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On Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 the PVCC LGBTQA club hosted their annual Coming Out Day table in the Bolick Student Center. The table, run by the officers and other members, included a colorful banner decorated with flags to represent different orientations and genders. Students had a chance to sign their name on the banner to show their support […]
Continue ReadingCharlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College presents a Comedy Writing Workshop with writer and promoter Ty Cooper Friday, Oct. 24, from 1-4 p.m. on the Main Stage of the V. Earl Dickinson Building. The workshop is free and open to everyone who wants to add more humor into life. Using clips from television […]
Continue ReadingCharlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College’s student Theatre Club (Masquers) hosts Fourth Fridays Improv Friday, Oct. 24, from 6-8 p.m. in the Maxwell Theatre (Black Box) 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 […]
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Charlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College’s Dance Master Class series continues on Saturday, Oct. 25, from noon until 2 p.m. with a belly dance class taught by Joy Rayman. The class is suitable for dancers with all levels of experience. Rayman will introduce her unique blend of belly dance, which includes elements of […]
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The Muslim Students Association had a fundraiser earlier this month. Manjia Azizi and Alaha Abdul were applying hennas to PVCC students. Getting henna applied seemed very technical, but it was so amazing how they come up with original art just off the top of their heads. Mine was done free hand, but they had a […]
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What a better way to spend a Saturday than kicking off your shoes and moving those caderas to latin rhythms? This Saturday, members of the community had an opportunity to spend two hours learning moves from two dancers who are a part of the Latin Ballet of Virginia. Latin Ballet of Virginia is a diverse […]
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Every week is a new theme: “What do you want to do, but society won’t let you?” Or, “What is your most true/absurd/amazing observation?” Or perhaps, “What is Happiness?” Once the prompt is announced, partygoers write down an anonymous reply and put their answers into a basket. Silence then falls as event organizer Brian Wimer […]
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On September 11, students gathered at the Dickinson building in the black box to share and express their feelings and expressions into a mic; wanting to be understood and felt, tasting and feeling their words and stories, they reached out to the few audience members who remained in the Dickinson building, ready and eager to […]
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Piedmont Virginia Community College is hosting a variety of events inspired by Liz Murray’s memoir Breaking Night. If you have missed the buzz surrounding Murray’s book, then here is a quick run-down: Breaking Night is the true story of a young woman from a broken home. Throughout the story, Murray describes her experiences with her […]
Continue ReadingThinking of seeing a movie? How would you like it if that movie were free? Movies have been becoming more and more expensive to see in theater; fortunately, PVCC’s Student Art Club sponsors Free Movie Friday in the V. Earl Dickinson Building. Watch in comfort and on a big screen in the Main Stage Theatre. […]
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