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Charlottesville City Market Student Favorite
www.charlottesvillecitymarket.com
Held in the parking lot adjacent to the Downtown Mall
Open Saturdays, beginning the first Saturday of April through the Saturday in November immediately prior to Thanksgiving.
7 a.m. - Noon, April through October
8 a.m. - 2 p.m., November

Local vendors sell produce, meat and poultry products, plants and flowers, arts and crafts and various prepared foodstuffs. Often you can find balloons and facepainting for children as well. The city holds similar markets at Meade and Pen parks, and there is a holiday market. For more information, visit the city's website.

Main Street Arena (Formerly Charlottesville Ice Park)
mainstarena.com
817-2400
230 W. Main St., at the Downtown Mall
Open 7 days a week, year round

Public skating, skate rental, skating lessons and hockey leagues. The arena also doubles as a multi-use space for special events, and can be privately rented. See the website or call for more details.

McCormick Observatory
www.astro.virginia.edu
924-7494

Free to the public on the first and third Friday nights of each month. Telescope viewing, slide show, and museum. Normally held at the McCormick Rd. location (on-Grounds), but once each April and October the public night is at the Fan Mountain Observing Station, 13 miles south of town.

Movies

For show times for all theaters, call 817-FILM or pick up a copy of the free weekly paper The Hook or Cville Weekly, or go to www.cvillemovies.com.

Carmike Cinema 6
973-4294
Route 29 North behind Pier One and Taco Bell.

Newcomb Hall Theater
924-3286

Venue for Cinematheque, a University-sponsored program that shows second-run films for $3 (924-3286). Also home to OFFscreen, a student group that screens independent films and classics. In the Newcomb Hall basement.

Regal CInemas
Regal Cinemas on the Downtown Mall.

Regal Downtown Cinema 6
979-7857
Downtown Mall. Will validate parking.

Regal Stadium 14 IMAX Theater at Stonefield
244-3213
1954 Swanson Dr.
The newest and largest theater in Charlottesville, offering stadium seating and IMAX viewing experiences.

Vinegar Hill Theatre
977-4911
220 W. Market St., just off the Downtown Mall, next to L'Avventura.

Art-house movies and independent films.

Bowling

F Kegler Lanes
www.amf.com/keglerslanes/centerHomepage.htm
978-3999
Route 29 North, after Lowe's
Times vary; Sun-Thu closes at 11 pm; Fri-Sat closes at 1 am

Only bowling alley in Charlottesville. 48 lanes. Prices vary. Full restaurant (Breakers), snack bar, and pool tables. Bowling leagues.

Pool
There aren't any true pool halls in town, but try the tables at Orbit (on the Corner, 984-5707), Rapture (Downtown Mall, 293-9526) or Miller's (Downtown Mall, 971-8511). For cheap pool check out Newcomb Hall's Game Room, on main University Grounds. It's only 2 cents per minute (per table) on Thursday nights, 5 cents per minute other days. You'll need a University ID.

Putt-putt

Putt-Putt Golf Course
973-5509
1525 E Rio Road

Family tickets, birthday parties.

Photos courtesy of the Charlottesville/Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau, visitcharlottesville.org

Things to Do on an Afternoon or Evening

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Clubs & Organizations by Sport

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A $12 portion of each student's activities fee contributes to a program that yields the equivalent of $75 worth of tickets to UVA Music and Drama events and up to three Virginia Film Festival events. It also entitles students to a membership at the Bayly Art Museum and supports exhibitions and programs by students and visiting artists in the Department of Art. See the Performing Arts section for more.

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Check out the Law School events page for happenings at the Law School, or the UVA calendar. The University's Arts Page details the latest arts events, which are too numerous to mention here. Also try Monticello Avenue for a calendar of upcoming events and its Arts page for more resources.

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Want a more active adventure? Check out the Clubs and Organizations by Sport page for information on skiing, snow tubing, canoeing, rafting, kayaking, horseback riding, ice skating, and more.

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The Virginia Film Festival

Charlottesville attracts its share of stars, such as Sissy Spacek, who lives in the area. The stars are never more apparent than at the annual Virginia Film Festival in October. Besides special appearances by such luminaries as Anthony Hopkins, Nicolas Cage, and Roger Ebert, the festival features independent filmmakers like Todd Haynes and actually premieres some movies. Tickets are about the same as regular tickets for students. For details, see: www.vafilm.com or call 1.800.UVA.FEST. The schedule comes out in mid-September.

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For the latest on what's happening on the University culture scene, click on the "Things to do at UVA/News" button on the UVA home page (www.
virginia.edu/news.html). You may also subscribe to the Internet list serve regarding University musical events by e-mailing majordomo
@virginia.edu. In the message, write "subscribe" "musiclovers" "end" and you will be updated on the various events.

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First Friday

First Friday is the monthly opening day for all local museums and galleries. The first Friday of the month, year-round, galleries open new exhibits and offer receptions and artist talks between about 5 and 9 pm. See specific gallery listings for exact hours. The University museum now offers a similar event on the fourth Friday of the month.

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