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This evening, the HD 63 race is getting a bit more competitive, and Community Canvas' "Found" project comes into focus.
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Phillip Scott Has a Challenger; Forrest Miller Faces a Steep Climb ...
By Martin Davis
... but the race for HD 63 will be unlike any in recent memory. All Virginia races are shaping up as referenda on the Trump Administration. If true, things could get interesting in Orange and Spotsy.
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Community Invited to Contribute Items to a Collaborative Art Project Next Week
By Adele Uphaus
Community Canvas, a local art advocacy project, will host “Found,” a pop-up arts workshop from 12 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. The end result of the workshop will be a large-scale, three-dimensional collage of found objects representing the entire community.
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