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Loudoun County Public Library is one of two honorable mentions for the 2021 Library of the Year Award presented by Library Journal and Gale. Established in 1992, the Library of the Year Award celebrates the library that most profoundly demonstrates service to the community, creativity, and innovation. This year, judges also looked at how the library kept…
Hiroya Tsukamoto, an innovative guitarist and composer of Japanese guitar music—which fuses folk, jazz, and world music—will perform at the Franklin Park Arts Center on Sunday, June 11, at 2 p.m. and again at 3:30 p.m. Born and raised in Japan, in 2000 Tsukamoto received a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music and came…
By Andrea Gaines Diane Painter is a member of an organization called VSTE – Virginia Society for Technology in Education, and a member of Makersmiths organization. She was recently nominated as a 2021 Outstanding Educator by Repowering Schools for her innovative approach to education. Painter helps lead an effort called KidWind, an official “Makerspace STEM…
By Andrea Gaines Oh, is there no greater thrill than in that sound? The crack of the bat. Purcellville Cannons CEO and Head Coach Brett Fuller said, “I’m bursting with joy about getting back after missing the 2020 season.” He continued, “This is a ‘we’ effort – everyone is reveling in our community’s return to life … and the upcoming summer. What could…
Celebrate enjoyable evenings of Polo in the Park at Morven Park in Leesburg. The family-friendly arena polo matches kick-off on July 17 and will be held every Saturday night through Aug. 21. Polo in the Park car passes, tailgate passes, and season passes are on sale at PoloInThePark.org. This fourth season of Polo in the Park will feature two matches per night,…
Loudoun County officially celebrated the nation’s newest federal holiday—Juneteenth—with a march in downtown Leesburg organized by the NAACP and Loudoun Freedom Center. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery and the date the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the remote city of Galveston, Texas. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger led Union soldiers…
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…