Get Out Loudoun November 2020

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Thanksgiving will be special this year. To celebrate, DoukĂŠnie offers 2 three-bottle packages and a personalized gift card to be shipped to loved ones near or far.

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Hemera White Table Wine

2018 Chardonnay

Alethia Red Table Wine

2019 Nyx (Red Bordeaux Blend)

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Late Harvest Vidal $80 plus tax

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Mon. - Wed. 12 - 5 p.m. Curbside Pick-up Food by Roots 657

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Dudley Connell speaks from the stage of the Lucketts Community Center as the Johnson Mountain Boys were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.

Inside: GET OUT LOUDOUN Get Out Loudoun is a 10,000 circulation monthly distributed to entertainment, tourism and hospitality venues throughout Loudoun County. For the latest news on the music scene and other community events, go to getoutloudoun.com.

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CONTRIBUTORS Kara C. Rodriguez Norman K. Styer ON THE COVER Maggie Malick pours a glass of her Petit Manseng 2019, judged as this year’s top Loudoun wine Photo by Norman K. Styer.

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Maggie Malick: Meet the aerospace engineer who is helping to take Loudoun’s wine industry to new heights.

Monica Pindell has built a popular destination for those seeking sweet treats in Leesburg’s historic district.

The Lucketts Community Center stage has hosted many great bluegrass performances, the Johnson Mountain Boys put it in the hall of fame spotlight.

Get Out Loudoun’s top recommendations for November.

Susan Styer at 703-770-9723 or sales@loudounnow.com

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Take Loudoun Home for the Holidays At the height of COVID, Franklin Park Arts Center Managing Director Elizabeth Bracey treated herself to a GlobeIn Subscription Box—a monthly delivery of art and artisan products sourced the world over by global online marketplace GlobeIn. It dawned on Bracey that she was working in a county where many local artists and artisans were struggling because of lockdown and could use a bit of support themselves. Thus was born the Franklin Park Arts Center Artisan Gift Box—a three-box monthly subscription, available December through February, that gives subscribers access to decorative art, music and artisan products made entirely by Loudoun creatives.

“Each gift box contains hand-made items and is curated around a different theme each month,” said Bracey, who developed the concept with colleague Kellie Goosen, program specialist at Franklin Park. “December is ‘Relaxation and Selfcare,’ and while I don’t want to give away the surprise, it will include a CD by local musician Tristan Welch, an original watercolor by artist Steve Loya, a book by a Loudoun author, a piece of pottery, a jar of local honey and more.”

want to make sure there are artists and artisans out there who survive.”

While the artisan box is a wonderful gift for this holiday season, it’s not the only way to support local makers. For the past few years the Take Loudoun Home campaign has promoted the purchase of local products and produce, from sheep’s wool gloves, pottery and artisanal jewelry to homemade bread, cheese, jams, organic meats and charcuterie from a myriad Loudoun farmers. Visit the online marketplace www.loudounfarms.org to order.

Of course, no holiday is complete without a craft beverage. In October more than a dozen local wineries were recognized at the annual Loudoun Wine Awards. Winning vintages for discerning drinkers to look out for include October One Vineyard’s 2019 Albariño, Maggie Malick Wine Caves’ 2019 Viognier and Bluemont Vineyard’s 2017 Bordeaux blend, Ascent. For spirit lovers, send Catoctin Creek Distillery’s cocktail kit, complete with a bottle of whisky, bitters, mixers and a recipe card.

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January’s box is themed “New Beginnings,” February’s “Love and Joy” and the three-month subscription costs a mere $180. “We need art to keep us connected to our community right now,” said Bracey. “When the pandemic is over, I 4

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Mark and Maggie Malick in their Neersville wine cave.

‘A Hobby Gone Wild’ MAGGIE MALICK TOPS LOUDOUN’S WINE AWARDS

BY NORMAN K. STYER

The top winner in this year’s Loudoun Wine Awards competition is an aerospace engineer who started making wine as a hobby in her garage.

Maggie Malick won the Chairman’s Award for her 2019 Petit Manseng, one of three of her wines that took best-in-class accolades this year.

It was another milepost in the journey of Maggie and her husband, Mark, who have turned a former Christmas tree farm into one of Loudoun’s most productive—and varied— vineyards.

“Basically, it is a hobby gone wild,” Maggie said.

“I started out making small batches in my garage, just for fun.”

Soon she was winning awards at amateur competitions and then friends encouraged the couple to start a winery business.

Nine years ago, they opened Maggie Malick’s Wine Caves in the Between the Hills area of northern Loudoun with five acres of viognier vines. Today, their vineyard covers 30 acres with 15 varieties of grapes.

And while Maggie has been racking up awards in local, state, national and international competitions for many years, this is her first time taking home Loudoun’s top prize.

Even though her 2019 Petit Manseng had scored highly in other competitions, she was a bit surprised it was selected as the best among the 77 wines judged for Loudoun’s wine awards.

“It’s just got layers of fruit flavors in it. It has a nice mouthfeel to it. The sweet acid balance is just perfect,” she said. “It is a similar style to what we’ve done in prior years. ’19 was just a really good year, which helped. The grapes ripened really well and the acids in the fruit were good and everything came together.”

She also took home prizes for her 2019 Viognier, annually a favorite from the winery, and 2017 Fortissimo, a tannat-viognier blend that is characteristic of the experimentation that has become a hallmark of her work.

At home, she’s more likely to drink the creations of other winemakers than her own. “For the most part, I drink other wines because I want to see what they are doing that I’m not,” she said.

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American winemakers who enjoy more freedom than their European counterparts to explore blends and experiment with techniques. The couple has made four trips to Uruguay, with two of their most popular wines directly inspired by what they learned there.

“Every year is its own challenge. When the fruit comes in, you’re checking the chemistry and seeing what you have to do with it,” Maggie said.

“Every year, you’re learning new techniques and you have to be constantly researching for new things to try. Trying different wines and seeing what you want to try to copy.”

Sometimes the ideas are fermented closer to home. The formula to blend bold red Tannat grapes with white viognier to create the awardwinning Fortissimo was conceived during a staff tasting session after the winery had closed for the day.

And the collaboration among Loudoun’s grape growers and winemakers is important, as well. “We help each other because everyone understands that if we help each other then we all get better and that helps the industry,” Maggie said.

“Maggie and I are first generation grape growers and wine makers. We don’t have Uncle Aldo to teach us,” said Mark. “We have to learn as we go, we take courses and read everything we can.”

As a grower, Mark has pushed the envelope planting some grape varieties that aren’t typically found in Virginia’s vineyards—such as Garnacha, Syrah, Mourvedre—and he said that has paid off.

“You’re trying to get on the map here as a small growing state. You just got to make the best wine with what you have. There are no rules on blending so, having fifteen varieties of grapes, you can mess with it,” he said.

During the coronavirus pandemic, visitation also is at record levels as families seek to get out of the cities and enjoy a day of open spaces and fresh air.

“When you drive up to the cave here it is very unassuming. And then you go through the cave and the new winery building and you sit on the patio and you see 215 acres with 30 acres of grapes and you don’t see another house. People will just sit there and drink wine and stare out,” Mark said. “It’s kind cool.”

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2020 MEDAL WINNERS Of the 77 wines entered in this year’s Loudoun Wine Awards competition, nine achieved gold-rank scoring and 60 others qualified for silver.

Sommelier and chief judge Neal Wavra said that result, following the assessment of five judges, was both remarkable and a testament to the high quality of wines being produced in Virginia and Loudoun specifically.

The top winners list included offerings from Loudoun’s oldest winery, Willowcroft on Mt. Gilead, to one of its newest, Forever Farm and Vineyard north of Round Hill.

Chairman’s Grand Award: Maggie Malick Wine Caves, Petit Manseng 2019

BEST OF CLASS Albariño: October One Vineyard, Albariño 2019 White Vinifera: Maggie Malick Wine Caves, Petit Manseng 2019 Chardonnay: Walsh Family Wine, Chardonnay 2018 Viognier: Maggie Malick Wine Caves, Viognier 2019 White Hybrid: Fabbioli Cellars, 2019 Something White Cabernet Franc: Forever Farm & Vineyard, Cabernet Franc 2019 Red Hybrid: Willowcroft Farm Vineyards, Chambourcin 2019 Red Vinifera: Maggie Malick Wine Caves, Fortissimo 2017 Merlot: October One Vineyard, Merlot 2017 Bordeaux Blend: Bluemont Vineyard Ascent 2017 Petit Verdot: Willowcroft Farm Vineyards, Petit Verdot 2019 Sweet: Zephaniah Farm Vineyard Late Harvest, Vidal Blanc 2019

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WINERIES 1 8 Chains North Winery 38593 Daymont Ln., Waterford, VA 8chainsnorth.com 2 868 Estate Vineyards 14001 Harpers Ferry Rd., Purcellville 868estatevineyards.com 3 The Barns at Hamilton Station 16804 Hamilton Station Rd., Hamilton thebarnsathamiltonstation.com 4 Bluemont Vineyard 18755 Foggy Bottom Rd., Bluemont bluemontvineyard.com 5 Bogati Winery 35246 Harry Byrd Hwy., Round Hill bogatiwinery.com 6 Boxwood Estate Winery 2042 Burrland Rd., Middleburg boxwoodwinery.com 7 Breaux Vineyards 36888 Breaux Vineyards Ln., Hillsboro breauxvineyards.com

8 Bozzo Family Vineyards 35226 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro bozwines.com 9 Cana Vineyards of Middleburg 38600 John Mosby Hwy., Middleburg canavineyards.com 10 Casanel Vineyards 17952 Canby Rd., Leesburg casanelvineyards.com 11 Chrysalis Vineyards 39025 John Mosby Hwy., Aldie chrysaliswine.com 12 Corcoran Vineyards & Cider 14635 Corkys Farm Ln., Waterford corcoranvineyards.com 13 Creek’s Edge Winery 41255 Annas Ln., Lovettsville creeksedgewinery.com 14 Crushed Cellars 37938 Charles Town Pike, Purcellville crushedcellars.com

15` Doukenie Winery 14727 Mountain Rd., Hillsboro doukeniewinery.com 16 Dry Mill Vineyards & Winery 18195 Dry Mill Rd., Leesburg drymillwine.com 17 Fabbioli Cellars 15669 Limestone School Rd., Leesburg fabbioliwines.com 18 Fleetwood Farm Winery 23075 Evergreen Mills Rd., Leesburg fleetwoodfarmwinery.com 19 Forever Farm & Vineyards 15779 Woodgrove Road, Purcellville foreverfarmandvineyard.com 20 Greenhill Winery & Vineyards 23595 Winery Ln., Middleburg greenhillvineyards.com 21 Hidden Brook Winery 43301 Spinks Ferry Rd., Leesburg hiddenbrookwinery.com

22 Hiddencroft Vineyards 12202 Axline Rd., Lovettsville hiddencroftvineyards.com 23 Hunters Run Wine Barn 40325 Charles Town Pike, Hamilton huntersrunwinebarn.com 24 Lost Creek Winery 43285 Spinks Ferry Rd., Leesburg lostcreekwinery.com 25 Maggie Malick Wine Caves 12138 Harpers Ferry Rd., Hillsboro maggiemalickwinecaves.com 26 Otium Cellars 18050 Tranquility Rd., Purcellville otiumcellars.com 27 Stone Tower Winery 19925 Hogback Mountain Rd., L’burg stonetowerwinery.com

28 Stonehouse Meadery 36580 Shoemaker School Rd., Purcellville stonehousemeadery.com 29 Sunset Hills Vineyard 38295 Fremont Overlook Ln, Purcellville sunsethillsvineyard.com 30 Tarara Winery 13648 Tarara Ln, Leesburg tarara.com 31 Terra Nebulo 39892 Old Wheatland Rd., Waterford terranebulo.com 32 Two Twisted Posts Winery 12944 Harpers Ferry Rd., Hillsboro twotwistedposts.com 33 Village Winery 40405 Browns Lane, Waterford villagewineryandvineyards.com

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 Black Hoof Brewing Company 11 South King St., Leesburg blackhoofbrewing.com 8 Black Walnut Brewery 210 S. King St., Leesburg blackwalnutbrewery.com 9 Crooked Run Brewing Central 22455 Davis Dr., Sterling crookedrunbrewing.com 10 Crooked Run Brewing Market Station, Leesburg crookedrunbrewing.com

11 Dirt Farm Brewing 18701 Foggy Bottom Rd., Bluemont dirtfarmbrewing.com 12 Dog Money Rest. & Brewery 50 Catoctin Circle NE, Leesburg dogmoney.squarespace.com 13 Dynasty Brewing Company 21140 Ashburn Crossing Drive, Ashburn 101 Loudoun St, SE, Leesburg dynastybrewing.com 14 Harper’s Ferry Brewing 37412 Adventure Ctr. Lane, Hillsboro harpersferrybrewing.com 15 Harvest Gap Brewery 15485 Purcellville Road, Hillsboro facebook.com/HarvestGap 16 House 6 Brewing 4427 Atwater Dr., Ashburn house6brewing.com 17 Lost Rhino Brewing Company 21730 Red Rum Rd. #142, Ashburn lostrhino.com 18 Loudoun Brewing Company 310 E. Market St., Leesburg loudounbrewing.com 19 Ocelot Brewing Company 23600 Overland Dr., #180, Dulles ocelotbrewing.com 20 Old 690 Brewing Company 15670 Ashbury Church Rd., Hillsboro old690.com

34 Willowcroft Farm Vineyards 38906 Mount Gilead Rd., Leesburg willowcroftwine.com 35 The Wine Reserve at Waterford 38516 Charles Town Pike, Waterford waterfordwinereserve.com 36 Walsh Family Wine 16031 Hillsboro Rd., Purcellville northgatevineyard.com 37 Winery 32 15066 Limestone School Rd., Leesburg winery32.com 38 Zephaniah Farm Vineyard 19381 Dunlop Mill Rd., Leesburg zephwine.com

BREWERIES 21 Old Ox Brewery 44652 Guilford Dr., Ste 114, Ashburn oldoxbrewery.com 22 Old Ox Brewery Middleburg 14 S Madison St, Middleburg, VA 23 Phase 2 Brewing 19382 Diamond Lake Dr, Lansdowne Phase2Brewing.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 Ln., Lucketts vanishbeer.com 30 Wheatland Springs Farm 38454 John Wolford Rd., Waterford

BREWERIES & WINERIES 1 Hillsborough Brewery & Vineyards 36716 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro hillsboroughwine.com

2 Notaviva Craft Fermentations 13274 Sagle Rd., Hillsboro notavivavineyards.com

3 Quattro Goomba’s Brewery & Winery 22860 James Monroe Hwy., Aldie goombawine.com

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A New Taste in Town: COMMUNITY LEADERS CELEBRATE MOCATINAS

“I’m offering things you don’t see in the store next door,” she said.

BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ

Five months after opening her new shop at the height of the COVID-19 business shutdown, Monica Pindell was surrounded by community leaders, family and well-wishers on a recent Friday afternoon to celebrate the formal ribboncutting for Mocatinas.

Monica Pindell had toiled for months transforming the former Public Defender’s Office at 3 E. Market St. into the interactive dessert café of her dreams. Her shop was all set for a late March debut, when a worldwide pandemic put those plans on ice.

Pindell had spent 25 years in the corporate world when she decided to step away to “follow my instincts and my dream.” With the support of her husband, Kevin, the plans for Mocatinas took shape after a year and a half of research and planning, bringing to the table her vast experience in the retail industry.

“Basically, from many years of being in the industry, in the retail arena in specialty, I realized that there is a challenge for brick and mortar [shops],” she said. “It needed to be kind of reinvented and customers are looking for experiences. When putting together the interactive café that was the whole focus. When you go to Mocatina’s you’re getting the whole experience.”

And that experience doesn’t begin and end with a delectable pastry or other tasty treats available on the dessert café’s menu, with a coffee or espresso beverage to wash it down.

Mocatina’s gift shop is full of brands from New York, California, Canada and more—items that aren’t generally carried locally and can’t be found on Amazon.

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In addition to the shop and dessert café, the upstairs room in the ample 3,000-square-foot space offers space for classes, workshops and events, like cookie decorating classes, winery events, pop-up shops and more.

“The place itself plays for so many events that we can do and a lot of experiences for the community. That’s basically what an interactive dessert cafe is—drop the kids off to a workshop, go downstairs, have a coffee and shop and spend the afternoon,” Pindell said. “It’s basically a gift shop, cafe, and event venue all in one.”

Already, the upscale dessert house in the heart of Leesburg’s historic district is a popular destination for those attracted by super-size French macarons in colorful, creative designs and flavors, ice cream, pastries, cakes, and variety of drinks from espressos, lattes, cremosas and “shakearatos.”

Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk and Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce President Tony Howard were among the delegation of supporters on hand for the ceremonial ribbon-cutting and both noted the difficulty of opening a business under the best of circumstances and marveled at the accomplishments of Pindell, her family and the staff.

“I want to thank the entire town and community for all the wonderful support we have had throughout the last five months. It’s been pretty cool opening in the middle of a pandemic. This was not part of the plan, but we are doing it and it is all thanks to the community and the support we are receiving and the support of our wonderful team that has really picked up and helped us strategize and making sure we’re taking all the precautions possible to make sure our employees and customers are safe.”

Learn more at Mocatinas.com.

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Franklin Park Arts Center presents

Music Virtuosity & Historic Storytelling FOR TICKETS GO TO WWW.FRANKLINPARKARTSCENTER.OR WW W.FRANKLINPARKARTSCENTER.OR W.FRANKLINPARKARTSCENTER.ORG FACE COVERINGS REQUIRED DURING ALL PERFORMANCES. SOCIALLY DISTANCED SEATING LIMITED TO 50 PEOPLE

John Bullard’s Bach, Banjos and The Hero’s Journey Thursday, Nov 12 7:30 pm Tickets: $10 in-person; $3 virtual

John Bullard uses the metaphor of the hero’s journey to tell his own story and to introduce a captivating program of classical music on the banjo.

It’s banjo as you’ve never heard it: as a perfect southern art.

Sheila Arnold: Arnold Invisible Threads Sunday, November 15 3 pm Tickets: $5/person

Sheila Arnold shares stories on race and life and threads that bind us to family. Sheila says “My parents had race defined in their history, but they determined that race would not define the history their children would have.”

With this as her thesis statement, Sheila takes us on an exploration of race in her life, her parents and finally in the life of her son.

These performances are partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Franklin Park Arts Center 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville, VA 20132

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Johnson Mountain Boys Return to the Old School House

BY NORMAN K. STYER

The Johnson Mountain Boys returned to the Lucketts Community Center stage last month for a very special reunion.

It was a stage the bluegrass band helped make famous by recording its farewell concert, released as the Grammy-nominated double album “At The Old Schoolhouse,” there in 1988 as band members stepped away from a grueling 250-concerts-a-year touring schedule.

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Members of the Johnson Mountain Boys pose with their hall of fame plaque on the stage at the Lucketts Community Center during a reunion gathering in October.

The induction ceremony, along with IBMA’s annual industry awards ceremony, was a virtual event this year. And when asked where they wanted to record their acceptance presentation, the band members opted to return to the Lucketts Community Center, which has hosted a Saturday night bluegrass showcase since 1974.

During comments recorded for the ceremony, lead singer Dudley Connell stressed the band was a true ensemble, with each member contributing to its distinctive sound.

“There’s never been a star of the show. All these guys are just as important as any other player in the band. And we’ve always approached the music that way,” he said.

The Saturday night Lucketts Bluegrass concerts have been put on hold since the outbreak of COVID-19, but look for announcements of upcoming shows at luckettsbluegrass.org.

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LOUDOUN HERITAGE FARM MUSEUM Travel through time to meet the 10 generations of Loudoun County residents who built this county and left their mark on the land. Exhibits include a schoolhouse, general store, Native American artifact display and the American Workhorse Museum Collection.

21668 Heritage Farm Lane, Sterling, VA 20164 (571) 258-3800 • heritagefarmmuseum.org

LOUDOUN MUSEUM With a collection of more than 8,000 artifacts, the museum tells Loudoun’s story over its 260-year history, with an ever-changing selection of special exhibits on Native American settlements, World War II memorabilia, the county’s role in the Civil Wars, along with displays of antique clothing and furniture.

16 Loudoun Street SW Leesburg, Virginia 20175 (703) 777-7427 • loudounmuseum.org

MORVEN PARK Morven Park is a 1,000-acre historic estate on the edge of Leesburg that was home to Virginia governor and agricultural pioneer Westmoreland Davis. Tours of the Greek Revival mansion include 16th century Belgian tapestries, Spanish cassones, hundreds of silver pieces, Hudson River Valley paintings, and Asian treasures. The estate also features the Winmill Carriage Museum, the Museum of Hounds and Hunting of North America, formal boxwood gardens, miles of hiking and riding trails, and athletic fields.

17195 Southern Planter Lane Leesburg, VA 20176 703-777-2414 • morvenpark.org

OATLANDS HISTORIC HOUSE & GARDENS The 415-acre Oatlands estate, owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, offers tours of the historic mansion, extensive gardens and outbuildings that include the oldest standing greenhouse in the South. Exhibits focus on the lives of the Carter and Eustis families who building the estate, as well as the lives of enslaved people who lived and worked there.

20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg, VA 20175 703.777.3174 • oatlands.org

* During the COVID-19 pandemic, many venues have limited hours of operations and special requirements such as advance reservations. It is best to call ahead before making your visit.

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11.12 JOHN BULLARD: BACH, BANJOS AND THE HERO’S JOURNEY

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Thursday, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Franklin Park Arts Center franklinparkartscenter.org John Bullard uses the metaphor of the hero’s journey to tell his own story and to introduce a captivating program of classical music on the banjo. It’s a 60-minute live music program with no intermission. Tickets are $10.

11.7 TODD BROOKS AND POUR DECISIONS Saturday, Nov. 7, 3-6 p.m.

Harvest Gap Brewing

11.14 TAB BENOIT

harvestgap.com Join the veterans of Loudoun’s winery and brewery circuit as they take the stage for the first time at Harvest Gap Brewing. The county’s newest brewery also features an 8-acre corn maze, a hay bales playground and huge fire pit.

Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater tallyhotheater.com Tab Benoit, a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist, brings his his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues to Leesburg’s biggest stage. The Louisiana Music Hall of Famer has performed with everyone from Junior Wells, Dr. John and Allen Toussaint to Willie Nelson and Billy Joe Shaver over a 30-year career that includes 19 albums. Tickets are $45.

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Sunday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m.

B Chord Brewing Company

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franklinparkartscenter.org Quentin Walston returns to Franklin Park Arts Center with his trio. The jazz pianist will play alongside drummer Daniel Kelly II and bassist Ben Rikhoff to premier new compositions and revisiting selections from his album “Play” and Kelly’s recent EP. Tickets are $20.

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West Virginia native Christian Lopez brings his brand of alt-folk country rock to B Chord’s outdoor stage and is sure to get the socially distance audience on their feet to stomp, romp and roll. Tickets are $15.

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INVISIBLE THREADS: SHEILA ARNOLD Sunday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m.

Franklin Park Arts Center franklinparkartscenter.org Sheila Arnold shares stories on race and life and the threads that bind us to family. She has been a professional master storyteller since 2003, presenting storytelling programs and historic character presentations for schools, storytelling festivals, and organizations throughout the U.S. Tickets are $5.

11.27 DC IMPROV COMEDY NIGHT Friday, Nov. 27, 8 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater tallyhotheater.com The night of laughs features Maher Matta, a Washington, DC-based comic who has performed at comedy clubs and festivals throughout the country, including regular appearances at the annual Arab-American Comedy Festival at New York City’s Gotham Comedy Club. Tickets are $20-$30.

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