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December is here, which marks the start of the holiday season. Dec. 1, Charlottesville held its annual Grand Illumination at the Ting Pavilion. Ting sponsored the event, and Dominion Energy sponsored the illumination. The event also was accompanied by multiple small businesses, presented by the Holiday Market. Activities included music, entertainment, food and drinks, and […]
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On Dec. 14, Blue Ridge Cafe will be hosting a karaoke Christmas event on the patio from 7-10 p.m. This event will take place on 8315 Seminole Trail in Ruckersville. During the event, hosts give guests a QR code to scan, which gives access to add songs to the karaoke list. Guests can also have […]
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The Victory Hall Players, a local acting troupe based in Scottsville, will bring the classic A Christmas Carol play, adapted for the stage by Joe Landry, into a new light. They take the old tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his humbugging ways and tell it through the lens of a live 1940’s radio broadcast full […]
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Orlando, Fla.- While earlier this year during Thanksgiving people were able to experience the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons on NBC. Now, just inside Universal’s Universal Studios Florida, guests can get up close to the balloons and meet the World-Famous Santa Claus and friends. While guests walk into the Universal CityWalk, they will have […]
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A celebrated Charlottesville tradition since 2007, the Let There Be Light festival is an art exhibition of sculptures and other art exhibits all connected by the unifying theme of light. While each year’s festival is different, this year’s festival has made some unprecedented changes, not by choice, but by necessity. James Yates, the curator of […]
Continue ReadingAnna Grace Agee, staff writer The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a merry story known to many since 1971 when it was first published. Since then, the famous Christmas story starring the delinquent Herdman children has become a popular play around the holiday season. Director Christine Corrieri and the Louisa Arts Center have been […]
Continue ReadingTeriney Grooms, staff writer Christmas is right around the corner and children are writing their Christmas list to give to Santa. Instead of waiting until Christmas morning to know if you made it on the naughty or nice list, come to the Brooks Family YMCA and go Swimming with Santa! The event is being planned […]
Continue ReadingTeriney Grooms, staff writer The summer of 2017 was big for the Piedmont Family YMCA. With the non-profit’s main building previously located in Crozet, June saw the end of a 19-month construction project completing the new Brooks Family YMCA. Now, after being fully operational for six months, the Y is offering exciting and enriching programs. […]
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E.W. Thomas held their tenth annual Christmas Open House on Dec. 1 from 3 to 6 p.m. “We wanted to thank the community for supporting us to show what we have at the store like custom cut meat, fruit baskets, and fresh flower,” said store owner Beth Thomas. At the Open House, the entire store […]
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