Community
On Wednesday, June 16, the graduating seniors from Loudoun Valley High School will be holding a vehicle parade on Main Street in Purcellville. Vehicles will be staging at Franklin Park, then at 6:30 p.m. will proceed eastbound on Main Street until turning left on Maple Avenue and ending at Loudoun Valley High School. The vehicles…
A march, coordinated by the NAACP and Loudoun Freedom Center, will be held in downtown Leesburg on Saturday, June 19, in observation of Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the United States. Marchers will gather on the Loudoun County Courthouse lawn in downtown Leesburg at 9 a.m. and will proceed from the courthouse…
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 37018 Glendale Street, in Purcellville is commemorating its 150th anniversary with a 4th of July celebration. Rooted in the Loudoun Valley since 1871, this year’s Independence Day theme will be vintage Victorian-era. Fun games, live bluegrass music, and free Monks BBQ will be available from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Guests are…
Loudoun Classical School is now accepting applications for the 2021-22 academic year for 6-12 grade students. There will be an informational meeting on Wed., June 16, at 7 p.m. at Grace Bible Church, 205 N. Maple Ave., Purcellville. LCS is a Christian, classical, collegiate-style junior high and high school, serving grades 6 through 12 grade students. …
The Town of Leesburg will host its 31st annual Independence Day Celebration on Sunday, July 4. The festivities will begin at 9:45 a.m. with a performance by the American Originals Fife and Drum Corps at the intersection of King and Market streets. Sponsored by Toth Financial, this traditional military-style music group will perform as a…
A new exhibit at Thomas Balch Library highlights Leesburg Garden Club’s history of contributions to the Loudoun community since 1915. The exhibit also illustrates the Garden Club’s long affiliation with the Garden Club of Virginia, of which Leesburg Garden Club is the 14th member. The exhibit will be available to view Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10…
The Humane Society of Loudoun County’s Board President, Juanita Easton, was recognized on June 1 with the “Daily Point of Light” award given to those extraordinary individuals who donate their time and talent to better their communities. Points of Light is one of the world’s leading organizations dedicated to volunteer service. In 1989, the late…
Join the Purcellville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the Tree and Environment Sustainability Committee to learn about the 17-year periodical cicadas, Brood X, which are emerging this year. Beth Sastre, Commercial Horticulturist with the Loudoun Extension Office of the Virginia Cooperative Extension will share information about these interesting creatures on Sunday, June 6, at…
By Laura Longley Remember Father’s Day, June 21, 2020? No Major League Baseball. “Spring training” didn’t start until July 1. Barbecues remained masked occasions with social distancing and limitations on numbers of guests. Off limits completely were visits to amusement parks and carnivals (which dad probably didn’t miss all that much). What a difference a…
The Leesburg Commission on Public Art and the Friends of Leesburg Public Arts are pleased to announce Alyssa Imes’ “Sun Flower” as the winner of the 2021 ArtsPARKs People’s Choice Award. Her work is one of five sculptures on display through June 2022 in the ArtsParks Sculpture Trail at Raflo Park. A sculptor from Emmitsburg,…