C-VILLE Weekly | November 5 - 11, 2025

UVA agreement with DOJ draws criticism from state leaders P.9

Bonaventure real estate firm makes use of housing incentives P.15

Jazz virtuoso Sharel Cassity sets a new tempo at UVA P.31

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For Marvin Moss, a move to the country grew into a legacy of grants, gardens, and public works

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While on the phone with Matt Stoss, the author of this week’s cover story (p. 20) about Fluvanna legend Marvin Moss, Stoss recounted an anecdote from his interviews: Moss was living in Washington, D.C., when he saw his future home, Glen Burnie, advertised in The Washington Post. He drove down to see it one March afternoon and found the front lawn blanketed in daffodils. By Sunday, he’d made an offer.

The house had been abandoned for nearly two decades, but Moss saw promise, and once he moved in, he made it his mission to do as much as he could for his new community. Three million dollars in grants and three decades of civic projects later, his imprint is everywhere in Fluvanna. He’s proof that what draws us in (beauty, curiosity, a sense of place) can also call us to action.

That feels especially resonant this week. We’re marking the end of emergency SNAP benefits, a change that will ripple through households already stretched thin. We’re also looking ahead to a historic election, one that will give Virginia its first female governor. Both moments ask something of us: empathy, participation, care. Maybe it starts like it did for Moss: with noticing something good, wanting more of it, and deciding to make it bloom. 11.5.25

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Concern expressed over UVA’s agreement with DOJ BY CATIE RATLIFF

University leaders, state representatives, and community organizers remain divided over the agreement signed by the University of Virginia and the U.S. Department of Justice on October 22. Democratic leaders across the country are calling for a reevaluation of the agreement.

In a scathing October 26 letter, Virginia state Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell and Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas voiced concerns with the decision, legality of the agreement, and the implications for other state universities.

“While we understand the tremendous pressure the University has faced—pressure

that ultimately led to President Ryan’s resignation—we believe UVA capitulated to legally dubious federal overreach without mounting necessary constitutional challenges,” reads a portion of the letter. “The University has committed to comply with DOJ ‘guidance’ that federal courts have found exceeds the Department’s legal authority. UVA is thus agreeing to do more than federal law requires—indeed, more than federal law allows under proper statutory interpretation. This is a bizarre capitulation that raises serious questions about the motives of all involved.”

Legal concerns voiced by Surovell and Lucas include potential violations of South

Dakota v. Dole and the Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution. In the majority opinion of the 1987 Supreme Court ruling, late Chief Justice William Rehnquist detailed a five-part framework for determining the constitutionality of federal funding conditioned on policy change or implementation.

“UVA should not have to choose between its constitutional rights and its federal funding,” wrote Surovell and Lucas. “That is precisely the choice that Dole and [National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius] prohibit. By accepting the agreement without challenge, the University has validated DOJ’s dubious legal

theory and made it more difficult for other institutions—including other Virginia colleges and universities—to resist similar pressure.”

Surovell and Lucas further assert that UVA’s agreement to follow the DOJ’s July 29 Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination is in direct conflict with Virginia state law requiring heads of state agencies to “establish and maintain a comprehensive diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plan in coordination with the Governor’s Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.”

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In an October 31 response, interim UVA President Paul Mahoney did not disagree with the legal arguments presented by Surovell and Lucas, but stood by the agreement as the “best path forward” for the university.

“Your letter provides a detailed analysis of the potential grounds on which the University might have sued the United States to oppose any withdrawal of federal funding based on unreasonable conditions. It does not, however, consider whether initiating a legal confrontation with the federal government would have been necessary or appropriate, particularly before we had exhausted other less costly and risky options,” said Mahoney. He further rebuffed the assertion that the agreement commits UVA to “planned reforms prohibiting DEI at the university.”

While Mahoney is correct that such a policy commitment is not outlined in the agreement itself, what the university agreed to asserts that DEI programming is “potentially discriminatory” and “unlawful.”

The full text of the agreement, Surovell and Lucas’ letter, and Mahoney’s response can be found at c-ville.com.

SNAP decision

Historic pause in food benefits launches emergency program in Virginia BY

CATIE RATLIFF

Millions of Americans continue to face uncertainty as the federal government shutdown stretches into its second month, resulting in an unprecedented pause in SNAP benefits.

Despite the billions in emergency funding set aside, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says it cannot issue the funds amid the shutdown—a change from its own previously stated policies. Two federal courts have ruled the Trump administration must use emergency funds to continue benefits. On November 3, a filing from the administration indicated partial SNAP benefits would be issued for November, something President Donald Trump then contradicted in a November 4 Truth Social post. Emergency funding for WIC benefits has continued during the shutdown.

Roughly 42 million people receive SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, nationwide. More than 854,000 Virginians utilized the program in September, including 4,716 Charlottesville residents, according to the Virginia Department of Social Services.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency on October 29, and announced the creation of Virginia Emergency Nutritional Assistance. The program will distribute weekly benefits to SNAP participants for November, with the first round of funds distributed November 3. A

statewide food drive, the Virginia Cares Initiative, was also announced.

While those in need can still apply for SNAP during the government shutdown, benefit issuance is paused. VENA funds are only available to those who received benefits in October.

“Virginia is the first state in the nation providing direct nutritional assistance to SNAP recipients during this shutdown,” said Youngkin. “But we know there are still thousands of families, including federal workers and newly eligible Virginians, who are struggling to make ends meet as the Democrat shutdown continues.”

Youngkin, and other Republican leaders, continue to blame the shutdown on U.S. Senate Democrats. This has extended to messaging on federal websites, with a banner at the top of the USDA homepage reading: “Senate Democrats have now voted 13 times to not fund the food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Bottom line, the well has run dry. At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01. We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats. They can continue to hold out for healthcare for illegal aliens and gender mutilation procedures or reopen the government so mothers, babies, and the most vulnerable among us can receive critical nutrition assistance.”

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Legislation to end the shutdown has been debated for weeks, with neither party budging. A bill funding the government at current levels through November 21 passed the House along party lines, but has failed to pass the Senate. While Republicans control both chambers, at least seven Democrat or Democratically-aligned senators must vote in favor of the bill to pass the 60-vote threshold. Senate Democrats have voiced concerns with the legislation, specifically its effects on healthcare costs.

Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner have voted against the current funding bill, writing in an October 28 statement, “Preliminary cost estimates are showing what we’ve been warning about for months: huge spikes in premium costs for Virginians enrolled in health care through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. If Republicans continue to refuse to act on ACA tax credits, then many Americans will be forced to forgo health insurance next year. This will lead to more people turning to emergency rooms for preventive health care, further stress being placed on health care providers, and health care costs rising even more. Republicans must come to the table now to protect Americans’ health care and reopen the government.”

Both Virginia senators have supported efforts to continue funding for SNAP and WIC through the shutdown. C

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Buckingham man arrested at Scottsville Elementary on felony firearms charge. Virginia Film Festival breaks box office record with 23,651 attendees. Dick’s House of Sport, a 100,000-square-foot sporting goods store, opens in 5th Street Station. Charlottesville woman arrested on Halloween after driving into Albemarle patrol car. Four hurt in November 1 River Road shooting. Camp Holiday Trails breaks ground on $2.5 million “Med Korner” expansion. “Jazz Parade for Democracy,” part of Indivisible Charlottesville’s Democracy Fair, marches on Downtown Mall Saturday before Election Day. UVA goes on lockdown following false report of active shooter on Grounds November 3.

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Four people, including the alleged perpetrator, were injured in a November 1 shooting at 1147 River Rd., according to Charlottesville police. All are in stable condition after receiving aid from first responders.

Officers responded to reports of an active shooter at the location at approximately 12:43am. Based on a preliminary investigation, police believe that an altercation occurred at the private Halloween party, during which gunfire was exchanged between the suspect and another unidentified individual. At least two people were injured when shots were fired inside the building, and another wounded outside.

“The quick response and lifesaving measures taken by our officers undoubtedly saved lives tonight,” said CPD Chief Michael Kochis in a November 1 statement. “Their calm under pressure, use of tourniquets, and immediate medical intervention reflect the very best of who they are and the values of this department. I am incredibly proud of their actions and their commitment to protecting this community.”

Police believe the victims—a 44-year-old man, 44-year-old woman, and a 20-year-old man, all Charlottesville residents—knew the alleged shooter prior to the incident.

The suspect, 20-year-old Juan Gavin Castillo of Greene County, is in custody and faces charges including malicious wounding and discharging a firearm inside a building or dwelling.

Prior to this incident, Castillo was arrested on October 5 in Madison County on charges including receipt and concealment of a stolen firearm, driving without a license, and driving with a blood alcohol content between 0.02 and 0.08 while under 21 years old. He was released on his own recognizance.—Catie Ratliff

Hotel life

Holiday Inn on Emmet Street eyed for conversion to apartments

BY SEAN TUBBS

Since 1972, the Holiday Inn on Emmet Street has been a temporary home for people visiting the Charlottesville area and the University of Virginia.

In the near future, dozens of people may call the seven-story building their permanent home.

“The Palms Charlottesville conversion will feature approximately 190 apartments, primarily focused on small affordable units, but also including a mix of larger marketrate apartments,” said Jeff Gross, a principal with development firm Brick Lane. “The project will bring a unique Palm Springs, mid-century design to the conversion of the existing hotel.”

Brick Lane is based in Charleston, South Carolina. The company has filed a site plan with the City of Charlottesville to convert 170 hotel rooms into multifamily apartments.

Brick Lane is active in the mid-Atlantic region and has won awards for projects such as the conversion of a former helicopter factory in Washington, D.C., into 15 condominiums and the adaptive re-use of a bottling plant in Frederick, Maryland, into 86 luxury apartments.

Staff in the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development Services have confirmed that the conversion can take place with minimal permitting because residential use is allowed in the new Node Mixed Use 8 district. Brick Lane is under contract to purchase the property from Emmet Hotel LLC.

“The NX-8 district permits the proposed use of the Property as multi-family residential without the necessity of obtaining a conditional or special use permit, variance,

special exception or other authorization or approval,” reads an October 17 letter from zoning administrator Read Brodhead to attorneys working for Brick Lane.

Brodhead said anything added to the site, such as a proposed deck and pool, will need to be reviewed against the new code. The review is underway. The Planning Commission, acting as the city’s Entrance Corridor Review Board, will need to approve new signage.

Matt Alfele, the city’s development planning manager, said Brick Lane representatives promised at a pre-application meeting that all of the units would meet the city’s affordability guidelines.

Brick Lane’s website states that the company specializes in hospitality conversions, including the Flats at Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland, where a hotel built in 1986 was turned into 203 apartments in 2017.

The proposal is the latest to place residential units directly onto U.S. 29 or within close proximity. In July, the ECRB approved the design of a new 267-unit apartment building to be built on the site of the Hibachi Grill at 1185 Seminole Trl. A rezoning of an adjacent property in Albemarle County to allow for a 165-unit apartment building is on hold.

Further to the north at 1305 Seminole Trl., Woda Cooper Companies of Columbus, Ohio, wants to build 92 units that

would all meet the county’s definition of affordable. A nonprofit called SupportWorksLLC is building 80 units on the site of the now-demolished Red Carpet Inn. The Holiday Inn on Emmet Street is within the geographic scope of the Hydraulic Small Area Plan, a document approved in 2018 that suggests the area would be best suited for commercial use. This plan helped the community secure funds from the Virginia Department of Transportation for the conversion of the intersection of Hillsdale Drive and Hydraulic Road into a roundabout as well as a pedestrian bridge across U.S. 29 that will open on November 13. This will not be the first time a hotel has been converted to residential use. The Monticello Hotel in Court Square opened in 1925 and was converted to condominiums in 1973.

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Bonaventure’s Attain on Fifth is first project to seek affordability incentives in Albemarle BY SEAN TUBBS

Albemarle County has one of the highest median incomes in Virginia, with $125,800 for a family of four, which is an important statistic that makes the provision of affordable housing much more difficult.

In July 2021, the Board of Supervisors passed a new housing policy intended to encourage more units, but a program to help developers make the finances work was not adopted until a few years later.

“What staff has done over [the] years is really put the pieces in place that once this incentive was approved we could start moving forward,” said Stacy Pethia, Albemarle’s Chief of Housing.

The real estate firm Bonaventure is the first to try out the Rental Housing Incentive Program, which provides a grant based on a 15 percent property tax rebate if a developer makes 20 percent of the total units on a site affordable to households at 60 percent of the area median income or below.

Bonaventure purchased the former Cavalier Crossings apartment complex on Fifth Street in May 2024 with more units. The property was first developed as student housing with 144 units and a total of 660 parking spaces. Now Bonaventure hopes to expand the development. A public hearing on a rezoning was held on October 28.

“The applicant’s proposing for an additional 165 multifamily units on site, which would be dispersed between five new buildings,” said Syd Shoaf, a planner with Albemarle County. “There would be a maximum of 309 units for a gross density of 21 dwelling units per acre on the property.”

Shoaf said that under the terms of Albemarle’s incentive program, 62 units would need to be set aside as affordable for a 30-year period. Approval for the grant program comes from a different process than the rezoning.

As part of the redevelopment, several three- and fourbedroom units are going to be converted to multifamily units. Previously, tenants rented by the bedroom and there were 528 bedrooms available. “They’re converting all of those student suites that were three- and four-student suite bedroom units to twoand three-bedroom units,” said Valerie Long, an attorney with Williams Mullen repre-

senting Bonaventure. “Much more appropriate for families and non-students.”

Long said when the second phase is complete, there will be a total of 634 bedrooms.

The application for the incentive program has not yet been made, as two separate investment groups have to sign off on the financing. Some planning commissioners wanted to know what would happen if the grant application were not successful.

“The applicant obviously has to make certain that the commitment is financially viable,” Long said. “But it’s hard to know. So we’re hopeful that the grant program will work out so we can bring the full 20 percent to that blend.”

Staff had no concerns with the rezoning request and recommended approval.

At the public hearing, Michael Monaco, a representative from Livable Cville expressed the group’s support for the redevelopment. Monaco also acknowledged that Bonaventure’s restructure was disruptive for many tenants.

“We hope that this represents a chance to create more affordable housing in this spot and really make something positive out of the site where Cavalier Crossing was,” Monaco said.

Planning Commissioner Luis Carrazana encouraged Bonaventure to think bigger.

“I would definitely advocate for you to look at higher density and even more infill here,” Carrazana said. “It’s a perfect location for it.”

The Planning Commission recommended approval and the next stop is the Board of Supervisors. That public hearing has not yet been scheduled.

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The acciden

BY MATTHEW STOSS

tal visionary

The plan had been to move to the country, renovate an old house, and start gardening. So Marvin Moss bought land in Fluvanna County, restored the 1829 Palmyra manor Glen Burnie, and made plans to plant daffodils.

Moss had worked 36 straight years as an Army officer and a congressional staffer. The time seemed right to rusticate. He was 57.

“I found this place sort of by accident,” says Moss, sitting in a quiet room in the Fluvanna County Public Library, where his name is displayed commemoratively in at least two places. “I was, of course, reading The Washington Post every day, and I was living in Washington, and I was looking at the advertisements for country estates, and I found Glen Burnie, my place, advertised. And so, on March the 17th, 1991, I drove down here with [friends] and saw Glen Burnie all abloom with a whole field full of daffodils. I fell in love with the place. I saw it on Friday and put a contract on it on Sunday. The house had been abandoned for 18 years, but all of the historic structure inside was still in place.”

Moss spent four years restoring Glen Burnie to grandeur. He moved to Palmyra full-time in 1995. And yet…

“I’d lived such an active life that I realized almost immediately when I retired that I had to find a niche here to do something,” says Moss, now 88. “Because I would have been bored out of my skull. When I retired, I was 57—so still of vim and vigor.”

So he helped raise more than $3 million. Using expertise left over from his life on Capitol Hill, Moss, a former chief of staff to a U.S. senator, won dozens of grants over nearly 30 years through local nonprofits to pay for public works and programs, specifically the development of Pleasant Grove. It also helped Fluvanna absorb a Lake Monticello-led population surge. From 1990 to 2024, the county’s population grew from about 12,500 to more than 28,000.

Moss’ grants have funded a high school, a firehouse, parks, trails, beaches, uncommonly striking picnic shelters, historic

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Thirty years ago, Marvin Moss moved to Fluvanna to retire. Instead, he reshaped the county’s infrastructure, raised millions for public works, and left a legacy of civic beauty.

“Marvin is a curious, kind, thoughtful person who would look at something that might look name and the history of it. He might be humming a tune from Schubert. He might have a

renovations and restorations, conservation, museums, nonprofit organizations, one dignified stone bridge, and this geothermalpowered library. It has a neat little brick house off to one side that demonstrates to school kids how solar energy works.

A once and future candidate for Mr. AllTime Fluvanna County, Moss has chaired Fluvanna’s Board of Supervisors and served as president of several local nonprofit organizations, including the now-defunct Heritage Trail Foundation (it had served its purpose, Moss says), the Friends of Rural Preservation (which Moss also founded) and, until recently, the Fluvanna County Historical Society.

Citing age, Moss retired October 19 after 25 years leading the Historical Society. He’ll still be around, though. He’s a member of the board of directors and, now, president emeritus.

“I’m not sure that an awful lot of people realize how special so many of the things we have are,” says Mike Feazel, a longtime Fluvanna resident and journalist who moved to the county from Washington, D.C. He’s written about Moss in the Fluvanna Review. “A lot of them aren’t necessarily things that people who just drive randomly through the county notice. The courthouse is in downtown Palmyra, which nobody ever goes to. The bridge—well, you’re just zooming along at 50 miles an hour, and unless you stop and think and pay attention, you miss it. But it does make Fluvanna something special. … We’re sitting here with all these special things: that courthouse, the jail, the bridge, Pleasant Grove [Park]. I mean, good lord, the fact that that was practically disappearing and he made that into the Farm [Heritage] Museum.

“... Without him, none of this could’ve happened.”

Marvin Franklin Moss, he of the becalming mustache and a compulsive sense of civic obligation, is the sort of being you’d make if you gave a painter’s soul to a textbook. He plays at least 10 “invigorating” minutes of piano every morning, paints (though not as often as he used to), and thinks he would have ended up an architect if not for the Army.

“Loving literature, art, and music opens your mind to the humanist approach to life,” Moss says. “Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote about that. He said it’s that kind of immersion in the arts, literature, etc. that is the kind of broadening experience that brings you the ability to understand other human beings and become a humanist. I consider myself a humanist, which is difficult to define, but I think it’s a person who uses his or her experiences to experience other people. To put it simply.”

It’s a few days from fall, overcast, and the right time for a late lunch if you didn’t already eat. Behind the library, there’s a tree that’s turning orange at the tips like it’s trying to talk to Moses. The library is lively today, by library standards. Decorum and indoor voices still prevail, though someone seems to be reading aloud. You can’t hear them in the quiet room. It’s in a remote part of the library, where Moss is sitting at a table.

He grew up as a “Bud” in the 1940s in Hagerstown, Maryland, where his parents were civically predisposed. His father Benjamin Franklin Moss had stints as president of the Kiwanis and Elks club chapters, and his mother Louise was active with the local art museum and contributed to the local historical society. Then there was Uncle Marvin.

“I suppose my sense of curiosity is innate, although you have to remember my background is unusual,” Moss says. “My uncle graduated from West Point—my mother’s brother [Marvin Jacobs]. He stood in the top of his class at West Point. He was extremely successful in the [Army] Corps of Engineers, and he became essentially the lieutenant governor of the Panama Canal Zone while the United States still owned the Canal Zone, and he came to visit my mother and father, and my Uncle Marvin, for whom I’m named, said to my mother and father, why don’t you send me Bud and my brother Phil to Panama for the summer? And my mother and father, who had never been outside the United States, said, ‘Yes, we will do that.’”

The boys, ages 13 and 14, took a train alone to New York City.

“I will never forget walking through Pennsylvania Station, that enormous Beaux-Arts station built in 1910,” Moss says. “It was the largest, most magnificent train station in the world when it was built, and I can still picture arriving there and being so thrilled at seeing that building and how furious I was when they tore it down later.”

The villains did it in 1963 to make way for another Madison Square Garden. “My brother and I then took a cab from Pennsylvania Station to Pier 64 on the Hudson, got on the S.S. Panama with my aunt and her children—Uncle Marvin was already back in Panama—and sailed off to Panama.”

They stayed all summer.

“We saw the aircraft carrier Wasp go through the Miraflores locks,” Moss says.

like a weed to somebody and give you the extraordinary botanical book in his hand, certainly nonfiction.” JUDY MICKELSON

“[Uncle Marvin] took us on a tremendous trip across Gatun Lake and up the Chagres River to check on the rain gauges. Of course, the Panama Canal is completely dependent on the huge amount of rain that the isthmus gets, so we wound up in wooden dugout canoes being pulled by Panamanians going up the Chagres River. I was 13 years old. The world had opened up to me. I was

the only person in my high school who had ever done anything like that.”

In 1959, Moss graduated from West Point, too. The Army made him a paratrooper and shipped him to Germany where he “spent endless months on the Czech border, out into the woods of Bavaria, waiting for the Russkies to attack” and learned German. Then, Moss got a master’s degree in inter-

national relations from American University while studying in Rhodesia, learned Italian in Ethiopia, and fought with the 101st Air Mobile Division (now the 101st Airborne) in Vietnam.

Moss also spent a few weeks at the Pentagon briefing Robert McNamara. In his free time, though, Moss enjoyed protesting the Vietnam War.

“Senator Sarbanes’ staff was notable for several things,” Moss says. “One was the emphasis on the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, which is, for all Maryland citizens, sacrosanct. You know, ‘We love our crabs, we love our bay.’ And he became Mr. Chesapeake Bay. We had a staff, which I helped to hire, that was notable for its outreach to the 24 jurisdictions in Maryland: the 23 counties and the city of Baltimore. And what we did was begin to make those jurisdictions aware of federal grant programs that would benefit them, and we were doing that very aggressively.”

They also formed coalitions of counties and their historical societies, which Moss says were “very strong, but they had never, ever brought their citizens together to discuss what the citizens valued in their own communities. We discovered that the National Park Service had a program of grants to local communities to do exactly that: to plan their own cultural enrichment. And they were called heritage forums. And so we helped them apply for money, assisted them to get the grants.”

Moss brought those forums to Fluvanna, too. They were among the first grants he applied for when he moved.

“I think people respect him, understand [Moss],” says Judy Mickelson, a former Historical Society president and a longtime friend of Moss’. “He’s done so much work and given so much beauty to the county. … Marvin is a curious, kind, thoughtful person who would look at something that might look like a weed to somebody and give you the extraordinary botanical name and the history of it. He might be humming a tune from Schubert. He might have a book in his hand, certainly nonfiction.”

“I think he would’ve fired me [if he knew],” Moss says of America’s secretary of defense in the 1960s. “I felt it was my duty as a citizen to express my thoughts about something, knowing that there was a very good possibility of my eventually having to serve in Vietnam.”

“Probably the most important single skill for us,” Feazel says of Moss, “has been he knows how to maneuver the federal grants. He knows how to maneuver the state grant systems. These systems just don’t work for everybody, but he has always known how to do it, and part of that’s because that’s part of what he did when he was in Congress.”

Moss started on Capitol Hill in 1971. After retiring from the Army as a major, he went to work for U.S. Rep. Goodloe Byron, a Democrat who represented Moss’ home district: Maryland’s 6th. In 1977, Moss moved to the staff of U.S. Sen. Paul Sarbanes, another Maryland Democrat, and within six months became chief of staff.

Moss moved to Fluvanna full-time in 1995 after completing Glen Burnie’s resurrection. It now includes a small monastery, where Moss’ friends, the twin Eastern Orthodox monks Father Kyrill and Father Mefodii, have lived and helped plant daffodils since the mid-’90s. The daffodils now cover 10 acres, an increase of “30 or 40 times” Moss says.

The tall brick house is back in the trees from Route 15. The old road eases through downtown, where a Moss grant went to renovate the old jail, among other historic structures, and across the John H. Cocke Memorial Bridge. Named for a local magnate and UVA co-founder, the bridge was another Moss project. Then-Gov. Tim Kaine dedicated the bridge in 2007. Walkable and garnished with stone, it crosses the James River and won plaudits from VDOT.

About five miles away, the Fluvanna County Public Library and the sheriff’s office are neighbors at the end of a wraparound and a lane of crepe myrtles. It’s across the road from Grace and Glory Lutheran Church and it’s all in the thousand acres of a long-gone estate called Pleasant Grove.

“In 1994, Fluvanna County bought this thousand acres, it was like a canvas to me, and I was going to paint on it,” Moss says, “and that’s what I did.”

UVA MUSIC EVENTS

Date/Time/Place

Friday 11/7, 3:30pm 107 Old Cabell Hall

Friday 11/7, 6:30pm Carr’s Hill Field

Friday, 11/7, 8pm WTJU Offbeat Roadhouse

Friday, 11/7, 8pm Old Cabell Hall

11/10 - 11/14

Contemplative Sciences Center, Studio 4B

Tuesday, 11/11, 8pm Old Cabell Hall

Wednesday, 11/12, 8pm Visible Records

Saturday, 11/15, 3:30pm Old Cabell Hall

Saturday, 11/15, 7:30pm Old Cabell Hall

Sunday, 11/16, 3:30pm MLK Performing Arts Center

Event (* Denotes free events)

Warren Wolf Masterclass * with UVA Jazz Students

Cavalier Marching Band * Open Rehearsal: Heroes Appreciation

Warren Wolf & Sharel Cassity * Featuring UVA Jazz Combo Students

Choral Showcase: U Singers, Chamber Singers, Glee Club & Women’s Chorus

TechnoSonics (TSX XXVI) * Contemplative Listening & Sonic Immersion

TechnoSonics (TSX XXVI) * Performance 1

TechnoSonics (TSX XXVI) * Performance 2

String Chamber Ensembles *

Charlottesville Symphony #2: w/ University Singers: Dvořák Mass

Charlottesville Symphony #2: w/ University Singers: Dvořák Mass

All artists, programs and venues are subject to change. Office: 434.924.3052; music@virginia.edu; https://music.virginia.edu Box Office: 434.924.3376, artsboxoffice.virginia.edu

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FRIDAY 11/7 & SATURDAY 11/8

ALL YOUR FAVORITE SONGS

Dawes celebrates a decade of dedication with two All Your Favorite Bands 10th Anniversary Shows, performing the record in its entirety along with other tunes each night. Band-leading brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith say hardcore fans know why Dawes chose to play the anniversary shows in Charlottesville—our city is name-dropped in the opening lines of the album’s title track. If the L.A.-based folk rockers happen to be one of your favorite bands, you are indeed lucky it’s (mostly) stayed together. $57, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com

CULTURE TO-DO LIST

WEDNESDAY 11/5 THROUGH SATURDAY 11/8

SCREEN PLAY

Satire, spectacle, and environmental consciousness collide in Bess Wohl’s Continuity, a dark and hilarious “play in six takes” directed by UVA faculty member Doug Grissom. The narrative centers on the making of a blockbuster—but artsy—action movie in the New Mexico desert. As the film’s exhausted cast and crew race to finish production, personalities clash, artistic vision wrestles against industry logistics, and the role of storytelling in a world facing environmental crisis is tested. $10–16, 8pm. Helms Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. drama.virginia.edu

Wednesday 11/5

music

Official Disco Biscuits After-Party. XOAP gets it going with infectious grooves, then DJ Brownie continues the party with a trippy, hypnotic set. Free, 9pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com

Open Mic Night. Mic check to all musicians, poets, and everyone in between. All ages welcome. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St.

The Disco Biscuits. A band of transformation and invention bridges the gap between electronic dance music and jam rock. $57, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com

dance

Weekly Swing Dance. Beginner-friendly swing dance lessons teaching the Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, and blues. No partner needed. Stay for social dancing after the class. $10, 7pm. The Front Porch , 221 E. Water St. frontporchcville.com stage

Continuity. A dark but hilarious “play in six takes” interrogates the role of storytelling in a world on the brink of an actual environmental crisis. $10–16, 8pm. Helms Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. drama. virginia.edu

The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Shakespeare at his most playful, where friendship tangles with romance and characters stumble through the beautiful, messy chaos of growing up. $35–70, 7:30pm. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. americanshakespearecenter.com

classes

Paint & Sip. Paint wine bottles for the holidays that you can take home and display on your holiday table. Reservations required. Free, 5:30pm. Bottle House, 608 W. Main St. bottlehouse.net

Zines Now! Workshop: Handmade Zine Covers. Print colorful hand-made covers for your zines or homemade books on the BookBeetle Press with printmaker Josef Beery. Registration required. Free, 10am. Scholars’ Lab Common Room, Shannon Library, 160 McCormick Rd. cal.lib.virginia.edu etc.

Bent Theatre Improv. A hilarious evening of improv comedy where you make the show by suggesting scenes for the players to act out. Free, 7pm. Decipher Brewing, 1740 Broadway St. benttheatre comedy.com

Bingo Night. Four rounds of family-friendly play, with prizes after each round. Free, 6pm. Firefly, 1304 E. Market St. fireflycville.com

Dürty Karaoke. Dive bar karaoke for your hump days. Free, 8:30pm. Dürty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. durtynellyscharlottesville.com

Thursday 11/6

music

Berto and Vincent. A night of wild flamenco rumba and Latin guitar. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com Brookhouse. Rock, Latin jazz, funk, and Americana mixed together in a celebration of the American melting pot. Free, 8pm. Dürty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. durtynellyscharlottesville.com

Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast. A powerhouse soul-rock band from Asheville, North Carolina. With RVA’s Deau Eyes. Free, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

Haywood Giles. Sax player serves saucy serenades for every season. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmand winery.com

Home Free: The Jukebox Tour. All-vocal country music entertainers offer Nashville-flavored pop, country classics, stunning a cappella arrangements, and a whole lot of personality. $48–69, 7:30pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

Travis Elliott. Originals and covers with thoughtful takes on classic and contemporary songs. Free, 10pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com

stage

Continuity See listing for Wednesday, November 5. $10–16, 8pm. Helms Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. drama.virginia.edu

Romeo & Juliet Shakespeare’s most iconic story of young love—reckless, tender, and all-consuming. $35–70, 7:30pm. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. americanshakespearecenter.com

words

Rea Visiting Writer Kathryn Scanlan. Fiction reading by the American Academy of Arts and Letters awardee for exceptional accomplishment in literature. Free, 5pm. Newcomb Hall Commonwealth Room, 180 McCormick Rd. virginia.edu

classes

Mini Paint & Sip. Keeping it fun and manageable by painting adorable 4x6-inch mini masterpieces. $40, 6:30pm. Pikasso Swig Craft Bar, 333 Second St. SE. pikassoswig.com

etc.

Brewery Puzzle Hunt. An escape room meets a pub crawl. Visit the Preston Avenue breweries, crack codes, unravel riddles, and sample Charlottesville’s best brews. Players get $1-off pints at each brewery. $15, noon. Starr Hill Brewery, Dairy Market. puzzledbee.com

Comedy Afton. Stand-up comedy featuring Dan Frigolette, a seasoned comedian with extensive credits across television, film, and international stages. $20–40, 7pm. Hazy Mountain Vineyard & Brewery, 240 Hazy Mountain Ln., Afton. commad productions.simpletix.com

Vineyard Puzzle Hunt. Like an escape room but at a winery. Crack codes and unravel riddles while sampling Charlottesville’s best wine, beer, and cider. Play when you want and go at your own pace. $15, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. puzzledbee.com

VR Experience: Collisions. Martu elder and artist Nyarri Nyarri Morgan worked with the artist Lynette Wallworth to share his story of witnessing the British atomic testing at Maralinga in Australia’s Western Desert. Free, 10am–5pm. The Edgar Shannon Library, 160 McCormick Rd. library.virginia.edu

Friday 11/7

music

Angelica X. The music of Will Evans and Angelica X exists stylistically somewhere in the space between avant-garde jazz (BAM) and indie rock. $10, 7pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesvillemarket.com

Carol Creek Bluegrass Band. Local guys who have been picking together for a few years now. Free, 5pm. Bottle House, 608 W. Main St. bottlehouse.net

Cavalier Marching Band Open Rehearsal. Bring a picnic and a blanket and watch the band as it prepares for its “Heroes Appreciation” halftime show. Free, 6:30pm. Carr’s Hill Field. music. virginia.edu

Chickenhead Blues Band. Charlottesville’s premier boogie-woogie, beat, rhythm and blues dance band. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. Dawes: All Your Favorite Bands 10th Anniversary Show. Performing the record in its entirety, along with many other tunes. $57, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com

Family Weekend Choral Showcase. The University Singers, UVA Chamber Singers, Virginia Glee Club, and Virginia Women’s Chorus perform a lively and varied program. $5–15, 8pm. Old Cabell Hall. music.virginia.edu

Lora Kelley. An album release party celebrating the North Garden-based musician’s latest record exploring themes of healing, grief, motherhood, faith, and personal transformation. $23, 7pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

Mark Cogrove & Good Medicine. Distinctive and creative flatpicking. $30, 8pm. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St. frontporchcville.com

Songwriter’s Appreciation Night: Debut. Calling all singers, songwriters, and performers from the local area to share their talent. Hosted by Nicole Giordano. Free, 6pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarle ciderworks.com

The Currys. A musical smorgasbord of rock, Americana, folk, and country. Free, 6pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com

The Hackens Boys. Alt-country, red dirt, and roots rock. With Mike Burris Band. Free, 7pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. prnbrewery.com

The Pollacks. Hot sauce slinging good-time hometown boys. Free, 8pm. Dürty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. durtynellyscharlottesville.com

WTJU’s Offbeat Roadhouse: Warren Wolf. Internationally touring multi-instrumentalist Wolf performs with students from the UVA Jazz Combos. Free, 8pm. The Stage at WTJU, 2244 Ivy Rd. wtju.net

stage

Continuity. See listing for Wednesday, November 5. $10–16, 8pm. Helms Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. drama.virginia.edu

The Pirate Ballad of Bonny and Read An overtly theatrical, sea-shanty-fueled world premiere about rewriting the rules, claiming your voice, and choosing your own way forward. $35–70, 7:30pm. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. americanshakespearecenter.com

Three Fairy Tales. Star Theater presents a staged reading adapted from the Tales of Mother Goose by the French author Charles Perrault, for audiences old and young. Free, 7pm. The Looking Glass, 522 Second St. SE, Ste. D. ixartpark.org

words

Friday Night Writes. An open mic for emerging musicians and writers to perform their unpublished music, poetry, and short stories. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. newdominionbookshop.com

Symposium: Nuclear Colonialism and the Art of Resistance. As a new generation of scholars map the scope and outcomes of nuclear colonialism, Indigenous activists have increasingly turned to the arts. Free, 12:30pm. Harrison Auditorium of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, 170 McCormick Rd. kluge-ruhe.org

etc.

Ancestral Clouds, Ancestral Claims: A Film Screening and Q&A. The latest installation of Arjuna Neuman and Denise Ferreira da Silva’s Elemental Cinema series follows the wind across oceans and rivers toward Chile’s Atacama Desert. Free, 7:30pm. Irving Theater at the CODE Building, 225 W. Water St. dtdlab.virginia.edu

Bent Theatre Improv Parody: The Nightmare Before Christmas. A parody production of Tim Burton’s animated classic. $10, 7pm. Four County Players, 5256 Governor Barbour St., Barboursville. fourcp.org

Big Blue Door’s First Friday Improv. Host team On Air creates improvised radio shows on audiencesuggested subjects, and special guests Big Head Fight creates improvised events and spins out to follow the characters before and after. $10, 7pm. McGuffey Art Center, 201 Second St. NW. bigbluedoor.org

Brewery Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, November 6. $15, noon. Starr Hill Brewery, Dairy Market. puzzledbee.com

Living Art: The Fralin Museum of Art’s 90th Anniversary Soirée. Enjoy exquisite fare alongside immersive entertainment within a contemporary artist-designed installation that transforms the venue into a living work of art. $50–250, 8–11pm. Merrie Mill Farm & Vineyard, 594 Merrie Mill Farm, Keswick. uvafralinartmuseum.virginia.edu

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

Vineyard Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, November 6. $15, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. puzzledbee.com

VR Experience: Collisions. See listing for Thursday, November 6. Free, 10am–5pm. The Edgar Shannon Library, 160 McCormick Rd. library.virginia.edu

Saturday 11/8

music

Dawes: All Your Favorite Bands 10th Anniversary Show. See listing for Friday, November 7. $57, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com

Echo Chamber: EDM + Open Deck Night. DJs of all levels can jump in and make some noise. Then the night locks in with headliners Brielle, EDM.D, and PURG3. Ages 21+. $16, 9pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com

Eyes Of Silver: A Tribute To The Doobie Brothers. Honoring one of the most popular pop-rock bands of the ’70s. Free, 7pm. Pro Re Nata, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. prnbrewery.com

Jelly Street Jazz. At the crossroads of low-down dirty blues, straight-ahead ballads, and hard-swinging jazz, each performance is a smokin’ hot trip. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com

Josh Davidson. Shenandoah Valley-local plays a mix of country, folk rock, Americana, and more. Free, noon. Keswick Vineyards, 1575 Keswick Winery Dr., Keswick. keswickvineyards.com

Josh Mayo and The House Sauce. One of Charlottesville’s finest rockers plays with his band. Free, 9:30pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com

LockJaw. Four-piece blues rock band covering primarily ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s classic rock, plus some classic R&B and country for variety. Free, 5pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd, Free Union. glasshousewinery.com

Mother Greenstone. Soulful rock rooted in blues, jam, and classic rock traditions. Free, 5:30pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potters craftcider.com

THE WORKS CULTURE

Making magic

Acclaimed artist Wolfgang Buttress designs a community treasure

BY SARAH SARGENT

Known for his large-scale immersive installations that incorporate sculpture and technology to explore environmental themes, British artist Wolfgang Buttress’ reputation was established with 2015’s “The Hive,” a bee-centric work that won 27 awards and is now permanently installed at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London.

Thanks to a generous gift to University of Virginia’s new Contemplative Sciences Center, Charlottesville is also home to work by the internationally acclaimed artist.

Made by Cary Brown in honor of the late gallerist Lyn Bolen Warren, the gift gives us the rare distinction of having one of Buttress’ glorious multi-sensory installations in our midst. Brown, who’d seen “The Hive” in England, didn’t just fund the piece, she also worked closely with Buttress and former CSC executive director David Germano to realize it.

Complementing the center’s installation, Les Yeux du Monde gallery (founded by Bolen Warren and now led by her daughter Hagan Tampellini) currently features “ninfeo (explorations, studies, and responses),” an exhibition of drawings, paintings, and laseretched glass on view through November 16.

For symbolic and practical reasons, “ninfeo,” a rectangular chamber with walls comprising 3,320 glass blocks, sits at the very heart of the Contemplative Sciences building. Laser-etched with delicate studies of water lilies, the installation is a response to Dell Pond. Buttress focused on the pond because he wanted to incorporate nature into the commission, and saw the possibility of creating something that was constantly changing by tapping into the rich ecosystem he found there.

Being in “ninfeo” is transporting. The blocks, illuminated with blue and green light, elegantly convey the aqueous environment of water. The way they change hue from top to bottom, mimics the effect of descending into watery depths, and the pulsing light, washing across the surface, recalls reflections bouncing off water, or shafts of sunlight piercing through it.

Sensors and an infrared camera situated in Dell Pond produce a live 24-hour data feed that captures the movement of water, and aquatic animals and plants. Inside “ninfeo,” that information is transformed into both sound and light.

A score in the key of C—the same key the Earth resonates in—created by Buttress’ musical group, the Karman Line Collective, incorporates live sounds into a constantly

changing soundscape that plays while flickering light moves across the piece.

There are also sensors in the piece that respond to visitors moving within the “ninfeo” space, and subwoofers under a bench that allow sitters to feel the piece through sound vibrations. All these elements promote a dialogue between the viewer and the living, breathing, natural world. The effects seem magical, and more so when you realize they’re being created by activity occurring in the pond 200 yards away.

In ancient Greece and Rome, a ninfeo was a sacred space, like a grotto or fountain, dedicated to water nymphs. Water lilies take their scientific name, nymphaea, from these female sprites. The term also conjures Claude Monet’s series of water lily paintings, “Nymphéas.” His monumental versions (of which there are 40) provide a similar experience to “ninfeo.” In each case, the artist promotes an intense communion with a lily pond and the cosmos contained therein, prompting the viewer to slow down and reflect on something never really considered before.

After visiting “ninfeo” it’s a revelation to see Buttress’ work at LYDM. The ethereal drawings and paintings on view here present an equally powerful approach to the contemplation of nature experienced in the sleek, multimedia, glass installation at UVA.

The pieces at LYDM relate to the installation, but with the exception of four lyrical drawings in the back room, which were part of the preliminary design process, all the other work was created by Buttress in response to “ninfeo.”

On entering, the gallery is filled with a sense of serenity, thanks to the soothing slate blue-gray palette Buttress favors for his paintings. “Nymphaea (i)” features a peachy undercoat that delivers bursts of light and interest where it peeks through the other layers of medium. These layers add atmosphere, movement, and texture to the piece, which features a series of ghostly lily pads. We can make out three large ones with trailing stems in the foreground and several more fading into the background.

“Traces,” a monumental grid of 75 drawings, each with the same dimensions as the “ninfeo” glass cubes, presents different states of presence. The works in the top row seem vaporous and elusive. Moving down the rows you encounter more substance and weight, admiring Buttress’ gesture, and his ability to evoke effects like light and volume and his sense of balance.

It seems that what Buttress is really after is a representation of the divine—a transcendent state of enlightenment made accessible through the contemplation of nature. For it is proximity to nature that awakens the senses, soothes and restores both mind and body, and encourages a deeper, more profound contemplative experience.

As LYDM celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, it’s fitting to herald the milestone with an ambitious show featuring a celebrated international artist. Bolen Warren, the gallery’s founder, was not here to see it, but her presence continues to exert its influence. We see it in the quality of the work, the spiritual content of the show, and in “ninfeo” itself, given in Warren’s honor.

CULTURE EXTRA

Recipes revealed

I

made the City Market Cookbook’s banana pudding tiramisu and you should too

BY SARAH GOLIBART GORMAN

Editor Becky Calvert describes the tiramisu banana pudding recipe in City Market Cookbook as “Southern Grandma meets an Italian Nonna.” Fresh chevre from Caromont Farm replaces mascarpone for a tangy take on the classic dessert. The cookbook is full of recipes like this, unexpected versions of familiar foods. Take l’etoile catering’s pumpkin and Virginia peanut bisque or the market’s own recipe for apple-pie jam.

Calvert spent a year collecting recipes straight from the vendors’ kitchens to give readers a taste of the seasons. “In putting the City Market Cookbook together, I approached it as a community cookbook,” says Calvert. “I want it to reflect the community.” And who better to demonstrate ways to utilize produce than farmers’ market vendors, familiar with the ebbs and flows of seasonal availability.

Daniel Perry of Jam According to Daniel, a City Market vendor since 2008, contributed two recipes. Generously, his proprietary jam recipe, which differs from traditional jam recipes in two ways. First, you will not see pectin on his ingredient list. Perry prefers to cook the jam down, reducing water content to get the desired texture and concentrated fruit flavor he’s known for. Second, because of his process, he adds less sugar. Typical jam recipes call for 1:1 ratio of sugar to fruit.

Perry uses a 4:1 ratio, relying instead on the natural sweetness of the fruit.

Perry also included his jam curd recipe, first tested in the wedding cake celebrating his union with Rachel Perry of Fairweather Farm. Perry’s jam flavors change with the seasons, and once they’re gone, they’re gone. “You’re participating in a natural system that has limitations and boundaries,” says Perry. “And I think that’s part of what people are looking for in the farmers market and in life in general.” At the market, we can release ourselves to natural cycles that are out of our control, relying on the knowledge of our community to help us decide what’s for dinner this week, forgoing things like out-of-season asparagus for fresh-picked kabocha squash.

There are many varieties of squashes and more at F.J. Medina and Sons Farm. Francisco Medina and his family have cornered the market, literally. Their booth is situated at the corner of Water and Second streets, and it’s overflowing with farm-fresh bounty.

A City Market vendor since age 16, Medina took over his father’s business that landed in Montross, Virginia, after years of migrant farming up and down the East Coast. “I’ve been here a long time and consider a lot of my customers friends and family,” says Medina. And in that spirit, he offers four family recipes in the City Market Cookbook: stuffed round zucchini, a shoulder season staple; not-stuffed poblanos, his variation on chiles rellenos; fire-roasted salsa; and Frankie’s ceviche, delightfully spiced with his serrano peppers.

Beyond her tiramisu banana pudding recipe, Gail Hobbs-Page, the farmer and cheesemaker behind Caromont Farm, provides two more ways to savor chevre: goat cheese ice cream and chevre hazelnut brownies. With these recipes, Hobbs-Page wanted to provide an alternative to more conventional savory ways to enjoy goat cheese. But her cheese stands strong on its own as well, a product of her holistic farmstead dairy system where, since 2007, the goats are raised on the same land where the cheese is made. Hobbs-Page enjoys the proximity because it allows her to be in tune with her animals and the milk they produce. “The milk tells me what to do, not the other way around,” she says.

11/8

Patrick Coman. Musical comeback from a local podcaster, backed by C’ville superstars. Free, 8pm. Dürty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. durtynellys charlottesville.com

Ron Gentry. A variety of music influenced by the sounds of Motown and classic rock. Free, 2pm. DuCard Vineyards, 40 Gibson Hollow Ln., Etlan. ducard vineyards.com

The Near Passerines. Masters of musical time travel blend genres from ’50s classics to today’s chart-toppers for a show that’s always fresh. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com dance

Charlottesville Ballet: Salute. An afternoon of honor, remembrance, and dance in a tribute to veterans featuring timeless works and powerful new creations. Free, 3pm. Piedmont Virginia Community College, V. Earl Dickinson Building, 501 College Dr. charlottesvilleballet.org stage

Continuity See listing for Wednesday, November 5. $10–16, 8pm. Helms Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. drama.virginia.edu

The Pirate Ballad of Bonny and Read See listing for Friday, November 7. $35–70, 7:30pm. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. americanshakespearecenter.com

The Two Gentlemen of Verona See listing for Wednesday, November 5. $35–70, 2pm. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. americanshakespearecenter.com

words

Author Event: Miranda Mellis. Mellis reads from her new novel, Crocosmia. A conversation with writer Brian Teare follows. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

classes

Beginning and Intermediate Gelli Printmaking. Use a gelli plate to create custom paper designs for display, collage, or scrapbooking and card-making. Ages 16+. $30, 10am. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com

Mending Workshop: Seams and Hems. Learn basic techniques for repairing seams and hems in clothing. Participants are encouraged to bring in their own articles of clothing in need of repair. Ages 15+. $20, 1pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com

Miniature Hoop Embroidery. Learn basic embroidery stitches and leave with a finished magnet, ornament, or wall hanging. Beginner and intermediate friendly. Ages 13+. $30, 3:30pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com

Upcycled Journal Making and Beginning Book Binding. Put together a journal using up-cycled items such as fabric, paper, cardboard, and string in this introduction to the art of bookbinding. Ages 12+. $45, 3pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com etc.

Black Barbers of Charlottesville Tour. A walking tour looks at the City of Charlottesville through the history of its Black barbers, focusing on stories from the late-19th and early-20th centuries. $5–20, noon. Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, 200 Second St. NE. albemarlehistory.org

Brewery Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, November 6. $15, noon. Starr Hill Brewery, Dairy Market. puzzledbee.com

Court Square: Where Charlottesville Began Tour. Walking tour explores the history of the region from the Monacan Nation to its modern history and the removal of four controversial monuments. $5–20, 10am. Albemarle County Courthouse, 501 E. Jefferson St. albemarlehistory.org

Cute Kitten Video (Please Watch) Filmed and produced in Charlottesville, this cult film is an un-

TUESDAY 11/11

SONGWRITING STORYTELLERS

Two Grammy Award winners reunite for an evening of unforgettable music during Marc Cohn & Shawn Colvin: Together Onstage. Sharing songs, stories, and the spotlight, Cohn and Colvin bring a performance steeped in American music history that feels both reverent and timely as they tap into universal feelings of love, hope, faith, joy, and heartbreak through their vital and evocative voices. $47–90, 7:30pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

orthodox comedy movie with a jokes-first ethos. $13–15, 7pm. Light House Studio: Vinegar Hill Theatre, 220 W. Market St. lighthousestudio.org

Historic Downtown Mall Tour. A casual eightblock walk exploring local history around Charlottesville’s historic pedestrian Downtown Mall. $5–20, 11am. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. albemarlehistory.org

Met Live in HD: La Bohème With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is heartbreaking. $27–32, 1pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

Queeraoke. Everyone is welcome to join the fun and sing their heart out. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St.

Storytime. Featuring readings from recent storybooks and the classics kids know and love. Rain or shine. All ages welcome. Free, 11am. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. newdominionbookshop.com

Vineyard Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, November 6. $15, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. puzzledbee.com

Sunday 11/9

music

Beleza Duo. An evening of funkalicious samba soul—music that moves you from the inside out, with Madeline Holly-Sales on vocals and keys and Berto Sales on guitar, voice, and loops. Free, 1pm. Southwest Mountain Vineyard, 2300 Whipper In Ln., Keswick. smvwines.com

Gina Sobel. A natural improviser and accomplished on multiple instruments, Sobel unites elements of funk, jazz, and American folk into a fresh and compelling sound. Free, 2pm. DuCard Vineyards, 40 Gibson Hollow Ln., Etlan. ducardvineyards.com

Gold Top County Ramblers. Carving out its own mountain sound based in roots music, rock, and blues. Free, 2pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com

Patrick & Aaron Olwell and Friends. An energetic and eclectic Irish music jam. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com

Second Sunday Bluegrass Jam. Musicians gather in a circle to jam and the audience watches from the perimeter. Show up with instruments if you got ’em, otherwise just show up. Free, 2pm. Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesvillemarket.com

Trampled by Turtles. Venerated bluegrass-influenced folk band from Duluth, Minnesota. With Wild Horses. $140, 7:30pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com

Twen. A distinct blend of shoegaze, indie rock, and post-punk influences. $23, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com stage

Romeo & Juliet. See listing for Thursday, November 6. $35–70, 2pm. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. americanshakespearecenter.com

classes

Holiday Tree Napkins. Make two fabric napkins for the holiday season. All ages welcome; ability to operate a sewing machine required. $25, 1pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com

Learn to Knit. Learn the basics of knitting, no experience needed. Leave with a pair of knitting needles, the beginning of a scarf, and enough yarn to finish it. Ages 12+. $25, 3:30pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com

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Passion concepts

Kathryn Scanlan discusses the uncanny in real life

BY SARAH LAWSON

Known for her honed and exacting prose, Kathryn Scanlan is a writer of essays and novels, including Aug 9—Fog, The Dominant Animal, and Kick the Latch

From her tightly constructed short stories to novels informed by real-life stories and research, Scanlan is intensely dedicated to form and craft.

In her “Notes on Craft,” published in Granta, Scanlan wrote: “In an object can be found meaning, pleasure and mystery, if one can see it unencumbered by ideas of how it is supposed to look. The task is to describe a thing as if to an alien, or as if one is an alien herself.” Reading her fiction is to understand precisely this alienness and to be pulled into the uncanny microcosms Scanlan crafts, word by word, and edit by edit.

One of her microcosms is the world of horse racing, brought to life in Kick the Latch, a short novel of interludes told by Sonia, a character based on a real person who participated in interviews with the author to form the backbone of the novel. The resulting book is more than just a transcript of conversations, though: It is a meticulously shaped distillation of an entire life. Toward the end of the novel, the fictional Sonia reflects, “When I tell Jerry stories about the racetrack he doesn’t say much. It’s hard for people who haven’t been there to understand. There’s a particular language you pick up on the track. I’d come home for the holidays and try to talk to my family, but nothing I said made sense to them. What? they’d say. Huh? What do you mean?” The reader experiences no such confusion about the racetrack, however, as Scanlan searingly recreates that world through episodic stories she crafts from Sonia’s real-life experience. Emotionally gutting in moments, the novel is a joyful and moving examination of one woman and the ways her passion shaped her.

tion. She is also currently the Rea Visiting Writer in the University of Virginia’s creative writing program. In advance of her upcoming reading at UVA, she discussed her work.

C-VILLE: Often making use of the documentary form as a jumping-off point, your fiction takes very specific and responsive forms depending on the source material you’re working with, whether a found diary that informed Aug 9—Fog, the series of interviews that led to Kick the Latch, or other conversations and material influences you’ve described for some of the stories in The Dominant Animal. What drew you to this type of research and connection to real life?

Kathyrn Scanlan: I think “real life” examined closely is more uncanny and rich and moving than most anything I could invent—though I do invent things, too.

Kick the Latch is a standout, but Scanlan is no stranger to accolades for her work. She has received a Pushcart Prize, Iowa Review Award, Gordon Burn Prize, Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction, Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and fellowships from MacDowell and the Jan Michalski Founda-

You studied painting and creative writing and have elsewhere discussed the similarity between your writing and that of visual art techniques like collage. How does your relationship to the visual inform your relationship to writing?

I render images and arrange them into compositions where meaning (I hope)—as with painting or other plastic art—is suggested or invited but ultimately elusive. For Aug 9—Fog and Kick the Latch, the influence of conceptual art is more present—the conceptualization of these specific projects.

You grew up in Iowa but have since moved to Los Angeles. How do you feel place influences your work, past and present?

I work in a close way on something observed—I take a lot of notes—so any place where I’ve spent time is likely to show up in the writing, although Iowa’s imprint is deeper than anywhere else’s.

Animals also play a large role in your fiction and you’ve described growing up around lots of animals. What’s your current relationship to animals in your work and your life?

I look for animals and watch them and think about them, and as a result they show up in my work. A lot of the pleasure I get in a daily way comes from encounters with animals.

Among other recognition, you received the 2024 Windham-Campbell Prize and are a writer in residence in Chemnitz, the European Capital of Culture 2025. How have accolades like these impacted you and your work?

Financial support is the obvious impact: they let me live and write. Recognition opens the possibility for better options and opportunities. The attention of accolades is less comfortable and not something to set store on, since it’s all chance and luck.

How do you hold space for writing in your daily life?

At this point I think writing and daily life are inseparable—they are the same thing. I work at my desk and put words on paper or laptop but I am also writing when I eat breakfast or wash dishes or buy groceries or walk or spend time with people.

What are you working on currently?

I’m working on a few things, including a second story collection, a book about sound, and a book about driving.

FEEDBACK CULTURE

Turn Your Garbage to Gold: An Outdoor Workshop on Composting. Showcasing a range of techniques for turning household waste into the ideal soil amendment for the yard and garden. Free, 1:30pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1118 Preston Ave. piedmontmastergardeners.org

etc.

Brewery Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, November 6. $15, noon. Starr Hill Brewery, Dairy Market. puzzledbee.com

Music Bingo. Listen to your favorite music, match the songs to the titles on your music bingo cards, and win great prizes. Free, 2pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com

Vineyard Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, November 6. $15, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. puzzledbee.com

Monday 11/10

etc.

Game On. Play Nintendo Switch games, make friends, and have fun. All ages welcome. Registration optional. Free, 5pm. Central Library, 201 E. Market St. jmrl.org

Tuesday 11/11 music

Marc Cohn & Shawn Colvin Together Onstage. Two Grammy award-winners reunite for an evening of music. $47–90, 7:30pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

SWOLL. Electronic rockers from Baltimore. Free, 7pm. Dürty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. durtynellyscharlottesville.com

TechnoSonics Festival 2025. Featuring electronic music and intermedia art by CCT faculty, staff, and graduate students, as well as guest artists. Free, 8pm. Old Cabell Hall. music.virginia.edu

Tuesday Jazz with Jeff Massanari. A cast of great players joins the jazz guitar virtuoso. Free, 7:30pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com

Vincent Zorn. Lively flamenco rumba with a unique percussive technique that incorporates a diverse range of strumming styles, rhythms, and taps. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 201 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com

Will Anderson. An acoustic performance and poetry reading. $25–77, 7pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com classes

Zines Now! Workshop: Zines for Change. Create your own zine that inspires or informs in a class centered on zines as advocacy tools. Registration required. Free, 5:30pm. Scholars’ Lab Common Room, Shannon Library, 160 McCormick Rd. cal.lib.virginia.edu etc.

Bingo. Five rounds of the brew-tiful game. $20, 6pm. Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery - Charlottesville, 520 Second St. SE. threenotchdbrewing.com

Geeks Who Drink Trivia. Good trivia, good times. Teams of two to six people compete to win prizes like gift certificates and pint glasses, plus bragging rights. Free, 7pm. Firefly, 1304 E. Market St. fireflycville.com

The Run Club. Do a 5K run, then drink beer. $1-off pints for runners. Free, 6pm. Decipher Brewing, 1740 Broadway St. Veterans Day at Highland. A day of learning and exploration in honor of military veterans. $13–17, 9:30am. James Monroe’s Highland, 2050 James Monroe Pkwy. highland.org

Jazz standards

Sharel Cassity brings new harmony to UVA performance

BY DAVE CANTOR

Sharel Cassity says she knows at least 500 jazz tunes.

Decades of experience performing across the globe brought her to that place. And it’s likely among the reasons she now leads jazz performance in the University of Virginia’s music department.

“I do think any reputable musician should know as many harmonies as possible,” says Cassity while discussing jazz education. “[They] should know about rhythm … and know at least 200 standards.”

Cassity succeeded trumpeter John D’earth—an outsize figure in Charlottesville music history, who retired from the post in January—and the two have played together since the saxophonist arrived in town several months back.

“I’d like to create an environment for students who maybe don’t want to go to a conservatory, maybe don’t want to major in jazz, but are great players and love to play,” Cassity says. “They’re here to get a degree in something else that can help them in life— engineering or medicine. And when they leave, they have a choice to either pursue music … or they can use music as a hobby.”

Cassity’s own training started during childhood, while growing up in Oklahoma with a musician father who had her playing gigs before she was a teenager. After graduating from The New School and Juilliard in New York City, the saxophonist began working in notable big bands, eventually joining The DIVA Jazz Orchestra.

Prior to arriving at UVA, she taught in Qatar and Chicago, and referred to education gigs as the new version of record deals for jazz players.

“It’s the way that musicians are able to pass on this music and to maintain a normal kind of lifestyle and career,” she says.

Cassity’s new position—as well as earlier appointments of percussionist JoVia Armstrong and flutist Nicole Mitchell to the Composition and Computer Technologies program—marks a change in personnel and perspectives on music at UVA.

“Not only do we all have the Chicago roots and connection, but our work together holistically represents a lot of different aspects of jazz and styles of jazz,” says Mitchell, describing a landscape that includes big band, bebop, and more experimental avenues of expression. “It really expands the offerings for students in a way that I think is unique to a lot of universities.”

Like Mitchell, Cassity has established herself as a respected composer and bandleader, touring regularly and engaging some of the genre’s best-known players on the road and in the studio.

Earlier this year, Sunnyside Records released Gratitude, an album where the saxophonist’s joined by bassist Christian McBride, drummer Lewis Nash, and pianist Cyrus Chestnut, among others. It’s a sturdy traditional jazz record, comprising original compositions that mark the bandleader’s continued growth. But it’s also a thank-you note.

“The whole album sort of stems from me being grateful for so many people helping me along the way,” Cassity says. “Two main components of that were Cyrus and Lewis, because when I was [in the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band] in 2008, there were a lot of people that said, ‘She’s too young,’ and they had my back.”

Musically, the bandleader aimed at crafting an accessible album, but one that bridges the music’s past and present.

“Kenny’s Quest,” a tune Cassity says best defines her current work, is all blocky piano chords, peripatetic bass, and drumming that’s simultaneously splashy and deeply in the pocket. It smacks of modal innovations the genre wrestled with during the second half of the 20th century, while granting space for each performer’s unique musical persona.

Relationships like those Cassity describes around her current group are part of what’s sustained the genre for more than 100 years—a system of sharing knowledge and experience that eventually developed into established music education. Vibraphonist Warren Wolf teaches, but doesn’t see himself

strictly as an educator. Cassity invited him to hold a master class for her students, and he will also be playing on November 7 at WTJU’s Offbeat Roadhouse.

Wolf says the pair kept in touch after meeting in the early 2000s while playing gigs in New York. And when Cassity contacted him about coming to town, he was able to slot it into his touring schedule.

While the vibraphonist sees himself as a performer first, he realizes the importance of the academy in cultivating a new generation of players. His most recent recording, History Of The Vibraphone, is an extension of that: an exploration of tunes by some of the genre’s best-known practitioners of the instrument.

“The players that I chose were just some of my personal favorites,” Wolf says about sifting through compositions by folks like Roy Ayers and Bobby Hutcherson. “I wanted to have at least one tune that I felt would best represent the style of how that performer played.”

All that history’s wrapped in an accessible package to showcase Wolf’s admiration for earlier innovators, but broken up into bitesized pieces—a sly bit of teaching presented as art and entertainment.

Reflecting on her career both on stage and in the classroom, Cassity’s animated by a similar perspective.

“I was grateful for all of those who taught me and I want to kind of pass that on,” she says.

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November

Exhibitions

Angelo Jewelry 220 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. “To Hold The Light,” recent canvases exploring themes of luminosity, scale, and collective presence by Randall Stoltzfus. November 7–December 31. First Fridays reception 5pm.

Crozet Artisan Depot 5791 Three Notch’d Rd., Crozet. “Bits & Pieces,” mixed media mosaic works by Christy Dunkle. “Blue Mountain Fall,” handcrafted jewelry by selftaught silversmith Rain Sabin. Both shows run through November 15. The Winter Gift Market, a curated celebration of local talent featuring guest artists and crafters alongside current exhibitors. November 19, 2025–January 4, 2026.

C’ville Arts Cooperative Gallery 118 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. “When Pigs Fly,” assemblage art by Karen Rexrode celebrating the magic of optimism, dreams, and daring to believe in the improbable. November 7–December 3. First Fridays opening reception with the artist, 5–8pm.

The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA 155 Rugby Rd. “Haiti’s Time: Selections from the Collection of Beverly and John Fox Sullivan” draws upon works by some of this island nation’s most esteemed artists to reveal exceptional paintings that offer a timely view of Haitian history, spiritual

realms, and daily life. Through January 4, 2026. “In Feeling: Empathy and Tension Through Disability” features works by nine contemporary artists that reckon with how we empathize. Exploring the relationship between empathy and tension, this exhibition highlights and celebrates perspectives that challenge assumptions about ways of being and living. Through January 4, 2026.

“The World Between: Egypt and Nubia in Africa,” showcases the deep cultural embeddedness of ancient Egypt in Africa, beyond merely acknowledging its geographical position on the African continent. The exhibition demonstrates the complex interaction of different cultures in Egypt and Nubia, from prehistory through the post-Meroitic era. Through June 14, 2026.

The Gallery at Studio IX 969 Second St. SE. “New Work,” explorations of nature through the precision of pencil lines with subtle streaks of color by Yakima Bokoles and textural paintings by Dave Moore. Through November 30. First Fridays opening reception, 5–7pm. Artist talk November 20, 5–6pm.

IX Art Park 522 Second St. SE. “The Looking Glass,” an immersive art space featuring a whimsical enchanted forest and kaleidoscopic cave. Ongoing.

SATURDAY 11/8 & SUNDAY 11/9

Now in its 31st year, the Artisans Studio Tour offers opportunities for the public to experience the work spaces of Central Virginia’s finest artists, craftspeople, and makers. This weekend, 47 artisans open their spaces for A Journey Through Artful Lives and Timeless Craft, providing visitors with insights and explorations of the practices, processes, and stories behind their work. The tour features creators working in diverse media, from handthrown pottery and weaving to metalwork, glass, woodcraft, and mixed media, showcasing a diverse range of mediums and artistic visions. Guests are invited to explore 24 studios in the Charlottesville area, meet the makers, and immerse themselves in local creativity and culture. Find the tour map and learn more on the event website. Free, 10am–5pm. Locations vary. artisanstudiotour.com

Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA 400 Worrell Dr. “In the Beginning: Paintings by Senior Artists of the Spinifex Arts Project,” presents the bold, dynamic work of internationally renowned artists from the Spinifex Arts Project. Through March 8, 2026. “Tjukurpa | Handle It,” sculpture and mixed media works by Robert Fielding. Through January 11, 2026.

“Ma atja-Ma atja | For the Next Generation: Printmaking at Mimili Maku Arts,” a group show featuring prints by various artists. Through January 13, 2026.

Jefferson School African American Heritage Center 233 Fourth St. NW. In the Contemporary Gallery, “Finally Remembered: The Black Patriots of Central Virginia” shines a light on the African American men and women who served in the Revolutionary War, curated by Dr. Shelley Murphy. Through January 31, 2026. Permanent exhibition, “Pride Overcomes Prejudice,” exploring the history of peoples of African descent in Charlottesville. Ongoing.

The John P. & Stephanie F. Connaughton Gallery at the UVA McIntire School of Commerce Rouss & Robertson Halls third floor, East Lawn. “Beyond the Surface,” paintings by Susan Willis Brodie and Ellyn Wenzler. Through December 12.

Les Yeux du Monde 841 Wolf Trap Rd. “ ninfeo (explorations, studies and responses),” a solo exhibition of new work by internationally recognized artist Wolfgang Buttress featuring drawings, paintings, and music. Through November 16.

“ grounding,” works by Annie Harris Massie. November 22–December 21.

McGuffey Art Center 201 Second St. NW. In the Sarah B. Smith Gallery, “<< Inaccrochable >>,” mixed media works by Christopher Headings. In the First Floor Gallery, the 14th Annual Dia de Muertos Celebration, featuring community and personal altars. In the Second Floor North Gallery, “Dear Grace,” artworks by incarcerated transgender artist Grace Moskowitz. Artist Talk with curator Maryanna Williams November 8, 2pm. In the Second Floor South Gallery, “Pastel Expressions,” unique interpretations of landscapes, still life, portraiture, and figures by 14 local pastel artists from Piedmont Pastelists. All shows run November 7–16. First Fridays opening receptions and Day of the Dead Community Celebration November 7, 5:30–8pm. Milkweed Clay Studio 700 Harris St., Suite 101. “Handmade for the Holidays” winter market, with ceramic works by the artists of Milkweed Clay Studio. November 15, 10am–3pm. Mudhouse 213 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. “There...” explores the emotions of a moment in abstract landscape paintings shaped by memory, movement, and atmosphere,

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capturing the essence of experiences that words often fail to hold, by Susan Haley Northington. Through December 3.

New City Arts 114 Third St. NE. In the Welcome Gallery, “Decadent Dissolution,” paintings and sculpture in pursuit of a deeper understanding of self and consciousness, by Chloe Clayborne. November 7–22. First Fridays opening reception 5–7:30pm, with an artist talks at 6pm.

The PVCC Gallery V. Earl Dickinson Building, 501 College Dr. “Playing in the Mud,” works by master potter and professor emeritus Tom Clarkson and friends. The “Annual Faculty Art Exhibition” samples a wide variety of media from the diverse team of teaching artists at PVCC. Both shows run through November 8.

Rare Book School in UVA’s Edgar Shannon Library 160 McCormick Rd. In the second-floor gallery, “Famous & Forgotten: The Game of Authors,” showcasing the card game of Authors, along with more than a dozen writers featured in its decks during the last 150 years. Through November 12.

Ruffin Gallery UVA Grounds, Ruffin Hall, 179 Culbreth Rd. “The Thirteenth Chair: A Multimedia Experience,” exploring transformation through a contemporary reenactment of the Last Supper via video, installation, and performance, by Maria Villanueva and Sean Lopez with choreography by Rori Smith. Through December 12. Opening reception and performance October 30, 5–7:30pm.

Second Street Gallery 115 Second St. SE. In the Main Gallery, “Time and Again,” photo-based mixed media and installation works by Corinne Diop. In the Dové Gallery, “What Remains,” mixed media works and sculptural assemblage inspired by the Gothic aesthetic by Zofie King. Both shows run through November 21. Free Family Studio Day event November 15, 10am–2pm. Ticketed film screening and reception with Zofie King and The Dunnington Mansion Foundation November 15, 4:30–6:30pm.

Virginia Book Arts Old Train Station, 600 E. Water St. An open house featuring artists’ books on display, printing demos, and hand printed cards for purchase. First Fridays event November 7, 5–7PM.

SERENITY RIDGE RETREAT CENTER

Ancient Tibetan Buddhist Teachings for Modern Times

Join us in the serene foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and in Charlottesville!

USING BREATH TO REVITALIZE BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT: THE ANCIENT PRACTICE OF TSA LUNG

Breath to calm the mind and bring health to the body

December 13 - 14, 2025

RESTING IN OPEN AWARENESS:

Winter Dzogchen Meditation Retreat With Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche & Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

January 2-10, with a weekend option January 2-4, 2026

Registration required

Location: Serenity Ridge Retreat Center • Shipman, Virginia Please visit SerenityRidgeVA.org for more information

LIGMINCHA CHARLOTTESVILLE MONTHLY PRACTICE

Location: Jefferson Memorial Regional Library, downtown Charlottesville

Date: November 19, 2025

Time: 6:30-8:00 PM

Learn More and Register: SERENITYRIDGEVA.ORG

Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, Shipman, VA

VAN THE BAND The Definitive Van Morrison Experience

Paying tribute to the Van Morrison songbook playing the hits we all know and love.

NOV. 6 at 7:00 PM

SCOTT MILLER

Fiery roots-rock artist Scott Miller returned to his native Virginia, balancing farm life with music inspired by his Appalachian roots. NOV. 14 at 7:00 PM Studio

Come join our

Studio Wayne students! NOV. 22 at 7:00

23 at 2:00 PM

FOR FUN PUZZLES

Wanna-bees

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62. Week seven, e.g.

64. Clinic group, casually

65. Held title to

66. Tax-exempt bond, for short

67. Future M.D.’s course

68. Brings up

69. Corp. boss

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2. Idle of Monty Python

3. John Wooden’s sch.

4. Young star athlete

5. Beach, in Barcelona

6. Irritate

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8. Ner vous noise

9. Stadium sound

10. Purchaser’s protection

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46. Adopt-___ (shelter program)

47. Frequently

49. ___ de terre (potato, in French)

52. Mob

55. Flinging something at your parents in the front because you want the road trip to be over?

11. Joan of Arc site

12. “___ to tell you something ...”

13. One of the Roosevelts

21. Stylish clothing selection

22. Way out

25. Unruly crowds

26. “Breakfast All Day” chain

27. Prefix that means “both”

28. Buttigieg who ran for president

29. Hurt

32. Raison d’___ (reason for being)

33. Take a break

34. Not a lot

By Rob Brezsny

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec.21): Apophenia is the tendency to perceive meaningful patterns in seemingly random data. On the downside, it may cause a belief in delusional conspiracy theories. But it can also be a generator of life’s poetry, leading us to see faces in clouds, hear fateful messages in static, and find key revelations in a horoscope. Psychologist C.G. Jung articulated another positive variation of the phenomenon. His concept of synchronicity refers to the occurrence of meaningful coincidences between internal psychological states and external events that feel deeply significant and even astounding to the person experiencing them. Synchronicities suggest there’s a mysterious underlying order in the universe, linking mind and matter in nonrational ways. In the coming weeks, Sagittarius, I suspect you will experience a slew of synchronicities and the good kind of apophenia.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Philosopher Alfred Korzybski coined the phrase “the map is not the territory.” In other words, your concepts about reality are not reality itself. Your idea of love is not love. Your theory about who you are is not who you are. It’s true that many maps are useful fictions. But when you forget they’re fiction, you’re lost even when you think you know where you are. Here’s the good news, Capricorn: In the weeks ahead, you are poised to see and understand the world exactly as it is—maybe more than ever before. Lean into this awesome opportunity.

Aquarius

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Babies are born with about 300 bones, but adults have 206. Many of our first bones fuse with others. From one perspective, then, we begin our lives abundant with possibility and rich with redundancy. Then we solidify, becoming structurally sound but less flexible. Aging is a process of strategic sacrifice, necessary but not without loss. Please meditate on these facts as a metaphor for the decisions you face. The question isn’t whether to ripen and mature— that’s a given—but which growth will serve you and which will diminish you.

Pisces

(Feb. 19-March 20): Beneath every thriving forest lies a lacework of mycelium. Through it, tree roots trade nourishment, warn each other of drought or illness, and make sure that young shoots benefit from elders’ reserves. Scientists call it the “wood-wide web.” Indigenous traditions have long understood the principle: Life flourishes when a vast communication network operates below the surface to foster care and collaboration. Take your cues from these themes, Pisces. Tend creatively to the web of connections that joins you to friends, collaborators, and kindred spirits. Proceed with the faith that

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(Oct. 23 to Nov. 22): Martin Luther King Jr. said that harnessing our pain and transforming it into wise love can change the world for the better. More than any other sign, Scorpio, you understand this mystery: how descent can lead to renewal, how darkness can awaken brilliance. It’s one of your birthrights to embody King’s militant tenderness: to take what has wounded you, alchemize it, and make it into a force that heals others as well as yourself. You have the natural power to demonstrate that vulnerability and ferocity can coexist, that forgiveness can live alongside uncompromising truth. When you transmute your shadows into offerings of power, you confirm King’s conviction that “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

generosity multiplies pathways and invites good fortune to circulate freely. Offer what you can, knowing that the cycle of giving will find its way back to you.

Aries

(March 21-April 19): In 1995, wolves were reintroduced to the American wildlife area known as Yellowstone Park after a 70-year absence. They hunted elk, which changed elk behavior, which changed vegetation patterns, which stabilized riverbanks, which altered the course of the Lamar River and its tributaries. The wolves changed the rivers! This phenomenon is called a trophic cascade: one species reorganizing an entire ecosystem through a web of indirect effects. For the foreseeable future, Aries, you will be a trophic cascade, too. Your choices will create many ripples beyond your personal sphere. I hope you wield your influence with maximum integrity.

Taurus

(April 20-May 20): I authorize you to explore the mysteries of sacred laziness. It’s your right and duty to engage in intense relaxing, unwinding, and detoxifying. Proceed on the theory that rest is not the absence of productivity but a different kind of production— the cultivation of dreams, the composting of experience, and the slow fermentation of insight. What if your worth isn’t always measured by your output? What if being less active for a while is essential to your beautiful success in the future?

Gemini

(May 21-June 20): You are not yet who you will become. Your current struggle has not yet

generated its full wisdom. Your confusion hasn’t fully clarified into purpose. The mess hasn’t composted into soil. The ending that looms hasn’t revealed the beginning it portends. In sum, Gemini, you are far from done. The story isn’t over. The verdict isn’t in. You haven’t met everyone who will love you and help you. You haven’t become delightfully impossible in all the ways you will eventually become delightfully impossible.

Cancer

(June 21-July 22): By the time he became an elder, Cancerian artist David Hockney had enjoyed a long and brilliant career as a painter, primarily applying paint to canvases. Then, at age 72, he made a radical departure, generating artworks using iPhones and iPads. He loved how these digital media allowed him to instantly capture fleeting moments of beauty. His success with this alternate form of expression has been as great as his previous work. I encourage you to be as daring and innovative as Hockney. Your imaginative energy and creative powers are peaking. Take full advantage!

Leo

(July 23-Aug. 22): In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” activist Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” He was proclaiming a universal truth: Real courage is never just about personal glory. It’s about using your fire to help and illuminate others. You Leos are made to do this: to be bold not just for your own sake, but as a source of

strength for your community. Your charisma and creativity can be precious resources for all those whose lives you touch. In the coming weeks, how will you wield them for mutual uplift?

Virgo

(Aug. 22 to Sept. 22): Who would have predicted that the first woman to climb Mount Everest would have three planets in Virgo? Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei did it in 1975. To what did she attribute her success? She described herself not as fearless, but as “a person who never gives up.” I will note another key character trait: rebellious willfulness. In her time, women were discouraged from the sport. They were regarded as too fragile and impractical for rugged ascents. She defied all that. Let’s make her your inspirational role model, Virgo. Be persistent, resolute, indefatigable, and, if necessary, renegade.

Libra

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Among the Mbuti people of the Congo, there’s no word for “thank you.” Gratitude is so foundational to their culture that it requires no special acknowledgment. It’s not singled out in moments of politeness; it’s a sweet ambient presence in the daily flux. I invite you to live like that for now, Libra. Practice feeling reverence and respect for every little thing that makes your life such an amazing gift. Feel your appreciation humming through ordinary moments like background music. I guarantee you that this experiment will boost the flow of gratitude-worthy experiences in your direction.

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v. CORNELIUS G. SHAVER, et al. Defendants.

The object of this suit is to quiet title, by adverse possession or by partition, among persons who have or may have a fractional interest in a certain tract or parcel of land described as follows: real property located in Albemarle County, Virginia, containing approximately 225 acres, identified as Tax Map parcel #02500-00-00-00200, described in the tax records as all that certain tract or parcel of land situated in the White Hall Magisterial District, comprising the top and both sides of the south portion of the Pasture Fence Mountain, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains; further described as follows in a 1919 Deed in Albemarle County DB 172 Pg. 481- 482:

Beginning at a chestnut at draw-hars in Wm. T. Brown’s Line 142 1/2 poles to white walnut and ash near a spring thence N. 48 W. 20 poles to a walnut, thence N. 82 W. 25 poles to a locust, thence S. 7 E. 17 poles to chestnut sprout corner with T.J. Maupin land S. 120 poles to chestnut pointers thence E. 70 poles to white oak thence S. 30 poles to two ash trees thence E. 140 poles to bunch of ash trees on a cliff thence S. 65 E. 46 poles to a red oak thence N. 20 E. 98 1/2 poles to a chestnut oak thence N. 95 W.h 97 1/2 poles to the BEGINNING continuing two hundred and twenty five (225) acres more or less [the “Property”].

It appearing from the Complaint and by the affidavit filed according to law that there may be persons interested in the Property, to-wit the successors in interest, surviving spouses, heirs at law, devises and/or assigns, and the lien creditors of said parties, if any there be, of Cornelius G. Shaver, Clara N. Sites, and George W. Miller, believed deceased, who are made Parties Unknown, and Plaintiff has used due diligence to ascertain and serve all of the putative owners who are Virginia residents, and also there may be nonresidents and other Parties Unknown who may claim an interest in the Property, it is therefore,

ORDERED that all interested parties, including the Parties Unknown, appear before this Court on or before December 2, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. and take such action as they deem appropriate to protect any interest they may have in the above-described Property.

ENTERED: Cheryl V. Higgins

DATE: 10.17.2025

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