Fine Art: The Next Generation
New venture offers cyber gallery for writers, photographers: Douglas W. Stowell, of Ashburn, is offering writers and photographers the chance to have their work exhibited and purchased on a global scale, thanks to the capabilities of the Internet and his own ingenuity. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Foundation needs Sunshine to save concert series
The Loudoun Foundation needs a little sunshine, right this very weekend, and it has just the band to provide it. KC and the Sunshine Band will go onstage at Belmont Sunday, Aug. 3. Opening for KC will be the Justin Trawick Band. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On Exhibit
Art galleries and exhibits are found everywhre in both in Loudoun and Fairfax. Here is a rundown of what is showing where and for how long. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Calendar
Wednesday, July 30East African supper, celebration, silent auction. 6:30 p.m. Presentation 7:30 p.m. Bidding closes 8 p.m. Shepherd Gate Church, 4310 Pleasant Valley Road, Chantilly. Celebrating Kenya; raising funds for Rehema Home in Nairobi. Attendees bring salad or dessert. 703-961-1040. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Class Acts
The following is a list of ongoing classes in Loudoun County. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On Stage
The following is a list of upcoming productions and auditions in the Loudoun-Fairfax area. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Widescreen
'Step Brothers' offends but brings laughter: Years ago "The Brady Bunch" showed that a family of "steps" could come together to grow and succeed. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On the Road Again
New York: Loudoun County's Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services is offering a trip to New York City on Saturday, Aug. 2, | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Entry Levels
Fall into the Arts: Leesburg Crossroads¹ ³Fall into the Arts² Committee invites all artists, in any fine art medium, to submit work for a juried art exhibit at Leesburg¹s sixth annual 22008 Fall into the Arts Festival by Aug. 30. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Entrees and Entrances
Aurora brings dinner theater to Loudoun: Meredith Bean McMath, of Purcellville, the artistic director of Aurora Studio Theatre, has served Loudoun a new dish, fresh off the chef's burner and seasoned with the talents of Aurora's actors, actresses, costume designers and backstage crew. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Odd Angles
Packaderm: Ladies, if you haven't done it already, it's time to pack it in. So get your suitcases, backpacks and garment bags. Although vacation packing should create excitement, to most women it brings on "the packing mood," which makes family members cower at the sight of an open duffle. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Local Gourmet
Sweet Delights for afternoon, morning, evening: There’s a new sweetness in town in Hamilton, and it tastes a whole lot like the holidays at mom’s house. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On Stage
The following is a list of upcoming productions and auditions in Loudoun: Productions - 'Oklahoma': The Sterling Playmakers will present Rodgers and Hammerstein's “Oklahoma!” weekends | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On Exhibit
Art galleries and exhibits are found throughout Loudoun. Here is a rundown of what is showing where and for how long. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
'The Dark Knight'
The mind of madness: Staring madness in the face has never been such a delightful ride. Opening with a violent bank robbery, "The Dark Knight" grabs you and refuses to relinquish control over the next two and a half hours of your life. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Class Acts
The following is a list of ongoing classes in Loudoun County: Art - Cartoon workshop: Jan Watkins, a professional cartoonist, teaches children how to create cartoon strips and develop humorous characters. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
'Mama Mia'
In this movie musical, please hold the movie; I’ve tended to like the movie musical. But “Mamma Mia!” just didn’t do it for me. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Entry Levels
Fall into the Arts: Leesburg Crossroads¹ ³Fall into the Arts² Committee invites all artists, in any fine art medium, to submit work for a juried art exhibit at Leesburg¹ssixth annual 22008 Fall into the Arts Festival by Aug. 30. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Still Reeling
'Step Brothers' (R)Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. ReillyImagine, if you will, grown stepbrothers who are forced together late in life. Then imagine Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as those stepbrothers. I'm laughing already. Opens July 25. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On the Road Again
New York: Loudoun County's Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services is offering a trip to New York City on Saturday, Aug. 2, | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Book Marks
Hurricane Henry is a very active, curious little boy. One day, feeling rather bored, he goes down to the basement and decides to see if his father, a professional photographer, has any new cameras. Henry takes a camera outside | 0 comments - ›› more ...
The Birds of Summer
Walk-through aviary is only one of its kind in Washington metro area: Bob and Shirley Johnson, owners of the Leesburg Animal Park just south of Leesburg, have raised the bar for zoos and animals parks in the entire region by housing legal immigrants in a facility that will allow visitors the chance to experience something they cannot experience anywhere else in the Washington metropolitan area. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Local Gourmet
Hamilton General Store offers fresh versions of old standards: Your favorite farm market and general store is back in business, thanks to some long-time friends and Hamilton residents determined to preserve the old-town appeal of downtown Hamilton. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Entry Levels
Fall into the Arts: Leesburg Crossroads¹ ³Fall into the Arts² Committee invites all artists, in any fine art medium, to submit work for a juried art exhibit at Leesburg¹ssixth annual 22008 Fall into the Arts Festival by Aug. 30. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
'WarGames redux'
One-night showing of 'WarGames:' National CineMedia's Fathom, MGM and DDE_LINKTwentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment DDE_LINK present a one-night-only nationwide viewing of the classic sci-fi thriller "Wargames" with Matthew Broderick Thursday, July 24, at 7:30 p.m. local time. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On Stage
The following is a list of upcoming productions and auditions in Loudoun: Productions 'Oklahoma': The Sterling Playmakers will present Rodgers and Hammerstein's “Oklahoma!” weekends July 25-Aug. 10 at Potomac Falls High School in Sterling. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On Exhibit
Art galleries and exhibits are found throughout Loudoun. Here is a rundown of what is showing where and for how long: Four Seasons of Oatlands: Oatlands, a National Trust for Historic Preservation site, is holding its annual Four Seasons of Oatlands art show and sale through July 27 in the historic Carriage House on the property. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Class Acts
Health: Adult CPR. Thursday, July 17, noon-5:30 p.m., at Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, 11661 Harpers Ferry Road. Offered by the Red Cross. $58. Registration required. DeWitt, shawna_dewitt@yahoo.com or 540-668-7640. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Widescreen
Journey to a 3D theater to take this 'Journey:' Nostalgia sells in so many different markets. Classic, retro, remake ?it’s all the same. With 3D making a comeback, it was only a matter of time until we got some new live-action films in 3D, and what better film to experience than "Journey to the Center of the Earth"? | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On the Road Again
Atlantic City: The Douglass Community Center has begun enrollment for its trip to Atlantic City, N.J., on Saturday, July 19. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Worth the Drive
Shenandoah Valley Music Festival: Kathy Mattea will open the 46th summer season of the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival in Orkney Springs, on Friday, July 18, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $33 for the reserved pavilion and $28 for the general admission lawn. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Artist commits Motown History to Canvas
Dickerson's brush records top recording groups : The 1960s and 1970s were electric with energy and creativity. There were protests and love-ins, marches and sit-ins and behind all of this was the music -- music that was often as revolutionary as the times, as romantic as a flower child's dreams. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On Exhibit
Art galleries and exhibits are found throughout Loudoun. Here is a rundown of what is showing where and for how long. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On Stage
The following is a list of upcoming productions and auditions in Loudoun. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Class Acts
The following is a list of ongoing classes in Loudoun County. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Odd Angles
A Big TipperI threw out my back again and this time it was a doozy. To put it in perspective, here is my revised Personal Scale of Pain (from 1-10):1: 1977 -- While pressing peasant blouse, knocked over iron and in the height of moronity, grabbed it before it hit the shag carpet. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Entry Levels
Something Hot: Artists living within a 75-mile radius of Leesburg are invited to submit original artwork to the seventh annual Something Hot juried exhibition hosted by Gallery 222. Artists may submit two pieces of original artwork. Artwork will be accepted at the gallery Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Entry fee is $25. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Worth the Drive
Goose Route Festival: The eighth annual Goose Route Dance Festival is set for July 10-20. Most events will take place at the War Memorial Building, 102 E. German St., Shepherdstown, W.Va. Tickets range from $10 to $15, depending on the event and the day. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Book Marks
Hurricane Henry is a very active, curious little boy. One day, feeling rather bored, he goes down to the basement and decides to see if his father, a professional photographer, has any new cameras. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On the Road Again
Atlantic City: The Douglass Community Center has begun enrollment for its trip to Atlantic City, N.J., on Saturday, July 19. Transportation will be via deluxe motor coach. The fee is $55 per person. The trip departs at 6:30 a.m. from the Leesburg Stein Mart parking lot. Anyone younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Participants must be 18 or older to enter casinos. Contact: 703-771-5913 or dcc@loudoun.gov. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Widescreen
Not your father's superhero: When Hancock responds to trouble, he usually gets his guy, but the question is at what cost? He causes millions of dollars worth of damage in his quest to catch the bad guys, and when the city finally realizes how much he is costing them, they prepare to arrest him. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Explosive situations
The following Fourth of July celebrations are taking place in Loudoun County. It is conceivable that one could celebrate three days in a row. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Pipes, Percussion and Patriotism
Loudoun Border Guards bring music of Revolution to life: Music can be found in those quiet and refined situations where some act as if they knew Mozart personally.Just as easily, music is found vibrating from the rap and hip-hop clubs of Harlem to the folk houses of San Francisco.But the music that many Americans want to hear this time of year is the music that was often both the background and the mainstay of the battlefield, the music that gave the soldiers the impetus to keep on fighting. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On Exhibit
Art galleries and exhibits are found throughout Loudoun. Here is a rundown of what is showing where and for how long. Markham exhibit: Paintings and drawings by Arlington resident Frederick Markham will be on exhibit July 7-Aug. 1 at the Waddell Art Gallery at the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Class Acts
The following is a list of ongoing classes in Loudoun County. HealthCPR and AED. Curt Newport, of EMT2GO, is offering the following CPR and AED (automated external defibrillator) classes on Saturday, July 19, at the Leesburg Comfort Suites. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Entry Levels
Something Hot: Artists living within a 75-mile radius of Leesburg are invited to submit original artwork to the seventh annual Something Hot juried exhibition hosted by Gallery 222. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Widescreen
'Wanted': One new assassin, will train right person. Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is an every man; you might even call him a “common guy.” Don’t do that, though ... that one is mine. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On Stage
The following is a list of upcoming productions and auditions in Loudoun.Productions'Oklahoma': The Sterling Playmakers will present Rodgers and Hammerstein's “Oklahoma!” weekends July 25-Aug. 10 at Potomac Falls High School in Sterling. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On the Road Again
Loudoun County's Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services is offering a trip to New York City on Saturday, Aug. 2, | 0 comments - ›› more ...