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Above, a vintage playbill from Middleburg’s Hollywood Theatre. Above right, film fest founder Sheila Johnson with Executive Director Susan Koch. At right, actor Bruce Dern stopped for photographers against the festival’s corporate backdrop.

Story and Photos By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life reen Orth, Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and The New York Times film critic Janet Maslin, among others. Many films were sold out in advance and most also drew rave reviews from their respective audiences.

And Johnson, actually seen setting up extra chairs at one overflowing venue, had such a good time she said there is no doubt they will do it again next year, and again and again.

Upon its completion, Johnson announced the winners of the Audience Awards for Best Documentary Feature and Best Narrative Feature.

“I’m so pleased that our audience chose to recognize Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor and Philomena,” Johnson said. “We had so many compelling titles I know it was difficult to choose a ‘best’ among this incredible fare.

“We’d also like to thank all the distributors for giving us the opportunity to showcase their remarkable films,” Johnson added. “And thank you to Paramount Pictures and The Weinstein Company in particular for providing the opening night film, “Nebraska”, and the centerpiece film, “Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom”, respectively.

“Of course,” she gushed. “I don’t do things one time. This will be sustainable. We are focusing on quality, not quantity. We want everyone to be hungry and want more.”

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BCT has opened a New Mortgage & Commercial Loan Office in Middleburg Clockwise from above, Brandi Dunnegan (far right), an entertainment public relations specialist in DC who worked as a volunteer over the weekend, chats with Lacy King; producer Michael Shamberg with Vanity Fair special correspondent Maureen Orth; the former BP filling station at the corner of W. Washington St. and The Plains Road was transformed into the film festival headquarters. Popcorn Monkey owner Deltone Moore.

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It was Hollywood meets The Hunt Country during the final weekend of October, but this wasn’t the first time. From the 1920s through the ’50s—with time out to rebuild after a fire and a hiatus during the Depression—the Hollywood Theatre on East Washington Street showed the latest films, with admission prices starting at 30 cents. Some of the stars even showed up in town.

Flash forward to 2013 with a special tip of the top hat to Robert Redford for planting the seed for a Middleburg Film Festival in the mind of his friend Sheila Johnson, Middleburg Film Festival founder and owner of Salamander Resort & Spa. “I was on the board of [Redford’s] Sundance Institute and [he] came to visit me,” Johnson said. “He’s the one who said we should put a festival in Middleburg. It’s such a wonderful community…It would be perfect.”

And that it was.

Hundreds of film buffs flocked to five screening and discussion locations all over town—Salamander Resort, Hill School, Boxwood Winery, The Community Center and National Sporting Library and Museum—over four days of the Middleburg Film Festival.

There was traffic. There were hardly any empty restaurant tables. There was free parking on Washington Street. There was even free popcorn at several screenings.

And there were plenty of opportunities for celeb-spotting, as well—actor Bruce Dern, director Lee Daniels, Vanity Fair writer Mau-

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Connie moved to Middleburg from Great Falls in 1964. She and her husband Gordon Barton owned the Sporting Gallery.

Connie wanted to pursue her passion for dogs and began a long and successful career as manager at Elizabeth Clark’s Springfield Kennel.

The Wolver Beagles Celebrate 100 Years

By Barbara Riggs For Middleburg Life The Wolver Beagles met at Institute Farm in Aldie Oct. 13 to celebrate its 100th anniversary as a recognized pack.

The hounds and followers gathered in front of the memorial stone dedicated to the founder of the Wolver Beagles, Captain C. Oliver Iselin Jr. Before casting hounds, Master Susan Mills Stone asked for a moment of silence to honor the memory not only of Iselin, but also Master Barbara McWade, who dedicated several decades to the Wolver pack before passing away in September.

The Wolver Beagle pack had its genesis in 1908 when Courtesy Image Captain Iselin began Captain Iselin with his winning National Challenge Cup pack in 1932. hunting beagle hounds on his family’s estate, gated the famous Foxhound Match between Wolver Hollow, in Brookville, NY. The epicen- American and English foxhounds. ter of the beagling community in the early 20th During the next decade, several promicentury was in the environs around Boston, nent sportsmen migrated to the Middleburg MA. Between 1908 and 1915, when Captain area to hunt, race horses, play polo and parIselin attended St. Mark’s preparatory school ticipate in other field sports. The region quickly in Southborough and later Harvard, he did not earned a reputation as the nation’s horse and leave his beagles behind. hunt capital. The Wolver Beagles’ entry in the While at Harvard, he hired a respected inaugural National Field Trials held at Institute hound man, Joe Powell, to care for the hounds, Farm first brought Captain Iselin to Virginia in serve as whipper-in and develop the pack. 1915.

Powell had been the professional huntsman He spent several weeks in Middleburg at the Worcester Park beagles in England, and hunting hounds every day while preparing for brought experience to further the education of the competition and he fell in love with the Captain Iselin and his beagles. During Powell’s area. In 1917, after attending officer’s training, tenure, the National Beagle Club recognized he was commissioned a U.S. Army captain and the Wolver Beagle pack in 1913. assigned to Ft. Meade in Maryland. He bought The relocation of the Wolver Beagles to a property outside of Middleburg in an area Middleburg was the result of several factors. In now known as Glenwood Park and he ken1905, the Virginia Piedmont received national neled the hounds there. attention when Harry Worcester Smith insti-

Through their mutual dedication to the sport of dogs they bred and owned some of the most influential Labrador Retrievers in the breed’s history.

During this time Springfield was the largest Labrador showing and breeding kennel in the United States.

Connie was then invited by the American Kennel Club to become the second female field representative in the organization’s history. She served in the field for 16 years before applying to judge. Her judging assignments took her all over the world but her two greatest achievements were judging both the Working and Sporting groups at the Westminster Kennel Club held each February at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Connie also judged the Best in Show at the AKC Eukaneuba National Championship show. She was a founding member of the Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac and the Middleburg Kennel Club.

She is survived by her two daughters, Deborah Ayer of The Plains and Constance Ayer of Cornville, AZ. Memorial contributions can be made to The Middleburg Humane Foundation, PO BOX 1238, Middleburg, VA 20118

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Master Susan Mills Stone with the Wolver Beagles on the occasion of their 100th anniversary.

While in Middleburg in 1915, it wasn’t only field sports and the landscape that captivated Captain Iselin’s attention. During this time, he met Elizabeth Brown, an avid fox hunter, beagle enthusiast and member of the first graduating class of Foxcroft School in 1914. The two were married in 1919 and decided to settle in Middleburg.

In 1920, they purchased a 422-acre parcel of land adjacent to the Town of Middleburg and built a house on the site of the original Chinn family homestead. The Iselins and the beagles moved to their new farm, Wolver Hill, in 1922. The Captain hunted the pack formally with a regular fixture card for about 10 years, after which he maintained the hounds as a private pack for the next four decades. The Wolver Beagles became the first recognized pack to originate in Virginia.

During their time in the Virginia country-

side both Iselins came to love, they were active in the community and their contributions are still evident today. Captain Iselin was one of the original five investors in the Institute Corporation which purchased the 508-acre Institute Farm in 1916 for the benefit of the National Beagle Club. He served as the club’s president from 1942-1971, and then as Chairman of the Board.

He financed the building of facilities at Institute Farm for the benefit of his fellow beaglers. For over six decades, the Iselins organized the annual week-long spring and fall field trials at the farm, providing all the food for the beaglers, and culminating the week’s sport with Mrs. Iselin’s famous Sunday night supper at Wolver Hill.

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Top left, the late Fred Stone, Master and Huntsman of the Wolver Beagles. Top right, Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin, Jr. At left, the Wolver Beagles cabin in Aldie.

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Mrs. Nancy Dillon.

By Vicky Moon Friends and fans of one of Middleburg’s most beloved equestrians will gather in early November to honor Nancy Dillon when a documentary on her career is screened at Buchanan Hall in Upperville.

Nancy Dillon, also known as Mrs. Dillon, runs a riding stable in Philomont where many of the young equestrians in this area have learned to ride during her 50-plus year career.

Dillon, 78, learned about horses from her father, Sam Graham, a leading horse breeder.

He had as many as 100 horses on his Tranquility Farm near Purcellville. She and sister Barbara broke all the 30 or 40 horses he raced and sold each year. They also went fox hunting.

Nancy graduated from Mary Washington College in 1958 and started out teaching high school math. The next year, she married William Dillon, a teaching golf professional also known as Bill or Billy.

“Daddy said if we had a small wedding he would give us the land,” she said during a rare mid-morning break. He gave them 50 acres. At the time, there were only two old stone chimneys on the property. They named it Chimney Hill Farm, used the old stones to build the house and through the years have expanded to 120 acres, chock full of horses, ponies and about 40 miniature aspiring Olympic equestrians.

“My kids were hunting, they were about five or six,” she recalls. “And others begged me to teach their kids to ride. I had to buy ponies and make (finish) them and start giving lessons. We put the mileage on the ponies and then we could blame ourselves if it didn’t work.”

But it did work and Mrs. Dillon has been teaching ever since.

She gives lessons, takes the kids hunting and showing. If you own your pony, she offers boarding. She has a good philosophy about instruction. The children learn to do it all— foxhunting, a bit of showing and cross-country riding. They have to go in the field and catch the pony, brush the pony, tack them up, pick out their feet, ride them and then wash them.

In the summer they bring lunch and eat under the trees or in the hayloft.

Her instruction is direct with the basics of heels down and things like that. As I watched her giving my son and others lessons too many years ago, a pony ran off with one of the other riders and was galloping around the ring. Mrs. Dillon did not panic, she kept her voice steady and deep as the rider froze in fear—“Pull back on the reins,” she repeated several times as the rider caught on to how to stop the little pony.

“I want them to really learn to ride,” she explains. “We don’t tell them how many strides between jumps like some of these automatic type computer show ponies.”

And she encourages neatness in their dress in the hunting field, too. When she arrives at the hunt or a horse show with two trailer loads of ponies, there are children hanging out of the windows of the trucks. Each one goes about the task of getting ready. There are no grooms waiting on these children.

“One judge told me out of 30 kids in the class he could tell which ones were mine,” she says, “by their legs and their back and the way they sit.”

They are known as Dillon riders.

She is a hard worker. Her weathered face reflects hours in the sun and her hands ache with arthritis. Her daughter, Daphne Alcock, helps and add to that a total of seven grandchildren who also go hunting. “It’s nice to have three generations out there,” she says.

In this family there is no choice but horses. All day long, Mrs. Dillon is teaching, riding, fetching, washing saddle pads and cleaning tack. She is also very devoted to attending church every Sunday. She is very strict about manners, vocabulary and attitude.

For example, if children misbehave, they might not be allowed to go on that long-awaited trail ride.

“I don’t care how good a rider someone is,” she says. “I want a good attitude and I want them to learn responsibility. It’s not about who wins.”

[This article is adapted from the book, The Middleburg Mystique © 2001 The Pink Sheet, Inc.]

Middleburg Life: Tell us about where you grew up.

Graham Alcock: It was a village called Britworth in the middle of England. My dad was a farmer, my mum ran a nursery school. I wanted to be a jockey from the age of 12.

ML: How did you get to Middleburg?

GA: I’ve lived in Middleburg three different times—twice while riding steeplechase races and then I came back for good 17 years ago. I thought it would be a good location to set up a business as an equine dentist.

ML: When did you first start working with horses?

GA: When I was 12, I got a pony and started working in a local stable with fox hunters and point-to-point ponies. Then when I left school at 16, I went to Newmarket (England) to work in a racing yard as an apprentice jockey.

ML: How did you ever get interested in equine dentistry?

GA: After I quit riding races when I was 30, I obviously had to come up with another career.

I spent a couple of years on the flat track as an assistant trainer on the New York and Florida circuit and then I managed a farm in Kentucky.

But I didn’t love either profession and since I know nothing but horses, I had to find a career in the horse business. A retired farrier friend suggested equine dentistry, and the rest is history.

ML: Describe the process of learning how to become an equine dentist.

GA: The best way to become a good dentist is to find a really good dentist and apprentice. I got really lucky through a veterinarian contact in Lexington and I worked with a guy named

Bill Bakert for a year. He does as good work as anyone I’ve ever seen. I always think he is looking over my shoulder. I hit the road working in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina for four years, with my business in Virginia really starting to get going. I’m lucky. Now, 95 percent of my work is within 45 minutes of Middleburg.

Most days I’m able to drop off the kids (I have three girls ages 11, 13 and 15) at school. I try to be at my first place by 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., and then I do teeth all day, five days a week. Once you start doing a lot of horses, your body needs a change, so I don’t do weekends. I love what I do. I want to do it for a long time and I don’t want to get sour.

ML: What’s a typical day in your practice?

GA: I work on everything—donkeys, miniponies, foxhunters, racehorses, show hunters and jumpers and event horses. I find all disciplines interesting and we never quit learning in the horse business. I’ll do 10 or 12 horses a day, and usually finish up at about 5 in the afternoon.

ML: How dangerous is the profession and have you ever been injured?

GA: I guess in a way what I do could be considered dangerous when you’re putting a 10-inch long metal tool in a horse’s mouth to remove sharp edges. But I’m lucky. I seem to be able to understand horses and read them pretty quickly. There is always a small percentage that may need sedation, but with patience, it’s amazing what they put up with.

ML: What about other equestrian pursuits— do you ride, race, show, teach?

GA: Yes I still ride, fox hunting with my family most Saturdays. My wife, Daphne, does the

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jumpers and my girls show some and in the summer after a long day at work I set jumps and become the ground man, which I love to do. I don’t enjoy getting on a horse after a long, hot day of doing teeth. Teaching is Daphne and her mum’s (Nancy Dillon) department.

ML: Tell us about your mother-in-law’s love affair with kids and horses.

GA: Nancy is an inspiration to us all. She loves children and ponies and pushes them to get

better in the riding department. Body position, especially your legs, is one focus. Once your legs and body are correct, you can progress a lot quicker. Whole horsemanship, not just riding, is the main focus of her operation. She is still as enthusiastic about getting green ponies going out the first day of fox hunting as she was 50 years ago.

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he 18th annual Hunt Country Classic British Vehicle Show took place at Barbara Scott’s Willoughby Farm amid an appropriately steady drizzle often seen in Great Britain.

Such weather would not deter the many horse sports in the area so why should it stop the vintage automobile enthusiast?

A business woman, philanthropist and conservationist, Scott continues to operate the West Virginia-based Summit Point Motorsports Park she and her late husband Bill built as well as hosting this show…rain or shine.

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Charles Scott is the membership director of the MG Car Club of Washington DC Centre.

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By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life Michael Smith has done it all at the historic Upperville Colt and Horse Show. He’s jumped its jumps as a competitor since he was 12 years old, and in recent years he’s leaped up to a far higher level as a board member and financial contributor to one of Virginia’s oldest and most cherished annual sporting events.

So it made perfect sense when Smith, 46 and a Winchester native, was named president of a show he’s adored for most of his life. He replaced Manny Johnson, the highly productive show president over the last 10 years, and Smith knows that will be a difficult act to follow.

“When Manny stepped down, I got a big thank you from his wife, who told me she was just happy he’d have a chance to relax a little,” Smith said. “I’m told [the term of office] is open-ended. Ten years is a long time. I just hope I can get a lot done in three to five years.

This is what I love.”

Smith was approached both by Johnson and former board member Andrew Stifler several years ago about joining the board.

“I encouraged Mike because of his commitment to the horse industry,” Stifler said.

“He showed as a kid and competed against Shelby Bonnie and other local people. Recently, he’s supported his daughter’s interest in show jumping as well as competed as an owner in steeplechasing, and done quite well.

“Mike will bring high energy, new ideas and vision for the future of the show. He’s lucky to become president of a board that includes experienced riders like Joe Fargis and Betty Oare on the hunter side. It’s also a board committed to keeping the show one of the best in the country.”

Smith moved to the Middleburg area two years ago and now lives only minutes from the stately show grounds on Rt. 50. His business, Valley Proteins, an agriculturally-based recycling operation, remains in Winchester,

and he also keeps some of his horses at a family farm he still owns over the mountain. His own Grand Prix horses are trained by Katie Prudant in Middleburg, and while he has essentially stopped competing in horse shows, Smith still trail rides for pleasure and does “a little light jumping.”

As for Upperville, he’s committed to achieving a number of goals he believes will keep it among the elite shows in the country.

He’s also proud of one of his previous board contributions—starting an event known as the Hunter Derby that is now among the more popular spectator classes of the week.

Improving the footing in all the show and practice rings will be among his main initiatives, he said, including significant work on the field that serves as the Sunday Grand Prix venue. Next year’s Grand Prix likely will be contested in the new ring constructed two years ago while work is being done on the main field.

“We want to get it in much better condition than it is now,” Smith said. “It won’t matter if it’s raining [as it was this past June] or hot and dry. It will be tough to move it to the other ring next year from a spectator point of view, but we have a plan that I think will please the box-holders and everyone else. We’ll have a VIP area with table seating, like a lot of other shows.”

Smith said he would eventually like to boost the Sunday Grand Prix into a six-figure prize money event, considerably more than the $70,000 offered last year. To that end, he also will focus on securing more corporate sponsorships, including a new title sponsor for the Grand Prix, to make the show even more attractive to the nation’s top riders and trainers.

“We definitely still want to keep it with a local flavor,” Smith added. “We still want to have the lead-line, family classes and sidesaddle. People love Upperville for the charm of the show and the community around it, and that’s something that will never change.”

The Empress Of Austria’s Riding Whip point-to-points, frequently winning. Few men could keep up with him hunting and certainly not a woman, he thought. But after a long run of close to half an hour and sometimes taking jumps side by side, he was impressed.

Elisabeth was thrilled, but her horse was not conditioned for the Pytchley’s pace and it crashed, breaking the pummel of her saddle.

Middleton helped her up and it was clear that her exuberance for hunting had not only been enhanced, but that he would be her pilot for seasons to come. Elisabeth’s reputation as a rider grew with each meet, as did rumors of their relationship.

When the Empress traveled outside Austria, she used the name Countess of Hohenembs. And when she established a point-topoint, The Grafton Hunt Steeplechase, the premier race was run for The Hohenembs Cup. She used this name seeking a certain level of privacy. She also carried a leather fan to cover her face when stared at. It could be useful at meets when confronted by throngs of people and it attached to the saddle when not needed.

By 1879, the Empress was hunting in Ireland with the Meath. The Master was Captain Robert Fowler of Rahinston House, where Elisabeth’s whip was discovered. An Irish hunt attended by the Empress is described in the Introduction to Ladies on Horseback by Mrs. Power O’Donaghue:

“One day, in the middle of February, 1880, a goodly company, comprising many thousands of persons, assembled upon the lawn of a nobleman’s residence in the vicinity of Dublin, ostensibly for the purpose of hunting, but in reality to gaze at and chronicle the doings of a very distinguished foreign lady...Everybody who could procure anything upon which to ride, from a racehorse to a donkey, was there

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with a high estimate of 5,000 euros. The silver knob was in the shape of a crown and the silver ferule was engraved with the imperial crest.

It had been resting very comfortably in its mahogany box.

Elisabeth’s passion for riding began with the circus, which she attended frequently with her father. He is known to have said that if they had not been royalty, they should have been circus riders. Elisabeth’s first hunting was in Hungary, and in 1874 she ventured to England and went cub hunting with the Belvoir.

She returned the following year for a full season, hunting first with the Grafton.

At the invitation of Lord Spencer, she traveled to his estate, Althorp, and a special bye-day hunt Image Courtesy of Schloss Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H. was arranged in her The Empress of Austria after a painting by de Grimm. honor with the Pytchley, where the hounds

By Richard Hooper were bred for speed. Although there had been For Middleburg Life nothing but excellent reports of her riding, it was believed that someone should be her “pilot” In October 2010, a riding whip owned in the field. Spencer’s Aide de Camp, William

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O’Donaghue observed an estimated 200 women mounted on the lawn, but bemoaned the shabby turn out.

“Such horses, such saddles, such rusty bridles, such riding-habits, such hats, such whips and gloves; and above all such coiffures! My very soul was sorry.”

The Empress, however, was very well turned out. When hunting she did not wear a petticoat, but a special chamois undergarment into which she was stitched. Her trips, verging on expeditionary forces, could cost up to a $1.5 million in today’s money. As much as 40 tons of baggage could accompany her, including her gold chamber pot engraved with the imperial crest, and a retinue of as many as 90 people.

She continued hunting in Ireland and England each season. However, her relationship with Middleton was becoming socially awkward. After 1882, she hunted no more in Ireland or England and only a little in France and Hungary. What had begun as an independent passion, reaching an apex with Middleton, was now incomplete and hollow.

Middleton continued hunting and racing and was probably the father of Clementine Hozier, later Clementine Churchill—the mother not being his wife. He was killed riding in a race in 1892. The Empress was stabbed to death in 1898.

And the whip? It sold for 44,400 euros, including the buyer’s premium. The chamber pot has not come up for sale.

[Richard Hooper is a long-time specialist in antiquarian books and art objects. His particular area of expertise is in dogs and equestrian sports.]

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By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life It was a family decision that pushed Dr. Jens von Lepel to move from Germany to become the general manager of the storied Audley Farm in Berryville 16 years ago.

Another family decision will now pull him back to his native land at the end of this year.

At age 75, he says, it’s time to spend more time with his adult children and his four grandchildren. Still, he also will admit that he surely will keep his well-trained horseman’s eye on Audley from a distance, and occasionally up close and personal with trips back and forth to Keeneland and Saratoga.

That’s where most of Audley’s world class thoroughbreds have been bought or sold at auction, some for eye-popping prices, under von Lepel’s masterful watch. That would include Bodemeister, the pre-race favorite in the 2012 Kentucky Derby. Named for the son of the horse’s trainer, Bob Baffert, Bodemeister finished second in the Derby and Preakness and won the Arkansas Derby.

“This has not been a job,” von Lepel, a veterinarian by training, said in a recent interview at the historic 2,500-acre farm. “It’s been a combination of hobby and profession. It’s always been a joy.”

Over the last quarter century, Audley has remained one of the nation’s foremost breeding operations, a status first achieved when Sir Barton, winner of America’s first Triple Crown in 1919, stood at stud there in the 1920s.

Once owned by Eleanore Custis Lewis, the adopted daughter of George Washington, Audley was purchased in 1921 by Monfort and B.B. Jones, two brothers who made their fortune in the Oklahoma oil business. In 1955, they sold the farm to James F. Edwards, a manufacturer and racetrack owner. In 1964, the farm made history when its horses won

eight races at six different tracks.

In 1978, Hubertus Liebrecht, a passionate horseman whose family owned a major German pharmaceutical company, was visiting the U.S. in search of broodmares for his own thoroughbred stable. He was so impressed with Audley, he convinced Edwards to sell him the farm. Liebrecht wanted to exchange top German bloodlines with sound and speedy American pedigrees.

Liebrecht and von Lepel had often crossed paths back in Germany and in 1986 von Lepel was hired to manage his horse operation there.

The two became great friends and “we had a wonderful time together,” von Lepel recalled.

“One night, there was a big fire on the [German] farm. It was January, it was snowing.

I got a call at 3 a.m. that the barn was burning.

We lost 11 pregnant mares. I was sick for two weeks afterward. The next morning I called him, and he was there in 90 minutes. I thought that was it, he would not go on after losing his best mares.

“But after he arrived, he tapped me on the shoulder and said ‘we will go on. We will take up another challenge.’ It’s something I will never forget. That’s the kind of person he was.”

Sadly, Liebrecht died in 1991 at the age of 60. He had no children, and members of his extended family took over the farms, eventually selling the German operation but holding on to Audley and installing von Lepel as general manager in 1997.

“I had come here at least twice a year,” von Lepel said. “If you have someone in Germany with a beautiful property in Virginia, you needed someone you knew and could trust. I would never have come here without the backing of that family. It was not an easy decision, but in the end it was a great decision…We built a wonderful team here, a nice Audley family, and we’ve had great success.

He also made many friends locally

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Magennis Wyatt’s Passion For Hallowed Ground

By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life There is a doggedly determined dynamo on the loose in nearby Waterford, dedicated to the proposition that the history and tradition of the land we occupy must be preserved for future generations.

Her name is Cate Magennis Wyatt and she’s the founder and president of “Journey Through Hallowed Ground, ” an area stretching from Monticello to Gettsyburg. In between, this National Scenic Byway and Heritage Area includes nine presidential homes, 13 national parks, 100 scenic waterways, 30 historic downtown communities and the single largest concentration of Civil War battlefields in the country.

Wyatt is a widely regarded entrepreneurial businesswoman and a former Virginia secretary of commerce and trade under Gov. Douglas Wilder. She’s ideally suited for this critical work, having served on a number of boards focusing on preservation and land use. She’s particularly passionate about the organization’s educational component aimed at instilling similar values among middle and high school students.

“There is no place like home on this land and shame on us for taking it so much for granted,” she said in a recent interview in Waterford, where she lives. “This region has more history and resources than any place in the country, yet we were losing it.”

In 2005, Wyatt put together a five-point business plan she presented to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

“Everyone in the room turned to each other and said ‘yes, it can be done,’” she said.

“Then they said ‘Cate, can you do it?’ I took a leave of absence from my business, and here we are….The founding fathers defined their lives

not by titles or wealth but how well they did their part to contribute to the betterment of society.

“When they wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution they knew they wouldn’t see everything they espoused come to fruition. But they hoped future generations would. It became clear to me that by carving out this region that geographically hangs together because of so many shared experiences, we could re-brand this area.”

The National Trust had said the entire Monticello-to-Gettysburg swath was one of the most endangered historic places in the country.

The same day that announcement was made, Wyatt held a news conference and told the gathered media that might be true, but the solution involved her new nonprofit organization.

“I said we were not going to stand around wringing our hands. We believe that if you bring everyone to the table, they will understand not only the importance of recasting how we look at it, but the benefits that will follow.

Tourism is the No. 1 industry in this swath of land. So much is there. Route 15 is the spine, and you can do 400 years of history on one tank of gas.”

And so, the Waterford dynamo went to work, raising money, enlisting volunteers and private donors and corporate sponsors (there are now more than 350 partnerships) and obtaining a Congressional designation as a National Heritage Area, with Route 15 now also an official National Scenic Byway.

Wyatt initially hit the road herself, taking her ideas, economic analysis and business plan to elected officials in 15 counties in four states, as well as the National Park Service. She conducted 60 community input sessions over a 20-month period and clearly got the job done considering the growth of “Journey” and the

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impact it now has.

There are countless projects underway, many involving nationally-recognized educational programs. One is “Of The Student, By The Student, For The Student” that involves middle schoolers experiencing total immersion at a nearby historic site of their choice.

They eventually write, direct, act in and produce musical scores for videos that can be seen on You Tube.

There is also an ongoing “Living Land Tree Planting Project” to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, with one tree planted or dedicated for each of Cate Magennis Wyatt. the 620,000 soldiers who died during the conflict. Phase One began last November with 3,312 trees planted from Oatlands to Gilberts Corner. It eventually will comprise the first 180-mile landscaped allée in the world.

“November 19th is the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address,” Wyatt said. “At 200

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years, when the trees have grown, I think these students will look back and think it was such a neat thing to do, and really appreciate learning the stories about all those people who went before them.”

For more information, go to www.HallowedGround.org.

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When owners of a new thoroughbred racetrack in Malaysia were looking to decorate their clubhouse with works by revered English sporting artist John Skeaping, one day an email came into Greg Dubenitz’s inbox at the Sporting Gallery in far away Middleburg.

“The first email they sent began with ‘this is not a joke,’” recalled Liz Dubenitz, who runs the popular gallery with her husband, Greg.

“We had a couple of works by Skeaping and they bought three major pieces sight unseen, except for what they’d seen on our website.”

It was not always that way for the Sporting Gallery, a Middleburg institution that is celebrating its 50th anniversary in town this year. First located in what is the old Middleburg Bank building, the business was started pre-Internet in 1963 by Liz’s father, the late R. Gordon Barton, an authority on sporting art himself with world-class sources to keep up his inventory and a national and worldwide list of clients, as well.

Greg and Liz Dubenitz had their own thriving art business in Warrenton when they started The Fifth Street Gallery in 1979. When Barton retired, they took over the Sporting Gallery in 1985 and eventually closed up shop in Warrenton to focus on the Middleburg business.

“The best part of being here has been our relationship with our customers,” Greg said.

“They are the true backbone of the business.

Many of them are people we became friends with, and they continued to do business with us. They’re comfortable with what we do and how we do it.”

There is no hard sell at the Sporting Gallery. Visitors are invited to view the art and sculpture on display in the historic old Duffy House (circa 1820) at their leisure, with Greg and Liz always affably available to answer questions or offer any information on a particular work or artist.

“When people come into our gallery, we try to treat them the same way I would like to be treated myself,” Greg said. “You never know if they’re potential customers. You have to treat everyone with respect, and every once in a while they’ll be looking for what you have.

“We had a customer come in from Texas one day and she said she liked some of our pieces but didn’t have a check with her. We told her to just get in touch when she got back.

A couple of days later, her banker called from Houston to get our bank’s routing number. He said we didn’t have to worry at all about her.

She wound up being one of our best clients.”

The inventory has changed a bit since Barton retired. He concentrated mostly on artists from the 19th century, names like Munnings, Stubbs and Herring. These days, the focus is on late 19th century and early 20th century works, with several living artists also displayed on a regular basis.

One of them is Peter Sculthorpe of Wilmington, DE, an artist who works in oil and water color and whose paintings are now being exhibited at the gallery through Nov. 23.

They’ve sold his paintings for 20 years. They also frequently exhibit a local painter, Linda Volrath, from nearby White Post.

Both Greg and Liz come by their passion for art almost naturally. Greg grew up in Western New York and became interested in photography at a very early age.

“My father taught me how to use a camera and work in the darkroom, and when I came here I gravitated toward shooting pictures of fox hunting, racing, all those outdoor things,” he said. “I learned about composition and technique, and I had a lot of friends who were artists, sculptors and photographers. And I learned an awful lot from Liz’s father.”

Liz grew up locally, studied art history at Mary Washington and interned at the Mellon estate, handling inventory, cataloguing “and anything else they wanted me to do,” she said. “I also worked in dad’s store and when I was a kid I learned how to frame pictures. My education was on-the-job training.”

In addition to art sales, The Sporting Gallery also offers restoration and museum quality framing, done by both Greg and Liz. They offer a fabulously friendly atmosphere, and Liz is the first to credit her husband for setting the tone.

“Dad always thought Greg was a natural,” she said. “He’s a real people person. He remembers everything and he’s just great with the public.”

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BOOKED UP: A Teen At War

Reviews of “Just Call me Soldier Boy” and “Mosby:The War Years”

By Denis Cotter For Middleburg Life

Just Call Me Soldier Boy

Middleburg resident Laurie Bergner Maggiano has recently edited and published the letters that her father wrote during his service in the U.S. Army in World War II. Andrew Bergner—always known as Andy—is an octogenarian now, but when he was drafted in 1944 he had just graduated from high school.

Private First Class Bergner caught the tail end of the global conflagration that killed 60 million people, almost 3 percent of the world’s population at the time. He was one of the 16 million Americans who served in the armed forces of his country.

In such a vast panorama, the story of one Philadelphia teenager’s experience of war can seem almost insignificant. Nevertheless, the achievement of Maggiano’s edition of her father’s letters puts a human face on the statistics. The book shows first hand, from contemporaneous written material, the experience of what it was like to be “just a soldier boy” in WWII. Bergner emerges from these pages as an eminently decent, kind, devout, and fundamentally innocent soul. In his own quiet way, this teenager at war is as iconic and all-American as one of Norman Rockwell’s WWII Saturday Evening Post’s cover illustrations.

The letters are a treasure-trove found 50 years after the war’s end. Bergner’s correspondent, his friend and neighbor in Philadelphia, Mary Jane Waterman, had preserved them all.

They are the record of an intimate platonic relationship between a boy who had not yet shaved when he was drafted and an unmarried woman almost twice his age who kept up the boy’s morale with a constant stream of letters, gifts and candy.

This is an endearing book. The letters are lovingly transcribed with solid historical context that frames and enhances the letter sequence. The black-and-white photos add yet another layer of history.

Almost 70 years later, we know how the story ends: Bergner survives the war, goes to college, is successful, meets and marries his beautiful sweetheart Audrey, becomes a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. None of this was clear or inevitable when Pfc. Bergner fought his way into Nazi Germany as a foot-soldier in General George S. Patton’s Third Army, and wrote letters home almost every other day to Mary Jane. The casualty rate was high for hastily trained 18-year-old replacement troops in Europe.

Assembled and published with devotion and respect, this is a contribution of interesting, primary source material to the immense documentary archive of World War II. It describes a sweet and proper boy who found it sweet and proper to fight for, and possibly die for, his country. Andrew Leo Bergner interpreted his survival as a sign that divine providence had other plans for him. He thought about becoming a priest. The almighty, as always, had his own purposes, and former Pfc. Bergner went on to live—and still lives—a productive, sweet, and proper life in the country he bravely fought for,

so many years ago.

The book is available locally at Second Chapter Books.

Mosby: The War Years

Author, CW Whitehair has released his seventh book entitled, “Mosby: The War Years”. The book is about Colonel John S. Mosby, who is known as the “Gray Ghost.”

Colonel Mosby was the commanding officer of the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry. No single Confederate officer was feared more in Northern Virginia and the lower Shenandoah Valley by the Federal army than Mosby. He was very bold, aggressive, self-disciplined, and, although without formal military training, he was a brilliant tactician.

Most of the time the odds were against him, but he was willing to risk the challenges with lightning fast raids in order to achieve his objective.

His method of warfare was unconventional, which earned him a reputation as a mastermind in psychological and guerrilla warfare.

Information for “Mosby: The War Years” was taken from Mosby’s publications, letters, the Official Records of the Union and Confed-

erate Armies, the Southern Historical Society Papers and diaries of men who served in his command during the Civil War. Included are 17 period photographs and sketches and more than 1,000 historical references.

Whitehair has written six books, a bestselling short story, and 50 articles for various Civil War publications. Three of his books have received national recognition. He’s appeared in documentaries and several movies and frequently speaks at roundtables, schools, historical associations, book festivals, publishing classes and libraries. To purchase an autographed copy go to www.whitehairbooks.com.

It’s also available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and buybooksontheweb.com.

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Included here is a picture of the blacksmith building owned and operated by John W. Manzer, a well-known African-American Middleburg businessman for many years. I remember my father going in there to have some welding done, and a lot of people with horses also used his blacksmith services.

The sign above the shop tells you everything you need to know about Mr. Manzer’s bustling enterprise. It reads “John W. Manzer General Blacksmithing. Everything for the Farm. Stop in and See for Your Self. Prices Are Right.”

The location of the original building is between the Red Fox Inn and where the old Mosby Tavern are now. I’m not exactly certain when it was torn down, but the building that initially replaced it was the Talcott Eliason car dealership for Chevrolets and Oldsmobiles, which later became Deering Chevrolet. I bought my first car at Deering—a 1956 Chevy, a two-door coup for $2,200. I remember that Doc and Claudia Saffer also had a black Bel Air convertible from Deering, and it was the talk of the town.

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The master bedroom suite/retreat is a sumptuous place, with exceptional space.

Each of the home’s three bedrooms, in fact, is a study in design elegance.

A two-zone HVAC system is supplemented by a soapstone Tulikivi woodfueled radiant heater from Scandinavia, and electric service is backed up by an 8KW generator. Tests indicate very highquality water from the 660-foot well.

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Contemporary in style and featuring high-quality construction, the main home features more than 5,000 square feet of interior living space, with seven redwood outdoor decks offering direct access to nature’s bounty. Views are equally glorious from inside, as there are more than 100 double-glazed Semco windows. Custom-made, double-cell fabric blinds are found on 28 of the windows.

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Perched at 1,100 feet atop Toy Hill Ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains, panoramic views are found in every direction, and Reservoir Hollow Stream winds its way through the bucolic acreage.

Ideal for hikers, hunters and birdwatchers, the property is serenely situated, accessed by a private country lane not visible from public roads. The net result is a showplace of unparalleled natural and architectural beauty, yet one just 45 minutes to Washington Dulles International Airport and little more than an hour from the corridors of power in Washington.

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Meticulously maintained. $4,800,000

Overlooking a serene pond, this magnificent European style manor home is on 115 acres surrounded by thousands of protected acres and the Bull Run Mountains.

Custom built in 2001 using Olde World craftsmanship and materials this stunning home offers five bedrooms, 6 baths, 10’ ceilings, wide plank flooring, pool and geo thermal heating and cooling. $2,750,000

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MELROSE: 12 parcels (none in easement), comprise the 591 acres, some of the finest managed land in the country. Part of the 2400 Acre estate of Spring Hill Farm. One can purchase additional property from the 2400 Acre estate of Spring Hill. Currently on the property are 2 tenant homes and 3 barns. Part of this land also backs to a game preserve. $3,750,000

POTTS MILL - on 137+ acres with frontage on Little River, Open Space Easement, rolling fields with mature hardwood forest, Orange County Hunt Territory, great ride out, very private, within 5 miles of the village of Middleburg, views in all directions. $2,800,000

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From a quiet lane, just west of historic Middleburg, this lovely home with 4 bedrooms, 4 ½ baths was built in 2008, on 18 acres. The welcoming front porch overlooks the riding ring whereas, the wide covered deck, on the back of the home, offers a private retreat overlooking the heated pool and pond with its boat house. $1,290,000

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Beautifully remodeled and absolutely charming home in move-in condition, minutes west of Middleburg. One level living with kitchen, living room, dining room and 3 bedrooms, 2 baths on upper level. Walk out lower level with stunning family room with fireplace, full bath, office and mudroom. 4.33 Acres including fenced paddock and small barn, ready for your horse. $665,000

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Stunning and recent restoration by owner/designer of c.1825 Church and Meeting Hall, now leased to an Antique Shoppe and Design Center. Zoned "Commercial Village" and "Village" in the heart of Virginia's wine and horse country. Both buildings sit within the front half of the .84 Acre parcel w/the remainder in lawn w/mature trees & lovely mountain views. $998,000

Private 65 Acre Estate near historic Middleburg. 3 porches add to the charm of this restored Farm House, c.1830 w/ pool and shared pond. Other features include 4 stall barn w/ guest suite, 4 bay open equipment barn and 2 bay garage.

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Spectacular, verdant 182 acres with Rappahannock River frontage and pond. Beautifully protected views of the mountains, charming 3 bedroom, 1 bath cottage with living room, library/study, kitchen and breakfast room.

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Active Horse training center on 148+ Acres. The facilities include 11 barns with a total of 220 stalls. Each barn has access to 2 paddocks for a total of 22 paddocks. Within the premises are tack rooms, grooms quarters, office, a vet office and 3 bay machine shop. There is a 7/8’s mile race track with a 4 stall starting gate. 3 wells service the property. Convenient to Route 50 and Washington Dulles International Airport. $3,900,000

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Comparable to exquisite Kentucky Horse Farms, the gently rolling fields are lined with white board fencing. Features include a gracious 6 bedroom manor home, pool with house, 8 barns, large machine shop, 2 ponds, 9 tenant homes and at one of the entrances, the owner’s handsome office inclusive of conference and impressive trophy room. $7,500,000

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When Hank Berg came to Highland School eight years ago, he had already amassed 25 years of experience in Virginia independent schools as a teacher and administrator. As a candidate for Head of School in the spring of 2005, he knew Highland was ready to make dynamic changes and he would have the opportunity to take an active role in directing the Warrenton school’s future course.

Looking back, he says he accepted the position because he “saw the vast amounts of potential at the school and wanted to lead the efforts for change in the future. I felt I could have a big imprint on the plan for Highland.”

In the eight years since, Berg’s leadership has guided many positive changes; not just to the physical plant, but to the core academic program. And Highland’s students are benefiting tremendously.

When he arrived, Highland’s Center for the Arts had just opened. The Rice Theater, a 355-seat auditorium within the center, offers an unparalleled experience for students both on and off stage. Berg added a new humanities wing in the upper school, a new lower school building that opened in 2011, and a major renovation of the middle school completed in 2012. A large turf field was built in 2008 and last spring a baseball field was completed.

Berg also has overseen significant improvements in academics, his first priority.

He’s taken great pains to make sure the faculty is made up of the best and brightest teachers Highland can attract. And to assist the faculty, he fosters a culture that allows them to encourage students to find what they enjoy most and then figure out how they can achieve the best results through their efforts.

“We’d try anything if we thought it would be good for the kids and it could be sustainable,” says Berg.

Results have been impressive. In the last two years, graduating Highland students were accepted at prestigious national colleges and universities such as Columbia, Yale, Princeton, Duke, Stanford, Cal-Berkeley, Johns Hopkins and Vanderbilt. Others have gone on to fine in-state schools—Virginia, William and Mary, Virginia Tech, Washington and Lee and Richmond.

Another example is an independent study in Chinese that leads to a regular course of Chinese language as students clamor for the subject. An initial yearlong focus on a single foreign nation reinforces Highland’s long tradition of international programs, including

trips abroad for students and parents. There also is a sister school in Kenya that is supported by the entire student body, a global studies program, and a growing program for foreign students. This year Hank Berg Highland hosts 21 students from six countries—China, Spain, Scotland, Germany, South Korea, and Vietnam.

Berg also has a passion for the outdoors and the environment.

“Some of the most intellectual things I’ve done here have involved the outdoors, “ Berg said.

He firmly believes a long walk in the woods or a paddle down a river will lead to a conversation and recognition of aesthetics that can have a profound influence. All Highland freshmen spend the first three days of school off campus in field studies on Chesapeake Bay where they get to know each other and some of their teachers. All other high school and middle school students also engage in outdoor field studies throughout the year.

Berg’s commitment to connecting children to nature continued recently with the opening and ribbon cutting of the new village garden and outdoor classroom.

The vision of Highland parents Amudha and Gajan Mahendiran, the garden classroom will enhance the lives of Highland’s students as well as the larger Fauquier County community. “The possibilities are unlimited,” stated Amudha Mahendiran, who worked with landscape designer Nicole Siess and Highland School to develop the space. The garden will yield both flowers and vegetables. The students will also learn about composting.

Berg also is proud of the students’ sense of civic responsibility. Community service is a large part of the school’s philosophy with students volunteering numerous hours at the Fauquier Free Clinic, SPCA, FISH and the Fauquier Food Bank, among others.

Berg said he’s satisfied now to allow the great physical changes to take hold and settle.

In the future, he’d like to have more social space for the students of the Upper School. Also, he’d like to see a proper fitness and weight room, not just for athletes, but for all students interested in fitness training.

And the favorite part of his job?

Asking “What if?” And, “How could?”

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Hank Berg’s commitment to connecting children to nature at Highland School in Warrenton continued recently with the opening and ribbon cutting of the new village garden and outdoor classroom.

Twin Oaks Tavern Winery: From Email to Excellence ML From a modest 2-acre vineyard planted in 1999 with chardonnay and cabernet franc grapes, Donna Evers, proprietor and winemaker at Twin Oaks Tavern Winery, has traveled a path defined by persistence, dedication and hard work.

The first harvest, in 2002, resulted in a mere 35 gallons of wine.

“We planned to sell the grapes after our first harvest,” Evers said, “but then we decided to make wine with it. We followed the emailed instructions from a wine consultant that year.”

In 2008, Twin Oaks, on Ravens Rock Road in Bluemont, received its license and the tasting room opened, offering chardonnay and Raven Rocks Red. Initially, the wine was bottled one bottle at a time before Evers obtained the equipment to handle six bottles at a time. “ N o w this spring,” she said, “we bottled 6,500 bottles.”

Evers comes from a long line of winemakers.

“All of my ancestors have made wine,” she said. “My mother’s family is from Zagreb, Croatia, and they all made their own wine from fruit on their property.” Evers’s relatives in Croatia operate a vineyard that has been in the family for over 100 years.

Evers’ persistence as a winemaker has paid off, with Twin Oaks Tavern Winery’s 2012 Chardonnay recently winning a silver medal in the International Women’s Wine Competition held in Sonoma County, California, and scoring an impressive “92” at the Beverage Tasting Institute’s tasting in Chicago.

“Some years make it easy and some years make it hard,” Evers said. “Even though we work very hard, there can be too much rain or not enough sunshine. But I knew 2012 was going to

be a good year.”

Evers said her business does not distribute the wine, but rather sells it at the vineyard and serves it at events held on the premises.

In addition to her avocation as a winemaker, Evers is the founder and owner of Evers & Co. Real Estate, the largest woman-ownedand-run independent residential real estate company in the Washington metropolitan area.

“In the real estate business, we get a lot of emotional feedback from our clients,” Evers said. “It’s very rewarding to work with people who are grateful for our help finding them the right house or selling their house. We get a lot of emotional feedback at the winery, too, because people are happy that we give them what they want: a nice atmosphere, good wine and live music.”

Twin Oaks Tavern is one of many stone houses that were built on the Blue Ridge Mountain between 1890 and 1920. When the Evers family bought Twin Oaks in 1998, the house had been devastated by a fire and the grounds were littered with dilapidated buildings and chain link fences. They spent a year renovating the house and landscaping the grounds.

Built in 2009, the winery includes two tasting rooms with fireplaces and dramatic woodbeamed cathedral ceilings. There is a wood bar formed from the trunk of a tree from Evers’ daughter’s nearby farm. The two-tiered decks off of the tasting room overlook a stunning view of the Shenandoah Valley.

Donna Evers and her family are eager to share their beautiful site with visitors and wine enthusiasts. The tasting room also offers a selection of Amish cheeses, sausage, salami, bread and crackers. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly, and dogs are welcomed.

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By Pam Mickley Albers, AIA The Emmanuel Episcopal Church was built in 1843 at Washington and Hamilton streets-Lot 19, on land purchased by the Protestant Episcopal Church for $75 from Leven Powell who developed the Town of Middleburg. The four trustees that purchased the land were Asa Rogers, William Cochran, Francis Powell and George Cuthbert; all well-known landowners in Middleburg.

The building in the neo-Gothic style was a small brick church measuring 30 feet by 40 feet and accommodating 40 members. Through the course of the Civil War the occasional worship services were sparsely attended and it was also possibly used as a hospital like the Free Church and Asbury Methodist Church.

As Middleburg grew in the 1920’s the vestry records show that the Parish house added running water and flushing toilets in 1918-1919. The Loudoun Light & Power Company’s wires reached Middleburg in 1925. Bearing two of Emmanuel’s most prominent names, Charlotte Haxall Noland founded Foxcroft School in 1914. With the increase of worshippers including girls from the Foxcroft School, as well as the donation of a pipe organ, the expansion of the church in 1927 was made necessary. The church was extended by 20 feet to accommodate an additional 70 members and the new pipe organ. The change in the brick from the addition can be seen on the side of the church today.

In 1937, on the 200th anniversary of Middleburg’s founder and member, Leven Powell, a stone tablet was dedicated and installed on the church’s east wall. Other notable events of the parish include during World War II, the parishioners began the annual Fabulous Rum-

mage Sale to help the needy in 1943 and in 1948 the first annual Christmas Shop was held.

In 1976, the church was again remodeled to accommodate a smaller organ and additional seats for a total of 115 members.

Principal historic gifts that were incorporated into the church building over the years include: bricks salvaged from historic churches including George Washington’s Old Falls Church; the altar, pulpit and lectern from 1844; the bell built for the church in 1899; the wrought iron gates and brick columns installed in 1927; the stained glass Ascension window installed in 1930; and the ongoing memorial needlepoint kneelers started in 1970 are just a few from past parishioners.

The old photograph shows the church circa 1920 before the Ascension window and the front wrought iron fence were installed, which can be seen in the current photo of the church.

I would like to acknowledge and thank the Reverend Anne Hallmark and Viviane Warren who I spoke with about the church, as well as, information from public documents, written articles and photographs: The Pink Box, Middleburg, VA; the National Register of Historical Places; “The Story of Middleburg, Virginia 1787-1958”; “Destination Middleburg: A Walking Tour into The Past: Middleburg, Virginia”; and “Emmanuel Episcopal Church” by John Parish.

[Pam Mickley Albers, AIA is a local architect and Director of the Middleburg Office of Anderson Cooper Group Architects. A Middleburg native, she is a member of the Historic District Review Committee in Middleburg and the Envisioning Committee for the Comprehensive Plan of Middleburg.]

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Marcia Woolman For Middleburg Life It seems like only yesterday when I ran out the back door of the house after hearing the garbage can being assaulted to chase away that pesky raccoon we had been seeing. Wrong!

This time it was a sow black bear and three baby cubs that I met face to face. Fortunately, they were as shocked as I was, and the three little ones went up the nearest tree while mama just stared at me. I turned on my heel and closed the door.

This was not at our house in Montana, but right here south of Middleburg. Indeed it was a couple of years ago, and that was a first.

Now seeing bears and cubs is an annual reporting effort by the locals who keep each other informed of the travel and feeding habits so we know who needs to be on the lookout. Or, should I say who should not be running out their back door without looking first.

Why this change from an occasional sighting every few years to having our own returning bear families who find this area just the perfect place to raise a family (just as we do)? An educated guess might be over simplification, but I’d speculate that we have the perfect habitat, and the territory is not presently over populated with bears as Shenandoah Park is right now.

Bears do have territories. They just don’t have a deed. Bears desire their own space, and sometimes with male bears it becomes quite an issue. Sound familiar?

Regarding habitat, we have a fair amount of woodland for security and we also have fields that contain the variety of food that bears prefer. Bears are omnivores, as they will eat almost anything. They are attracted to nuts, fruits, berries, mushrooms and forage, but they will also eat carrion or anything dead or

decaying.

It is rare for bears to attack larger living animals; they prefer mice and rodents and easy-to-catch creatures. We have an abundance of these foods, and little competition. At least there’s no competition that will take it away from a bear.

There are lots of similarities between bears and people. They would rather not see us, and the feeling is mutual, at least while we are out riding or hiking. They like to find food that is easy to acquire, and they eat from the four food groups, too.

If you see a bear before it sees you, keep it that way. Bears are dangerous in two general sets of circumstances—when someone or something gets between mama and babies, and if you surprise them and they feel threatened.

Threatened can mean either that you will take away the food they have found, or they feel endangered by you, which certainly sounds reasonable.

Last but not least, protect your garbage cans so they do not attract bears. I learned the hard way, because one week to the day after my back porch bear adventure, they returned to check out those garbage cans that smelled so good. Put them in a shed or build a covered area for them. There are also bear proof garbage cans that really work and can be found on-line.

As a final reminder: The bears were here first. We are the ones who have caused them to retreat to the mountains, and now our habitat is inviting them to come back and forage among us. Enjoy a bear sighting, but be sure to tell your neighbors about it. To be well educated and informed is to be safe in bear country.

[Marcia Woolman is a regular columnist who also serves on several conservation boards both here and in Montana.]

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Charming 4 bedroom colonial on 3.2 acres with 3 finished levels and just 5 minutes to Middleburg. Spacious sunfilled rooms with multiple French doors on each level, beautiful decor, pristine condition. Two fireplaces, Hardwood floors, screened porch, wonderful kitchen/center island, terrace with wisteria covered pergola overlooking a gorgeous pool. Two stall stable & paddocks in a private and idyllic setting. $789,500

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Stone manor house in spectacular setting • 86.81 acres • Highly protected area in prime Piedmont Hunt • Gourmet kitchen • Wonderful detail throughout • 5 BR • 5 BA • 3 half BA • 3 fireplaces, classic pine paneled library • Tenant house • Stable • Riding ring • Heated saltwater pool • Pergola • Full house generator

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Mountain top retreat with 60 mile panoramic views of the Shenandoah Valley • 215 acres • 1/3 pasture • Main house circa 1787 • 3 BR, 1 BA • 2 fireplaces • Random width pine floors • 2 BR, 1 BA guest cottage • Stone & frame barn circa 1787 • Remnants of formal garden • Old cemetery • Spring fed pond • Gazebo

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Custom home on 10 well maintained acres • Beautifully decorated • Hardwood floors, high ceilings, 4 fireplaces, gourmet kitchen • Large screened porch • In-ground pool and spa surrounded by brilliant garden • 4 stall barn/3 paddocks • Full house generator • Irrigation system for garden

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Charlotte Haxall Noland founded the Foxcroft School in 1914.

By Dulcy Hooper For Middleburg Life When Charlotte Haxall Noland founded Foxcroft in 1914 at the age of 32, her dream was that the school would become one “girls would want to come to and hate to leave because they loved it.” She served as headmistress for 47 years and, no doubt inspired by her iconic leadership, the school benefited from a serendipitous touch of royalty along the way.

As a young girl, Wallis Warfield, the future Duchess of Windsor, first crossed paths with “Miss Charlotte” Noland at Oldfields in Cockeysville, MD, a school of 56 girls “so snobbish they did not even compete at games with other girls, preferring to play among themselves.” The school’s motto was “Gentleness and Courtesy.”

At Oldfields, Wallis became a keen basketball player, coached by the talented young Charlotte Noland, who offered afternoon basketball sessions three times a week in a rented Baltimore garage.

For the young Wallis, Noland was an ideal woman—“a mixture of gay, deft teasing and a drill sergeant’s sternness…cultivated of manner, a marvelous horsewoman and a dashing figure in every setting.” Wallis, like Noland, was a skilled horsewoman, unafraid to tackle jumps or challenge others with whom she was riding.

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Burrland, Charlotte Noland’s family house, was a white-columned, Greek-revival plantation that became the setting for Burrland Camp, which Noland started in 1907. Wallis first attended camp in the summer of 1909, along with several other Oldfields girls. Wallis loved her summers at Burrland, where days were filled with riding, picnics, lawn tennis and croquet, poetry, blackberry-picking expeditions and time spent on good manners.

Wallis always wanted to return, and in 1941, she did, this time as the Duchess of Windsor. It was dark when the Duke and Duchess arrived in Middleburg, and people lined the streets to see the royal couple. Noland met her former student and the Duke at the entrance to Brick House.

The lawn was flooded with light. All the servants stood at one side to get a good view of the couple as they were ushered into the parlor.

The royal couple was presented to the 90 students who filled the room, beginning with the seniors. The girls curtseyed when they were introduced, and the faculty members were then introduced one by one.

After that, the couple was driven to Noland’s home at Covert for tea. Two members of the faculty, whom the Duchess had known in Baltimore as a girl, were among the guests.

The visit lasted only an hour, as the Duke and Duchess were expected in Washington for a dinner.

The event was covered by the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, which wrote, “all that day, people flocked here, as word got out that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor would go through Middleburg to spend the week-end at Foxcroft to call on Miss Charlotte Haxall Noland. When they arrived, the lawn was flooded in lights and all the colored servants stood at one side to get a peep of the visitors.”

Fifteen years later, in 1957, Queen Elizabeth II visited the United States. Having heard about Noland from a cousin who had attended Foxcroft during World War II, the Queen expressed a desire to meet her, and to spend a day in the country seeing horses. For the visit, the Foxcroft girls were lined up in a specially reserved spot along the drive to the house.

Dressed in their green and fawn-colored uniforms, the Foxcroft flag flying in the breeze, they cheered the charming young queen and her husband, Prince Philip.

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It was a day of grey skies, cool breezes and one monumental upset in the $50,000 International Gold Cup at Great Meadow.

Foyle, a 12-to-1 choice as the longest shot in the morning line for the 3-and-a-half-mile timber race and ridden by Middleburg-based Irishman Kieran Norris, stayed in touch with the leading pack in the field of seven outstanding horses and picked them off one by one for a thrilling victory over jockey Mark Beecher on Straight To It owned by Sheilah Williams and Andre Brewster and trained by Jack Fisher.

Owner Irvin Naylor’s Tax Ruling, trained by William Meister and ridden by James Slater, was third.

A crowd of more than 35,000 gathered for the races, many taking advantage of a chance to strut their fancy hats, dine sumptuously from corporate tents or fancy tailgates and wager on all the races at betting stations located all around the pretty premises.

“It was a case of getting there bit by bit,” Norris said after Foyle, an 8-year-old son of Yarrow Brae, finished the 3-and-a-half-mile course in 7 minutes, 21.60 seconds, the tenth fastest time since the race moved to Great Meadow from Warrenton in 1984. “I knew after the first jump, I may be on the winner.”

Three of the riders in the race—Norris, runner-up Beecher and Richie Rohan (fifth)— all grew up within a mile of each other in Tallow on Ireland’s south coast. Norris’s parents were into breeding and racing greyhounds, but Norris also was an avid rider as a youngster and was introduced to steeplechase racing by an uncle.

The 28-year-old Irishman came to the U.S. last spring, won his first sanctioned race last May and now exercises horses for trainer Richard Valentine in The Plains. He got the ride on Foyle when Warrenton’s Chris Read decided to try his chances with Middleburg’s Kinross Farm’s Old Timer. Read was dismounted early in the race but the rider and horse were not injured.

“I live in Middleburg and I just love the area,” said Norris, who won 25 point-to-point races back home before immigrating to America. “This was a great race and I’m happy to win it. It’s by far my biggest win.”

So too were those who put their money where those betting machines were on Foyle.

The winner, owned by Barbara and Charles Noell and trained by Maryland’s Bruce Fenwick, paid $25.20 on a $2 bet, and the trifecta paid $289.60.

Middleburg had plenty of representation in the winner’s circle. Local trainer Doug Fout had two winners—Forgotten Man, owned by Betsy Mead and ridden by Gerard Galligan, in a $25,000 allowance hurdle, and Maggie Bryant’s Lea Von, with Martin Rohan up, in a $15,000 maiden hurdle. Kinross’s Schoolhouse, with Read in the irons and trained by Neil Morris, won the $20,000 cross country Steepleton. Virginia bred Hear The Word, owned by Riverdee Stable, won the $15,000 Old Dominion Turf for trainer Todd Wyatt and his wife, jockey Blair Waterman Wyatt, an Upperville native.

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At left, Dawn Williams (left) congratulates Kieran Norris aboard Foyle. The team came home the winners of the $50,000 International Gold Cup. Above, Norris atop Foyle—the pair won the race by ¾ length over Straight to It and Mark Beecher. Below, from left, Gold Cup Association Chairman Will Allison, Kieran Norris, Barbara Voss Noell and trainer Bruce Fenwick.

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Tab Hunter, one of our all-time favorite actors, returned to Middleburg for a few days recently for a quick visit with friends, including the ever-affable horseman, Snowden Clarke.

“Snowy” is returning to Virginia after several years in Los Angeles coaching riders and training show hunters and plans to take up right where he left off. Stay tuned.

Claudia Young, Mabel and Helen Wiley declared the annual Chinn Lane Yard Sale a success.

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Helen Wiley, along with friends and neighbors, recently held the annual Chinn Lane Yard Sale. She reports success with a nice contribution from the sale going to Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Upperville.

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At Middleburg Academy’s fifth annual Couchfest for Spirit Week: Head of School Colley Bell, his wife, Edwina Bell (eyes covered), and 12-year old son, Colley, make their maiden voyage, safely steered by freshman Jonathan Lee, son of Jennifer and Sam Lee of The Plains. At left is Allise Leffen Pelham of San Clemente, CA, Notre Dame Academy Class of ‘86.

Allan Glasser, Snowden Clarke and Tab Hunter.

A group of Middleburg-area garden club enthusiasts recently traveled to Lexington, KY…Lucy Rhame, Lauren Woolcott, Missy Janes, Daphne Cheatham and Kaye Nazarian had a chance to visit Ashland, the home of Henry Clay, during the annual meeting for the Garden Club of America Zone VII.

The very talented and ever-so-fashionable Alessandra Richards is having a show of WORTH line of clothing Nov. 8-13 at the home of designer Catherine Boswell. Catherine specializes in drapery and bed furnishings in traditional designs with an emphasis on color and texture. The fall and winter WORTH collection is a sophisticated ladies fashion-forward yet conservative line. The location will be 21180 St. Louis Road outside of Middleburg. One-on-

The Orange County Hounds hosted their annual Hunter Pace event at Whitewood with divisions for all levels from hill-toppers to firstflight hunters. It was a bright and delightful day out for riders Photo by Vicky Moon and tailgaters, including Jessica Chappell along with Emma, Haley and Peter Walsh. Winners included Hill Topper Pairs Best Turned Out of Coria Team 1 with Kathleen Lyons (Luke) and Lorena Coria (Wilhemina Star), who also won the Best Hill Topper Pair.

The Eduardo Coria Training team won First Flight Team Best Turned Out and the Loudoun Fairfax Lads of Paul Wilson (Quinn), Larry Campbell (Onyx), Luc Dejager (Vandell) were first in Closest to Ideal Time.

A big shout out to The Wisecrackers: Alexa Lowe Wiseman (Vienna Windsor Z), Tom Wiseman (darcor Windsor Z), Katherine Berger (Nestor) and Barbara Batterton (Ardagh) in the Best Hunt Teams. Haley Alcock on Dad’s Doing was First Flight Champion and Daphne Vander Woude on Secret Adios was First Flight Adult Champion.

News from the recent Virginia Field Hunter Championships came to Middleburg

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Middleburg philanthropist Betsee Parker has recently purchased the Farmer’s Delight estate with plans to keep the large tract intact. “We want to conserve a 700-acre tract of rural farmland to help our community,” she told Middleburg Life.

The 12th Annual Windy Hill Foundation Fashion Show Gala, co-chaired by Valerie Dove and Mabel Walsh, not only sold out but also broke all previous records for the charity. According to Kim Hart, executive director of the foundation, the event at the Salamander Resort & Spa netted more than $100,000.

Photo by Leonard Shapiro Jessica Chappell, Emma, Haley and Peter Walsh at the Proceeds from the event go entirely to the foundation’s Family Development Program Orange County Hounds Team Chase event. which provides after-school programs such as the Study Buddy tutoring program at Life from Tracey Cover who reports, “I’m delighted and privileged to say that my bay Middleburg Elementary School, the Healthy Thoroughbred gelding, Brandywine, carried Child dental program, summer camps, family me to a victory.” Representing the Middleburg emergency funds and activities for the elderly Hunt, she also won the Best Turned Out award. The event was hosted by 2012 winner Katherine Berger and the Blue Ridge Hunt.

The VFHC was held midafternoon Sunday, Oct. 20, at Woodley Farm in Berryville in the scenic Blue Ridge Hunt territory. All recognized hunts in Virginia were invited to send two representatives from their hunt to compete in the championship. This year there were 18 beautiful horse and rider pairs representing 12 hunts.

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And speaking of hunting… Tracey Cover on Brandywine of the Middleburg Hunt won Nancy Bedford has opened The the Virginia Field Hunter Championship and was also honMuseum of Hounds and Hunting North America Satellite Gallery for ored as the Best Turned Out. the holiday season at 112 W. Washington St. next to Middleburg Common Grounds. The large, light-filled space features work from area sporting artists along with books, sculptures and stuffed toys.

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Barbara Iselin Sears was in town to visit her brother Ollie Iselin recently and stopped by the Fun Shop to order six jars of her favorite Appleton Farm Chutney.

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Lucy Rhame, Lauren Woolcott, Missy Janes, Daphne Cheatham and Kaye Nazarian at Ashland (home of Henry Clay) in Lexington, KY, for the Garden Club of America Zone VII Annual Meeting.

The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International Three Star Eventing National Championship came to an exciting conclusion in Elkton, MD, when Jan Byyny and Inmidair of Purcellville proved to be deserving and popular winners as they claimed their first national title.

“I’ve had some pretty bad luck with this horse. I went to Kentucky [in April, 2013] and the horse had a breathing issue and had to have surgery,” Byyny said. “I didn’t know if he would ever do another three-star. This is everything for me.”

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Middleburg Life writer and retired Washington Post sports columnist Leonard Shapiro (right) recently met with producers of NFL Films Todd Schmidt and Donald Marx for a documentary on the life and times of Washington tight end Jerry Smith, the first professional athlete to die as a result of AIDS.

Rosemary Groux, 17, a junior at Highland, has just published her first book, “Finding Truth,” the first book in the Brenwyd Legacy, an epic trilogy about the unseen battle between good and evil. Rosemary is the daughter of Leigh Ann Hazel Groux and Rick Groux of Broad Run. “Finding Truth” is the tale of Cassie Pennington, a teenage girl on an epic quest to rescue her kidnapped parents and discover the truth about her own identity and destiny. Her life takes a turn for the adventurous when she learns that she is descended from the Brenwyds, an ancient people who are as much in danger as they are gifted.

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Hill School recently hosted an exciting visitor when Luvuyo Mandela, great-grandson of Nobel Peace Prize winner and former South African president Nelson Mandela, spoke to the students in grades 4-8. The young Mandela’s presentation explained the history of racial segregation in apartheid-era South Africa, comparing it to Jim Crow laws in the United States. He also described his great-grandfather’s long imprisonment and political activism.

Photo by Karen Monroe, Courtesy of Hill School Introducing Mandela was Luvuyo Mandela with Tristan Oldham and Hill School HeadJeannie Van Metre (Hill ‘93), a local master Trevor Lord. associate of Porcha Dodson of Los Angeles (also Hill ‘93), whose nonprofit organization, Project Knapsack, matches students in the U.S. with African peers for aid and cultural exchange. This year, Hill sixth graders will be writing letters and sending backpacks with school supplies to South African pen pals at Molalatladi Primary School in Soweto.

From Middleburg Academy, we have learned that History Department Chair Rob Horne and his Anthropology and Archaeology class have been mapping what appears to be a horse graveyard on the campus. Nestled in the woods, the 28 headstones discovered so far bear the names of several horses (Chipper, Big Boy, and Kelly) and the dates of their passing. Students are seeking local sources who could provide historical context. If so, please contact Mr. Horne at 540-687-5581 or email rhorne@middleburgacademy.org. Middleburg Life will continue to follow this story as it unfolds.

Rob Banner, president of the Great Meadow Foundation, paid a visit to our offices recently with a copy of an investor prospectus for an adjacent 175 acres known as Fleming Farm. He has put into motion a plan to host the 2014 World Championship Three Day event selection trials as well as additional top flight competitions in 2015 and 2016…Stay tuned.

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John Zugschwert, Leslie Van Sant and Christa Dierksheide, who spoke on Jefferson’s postcolonial vision at the Atoka Preservation Society’s recent lecture at The Mary House at Middleburg Academy.

Neighbor and attorney Trevor Potter made an appearance on “60 Minutes” to speak on the “Leadership Fund” that Congresspersons are legally allowed to use for their own personal expense, etc. Potter was chairman of the Federal Election Committee and is an expert in campaign funding.

Fred Kohler recently celebrated 50 years singing in the choir of the Emmanuel Episcopal church.

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Piedmont Community Foundation’s Second Annual Charity Golf Outing participants included: President Brad Davis, John Mascatello, Terry Reilly and Scott Andrews, with Executive Director Amy Owen. The team created an “acorn” endowment fund to benefit The Hill School’s Teen Saturday program.

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Rosemary Groux’s new book “Finding Truth” is the first one in a planned trilogy.

Over in The Plains, Wakefield School is excited to announce the debut of a scholarship to benefit a new incoming ninth grade student who demonstrates a commitment to engagement in and outside of the classroom.

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Dr. Dierksheide spoke on “Thomas Jefferson’s Post-colonial Vision: Agricultural Improvement, Domestic Manufacturing and a New Political Economy.”

Her upcoming book, “Amelioration and Empire: Progress and Slavery in Plantation America, 1770-1840,” published by the University of Virginia Press, focuses on planters’ visions of progressive slave societies in Virginia, South Carolina and the British Caribbean.

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Long & Foster Haley Fitzgerald, Dave Olimpi, Kim Shelly, Deltone L. Moore, A.J. Panebianco and Real Estate, Philip Miller modeled the ready to wear and custom clothing from Highcliffe Inc. has opened Clothiers at the Windy Hill event. a new office in Purcellville in the Gateway shopping center. Michele Stevens, managing broker of Long & Foster’s Middleburg office, will lead the team at the new location.

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With holidays on the horizon, heaping helpings of a wide variety of events are on Middleburg’s groaning plate in the coming weeks.

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Hungarian Rhapsody Saturday, November 16 at 8 p.m

Considered one of the world’s greatest folkloric dance ensembles, these gifted Eastern European dancers and musicians bring us their rich and colorful traditions with Hungarian Rhapsody, a spirited journey through time tracing the history of a thousandyear-old culture through its dance and music. Don’t miss the live music, the dancing and the acrobatics, and the grace and passion that The Washington Post called a “Forceful, tasteful… presentation of ethnic expression.” $30, $38, $46

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Shanghai Ballet La Sylphide Friday, November 22 at 8 p.m.

Enchanting audiences for over 30 years, this dazzling ensemble of gifted dancers from the Far East performs a spellbinding production of La Sylphide. Enjoy beautiful costumes and the lovely light and airy choreography of August Bournonville in a transcendently beautiful ballet about the human heart’s unending search for true love. $40, $48, $56

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= Performances we recommend as most suitable for families with children to enjoy together

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Celebrating their 35th anniversary season, Chanticleer–with their sublime sound, unrivaled technique, and mastery of more than a thousand years of vocal literature–is “America’s a cappella pride and joy.” (Classics Today) At the Hylton Center, Chanticleer’s cherished Christmas celebration is a sign that the holiday season has truly begun! Relax from the holiday rush and enjoy a glorious evening of beautiful centuryspanning music. $34, $42, $50

TICKETS HyltonCenter.org / 888-945-2468 Hylton Center Ticket Office

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On George Mason University’s Prince William campus, 4 miles south of I66 via exit 44

First, a little history.

Author and historian David Bridges will discuss his Civil War novel, “The Broken Circle,” at Welbourne Plantation 4-9 p.m.

Nov. 10. The book is based on the exploits of the author’s great-great uncle, Dr. James Breathed, a medical doctor and major in the confederacy who was involved in the battles of Middleburg and Aldie. There is a marker dedicated to him in Aldie honoring his actions in detaining Union forces and preventing them from reaching Gen. Robert E. Lee. Now for some important school days.

Wakefield School’s Early Childhood Program will hold an informational session at 9 a.m.

Nov. 11. Hill School will meet with prospective students/parents at 10 a.m. Nov. 9 and 9 a.m.

Dec. 17. Middleburg Academy will have an admissions open house 1-4 p.m. Nov. 10. Highland School’s open house for pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 is scheduled 1:30-3 p.m. Nov. 17 in the middle school’s Johnson Academic Center.

On the musical front, “Motown And More” will be presented at Buchanan Hall in Upperville starting at 7 p.m. Nov. 29. Local legend Bryan Fox is among four vocalists who will perform lots of old favorites along with a 10-piece ensemble band, with all proceeds benefitting Buchanan Hall. Tickets can be purchased at Blackthorne Inn, Upperville Country Store, Middleburg Long & Foster and Middleburg Montessori. Call 540-592-3455 or go to www.buchananhall.com.

The Mosby Heritage Area Association is hosting “Middleburg Remembers the Kennedys” 2-4 p.m. Nov. 10, at the Sheila C. Johnson Performing Arts Center at the Hill School.

The event will offer an intimate glimpse into the time the Kennedy family spent in Middleburg on the 50th anniversary of their last visit together to the town. Tickets ($30 for Mosby Heritage members, $40 for non-members) are available at 540-687-6681 or www.mosbyheritagearea.org.

Over in Marshall, Madcap Farm, a 65-acre equestrian estate with a 400-year-old farmhouse, is hosting an open house 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Nov. 16-17. Call 540-207-3847 or visit madcapfarm@earthlink.com.

Christmas at Oatlands this year will include a mansion decked out in Roaring Twenties style, with historic and handcrafted decorations, some featuring materials from gardens on the property. Holiday tours begin Nov. 18 and run through Dec. 30 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays.

The Carriage House shop has lots of Christmas gift inventory, as well. Call 703-777-3174 or go to www.oatlands.org.

More from Highland School. There will be a “Highland for the Holidays” shopping opportunity with an array of merchants selling their wares at the school 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Nov. 10. A $5 admission benefits the Fauquier Free Clinic and Fauquier Family Shelter. Also, Nov. 14-16, the upper school is presenting the comedy “Lend Me A Tenor” starting at 7:30 p.m., with a 3 p.m. matinee performance scheduled Nov. 17.

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Author and historian David Bridges, pictured above, will discuss his Civil War novel, “The Broken Circle,” at Welbourne Plantation 4-9 p.m.

Nov. 10. The book is based on the exploits of the author’s great-great uncle, Dr. James Breathed, a medical doctor and major in the confederacy who was involved in the battles of Middleburg and Aldie.

burg Garden Club will have a theme of “An Old Fashioned Christmas” for its holiday standard flower show, greens sale and bazaar 2-5 p.m.

Dec. 6, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 7, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church parish hall. Admission is free and proceeds help support the club’s beautification and community projects. Call 540-6874176 or email ponyprod@aol.com.

That’s all part of the annual Christmas in Middleburg celebration, with festivities kicking off Dec. 7 with a breakfast with Santa and silent auction at Middleburg Elementary starting at 8:30 a.m. At 11 a.m., the Middleburg Hunt Review hits the streets with more than 100 horses, riders in pink coats and dozens of hounds coming through town.

The annual Middleburg Christmas Parade begins at 2 p.m., and back by popular demand will be a “Wine Crawl” 3-6 p.m. That will include Virginia wine tastings at Middleburg Country Inn, Common Grounds, Market Salamander, Goodstone Inn and Olio tasting room.

The Middleburg Business and Professional Association will hold a Christmas tree lighting ceremony Dec. 6 behind The Pink Box, with caroling starting at 5 p.m. The lighting will be followed by a third annual holiday concert at A Place To Be, starting at 6:15 p.m.

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LiBerTy HALL

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Spectacular custom home built in 2005 with over 6000 sq. ft. and old world, quality finishes. Fabulous entertaining house with gourmet kitchen, five bedrooms, four and ½ baths, finished walk out basement with tv viewing area, work out room and craft center. Swimming pool, stable and detached garage complete the offering. Ninety acres of pasture and woods in two parcels. Conservation easement and tax benefit potential. First time offered. $3,400,000

Paris/Upperville sCirca 1770, Lovely Stone and Stucco Farmhouse sits at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains s20+ acres surrounded by Protected Lands sIncredible Views sMeticulous exterior renovations include newly Re-Pointed Stonework, Metal Roof, 2 Large Additions, Covered Porch, Basement, Buried Electric, Well and Septic sFully Fenced, Mature Trees, Stone Walls, and Boxwoods sReady for all your interior finishes. $1,950,000

CoMMerCiAL in heart of historic Middleburg, vA.-Approx. 7800 sq. ft.

Main level retail/restaurant space approx. 2600 sq. ft., Currently vacant. Three level, detached, mixed use building with parking. Upper level-3 one bedroom apts-leased. English Basement Lower level- leased, Main level small shop-leased. Leases are verbal, month to month. $1,700,000

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TUrN-key BUSiNeSS: Stunning upscale gift shoppe in the center of Middleburg's Commercial District! Sales price includes real estate, business & inventory. Approx. 1/2 of inventory is offsite & included in sale. Wonderful opportunity for a true "turn-key business" in the heart of Virginia's horse & wine country. With the opening of Salamander Resort & Spa, and The Annual Film Festival, this is a tremendous location! $1,400,000

Beautiful all brick custom built home just North of Middleburg on 12 private acres in unparalleled tranquil setting. Main level Master with fireplace, Luxury Bath, Formal Living Room & Formal Dining Room, 2 story Great Room, Library, 2nd Master Suite & 2 Guest Bedrooms up, full basement with room for In-Law Suite, Game Room & Workout Room. Rear 1200 sq ft brick terrace overlooks stunning pool. Mature landscaping, gardens & attached 3 car garage. $999,999

TUrN key equestrian training facility just South of Middleburg. Lovely 2 BR, 2.5 BA Main House w/updated kitchen, cathedral ceiling in Family Rm, stone fpls, wood & slate floors, front & back porches. Charming sep. 2 BR/1 BA Log Cabin. 7-stall center aisle barn w/1 BR Groom's Apt., 68' x 200' Indoor Arena w/auto spinklers & Observation Rm. Swimming pool, stream, pond, paddocks & great ride out! In Orange County Hunt. $995,000

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Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201

PArADiSe FArM - 120 acres of beautiful farmland in the midst of Virginia hunt country. The mostly open property boasts spectacular mountain and valley views, rolling hay fields and Goose Creek frontage. A classic two story farmhouse and two barns await renovation. Numerous desirable building sites are available. Conservation tax opportunities available. Orange County Hunt. $2,900,000

Experience country living with joy! Pristine cape cod on .94 acres. Convenient to Middleburg downtown, private, excellent condition. 3 bedrooms w 4th on ul landing, 2 baths, new hardwood floors, open kitchen, beautiful deck overlooking incredible landscaping, basement w walk-out to stone patio, gardens and 2 car detached garage!

Gardens professionally designed by naturalist. Also available for rent. $539,000

Anne Marstiller (540) 687-7808

BLUe riDGe MoUNTAiN rD. - 105.4 acres on the East side of Blue Ridge Mountain Road near the village of Paris. Possibly up to 4 parcels: 3 in Clarke, 1 in Loudoun. Land is in Appalachian Trail Conservancy easement. Nice elevation and great potential.

Forestry management Plan in hand. $948,600 MyerS MiLL - Just west of Warrenton, 45 acres along the Rappahannock River. Lovely views to the Blue Ridge and rolling hay fields.

Trails down thru 10 acres of hardwoods to the swimming hole. $450,000

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Renovated c. 1800’s “School House”in the village of Bloomfield has bright , light filled rooms. Ideally suited for 1-2 people, this charming home features hardwood floors, tall glass windows, spacious living areas & great views. Kitchen opens to Dining Room/Family Room.

Formal Living Room with fireplace could be 2nd Bedroom. Master Bedroom has lots of closet space & doors to private deck. Large fully fenced yard. Spacious deck off the Kitchen. For Sale or Lease. $369,000

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