I could not have been more excited than I was to hear that Restaurant Week was coming to Charlottesville twice last year, and now, it’s back! From July 12-18, 2010, Charlottesville has 20 restaurants participating in “Restaurant Week”, which involves $26/person prix-fixe menus, all of three courses- an appetizer, entree, and dessert. According to the Restaurant Week website, the last
Behind The Scenes If you live in Charlottesville and haven’t visited Monticello what are you waiting for? Monticello, the famed home of our third president Thomas Jefferson, is open daily for visitors and this summer guests are in for a special treat. The typical Monticello tour is of the first level, which is nothing to sneeze at, but tickets are
Strawberry Festival—YUM! Stanardsville United Methodist Church hosts its 20th Annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 5 in Greene County. Enjoy the bounty of one of nature’s sweetest fruits from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The famous Strawberry Breakfast will be served from 7 to 11 a.m. and costs $7 for adults and $4 for children 8 and under. Lunch will
The Shelter for Help in Emergency (SHE), a non-profit organization whose mission is to end domestic violence in our community, is amidst their annual fundraiser – the SHE Design House. The event runs from May 8th – 16th and takes an otherwise vacant and empty home (that is for sale, by the way!), and assigns a decorator to each room
This year celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Crozet Arts and Crafts Festival, one of my favorite annual events in Charlottesville! The Crozet Arts and Crafts festival is located in Crozet, VA (which is part of Albemarle County), in the Claudius Crozet Park. It attracts artists from all across the region; this year boasting over 100! All types of artists are
