Things to Do on a Free Afternoon or Evening

Museums and Galleries

Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum
www.virginia.edu/kluge-ruhe
244-0234
400 Peter Jefferson Place, just off 250 East on Pantops
Tue-Sat 9 am-3 pm; Sat guided tour 10:30 am

Australian Aboriginal art. Free.

University of Virginia Bayly Art Museum, "The Bayly"
www.virginia.edu/~bayly
924-3592
155 Rugby Road (just north of the Rotunda)
Tue-Sun 1 pm-5 pm

UVA Bayly Art Museum

15th-20th century American and European paintings and sculpture, plus changing exhibits. Free.

Fayerweather Gallery
www.virginia.edu/fayerweather
924-6123
Next to the UVA Art Museum, in Fayerweather Hall
Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm

Contemporary art, including works by faculty and fourth-year students.

Galleries Downtown
There are a number of art galleries downtown, including bozART (Downtown Mall, 296-3919), Higher Grounds (coffeehouse on the Mall, 971-8743), Les Yeux du Monde (next to Starr Hill, 973-5566), the McGuffey Art Center (north of the Mall on Second St., 295-7973), and Mudhouse (coffeehouse on the Mall, 984-6833). Charlottesville also recently opened the City Center for Contemporary Arts (293-7552), home to the LiveArts theater group (977-4177) and the Second Street Gallery (977-7284)

Charlottesville Ice Park
www.icepark.com
817-1423
230 W. Main St., at the Downtown Mall
Open 7 days a week, year round

Public skating, skate rental, skating lessons, hockey leagues, UVA hockey games, and parties offered. Prices and hours vary by season; call or see the Web site. Check for coupons in The Cavalier Daily.

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
Rt. 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 on the Downtown Mall.

Regal Downtown Cinema 6
979-7669
Downtown Mall. Will validate parking.

Seminole Cinema IV
980-3333
2306 India Dr., behind the K-Mart on Rt. 29 North.

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

Art-house movies.

Performing Arts
See the Performing Arts section for information about joining performing arts groups and getting tickets to see performances.

Bowling

F Kegler Lanes
www.amf.com/keglerslanes/centerHomepage.htm
978-3999
Rt. 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 Rd.

Family tickets, birthday parties.

Photos courtesy of the Charlottesville/Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau, www.SoVeryVirginia.com