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313 Second St. SE, Ste. 108.
Charlottesville,
VA

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http://www.swingcville.org/

Upcoming Events

Cats Corner - 22 May 2013 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 23 May 2013 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 29 May 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 5 Jun 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 12 Jun 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 19 Jun 2013 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 20 Jun 2013 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 26 Jun 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 3 Jul 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 10 Jul 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 17 Jul 2013 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 18 Jul 2013 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 24 Jul 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 31 Jul 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 7 Aug 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 14 Aug 2013 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 15 Aug 2013 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 21 Aug 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 28 Aug 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 4 Sep 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 11 Sep 2013 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 12 Sep 2013 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 18 Sep 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 25 Sep 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 2 Oct 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 9 Oct 2013 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 10 Oct 2013 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 16 Oct 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 23 Oct 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 30 Oct 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 6 Nov 2013 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 7 Nov 2013 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 13 Nov 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 20 Nov 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 27 Nov 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 4 Dec 2013 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 5 Dec 2013 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 11 Dec 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 18 Dec 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 25 Dec 2013 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 1 Jan 2014 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 2 Jan 2014 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 8 Jan 2014 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 15 Jan 2014 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 22 Jan 2014 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 29 Jan 2014 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 30 Jan 2014 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 5 Feb 2014 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 12 Feb 2014 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 19 Feb 2014 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 26 Feb 2014 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 27 Feb 2014 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 5 Mar 2014 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 12 Mar 2014 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 19 Mar 2014 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 26 Mar 2014 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 27 Mar 2014 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 2 Apr 2014 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 9 Apr 2014 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 16 Apr 2014 - 20:30
Cats Corner - 23 Apr 2014 - 20:30
Beginner Crash Course - 24 Apr 2014 - 19:30
Cats Corner - 30 Apr 2014 - 20:30

News

Police continue to investigate fatal shooting of 10-year-old in Crozet

By C-VILLE Writers

Albemarle County police are continuing their investigation of the fatal shooting of a 10-year-old girl by a juvenile boy in Crozet Tuesday morning. “They’re still putting together the pieces,” Albemarle County police spokeswoman Carter Johnson said of law enforcement, who set up a staging center at the Open Door Ministry Church near the scene of [...]

Arts

ARTS Picks: The Duchess of Malfi at Blackfriars Playhouse

By C-VILLE Writers

Vicious but mesmerizing, The Duchess of Malfi tells the story of one of the stage’s greatest women and two of its greatest villains. The widowed Duchess disobeys her two brothers by secretly marrying her household steward. When they reveal her sham, a slew of dreadful events are planned that ultimately result in a tale of [...]

Living

The cellar of your dreams (Or, just a nice collection of wine, stored well)

By C-VILLE Writers

The first thing that pops into your mind as an everyday wine drinker who’s looking to start laying down a few bottles is, inevitably: “Don’t I need a big temperature-and-humidity-controlled dungeon, replete with rustic stone walls, candles, and old first-growth Bordeaux?” The answer is “No.” Cellaring wine is, really, all about understanding the rules and [...]

News

A bug’s life: Cicada emergence is a mysterious, massive phenomenon

By Graelyn Brashear

Sachin Gadani and a few friends recently spent a weekend combing Charlottesville for cicadas. The UVA MD-PhD graduate student is head of the University’s entomology club, and he and several fellow amateur bug lovers haven’t had to look hard to find the first local representatives of one of the greatest spectacles of the insect world: [...]

News

Republicans plot course for City Council race

By Laura Ingles

While the Democrats prepare for the June 11 primaries, two Republicans are quietly taking notes on the issues raised and looking ahead to the November general election, hoping to become the first conservative representatives on City Council since 2002. The five Democratic candidates fielded media and audience questions during an open forum last Thursday, where [...]

Arts

Walking the talk: Buster Keaton refines the art of comic timing and heroism at The Paramount

By James Ford

“Chaplin or Keaton?” is one of those eternal questions, like “Star Wars or Star Trek?” “The Beatles or the Stones?” There’s no correct answer, but the side you pick can reveal fundamental aspects of your character. Charlie Chaplin is far more famous today, with his “Tramp” character’s iconic bowler hat, mustache, and cane making him [...]

The Editor's Desk

Editor’s Note: Sports as a metaphor for life

By Giles Morris

I have a friend who is a sportswriter of the old school, like Frank Bascombe or George Plimpton. He sees the game as a metaphor for every noble human experience from tragedy to exaltation. In that world, Mickey Mantle’s story is about an Okie who conquers the Big Apple with raw physical talent, then destroys [...]

News

Diamond anniversary: Ten years after Coach Brian O’Connor’s arrival, UVA baseball is a powerhouse

By Macon Gunter

It was Sunday, April 21, 2013, Brian O’Connor’s 42nd birthday. Virginia had taken both games of Saturday’s doubleheader against No. 5 Florida State and was an inning away from its first-ever sweep of one of college baseball’s most dominant programs. Pitcher Kyle Crockett stepped into the batter’s box in the bottom of the eighth inning, [...]

News

Bell is out, UVA raises $3 billion, and Barefoot’s on TV: News briefs

By C-VILLE Writers

Check c-ville.com daily and pick up a copy of the paper Tuesday to for the latest Charlottesville and Albemarle news briefs and stories. Here’s a quick look at some of what we’ve had an eye on for the past week. Obenshain beats out Bell for AG nomination Albemarle Republican Delegate Rob Bell won’t be running [...]

Living

Overheard on the restaurant scene… This week’s restaurant news

By C-VILLE Writers

Now open in the former Pita Pit space on 14th Street: Onyx Lounge, a crêperie, sandwich shop, and hookah bar. It’s open until 4am Thursday-Saturday, giving Littlejohn’s a little competish on the late-night scene. Also open? The C’ville Cheese Store on Fifth Street SE in the former Downtown Deli spot. There’s more than 30 different [...]

News

What’s coming up in Charlottesville and Albemarle the week of 5/20?

By C-VILLE Writers

Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. The Charlottesville City Council will hold a regular meeting at 7pm Monday, May 20 [...]

Arts

Interlocken announces Neil Young & Crazy Horse among other big names

By Tami Keaveny

Interlocken Music Festival announced part of its line-up today with a promise to confirm additional acts. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Further, Zac Brown, The String Cheese Incident and The Black Crowes will anchor the new festival in Nelson County. Early bird tickets are scheduled to go on sale on Thursday, May 23. Interlocken organizers [...]

Arts

ARTS Pick: Pancake Party with the Star Children

By James Ford

The default option for any working band looking to raise some quick funds is usually Kickstarter, but We Are Star Children, as always, are thinking outside the box. To help fund the distribution of their next album, the local group are instead hosting a pancake breakfast on Saturday morning, May 18 at the Alloy Workshop. [...]

Living

Five Finds on Friday: Melissa Close Hart of Palladio

By Charlottesville29

On Fridays, we and The Charlottesville 29 feature five food finds selected by local chefs and personalities. Today’s picks come from four-time James Beard award semi-finalist Melissa Close Hart, chef of Palladio Restaurant at Barboursville Vineyard. On June 9, Palladio will be celebrating the release of Barboursville’s 2012 Vermentino Reserve with a multi-course dinner with [...]

Arts

Birds in TREES: The annual LOOK3 Festival Of The Photograph begins

By Tami Keaveny

One of Charlottesville’s most anticipated springtime events began today with the hanging of the LOOK3 TREES exhibit. The installation has kicked off Charlottesville’s LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph since it began in 2007. “It’s really our coming out party,” said LOOK3’s managing director, Andrew Owen. LOOK3 attracts an estimated attendance of 25,000 artists and observers [...]

News

What’s Happening at the Jefferson School City Center?

By Jefferson School City Center

The auditorium at the Jefferson School City Center was the venue for the forum for City Council candidates co-sponsored by Charlottesville Tomorrow and The Daily Progress on Thursday night. The event was moderated by Charlottesville Tomorrow’s Executive Director Director, Brian Wheeler. Candidates Bob Fenwick, Adam Lees, Wes Bellamy, Melvin Grady and Kristin Szakos answered questions [...]

Arts

ARTS Picks: Dr. Doolittle at Play On! Theatre

By C-VILLE Writers

Human creatures large and small will enjoy Dr. Dolittle’s singing search for the Great Pink Sea Snail in Play On! Theatre’s final production at the IX building. This musical, based on the 1967 film starring Rex Harrison, is directed by Shelley Cole and features community youth and adult actors going wild as Dr. Dolittle’s famous animals—the Pushmepullyou, Chee-Chee the chimp, and Polynesia the parrot. $5-19, 7:30pm (2pm on Sundays).

News

Governor Cuccinelli: Seriously, Virginia—you’re actually considering this?

By Dan Catalano

Unlike some pundits we could name, we here at Odd Dominion HQ have never discounted the chances that Virginia’s rabidly right-wing Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli could somehow weasel his way into the governor’s mansion. After all, despite the man’s long history of extremist positions and borderline abusive political behavior (like issuing a “Civil Investigative Demand” [...]

Arts

Film Review: Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby forgoes substance for spectacle

By David Riedel

Now that The Great Gatsby is out, there’s just one relevant question: To whom is this film targeted? It can’t be people who read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel when it was first released. They’re dead. Is it for recent high school graduates? The millennials, who are plugged into everything all the time and don’t seem to have the attention span for Fitzgerald? Or is it for hip-hop lovers?

Arts

ARTS Picks: Multicultural Mosaic of Dance at PVCC

By C-VILLE Writers

You don’t have to book an international flight or travel back in time to connect with cultural relevance—just buy a ticket to the ninth annual spring dance gala at PVCC.

Living

Up to the plate: With its noteworthy farm table and wine bar, Pippin Hill Farm edges out the competition

By C. Simon Davidson

In a blind taste test by a panel of experts last fall, Virginia wines squared off against those from leading regions of the world. The results stunned many. Virginia won. In case it had not been clear already, there was now no doubt: Virginia wine is on the rise. With the popularity of Virginia wine [...]

News

Green happenings: Charlottesville environmental news and events

By C-VILLE Writers

Each week, C-VILLE’s Green Scene page takes a look at local environmental news. The section’s bulletin board has information on local green events and keeps you up to date on statewide happenings. Got an event or a tip you’d like to see here and in the paper? Write us at news@c-ville.com. Water party: The Meadow [...]