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AFP gets a little more love from NPR

We’ve been getting streams of phone calls from friends telling us they heard the AFP on All Things Considered tonight.  We recorded a piece out of the Cville office a few weeks ago.  It’s up on the WVTF website.  Have a look and listen: link: http://www.wvtf.org/news_and_notes/index.php mp3: http://www.wvtf.org/news_and_notes/audio/201001060941190.festivalphotogs.mp3

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AFP Exhibit Extravaganza

The AFP is kicking off 2010 with the biggest party of the year…so far!  Please join us in Charlottesville Friday January 8th for the opening night of the American Festivals Project print exhibit.  A selection of our finest images will be on display including plenty of print surprises.  There will be lots of food and [...]

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US Pole Dancing East Coast Regional Championships

Quickly, and almost imperceptibly to most of the town of Charlottesville, it came and went.  There were a few flyers here and there and it was announced on the Paramount marquee, but on each it said USPDF.  And what common pedestrian is expected to know what USPDF stands for?  Would you have guessed US Pole [...]

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SpeedWeek on the Bonneville Salt Flats

The next time you get into your car, grab the steering wheel and give a good look at the speedometer.  Let your eyes travel up from zero, climbing double digit numbers that are so familiar.  But keep going.  Don’t stop at 80.  Don’t stop at 90 or 100.  Notice if your palms are getting sweaty [...]

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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally — Sturgis, SD

South Dakota is not a heavily populated state.  In fact, it’s one of the least populous states in the union, ranking 46 out of 51 (including Washington DC).  The biggest city in South Dakota is Sioux Falls, which at 155,000 persons ranks 150th on the list of biggest cities in the USA (this is 54x [...]

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