Weekday Portrait Session Special Announcement!

Just Breathe.

Busy Moms ... Check This Out!!!!

A Place to Breathe is a yoga/meditation studio located on Rt. 250 next to Duner’s.  They have a great variety of classes and workshops.  In honor of Mother’s Day, the studio is hosting a Mother/Daughter TLC Restorative Workshop on Saturday, May 7 from 4:00 – 6:00 for $45.00 for two ($22.50 each).  Daughters should be 7 years old or older.  TLC Restorative Yoga is a class about deep relaxation. You and your daughter will be placed in deliciously comfortable poses, fully supported with pillows and bolsters to create a sense of peace and relaxation.  Try this class and feel your stress melt away – a wonderful way to pamper yourself and teach your daughter the importance of self-care.  A great way to celebrate Mother’s Day!!!  The studio is located at 4405 Ivy Commons, Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434) 245-8080.  You can check out their website atwww.aplacetobreathe.com

Imagination Movers are Coming to Town!

May 14th! Mark your calendars and buy your tickets for the Imagination Movers at the nTelos Wireless Pavillion! Should be a great time! More info and tickets HERE.

"About the show

The "Mini Movers" Package includes:

 

- One (1) Premium Seat in the first 10 rows of the theater.

 

- Access to the "Think Tank" - A special Party Room with an Imagination Movers Theme. The Think Tank will have healthy snacks for all of our Mini Movers and their Parents.

 

- Meet and Greet/Photo Opportunity with all of the Imagination Movers and Nina!

The "Movers Music Party" - Participate in a Movers inspired "Jam Session" in the Think Tank.

 

- Signed Imagination Movers Poster - One (1) Poster per ticket ordered

 

- Imagination Movers VIP Laminate

 

 

"I have seen the future of children's music and its name is Imagination Movers!"

— Kevin Griffin (vocals, guitar), Better Than Ezra

 

"Take the kids!"

— The Washington Post

 

"A dash of rebellion spices up these catchy rock songs and astute lyrics. Fresh and treacle-free."

— Parenting Magazine

 

In a Big Warehouse is more than the title of the Imagination Movers' new album of smartly crafted children's pop songs. The Warehouse holds the secret to the Movers themselves.

 

"The Warehouse has always been a metaphor for the human imagination, our ability to dream," says Rich Collins (also known as Imagination Mover Rich), one of the four founding members of the band. "It's a physical representation of the idea that anything is possible."

 

The Movers' own story provides a good example of the power of imagination. In 2003, four New Orleans friends – Collins, Scott Durbin, Dave Poche and Scott "Smitty" Smith – started gathering after their kids' bedtimes to write songs and brainstorm ideas about a children's television show. Two years later, they had become the latest sensation of their musical city, attracting parents and children alike with an eclectic pop sensibility and lyrical turns about healthy snacks and playing catch and conquering childhood fears of bedtime. Lines to the Movers' shows stretched down blocks.

 

When the levees broke after Hurricane Katrina, the far-reaching disaster turned the Movers' world upside down, but it didn't put an end to their dream. Even while band members salvaged their belongings from flooded homes – and Smith reported to his day job as a fire fighter and first responder – they never stopped living according to the Movers' motto: "Reach high, think big, work hard, have fun!"

C'ville City Market is Back!!

                                    Contact Information:

                                    Stephanie Anderegg-Maloy

                                    Charlottesville Parks & Recreation

                                    (434) 970-3371

                                    maloy@charlottesville.org

March 27, 2011 

Growing City Market Begins on April 2nd 

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The popular City Market will kick off the 2011 season on Saturday, April 2, 2011.  The market is held Saturday mornings from 7 am – Noon from April – October.  City Market is located in downtown Charlottesville in the parking lot in between Water Street and South Street.  City Market features over 100 local vendors that sell a variety of fresh produce, herbs, plants, meats, crafts, baked goods and much, much more…

In 2010, City Market vendors generated over $1.4 million in gross sales collectively.  City Market which is managed by the City of Charlottesville, Department of Parks & Recreation provides a fun, safe, family-friendly environment for local vendors to display and sell their home-grown or hand-made products.  The two summer weekday markets, The Market at Pen Parkon Tuesdays, and Farmers in the Park in Meade Park, begin in May and run from 3pm until 7pm.

Launched in 2010 and continuing for 2011, market customers who receive SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program) will be able to use their EBT cards as well as debit cards at the market again to buy fresh produce and meats.  This program is managed by JABA (Jefferson Area Board for Aging).  We will also have Market gifts certificate available through Market Central this year.

For more information about the City Market, please contact Stephanie Anderegg-Maloy at (434) 970-3371 or Citymarket@charlottesville.org.