Alan Cheuse at New Dominion this Thursday

New Dominion Bookshop will host a reading and book-signing
by Alan Cheuse who will present selections from his new historical novel,
To Catch the Lightning
Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 5:30 PM
To Catch the Lightning is the story of a forgotten America, a bittersweet sepia-toned exploration of the intertwined plights of Edward Curtis, a real-life frontier photographer, and [...]

Photographer Sam Abell back at New Dominion December 2

This just in:
New Dominion Bookshop will again host
Sam Abell
for a repeat presentation of his slide show and discussion
of his new National Geographic publication
THE LIFE OF A PHOTOGRAPH
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 5:30 PM

The Beiderbecke Affair: Oozing the Energy of Cool

via The Beiderbecke Affair: Oozing the Energy of Cool

One Reason Magazines Are Suffering: Their Covers – The Daily Beast

Exhibit A: They don’t make ‘em like they used to.

via One Reason Magazines Are Suffering: Their Covers – The Daily Beast

Sam Abell slide talk at New Dominion Bookshop Nov. 6

New Dominion Bookshop will host
Sam Abell
who will present slides and discuss his new National Geographic publication
THE LIFE OF A PHOTOGRAPH
Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Sam Abell, one of the foremost photographers of our time, shares some of his most powerful and unforgettable images and answers the question, “What gives life to a photograph?”
Drawing on [...]

Photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson on the war abroad and at home

From Charlottesville Podcasting Network:
Award-winning photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson showed images from his coverage of the Iraq War and described the war’s toll on the homefront to a meeting of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on October 10, 2008. This presentation was jointly sponsored by the Jefferson Society and the Virginia Quarterly Review to mark the [...]

Breaking my icanhascheezburger rule…

Seen around town

Virginia is No. 1 in personalized license plates? I believe it.

Festival of the Photograph starts tomorrow

Lots of excitement in town about the Festival of the Photograph. If we just could get a Festival of the Opera and a Festival of the Zither, I think we’d have all the art forms covered. (Just ignore my ravings, it’s the drugs talking.)
Now as you know, the two things nearest and dearest to my [...]

Submit, before it destroys you

At Charlottesville High School:

Just had to share

Rearranging the deck chairs

One of the effects of global warming is that spring fever arrives just a little earlier each year. I’ve been doing some housekeeping and redecorating here at Chez CvilleWords. Let me know what you think of the redesign (new theme courtesy of WordPress.com, new header courtesy of the fertile talents of Mr. Glass).
Love it? Hate [...]

Three Days of the Night of the Living Cicada!

For the past week, a slim envelope has been taunting me from its comfortable seat on the living room ottoman. I know what’s in it; the problem is, it’s addressed to Mr. Glass, and other than those pesky financial forms and records (URGENT! Last Notice! You May Already Be A Winner!), I keep my mitts [...]

A Wife of One’s Own

Susan at ReadingWritingLiving has found the perfect partner for her writing career: a Wednesday Wife.
More from Susan:

Literary Mama
ItoFoto
Published works

Costa Rica Bullring

A new gallery at Shutterglass: Bullring.