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LAST CHANCE!

Must Close November 13!

Based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen Adapted and directed by Hershey Felder

DECEMBER 6-18, 2022

A BRAVURA PERFORMANCE OF AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY A CONTEMPORARY, SIDE-SPLITTING VAUDEVILLE

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who builds a woman from snow (Dec. 1 to 23).

Also across the Potomac, Little Theatre of Alexandria will present Ken and Jack Ludwig’s “Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol,” directed by Madeleine Smith (Dec. 3 to 17).

Discovery Theater will present “Seasons of Light,” an interactive, multicultural event recommended for ages 5 to 10, at the Smithsonian’s Ripley Center (Dec. 5 to 16).

The Kennedy Center will host the Los Angeles-based Improvised Shakespeare Company, a comedy troupe that geeketh out Bardly. Expect “mild mature content” (Dec. 6 to 18).

Pianist Mona Golabek will return to Theater J to tell and play her mother’s story of escaping Vienna in 1938 and living in London during the Blitz. Adapted and directed by Hershey Felder, “The Pianist of Willesden Lane” is based on “The Children of Willesden Lane,” written by Golabek and Lee Cohen (Dec. 6 to 18).

Signature Theatre Associate Artistic Director Ethan Heard will direct “Which Way to the Stage,” about obsessed Idina Menzel fans (Dec. 6 to Jan. 22).

Mosaic will present workshop performances at the Atlas of “Mexodus,” a new hip-hop musical about enslaved people who went south by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson (Dec. 9 to 18).

Broadway’s “Wicked” will fly in to the Kennedy Center Opera House (Dec. 8 to Jan. 22). Overlapping in the Eisenhower Theater: Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “A Soldier’s Play” (Dec. 13 to Jan. 8).

In Talene Monahon’s “Jane Anger” at Shakespeare Theatre Company, the title character (Amelia Workman) climbs in a window to help Will (Michael Urie) write “King Lear.” Jess Chayes directs (Dec. 13 to Jan. 8).

More ways to celebrate: “An Irish Carol,” the Keegan Theatre’s homage to Dickens, set in a Dublin pub (Dec. 15 to 31), and “A Magical Cirque Christmas” at the National Theatre, with music, acrobatics and magic galore (Dec. 16 to 18).

TIME TO PLAN FOR JANUARY?

Former Artistic Director Adam Immerwahr will return to Theater J from his new base of operations, Village Theatre in that other Washington, to direct Seth Rozin’s “Two Jews Walk Into a War …,” a “vaudeville” about the last Jews in Afghanistan (Jan. 11 to Feb. 5).

In Sanaz Toosi’s “English,” directed by Knud Adams at Studio Theatre, four adult students study for the Test of English as a Foreign Language in Iran (Jan. 11 to Feb. 12).

Arena Stage will roll out “Ride the Cyclone,” directed by Sarah Rasmussen, a “quirky cult musical” by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond in which six teenagers from a Canadian choir come to terms with fate (Jan. 13 to Feb. 19).

A Guide to Christmas in Middleburg

BY KATE OCZYPOK

Middleburg, Virginia is an ideal setting for the holiday season. Its picturesque streets are lovely this time of year, filled with twinkling lights, holiday shoppers and carolers. Sometimes, it’s hard not to expect your favorite Hallmark Christmas Movie star to pop out of a boutique! Here is your complete guide to Christmas in Middleburg. One of the most fun, family-oriented festivals of the year, it includes special events, delicious food and the famous Middleburg Hunt Review. Visit https:// christmasinmiddleburg.org/ for more information.

WHAT TO DO

FRIDAY, DEC. 2 5 p.m. Tree Lighting Ceremony and Carols Behind the Pink Box, 12 North Madison St. SATURDAY, DEC. 3 8-11 a.m. Breakfast with Santa Middleburg Charter School 101 North Madison St. 10 a.m. Hot Chocolate Warm-Up Middleburg Methodist Church 15 W. Washington St. 11 a.m. Middleburg Hunt and Hounds Review Down Washington St. 2 p.m. Christmas Parade Down Washington St. 3-6 p.m. Spirits of Middleburg Food, wine tastings, ciders and distilled spirits at establishments around the community. SUNDAY DEC. 4 2 p.m. Festival of the Animals Foxcroft School 22407 Foxhound Ln.

WHERE TO STAY

THE RED FOX INN AND TAVERN 2 East Washington Street Offering 22 inn rooms, a tavern and pub. SALAMANDER RESORT AND SPA 500 North Pendleton Street Resort with 168 guestrooms, 23,000 sq-foot spa, 25 acres for horseback riding and 14,000 sq-foot stable. BRIAR PATCH BED & BREAKFAST INN 23130 Briar Patch Ln. 200-year-old main house with eight bedrooms, a one-bedroom cottage or three bedrooms in a new chicken coop building. MORTGAGE HALL ESTATE 35487 Snake Hill Road 121-acre estate is a working farm with a historic Georgian Mansion that was converted into a vacation rental.

WHERE TO DINE

For Coffee: Middleburg Common Grounds For a Beer: Lost Barrel Brewing For Solid Pub Fare: Hunter’s Head Tavern For a Delicious Lunch: The Goodstone Inn & Restaurant’s Bistro For a Fancy Dinner: Harriman’s Virginia Piedmont Grill

WHERE TO SHOP

For Antiques and Art: Middleburg Antique Gallery For Clothes: Highcliffe Clothiers, Tully Rector For Gifts: The Christmas Sleigh

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Marshall, Virginia • $6,500,000

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CATESBY VINEYARD

Upperville, Virginia • $1,300,000

44.55 acres of which 15 acres are producing grapes | 8.5 acres of Chambourcin, Traminette on 4.3 acres and Vidal Blanc on 2.1 acres. | Vineyard infrastructure includes fencing, irrigation system and computerized well | Perc site for 4 bedroom home. Property is in conservation easement | Property can be converted to Residential use. Paul MacMahon Brian MacMahon (703) 609-1905 (703) 609-1868 WIND FIELDS

Middleburg, Virginia • $5,511,060

324.18 acres in prime Middleburg location | Frontage on Snickersville Turnpike |Rolling acreage with Blue Ridge views, creeks, ponds, mature woods and Goose Creek frontage | Lime Kiln cottage with remains of original mill | Property is in Conservation Easement, may be subdivided 3 times Paul MacMahon Brian MacMahon (703) 609-1905 (703) 609-1868

MILL HOUSE

Warrenton, Virginia • $1,295,000

The house & the mill together offer 4/5 bedrooms | Renovated into a charming enclave of two homes | Almost all of the mill’s working parts have been preserved | Just miles from historic old town Warrenton | Filled w/natural light, this property brings together the craftsmanship of Old Virginia w/ modern luxury. Helen MacMahon Brian MacMahon (540) 454-1930 (703) 609-1868 OUT WEST

Warrenton, Virginia • $3,000,000

Gracious home w/ /renovated kitchen | Hardwood floors, substantial millwork & fine finishes & 4 fFP | Perfectly sited to enjoy the views | 5 BR, home office, large family room, newly resurfaced tennis court, pool w/ cabana and 4 BR guest house w/workshop/3 stall stable | Large field for turn out, 1 paddock & hay field | 32 acres in 2 recorded parcels

Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

CLIFTON STREET

Marshall, Virginia • $635,000

Charming Cottage located on a corner lot | House circa 1944, completely restored, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, new flooring throughout | Open floor plan, kitchen updated w/ new granite counters, new HVAC, blinds | Large fenced yard, mature planting | Historic Rector cemetery in portion of back yard | Gravel driveway & new storage building. Paul MacMahon Brian MacMahon (703) 609-1905 (703) 609-1868 BELLE VIEW FARM

Waterford, Virginia • $2,450,000

74.11 acres | Frontage on Catoctin Creek, sweeping views, pond | 3 homes, all updated in excellent condition | Historic stone Quaker barn completely restored, 12 stalls, 4 stalls adjacent, 4 mores stalls in pony shed | Board fencing, 8 paddocks, 6 run in sheds, water in every field | Property in Conservation Easement Paul MacMahon Brian MacMahon (703) 609-1905 (703) 609-1868

JOHN MARSHALL HIGHWAY

Markham, Virginia • $300,000

49.16 acres in 2 recorded parcels | Frontage on Goose Creek, land rises to great views, mountain meadows on upper portion | Access over Railroad and creek | Excellent hunting land, surrounded by large tracts

Paul MacMahon Brian MacMahon (703) 609-1905 (703) 609-1868

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