BBA - International Business - FIU (Miami, FL)

JANE HAMMEL

Business Development & Philanthropy Consulting

Has raised over $25 million in philanthropic efforts since 2012.

Has driven across the country three times, each with a different family member.

Loves Cville's sense of community & small town feel.

MISTY CAUBLE

THE COLLEGE FOUNDATION AT UVA

Associate Director of HR University of Virginia ' 19

Was introduced to the CFF last year when helping a former honoree with their campaign. “Being a part of something bigger than yourself is the greatest feeling and gift.”

GOLD SPONSOR

LINDSAY NEESE

INNOVATIVE RENAL CARE

Vice President of Marketing

BA from Virginia Tech and MBA from William & Mary Loves being outdoors - runs and bikes frequently. She loves hanging out with her two kids.

She’s looking forward to learning more about CF.

TONI JACKSON

NEW PERSPECTIVE FITNESS

Coach & Owner

BA in sociology and a minor in religion from UVA

Has been weight training since she was 16 years old, and really likes to support others.

Loves meeting people & creating new relationships.

WILL PAGET-BROWN

IRON WILL GYM

Owner/Founder

Majored in Business Administration with a Minor in Psychology

Buys and sells rare & vintage gym equipment around the world.

Loves the river and the mountains - walks on the Rivanna River almost every day.

To purchase tickets or tables, please visit:

finest.cff.org/Charlottesville

KATIE LECKER

BIO-CAT

Vice President of Sales

Has seen over the years how the CF foundation has not only made an impact in the community, but also her work family.

Loves to travel and has visited over 35 countries. Born and raised in VA

OUTSTANDING CORPORATE SUPPORTER

HONOREE SPONSORS

TABLE SPONSORS

Block Tickets (quantities of 8 and 12) available at a discounted rate.

JOSH SPROUSE

BLUE MOUNTAIN BREWERY

General Manager

Wants to raise awareness for science that is saving lives.

Manages a crew of over 100 people in one of the largest brewpubs on the East Coast.

Loves living in the Shenandoah Valley.

FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION IN-KIND SUPPORTERS

BJ SWING

STARR HILL BREWERY

Marketing & Creative Manager

Has received numerous graphic design awards. He enjoys traveling and exploring the world.

Loves living in such a beautiful area with easy access to trails, culture, food, and music.

TRICK DAWG | SILVERSTONE

Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary

Rehabilitating wildlife & educating our community.

50 different cities and counties served by RWS programs.

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875+ injured and orphaned wild animals treated annually. free education outreach programs offered across VA annually.

wildlife crisis hotline calls answered daily.

Nelson County, VA (434) 263-4954 @rockfishwildlifesanctuary

It all started with an injured crow. Our founder, Nathou Attinger, earned her rehabilitator's permit in 2004 and cared for hundreds of wildlife patients over the next decade. What began as a one-woman show has grown into a staff of 10, a standalone modern facility on 22 peaceful acres, and over 50 outdoor enclosures that can cater to most native species. Give

Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

By Rob Brezsny

Scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Have you been sensing a phantom itch that’s impossible to scratch? Are you feeling less like your real self lately and more like an AI version of yourself? Has your heart been experiencing a prickly tickle? If so, I advise you not to worry. These phenomena have a different meaning from the implications you may fear. I suspect they are signs you will soon undertake the equivalent of what snakes do: molting their skins to make way for a fresh layer. This is a good thing! Afterward, you will feel fresh and new.

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): According to legend, fifth-century Pope Leo I convinced the conquering army of Attila the Hun to refrain from launching a full-scale invasion of Italy. There may have been other reasons in addition to Leo’s persuasiveness. For example, some evidence suggests Attila’s troops were superstitious because a previous marauder died soon after attacking Rome. But historians agree that Pope Leo was a potent leader whose words carried great authority. You, Sagittarius, won’t need to be quite as fervently compelling as the ancient Pope in the coming weeks. But you will have an enhanced ability to influence and entice people. I hope you use your powers for good!

Capricorn

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Singer-songwriter Joan Baez has the longevity and endurance typical of many Capricorns. Her last album in 2018 was released 59 years after her career began. An article in The New Yorker describes her style as “elegant and fierce, defiant and maternal.” It also noted that though she is mostly retired from music, she is “making poignant and unpredictable art,” creating weird, hilarious line drawings with her non-dominant hand. I propose we make Baez your inspirational role model. May she inspire you to be elegant and fierce, bold and compassionate, as you deepen and refine your excellence in the work you’ve been tenaciously plying for a long time. For extra credit, add some unexpected new flair to your game.

Aquarius

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian author and activist Mary Frances Berry has won numerous awards for her service on behalf of racial

Libra

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you have ever contemplated launching a career as a spy, the coming months will be a favorable time to do so. Likewise if you have considered getting trained as a detective, investigative journalist, scientific researcher, or private eye. Your affinity for getting to the bottom of the truth will be at a peak, and so will your discerning curiosity. You will be able to dig up secrets no one else has discovered. You will have an extraordinary knack for homing in on the heart of every matter. Start now to make maximum use of your superpowers!

justice. One accomplishment: She was instrumental in raising global awareness of South Africa’s apartheid system, helping to end its gross injustice. “The time when you need to do something,” she writes, “is when no one else is willing to do it, when people are saying it can’t be done.” You are now in a phase when that motto will serve you well, Aquarius.

Pisces

(Feb. 19-March 20): I invite you to spend quality time gazing into the darkness. I mean that literally and figuratively. Get started by turning off the lights at night and staring, with your eyes open, into the space in front of you. After a while, you may see flashes of light. While these might be your optical nerves trying to fill in the blanks, they could also be bright spirit messages arriving from out of the void. Something similar could happen on a metaphorical level, too. As you explore parts of your psyche and your life that are opaque and unknown, you will be visited by luminous revelations.

Aries

(March 21-April 19): Author Diane Ackerman says it’s inevitable that each of us sometimes “looks clumsy or gets dirty or asks stupid questions or reveals our ignorance or says the wrong thing.” Knowing how often I do those things, I’m extremely tolerant of everyone I meet. I’m compassionate, not judgmental, when I see people who “try too hard, are awkward, care for one another too deeply, or are too open to experience.” I myself commit such acts, so I’d be foolish to criticize them in others. During the coming weeks, Aries, you will generate good fortune for yourself if you suspend all disparagement. Yes, be accepting, tolerant, and forgiving— but go even further. Be downright welcoming and amiable. Love the human comedy exactly as it is.

Taurus

(April 20-May 20): Taurus comedian Kevin James confesses, “I discovered I scream the same way whether I’m about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.” Many of us could make a similar admission. The good news, Taurus, is that your anxieties in the coming weeks will be the “piece of seaweed” variety, not the great white shark. Go ahead and scream if you need to—hey, we all need to unleash a boisterous yelp or howl now and then—but then relax.

Gemini

(May 21-June 20): Here are famous people with whom I have had personal connections: actor Marisa Tomei, rockstar Courtney Love, filmmaker Miranda July, playwright David Mamet, actor William Macy, philosopher Robert Anton Wilson, rockstar Paul Kantor, rock impresario Bill Graham, and author Clare Cavanagh. What? You never heard of Clare Cavanagh? She is the brilliant and renowned translator of Nobel Prize Laureate poet Wisława Szymborska and the authorized biographer of Nobel Prize Laureate author Czesław Miłosz. As much as I appreciate the other celebrities I named, I am most enamored of Cavanagh’s work. As a Gemini, she expresses your sign’s highest potential: the ability to wield beautiful language to communicate soulful truths. I suggest you make her your inspirational role model for now. It’s time to dazzle and persuade and entertain and beguile with your words.

Cancer

(June 21-July 22): I cheer you on when you identify what you want. I exult when you devise smart plans to seek what you want, and I celebrate when you go off in high spirits to obtain and enjoy what you want. I am gleeful when you aggressively create the life you envision for yourself, and I do everything

in my power to help you manifest it. But now and then, like now, I share Cancerian author Franz Kafka’s perspective. He said this: “You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait. Do not even wait, be quite still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. It has no choice. It will roll in ecstasy at your feet.”

Leo

(July. 23-Aug. 22): Let’s talk about changing your mind. In some quarters, that’s seen as weak, even embarrassing. But I regard it as a noble necessity, and I recommend you consider it in the near future. Here are four guiding thoughts. 1. “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”— George Bernard Shaw. 2. “Only the strongest people have the pluck to change their minds, and say so, if they see they have been wrong in their ideas.”—Enid Blyton. 3. “Sometimes, being true to yourself means changing your mind. Self changes, and you follow.”—Vera Nazarian. 4. “The willingness to change one’s mind in the light of new evidence is a sign of rationality, not weakness.”—Stuart Sutherland.

Virgo

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “The soul moves in circles,” psychologist James Hillman told us. “Hence our lives are not moving straight ahead; instead, hovering, wavering, returning, renewing, repeating.” In recent months, Virgo, your soul’s destiny has been intensely characterized by swerves and swoops. And I believe the rollicking motion will continue for many months. Is that bad or good? Mostly good— especially if you welcome its poetry and beauty. The more you learn to love the spiral dance, the more delightful the dance will be.

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316

Albemarle County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

Commonwealth of Virginia, in re: SMZ

The object of this suit is to terminate residual parental rights in SMZ (dob 06/01/2010) and aprove foster care plan with adoption goal.

It is ORDERED that Moises Morales appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before October 10, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

7/5/2023

Judge Pather DATE JUDGE

QUESTIONS?

UNIVERSITY

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Retail On/Off Premises Wine/Beer license

William Chapman, Manager

NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be Submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316

Albemarle County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

Commonwealth of Virginia, in re: A.C. (dob 11/16/2018)

The object of this suit is to terminate residual parental rights in A.C. (dob 11/16/2018) and aprove foster care plan with adoption goal.

It is ORDERED that the Unknown father appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before December 6, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

9/14/2023

Judge Pather DATE JUDGE

VIRGINIA:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF GREENE ANDREW WASHINGTON, CLARENCE WASHINGTON, and MARK WASHINGTON

Plaintiffs

V. KATHRYN BROWN, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF KATHRYN BROWN Defendants

Civil Action No. CL23-573

The object of the above styled suit is to quiet title and claim by adverse possession of the property located in GreeneCounty, Virginia known as Tax Map 67 A 13 and B off Route 607 East containing 4. 7 acres more or less.

And, it appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the identity and/or physical whereabouts of the Defendants are unknown, it is therefore ORDERED that any person with an interest in said property appear on or before the 6th of November, 2023, at 9:00am in the Clerk’s Office of the Court and do what is necessary to protect his or her interest.

And it is further ORDERED that this order be published once a week for four successive weeks in the C’Ville Weekly a newspaper in general circulation in Greene County, Virginia, that a copy of this order be posted at the front door of the courthouse wherein this court is held; and Publication is Waived for other last known sites as the information is so remote in time as to not be reasonably calculated to serve a purpose and that the Guardian ad Litem has been appointed and can capably represent any person whose identity and or whereabouts are unknown; and that a copy of this Order be mailed and or emailed to any defendant whose last known address is shown on the affidavit at said address. Counsel has spoken to the GAL who supports entry. The GAL had a medical procedure and pursuant to Rule 1:13 his signature is waived for good cause shown.

Date David M. Barreda 9/13/2023 Judge

We Ask For This:

C. Hailey Vaughan Robertson, VSB # 65875 RobertsonLegal, PLLC, 2424 Jefferson Park Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903 434·249·9298, chaileyvrobertson@gmail.com

Counsel for Plaintiff

Administrative Assistant/ Bookkeeper

That’s a lot of burgers!

Charlottesville’s oldest restaurant just reached a milestone. Opened in 1923 by University of Virginia alums Billy Gooch and Ellis Brown, The Virginian (shown at left in 1983) celebrated its 100th anniversary on September 23. The Corner mainstay has grown and changed a lot during the past century, from serving soda during Prohibition, to desegregation in the ’50s, and hosting debaucherous downstairs parties in the ’70s. The coveted bar stools were reserved for fourth-year “Corner Kings” until 1930, when first-years came and made the narrow eatery their own. Andy McClure (another UVA grad) took over the restaurant in 2001, and today The Virginian remains a late-night favorite among students, who can’t get enough of the Stumble Down Mac N’ Cheese, The Famous Virginian Club, and the hard-to-beat happy hour deals. Here’s to a hundred more.

Genius of Bach Brandenburg 5 & Goldberg Variations

Friday, Sept. 29, 7:30pm, Christ Lutheran (Staunton)

Saturday, Sept. 30, 7:30pm, Emmanuel Episcopal (Crozet)

Sunday, Oct. 1, 4:00pm, Grace Episcopal (Keswick/C’ville)

Join Three Notch’d Road for J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations arranged for string ensemble and Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 featuring flutist David Ross, violinist Fiona Hughes, & harpsichordist Jennifer Streeter. We are now performing two concerts at favorite venues in the Charlottesville area!

René Schiffer, praised for his “interpretive imagination and patrician command of the cello” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

Tickets online or at the door: $30/$10 youth. 434.409.3424 - www.tnrbaroque.org

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The Cavalcade is one of the longest running marching band competitions in central VA. This year, 18 bands from around the state will descend upon Charlottesville to compete for the Band of the Day Recognition.

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! come support your hometown marching black knights!