April - May 2008
Art Strings . . . The Painted Violins
The Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra's Fanfare for the Future
Throughout its history the Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra has been a source of tremendous civic pride and an emblem of the bond between University and Community. This lends a cultural vibrancy to Charlottesville unparalleled in most cities.
Historic Garden Week in Virginia: AmericaÕs Oldest and Largest House and Garden Tour
Historic Garden Week in Virginia offers more than 250 of the state's most beautiful gardens, homes, and historic landmarks for awe-inspiring exploration. Spanning from the early 17th through the early 21st centuries, Historic Garden Week fully incorporates horticulture with history; many of the featured homes have interesting family histories intertwined with the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the Victorian Era. As the oldest and largest statewide house and garden tour in the nation, the expansiveness and variety are truly amazing.
The House That Love Built: The Ronald McDonald House of Charlottesville
Operating for more than 25 years, the Ronald McDonald House of Charlottesville has provided a home-away-from-home for family members with children receiving treatment at the nearby University of Virginia's Medical Center. In 2006, more than 1200 people were welcomed into the home, and in December 2007 alone, 83 families stayed at the House. Without the Ronald McDonald House, these families would have spent hundreds of dollars on busy hotels or exhausted themselves with restless nights in hospital waiting rooms.
Departments
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albemarle Accolades
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Events Digest
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Art Life
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Stage Life
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Virginia Wine Country
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On the Water
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Horse Country
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In the County
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Now and Forever
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Golf Country
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Events in and around Jefferson's Virginia
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Last Laugh
Alzheimer's
Conversation becomes meaningless for the individual who becomes unmoored from all knowledge of self, having forgotten the cumulative memories of all the experiences, encounters, and relationships that define and distinguish a lifetime. It is as though their minds were a chalkboard that had been wiped clean, a computer hard drive erased and reformatted with incomprehensible programming.
Once in a Lifetime
Selected works of Ed Roseberry, images that have captured historic moments of Charlottesville's people, places, and events, will be featured in albemarle throughout the year.
A Dream Brought to Fruition
The only known statue depicting Thomas Jefferson in later life now stands on the grounds of the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. The nine-foot bronze represents Jefferson at age 74 in the act of surveying the land that would be developed into his masterwork, the achievement that he dreamed above all else would be remembered as his legacy in life: the Academical Village. The Darden statue is unique both in terms of its design and the fact that it was underwritten entirely by private donations from members of the school's Class of 1974. Their objective was to deliver a statue and surrounding gardens that would offer a place for quiet reflection, conducive to study and a respite, perhaps, from the school's famously rigorous graduate program.
Last Laugh: A Perfect Season
The last time I set foot on a baseball field, I was 5 years old, cheering for my big brother's Little League team. Seized with a nauseous mixture of pride and jealousy over my brother's newfound "Mickey Mantle" celebrity, I rushed into the outfield in my tutu, tiara, and pilled, pink tights to share his limelight. Secretly, I knew he was delighted to have his bratty little sister out there—if only to help hold the dandelions he'd spent four innings picking.