Get Out Loudoun for January 2023

Photo by Norman K. Styer

Rock On

CLOSE-TO-HOME PLACES TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR

BY DOUGLAS ROGERS VISIT LOUDOUN

On a recent Saturday morning at the new Five Peaks Yoga studio in Purcellville, yours truly was struggling with his breathing and his downward dog, trying not to embarrass himself. The excess food and drink of the holidays had already taken their toll and it wasn’t even mid-December.

Next to me, a new student was having no such problems. Tall and with an immaculate posture, she was gracefully executing handstands, wheels, and mountain poses. She looked about 30. At the end of the class the instructor welcomed her and asked where she was from. “Utah,” she said. “I’m visiting my grandchildren in Round Hill.”

I would have fallen over if I wasn’t already lying slumped and humiliated on my mat.

Perhaps it was the fresh Utah air but whatever her secret, I know I am not alone in wanting a healthier 2023. Fortunately, this being Loudoun, there are multiple pursuits and plenty of outdoor activities to develop a “New You” in the New Year.

Start with hiking. We might not have the canyons and snow-capped peaks of Utah, but we do have the Appalachian Trail. Make your way to Bears Den Overlook off Rt. 7 in the

Blue Ridge Mountains and hike the strenuous Loudoun stretch known as “The Rollercoaster.” The rugged, swooping trail leads you 10 miles up and over rocky outcrops and boulders, pine trees overhead, stunning views all around. Enjoy climbing but want to do it indoors?

Summit Ropes in Sterling is the largest indoor ropes course in the U.S., with multiple levels of obstacles for both kids and adults. Modeled after the Angels Landing hike in Zion National Park, try it and you’ll be scaling the Rocky Mountains in no time.

Bear’s Den overlook off Rt. 7 near Bluemont.

OLD SOUL

BY DANA ARMSTRONG

They say it takes a village to raise a child, and for 16-year-old Sela Campbell, it has taken raw talent and a community of musical mentors to help her rise in Loudoun’s country music scene.

Campbell’s passion for country music came from an early age. Some of her earliest memories were spending nights on the back porch with her dad, mom, and grandpa and listening to Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings, and other country greats.

“I just really loved it. Since the one common thing with all those old musicians in country music is they played guitar, I wanted to learn how to play guitar,” Campbell said.

At five years old, Campbell began guitar lessons at the Contemporary Music Center in Haymarket. Under the tutelage of Michael “Mr. Mike” Harrington and CMC owner Menzie Pittman, she learned the chords and expanded her musical genre horizons.

Although Campbell also studied some piano

and violin, she adopted the guitar as her main instrument. Hours upon hours of guitar and vocal practice would ignite her dream of becoming a musician.

In 2019, when Campbell was 12, she started posting country music covers on Instagram. Eventually, her posts gained the attention of Todd Brooks, the lead singer of Loudoun’s rock/ country cover band Pour Decisions. Brooks invited Campbell to play during the breaks of their gigs, marking some of her first public performances.

Then came COVID and live performance opportunities dried up. Campbell used the time to her benefit.

“I spent a lot of time in my bedroom learning songs. And then my mom and dad came up with a great idea: ‘You should just, you know for fun on Instagram and Facebook, post a song a day. Learn a song a day, and post a video of it.”

“I started doing it, and that was what started to get my platform growing. It started with family

Photo by Norman K. Styer Sela Campbell performs at Notaviva Farm Brewery and Winery, where she has a monthly gig.

SELA CAMPBELL

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and friends who were like ‘That’s so cool! You’re learning songs.’ But then a lot of other people started to notice,” Campbell said.

By August 2020, Campbell had taught herself over a hundred songs, and Loudoun’s breweries and wineries started reaching out to her to perform. Venues such as 868 Estate Vineyards and White Horse Tavern in Harper’s Ferry hosted some of her first three-hour solo gigs and she joined in live music events with other Loudoun musicians.

That’s how she would meet her next musical mentor: Todd “Rowdy” Tolbert of the Rowdy Ace Band.

“Mr. Rowdy has been a huge help. He recently sold me a guitar, which is now one of my favorite guitars, and he helped me get a good sound system which has really enhanced all my gigs. He’s been super friendly, and he’s always looking out for stuff that I can participate in,” Campbell said.

Throughout 2021 and 2022, Campbell played with the Rowdy Ace Band at Farm Brew Live, eventually leading to solo gigs there, opened for the Ashburn-based country band Delta Spur at Tarara’s summer concert series, and won best soloist in the final round of the 2022 Loudoun Battle of the Bands competition at the Tally Ho Theater.

Last year she performed more than 60 gigs—all while being a full-time student.

Campbell attends Loudoun County High School. Along with keeping up her grades in a heavy courseload of Advanced Placement classes, she is the editor of her school’s yearbook and plays soccer for her school and a travel team.

“It’s definitely a lot. I just have to manage my time really wisely. So, on the way to gigs or on my way home from gigs I’m usually doing flashcards in the car. It keeps me busy.”

Yet another mentor to Campbell is Juliana MacDowell, a Loudoun-based Americana singersongwriter, who she was introduced to through Tolbert.

“Mr. Rowdy thought that Ms. Juliana would be a good mentor for me because in the music scene here there’s not a lot of female musicians,” Campbell said.

Campbell and MacDowell begun attending each other’s shows. Eventually, MacDowell invited

Campbell to a studio to record Campbell’s version of the song “Tin Man” by Miranda Lambert.

“That was my first experience in a recording studio, which is another reason that I’m really thankful for Ms. Juliana. She took me out there, taught me how it works, and sat with me through the whole process.”

Campbell plans to record more covers and also hopes to record original songs in the future. Currently, she is learning songwriting with the help of Tolbert and MacDowell.

“[Campbell is a] fabulous young rising star,” MacDowell said. “She’s on a new path into the world of songwriting, and we’re all blessed to be a small part of the journey.”

Some of Campbell’s most frequently used words are “grateful” and “thankful,” especially for all those who have supported her thus far.

“It’s basically all I think about: playing music, singing, guitar. So, the goal is to continue music. I don’t even know what the process of that would be, but the goal would be music.”

That’s a goal more easily reached with the strong community of musicians ready to help her on that journey.

For updates on Campbell’s upcoming shows, go to selacampbell.com.

“She’s on a new path into the world of songwriting, and we’re all blessed to be a small part of the journey.”

— Juliana MacDowell

Taste

Local Cut serves up on-the-go & upscale dining experiences

BY RENSS GREENE

A new restaurant opening this month in Purcellville has something for everyone—those on the go, people looking for a sit-down meal, diners who crave a taste of secret family recipes and anyone who just wants to support local business and food.

The Local Cut is the brainchild of longtime restaurateur Chris Deatherage, who brought those big ideas to his first project opening his own restaurant in his hometown of Purcellville,

in the Maple Avenue Shops shopping center at the corner of Maple Avenue and East Main Street.

“I’ve lived in Purcellville for a while, and I always drove by it and saw it empty and saw the potential for the area, but at the time there wasn’t a whole bunch of commercial space available in Purcellville,” he said. But the new space happened to work out perfectly. He’s taking over two spaces in the shopping

Photo by Norman K. Styer

Local Cut co-owners Chris Deatherage, left, and Gaston Richmond stand behind the poured concrete bar at their newly opened Purcellville restaurant.

center, which lent itself well to the idea of the two-sided restaurant, with to-go meals on one side and sit-down dining on the other. One of those was a former Pizza Hut, meaning half of his space was already set up for fast-casual restaurant. The other side, formerly a veterinary office, lent itself to a remodel into the sit-down restaurant space.

“When we were looking for places, I was all over. I looked in Springfield, I looked in Fairfax, places to potentially open a restaurant, but when I found this place, it just kind of clicked,” he said.

With other restaurants already in the shopping center, including a Subway at the other end of the building, Deatherage aims to be fast and competitively priced for people just swinging by to pick up something to-go. The restaurant will start with a single large menu available on both sides, evolving into a separate to-go menu with weekly or biweekly specials. And for people looking for a nicer sit-down experience, on the other side of the restaurant he plans a more upscale experience, with a cut-of-the-week sourced from local farms for dishes like pork chops and steaks.

Deatherage also leaned on his industry experience and local roots to bring the restaurant together. He got his start in restaurants 15 years ago, washing dishes at an IHOP.

“It was the overnight shift, the graveyard. Shifts get a little crazy there sometime around 2 a.m. when the bars close,” he recalled.

But from that start he worked his way up into management before moving on to other venues like managing Perch Putt, a mini golf course with a bar and food trucks on the roof of Capitol One Center in Tysons Corner, when it opened last summer. He’s also the general manager and operating partner at the Purcellville Pub. Along the way, he’s made a lot of friends who helped with setting up The Local Cut.

A friend of his, Brandon Wallace of design company Peter Darker, helped design the menu, a mix of classics like burgers, steaks and seafood, and international themes like Korean spices and ramen bowls.

The Local Cut is located at 101 S. Maple Ave. in Purcellville. Learn more at thelocalcut.com.

Deatherage’s co-owner is Gaston Richmond, the son of Charlie’s Angels star Jaclyn Smith who continued the tradition by working behind the scenes in the movie business. Deatherage and Richmond put a personal touch into the restaurant by putting some family recipes into the menu—Mike’s Teriyaki Chicken, Deatherage’s dad’s recipe, and Tony’s Bolognese, a recipe from Richmond’s father. And The Local Cut is local to its roots, beyond even the menu.

“We’re local guys, we live in the area. … It’s been a long road building this place and putting it together, so we’ve used multiple different contractors that are local as well,” Deatherage said. He said the masonry and wood paneling are from local company Arete Construction, the poured concrete bar is by Leesburg’s Ricky Horseman Concrete, and the hand-painted signs are by Patti House of Purcellville-based Sign Design Inc.

Some of the restaurant’s innovations are less obvious from the dining room, but reflect the hand of an experienced restaurant insider, including the kitchen display system, or KDS screen, to help organize and streamline the work in a kitchen. Rather than a chef or other kitchen staff organizing order tickets as they come in and barking orders, managing the many jobs in a kitchen, the KDS screen simply routes the different parts of an order to the people who need to see them, when they need to see them—fries to a fry cook, salads to a salad station. It’s a system common to larger and chain restaurants, but less common in local restaurants like The Local Cut.

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50 West Vineyards

39060 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg 50westvineyards.com

2 8 Chains North Winery 38593 Daymont Ln., Waterford, VA 8chainsnorth.com

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868 Estate Vineyards

14001 Harpers Ferry Rd., Purcellville 868estatevineyards.com

4 The Barns at Hamilton Station 16804 Hamilton Station Rd., Hamilton thebarnsathamiltonstation.com

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Bleu Frog Vineyards

16413 James Monroe Hwy, Leesburg bleufrogvineyards.com

Bluemont Vineyard

18755 Foggy Bottom Rd., Bluemont bluemontvineyard.com

Bogati Winery

35246 Harry Byrd Hwy., Round Hill bogatiwinery.com

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Cana Vineyards of Middleburg 38600 John Mosby Hwy., Middleburg canavineyards.com

Carriage House Wineworks 40817 Brown Lane, Waterford chwwinery.com

13 Casanel Vineyards 17952 Canby Rd., Leesburg casanelvineyards.com

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Chrysalis Vineyards 39025 John Mosby Hwy., Aldie chrysaliswine.com

Corcoran Vineyards & Cider 14635 Corkys Farm Ln., Waterford corcoranvineyards.com

16 Creek’s Edge Winery 41255 Annas Ln., Lovettsville creeksedgewinery.com

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Boxwood Estate Winery 2042 Burrland Rd., Middleburg boxwoodwinery.com

Breaux Vineyards

36888 Breaux Vineyards Ln., Hillsboro breauxvineyards.com

Bozzo Family Vineyards

35226 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro bozwines.com

Crushed Cellars 37938 Charles Town Pike, Purcellville crushedcellars.com

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Doukenie Winery

14727 Mountain Rd., Hillsboro doukeniewinery.com

Droumavalla Farm Winery 14980 Limestone School Rd., Lucketts droumavalla.com

Dry Mill Vineyards & Winery 18195 Dry Mill Rd., Leesburg drymillwine.com

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Eagletree Farm & Vineyards 15100 Harrison Hill Lane, Leesburg eagletreevineyards.com 22

Endhardt Vineyards 19600 Lincoln Road, Purcellville endhardtvineyards.com 23 Fabbioli Cellars 15669 Limestone School Rd., Leesburg fabbioliwines.com 24

Fire y Cellars 40325 Charles Town Pike, Hamilton fireflycellars.com 25

Fleetwood Farm Winery 23075 Evergreen Mills Rd., Leesburg fleetwoodfarmwinery.com 26 Forever Farm & Vineyards 15779 Woodgrove Road, Purcellville foreverfarmandvineyard.com 27

Greenhill Winery & Vineyards 23595 Winery Ln., Middleburg greenhillvineyards.com

Hidden Brook Winery 43301 Spinks Ferry Rd., Leesburg hiddenbrookwinery.com

Hiddencroft Vineyards 12202 Axline Rd., Lovettsville hiddencroftvineyards.com

Lost Creek Winery 43285 Spinks Ferry Rd., Leesburg lostcreekwinery.com

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Maggie Malick Wine Caves

12138 Harpers Ferry Rd., Hillsboro maggiemalickwinecaves.com

32 Old Farm Winery

23583 Fleetwood Road, Aldie oldfarmwineryhartland.com

33 Otium Cellars

18050 Tranquility Rd., Purcellville otiumcellars.com

34 Stone Tower Winery

19925 Hogback Mountain Rd., L’burg stonetowerwinery.com

35 Stonehouse Meadery 36580 Shoemaker School Rd., Purcellville stonehousemeadery.com

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Sunset Hills Vineyard

38295 Fremont Overlook Ln, Purcellville sunsethillsvineyard.com

Tarara Winery

13648 Tarara Ln, Leesburg tarara.com

38 Terra Nebulo 39892 Old Wheatland Rd., Waterford terranebulo.com

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Three Creeks Winery

18548 Harmony Church Road, Hamilton 3creekswinery.com

40 Two Twisted Posts Winery 12944 Harpers Ferry Rd., Hillsboro twotwistedposts.com

41 Village Winery 40405 Browns Lane, Waterford villagewineryandvineyards.com

BREWERIES

42 Willowcroft Farm Vineyards

38906 Mount Gilead Rd., Leesburg willowcroftwine.com

43 The Wine Reserve at Waterford 38516 Charles Town Pike, Waterford waterfordwinereserve.com

44 Walsh Family Wine 16031 Hillsboro Rd., Purcellville northgatevineyard.com

45 Williams Gap Vineyards

35785 Sexton Farm Lane, Round Hill williamsgavineyard.com

46 Zephaniah Farm Vineyard 19381 Dunlop Mill Rd., Leesburg zephwine.com

1 Adroit Theory Brewing

404 Browning Ct., Purcellville adroit-theory.com

2 B Chord Brewing Company 34266 Williams Gap Rd., Round Hill bchordbrewing.com

3 Barnhouse Brewery 43271 Spinks Ferry Rd., Leesburg barnhousebrewery.com

4 Bear Chase Brewing 33665 Bear Chase Ln., Bluemont bearchasebrew.com

5 Belly Love Brewing Company 725 E. Main St., Purcellville bellylovebrewing.com

6 Beltway Brewing Company 22620 Davis Dr. Ste 110, Sterling beltwaybrewco.com

7 Black Hoof Brewing Company 11 South King St., Leesburg blackhoofbrewing.com

8 Black Walnut Brewery 210 S. King St., Leesburg blackwalnutbrewery.com

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Crooked Run Brewing Central 22455 Davis Dr., Sterling crookedrunbrewing.com

Crooked Run Brewing Market Station, Leesburg crookedrunbrewing.com

1 Bluemont Station Brewery and Winery

18301 Whitehall Estate Lane, Bluemont bluemontstation.com

11 Dirt Farm Brewing 18701 Foggy Bottom Rd., Bluemont dirtfarmbrewing.com

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Dynasty Brewing Company 21140 Ashburn Crossing Drive, Ashburn 101 Loudoun St, SE, Leesburg dynastybrewing.com

13 Flying Ace Farm 40950 Flying Ace Ln, Lovettsville flyingacefarm.com

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Harper’s Ferry Brewing 37412 Adventure Ctr. Lane, Hillsboro harpersferrybrewing.com

15 Harvest Gap Brewery 15485 Purcellville Road, Hillsboro facebook.com/HarvestGap

16 House 6 Brewing 4427 Atwater Dr., Ashburn house6brewing.com

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Lost Barrel Brewing 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg lostbarrel.com

Lost Rhino Brewing Company 21730 Red Rum Rd. #142, Ashburn lostrhino.com

Loudoun Brewing Company 310 E. Market St., Leesburg loudounbrewing.com

21 Old 690 Brewing Company

15670 Ashbury Church Rd., Hillsboro old690.com

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Old Ox Brewery 44652 Guilford Dr., Ste 114, Ashburn oldoxbrewery.com

23 Old Ox Brewery Middleburg

14 S Madison St, Middleburg, VA

24 Phase 2 Brewing

19382 Diamond Lake Dr, Lansdowne Phase2Brewing.com

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Rocket Frog Brewing Company

22560 Glenn Dr. #103, Sterling rocketfrogbeer.com

Solace Brewing Company

42615 Trade West Dr., Sterling solacebrewing.com

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Sweetwater Tavern 45980 Waterview Plaza, Sterling greatamericanrestaurants.com

The Craft of Brewing 21140 Ashburn Crossing Dr., Ashburn thecraftob.com

Vanish Farmwoods Brewery

42245 Black Hops Ln., Lucketts vanishbeer.com

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Ocelot Brewing Company 23600 Overland Dr., #180, Dulles ocelotbrewing.com

BREWERIES & WINERIES

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Hillsborough Brewery & Vineyards

36716 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro hillsboroughwine.com

3 Notaviva Brewery and Winery 13274 Sagle Rd., Hillsboro notavivavineyards.com

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Wheatland Springs Farm + Brewery 38454 John Wolford Rd., Waterford wheatlandspring.com

4 Quattro Goomba’s Brewery & Winery

22860 James Monroe Hwy., Aldie goombawine.com

Happenings

A commemorative brick inscribed with “MLK Dream” along Market Street sets the stage for Loudoun’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” celebration.

UNCENSORED HISTORY: Honoring MLK

The community will gather at the Loudoun County courthouse Jan. 12 for the annual celebration honoring the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. starting at 10 a.m. The theme of this year’s program is “Uncensored History: Embracing the Past, Educating the Present, Impacting the Future.” The 32nd annual event is organized by the newly formed MLK Diversity-Engagement Foundation.

Participants will march from the courthouse to Frederick Douglass Elementary School for a program that will include remarks by Robin Hamilton and Janet Ford. Hamilton is an Emmyaward winning television host, producer and moderator for town halls and forums. Ford is president of the Northern Virginia Business and Professional Women’s Club as a chapter of The National Association of Negro Business

and Professional Women’s Club and CEO of Leadership with Purpose and Passion.

A livestream of the program, starting at noon, will be available on YouTube at MLKMarchLeesburg.

For more information, go to mlkleesburg.org.

The Cabin Fever Film Fest Returns

The spotlight will be on the region’s filmmakers during the annual Cabin Fever Film Fest sponsored by the Franklin Park Visual and Performing Arts Center and the Town of Purcellville Arts Council.

The Jan. 27-28 program highlights local tales and talent through films,

Photo by Douglas Graham

Check out

Loudoun’s Attractions

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LOUDOUN HERITAGE FARM MUSEUM

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

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

LOUDOUN MUSEUM

With a collection of more than 8,000 artifacts, the Museum tells Loudoun’s story from pre-1600 up until today, with a selection of special exhibits featuring the history of Virginia Wine, the Early Republic era, and the County’s role in the US Civil War, along with a timeline of Loudoun County history. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for upcoming events and public programs!

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

MORVEN PARK

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

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

OATLANDS HISTORIC HOUSE & GARDENS

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

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

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student productions, and vintage home movies, with emphasis on those made in Purcellville or by residents in the Purcellville area. Awards, including $500 and a trophy will be awarded for best in the theme of “Exploring the Natural World,” Best Student-Produced Film, and Audience Favorite. Prizes will be provided by the Franklin Park Visual and Performing Arts Center, the Purcellville Arts Council, and Visit Loudoun.

As of press time, organizers were in the process of selecting the submissions that will be featured. The lineup is scheduled to be announced Jan. 13.

The films will be shown on Friday, Jan. 27 starting at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 28 starting at 10 a.m. at the Franklin Park Visual and Performing Arts Center west of Purcellville. Saturday’s program includes a livestream option. Tickets are $5 each and available at franklinparkartscenter.org.

Now Showing

Dearly Beloved and Departed - Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre January 21 at 5:30pm at ONO Offshore in Chantilly

The Wizard of Oz - Family Musical Staged Performance January 21, 27, 28, Feb 3 & 4 at 7:00pm and January 22, 29 & Feb 5 at 2:00pm A Walk Through Motown (sort of) - Musical Cabaret Dinner Theatre Feb 11, 12, 18 & 19 at 6:30pm at Oatlands in Leesburg Legends and Bridge - Staged Comedy March 4, 11, 18 & 25 at 7:00pm and March 5, 12, 19 & 26 at 2:00pm Into the Valley Below - Original Staged Play March 23, 24, 30 & 31 at 7:00pm

Best Bets

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BOBBY G AND THE HEAVIES

Saturday, Jan. 7, 5-8 p.m. Lost Barrel Brewing lostbarrel.com

Robert “Bobby G.” Glasker and the Warrenton-based Heavies perform an afternoon of blues, R&B, funk, and soul at the Middleburg brewery.

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JED DUVALL AS ELVIS

Saturday, Jan. 14, 2-5 p.m. Two Twisted Post Winery twotwistedposts.com

The former cast member of “Elvis – An American Trilogy” brings his award-winning tribute to the Hillsboro-area winery.

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NEW LEGACY BLUES

Saturday, Jan. 21, 1-4 p.m. Vanish Farmwoods Brewery vanishbeer.com

New Legacy Blues was formed by seasoned musicians in the Washington, DC, area to bring a modern sound to classic blues. This four-piece unit delivers tight, upbeat performances with songs drawn from the Chicago, Memphis, and Austin blues scenes.

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TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN

Friday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m. (doors) Tally Ho Theater tallyhotheater.com

These Nashville rockers have toured with bands ranging from Aerosmith to ZZ Top and released their fifth album, Shake the Roots, last September.

ROCK ON FROM PAGE 3

How about biking? There are many cycling trails in Loudoun but the Washington & Old Dominion Trail that perfectly bisects the county is the most scenic. Try the stretch from Leesburg to Purcellville where, after a steep start, it flattens out around Paeonian Springs, grassy fields, horse farms and distant mountains your glorious backdrop. A delicious lunch (try the Ancient Grains Salad with arugula, grapes and goat cheese) awaits you at Magnolias at the Mill at the end of the ride.

Pamper yourself with a winter wellness experience at the Salamander Resort Spa.

Now it’s time for some pampering. Loudoun has its share of spas. OmFLOAT in Ashburn, King Spa in Chantilly and Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg all offer a unique range of treatments from water therapy to basalt steam rooms to hot stone massages. But why not combine a spa experience with healthy eating? Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg recently rebranded itself as an Eastern-influenced wellness destination, its Spa Minérale offering therapeutic massages and bodywork that includes acupuncture and cupping. At the same time its culinary teams collaborate on seasonal menus using local, sustainably grown produce guided by the Five Elements—wood, fire, earth, metal, water—all of which enhance immunity and strengthen the body.

Whatever your goals and ambitions may be for a happy and healthy you in 2023, we know you can find a way to accomplish them in Loudoun.

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