• “Democracy on Tap” Speaker Series Launches this Sunday (3/10) at 3:30 pm!

    Kardinal Hall 722 Preston Ave #101, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    The Cville Dems and the Albemarle Dems are hosting our first "Democracy on Tap" speaker series event this Sunday at 3:30pm at Kardinal Hall. Miles Coleman, Associate Editor for Sabato’s Crystal Ball (a comprehensive, nonpartisan political analysis and handicapping newsletter published by the University of Virginia Center for Politics) will share information about the crucial […]

  • Second “Democracy on Tap” Speaker (4/7/24) will be Historic!

    Kardinal Hall 722 Preston Ave #101, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    For our  second “Democracy on Tap" event, Sterling Howell, Programs Manager of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, will describe the changing role of the society since its founding in 1940, and discuss the value of local history and why it should be supported in our time when history, books, and other institutions are under attack. […]

  • July “Democracy on Tap” with former US Attorney Tim Heaphy

    Kardinal Hall 722 Preston Ave #101, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    On Sunday, July 14, our monthly "Democracy on Tap" co-sponsored with the Albemarle Dems will convene at Kardinal Hall at 3:30pm. Our guest speaker, Timothy J. Heaphy, is a criminal defense attorney, law professor, and a former United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. Tim served as the lead investigator for the House […]

  • “Democracy on Tap” with Laurent Dubois, Democracy Expert (8/11)

    Kardinal Hall 722 Preston Ave #101, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    Our next "Democracy on Tap" will feature guest speaker Laurent Dubois at Kardinal Hall at 3:30pm on Sunday, August 11. Prof. Dubois, the John L. Nau Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy, is Academic Director of the Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA. He'll speak about democracy and authoritarianism in countries around the […]

  • Election Night Watch Party (Tuesday 6:30-11:30pm)

    Kardinal Hall 722 Preston Ave #101, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    Come celebrate all the Dems’ wins, including Kamala's historic win, with the Cville & Albemarle Dems! Kardinal Hall is letting us use the whole restaurant to watch coverage and celebrate the results. 248 years after the Founding Fathers established our great nation, we’re going to elect our first woman President; what a night it will […]

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