Business Connections 2012 a Success

Business Connections

Recently, the Community Idea Stations hosted a unique opportunity for businesses to connect with other businesses. The well attended event–Business Connections 2012–allowed business professionals a chance to build new relationships across their industries.

American Dreams Series on NPR’s Newsmagazines

American Dreams Series on NPR

The American Dream has always meant opportunity -- the idea that anyone can make it here. Woven through our politics, culture and family histories, the simple phrase lifted and sustained Americans for generations, and its promise inspired millions to come to the United States in search of a better life.

Take a Ride on the Engineering Side

human-powered moonbuggy

Mountain bikes are great, but would one work on the face of the Moon? NASA engineers and VCU’s School of Engineering students know better. The Moon’s rock-and-roll face is not a mountain trail. Special engineering skills are needed to design and build a vehicle humans can ride across the moon’s alien environment. 

A is for Asthma

Elmo Sesame Street

With 1 in 10 U.S. children suffering from asthma, Sesame Workshop is taking steps to help families recognize the signs and manage the symptoms.

According to the American Lung Association, asthma is the leading chronic illness among children in the United States. To give families living with the condition some relief from the worry it can cause, Sesame Workhop created A Is for Asthma, a bilingual education kit full of simple tips for keeping children with asthma active and healthy.

Creating Art With LEGO Blocks

OFF BOOK Lego Art

LEGO blocks are one of the most beloved toys in the world, playing a role in many a person's childhood. But for some creators, LEGO has evolved from toy to art form.

This episode of OFF BOOK talks to three LEGO artists who have made beautiful mosaics, amazing stop-motion videos, thoughtful sculptures, and have turned these tiny building blocks into a true artistic medium.

Happy Birthday, Charlottesville!

by Terri Allard
Thu, May 24, 2012
Charlottesville Welcome

This year marks the 250th birthday of Charlottesville. Now that’s a pretty big deal and something definitely worth celebrating, so a steering committee comprised of city council members, city representatives and involved citizens organized Celebrate! 250 Charlottesville -- a calendar of exciting events taking place over the next six months to mark this special year and to honor the history of our fair city. 

Three Masters of Traditional Irish Music coming to Charlottesville

by Lanny Fields
Wed, May 23, 2012
The Teetotallers

Three of the world’s most accomplished players of Irish traditional music - Martin Hayes (fiddle), John Doyle (guitar) and Kevin Crawford (flute/whistle) - will bring the “pure drop” to C'ville Coffee (1301 Harris St. Charlottesville, VA) on Tuesday, May 29th, 7:00 p.m.  The trio performs under the name the Teetotallers.

Exercising Our Ear Muscles with ACE, the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble

by Bobbie Barajas
Tue, May 22, 2012
Maria Yefimova

When you listen to programs such as This American Life or Radiolab, you are drawn in by the storyteller (narrator, host), the story and the sounds that aurally illustrate the story. The elements are generally recorded separately and come together in the production room.  What the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble (ACE) did on May 14th in WCVE’s Studio A was to create a program with all of these elements live before a studio audience adding to it a top notch live concert to their program “Exercising Our Ear Muscles with the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble.”

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