William McDonough to speak at CBIC Innovation Awards Dinner May 22

Charlottesville-based architectural visionary, Time magazine’s “Hero of the Environment,” “the face of sustainable design,” Mr. William A. McDonough, will be the featured speaker at The Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) Innovation Awards 2008 Dinner on May 22 at Farmington Country Club.

The 10th Annual Innovation Awards honor individuals and organizations that have made noteworthy contributions to the marketplace and community in the past year through entrepreneurship and the creation, commercialization, or application of technology. McDonough’s address is entitled “Cradle to Cradle: Design for the Next Century.”

For more information about the Charlottesville Innovation Awards or to reserve a sport, visit CvilleBIC.org or call 434-817-6300.

Danville and Lynchburg to join US29 discussion at Chamber forum in Charlottesville

Follow-up, April 28: Charlottesville Tomorrow has a fine write-up on the April 23rd NCBC session. No surprises, representatives from Lynchburg and Danville want the 29N bypass — and they want it yesterday.

Laurie Moran, President of the Danville/Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce and Rex Hammond, President of the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce will be joining a discussion at an open forum luncheon April 23rd hosted by the North Charlottesville Business Council (NCBC) of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce. The discussion will focus on US29 including the ongoing Places 29 study being undertaken by Albemarle County [see C-VILLE Weekly past coverage of Paces29]. US29 runs North-South through Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Danville.

This open forum will be held at the Holiday Inn University Area in Charlottesville and run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with lunch beginning at noon. Seating is limited. The cost is $15.00 for members of NCBC and $20.00 for non-members. To reserve your seat, please contact Ms. Doran Tremblay at the Chamber offices at 434-295-3141 or desk@cvillechamber.com no later than Friday April 18th.

Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery sets Summer Concert Series schedule

Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery has announced its summer concert series schedule for May, June, July and August of 2008. The series opens May 10 with Catfish Jones. This year’s primary beneficiary of the series will be local food banks and food pantries. Entry to each monthly concert is free to each entrant that brings 5 nonperishable food items for donation. All other entrants pay $10.00 for admission. Concert dates in 2008 are May 10, June 14, July 12, and August 9. Concert times are 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

On May 3, Cardinal Point will be celebrating their fifth year in business with a concert featuring the Cashmere Jungle Lords. This event is free. The vineyard and winery is located at at 9423 Batesville Road in Afton, Virginia. The full schedule and more information can be found at www.cardinalpointwinery.com/events.htm.