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The Ix Art Park formally adopted executive staff Jan. 4. This move, by Monticello Associates board of directors, marks the change from ephemeral experiment to formal establishment. Radical expression has been homeless for several years, since the bulldozing of Random Row Bookstore. Brian Wimer will now take the lead at the Ix Art Park and […]
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It was 7:25 p.m. on a Saturday night, and the line was out the door of Dickinson and then some. Groups of music fans and life-long learners chatted while waiting for their tickets to be collected. The crowd shuffled into and eventually packed the auditorium. It was a full house. Despite the variety of people […]
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Students of PVCC and members of the Piedmont community got a chance to go back to a time when things were simpler, stranger, and a lot more sensual with the Arts Department’s performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show that captivated the Main Stage from December 3-5th. Directed by Brad Stoller as he created his […]
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Free Movie Friday, sponsored by PVCC’s Student Art Club, is exactly as it may sound: a free and fun weekend event. At arrival, I was greeted by a volunteer and shown to the entrances of the theater. For my first visit, I was shocked by the size of the theater and the cinematic feel. The […]
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Somewhere in Albemarle county, at an undisclosed industrial location, hundreds of cars begin to arrive. From them, men, women and children of all ages, races, and ethnicities emerge. They are clothed warmly against the biting December chill, many wearing several layers in preparation for the work to be done. They shuffle into a warehouse, indistinguishable […]
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Imagine one morning your phone rings and the doctor on the other end of the line wants to perform tests on you and your family members. He is trying to clear up some confusion regarding the cells of your mother, who had passed away 25 years prior. This was a call received by Henrietta Lacks’ […]
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Misty Mountain Camp Resort offers fun and activities for everyone. Haunted Camp had spooky and fun activities planned every weekend for the month of October. Activities included pumpkin carving, apple bobbing, costume and campsite decorating contests, hayrides, ice cream socials and an evening of Trick or Treating from site to site. Campfire karaoke lasted until […]
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Let There Be Light is an annual, light-themed, interactive exhibit hosted on the grounds of PVCC’s V. Earl Dickinson building. Celebrating the winter solstice, Let There Be Light aimed to comfort and inspire in the midst of the longest night of the year. Upon entering the Dickinson building, guests were welcomed with complimentary maps of […]
Continue ReadingFriday, Nov. 20 in the Dickinson Building, visitors were met with spunky music and a crowd of artists and critics alike. The annual faculty art exhibit featuring the After Ferdinand Feghoot exhibit presented the studio faculties’ work from the year and showcased an entire 14-page comic illustrated by PVCC’s A.I. Miller. There with his wife, […]
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In his director’s notes for PVCC’s performance of The Rocky Horror Show, Brad Stoller mentioned the power of the original film in the wake of the Vietnam War. He wrote of the spirit of creativity, freedom and fun that the film encompassed. Forty years later, this message remained poignant: the audience sat in front of […]
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