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On Friday, Nov. 15 from 5-7 p.m., the PVCC Fine Arts program held their opening reception for the Process = Progress: Peeking Behind the Curtain of Creativity art gallery in the V. Earl Dickinson Building. Inspired by this fall’s One Book Program, the gallery had the processes of the works on display alongside the art […]
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In mid-October, a group of Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery brought an aspect of their tradition to PVCC. Over the course of four days, for four hours a day, they constructed a mandala, or sacred circle, from colored sand, symbolizing world peace. The artwork, a blend of Buddhist imagery and symbols from several […]
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Katie Wells asked, “Who here finds being human hard?” It’s not a rhetorical question. Katie Wells was genuinely asking the audience, who in turn responded with resounding affirmation. And as the show goes on, she continued to break through the fourth wall and speak with the audience, not through the audience,seated together on the brisk […]
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On Monday, Oct. 21, “It’s Fall Y’all!” was hosted in the Main Building Event Space. This event celebrated the segue into the cozy season of autumn, with bagels and pumpkin spice cream cheese, coffee with a variety of flavored creamers (whole and nut milks) and an activity of pumpkin painting in which students who passed […]
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On Saturday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon, the Charlottesville High School car enthusiast club Black Knight Rides, hosted their second annual Fall Charity Car Show. The goal of the event was not only to bring together like-minded car enthusiasts and CHS students but also for attendants to donate nonperishable food items to the […]
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The Art and Creative Writing Clubs collaborated and shared a space to celebrate Halloween on Oct. 29. The 2D Design class made table-length Día De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) inspired mosaics entirely out of candy. The Creative Writing Club held a short story reading of original horror fiction. The event was held in […]
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Absentee Ballad began on the first of November at 7:30 p.m. like any good college production, with members coming out, introducing themselves with names not present on the flyer, fully aware that multiple names had been misprinted and attempting in the moment to alleviate the problem with humor and charm. It was definitely an endearing […]
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Barracks Road Shopping Center, a Charlottesville mainstay that has remained a key element of the city’s uniqueness, is home to a coffee shop that promises a higher quality roast than the competition. Established in 1992 by married couple Sean and Roxanne Simmons, Greenberry’s Coffee holds multiple locations across central Virginia, with the original being the […]
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On Sept. 24, this fall’s PVCC One Book Program kicked off their set of events planned for the season by inviting students, faculty and staff to the Main Building Event Space from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to give out free copies of this year’s book: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela […]
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On Friday Sept. 20, a diverse crowd ranging from high schoolers to older adults gathered inside the north and south galleries of the V. Earl Dickinson Building for the gallery exhibition opening reception of the Those Who Teach Can art gallery. The gallery features a diverse collection of artwork from art educators at PVCC and […]
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