Little High Neighborhood Association

Information for and about the Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, VA

Events

Little High neighborhood backyard concert June 21, 2022In recent years the Little High neighborhood has hosted a series of backyard concerts, story telling for children and adults, garden days, summer picnics, bonfires, food drives, clothing drives, experts on various topics, assorted political candidates, and public officials.

We're always interested in hosting or supporting neighborhood events, so let us know if you have an idea for an event that would be enjoyable for the neighborhood.

Neighborhood Picnic on Sunday, June 2

Little High neighborhood picnic, 2022 Our next neighborhood picnic is scheduled for Sunday, June 2, from 4:30 to 6:30pm in the Meade Park Pavilion.

The neighborhood association provides the pizza, some sides, and dessert.

BYO: drink, seat, and $10 for annual neighborhood association dues.

Our summer picnic has always been a great opportunity to get to know or reconnect with neighbors.

This year, we have asked Beyonce and Taylor Swift to join us and perform some classic country music duets. No word back from them yet but our fingers are crossed!

 

Back in the day…

Rare photo taken in the Little High Neighborhood from the early 18th centuryMost of our neighborhood’s residents have arrived in just the past 10-15 years or so. The question that keeps so many of us awake at night is “What was our neighborhood like back in the day?” Please join long-time Little High Residents Leonard Taylor and Carolyn Belt to hear their stories from living memory about the history of our neighborhood on Sunday, May 19, at 4pm at 1011 Little High Street. This event is FREE and open to all Charlottesville area residents.

This event is part of the neighborhood association’s ongoing effort to gather and present the history of our neighborhood. We especially encourage anyone who knows anything about the history of our neighborhood to join us and take part in the discussion.

BYO chair, drink, and curiosity. Again, the address is 1011 Little High Street.

In other local history news…

The City of Charlottesville recently concluded an investigation into Oakwood Cemetery that found that the portion of the old graveyard suffering from persistent water damage contains  several unmarked African American graves which had been obscured for many years. In recognition of Oakwood cemetery’s historic significance, work crews will begin remediation work on the site on May 13 with the goal of  “preserving the dignity and historical significance of Oakwood Cemetery for generations to come”.

Anyone want to bet there isn’t a callously neglected and built-over slave cemetery somewhere in our neighborhood?

 

Neighborhood Bonfire — CANCELLED

The neighborhood event scheduled for Sunday, March 24 has been CANCELLED.
Everyone is invited to a a neighborhood bonfire on Sunday, March 24th from 7 -8:30 pm in the backyard of 1201 Little High (on the corner of Little High and 12th streets). The neighborhood association will provide warm apple cider, homemade goodies, fire, some chairs, and introductions. Come catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and help celebrate the arrival of spring!

House Concert Jan. 28

Brenda and Bob Cox, long-time players of traditional Celtic music, are giving a small house concert in our neighborhood (1128 Little High Street) on Sunday, January 28th at 2:30pm. Space is very limited so please RSVP to Sudi Durland if you plan to attend.

The program will be a celebration of the famous Scottish poet, Robert Burns whose birthday was January 25, 1759. Brenda and Bob Cox will be sharing music from the Burns collection and a few other Scottish selections of the same time period on the Celtic harp, fiddle and keyboard. The program will be close to an hour in length.

 

Neighborhood Bonfire Nov. 5, 2023

All Little High neighborhood residents, friends, family, visitors, and persons of good will are invited to a bonfire hosted by the Little High neighborhood association Sunday, November 5, 7-9pm in the backyard of 1201 Little High (on the corner of Little High and 12th streets). The neighborhood association will provide warm apple cider, ingredients for s’mores, fire, some chairs, and introductions.

This is a great opportunity to spend some time with your neighbors, get to know some new people, embrace the darkness that is standard time, and get in touch with your inner Druid. We encourage everyone to bring a scary story* and at least one other neighbor. We also encourage people to bring extra coats, scarves, hats, sweaters, or gloves to donate for the Haven’s winter wear drive. We will talk very briefly about our program of organizing volunteers to help rake leaves and shovel snow. We will pass around a sign-up sheet.

* You do not have to tell a story. But if you do tell a story, your name will automatically be entered in a drawing for a gift certificate to a fine neighborhood establishment (Beer Run!). Other people who are eligible to participate in the gift certificate raffle: anyone who contributes to the Haven’s winter wear drive; anyone who signs up to volunteer to help rake leaves and / or shovel snow; anyone who has never been to a neighborhood association sponsored event; anyone who hasn’t been to one of our events in the past year; and everyone who brings at least one new neighborhood resident.

The fine print

One exception applies: the drawing for at least one gift certificate to Beer Run will only take place IF at least 10 new neighborhood residents or first timers or long-time-no-see-ers show up. So there’s your motivation as a storyteller! Hope to see everyone this Sunday, 7-9pm.

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