By Rae Alberts
Corrrespondent
Fun Fact of the Week: Did you know that the mantis shrimp can see four times the amount of colors that humans can? These colorful shrimp live in the warm, shallow waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Humans can process only three channels of color (red, green, and blue), while mantis shrimps perceive the world through twelve separate channels of color! They can even detect ultra violet and polarized light, aspects of light humans can’t access with the naked eye. We’ve been out-eyed by shrimp!
Food
On Saturday, July 20, Tasty Vittles food truck will be at Cunningham Creek Winery from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Come out to try yummy bites and sample the excellent wine!
On Saturday, July 27, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Cunningham Creek Winery is hosting a pizza night! Crustworthy Pizza returns to Cunningham Creek Winery, slinging their hot personal wood-fired pizzas with a twist. Bringing creative combinations of toppings to the table, you’ll never be disappointed with one of their farm to pie sourdough pizzas. Enough for one or enough to share, each of their specialty pies pairs nicely with a bottle of Cunningham Creek wine! You can get your tickets online.
Music
Mo & Mary Mac are joining Cunningham Creek Winery for the first time on Saturday, July 20, bringing their light and airy vocals and traveling souls to their Saturday Music & a Food Truck Series. They will be there from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Mo Safren, short for Morris, is a native of Culpeper, Virginia. He is a pianist and singer who has studied under some of the best teachers in the world, at the Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester. Mo maintains a deep love and understanding of music, which keeps him passionate about all his musical endeavors. Mary Mac was born to be a vocalist. She has words and a voice that can quiet a room. Her energy and love for her craft can be felt by any who have the pleasure of witnessing her perform.
Together “Mo & Mary Mac” bring a loving energy to any room with their smooth harmonies and heart-warming original songs.
Friends of the Library
The Fluvanna County Public Library has tons to do, all summer long! Each weekend they host arts and crafts for all ages, with a different fun theme each time. This weekend, from July 19 to the 23rd, will be the Polar Crafts event. There is no sign up needed, and it goes as long as supplies last!
Next weekend, Friday the 26 through Wednesday the 31, will be Olympic themed to tie into the Summer Olympics 2024, which kick off the 26th.
Also on Friday, July 19, the Fluvanna County Library will host their movie night! This free movie night includes popcorn and happens every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. They have showtimes at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and this week are showing Boys in the Boat (PG-13). This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight, taking on elite rivals from around the world as part of the 1936 Berlin summer games.
On Friday, July 27, there will be an interactive ocean exhibit at the Fluvanna Library! Join them from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to view saltwater creatures and try your hand in touch tanks. No registration required! In the main area of the Library.
Thank you for tuning in to Fluvanna Happenings: What’s New? Check back in on August 1 for more events coming up!
