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Yonnie3

(17,420 posts)
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 12:26 PM Jul 2017

Update - Unity Cville

Attendance was light at this event. Many of my acquaintances avoided downtown Charlottesville on the day of the KKK rally.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -

While the KKK gathered in Justice Park, a free concert was held at the Sprint Pavilion on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville.
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Organizers say at least two hundred people were out at the Pavilion enjoying the music.
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http://www.nbc29.com/story/35840114/in-lieu-of-kkk-rally-people-in-charlottesville-attend-free-concert-on-sprint-pavilion

Edit to add:

Crystal Garden formed by Boyd Tinsley of Dave Matthews Band (a Charlottesville band originally) was the featured act. On a normal day there would have been a much better attendance.

http://crystalgardenband.com/home.html

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