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Lydia Csato Gasman. Lost Allegory, 2006 - 2007.
Oil, acrylic, and collage on canvas.
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Homes of the Homeless by Lydia Gasman
Les Yeux du Monde
www.lesyeuxdumonde.com
Through March 1
Signed copies of Lydia Csato Gasman's recently published book, War and the Cosmos in Picasso's
Writings, will be available for purchase during this vibrant exhibition of her work. Gasman is currently Professor Emeritus of Art History at
UVa
and has been credited in The New York Review of Books as "the only Picasso scholar" to have deciphered his writings and
paintings. Visit www.lydiagasman.com to learn
more about
the artist.
Les Yeux du Monde,
11am - 5pm, Tuesday -
Saturday;
And by appointment - 434.973.5566
115 South First Street, Charlottesville
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Songs for a New World
UVA Department of Drama
http://www.virginia.edu/drama
February 20-23 at 8pm, Culbreth Theatre
Tony Award-winning
composer Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed revue features a collection of
genre-hopping and soul-stirring tunes that invite a new
generation to discover the power of musical theatre. Subjects and
scenarios skip across the expanse of history, covering a full spectrum
of human emotions against a rich backdrop. Each comes together at "that
moment," the undeniable turning point where one must hit a wall or
make a stand. Click here for more
information.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for seniors and $10 for students. Available through the UVA Department of Drama Box Office - 434.924.3376, or at
Culbreth Theatre, Monday - Friday, 1-6pm.
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The
stories and characters in Songs for a New World make us think about our
own forks in the road and appeal to the explorer in us all.
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Bruce Stevens is an accomplished organ recitalist in the U.S. and Europe and Founding Director of
Historic Organ Study Tours.
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Organist Bruce Stevens in Concert
Westminster Organ Concert Series
http://www.avenue.org/organconcerts/
February 22 at 8pm, Westminster Presbyterian Church
The Westminster Organ Concert Series will continue its 2007-2008 season with a free public concert
on Friday, February 22 at 8pm in the sanctuary of Westminster Presbyterian Church. The concert will feature organist Bruce Stevens and consist of
works by Buxtehude, Bach, Mozart, Brahms and Rheinberger. Stevens frequently plays for the annual national conventions of the Organ Historical
Society, and he has performed for regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists and most recently, for the national convention of the
American Institute of Organbuilders. Active as a recording artist, he has recorded seven discs for
Raven Recordings.
The concert is FREE and open to the public, and there is ample parking behind the Church.
Westminster Presbyterian
Church
190 Rugby
Road, Charlottesville
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Jazz Percussionist Warren Smith in Concert
University of Virginia McIntire Department of Music
http://www.virginia.edu/music/
February 27 at 7pm, Satellite Ballroom
The
University of Virginia's Arts Administration Program and the McIntire
Department of Music present master percussionist Warren Smith in
concert. A seminal jazz musician, Smith founded one of the first and
longest-running education and performance lofts in New York City,
Studio WIS. Downbeat Magazine has called him "... a sonic explorer whose combinations of percussive stimuli define a broad spectrum of
textures, timbres and polyrhythmic overlays."
The first set of this FREE show at Satellite
Ballroom
will be a solo
performance, followed
by a jam-format second set. Tickets available at the door.
Satellite
Ballroom
1435 University Ave., Charlottesville - 434.293.7005
UVA McIntire
Department of Music
112 Old Cabell Hall, Charlottesville - 434.924.3052
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Warren Smith has been essential in the development and
definition of Afro-American music over the past several decades.
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Robert Llewellyn © 2006. First printed in Empires in the Forest by Avery
Chenowith (text) and Robert Llewellyn
(photography). Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006.
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"Beyond Jamestown:
Virginia Indians Yesterday and
Today"
Virginia Discovery Museum
www.vadm.org/
Through May 11
This ground-breaking
children's museum exhibit examines Virginia Indian history from the Indian perspective,
revealing
vibrant and thriving cultures. Young people can enter the homeland of Virginia Indian
peoples amid the sounds of birds, rustling leaves, and Native flute. Exhibition features include a longhouse with log benches, a re-created one-room
school,
and the work of contemporary Virginia Indian artists. Beyond
Jamestown is a unique opportunity to experience the history and cultures
of Virginia Indians.
Virginia Discovery Museum, East End of the Downtown Mall
Charlottesville - 434.977.1025
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ABOUT PCA
Piedmont Council of the Arts
www.charlottesvillearts.org
Piedmont
Council of the Arts
(PCA) is the designated arts agency of Charlottesville and Albemarle
County, with outreach to Fluvanna,
Greene,
Nelson, Orange, Staunton and Waynesboro. PCA has promoted the arts in
our region for nearly thirty years, encouraging relationships between
local
artists, arts organizations, and the vibrant communities that support
them.
Click here to join us and become a member of Piedmont Council of the Arts.
Email info@charlottesvillearts.org if you have an upcoming event that you'd
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PCA is proud to recognize the NTELOS Foundation as a 2008 sponsor of
Charlottesvillearts.org.
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