Happenings in Ch'ville This Week 3/3 - 3/7

I'm sure you are not just interested in cheap or free grocery deals. Here are some wonderful free entertainment opportunities that are going on in and around our little town. There will be more events to take advantage of, once Spring and Summer truly come knocking on our doors.

If you know of an event not listed, please let me know!



Monday , 3/3/2008

Books on the Big Screen: Teens in grades 6-12 can check out Hollywood's take on their favorite books at Northside Library. See how the books were changed, find out what others think, and share snacks. Haven't read the book? No problem-- they'll help you find a copy.


Tuesday , 3/4/2008

Tuesday Travelers: Young adventurers ages 3 and up can travel to a distant destination without ever leaving Charlottesville at the Virginia Discovery Museum. Explore other cultures through books, music and art with a touch of geography and foreign language, and make a craft or sample a native.

Jimmy O will be playing at the Lazy Parrot Grill, every Tuesday evening.

Wednesday , 3/5/2008

Doing Time: A screening and discussion of Doing Time, Doing Vipassana, a documentary describing how an ancient meditation technique profoundly altered the lives of the inmates of one of Indias biggest, most notorious jails. Finalist, 1988 New York Film Festival. Free. 7pm. Jefferson Madison Regional.

Thursday , 3/6/2008

Artists All: Young artists in grades K and up are invited to explore their inner Picasso in an art program with local artist Jessie Coles. Participants will create an original work to take home. 4pm. Free. Registration required. Albemarle Square. 973-7893.

Friday , 3/7/2008

As March's First Friday, this is a large art event for the city. Enjoy Art shows, live music, and free food and wine samples.

• There will be an opening reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday for two new exhibits at Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection.
• TWO-SITE EXHIBITION : Second Street Gallery and Les Yeux du Monde are collaborating to present a 40-year retrospective of Anne Slaughter's art and biography.

There will be opening receptions for the artist at both locations from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, with an artist talk at Second Street at 6:30 p.m. Second Street Gallery is at 115 Second St. SE

• Works by Trisha Orr also will be on display at Les Yeux du Monde. The gallery is at 115 First St. NW.
• CENTER OF ATTENTION : McGuffey Art Center will have an opening reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday for four shows at the second street venue. McGuffey is at 201 Second St. NW.
• There will be a First Fridays reception at the Laughing Lion Gallery from 6 to 8 p.m. this week. Laughing Lion Gallery is at 103 E. Water St, above Londons.
• Sage Moon Gallery is featuring work by sculptor Julie McCraney-Brogdon this month. The gallery will host a reception from 6 and 9 p.m. Friday to meet the artist. Sage Moon Gallery is at 420 E. Main St.
• Angelo features new botanical prints by the photographer John Grant during March and April. Angelo is at 220 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall.
• "Creeks and Fields: Western Albemarle Landscapes" by Meg West will be on display through April 3 at the Gallery at Fifth and Main. An opening reception is on tap at 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday. Gallery is in the upstairs entrance to Henderson and Everett and Stoneking/von Storch at 107 Fifth St. SE.
• Monty Montgomery, who recently moved back to Charlottesville, will be the featured artist at the Gallery at Starr Hill. "Reality Revisited," which includes 30 pieces, will be unveiled during a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. Andy Waldeck will play an acoustic performance from 7 to 8 p.m.
• Renaissance School will exhibit painting by John Hetzel through March 31. An opening reception for "New Works" will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Renaissance School is at 406 E. Main St.
• The photography exhibit "P-SPECT: The Place I Live" has been held over at the Charlottesville Community Design Center. There will be reception from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday. The exhibit feature shte work of nine middle school boys from the Prospect Avenue neighborhood. The center is on First Street.
• Bozart Gallery will unveil "Studestada" with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. The work of Liliana Italiano, who was born in Argentina and now lives in Charlottesville, will be on display throughout March. The exhibit features two years of her work in paintings, ceramics and sculpture. Bozart is at 211 W. Main St.

As always, Enjoy Yourselves, what ever you decide to do!