Let There Be Light

Well, I hope that you checked out the collaborative show at PVCC last night, Let There Be Light. Even if you aren't a fan of mildly disturbing installation art, it's always fun to run around in the dark with a flashlight following a path lit by multi-colored glo-sticks. And some of the exhibits were actually fun! The coordinator, James Yates, created an area that required protective eyewear and bare feet. Once the participant was suitably garbed, he or she could toss handfuls of glitter to reveal a message floating in the air. Also, I think it would be cool if the 'powers that be' left Fenella Belle's school of fish in the windows. It is really pretty to view from the outside. But I have to say that the piece that I could not get enough of was the dance performance choreographed by Michelle Cooper and performed by Brushwood's School of Dance Senior Performance Company. I believe there were nine young dancers wearing black hooded suits with glow-in-the-dark tubing that made the outline of stick-figure boys and girls. They did the funkiest dance piece and it was hysterical to see those stick outlines grooving in the dark. I will never forget it!

Hurray for Cajun!

Friday night in Charlottesville- This is a small town, but it is chock full of stuff to do. It makes life on the east coast so much more tolerable(we adopted northern California as home in our hearts). Anyway, we went to Mono Loco on a whim and had a blast listening to Jolie Fille, ragin' cajun music. It was all the more fun because we ran into old friends and new friends. Small town, small world.

Soooooo... if you are ever in town, check out Mono Loco and check out Jolie Fille. I'll be sure to dance with you if you do.