Make-Your-Own Glass Ornaments

AFP

A glass-blowing benefit in support of the Artisans Center of Virginia. Saturday, Nov. 13, and Sunday, Nov. 14, at the Frozen Motion Glass Studio, McGuffey Arts Center, Charlottesville. Invite your friends and family to join you in creating your very own, special blown glass holiday ornaments. Fun is guaranteed and no experience is necessary. Pick…

Radio Hour lineup set for November show

Chris Graham

The November River City Radio Hour is guaranteed to chase November’s shadows away. The Marvelous Murphy Sisters, the Dreaded Blues Lady and Dr. Levine, and the Boogie Kings will pack the Nov. 19 Radio Hour with a jumpin’ menu of music and Marsha Howard will add a scoop of laughter. The Marvelous Murphy Sisters are…

Movie premiere in the Queen City

AFP

Staunton author and filmmaker Matt Warner has a November premiere of his short “The Good Parts” on the schedule. The movie is based on a short story that Warner wrote in 2002. Warner produced the movie in conjunction with the Charlottesville-based Red Army Films. “The Good Parts” stars Monique Dupress and Mikiah Umbertis with a…

Down in defeat: Virginia Dems licking wounds after Election Day bloodletting

Chris Graham

Tom Perriello was the underdog yet again, and yet again got caught up in a political wave. The only difference – this one forced him to swim against the current. “I think what really torpedoed his chances here was the D next to his name,” said Isaac Wood, the House race editor at the University…

Staunton author contributes to marketing best-seller

AFP

The media landscape is changing, and not just for consumers of news and entertainment. “No one has a dollar to waste, so being able to put your dollars to where they’re going to be likely to give you a return really helps as you’re moving forward,” said Harmony Tenney of Staunton, a featured author in…

Election Night Live Blog

Chris Graham

Join the AFP for live updates on results from the 2010 midterm elections. Editor Chris Graham is monitoring the latest numbers from the polls and will post live updates along with commentary and analysis. 10:58 p.m. That’s a wrap. The race in the 11th will clearly be too close to call tonight. Democrat Gerry Connolly…

The building of a program: A progress report

Chris Graham

I swear I could hear some Al Groh coming out of Mike London. The first-year UVa. football coach had just been asked by a reporter how he could maintain his positive approach to his rebuilding effort in the face of the Cavs’ third consecutve blowout ACC loss, 44-10 to rival North Carolina. London was noticeably…

Not oldies, but goodies: ‘Les Temps Per Due’ host marks three years on show

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We’re getting older every minute, but music – music never gets old. “I still listen to a lot of the music that my parents listened to,” said Drew Thompson, the host of the Charlottesville-based WNRN’s “Les Temps Per Due,” which highlights the best music of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. The Wilson Memorial and…