Get Out Louduun — October 2019

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Page 6 HAPPENINGS The region’s largest haunted house opens early this month, celebrating 10 years of raising funds for The Arc of Loudoun.

Page 8 TUNES Jared Hall Garland skillfully expresses his love of music, carpentry and design in his performances with his indie fuzz rock band, Woodgrove.

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Don’t miss the opportunity to see Jack Lancto skyscapes, which showcase his mastery of flight and shadow.

Page 14 BREWS Sample the flavors of fall with an array of seasonal beers, including some Oktoberfest brews still available along the LoCo Ale Trail.

Page 16 WINE Celebrate Virginia Wine Month and sip your way through the Loudoun wine trail, especially during special showcase event.

Page 18 BEST BETS Get Out Loudoun’s Picks for October

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The region’s largest haunted house opens early this month, celebrating 10 years of raising funds for The Arc of Loudoun.

Jared Hall Garland skillfully expresses his love of music, carpentry and design in his performances with his indie fuzz rock band, Woodgrove.

Martin Bonica Renss Greene Therese Howe Jim Sisley

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ON THE COVER A cluster of Cabernet Franc grapes await harvest at Stone Tower Winery near Leesburg.

After a rainy growing season dampened winemakers’ spirits last year, the 2019 harvest promises to be one of the best.

Photo by Renss Greene

Don’t miss the opportunity to see Jack Lancto skyscapes, which showcase his mastery of flight and shadow.

Sample the flavors of fall with an array of seasonal beers, including some Oktoberfest brews still available along the LoCo Ale Trail.

Celebrate Virginia Wine Month and sip your way through the Loudoun wine trail, especially during special showcase event.

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ctober is one of the best times to explore Loudoun as the county’s rich agricultural heritage provides a bounty of experiences that make the season memorable. From wine harvests and farm festivals, to celebrations in Loudoun’s historic towns, the possibilities to enjoy the beautiful fall foliage, crisp temperatures and delicious fall treats are endless.

Home to 40-plus wineries, Loudoun leads the Commonwealth for the number of vineyard experiences in one destination, which makes it the perfect place to celebrate Virginia Wine Month. In 2018, Loudoun wineries welcomed over 500,000 visitors and about 1,500 tons of grapes were harvested from the vineyards.

Celebrate the end of harvest with local farmers and winemakers at one of many events and activities going on in Loudoun. Savor a familystyle, farm-to-table Harvest Dinner Oct. 17 at Bluemont Vineyard or partake in a blind wine tasting class at Winery 32 on Oct. 26. Many wineries offer vineyard tours to discover the process of getting grapes from vine to glass while others offer live music, special food pairings and other activities that allow visitors to enjoy the breathtaking vineyard views and be immersed in Loudoun’s rich wine scene.

also hosting countless events to celebrate the changing season.

Throughout October, Great Country Farms has its annual Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival complete with pig races, wagon rides, pumpkin picking and a corn maze that pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Virginia is for Lovers slogan.

On Oct. 4, the Village of Waterford will host the 75th Annual Waterford Fair, including period re-enactors, historic home tours, heritage craft artisans and more. The Loudoun Fall Farm Tour takes place October 19-20th and offers a great chance to tour dozens of local farms.

Music and film lovers have some unique opportunities this month with Tracy Hamlin’s Sweet Jazz and Wine Festival at Tarara Winery on Oct. 12 and the return of the Middleburg Film Festival Oct. 17-20. And of course, anyone who likes a good scare should come to Leesburg’s award-winning haunted house, Shocktober, which opens its 10th season on Oct. 4.

With so many activities and a wealth of scenic vineyards, farms and country roads to explore, this truly is the best time of year to experience Loudoun. For more information on events and ways to enjoy Fall in Loudoun, visit visitloudoun.org.

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A scene from this year’s Shocktober tour through the historic Carlheim Manor in Leesburg, annually rated as one of the top haunted house experiences in the nation.

Enter If You Dare

BY RENSS GREENE

Organizers of Shocktober—the region’s largest haunted house production and a core fundraiser for The Arc of Loudoun—are promising to make the 10th annual project scarier than ever.

This year’s theme, Camp Carlheim, incorporates elements of the property’s actual history, harkening back to the actual history of Paxton Campus in Leesburg. The estate was built in 1872 by Charles and Rachel Paxton, and Shocktober takes place inside what was originally named Carlheim Manor.

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Rachel Paxton willed the estate into a charitable trust to benefit needy children. In 1967, a group of parents of special needs children formed The Arc of Loudoun to start a preschool for their children, and in 2009 The Arc of Loudoun moved to Paxton Campus, where it has been growing ever since.

But in the fictional history of Camp Carlheim, the manor was built by Dale Carlheim. While exploring the grounds, he discovered a series of large caverns and an underground lake—based on a real underground lake underneath Paxton Campus—and inadvertently disturbed unmarked graves. Soon after, the hauntings began, and within a few months his wife and children had perished in unexplained accidents. Carlheim disappeared, never to be seen again.

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Contributed Round Hill native Jared Hall Garland leads the indie fuzz rock band Woodgrove

“Weirdo Art Collective”

Jared Hall Garland Blends Music, Carpentry, and Design

BY MARTIN BONICA

A question is put to Jared Hall Garland: All obstacles aside, if there were a dream he could attain, either in his career or his creative endeavours, what would it be?

His first answer: “A lathe for woodturning and making bowls and chairs.”

Upon further reflection, he recounts a music festival he put on with a friend in 2015: the Moon Valley Music Festival in Lovettsville. He recalls organizing musicians (himself included), inviting a friend’s food truck to cater, and building stages, which held together fine, although one dressed with sheets and blacklights unintentionally attracted a cloud of moths in the September night. “It was a hell of a learning experience,” he said.

“For three years, I’ve been playing very different music. I’ve been meeting lots of very disparate artists and musicians, and I would love to be able to bring all of those together again, but make it affordable, make it possible to bring this weirdo art collective that I’ve been talking about 8

in the Leesburg area.” For Jared Hall Garland, bandleader, graphic designer, woodworking enthusiast, and mixed-media visual artist, it would be a culmination of all of his interests.

Garland is the creative force behind Woodgrove, a self-described indie fuzz rock band based out of Leesburg. The band includes Logan Leverett on lead guitar, Jake Wentzel on bass, and Max Haag on drums. Daniel Rozmajzl has also recently started drumming at shows. Woodgrove made its formal debut in early 2017, with the song and video “Broken Glass (Oracular Rhythm: Repetitive Hymn)”. The video was shot by Garland, who mounted a camera on the ceiling of his room to capture what he describes as “vignettes of depression.”

Woodgrove’s sound can be described as weary and haunted, with clattering, distorted guitars, loping drums, and ghostly rattling soundscapes filling the frequent empty spaces. The lyrics depict ghosts, gods, destruction, and loss.

A key ingredient to Woodgrove’s sound is spontaneity, both in how he plays off his bandmates, and in how Garland assembles songs.

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“Quite a few of them have come out of books,” Garland said. “I will read books and really enjoy a one-sentence phrase, so I’ll take a notecard, write that line down on the notecard and write the page number down.” He turns to his notecards when writing songs, looking for inspiration.

Improvised lyrics shift constantly during band practice until they eventually crystallize. “I don’t have a lyric book anywhere.”

“I have probably only had a couple songs that have been written from personal experience,” Garland said. “‘Something Stolen’ was written after a friend died of a heroin overdose.”

The song, when first performed live, didn’t have a full ending, instead breaking down over a chord progression and a series of ooohs. During one show in late 2016, he improvised a set of lyrics that became the song’s coda. “My voice broke, everything cracked while I was doing all of that, and it was a cathartic release. Now, when I play it live, I say ‘this is the only one of my songs with a moral. The moral is f— heroin and don’t let your friends die.’”

Both songs appear on 2018’s “squintyoureyesandseegod,” which started out as a demo intended to give to prospective producers. As the band worked on the tracks, they deemed the DIY recordings powerful enough to stand on their own, so they mixed and released it as their debut.

As a Loudoun native, Garland enthusiastically embraces Woodgrove’s identity as a Virginia band. “There’s a lot of heavy, heavy music out here,” he said. “All the kids I grew up with were metal musicians. We all grew up playing punk, rock, and metal. Nine out of 10 of those heavy metal punk rock kids are now playing mandolin, banjo, fiddle, and finger-picking guitar. We have this blend of heavy rock music and bluegrass.”

That doesn’t mean that the District doesn’t factor into Woodgrove’s touring schedule, but, Garland explains, it can’t be a primary focus.

“The thing about DC is, it’s where everybody tours through. If you want to play in DC and have a regular fanbase, you need to live there.”

He concedes: “It’s hard to drag our friends an hour and a half away, pay possible toll road fees, possible parking fees.”

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That said, playing in Loudoun presents its own obstacles. In particular, there are not as many venues able to accommodate loud, electric bands. To work around this, he brings different configurations of Woodgrove to different shows. The “solo” version of Woodgrove is the most likely to appear at cramped venues or spontaneous events.

This allows Garland to attract less traditional audiences. “My songs are about ghosts and dead gods,” he said. “I want to play shows consistently every weekend, so I have to play a brewery or winery. Because of that, I need to play music that is more palatable to a greater spectrum of people. I don’t want to do that all the time.”

Instead, the “family-friendly” Woodgrove starts with a bait-and-switch. “When I play solo and there’s a bunch of old dudes in the crowd, I kick off every show with ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’.” He walks through his reasoning. “Now, I’ve played a song you are familiar with. I’ve played it in an interesting way that you possibly haven’t heard before.” The endgame: “Now I can play a whole other hour of originals that’s going to make them feel weird, because I teased them in.”

Such a guerilla Woodgrove show took place recently at the Falls Church VFW, where he brought not just his music, but some of his other art: screen prints on treated wood.

Garland’s woodcrafting and music often intersect.

His primary guitar is a Squire Telecaster that he got secondhand when he was 12 years old. After years of playing pricier guitars, he returned to his first guitar, sanded it, and replaced most of the electronics. “Even though I have played guitars worth more, with much better instrumentation, it’s a fact that this is the guitar that I put the most love into. I’ll play it to the ends of the earth.”

The guitar appears at every Woodgrove show.

Garland tunes the top E down to a D, “so I get a banjo feel to it.”

Woodgrove is currently recording their second album. In the meantime, they continue to play all around northern Virginia, and Jared Garland continues to assemble art, modify instruments, and write songs.

Woodgrove’s schedule music can be found at justwoodgrove.com (as well as on Bandcamp and Spotify).

Videos, including that for “Broken Glass”, can be found on their YouTube channel. Garland posts his artwork on Instagram as @ghostcloser.

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Farm in Rain by Jack Lancto

Lancto’s American Landscape

BY JIM SISLEY

The landscape paintings by Leesburg’s late Jack Lancto may be more accurately described as skyscapes, since the sky is the true subject of the paintings. Lancto found endless fascination with what occurred above the horizon.

“The sky is God’s greatest piece of abstract art” is his most often remembered quote about his muse. Just like in nature, his skies are never the same, infinitely deep and moody with deftly painted light effects that are rarely produced in the new millennium.

Much like Thomas Hart Benton, Lancto’s composition positions the horizon low in the frame, reserving most of the canvas space for the upper atmosphere. His sky imagery ranges from the uninterrupted blue of a clear summer day to the limitless variations of blue, green and gray that form the canopy of a rainy afternoon.

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reflecting that “magic” orange light shown by our star as it races toward the western end of day.

Lancto credited Joseph Mallard William Turner and John Constable as his influences, and you can see that he convincingly mimics their massive scale without resorting to the use of large canvases. He was able to create “big paintings” in relatively small spaces, and the effect is captivating in a way that makes you want to get closer. But the viewer finds themselves at some great separation from the farm buildings, trees, fence posts and steel blue hills in the distance. The effect leaves us wanting to travel for a first-person experience.

Lancto’s reference to God’s abstraction is a nod toward Turner, who he and many others credit as the father of Abstraction. Turner and Constable were the twin pillars of Romanticism in the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. And Lancto’s painting are indeed romantic but with

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a western sensibility. There are no frolicking nymphs, dancers or ladies at leisure here. The characters in Lancto’s paintings are masculine, built structures framed by barbed wire stretched along rows of sturdy posts and juxtaposed against soft swirling mists, rain and billowing clouds. The effect of straight lines shown against the soft cloud edges form the visual interest in his work.

However, it is Lancto’s mastery of light and shadow that really shines through. He uses his light to focus our attention on the billowing beauty of a pale blue cloud edge outlined with bits of pink and white. Other days, he paints the sky in a matte gray that magnifies a multitude of orange, yellow and brown in the fall landscape below.

Art is a visual medium, and words fall short of providing the full body experience one can feel when in the presence of Lancto’s rare paintings. Rare, because most of his work is in private hands internationally.

Lancto showed and sold his work locally and across the midAtlantic but his works are not often available to the broader public.

Artists in Middleburg Turns Teamwork to DreamWork

BY LINDA ROBERTS

“…to nurture, develop, and provide arts educational opportunities for all, especially the youth…”

—from the mission statement of Artists in Middleburg Sandy Danielson, executive director of Artists in Middleburg or AiM, pointed around the gallery at its current exhibit, a colorful collection of mixed media featuring the theme “Water, Water Everywhere.”

Tucked in a storefront at 102 W. Washington St. in downtown Middleburg, the gallery has been mounting exhibits for more than three years. Locals recall the location as a former clothing boutique and an Irish crystal shop before that. Its large expanse of a bay window provides the perfect location to display art, which in turn draws in passersby. The gallery is open to the public Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

A vibrant component of the Middleburg community, AiM reaches out to youth and adults alike offering themed and juried exhibits each month, classes, opportunities for plein air painting, sculpting instruction and a venue for artists to sell their work. AiM partners with area schools and the National Sporting Library in Middleburg to offer art classes and sponsor student art exhibits.

Danielson walked over to a 6-foot-long sculpture of a fox at the front of the gallery and explained the collaborative effort behind the sculpture’s creation.

Long a symbolic icon for the Town of Middleburg, the fox came alive in Goksin Carey’s large sculpture that is a project of the ART IN MIDDLEBURG

You have the rare opportunity to see Jack Lancto’s skyscapes during his October featured artist exhibit at Tryst Gallery in Leesburg, opening Oct. 4. Join us as we pay tribute to one of Leesburg’s most talented painters.

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 a.m.-4 p.m. and First Friday 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each month.

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Sandy Danielson, executive director of Artists in Middleburg with Alan Rubin’s oil on canvas painting, “Smooth Sailing.”

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Loudoun Brewers Tap into Fall Flavors

BY THERESE HOWE

As Oktoberfest celebrations come to a close, area brewers have been busy brewing some exciting fall and holiday beers.

One of the most anticipated offerings of the season among craft beer aficionados is the pumpkin ale, and you can find fresh pours at several Loudoun breweries.

At Dirt Farm Brewing, which celebrates its first Oktoberfest this year on two weekends (Sept. 27 and Oct. 4), they’ve been serving a version made with fresh pumpkins from their sister business, Great Country Farms.

“We actually use neck pumpkins, it’s an off-white pumpkin with a long trunk in the shape of a J almost,” said Wes Schoeb, head brewer.

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Head brewer Wes Schoeb oversees the year-round and seasonal lineup at Dirt Farm Brewing, including the popular Pumpkin Ale beer, available through October.

comes] from the spices that we use: fennel, cinnamon, vanilla and a few other spices in there that really bring out the flavor of the beer.”

“That’s our most popular fall beer and that’s one we make the most of because demand does get pretty high once October hits, as you can imagine,” Schoeb added.

To give you an idea of the demand, each 10-barrel batch requires 150 to 200 pounds of pumpkin—and Schoeb estimates he’ll be making about 30 barrels of the beer this season.

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it comes just under 8 percent ABV. “We weren’t really sure how it would turn out and it ended up being delicious. So people are excited to have that one back on tap,” Schoeb said.

New to the Dirt Farm taps this year is that Oktoberfest staple, a Märzen lager. “The style traditionally has many different variations; some are a little on the pale side and some are little heavier and darker. … The one we made is a little on the paler side. It’s a pretty light malt flavor, not much hops characteristic at all.” And later in the season, Schoeb plans on introducing another new release, a honey dunkel ale that will be made with local SEASONAL BREWS

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honey. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for availability, likely in late October or early November.

Locally sourced ingredients also figure prominently in Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery’s lineup, including their first estate grown beer, Weizenland. Brewed with 60 percent product from their 18 acres of wheat, the Hefeweizen was released at their Sept. 20-22 Oktoberfest celebration. They went further afield for the grains for their other Oktoberfest beers, but remained committed to their support of small, local agriculture: both the Festbier and Bavarian Helles lagers were brewed with singleorigin barley from a family farm in Bavaria.

The farm just outside Munich also provides barley to two of Bavaria’s most renowned breweries, Ayinger Brauerei

and Augustinerbrau, according to Wheatland Spring Farm owners John and Bonnie Branding. “We really go out of our way to make sure we’re expressing the region in the beer, along the lines of terroir. A lot of people are familiar with the concept for wine, but this is analogous for beer because grains of course impart a lot of flavor,” John Branding said.

Their modern interpretation of a European small farm brewery in the 1800s includes old-world brewing techniques such as using a large open vessel known as a coolship to cool wort and allow for spontaneous fermentation—resulting in their Coolship Saison, which is infused with farm-grown basil and rosemary, and honey from Lovettsville.

An upcoming Brett Saison that has been aging in oak

barrels for months uses another traditional method— the addition of a wild yeast known as Brettanomyces.

“Sometimes it’s a little bit tart or funky or earthy … it creates additional complexities of flavor,” John Branding said.

The Brett Saison will be one of two limited edition bottle releases coming in early November; the other is an as-yet-unnamed smoked sweet potato beer with sage and brown sugar that is lagering (or conditioning) in oak barrels. For this brew, the Brandings took 200 pounds of sustainably-grown sweet potatoes from a neighboring farm and had them smoked

by Market Table Bistro using apple and cherry wood. “It’s a version of a smoked beer they do in northern Bavaria, but instead of smoking the grains, we smoked the potatoes,” John Branding said. “It tastes like the holidays to us.”

A SEASONAL SAMPLER NOTAVIVA CRAFT FERMENTATIONS is planning a pumpkin ale and a Märzen for mid-October release.

BLACK HOOF BREWING’s flagship beer, the Full Quiver Märzen, is actually available year-round. You can ask for it by its other name, Oktoberfest.

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Märzen Lager, Dachshund Dunkel, and Tmavy Dark Czech Lager.

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Tarara Winery closes out its summer concert series Oct. 5 with a star-studded fundraiser supporting Cancer Can Rock, which helps musicians battling the disease to permanently preserve their talents on new recordings.

Celebrate Virginia Wine Month at a Local Winery

BY THERESE HOWE

With 40 wineries along the Loudoun wine trail, you could visit a different winery each day to celebrate Virginia Wine Month. This month marks the 31st year the state has celebrated October as Virginia Wine Month—the oldest in the United States, according to the Virginia Wine Board.

Virginia’s winemaking history is also the

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oldest in America, with the earliest settlers in Jamestown planting the first vines in 1609 in the hopes it would become a cash crop.

The industry failed to gain a substantial foothold until centuries later, when Italian winemaker Gianni Zonin found success in the late 1970s growing European grapes in what is now Barboursville Vineyards. He shared his knowledge and expertise, leading to the establishment of more wineries in the state– much like the renaissance of winemaking in Loudoun, where some of the county’s most established winemakers continue to generously assist others in getting their businesses started.

Today, you can taste history in the making at any of the dozens of wineries in the county. If you’re not sure where to start, Visit Loudoun’s website is a great resource to review your choices: visitloudoun.org. including Ghost Pepper, CALGARY, The Todd Wright & Tommy Gann Band and The Darby Brothers.

Online ticket sales end 6 p.m. on Oct. 4 and tickets will be available at the gate, but check Tarara Winery’s Facebook page for updates in case the concert sells out: facebook.com/tararawinery/.

OCT. 5 20th Anniversary Music Fest Benefitting Cancer Can Rock Tarara Winery, 2-10 p.m.

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OCT. 12 2019 HSLC Tails, Ales ‘n Wine Fall Fundraiser 868 Estate Vineyards, 12-6 p.m.

Join the Humane Society of Loudoun County for a day filled with music, food, drinks, children and family games, raffle baskets, silent auctions and puppy contests. The music lineup includes Luke Andrews Music, Emma Rowley and Mark Cullinane.

For more information go to facebook. com/868EstateVineyards/ OCT. 18 Steve Hofstetter in Leesburg!

Hidden Brook Winery, 8-9:30 p.m.

Steve Hofstetter, one of YouTube’s most popular comics with more than 100 million views, throws a noholds-barred stand-up performance, featuring some of his unfiltered observations about life. For more

information, go to facebook.com/ hiddenbrook/ OCT. 19 2019 Harvest Festival Doukenie Winery, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Celebrate the end of an amazing harvest with barrel tastings with winemaker James Phillips, live music from Don Chapman and Billy Thompson, and award-winning barbecue from Hog-It-Up. For details, go to doukeniewinery.com/ events OCT. 19-20 Harvest Celebration Breaux Vineyards 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Breaux celebrates the harvest season with a two-day oyster fest from King Street Oyster Bar, featuring oysters in six different varieties from salty to

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Annual Harvest Tour & Tasting with The Owners The Vineyards and Winery at Lost Creek Saturday 1 and 3 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.

Winery owners Todd and Aimee Henkle host an evening in the vineyards, where guests will enjoy a family style supper with great food and wines. Tickets include a tour of the cellar during harvest time which the best time to see what happens at a winery. Event is for ages 21 and older. For tickets and more information, go to lostcreekwinery. com/winery-events

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Middleburg Arts Council. AiM has housed the sculpture, which is currently being bronzed, so work on it could continue in a public display and help promote the fundraising effort behind its creation. Once complete, the fox will be donated to the town and permanently installed in front of the Middleburg Community Center, following a recent Town Council vote to approve the location.

“There is so much talent here,” said Danielson, adding that artists are drawn to this area for its beauty. Artists who exhibit at AiM generally come from a 50-mile radius and each show features the work of 20 to 30 artists. AiM has attracted some 200 artists to its juried exhibitions since its inception as a tax-exempt nonprofit organization.

“And we are continually attracting new artists,” she added.

AiM is a membership organization, offering various levels of support. Its members are primarily artists, but membership is open to anyone and Danielson notes that “some members just have a philanthropic heart and want to support the work we are doing.” Funding is derived from memberships, classes, grants and a OCTOBER 2019

sweet, robust to delicate. Wine tastings available all day as guests also enjoy listening live music and shopping at our crafts vendors. For more info, go to breauxvineyards. com/events/

The Glories of the Untamed Wildlife Up Close Sept. 28 to Oct. 27 Opening reception: Sept. 28 GASP: Great Art Small Prices Nov. 2 – Dec. 31 Opening reception: Nov. 3 percentage of sales from artwork.

Asked what she would wish for if a magic wand could be waved over the gallery, Danielson answered stable finances, growth of art classes and more involvement with schools and the community. She is also looking for a volunteer program coordinator and board members with fundraising and nonprofit legal backgrounds.

“Certainly, this is a challenge, but it’s also a labor of love,” she said.

Holding up AiM’s T-shirt with the slogan “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work,” Danielson remarked that AiM is a unique organization. “We are such a part of the community … there isn’t any other organization doing what we are doing.

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SCIENCE ON TAP: THE SCIENCE OF BEER

James Roberts will lead an insider’s commentary of local people, places, and points of interest both in and around Leesburg. Roberts highlights the ways in which Leesburg has undergone changes in its architecture, economics, and race relations. Sturdy walking shoes are recommended.

Oct. 1, 6:30-7:30 pm Old Ox Brewery, Ashburn oldoxbrewery.com Here’s your chance to learn all about the biology, agriculture, engineering, chemistry and food science of beer. Jasper Akerboom, co-owner of Jasper Yeast, will discuss how this staple of civilization is always changing according to consumer demand, taste and location.

10.05 LEESBURG WALKING TOUR WITH JAMES P. ROBERTS Oct. 5, 9 a.m.–noon Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg

10.11 EAT, DRINK & BE LITERARY! CONSTITUTION SERIES October 11, 2019 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Old Stone School, Hillsboro oldstoneschool.org The Town of Hillsboro’s Eat, Drink & Be Literary! Constitution Series features Constitutional scholar Ben Lenhart discussing “The Right to Vote: The Census and Citizens United.” Tickets are $15.

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WATERFORD HOMES TOUR & CRAFTS EXHIBIT Oct. 4-6, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Village of Waterford waterfordfairva.org $12-$75 This is the 75th year of the Waterford Fair. Launched in 1944 as a means of supporting the preservation efforts of the Waterford Foundation as well as providing a venue for traditional arts, the fair has earned a reputation as one of the country’s premier cultural events.

Visitors will enjoy touring historic homes, walking the National Landmark village and exploring the wealth of traditional arts, foods and entertainment.

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10.12 BEER BOURBOUN & BBQ FESTIVAL Oct. 12, noon and 2 p.m.

Village at Leesburg villageatleesburg.com Go whole hog at the fourth annual pork fest, featuring live music on the main stage and unlimited tastings of 60 beers on tap and 40 bourbons—souvenir glass included. Barbecue selection includes pulled pork from whole hogs, ribs, brisket, chickens, sausages and any sides. Tickets are $40 in advance for general admission from 2-6 p.m. or $75 in advance which gets you in at 12 p.m. for exclusive tastings and a BBQ dinner plate.

10.18 WHO’S BAD? The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band: Oct. 18, 7 p.m. (doors) Tally Ho Theater, Leesburg tallyhotheater.com Who’s Bad’s live performance are billed as an unrivaled celebration of the king of pop. As the longest-running Michael Jackson tribute band, Who’s Bad has played to sell-out audiences around the globe.

10.19 ONE MORE SONG BENEFIT CONCERT FEATURING BILL KIRCHEN

81ST ANNUAL LADIES BOARD RUMMAGE SALE Oct. 19-20 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Early bird tickets $15 advance Morven Park Equestrian Center, Leesburg ladiesboard.org/rummagesale The largest rummage sale in the MidAtlantic region offers 55,000 square feet of new and gently used items including furniture, clothing, household items, linens, toys, sporting equipment, tools and electronics, antiques, books, gift items, jewelry, and a holiday and craft shop.

Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; early bird ticket holders will be able to get in 8-10 a.m. on Saturday. A Silent Auction also will take place Saturday. Proceeds will benefit Inova Loudoun Hospital and The Ladies Board Nursing Scholarship Fund. Early bird tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door; you can purchase them online or at The Gift Shop at Inova Loudoun Hospital, Twice is Nice thrift shop and Black Shutter Antique Shop.

Oct. 19, 7 p.m.

B Chord Brewing Company, Round Hill Bchordbrewing.com Benefit concert to support the music therapy program of the nonprofit Blue Ridge Hospice.

Headliner, Grammy-nominated Bill Kirchen—the “Titan of the Telecaster”—will be headlining with Wayne Lee Ray opening.

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MIDDLEBURG FILM FESTIVAL Oct. 17-20, various times middlegburgfilm.org Hollywood again descends upon the Town of Middleburg for the annual fourday film festival featuring narrative and documentary feature films. In addition to the films, other events include “fireside chats� with filmmakers and actors, concerts, wine and conversation at local vineyards, farm-to-table dinners, and more. More details, including the film schedule, tickets sales can be found on the website.

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Oct. 19-20 11 a.m.

One Loudoun, Ashburn virginiawinefest.com The 44th annual festival takes place at One Loudoun for the first time, with unlimited tastings from more than 200 Virginia wines and dozens of cideries. In addition to a variety of food vendors and trucks, guests can purchase freshly shucked Virginia oysters at the VA Oyster Pavilion. General admission is $39 in advance, $30 for designated drivers, $15 for visitors under 21 years old, free for children 6 years and younger. VIP tickets are $69 and get you in one hour early, private tents and bathrooms, and exclusive VIP reserve wine tasting. Note that only winery and marketplace vendors will accept cash and credit; a credit/ debit card is required for food vendors and beer/admission tickets. Beer tickets are required to purchase beer.

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Breaux Vineyards, Hillsboro breauxvineyards.com Enjoy a two-day harvest celebration that features wine tastings, craft vendors and food for purchase including oysters, lobster rolls, crab cakes and shrimp from King Street Oyster Bar. The Voodoo Blues take the stage from 1-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, and Jason Teach plays on Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. No admission fee; more details are available on the website.

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Named 5th Scariest

HAUNTED HOUSE in the U S By Travel & Leisure Open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night from October 4 - November 2

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Circuit Court, will lead a tour of the Clerk’s Office and the Historic Court building. He will discuss the extent of Loudoun County’s records holdings, where to look for records of births, deaths, marriages, and deeds, and how to use these records in research. Cell phones and cameras are not permitted in the Court House.

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10.20 WOOFS & WHISKERS FALL FEST Oct. 20, 1-5 p.m.

Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, Lucketts vanishbeer.com Join Homeless Animals Rescue Team for this fun fundraising event at Vanish Brewery!

HART’s Woofs & Whiskers Fall Fest is open to everyone. Bring the family and dogs! Live music, craft vendors, raffle prizes, amazing items to bid on in the silent auction, adoptable pets and more. All proceeds will go to the dogs and cats in need.

10.26 HALLOWEEN BARK BASH

10.22 COURT CLERK’S OFFICE WALKING TOUR Oct. 22, 1:45-4 p.m.

Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg leesburgva.gov/government/departments/ thomas-balch-library Meet in the library parking lot as Eric S. Larson, Historic Records Manager for the Clerk of the

Oct. 26, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

One Loudoun, Ashburn oneloudoun.com This outdoor, Halloween-themed festival brings together area businesses, animal rescue groups, and pet owners for a day of interactive activities, adoptable dogs, music, contests, costumes, and animals galore! Admission is free to the public.

LEESBURG KIWANIS CLUB HALLOWEEN PARADE Oct. 31 6 p.m.

King Street between Ida Lee Park and Fairfax Street, Leesburg leesburgkiwanis.org Leesburg has had a Halloween parade every year since 1957, and since at least 1964 the Leesburg Kiwanis club has singlehandedly organized and sponsored it. Line up along King Street to watch high school bands, decorated floats, classic cars, police, fire, and rescue units, and more. Bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Loudoun Hunger Relief. Every year the parade collects hundreds of pounds of food for the community food bank.

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Since then, everyone who lived and worked in the house died mysteriously or simply disappeared, and the mansion and grounds were abandoned. This October, they will be reopened as a community camp and recreation area called Camp Carlheim.

And if past years—and a rating from Travel + Leisure magazine as the fifth scariest haunted house in the country—are any guide, the results will be terrifying.

Brave or foolish visitors can tour a long, winding, claustrophobic route through two floors and the basement of Carlheim Manor. There are also plenty of games outside, and “Escape Carlheim,” Shocktober’s escape room. And for the first time, one group a night can rent a room for a private, catered party on the campus for up to 50 people including drink tickets and fast passes to the front of the line to haunted house.

According to the nonprofit, since it began in 2010, Shocktober has generated $2.5 million for The Arc of Loudoun. Last year, it brought in a record-setting 17,614 visitors, and $625,00 in revenues for The Arc of Loudoun’s advocacy and services for people with disabilities and their families and “We Scare Because We Care” mini-grants to other nonprofits. It was a huge jump from the previous year, with about 12,000 visitors. Some nights were so packed, this year the event organizers are capping ticket sales at 600 for each hour of the event—but they hope to break 20,000 visitors this year, the event’s 10th year.

This year the Trail of Terror returns, a guide to Loudoun County restaurants, wineries, breweries, places to stay, and special experiences with a haunted twist during the Shocktober season. And again, Old Ox Brewery is brewing a special beer for the event, the Oxorcist II, while Tarara Winery has again produced a special Shocktober wine.

And for people who like to do the scaring, each year Shocktober happens with the help of about 350 volunteers, said Arc of Loudoun CEO Lisa Kimball.

Shocktober will be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening from Oct. 4 through Nov. 2. General admission is $40, with a Really Important Person or RIP fast pass to the front of the line for $50. More information and tickets are available online at shocktober.org.

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