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Piedmont Council of the Arts

Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian is admired as much for her stunning stage presence as for her exceptional musicality.

 

 

 

Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian 

Tuesday Evening Concert Series

 

Tuesday, October 28, 8:00pm

 

Tuesday Evening Concert Series presents Isabel Bayrakdarian, the Armenian/Canadian singer heard on the Grammy award-winning soundtrack of the blockbuster film The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers as well as in leading roles in great opera houses around the world.

 

Bayrakdarian will be accompanied by pianist Serouj Kradjian as she performs works by Schubert, Bellini, Ravel, Obradors, Viardot, and Gomidas. 

 

Tickets are $28 orchestra; $24 loge and balcony; and $12 students, partial-view seats, and standing-room only. Tickets and subscriptions are available online and through the Cabell Hall Box Office at 434.924.3984. 

 

Cabell Hall

South Lawn, University of Virginia

Charlottesville - 434.924.3984

 

Visit PCA's new website, www.charlottesvillearts.org, to submit an event for our online calendar!  

 

 

 

CYFS Art Show Benefit

Children, Youth, & Family Services, Inc. 

 

Saturday, October 25, 5-10pm

 

Twenty local visual artists and local band 6 Day Bender are teaming up to host a one-night art show at the Montessori Community School to benefit Children, Youth & Family Services, Inc.

 

The exhibition will be on display for one night only and will include works for purchase by Lee Alter, Bill Finn, Vee Oswalds, John Trilby, and many others. Part of the proceeds will be donated to help CYFS move into a larger facility, supporting their efforts to provide children with safe places to live and opportunities for successful futures. 

 

Local rock band 6 Day Bender will perform from 7-10pm during the benefit. Come out to enjoy local artwork and music while contributing to an important community organization.

 

Montessori Community School

305 Rolkin Road

Charlottesville - 434.979.8886

 

Visit PCA's new website, www.charlottesvillearts.org, to submit an event for our online calendar!  

 

 

 


Wobbly Ladder by Lee Alter, one of the artists featured in the CYFS Art Benefit Show.

 

 

 


Alyssa Wilmoth as Viola and Sarah Fallon as Olivia in Twelfth Night. Photo by Mike Bailey.

 

 

Twelfth Night

American Shakespeare Center

 

Playing through December 5

 

American Shakespeare Center presents Twelfth Night, one of Shakespeare's most memorable comedies. Writing at the height of his powers, Shakespeare offers a feast of language and songs in Twelfth Night as he breaks rules and bends gender to show love in all its guises and disguises.

 

King Lear, Measure for Measure, and Richard II are also playing at Blackfriars Playhouse through early December. Visit American Shakespeare Center online to learn more. 

 

Tickets range from $20 to $38. They can be purchased online, at the door, or by calling the Box Office at 1.877.MUCH.ADO.

 

Blackfriars Playhouse

10 South Market Street
Staunton -
877.682.4236

 

Visit PCA's new website, www.charlottesvillearts.org, to submit an event for our online calendar!  

 

 

 

Carla Perlo - Modern Dance Master Class

Piedmont Virginia Community College

 

Saturday, October 25, 3-5pm

 

Piedmont Virginia Community College presents a Master Class by acclaimed modern dancer Carla Perlo. This upbeat class will be open to both PVCC dancers and the wider community.

 

Perlo is the executive and artistic director of Dance Place, a theater and school in Washington, D.C. Her classes are rhythmically based and are influenced by a wide range of dance and movement techniques including Cunningham, Horton, African, Social Dance, and Yoga.

 

The Master Class is open to all levels of dancers. Admission is $10 per participant. Tickets can be purchased at the PVCC Box Office or by calling 434-961-5376.

 

V. Earl Dickinson Building

501 College Drive, PVCC Main Stage Theater

Charlottesville - 434.961.5381

 

Visit PCA's new website, www.charlottesvillearts.org, to submit an event for our online calendar!  

 

 

 


Dancer Carla Perlo, the visionary founder of Dance Place in Washington, D.C.

 

 

 


Film still from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, one of the many films to be screened at the Virginia Film Festival next weekend.

 

 

 

"Aliens!"

Virginia Film Festival

 

October 30 - November 2

 

The 2008 Virginia Film Festival will explore the theme "Aliens!" as 80 films are screened throughout the weekend. "Aliens!" broadly investigates the alien experience, from immigrants to outsiders to extra-terrestrials. 

 

The Festival will bring to Charlottesville international guests including Abderrahmane Sissako, Gregory Nava, Peter Riegert, Sissy Spacek, and more. 

 

For a full listing of films and box office locations, visit Virgina Film Festival online. Tickets vary in price and are available online, at various box offices, and by phone at 1.800.882.3378.

 

Regal Downtown Cinema

Main VA Film Festival Box Office

200 West Main Street

Charlottesville - 434.979.7669

 

Visit PCA's new website, www.charlottesvillearts.org, to submit an event for our online calendar!  

 

 

 

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. 

 

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PCA is proud to recognize Harvest Moon as a 2008 sponsor of our workshops and public programs. 

 

 

 

Piedmont Council of the Arts
P.O. Box 2426, Charlottesville, VA 22902 | 434.971.2787 | info@charlottesvillearts.org | www.charlottesvillearts.org


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