August droned on for far too long. The prospects of cooler weather (um, maybe), fresh school supplies and a few new happenings at various galleries around town are enough to rouse me from an air-conditioned stupor.
The students are staying on the Corner, so get out, get a drink and see what’s going on at First Fridays this week:
The Bridge opens two new exhibitions: local painter Dave Moore and local photographer Andy Acquaro.
Acquaro’s work is being pulled from his series called ‘Intimate Profiles,’ and the idea is to experience the subjects the same way as if you were standing with them face-to-face.
Eight bucks can’t buy a whole lot these days. Two gallons of gas. A couple packs of smokes. A beer or two, depending on your tastes. But if you happen to be on the Downtown Mall this evening and looking for some live music, eight bucks sure will go a long way. That’s exactly how much it will cost you to see 19 bands at five different venues in Charlottesville tonight and all of them are seperated by only a few blocks. I swear I am not making this up.
The wealth of musical talent on display tonight is such that in some ways it’s almost going to feel like a musical festival in that you can literally move from show to show as you would from stage to stage, and you’ll have to be ever mindful of who’s playing where so that you don’t miss some of your personal favorites. And here’s the real clincher, every act on every stage has at least one connection to Charlottesville. The details on a jam-packed night of music after the break.
Blue Ridge InternetWorks has generously donated two box tickets and a free parking pass to the upcoming Gary Allan show at the Charlottesville Pavilion, this Thursday, May 8th. The seats are in Box 5, right next to the sound board.
Sons of Bill and James Otto also be playing at the show. It should be a sweet show! Tell your friends!
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I just returned from a little pow wow of a press conference at the Pavilion, where they just announced the first round of shows for their upcoming season. While they appear to be appealing to an older demographic (translation high cost of tickets), there are a few gems throughout the list. You be the judge.
April 26 Feist
April 27 Switchfoot
May 8 Gary Allen w/Sons of Bill
June 23 Emmylou Harris
June 28 Gladys Knight
July 26 Really Live from the Hook - Festival of local artists from the film including Skip Castro Band and The Casuals
July 29 Willie Nelson
July 31 Crosby, Stills, and Nash (No Young not worth it)
August 6 B.B. King
TBA Black Crowes
TBA Phil Lesh and Friends
Fridays After 5 (First Half)
April 18 Sons of Bill
April 25 Kings of Belmont/Six Day Bender
May 2 Eli Cook
May 9 Trees on Fire/Need to Breathe
May 16 Abbey Road
May 23 The Groove Train
May 30 Lee Boys
June 6 Original Charlottesville Allstars
June 13 Inner Rhythm with Heather Maxwell
June 20 TBA
June 27 Peyton Tochterman and High Society
July 4 Chickenhead Blues Band
Eight bucks can’t buy a whole lot these days. Two gallons of gas. A couple packs of smokes. A beer or two, depending on your tastes. But if you happen to be on the Downtown Mall this evening and looking for some live music, eight bucks sure will go a long way. That’s exactly how much it will cost you to see 19 bands at five different venues in Charlottesville tonight and all of them are seperated by only a few blocks. I swear I am not making this up. 
