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Thousands will crowd the Downtown Mall on New Year's Eve to enjoy First Night Virginia's
family-friendly celebration.
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First Night 2009
First Night
Virginia
Wednesday, December 31, 4:00pm-Midnight
First Night
Virginia is a joyful, family-friendly New Year's Eve celebration of the arts featuring
music, magic, dance, theater, and storytelling. From late afternoon until midnight, thousands of people crowd Charlottesville's Downtown Mall to experience 75 performances spread out
across 20 venues,
capped off by a parade and fireworks.
Buttons allow admission to all performances and events. Buttons cost $18 for adults
($15 in advance) and $10 for children ($8 in advance). They can be purchased online and at various locations in advance and at the Omni Hotel on the day of the celebration.
Downtown Mall
Main Street
Charlottesville - 434.975.8269
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VSA arts Winter Exhibition
Charlottesville/Albemarle VSA
arts
Opening Reception:
Friday, January 9, 6:30-8:00pm
Charlottesville/Albemarle VSA
arts presents
its ninth annual exhibition featuring the work of over 85 artists with a variety of disabilities. The show illustrates VSA arts' mission to "promote
the creative
power of people with disabilities!"
Artists will be present at the opening reception and look forward to discussing their work with
viewers. Music by Blue O'Connell on guitar, Margaret Lee
on harp,
and piano students from the Ivy Creek School.
The exhibition can be viewed Mon-Fri 10am-2pm or by calling 434.979.9532 for an
appointment.
MLK
Jr. Performing Arts Center
Charlottesville High School
1400 Melbourne Road
Charlottesville - 434.979.9532
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Shakaib Akbari. Kites. 2008. Painting. Created in the Post High Program.
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This year's Mid Winter Eve celebration features acclaimed musician John D'earth, leading the
Charlottesville Swing Orchestra.
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Mid Winter Eve Celebration
Ash Lawn Opera Festival
Guild
Friday, January 16, 6:30pm
Ash Lawn Opera Festival
Guild
hosts its annual Mid Winter Eve celebration. This festive gathering includes a wine
reception, silent auction, buffet dinner, and dancing into the night. The
celebration benefits the Ash Lawn Opera Festival's work to make quality opera performances available to the entire community.
Music will be provided by the Charlottesville Swing Orchestra, directed by jazz trumpeter and
arranger John D'earth and featuring the stunning vocals of Dawn Thompson. The orchestra will be playing classic favorites such
as Cole Porter,
Irving Berlin, and George Gershwin.
For invitations and event details, call the
Ash Lawn Opera Festival
office at 434.293.4500.
Ash Lawn Opera
Festival
111 4th Street NE
Charlottesville - 434.293.4500
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Creative Conversation Series
Piedmont Council
of the
Arts
Tuesday, January 13, 12:00-2:00pm
This fall Piedmont Council of the
Arts launched the Creative Conversation Series, a forum for arts-related idea
exchange and collaboration. The goal of the program is to bring artists, arts organizations, educators, and business and community leaders together
to
develop strategies for strengthening the arts in our area.
PCA's second Creative Conversation, "Marketing Charlottesville as a Creative Community," is fully
booked, but guests are invited to stop by and observe any portion of the discussion.
To learn more, visit the PCA Blog for notes and podcast from
the first Conversation, "Arts Education and Our Community."
CitySpace -
CCDC
100 5th Street NE
Charlottesville - 434.984.2232
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Participants gathering for PCA's first Creative Conversation in September.
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Lydia Horan as Mrs. Lovett and Doug Schneider as Sweeney Todd.
Photo by Jason Lappa.
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Sweeney Todd
Live Arts
Playing thru January 10
Live Arts presents Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, an epic thriller full of razor sharp
wit, cutting lyrics, rich veins of musical genius, and culinary madness that make for a bloody good time.
Directed by Live Arts Artistic & Executive Director, John Gibson, Sweeney
Todd tells the story of a murderous barber and his meat pies as it explores themes of betrayal, revenge, and passion.
Visit Live Arts online for specific dates and show times. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the Box Office at 434.977.4177x108.
Live Arts - DownStage
123 East Water Street
Charlottesville - 434.977.4177
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ABOUT PCA
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.
Become a
member
of Piedmont Council of the Arts!
Email info@charlottesvillearts.org
if you have an upcoming event that you'd
like highlighted in The Arts In Your Inbox.
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