Authors’ readings and signings at the Smith Center

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Six noted local authors and dozens of books will be featured at the Magical World of Books for Gifts on Saturday, Nov. 24 from noon until 3 p.m. at the R.R. Smith Center for History and Art. Authors will be reading short selections from their featured books and refreshments will be served. The event is being hosted by the Gallery Shop at the Smith Center and will be held in the History Gallery.

Grand opening for Delphine Enterprise Center set for Nov. 7

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Delphine Enterprise Center (located on South Delphine Avenue), a 460,000-square-foot facility located just west of Charlottesville, is being re-developed by local Delphine Enterprise Management specifically for manufacturers and distributors of all sizes with the goal of nurturing businesses that will provide sustainable, long-term growth to the regional economy.

China cross-cultural takes students out of comfort zones

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The 14-hour flight from Washington, D.C., to Beijing was the first time Josh Martin had ever flown. It was also the first time he’d been out of the country, and pretty much the first time he had ever really traveled at all, except for the away games that occasionally took him out of state during his four years as an infielder for the baseball team at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU).