Monticello in March

We just received the March list of events from the fine folks at Monticello.  If you are staying with us at Foxfield Inn during the month of March check out these events:

• Saturday March 13 - Apple Grafting Workshop  Skill at grafting is the true mark of gardening expertise, but it's also easy to learn and fun to do. Tom Burford will lead this two-hour workshop designed for the novice propagator. Bring only your thin-bladed pocket knife and a pair of hand pruners. Leave with your own grafted apple tree. $10. Reservations required; call 434-984-9880. Held in the Jordan Classroom, Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center, 9:30 a.m. $10.

• Thursday March 18 - Michael Kranish will discuss his critically acclaimed book Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War at 4:00 pm in Monticello’s Jefferson Library as part of the Virginia Festival of the Book. Free. Information: (434) 984-7504.
• Saturday March 20 - The reconstruction and stabilization efforts that follow U.S. military involvement overseas and their importance to national security will be the focus of a panel discussion at the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies. This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited and registration is required. To register, call (434) 984-7500 or send an e-mail to icjs@monticello.org by Friday, March 12.

 Ongoing:

• House Tours
• Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center
• Family Friendly Tours
• Mountaintop Activity Center

Virginia Festival of the Book

We've talked about the Virginia Festival of the Book in an earlier blog but just wanted to remind everyone what an excellent celebration of books and reading this is.  The excerpt below is from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities in which they announce a raffle for the event.

Come stay with us at Foxfield Inn while you are enjoying the Festival and let us pamper you after your day's reading events.

  

Book Festival Events You Won't Want To Miss
Virginia Festival of the Book

The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities is pleased to bring you the 16th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book!

These 5 days of mostly free literary events are open to the public as we honor book culture and promote reading and literacy.

Sweet 16 Raffle
Purchase $16 raffle tickets for any of these four exciting prizes and help support the Festival!

•	Your name in a Mystery Novel
•	Custom website for your book, for yourself, or for your business
•	Basket of sixteen books signed by their authors
•	Critique of Your Work by a literary agent

Bluebirds & Robins - Harbingers of Spring?

What a difference this weekend was compared to last. The bluebirds and robins returned to Charlottesville instead of more snow flakes. We felt sorry for these returning birds as they looked so confused to see all the snow on the ground. They've enjoyed the birdfeeders and the holly berries but when the wind kicked in they sure didn't seem too happy. However, with their return we are hopeful that no more snow weekends when guests can't get here occur. Sure we'll have the occasionally flurry (or 2-4 inches) but after the record setting snow falls this year what's an inch or two?

Virginia Festival of the Book

The Virginia Festival of the Book is scheduled for March 17th-21st here in Charlottesville. It is a wonderful opportunity to meet authors and literary scholars, to discuss how certain authors influenced the thought-leadership of the last century, and to enjoy author readings.

Come join us at Foxfield Inn for a relaxing stay and a leisurely breakfast before heading off to Festival events. Come back in the evening and enjoy a glass of fine Virginia wine.

There are events for all levels of readers - see Schedule for details. The Virginia Festival of the Book's mission is to "bring together writers and readers and to promote and celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture."

Programs range from traditional author readings and book signings to a StoryFest day of children's authors and storybook characters; from a panel on how to publish a novel to a discussion on running a book club; from a workshop on book-binding to a discussion on freelancer's rights. All programs are open to the public; with the exception of a few ticketed events, programs are free of charge.

Top off your Festival weekend by attending the Taylor Swift Fearless concert at the John Paul Jones Arena on March 20th.

Taylor Swift - Fearless in Charlottesville

Just reviving a post from a couple of months ago when it was first announced that Taylor Swift will be coming to Charlottesville. We all know she is a great singer - and the music industry confirmed it last night at the 2010 Grammy's.

All you Taylor Swift fans - she's coming here! For one night only on March 20th, 2010. All tickets will go on sale Friday, November 6th at 10AM. Tickets can be purchased at the John Paul Jones Arena box office, www.johnpauljonesarena.com, all Plan 9 outlets, Crossroads Music and Movies, the Charlottesville Visitors Center or charge by phone at 1-888-575-8497.

Enjoy one of the brightest stars on the music scene today. Then extend your stay to visit all that Charlottesville has to offer. Besides being a great music town, there's history galore at Monticello, Ashlawn-Highland and UVA.

So come enjoy the music but stay for the history.

Foxfield Inn - A New Year, A New Website

January 2010 - a new month, a new year - means a new presence for us. We've worked hard with Acorn Internet Services to bring you a new website - complete with our new logo. Please look at www.foxfield-inn.com for the results of our collaboration. Photographs of the interior were provided by Peter Scherman of The B&B Team while the exterior and food photos were done by Dan Bundy. We want to thank everyone who has been involved in the project - especially Willie, Helena, Tracy, Annie, Marian, Matt and Mark (and all the others whose names we do not know).

We are excited to launch this new website and we hope you enjoy it. Please let us know your thoughts by emailing us at stay@foxfield-inn.com. Coming soon we will be on Facebook (in the works).

Have a great 2010.

January Restaurant Week

Charlottesville is once again celebrating the wonderful chefs at many of the fine restaurants in town January 25th - January 31. The per person price of $26 includes $1 which will be donated to the Charlottesville branch of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. More restaurants have signed up for this week long event than previously due to the success they had last year. Residents support the restaurants but so can visitors. You just need to make reservations early. The list of restaurants participating this year is:

Aberdeen Barn
Blue Light Grill
The Boat House
Brassiere Montiel
C&O
Camino
Carmello’s
Cassis
Fossett’s at Keswick Hall
Horse and Hound
l’etoile
Maya
The Melting Pot
Old Mill Room at The Boar’s Head Inn
The Pointe at The Om
Ventana
Vivace
Zinc

Come join us at Foxfield Inn for a relaxing time and then enjoy some good food at one of the restaurants (and donation to the food bank).