University of Virginia Library

Late Hours

Open on Friday and Saturday
evenings at 8 p.m., with music
starting at about 9:30, the Prism
normally stays open with live music
until 1 or 2 p.m., thus offering as
much as four hours of
entertainment for half the price of
a local flick.

Another new feature of the
Prism this fall is a co-op shop in the
back room, successor to a series of
shops run by various individuals
with diverse tastes in decor and
merchandise over the years.

Two of the Prism's regular
performers, Phyllis Knight and
Dawn Thompson, have organized
the current enterprise, named the
Tom Doran Co-op. Already
stocking pictures and handmade
items of various kinds, the shop
welcomes any and all artists,
artisans, and craftsmen local
residents as well as students who
wish to bring in their creations and
price them for sale.

The shop is nonprofit and will
be open during Prism regular hours
and at other times to be set.

Another shop in the front room
of the Prism is the Solidarity
Bookstore, with paperbacks, and
other publications pertaining to
racism, sexism, schools, and
workers.

Both of the shops are
authorized by the Steering
Committee to occupy space in the
building, since they fill needs not
met elsewhere in Charlottesville,
but the Prism management does not
necessarily endorse any views and
policies they may espouse.

The Prism's main concern is
providing good music to the
University community, with paid
performers on Friday and Saturday,
who split the take at the door with
the house. Wednesday nights are
open jam sessions for new and old
performers to meet and play.