Greetings and salutations and Happy Spring!

Coming this Saturday, March 29, back by popular demand, Paul Curreri, the Charlottesville-based singer/songwriter, guitarist and"brilliant gutter-blues multi-instrumentalist" (Time Out London).

Paul first played here at the Hamner Theater in April 2007, and is returning to the States fresh from a series of performances in Ireland & the UK. Don't miss this chance to see the musician who is "pulling inspiration from America, twentieth century folk and bluegrass weaving in and out. His music has been characterized as "country-folk" but has everything from Lou Reed to Mojo Nixon, all combined into some funky blues that would make even Tom Waits' mouth water."(Jessica Star Rockers, on seattle.net)

As always, ticket price of $15.00 includes delicious tidbits from Claudia Gibson. Word has it that the menu will include:

Vegetable sushi with wasabi, pickled ginger and soy.
Fresh spring rolls with dipping sauce
Chinese steamed buns both bar-b-que pork and bar-b-que vegetables
Curried chicken in wonton cups and raddichio
Soba noodles with ginger sesame and peanut sauce
Vegetable rice cakes

And for dessert: Baklava and assorted cookies

Please call 434-361-1999 for reservations. Doors open at 6:30 and the first set will start at 7:30.

Our monthly Youth Movie Night, originally scheduled for Fri., March 28, has been postponed for a week - come see Stardust on Fri., April 4 - 6:30 for pizza and 7:00pm for the movie. All for the very reasonable price of $5.00.

Interested in working in depth on a part without having to commit to a production? Come hone your acting skills on Sundays with Mary Coy. This ongoing scene study class is the perfect opportunity to do some concentrated work on character development for a part you may never get to play! Call 434-361-1999 for details.

April 5 is our second dance to benefit Rural Nelson - from Aretha to Ziggy - come step it out in our dance hall complete with mirror ball and know that the suggested donation of $10.00 is going directly to help support the efforts of Rural Nelson to preserve the quality of life that makes Nelson County so unique.

Our recent limited run of Clinton A. Johnston's Am I Black Enough, Yet? played to sold out houses - if you missed it here, or at Live Arts, it is not too late! Am I Black Enough, Yet? opens April 11 at Charter Theatre's Theatre-on-the-Run in Shirlington, VA, near Arlington. Visit the Charter Theatre website for details. Definitely worth the drive!

And finally, our spring production., Peter Coy's A Shadow of Honor will open May 2 and run through May 11. This is a later opening date than originally scheduled so please mark your calendars. We are still looking for production help so if you have an urge to dress in black and play an instrumental but unseen role, please call us!

Please join us here at the Hamner Theater, a beautiful half hour drive from downtown Charlottesville. Have supper at the new Blue Mountain Brewery or at D'Ambola's Ristorante Italiano, both right on Rte. 151 on the way. There are also at least four wineries on the way but perhaps that's a trip for another day...spring is here, spring is sprung, the bird is on the wing. My, my how absurd, I thought the wing was on the bird!

See you soon,
Boomie

Boomie Pedersen
Co-Artistic Director
The Hamner Theater
434-361-1999