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By Audrey Carpenter Four pickleball courts are scheduled to open at the Village at Leesburg in January 2024. Village Pickle went live with its website Sunday evening to inform the public. The U.S. Tennis Association Mid-Atlantic Foundation, headquartered in Herndon, will open the indoor pickleball venue at the Village at Leesburg with two storefronts of…
Fire Works Cascades (https://www.fireworkspizza.com/cascades) located in the Cascades Overlook Shopping Center at 21475 Epicerie Plaza, Suite 100, Sterling, VA 20164, has announced ‘Catering for a Cause.’ Ten percent of all catering orders placed from Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, through Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, will be designated to Catholic Charities’ Sterling Food Pantry. Catholic Charities’ Sterling…
By Audrey Carpenter The Leesburg Town Council unanimously approved the installation of a piano for public use at its meeting Nov. 28. Commission on Public Art Chair Jeanette Ward said, “We feel that [a public piano] would really promote performing arts.” The piano will be donated for free to the Town and will be a…
By Robert Talbot BSA Troops 962-B and 962-G, Cub Scout Pack 962, and local Girl Scout groups heralded a spirit of holiday charity with their Scouting for Food event in Lovettsville. Every first Saturday of November, the organizations collaborated to hang flyers on front doors throughout the town, asking for donations of non-perishable food items. …
The Town of Leesburg will hold this year’s holiday tree lighting ceremony on the Town Green located at 25 W Market Street, on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. The event will feature holiday music from local musicians Todd Wright, Cal Everett, and Gary Smallwood. There will also be holiday characters for great photo opportunities…
Stilson Greene’s weekly Themed Music Hour on Music Planet Radio has become a popular broadcast locally and nationally. Artist Lyle Lovett has posted his fondness for the show on his social media as have Graham Parker, Chris Hillman, John Gorka, Del Amitri and others. On Dec. 14 and Dec. 21 Stilson will air his First…
By Audrey Carpenter The wind did not deter runners and walkers for the 21st Annual Freeze Your Gizzard 5K on Nov. 18 at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg. The Town of Leesburg together with Loudoun Hunger Relief hosted the event, which is a fundraiser for LHR. The 5K race ran through a scenic cross-country course…
Maple Cottage Pottery in Bluemont, VA will host an open studio sale on Saturday, Dec. 9. from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Available for purchase will be the varied works of LoCo Potters, a collective of talented local artisans. Offering functional works for the home and garden, holiday-themed items, and many one-of-a-kind art pieces, this is an…
By Audrey Carpenter Loudoun County Arts Curator Steena Fullmer hangs several pieces of art from the private art collection of Leesburg resident Tom Jewell at Gallery One, located in the lobby of the Loudoun County Government Center on Nov. 6. Jewell donated over 100 pieces of art to the Loudoun County government in 2020. His…
In its 10th year, the newly-renamed Billy Grey Memorial Golf Tournament raised support for thousands of hours of guided exercise for people with paralysis, mobility-related disorders and neurological conditions at Ability Fitness Center based at The Arc of Loudoun. “The Ability Fitness Center board is grateful for the community’s generous response to memorialize Billy Grey,” Ability Fitness Center…