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West Stage | Downtown Mall [clear filter]
Friday, April 21
 

5:00pm EDT

5:00pm EDT

Black Business Social
The Black Business Social is a chance to connect with established and aspiring entrepreneurs, and help build the ecosystem of opportunity in Charlottesville. This Social outside the CODE Building is adjacent to the Envision Stage at the Downtown Mall Block Party.  

Hosted by the United Way of Greater Charlottesville, Albemarle County Economic Development, Charlottesville Office of Economic Development.

Learn more: https://unitedwaycville.org/ourimpact/equity/blackbusiness/


Friday April 21, 2023 5:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
West Stage | Downtown Mall

5:00pm EDT

ENVISION STAGE: DJ Double U
Devyn Wildy (AKA DJ Double U!) is an open format DJ that performs throughout Central Virginia.

Artists
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DJ Double U

N/A, N/A
DJ Double U is an open format DJ based in Charlottesville, VA. He has 13+ years of experience DJing professionally in Central Va. Whether he is DJing local bars at UVA or on the downtown mall, sharing the stage with local and mainstream artists, or creating unforgettable memories... Read More →


Friday April 21, 2023 5:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
West Stage | Downtown Mall

5:00pm EDT

ENVISION STAGE: R&B + DANCE + GOGO
Friday night kicks off at the ENVISION (West) STAGE with beats and performance stage anchored by local favorites, DJ FlatlineLay and DJ DoubleU, laying down radio-friendly vibes all evening long. They will be joined by dance performers from Banks Collage Elite Empire and hip hop performances from Equally Opposites, Wayve, Keese, Waasi. The evening ends with 100 Proof GoGo Band bringing  

United Way of Greater Charlottesville will also announce the ENVISION Minority Enterprise Business Grants Program, with support from the Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Offices of Economic Development.


All night, enjoy sounds from:
  • DJ Double U 
  • DJ FlatlineLay

Events Schedule
  • 500 - DJ Double U & DJ FlatlineLay
  • 630 - Equally Opposites
  • 6:45 - Keese
  • 7:00 - ENVISION Grant Announcement
  • 7:15 - Elite Empire
  • 7:15 - Wayve
  • 7:45 - Waasi
  • 8:00 - DND Dancers
  • 8:00 - Academix
  • 815 - 100 Proof GoGo

View map below to locate the ENVISION STAGE (West) 


Artists
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DJ Double U

N/A, N/A
DJ Double U is an open format DJ based in Charlottesville, VA. He has 13+ years of experience DJing professionally in Central Va. Whether he is DJing local bars at UVA or on the downtown mall, sharing the stage with local and mainstream artists, or creating unforgettable memories... Read More →
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DND Dancers

The D.N.D. Dance Team is a community formed competitive hip-hop majorette team from Charlottesville, VA. The team was formed in 2018, and since then has grown to over 30 members with girls ranging from 6 - 17 years old .The team has preformed locally and have competed up and down... Read More →
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Elite Empire

Banks Collage Elite Empire is a 501(c)(3) Non Profit Organization that reaches out to young people in the community to empower them through the art of Majorette Hip Hop dance. Majorette Hip Hop is a very high energy dance style. It utilizes a combination of many different dance styles... Read More →
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EquallyOpposite

ZacMac and Gordo Kai, or together known as EquallyOpposite, are a self managed independent alternative rap duo from Central Virginia. Combining what you WANT to hear, with what you NEED to hear, they are packaged with a very energized and laid back presence on and off stage. Described... Read More →
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Kulture Vibez

Clothing Brand
“Kulture Vibez, where every culture has an urban side.” - Ronnie MegginsonAt Kulture Vibez, customers are encouraged to be experimental with new clothing styles as the mission is to provide customers with the latest quality clothing and apparel while delivering the best customer... Read More →
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Markeese Allen

NA, NA
Keese is an aspiring artist from Charlottesville, VA. I’ve done numerous shows throughout the area, including UVA, the Jefferson, the southern, etc. I’ve been featured in the daily progress, C-Ville weekly, the local radio stations. My mission is to put this city on the map for... Read More →
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Pandemic Wear

Vendor, Pandemic Wear
Online Healthcare Boutique providing quality, comfortable, stylish scrub uniforms, compression socks, and healthcare accessories.
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SVN7VII BRAND

Clothing Brand
Our brand seek to use clothing as a means to inspire others to pursue purpose in such a way that God, self, family and community is honored.  Doing so by providing Quality Fashion, exceptional customer service and professionalism.
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Waasi

Musician
Malcom "Waasi" Wills  is a Hip-Hop artist from Charlottesville, VA whose unique brand of rap music features melodic-vibes combined with in-your-face bluntness, has become a staple in the DMV do-it-yourself sphere. Seemingly always performing and growing, Waasi is only in his early... Read More →

Sponsors


Friday April 21, 2023 5:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
West Stage | Downtown Mall
 
Saturday, April 22
 

12:00pm EDT

(CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER) WEST STAGE: Dance, Healing, and Brass
The West Stage of the Downtown Mall Block Party turns on Saturday to focus on the Healing Arts, world-oriented dance music, and a raucous closing set from Elby Brass Band
Schedule
  • 1pm - 4pm - Healing Arts Fair
  • 4pm - 6pm - ANURA
  • 6:30pm - 8pm - Andrei Matorin
  • 8pm - 10pm - Elby Brass Band

Artists
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Andrei Matorin

Violinist
Andrei Matorin is a Brazilian-born violinist, composer, songwriter, and producer. He began performing professionally at the age of 15 and spent most of his professional career in New York City. He has since been featured as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center... Read More →
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ANURA

DJ, ANURA
❊ ANÛRA is a multi-dimensional guide for somatic ceremonies and spaces of finding freedom, easing a transition out of the mind and back into the body. Incorporating qualities of the five elements and through the seven chakras, she DJs for Ecstatic Dance and Cacao ceremonies, as... Read More →
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Elby Brass Band

Musician
Elby Brass is Virginia's best street brass band—specializing in hard-hitting funk, sizzling soul, and shout-along favorites. Homegrown in Fredericksburg, they feature trumpets, trombones, saxophones, sousaphones, drums, and an undeniable energy. Don't expect anything but brash... Read More →


Saturday April 22, 2023 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
West Stage | Downtown Mall

1:00pm EDT

(CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER) Healing Arts Fair
****THIS EVENT IS RAIN OR SHINE! COME ON OUT ONCE THE RAIN CLEARS OUT!***

We're excited to announce Tom Tom's first-ever, Healing Arts Fair. Come meet practitioners, artists, and craftspeople who bring to life consciousness, community healing, healthy living, plant and alternative medicine.


The Tom Tom Healing Arts Fair, which is presented in collaboration with Common Grounds and other community supporters, is a celebration of the diversity, healing, and artistic expression of our community.

The Fair will weave all the elements of the Conscious City conference (Wed 4/19) into an immersive, memorable experience, and includes several keynote presentations woven throughout the afternoon by the following health and wellness specialists:

  • 1 PM | Hiromi Johnson | Tai Chi 
  • 1:30 PM | Christianna Deichmann | Massage 
  • 2 PM | Gryphon Corpus | Acupuncture
  • 2:30 PM | Gerry Stowers | Reiki
  • 3 PM | Anthony DeMauro | Meditation 
  • 3:30 | Lynsie McKeown | Yoga 

Vendor List
  • Balanced Bodies: Craniosacral therapy, Massage Therapy, Maternal and Infant Mental Health Services, Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology Education.
  • Charlottesville Tai Chi Center: Taiji  Quan (T’ai Chi Ch’uan) is one of the three major internal martial arts taught at CTCC.  Every movement in Taiji combines health benefits with self-defense applications.
  • Common Ground Healing Arts: Acupuncture, Massage, Yoga, and Meditation. Offering free Auricular acupuncture and chair massage sessions.
  • Greater Charlottesville Trauma Informed Community Network: Improving trauma-informed care by educating professionals and the community on the impacts of trauma and by advocating for trauma-informed systems of care. Offering healing tools, resource lists, and self-training materials. All samples are free! 
  • Living Earth School: The Living Earth School draws from both ancient and modern wisdom to empower students in becoming better caretakers, mentors, and leaders. We help people connect with each other, and the natural world through meaningful relationships and experiences.
  • Meditation in Motion Massage: Massage and Reiki therapy. Enjoy free 15 minute Reiki sessions.
  • Milk & Cradle LLC: Postpartum and lactation support.
  • Salute The Sun Yoga: Yoga studio. Will provide free class coupons, car magnets and stickers. 
  • Shelter for Help in Emergency (SHE): Providing support and resources for the promotion of healthy relationships in our community. 
  • The Elderberry: A large herbal apothecary that creates custom herbal formulations. We offer house blends for various conditions as well as herbal consultations and classes. Free tea samples, and information about our classes. Play herbal jeopardy and test your knowledge about herbs and supplements to win a prize!
  • La Leche League of Charlottesville: Non-profit that provides peer breastfeeding support.
  • Cynthia Riegle: Telepathic animal communicator and Reiki Master offering services as an animal communicator and energy healer to aid individuals in their relationships with one another.
  • Emme Simon: Energy Intuitive and Transformational Life Coach.
  • 3 Sources Medicinal Arts: Toning qi gong practice, sound bowls, and education. 
  • New Earth: Dedicated educators & consumers of ancient wild micro algae & fungi in ez to use supplement form. 
  • Integrative Biodynamics and Wellness: A licensed massage therapist for almost 15 years offering several modalities. 1) Regenerative Myotherapy 2) Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy 3) Somatic Experiencing 4) Sound/Vibrational Therapy
  • Trotter Mountain Farm, Sevinn Solutions LLC, and ArtbyLamiin: Cell cleansing mucus busting covid fighting herbal tea
  • Moon Dancer Medicinals: A Woman-owned business offering affordable, handmade, all-natural, high-quality health & wellness products and THC-free CBD pain-relief and spa products.
  • WildflowersVA: Nature-inspired jewelry, home decor, and clothing with real hand-picked and pressed botanicals from a home garden.
  • East Flora Wellness: Showcasing their line of natural body care products, herbal remedies, as well as Reiki Energy Healing. 
  • Mindful Mountain Yoga Cville: Chair yoga demonstrations & yoga teacher training
  • simplyYOGA: Literature provided on yoga 
  • Denise Cory Hart: Mini Energy Tune-Ups with Tuning Forks & Tibetan Singing Bowl
  • Alexander Technique in Charlottesville: A form of psychosomatic education bringing unconscious and/or subconscious movement patterns to consciousness and giving the student alternatives of thinking and action that convey across all of life.  
  • Harmonize Chiropractic: Free spinal assessment and a 50% discount on our in-office initial exam and first adjustment.
  • inVISION: A medical intuitive with a practice in energy medicine and a wellness coach at the Charlottesville Wellness Center
  • Emily Fenger: A master reiki practitioner, meditation guide, and breath work coach
  • Kashanaya: A kingdom that co-creates with nature to create products and services (specializing in herbal/plant practices-some cannabis-infused) to aid in the healing journey, alignment, restoration, exploration & conscious living. 
  • Kelly's Canvases: Oil painting & prints
  • White Lotus Eco Spa Retreat: Will showcase examples of retreats and events
  • Personal Training at CrossFit Charlottesville: They work to incorporate functional fitness into daily life. In addition to improving physical health, following a structured personal training program will help set and meet fitness goals, robustly perform everyday activities, & elevate cognitive clarity. 
  • TheatreNouveau: Face & Body LiveArtistry & Holistic Henna Design ($5 & up)
  • Center for Diabetes Technology


Speakers
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Hiromi Johnson

Tai Chi Master, Charlottesville Tai Chi Center
Master Hiromi Hangai Johnson is the Founder and Director of Charlottesville T'ai Chi Center, an award-winning nonprofit whose mission includes spreading the health benefits of Taiji (T'ai Chi) and related internal martial arts in the wider community.  She is an International Cheng... Read More →
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Lynsie McKeown

Women’s Spiritual Empowerment Coach, a lineage Yoga and Meditation Teacher, a certified Neuroencoding Specialist, TedX Speaker and Radio Show Host, Lynsie McKeown, LLC
Lynsie McKeown, LLC is a leader in maximizing personal and professional potential. She is a Women’s Spiritual Empowerment Coach, a lineage Yoga and Meditation Teacher, a certified Neuroencoding Specialist, TedX Speaker and live Radio Show Host of Women Thriving, Unapologetically.With... Read More →
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Gerry Stowers

Owner and Intuitive Practitioner of the Healing Arts, Meditation in Motion
Gerry Stowers is an intuitive practitioner of the healing arts and owns her practice, Meditation in Motion, in Downtown Staunton. During her two decades of extensive study and travel, she has adventured across the globe, learning ancient healing practices.Gerry has studied and practiced... Read More →
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Anthony DeMauro

Co-Founder, Hearth Cville
Anthony DeMauro is a person who has been nurtured and shaped by loved ones in his life who embody qualities of care, wisdom, and spirituality. Anthony has done his best to adopt many of their perspectives and behaviors while also discovering his own unique gifts and voice. His journey... Read More →
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Gryphon Corpus

Acupuncturist, Common Ground
Gryphon earned her master's degree from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in Florida, and has been studying Shen-Hammer pulse diagnosis for two years. Her varied background includes molecular biology, yarn dyeing, and audiobook narration. For Gryphon, acupuncture is about helping... Read More →
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Christianna Deichmann

Director of Education, Holistic Wellness Therapist, Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
Christianna Deichmann is a somatic psychotherapist focusing on pre and perinatal psychology, conscious parenting through emotional awareness, and the spiritual science of nurture. She practices massage, Biodynamic CranioSacral Therapy, trauma-informed care, and the Inner Child Journey... Read More →

Collaborator
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Common Ground Healing Arts

Founded in 2010, Common Ground has worked for more than a decade to bring the healing arts to Charlottesville residents who might not otherwise have access to them.

Sponsors

Saturday April 22, 2023 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
West Stage | Downtown Mall

6:30pm EDT

WEST STAGE: Andrei Matorin
Artists
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Andrei Matorin

Violinist
Andrei Matorin is a Brazilian-born violinist, composer, songwriter, and producer. He began performing professionally at the age of 15 and spent most of his professional career in New York City. He has since been featured as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center... Read More →


Saturday April 22, 2023 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
West Stage | Downtown Mall

8:00pm EDT

WEST STAGE: Elby Brass Band
Artists
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Elby Brass Band

Musician
Elby Brass is Virginia's best street brass band—specializing in hard-hitting funk, sizzling soul, and shout-along favorites. Homegrown in Fredericksburg, they feature trumpets, trombones, saxophones, sousaphones, drums, and an undeniable energy. Don't expect anything but brash... Read More →


Saturday April 22, 2023 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
West Stage | Downtown Mall
 


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