Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Most students and faculty are familiar with the steep climb up College Drive to PVCC, the bustling Panther Cafe, and the sites and people that wander around the main campus, but PVCC is not only located there. PVCC has a large community extending across the main campus as well as satellite campuses. These satellite campuses […]
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The Paramount theater celebrated its 90-year anniversary with a showing of Charlie Chaplin’s 1936 film Modern Times on Saturday Nov. 27. For this celebratory event, ticket prices were taken back to older times at only $0.25 a person. The show started at 4 p.m. and went for about an hour and a half. The Paramount […]
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Tucked between murals and sculptures, stalls were scattered throughout IX art park for the farmer’s market on Dec. 5. People crowded amongst the art and tents perusing the merchandise all morning. The Farmers Market at IX is an event on Thursdays 4-8 p.m. and on Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Many stalls showed off […]
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Art and imagination come into play in the art 121 Intro to Drawing class. Next semester there are three classes, two of which are online. The only in-person class in the spring is led by the Assistant Professor of art Aaron Miller. In this art class, people learn basic drawing skills to bring the paper […]
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Screens glow throughout Decades Arcade as people play pinball, Mrs. Pacman, and many other games. Customers talk as they go from game to game. After the entry fee of $12, all games are free to play. There are myriad games. People can compete against each other in Mrs. Pacman as she munches her way across […]
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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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Patricia Jassmann, adjunct assistant professor of German, sat outside the north entrance of PVCC. She wore pink pants and a rich-purple shirt covered by a silver blazer that looked almost like reflected snow or metal. As Jassmann talked, gesturing, and taking occasional sips of water, black birds chirped and swam through the air. She discussed […]
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The lights dimmed in room M174 as the Anime Club started to watch a show on Friday Oct. 29. The screen lit up as vibrant scenes danced across the display. Simple lines created fast paced sword fights and panning shots of sun capped villages. Anime is a style of Japanese film and animation. It stems […]
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The sun warmed the morning chill away as people strolled down Stonefield at the Pop-up Market Craft Cville on Saturday Oct. 23. A breeze swept the street as people tried to sell their colorful wares. The market was organized by Craft Cville, a group that celebrates vintage, handcrafted items and art in this community. A […]
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Wedged between two buildings in downtown Scottsville is a small café called Baine’s. You will find it if you weave down Route 20 into the middle of Scottsville, the town of the Batteau Festival. This quaint café is filled with books, coffee, tea, and happy chatter. It holds a warm joyful atmosphere with books wrapping […]
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