Aug. 28, 2002
<lst>To have community events listed free in the Loudoun Connection, mail to 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to Loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com or fax to 703-917-0991. Deadline is two weeks before event date. Photos/artwork encouraged. Questions? Call Michael O'Connell at 703-917-6449.
<cal1>Sept. 4-7
<cal2>The Loudoun Museum has scheduled four days - Sept. 4-7 - of special events and programs to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the Confederate Army's invasion of Maryland and the installation of a Civil War Trails marker. The Virginia Civil War Trails program has designated the Museum as a location for this new wayside marker, the first stop of "The Antietam Campaign Loop."
Sept. 4: Ceremony, Book Signing and Tour Highlighting the Unveiling of Civil War Trails "The Antietam Campaign Loop" Interpretive Marker
Sept. 5: Lecture and Book Signing by Noted Biographer, John M. Taylor 7 p.m.
Sept. 6: Evening Exhibit Tours and Loudoun Border Guards Fife and Drum Performance from 6-9 p.m. during the Leesburg First Friday Gallery Walk. New Antietam related items will be on display and snacks and punch will be served in the Loudoun Museum Shop (log cabin) during the Loudoun Border Guards Fife and Drum Corps 7 p.m. performance.
Sept. 7: "Leesburg and the Battle of Antietam Creek" Walking Tours Museum Director of Education Mark Summers and Curator Randy Davis will host special walking tours of downtown Leesburg at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. focusing on the significance of Leesburg to the invasion of Maryland. Tours are $4 per person.
The Loudoun Museum is located at 16 Loudoun Street S.W in Leesburg. Regular hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m. Admission is $2 for adults; $1 for seniors, teachers and students; and free for Museum members and children under 11. For more information call 703-777-7427 or visit the Loudoun Museum Web site at www.loudounmuseum.org
<cal1>Ongoing Events
<cal2>The Maize 2002. Aug. 24-Oct. 27. Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Closed. Wednesday and Thursday, 4-9 p.m. Friday, 4-10 p.m. Temple Hall Farm Regional Park, 15789 Temple Hall Lane, Leesburg. Adults age 12 and older: $6 each. Children ages 6-11: $4 each. Children age 5 and younger: free. Group rates for 15 or more visitors. Information Line: 703-777-6732. Web sites: www.nvrpa.org or www.cornfieldmaze.com. Hay rides, farm visits and a tot-sized hay-bale mini-maze for all ages. Teachers may call 703-779-9372 to schedule "Classroom in the Corn" field trips in September and October.
Pumpkinville 2002 at Sunshine Farms, 19270 James Monroe Highway, Leesburg. Open every day during October. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Admission includes a patch pumpkin, unlimited hayrides, all-you-can-eat apples, all-you-can-drink cider and access to the Giant Hill Slides, Hay Tunnels, a Hay Maze and Tree Swing. Weekday prices: $5.50 per person, under 2 free (pumpkin $2). Groups with 10 or more receive one chaperone free for every five kids. (Does not include pumpkin). To book a group or for more information, call 703-433-0002 or 703-779-2332 or e-mail critterpark@aol.com.
Afternoon Tea at Oatlands beginning Friday, Sept. 13 and continuing each Friday through Oct. 18. Two seatings will take place at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. and reservations are now being accepted. Cost: $14.95 (excluding tax) per adult and $7.95 (excluding tax) for children 8 and under. Advance reservations must be made and pre-paid by credit card. In addition, a "Tea and Tour" package is available with a reduced rate to tour the 1804 Oatlands mansion and gardens. The reduced tour rate is 45 when purchased at the time that the tea reservations are made. Holiday reservations are also being taken. Holiday teas begin on Nov. 21 and will be served on most Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 28. Make reservations by calling 703-777-3174 between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesdays only. No reservations will be taken outside of these hours. Proceeds benefit the continuing work at Oatlands.
Faculty art exhibit. The Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) will exhibit the works of its art faculty starting Aug. 18 and running through Sept. 14. The exhibit will take place in the gallery of the newly opened Waddell Building. Recent works by Loudoun's full-time art faculty, Donald Depuydt, Julia Turner, Susan Weissman, David Whipple and Cathy Wilkin will include examples of different media, such as painting, photography, printmaking and stained glass. In addition, a reception for the artists will take place in the gallery on Thursday, Aug. 29, from 5-7 p.m. For additional information and gallery hours, contact Marylyn Haspel, public information officer at the Loudoun Campus of NVCC at 703-450-2509.
Summer Suess Stories at UUS. Children and adults alike can look forward to "The Lorax," "The First of Octember" and "King Looie Katz," to name a few that will be read every Sunday until Sept. 1. The Unitarian Universalists meet for worship Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at the Sterling Community Center Annex at the intersection of W. Church Road and Shaw Road. For more information about UU Sterling, call 703-406-3068, or visit www.uusterling.org.
Knitting and Crochet Group. For women who are 55 years of age and older. Meet at the Loudoun County Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace each Friday at 10 a.m. to make afghans, lap robes, baby hats and sweaters. The group has donated over 300 items to the Loudoun County Homeless Shelter, the Northern Virginia Ronald McDonald House, the Loudoun Hospital Center and the Long Term Care Unit at Loudoun Hospital. The yarn is donated to the Senior Center from individuals in the community and from the Good Shepherd Alliance Inc. The group is accepting donations of yarn and needles and donations to purchase yarn, that will help continue with the special projects. Drop donations at the Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling. For more information, call Kim at 703-430-2397.
Ballroom Dance Studio offers weekly "Friday Night Drop-In" Workshops on Fridays from 7:30-9 p.m. in Nite Club Survival. Cost $15. Call 703-444-3061. The studio is located in the Sterling Plaza Shopping Center.
A progressive educational program for children 2-4 years begins in September in Sterling. The learning program for preschool children provides an appropriately free environment for a child to engage in imaginative play and uncover their creative genius. The curriculum brings together artistic, academic and practical applications to learning, emphasizing the whole child. Limited enrollment available. For more information, call 703-406-6199 or 703-450-5456.
Saturday, May 4-Sunday, Oct. 27: Free, guided tours of the site of the Oct. 21, 1861, Battle of Ball's Bluff, will be lead by volunteers. They will tell about the largest Civil War engagement in Loudoun County. For more information call 703-737-7800.
Crossroads of Northern Virginia: Leesburg Walking Tour: The Loudoun Museum hosts a walking tour of historic Leesburg on Mondays and Fridays. The tour covers over 250 years of town history. All tours begin at the Loudoun Museum at 1 p.m. and last about one hour. Price for the walking tour is $4 for adults and $1.50 for seniors, students, and teachers. Tours are also available by appointment. Discount rates for groups as well. Contact Mark Summers, Director of Education at the Loudoun Museum, at 703-777-7427 for more information.
African-American Walking Tour--Struggle and Community: On Tuesdays, the Loudoun Museum hosts this new tour concentrating on the heritage of Leesburg's African-American community. All tours begin at the Loudoun Museum at 1 p.m. and last about one hour. Price for the walking tour is $4 for adults and $1.50 for seniors, students, and teachers. Tours are also available by appointment. Discount rates for groups as well. Contact Mark Summers, Director of Education at the Loudoun Museum, at 703-777-7427 for more information.
Loudoun County's Civil War: Leesburg, 1861-1865: On Wednesdays, the Loudoun Museum hosts an American Civil War walking tour. All tours begin at the Loudoun Museum at 1 p.m. and last about one hour. Price for the walking tour is $4 for adults and $1.50 for seniors, students, and teachers. Tours are also available by appointment. Discount rates for groups as well. Contact Mark Summers, Director of Education at the Loudoun Museum, at 703-777-7427 for more information.
Loudoun County--A Case for Independence: On Mondays, the Loudoun Museum presents a walking tour that examines Loudoun County during the era of the American Revolution. All tours begin at the Loudoun Museum at 1 p.m. and last about one hour. Price for the walking tour is $4 for adults and $1.50 for seniors, students, and teachers. Tours are also available by appointment. Discount rates for groups as well. Contact Mark Summers, Director of Education at the Loudoun Museum, at 703-777-7427 for more information.
Depression and Manic Depression Support Group meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 7-9 p.m. The group is sponsored by the Sterling/Reston Chapter of DRADA. For location contact Traci 703-433-1448, Paul 703-703-981-2259 or Kathy 540-751-0547.
Free In-Line Skate lessons at the Alpine Ski Shop in Sterling, Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., weather permitting. Stopping, turning and gliding skills are covered. Rentals available. Instructors are IISA-certified. Call 703-444-7844 or visit www.alpineskishop.com for more information.
The works of local artist Carmen Barros Howell will be on display at Chilean Embassy during the month of September. The show opening will be hosted by the Ambassador of Chile and Mrs. Bianchi on Thursday, Sept. 5, in conjunction with the launching of the Arts Latino Web site. Howell's charcoal drawings, metal sculptures and terra-cotta figures will be on display. Born in Santiago, Chile, Howell received a degree in fine arts at the University of Chile. Howell and her husband moved to Loudoun in the late '60s. She has taught art at the Loudoun Valley Community Center, Emerick Elementary School in Purcellville, Loudoun Country Day School in Leesburg, and was director of the Loudoun Academy of the Arts until this year when she decided to devote more time to her own work. Currently, Howell is a gallery artist at Gallery 222.
<cal1>Tuesdays and Thursdays
<cal2>Philomont Community Center offers preschool classes from 12-2 p.m. for children age two. The community center is located at 36592 Jeb Stuart Road in Philomont. Register at the community center or call 540-338-5882.
<cal1>Tuesdays Through Thursdays
<cal2>Philomont Community Center offers preschool classes from 12:30-3 p.m. for children age three. The community center is located at 36592 Jeb Stuart Road in Philomont. Register at the community center or call 540-338-5882.
<cal1>Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
<cal2>Philomont Community Center offers preschool classes from 9-11:30 a.m. for children age four. The community center is located at 36592 Jeb Stuart Road in Philomont. Register at the community center or call 540-338-5882.
<cal1>Mondays and Fridays
<cal2>Stretch and Flex Class with Peggy Carter from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays at Philomont Community Center located at 36592 Jeb Stuart Road in Philomont. $5 per session. Bring a mat and weights. Call 540-338-5882 for more information.