StoryLine 2010 is currently underway!
The collaborative project involving mural design, creative storytelling, and a unique walking expedition for Charlottesville Parks and Recreation campers started this week.
Today, campers and volunteers were led on a walking tour of the Vinegar Hill neighborhood by local historians. Stops along the walk included The Jefferson School and The Paramount Theater, where campers were regaled with tales from the neighborhood’s past. As one of the historians, Scot French, noted: “We can tell the story of Vinegar Hill by looking at the buildings that still exist… the former doctor’s and dentist’s offices, the churches, the schools…”
The project, a collaboration between PCA, The Bridge PAI, The Thomas Jefferson Center For the Protection of Free Expression, and CCDC, will culminate on July 21st with the creation of a mural on the Community Chalkboard between 9am-12pm and a live outdoor storytelling event, from 5pm-7pm, with youth and adult storytellers. Community members are encouraged to stop by both of these events!
An exhibition of the project will open at CCDC on August 6th, continuing through the month.
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[photograph by Peggy Harrison]
