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Your guide to Loudoun’s Entertainment Scene

Walston Finds Jazz Notes In Loudoun Roots LoudounNow

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Julian Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, performs in Leesburg on May 9. See details page 19.

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HAPPENINGS Cruisers unite. The Leesburg Classic Car Show is rolling back into downtown.

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ART SCENE Stephanie Hansen paints what she likes and to push social buttons.

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BREW Don’t know Beltway Brewing? You’ve probably had a pint or two created in their Sterling shop.

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INTERVIEW Quentin Walston’s growth as a musician is intertwined with Loudoun’s emergence as a hub for artists of varied backgrounds and musical tastes.

VINES Nate and Sarah Walsh manage 50 acres of vines in Waterford, Bluemont and Lovettsville and now they have a winery of their own near Hillsboro.

Photo by Douglas Graham Quentin Walston, at his home near Hillsboro, will celebrate the release of his new album with a concert at the Franklin Park Arts Center.

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Leesburg Classic Car Show Cruises into Downtown Saturday, May 11, 5-8:30 p.m.

In its 32nd year, the Leesburg Car Show returns to downtown Leesburg on May 11, bringing scores of classic cars and hot rods together for a good cause. This year, the event will benefit the students and staff at the Academies of Loudoun.

Organizers place an emphasis on displaying classic cars, which compete for prizes in 16 categories. However, all high-quality vehicles regardless of age are welcome to participate.

There is a $20 entry fee. For registration and details, go to lcps.org/carshow or call 571-2522080.

Loudoun’s Spring Farm Tour May 18 & 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Spend a weekend in the country visiting Loudoun County farms. The twice-annual Loudoun Farm Tours attracts thousands of visitors from across the country to the beautiful Loudoun Valleys, with views of the Blue Ridge and Short Hill mountains.

Visitors can enjoy free, self-guided driving tours to participating farms and craft beverage venues offering demonstrations, local produce and special programs.

Before hitting the road, download the tour guide at loudounfarms.org.

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* Kids under 12 are free & Please no dogs * • over 200 of the East Coast’s finest vintage hip vendors • incredible one-of-a-kind finds for your home & garden • vanish brewery • yummy food trucks • old school fun & shopping in a beautiful country setting • bring the whole family... and don’t forget the truck!

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Pop Art in the Shadows

BY JIM SISLEY

Stephanie Hansen’s “Pop Culture Exhibition” at Tryst Gallery in 2019 featured her most current art works. Her work also is hung at several popular entertainment and dining venues around Loudoun County. In April, she spent time with us talking about her art.

“I have painted since I was very young. I have a brother who is 10 years older than me.

He is a fabulous artist and I used to sit for him all the time.

I was always enamored with his creativity and different painting styles.” She developed a strong sense of color from experimenting with big brothers paints when she had the opportunity. “I always tried to emulate him and spent a lot of time in nature drawing animals and trees”.

After college studies in computer programming, “I found myself in graphic design working at a company producing Video on Demand with Los Angeles producers at various networks. It was a 6

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fast-paced environment with a constant crush of creativity. I have worked in many different formats.”

Eventually, she arrived at her contemporary style. “A lot of my work today reflects the computer work that I did with video,” she said. Hansen brings a natural talent to the task of making shadow like elements that are simplified, sophisticated and immediately understandable. Her works most often have a sense of humor and playfulness that enhances the silhouetted imagery.

“I will start with a sketch from a photograph and then reduce that idea to a basic cartoon.”

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defines the color scheme and then pours paint onto a canvas base. Hansen draws that “cartoon” again with an X-acto knife and then removes a layer of poured paint to create the desired silhouette. The result is a sparse outline framing a silhouetted image but, instead of traditional black, it’s filled with a multicolored poured paint that looks more like it grew in place similar to how soap bubbles grow en masse.

She finishes each painting with a generous layer of clear resin that protects and enshrines the painted surface.

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with few hints of the talented artist’s hand. She paints portraits of Andy Warhol, Joan Jett, Vivian Leigh, Gwen Stefanie and Veronica Lake; mega pop stars of their day but under Stephanie Hansen’s hand, updated with a sense of unrestrained feminine power.

“I paint for me, paint what I like and paint to push social

buttons.” She has produced a series of lip paintings reminiscent of a certain rock band’s 1960s vinyl album cover with tongue and lips.

Hansen’s lips are transformed and updated to include painted words, luxury brand logos and lush red drips of paint that fall from the mouth that could be cherry juice or something a bit more lethal (as

in the triptych “Cherry Bomb”).

“For me it’s beautiful. I wear red lips. I am drawn to that sensual image, and what it can communicate.”

Jim Sisley is the owner of the Tryst Gallery, located at 312 E. Market St. Suite F in downtown Leesburg.

The gallery is open Thursday through Saturday 10 am - 4 pm. First Friday 6 pm to 9 pm each month.

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Beltway Brewing Company founder and president Sten Sellier holds up a glass of Batting 1000, a lagered red ale celebrating the brewery’s 1,000 brew.

Beltway Celebrates 1,000-Brew Milestone

BY RENSS GREENE

When Beltway Brewing Company founder and president Sten Sellier started the company in 2013, he was creating the mold. He had been searching for a brewery that would let him use its equipment for a batch while he was still putting together the funding for his own brewhouse, but nobody had the space.

Instead he decided: Why not be the place with the space? Now, Beltway Brewing Company’s main business is consulting on and brewing recipes for other brewers and breweries.

It turned out to be a good idea. In April, the 30-barrel brewhouse turned over for the 1,000th time, fittingly with the release of a new baseball-themed, lagered red ale, Batting 1000. Over the past six years, that adds up to more than 7.4 million pints of beer created at Beltway Brewing’s operation in Sterling.

Loudoun, you’ve likely had beer from Beltway.

They’ve brewed for many of Loudoun’s familiar breweries, like Lost Rhino, Adroit Theory and Dirt Farm, as well as playing host to a number of collaboration brews with other Loudoun breweries.

Their beer has also been a little farther afield— brewing recipes for companies across the U.S. and as far away as Brazil and soon, possibly, New Zealand.

As the craft beer market’s growth has begun to level out, Beltway has seen the same, but has already laid claim to its place in the scene.

Sellier said Beltway is “the Ritz Carlton in the age of Airbnb.”

“We’re an establishment that’s known for its service, its quality, and we ain’t cheap because of what we do and how we do it,” Sellier said.

Now, he said, there are more places willing to make some space for someone else’s brewing—

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INTERVIEW

FOLK, JAZZ AND LOUDOUN Quentin Walston’s Quintessential Mix is uniquely his own.

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mprovisational musicians often are like chemists—experimenting with notes, chords and arrangements instead of chemical compounds. Similar to chemistry, mixing two musical approaches can result in an entirely new style as unique and interesting as the elements used to create it.

Pianist, composer, performer, music teacher and Loudoun resident Quentin Walston has created a distinctive sound through his mixology of folk and jazz music with his Loudoun upbringing.

His style is on full display on his new album, which is being released June 8 in unison with a performance at Franklin Park Arts Center. For those who don’t want to wait, Walston is also playing at B Chord Brewing Company near Round Hill on Friday, May 24.

The new album is Walston’s first release featuring his original jazz compositions. He wrote eight of the nine tracks, with a Thelonious Monk arrangement thrown in for good measure.

Walston’s first solo jazz EP released in 2017, “Introduction,” with a selection of five standards.

LOCAL ROOTS Walston’s growth as a musician is intertwined with Loudoun’s emergence as a hub for artists— and audiences—of varied backgrounds and musical tastes. He credits Loudoun as providing the setting to learn and grow as a young student of music, while also being the ideal place to

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Walston started performing live as the vocalist and harmonica player with folk band Jake and the Burtones, which, at age 15, “really exposed me to the world of improvisation.” He recorded an EP with the group in 2010 and then released a solo folk album in 2012, on which he sang and played guitar, harmonica, ukulele in addition to piano.

In the early days, Walston didn’t see the live folk performances ever connecting into his weekly piano lessons. Then his friend who was auditioning for a jazz program showed him a lead sheet, which looked like “gibberish” to Walston.

“I had no idea how to interpret jazz chords,” he said. That sparked a drive to learn and a much bigger idea about how to blend his two passions.

CONNECTING THE CHORDS “I call myself a pianist and I really like improvisation. There’s got to be something I can do to find the juncture of the two,” Walston said he thought at the time. That planted a seed that has influenced his path toward launching his solo career while playing with numerous musicians and starting several bands—including Grooveyard, The Green Chimneys, Voyage and Sweet Something.

Walston’s experimental nature can be found in his duo, trio and quartet groups, which often use “laboratories” to spark spontaneity and come up

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WINERIES 1 The Barns at Hamilton Station 16804 Hamilton Station Rd., Hamilton thebarnsathamiltonstation.com 2 Bluemont Vineyard 18755 Foggy Bottom Rd., Bluemont bluemontvineyard.com 3 Bogati Winery 35246 Harry Byrd Hwy, Round Hill bogatiwinery.com 4 Boxwood Estate Winery 2042 Burrland Rd., Middleburg boxwoodwinery.com 5 Breaux Vineyards 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro breauxvineyards.com 6 Cana Vineyards of Middleburg 38600 John Mosby Hwy, Middleburg canavineyards.com 12

7 Cardamon Family Vineyards 12226 Harpers Ferry Rd., Hillsboro cardamonfamilyvineyards.com 8 Carroll Vineyards 29 South King St., Leesburg leesburg-vintner.com/vineyards 9 Casanel Vineyards 17952 Canby Rd., Leesburg casanelvineyards.com 10 Chrysalis Vineyards 39025 John Mosby Highway, Aldie chrysaliswine.com 11 Corcoran Vineyards & Cider 14635 Corkys Farm Lane, Waterford corcoranvineyards.com 12 Creek’s Edge Winery 41255 Annas Lane, Lovettsville creeksedgewinery.com

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13 Crushed Cellars 37938 Charles Town Pike, Purcellville crushedcellars.com 14 Doukenie Winery 14727 Mountain Rd., Hillsboro doukeniewinery.com 15 Dry Mill Vineyards & Winery 18195 Dry Mill Rd., Leesburg drymillwine.com 16 Fabbioli Cellars 15669 Limestone School Rd., Leesburg fabbioliwines.com 17 Fleetwood Farm Winery 23075 Evergreen Mills Rd., Leesburg fleetwoodfarmwinery.com 18 Greenhill Winery & Vineyards 23595 Winery Lane, Middleburg greenhillvineyards.com FEBRUARY MAY 2019

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19 Hidden Brook Winery 43301 Spinks Ferry Rd., Leesburg hiddenbrookwinery.com 20 Hiddencroft Vineyards 12202 Axline Rd., Lovettsville hiddencroftvineyards.com 21 Hillsborough Vineyards 36716 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro hillsboroughwine.com 22 Hunters Run Wine Barn 40325 Charles Town Pike, Hamilton huntersrunwinebarn.com 23 Lost Creek Winery 43285 Spinks Ferry Rd., Leesburg lostcreekwinery.com 24 Maggie Malick Wine Caves 12138 Harpers Ferry Rd., Hillsboro maggiemalickwinecaves.com 25 Notaviva Vineyards 13274 Sagle Rd., Hillsboro notavivavineyards.com

26 Otium Cellars 18050 Tranquility Rd., Purcellville otiumcellars.com 27 Quattro Goomba’s Winery 22860 James Monroe Hwy, Aldie goombawine.com 28 Stone Tower Winery 19925 Hogback Mountain Rd., L’burg stonetowerwinery.com 29 Stonehouse Meadery 36580 Shoemaker School Rd., Purcellville stonehousemeadery.com 30 Sunset Hills Vineyard 38295 Fremont Overlook Ln, Purcellville sunsethillsvineyard.com 31 Tarara Winery 13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg tarara.com 32 Terra Nebulo 39792 Old Waterford Rd., Waterford terranebulo.com

33 Two Twisted Posts Winery 12944 Harpers Ferry Rd., Hillsboro twotwistedposts.com 34 Village Winery 40405 Browns Lane, Waterford villagewineryandvineyards.com 35 Willowcroft Farm Vineyards 38906 Mount Gilead Rd., Leesburg willowcroftwine.com 36 The Wine Reserve at Waterford 38516 Charles Town Pike, Waterford waterfordwinereserve.com 37 Walsh Family Wine 16031 Hillsboro Rd., Purcellville northgatevineyard.com 38 Winery 32 15066 Limestone School Rd., Leesburg winery32.com 39 Zephaniah Farm Vineyard 19381 Dunlop Mill Rd., Leesburg zephwine.com

BREWERIES 1 Adroit Theory Brewing 404 Browning Ct., Purcellville adroit-theory.com 2 B Chord Brewing Company 34266 Williams Gap Rd., Round Hill bchordbrewing.com 3 Barnhouse Brewery 43271 Spinks Ferry Rd., Leesburg barnhousebrewery.com 4 Bear Chase Brewing 33665 Bear Chase Ln, Bluemont bearchasebrew.com 5 Belly Love Brewing Company 725 E. Main St., Purcellville bellylovebrewing.com 6 Beltway Brewing Company 22620 Davis Dr. Ste 110, Sterling beltwaybrewco.com 7 Bike TrAle Brewing 101 Loudoun St. SE, Leesburg facebook.com/BikeTrAleBrewing 8 Black Hoof Brewing Company 11 South King St., Leesburg blackhoofbrewing.com 9 Black Walnut Brewery 210 S. King St. Leesburg blackwalnutbrewery.com 10 Crooked Run Brewing Central 22455 Davis Dr., Sterling crookedrunbrewing.com 11 Crooked Run Brewing MAY 2019 2019 FEBRUARY

Market Station, Leesburg crookedrunbrewing.com 12 Dragon Hops Brewing 130 E. Main St., Purcellville dragonhopsbrewing.com 13 Dirt Farm Brewing 18701 Foggy Bottom Rd., Bluemont dirtfarmbrewing.com 14 Dog Money Rest. & Brewery 50 Catoctin Circle NE, Leesburg dogmoney.squarespace.com 15 Harper’s Ferry Brewing 37412 Adventure Ctr. Lane, Hillsboro harpersferrybrewing.com 16 House 6 Brewing 4427 Atwater Dr., Ashburn house6brewing.com 17 Lost Rhino Brewing Company 21730 Red Rum Rd. #142, Ashburn lostrhino.com 18 Lost Rhino Retreat 22885 Brambleton Plaza, Ashburn lostrhinoretreat.com/ 19 Loudoun Brewing Company 310 E. Market St. Leesburg loudounbrewing.com 20 Ocelot Brewing Company 23600 Overland Dr., #180, Dulles ocelotbrewing.com 21 Old 690 Brewing Company 15670 Ashbury Church Rd., Hillsboro GET OUT LOUDOUN

old690.com 22 Old Ox Brewery 44652 Guilford Dr., Ste 114, Ashburn oldoxbrewery.com 23 Quattro Goomba’s Brewery 22860 James Monroe Hwy, Aldie goombabrewery.com 24 Rocket Frog Brewing Company 22560 Glenn Dr. #103, Sterling rocketfrogbeer.com 25 Solace Brewing Company 42615 Trade West Dr., Sterling solacebrewing.com 26 Sweetwater Tavern 45980 Waterview Plaza, Sterling greatamericanrestaurants.com 27 The Craft of Brewing 21140 Ashburn Crossing Dr., Ashburn thecraftob.com/ 28 Twinpanzee Brewing Co. 101 Executive Dr., Sterling twinpanzee.com 29 Vanish Farmwoods Brewery 42245 Black Hops Lane, Lucketts vanishbeer.com 30 Wheatland Springs Farm 38454 John Wolford Rd., Waterford

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Nate and Sarah Walsh, the owners of Walsh Family Wine near Hillsboro, take a stroll through their 10-acre vineyard.

A Shared Passion and a Sense of Place:

Walsh Family Wine Celebrates New Home

BY JAN MERCKER

It sounds like a Virginia wine country fairytale: two talented young wine pros fall in love, get married and start their own winery. For Nate and Sarah Walsh, the dream becomes a reality with the opening of Walsh Family Wine near Hillsboro this weekend.

Nate Walsh is well known to Loudouners as the longtime winemaker for Sunset Hills Vineyard.

Sarah Walsh has a background in fine dining and wine wholesale and importing. When the couple met in 2012, it was a match made in wine industry heaven.

“While we never had any grand plans, it always just seemed like we’d make a good team,” Nate Walsh said. “We always said around the dinner table that it seemed like at some point we should work together.”

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near Waterford. They produced their first bottles while holding down their day jobs, selling their very limited production to a handful of local restaurants.

“It was a fun project and we viewed it as if we don’t lose any money, we’re getting to spend this time together and she gets to teach me about her side of things and vice versa. We just were enjoying ourselves with it,” Walsh said.

In 2016, the Walshes had a chance to kick things up a notch with a lease on an additional 20 acres near Waterford, home of their Twin Notch vineyard wines.

“We really spent the last two years expanding and establishing really outstanding vineyard sites,” Walsh said. “The reason we put our eggs in this basket was that, in my experience, if you can find really great sites, it makes the rest of the process a lot easier. It makes it much easier to produce wines that are expressive and interesting and of a high quality. ... We felt like with these sites we had as good as it’s going to get in this area.”

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with new arrangements. Two of the people that he enjoys playing with most are bass guitarist Zack Williams and drummer Patrick Foit. They’ve jammed together since their days in the Loudoun Valley High School jazz band. “I find that when Zack and I can really lock in, the songs just go in a very cool direction where I might not have initially considered going,” Walston said.

His approach has also matured in that Walston seeks to compose music and improvise with the audience in mind first, instead of focusing too much energy on technical prowess, or playing “fast and flashy.” Now that he’s satisfied with the skills side of music, Walston said, “the question is how musical can I play, where I feel other people will enjoy themselves?”

HABITAT FOR MUSICIANS Noting that there’s great opportunities elsewhere, Walston had numerous options to start his professional career in music. These included big city music scenes like in Philadelphia or New York, or something more rural such as

Harrisonburg, where he graduated from James Madison University and met his wife. Instead, he chose to return to Loudoun because “it has the rural aspect, it has the folky aspect, it has the historical aspect—and it also has the musical scene. Plus, you can go farther east in Loudoun if you want to get that more metropolitan feel.”

The county has something to offer for artists at all levels of performance, he said. “The coffee shops where you need to just get in the experience playing in front of people—Loudoun has that. Then there are background music gigs where you’re really refining your sound. Loudoun has plenty of breweries and wineries.”

Then there are larger venues, such as Franklin Park Arts Center, where Walston is performing June 8 to launch the new album. “Loudoun is a great place to develop as an artist, and where I want to be, because it has the whole package,” he said.

MAKING IT IN 2019 More than anything, Walston is feeling “incredibly lucky” these days to be able to carve out a career in music, between his live performances, studio recording and work as a music teacher at the Catoctin School of Music in Leesburg.

“My freshman year in college, I told myself that I’m going to do everything in my power to be a full-time musician,” he said.

Streaming services have made the situation more challenging for musicians in today’s environment.

Many artists hold day jobs and perform as a hobby or second job. “I love that you have the opportunity to get your music out there, but if you actually look at the numbers, it’s laughable for how much you receive,” he said of streaming service payments, adding that he hopes Congress moves forward legislation to make revenue sharing more equitable for artists.

This imbalance in modern equity for artists also contributed to Walston’s decision to release vinyl copies of his new album, with a nod to record aficionados, as the medium has made a comeback in recent years.

“You can’t stream vinyl,” Walston said.

Find out more at quentinwalston.com and facebook.com/QuentinWalston. Learn more about his educational lessons at thecatoctinschoolofmusic.com. aparker@loudounnow.com

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Aldie Mill Historic Park $35 / novaparks.com

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Join a small group in the historic 200-year-old mill. The full afternoon tea will be catered by Calling Card Events, and will include scones with cream and jam, finger sandwiches, tea breads and assorted desserts, all accompanied by endless pots of tea, including the exclusive Aldie Mill Blend. Following the tea, guests are invited to join members of the Aldie Horticultural Society to create a Derby Day bonnet to take home before the Kentucky Derby that evening.

May 3, 8 p.m. $10 B Chord Brewing Company, Round Hill bchordbrewing.com This indie-groove band from Norwalk, CT—led by guitarist-singer-songwriter Rick Mitarotonda, supported by Peter Anspach on guitar/keys, and a deep-pocket rhythm section of Trevor Weekz on bass and Ben Atkind on drums—performs an organic and easy-to-love mix of funk and contemporary folk, with touches of reggae, jazz, blues, and rock.

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MASTER SINGERS OF VIRGINIA: SLEEP AND DREAMS May 4, 7 p.m.

Catoctin Presbyterian Church, Waterford $15-$60 msva.org

BOAT HOUSE ROW May 4, 7 p.m. (doors) $10-35 Tally Ho Theater, Leesburg tallyhotheater.com Get your yacht rock fix with covers of Hall & Oates, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, Toto and more.

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The The performance includes Knut Nystedt’s “The Word Became Flesh,” as well as pieces about sleep from Eric Whitacre, Jake Runestad, and Ēriks Ešenvalds. The concert also features Craig Hella Johnson’s “Hard Times Come Again No More.” Other highlights include Dan Forrest’s masterpiece “Entreat Me Not to Leave You,” Patrick Hawes’s “Quanta Qualia,” and our premiere of Carol Barnett’s “Wonder Where.”

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SOUTH PACIFIC: MAY 3-5, MAY 10-12 $15-$20 / Franklin Parks Arts Center, Purcellville Main Street Theater does a 180-degree spin with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic “South Pacific” in honor of the show’s 70th anniversary. Now in its seventh season, Main Street has developed a solid pool of actors, allowing the company to take risks with ambitious productions, founder and artistic director Karlah Louis said. The performance runs May 3 through 5 and May 10 through 12 at Franklin Park Arts Center with performances at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and matinees at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for children, students and seniors. For tickets and information, go to mainstreettheaterproductions.org.

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ROCKIN’ THE RIVER 2019 May 4, noon-10 p.m.

Harpers Ferry Brewing Free harpersferrybrewing. com Performers including Mo and Dwayne, the King Street Kats, Mark Cullinane, and The Darby Brothers. Hill Top Grille and Rito Loco food trucks.

5.09 JULIAN MARLEY with Subatomic Sound System Tally Ho Theater $29-$65 tallyhotheater.com Julian Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley is a Grammynominated, roots-reggae musician, singersongwriter and producer who released his fourth album, “As I Am,” in January.

5.11 CANCER CAN ROCK BENEFIT DECK PARTY Spanky’s Shenanigans, Leesburg May 11, noon-5 p.m. $10 spankyspub.com Cancer Can Rock gives gifted musicians diagnosed with aggressive cancer an opportunity to share their genius with the world through recorded medium. Playing this fundraiser are Todd Wright, Tommy Gann, Teddy Chipouras, Chris Timbers, Johnny Kasun, Anna Kasun and Angus Ebert.

MUSIC AT THE MANOR FESTIVAL May 11, noon-8 p.m.

The Arc of Loudoun, Leesburg Free thearcofloudoun.org

STERLING PLAYMAKERS: ‘STEEL MAGNOLIAS’: MAY 3,4,5 $13 / sterlingplaymakers.com Unlike the popular 1989 movie, this version features an all-female cast and is set entirely in a Louisiana beauty salon.

The play includes the familiar characters— wisecracking Truvy, her assistant Annelle, prickly Ouiser and eccentric Miss Clairee—along with community favorites M’Lynn and her daughter Shelby, offering everything from funny repartee to thoughtful soul searching and musings on mortality. The final weekend of the show will be May 3-5, with 7:30 performances Friday and Saturday and a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. Performances take place at Seneca Ridge Middle School, 98 Seneca Ridge Drive in Sterling.

A day-long celebration of family, friends, food, and music—from blues to contemporary to rock.

On the bill: The Frayed Knots, King Street Band, Jack and Jack, and Creative Dance Center’s “Cast.” Also “Touch a Truck” with Loudoun County Fire-Rescue equipment and personnel and a public auction with antiques, tools, bikes, grills and more. All proceeds benefit The Arc of Loudoun, which works to embrace, educate, engage, and empower people with disabilities and their families. Rain or shine. Bring your lawn chairs.

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meant to foster community through the power of story—the funny, the inspiring, the mindchanging and everything in between. Popcorn Monkey will also be vending a variety of flavors.

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St. David’s Episcopal Church, Ashburn $30 loudounsymphony.org

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The Loudoun Symphony Ochestra will play all sorts of dances from ballet to rustic, and Broadway to the streets of Mexican mariachi music. The program includes Ravel’s “Bolero,” Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances” from “West Side Story” and “Danzon no. 2” by Marquez.

A Memorial Day weekend tradition at Barnhouse Brewery, the Virginia Landsharks are a Jimmy Buffett cover band celebrating the island lifestyle.

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THE BLACK LILLIES May 24, 7 p.m. (doors) Tally Ho Theater, Leesburg tallyhotheater.com The Black Lillies return to Leesburg, bringing their captivating blend of rock & roll and country. The internationally-renowned band of roots-rockers are one of Americana music’s biggest success stories.

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May 25, 3 p.m.

Barnhouse Brewery, Lucketts Free barnhousebrewery.com

May 31, 6 p.m.

National Sporting Library & Museum, Middleburg Free nslm.org Celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Open Late Summer Concert Series with the Bryan Shepherd Country Band and partners Blue Ridge Wildlife Foundation, Land Trust of Virginia, and Middleburg Humane Foundation.

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THE PICKWICK PLAYERS: ‘ANNE OF GREEN GABLES’: MAY 17, 18; MAY 24, 25 DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND May 31, 7 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater $25-$35 tallyhotheater.com Founded in 1977, the New Orleans-based band has taken the traditional foundation of brass band music and incorporated it into a blend of genres including bebop jazz, funk and R&B/soul— a musical gumbo. The world renowned band has 12 studio albums and numerous collaborations ranging from Widespread Panic to Norah Jones.

Farmwell Station Middle School, Ashburn Director Michele Reynolds leads the troupe in the long-running Canadian musical based on the classic L.M. Montgomery novel. While the book has legions of fans, the musical is much less well known to American audiences. The show runs Friday, May 17 and May, 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays May 18 and May 25 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Farmwell Station Middle School in Ashburn. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for children and seniors. For tickets and information, go to thepickwickplayers.com.

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The following years were a busy but energizing time for the couple. Daughter June was born in 2016, and parenthood came along with huge leaps for their business. Driven by their passion and support from their team, investors and the Loudoun wine industry at large, Walsh was able to leave Sunset Hills in 2017 and focus on the new venture full time.

“We have a really great team. We have a great vineyard crew,” Walsh said. “The industry itself has always been really supportive of us. ... That kind of a community and that kind of support goes a long way.”

The next challenge was finding a production facility and tasting room after several years operating as what Walsh describes as “homeless winemakers,” borrowing space at Sunset Hills and other wineries in the region. The final piece fell into place last year, as Vicki and Mark Fedor, owners of award-winning North Gate Vineyard, were looking to move out of the industry after more than 15 years. Last March, Walsh and business partner, local philanthropist Mike Wheeler, purchased the 26-acre North Gate property along with its tasting room and production facilities just outside of Hillsboro.

The Walshes and their team now manage 50 acres of vines, including 10 planted acres at North Gate along with leased vineyards in Waterford, Bluemont and Lovettsville. One of the hallmarks of Walsh Family Wine, Walsh said, is offering wine lovers a sense of place, with a focus on 1000 BREWS FROM PAGE 8

“I got a futon and some dirty sheets, you want to stay here for 50 bucks a night? That’s really tempting when you need it, but what are you getting? … Do you really want to turn over your brand?”

The company has also begun dedicating more space to building its own brand, recently signing a contract with a distribution company that means Beltway beers can now be found in stores and taps around Northern Virginia.

the French concept of terroir, the idea that the place where grapes are grown brings out unique characteristics.

“What became important to us together as we were getting further into our wine careers was that, for us at least, the most interesting and memorable wines, the one thing they have in common is that they’re trying to reflect one single place. They’re usually from one vineyard, and they’re meant to reflect that vineyard.”

The passion for a sense of place is something the couple shares. Nate Walsh, 36, got his start at pioneering Virginia winery Horton Vineyards near Charlottesville and worked in Oregon and New Zealand before joining Sunset Hills in 2009. Sarah Walsh worked in sales for the respected Virginiabased fine wine distributor The Country Vintner, known for bringing terroir-focused European wines to DC-area consumers.

Walsh said letting their vineyards and the grapes grown there express themselves will be the backbone of the new company.

“When we took over Bethany Ridge [vineyard] and it dawned on us how great of a site that was, we talked about wanting to try to make wines that reflect all of these places,” he said. “It was important to us that we farm the property ourselves and that we farm it in a way that we feel is best to coax these wines out of it—and that we kind of get out of the way in the winery.”

Walsh Family Wine is located at 16031 Hillsboro Road just north of Purcellville. For more information, go to walshfamilywine.com.

from the team dissuaded Sellier from putting the “curly W” on the can. He said that was a bummer, but the Beltway crew are still huge fans.

“We really have, I guess, a place in our heart for the DMV,” Sellier said. “That’s why we named it Beltway Brewing. The idea wasn’t to become this huge, national corporation. The idea was really just to represent the area.”

Beltway’s tasting room at 22620 Davis Drive in Sterling. Learn more at beltwaybrewco.com.

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Saturdays • 7 - 8:30 pm Town Hall Green 25 West Market Street

The Town of Leesburg’s Award Winning Free Summer Concert Series June 8 - Emma Rowley June 15 - Don Chapman and friends June 22 - Gary Smallwood June 29 - Todd Wright & Special Guest Ryan Wright July 6 - Naked Blue July 13 - Tommy Gann July 20 - Cal Everett July 27 - Robbie Limon August 3 - Jennifer Daniels & Special Guest Grant Frazier “One of the Summer’s best concert lineups.”

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Lawn chairs and blankets are advised.

No smoking or alcoholic beverages will be allowed and no pets, please.

Picnics are encouraged. In case of inclement weather, the show will be moved inside the Town Hall Building.

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