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MAY 2016
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Band Of Five by Isabelle Truchon will be on view at the Duvall Gallery in Millwood. Art: Duvall Designs Gallery in historic Millwood is now exhibiting artist Isabelle Truchon’s latest collection entitled “Breaking Through,” running to June 12. The artist reception will be held on May 14 from 4-6 p.m. Isabelle Truchon has been painting professionally for 20 years. She received her BFA from Shepherd University’s Department of Contemporary Art, West Virginia in 2012. She lives and works from her quiet rural studio in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, when she is not sojourning elsewhere. She exhibits her work throughout Virginia, and the Washington D.C. area. The Artists in Middleburg (AiM) organization is inviting artists from the surrounding Piedmont area and nearby (within a 50-mile radius) to submit work for its next juried exhibit, “Something Red,” with a deadline for entries on May 20. The exhibit will be on display at the AiM gallery and classroom at 102 W. Washington Street in Middleburg from June 3 to July 4. Original art will be accepted: painting, drawing, sculpture and photography. Send applications to sandy@theartistsinmiddleburg.org. AiM is also holding “Come Paint with Rob Vender Zee” sessions on May 13-14. This will be the Michigan painter’s fourth workshop and it will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Unison Preservation Society Store. The cost is $85 per day. Middleburg’s Byrne Gallery is presenting “Reflections on Glass,” a nineweek first time ever exhibit focusing on art glass. The show is curated by Emily Pezzulich, a local glass artist and vice president of the National Capital Art Glass Guild. It runs May 5 through June 26, with a reception for the artists on Saturday, May 7 from 4-8 p.m. that is open to the public. Grace Episcopal Church in The Plains will hold its annual art show and sale May 21-22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. A gala opening reception is scheduled on Friday, May 20 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. with a $15 admission charge. Music: The Middleburg Concert series will have a bonus event featuring internationally acclaimed Russian pianist Nikita Firtenko at Middleburg’s United Methodist Church on May 15 starting at 4 p.m. He’ll play works by Tchaikovsky,
Rachmaninoff and Mussorgsky and the concert is free and open to the public. On Saturday, June 11, the celebrated composer and acoustic guitarist Laurence Juber returns to the Theatre at Washington, Virginia, for a solo concert during his tour of the East Coast from his home base in California. The event begins at 8 p.m. The Honey Dewdrops will appear at the Barns of Rose Hill on May 26 to preview their new album, Tangled Country. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are priced at $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Royal celebration: From Thursday through Sunday, May 12-15, Crest Hill Antiques & Tea Room in The Plains will take part in the official British celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday. Special themed tea, vintage and contemporary royal commemoratives, and a once-in-lifetime photo op with Her Majesty in a paper party hat will be available. It’s $20 per person and reservations are requested. Middleburg Community Center: Don’t forget to register for a wide variety of summer camps, adult classes and swimming lessons available at the Middleburg Community Center. Register at www.loudoun.gov/prcs. Other Events: The Piedmont Driving Club (PDC) and the National Sporting Library & Museum are hosting a carriage weekend starting on Friday, May 20 with 20 carriages on display at the museum and curators available to talk about them. That evening, there will be a full moon Lantern Drive through the town of Middleburg, the cemetery and surrounding areas. On May 21, the PDC will do an exhibition drive through Middleburg and return to the circle at NSL&M. And on May 28, the PDC will be doing an exhibition drive at Takaro Farm as part of the Trinity Church Stable Tour. The 23rd annual Delaplane Strawberry Festival returns on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29. In addition to more than 6,000 pints of luscious strawberries (for sale in flats, pints, sundaes, and shortcake), the event includes live musical entertainment, children’s activities, raffles, food vendors and crafters. Gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. both days, rain or shine.
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