Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
This year, the QEP and the One Book Project teamed up to sponsor the fifth annual Student Essay Writing Contest. The theme of the contest aligned with Liz Murray’s book Breaking Night, and the prompt was “Describe obstacles that you have overcome in your life in order to get an education.” A six-person panel, […]
Continue ReadingCharlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College kicks off its Spring 2015 Fine Arts and Performance line-up with a Free Movie Friday screening of the mystery thriller Gone Girl on Friday, Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Stage Theatre of the V. Earl Dickinson Building. Popular with critics and audiences alike, Gone […]
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Charlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College opens two new gallery exhibits with a reception on Friday, Jan. 23, from 5-7 p.m. in the PVCC Gallery. A Necessary Fiction features paintings by Michael Fitts and sculptural assemblages by Kim Boggs. Summer of Loveis a group show including works by Leslie Wilkes, Michael Miller, Sheila Metcalf-Tobin […]
Continue ReadingCharlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College’s student Theatre Club (Masquers) hosts Fourth Fridays Improv Jan. 23, from 6-8 p.m. in the Main Stage Theatre in the V. Earl Dickinson Building. This free workshop series explores the art of theatrical improvisation in its many forms. No experience is required. Using a series of fun […]
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Charlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College’s Theatre and Dance Departments present Karate Tango, a witty musical written and directed by local playwright Peter Ryan, Dec. 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 7 at 2:30 p.m. in the Main Stage Theatre of the V. Earl Dickinson Building. This first ever collaboration between […]
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Charlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College’s Visual Arts Department presents Let There Be Light, an evening of light-centered artworks and performances illuminating the outdoors for one night only Friday, Dec. 12, from 6-9 p.m. The exhibit is generously sponsored by CenturyLink* and will be held on the Main Campus grounds surrounding the V. Earl […]
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To me, Veteran’s Day is a time for me to consciously think about the effect that the military has on this country; how so many give their lives to serve and protect America; how not only my family, but so many others know at least one person who has served, is serving, or will serve; […]
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The holiday season brings fun times with family and special gifts for friends. However, it won’t be as jolly of a time for some Charlottesville low-income locals this year due to rising costs for healthy food. There are ways that the community can help these low income families. The Loaves and Fishes food shelter is […]
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Fall has set in and Daylight Savings time is in full effect. PVCC students who take evening and night classes have growing concerns for one particular area: the parking lot. “There needs to be more lighting in the parking lot,” says PVCC student Katie Safely and perhaps more agree. Many changes have been happening for […]
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