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Middleburg Life April 2011
Garden Week Features Mt. Gilead: The Leesburg Garden Club and the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club team up to bring offer a rare glimpse of the historic Mount Gilead area during this year’s Garden Week Tour, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 18. Visitors will wind down the narrow back roads by small and cozy transport to discover the homes and gardens of a time gone by. Once a thriving town atop a mountain, Mount Gilead had a post office, general store, school house, two shoe factories, two cabinet makers and a cooper’s shop. This tour and three dozen others are part of the Garden Club of Virginia’s 78th anniversary celebration of Historic Garden Week, April 16-23. Tickets are available in advance or the day of the tour. The Mount Gilead tour is accessible only by shuttle bus. All visitors are to park in a field opposite Willowcroft Winery, 38906 Mount Gilead Road, and follow signs to the tour and parking area. Day of tour tickets are available at Willowcroft Winery, Oatlands Plantation and Loudoun Convention and Visitors Center or at individual homes: $15 for single home admission; $30 for admission to all properties; ages 6-12 are half price; 5 and younger are free. Advance tickets are $25 for admission to all properties and can be purchased by sending a check (made payable to the Leesburg Garden Club) with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Mrs. Dan McGinnis, PO Box 1290, Leesburg, VA 20177. For more information and a brochure: 703-771-3081 or 703-777-6907. Foxcroft Blood Donations: From 1-7 p.m. April 25 the Foxcroft School Parents’ Association will offer a Community Blood Drive at the FoxHound Auditorium, located in the main schoolhouse of Foxcroft’s Middleburg campus. Foxcroft seniors and Parents’ Association Prefects Sarah Gilmore of Middleburg and Arabella Myers of Winchester and students they have recruited will be on hand to greet and assist donors. Donating blood takes less than an hour and you may make an appointment to further speed your visit. Contact Beth Lamond, assistant to the Head of School, at 540-687-4322 or blamond@foxcroft.org to secure an appointment. Middleburg Academy’s Green Club will hold an Electronics Recycling Drive from noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9. Area residents are welcome to bring their no-longer-used electronic equipment (in working or non-working condition). Signs will be posted on campus directing cars to the drop-off zone, where students will help with unloading. Items collected will in turn be donated to Computer Recycling of Virginia Inc. (CRVA), a nonprofit organiza-
tion that refurbishes electronic equipment and donates it to Virginia schools and other notfor-profit community organizations. Almost any type of electronic equipment that plugs into the wall or runs on rechargeable batteries will be accepted. A complete list of acceptable items is available on the CRVA website: www. recycle4VA.com/WhyRecycle.php. The group cannot take appliances or refrigeration equipment. There is a $15 hazardous disposal fee for each television and monitor. Middleburg Academy is located at 35321 Notre Dame Lane near Middleburg. Call 540-687-5581 for more information. The Byrne Gallery is preparing “Floral Reverie,” which celebrates spring with a special exhibition of jewelry by seven distinctive designers: Patricia Aguirre, Pamela Mickley Albers, Candace Barbaccia, Leslie Barbrow, Diana Papazian, Andrea Rosenfeld and Grazia Zalfa. Their collections will feature a wide selection of jewelry designs and one-of-a-kind creations to fit every taste and style. Amethyst, jade and many other semi-precious gemstones are available along with amazing vintage glass beads that will dazzle. The gallery will hold a special reception with the designers from 3-6
The garden at Samarate, owned by Judy and Richard Mazzucchelli, will be among the Mt. Gilead properties on display during the 2011 Garden Week tour. p.m. Saturday, April 16. Those wearing spring bonnets will have a chance to win a special gift. The Byrne Gallery is located at 7 W. Washington St. in Middleburg. For more information, call (540) 687-6986. The Hill School in Middleburg will be the location for this year’s county celebration of Arbor Day. From 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, April 30, the school’s 137 acres on the south
side of town will come alive with a day filled with arboreal activities, including a parade and exhibits and demonstrations testifying to the importance of trees in our lives. Organizations including Davey Trees, Arbor Artists and The Care of Trees will show how to care for your tree and youngsters can engage in a variety of wood-related crafts, climb trees and participate in a tree-planting project. Two key Continued On Next Page
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