Tomorrow, the first meeting of the Coffee Party chapter of Central Virginia will be gathering downtown at Rapture, Wednesday, 2 March 2010 at 7:30pm. The guest speaker will be Eric Byler who heads up the greater Virginia Coffee Party movement.
If you’re unaware, the Coffee Party is a nationwide group that seeks a higher level of dialog that acknowledges that the government is not the enemy, but that we, the people, are the government. Their mission statement is. . .
MISSION: The Coffee Party Movement gives voice to Americans who want to see cooperation in government. We recognize that the federal government is not the enemy of the people, but the expression of our collective will, and that we must participate in the democratic process in order to address the challenges that we face as Americans. As voters and grassroots volunteers, we will support leaders who work toward positive solutions, and hold accountable those who obstruct them.
Tricks and treats abound – watch out; you might get fooled again. But take it easy baby, we’ll make it last all night.
So let’s get to the point. We’re putting on a little musical costume of our own with this Halloween tribute concert to The Who and Tom Petty at Rapture. This is a one-night-only concert of tribute bands, so this love ain’t for keeping. The night will be ranging from Tom to Tommy, The Seeker to The Waiting, and Baba O’Riley to Mary Jane.
So won’t you come and join the party dressed to kill? You don’t have to live like a refugee. Best of all, the only cover will be the songs. In other words, It’s free – free Fallin’. Now, I call that a bargain – the best I ever had. THE BEST I EVER HAD!!!
The Hoo will be performed by the band that was formerly Wisher:
Charlottesville Young Professionals, 91.9 WNRN, & cVillain are inviting YOU to come and get your Zombie on, Friday, October 30th. The event is scheduled to kick off @ 10:10PM on the Downtown Mall, and we will be crawling our fleshless, thirsty way through South Street Brewery, The X-Lounge, Blue Light, ZoCaLo, Rapture, and ending with a dance party @ Ventana.
This event is a benefit for the Jefferson Area Food Bank, so please bring a non-perishable food item to donate.
We will provide more details as the event creeps closer, so stay tuned!
The bars and our commentary have been buzzing about the recent closure of iS Venue, as broken by Jeyon’s twitter account (and now moved to the Magnus Music site), and the subsequent notification that Si Tapas has shut it’s doors as well. The music venue saddled with an always empty bar had taken the space over from previous dwellers Starr Hill, & Starr Hill Music, the duo which ran the show for 8 years.
There hasn’t been much public surprise regarding the closings, as Si had never quite captured the crowds attention, and iS had a lot of making up to do in order to keep the ball rolling for both businesses. The Si food offerings certainly didn’t compare to our home grown tapas love child, Mas Tapas, even though they seem(ed) to have found solid footing in the Richmond area. Interestingly enough, the businesses primary website for both locations, sitapas.com, is currently off line, which may mean the entire enterprise has called it quits.
Magnus Music, headed by Jeyon Falsini, had shows listed through November 21st on their site, isvenue.com, and we have received notification that at least the Basshound and Space Cadet 7 show has been moved to Rapture Restaurant on Friday, October 9, @ 9:00pm. There is also rumor of other shows migrating to the freshly re-opened Southern location.
With so much local interest and talent, why is it exactly that so many venues have problems? Satellite Ballroom, Gravity Lounge/The Southern, Starr Hill/Is Venue, TRAX. Where is a good band to play nowadays? [Photo Credits]
A nationwide craze has finally landed here in our backyards. Geeks Who Drink, a mixed media soiree through your standard trivia style, team oriented, bare knuckled fight to the death for free stuff event, will be held this evening inside Rapture’s Club R2.
This idea has been gaining quite a bit of attention across the US, with new locations being added on a regular basis.
Any cVillains willing to flex their mental muscles and show up @ 8PM tonight?
What little promise we had of winter has faded, and cherry blossoms are bursting through the dull branches that line the streets of our humble ‘ville; yet it’s still not warm enough to leave the safety of indoors completely, so why not take shelter in a familiar pub with a familiar drink? And while you’re there, why not take in what is arguably a standby Charlottesville tradition?
Barhoppers, produced by Offstage Theatre, has been taking over local watering holes for roughly over twenty years. The format is simple: all plays take place in a bar and are written, directed, and acted out by locals, and best of all, performed in a bar (Miller’s and Rapture this year).
The plays are short (5-10 minutes each) and easily digestible, so you don’t need to be a theatre buff to be entertained. This year’s lineup is no exception: Barhoppers 2009 features revelry from foul-mouthed sots, fetishist phlebotomists, and as always, beleaguered bartenders. Between each play, desperate singles offer bizarre monologues based on real classified ads from local alternative weeklies.
There are a few exceptionally well-written and acted plays this year that demand special attention.»Read More
FLAGGERS: Over half the United States population has legitimate concerns about what will happen to their pets after the rapture occurs. Please respect their faith and allow this service to remain posted, just as the waste removal and grooming posts remain posted. Again, over half of the US population feels that this is a concern to them. If there is a specific problem with the ad, please email me. Thank you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“No one knows when that day or hour will come. Even the angels in heaven and the Son don’t know. Only the Father knows.”
(Matthew 24:36)“For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.”
(1 Thessalonians 4:15–17)
Have you ever thought about what will happen to your pets after Jesus comes back to claim the souls of the saved during the Rapture and deliver them to heaven to enjoy ever lasting life? The bible clearly teaches that only those that have accepted Jesus as their savior will enter heaven (John 14:6, Romans 3:23), and we all know that pets do not have the cognitive ability to do this, so what will happen to your beloved pets? Surely without you there, they would be stuck inside your empty house, starving to death with no one to feed them, let them out to potty, or clean their litter box. This is probably not what you envision for your pets after you are gone. This is where I come in.I am here to offer you pet care service for after the rapture. »Read More
Ok, I’ve had enough tipsters sending this in that it should be a full post on it’s own. I think we can solve this puzzle quickly. Let us know in the comments below and read one very smart birdie’s insights.
UPDATE, Thanks DONK: The roadies [who went to Rapture, not the band members] let out the word that Eddie & Wolfgang got into an inter-band fight the night before in Florida.
Van Halen recently canceled a planned show at the John Paul Jones arena. An awesome little birdie sends in a link to an “industry-leading” website called “Ticket News.” The website explains: »Read More
This was the kind of morning where I had to do the wake-up damage assessment. I feel how gnarly my hair is to find out if I took a drunk shower. I check the kitchen trash can to see what my drunk meal was. I open my phone and go to my text outbox. I log in to Facebook and select “Sent messages.” (The problem is that I’m getting too responsible. I haven’t had a “Sweet baby Jesus, NO!” moment in way too long.)
I kept saying last night would be really fun out, and I was so right! I feel really smart. Even though my head hurts. So much!
This was the kind of morning where I had to do the wake-up damage assessment. I feel how gnarly my hair is to find out if I took a drunk shower. I check the kitchen trash can to see what my drunk meal was. I open my phone and go to my text outbox. I log in to Facebook and select “Sent messages.” (The problem is that I’m getting too responsible. I haven’t had a “Sweet baby Jesus, NO!” moment in way too long.)
