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DESTINATIONS After a date night experience in a different market, Tara and Alan Radney knew a once they wanted to bring the sport of axe throwing to Loudoun. Their dream has been realized with the opening of Axes and Os in Sterling. TUNES Expanding efforts to return to a sense of normalcy, performers are returning to winery and brewery circuit, and— hopefully—bigger shows are on the way.
ON THE COVER Photo by Renss Greene At the newly opened Axes and Os in Sterling amateurs and pros alike can hone their primitive weaponthrowing skills.
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BREWS When Crooked Run opened as the county’s first commercial microbrewery in 2013 founders Jake Endres and Lee Rogan focused on the the beer. Today, its two tasting rooms are cornerstones of Loudoun’s growing music scene. BEST BETS Get Out Loudoun’s top picks for August.
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It’s Time to Branch Out Drive west down John Wolford Road near Waterford, one of dozens of scenic back roads through the horse farms and wheat fields of western Loudoun, and a surreal sight soon appears on the right: half a dozen tables set under the shade of what look like giant ship sails. Sitting at benches under those sails–ochrecolored to blend in with the rural landscape— drinkers are sipping cool glasses of farm-brewed ale, eating juicy Cuban sandwiches and watching the sun fall over the barley fields. Welcome to Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery’s expanded extra-shade social distance seating. “We wanted people to feel safe and still have fun, so we tripled our outdoor shaded area,” said brewery owner Bonnie Branding. “Our guests can now book a table online, order beer and food on their cell phones from their table and pick their orders up at ‘service stations’ six feet away.” If there’s still too much heat under the sails, there’s extra seating in a barn on the property and five tables under gazebos—all at least eight feet apart. Not a bad way to reacquaint oneself with a brewery. As Loudoun reopens, the desire to branch out and take a dirt road to your favorite winery or beer garden, dine at a restaurant, or explore a historic downtown has never been greater. Indeed, Branch Out is the name of a new Visit Loudoun marketing campaign urging residents and regional visitors to explore the attractions not far from their own backyards. Wheatland Spring is not the only business catering to pent-up demand—while keeping customers safe. Bluemont Vineyard recently unveiled “Rent a Row”—a new reservation option at the winery. The “row” in question happens to be a column of Norton grapes in the vineyard below the tasting room.
Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery near Waterford is among Loudoun’s craft beverage destinations that offer ample outdoor spaces with coronavirus-conscious procedures in place to keep visitors safe.
and wine down,” said General Manager Hailey Zurschmeide. To ensure social distancing, other “renters” are either placed at the opposite end of a row or allocated a separate column in the vines. “It’s turning out to be as popular as our Chef’s Table dinners—and highly Instagrammable,” Zurschmeide said. Of course, you don’t need a reservation system to reacquaint yourself with your favorite parts of Loudoun. At Beaverdam Reservoir in Brambleton fish, kayak, paddleboard or hike winding waterfront trails of the 1,000-acre park, while over in Leesburg explore the historic downtown by downloading the Leesburg Walking Tour App. There are three self-guided walks to choose from, including an African American History Tour of the historic county seat. The time is now to support Loudoun’s tourism attractions and towns; the time is now to branch out. For more, visit: https://www.visitloudoun. org/explore-local/ For more information, visit visitloudoun.org/getout
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Patrons throw axes at wooden targets at Axes and O’s, Sterling’s new axe-throwing bar.
Axe Throwing Bar Opens in Sterling BY RENSS GREENE
If you’re looking for a safe, fun night out, consider having a drink and throwing some axes. Axes and O’s, Sterling’s long-anticipated axethrowing bar, opened July 23. There, guests can have a drink, have a meal, and unwind by throwing axes at wooden targets with pointers from axe-throwing coaches. Co-founder and CEO Tara Hampton-Radney said the idea came to her and her husband Alan Radney after she took him axe throwing elsewhere. “Within five minutes of walking in, I looked at him and I said, ‘I want to open one of these,” Hampton-Radney said. “He thought it was crazy, I convinced him, and here we are.” In at least one way, she is unusually qualified to open a business in the middle of a pandemic— Hampton-Radney’s last job was as a nurse, including as an infection control nurse. 6
“We’re following a disinfection schedule that would probably rival most hospitals,” she said, including sanitizing all surfaces and axe handles between uses and every two hours. Staff members are masked up and hand sanitizer is available, and everyone coming in the door is asked to use it when they walk in. “We picked the absolute worst time ever to open a business, in the middle of a pandemic, but you know what? We’re still here, and we’re not going anywhere,” Hampton-Radney said. The business already built up a dedicated following and Axes and O’s is a member of the World Axe Throwing League, which Alan Radney called “the NFL of axe throwing.” That also means axe throwers can range from a casual night out to competing more seriously in the league. It is the second axe throwing venue in Loudoun— Autobahn Indoor Speedway & Events, also in Sterling, also has axe throwing. Visit Axes and O’s at 21680 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 125 in Sterling, or online at axesandos.com.
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Getting Back on Stage BY NORMAN K. STYER
Loudoun’s businesses have proceeded cautiously as the region moved into the Phase Three reopening following the March shutdown in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. At breweries, wineries and many restaurants around the county that has meant a return to live music performances. Many locations are operating with limited capacity, even requiring reservations for their ample outdoor spaces. But they’ve also reopened their stages allowing the region’s strong roster of performers to move from months of online concerts to reconnect with their audiences in person, if only at a CDC-compliant distance. The county’s larger performance venues have remained dark, but that, too, may be changing. The Franklin Park Arts Center this month will resume some in-person activities, including its annual Tanabata Celebration, which will be held outdoors Aug. 9. At the Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg shows have been canceled since March. Now, the managers are looking for ways to ensure shows can resume safely—and for nationally touring acts to get back on the road. ‘80s hitmakers Kix provided a bit of AUGUST 2020
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Hard rock hit makers Kix helped the Tally Ho Theater emerge from the coronavirus shutdown, performing a low-capacity show during a private party July 24. Live public shows could return to the Leesburg stage in September.
dry run during the venue’s first return concert July 24, performing at a private party with a small audience. Assuming the coronavirus recovery stays on track, the venue plans to welcome the Electric Lynne Orchestra, The Amish Outlaws, Live Wire and the Bodeans in September. Although performances around the county have mainly been limited to small stages, some local favorites joined forces for a larger festival-style event July 25 in a backyard field near Leesburg. Singer/songwriter Juliana MacDowell organized the event with the help of her Conk Town Music record label and was joined by saxophonist Ron Holloway, the Short Hill Mountain Boys and the Darby Brothers. It was the largest gathering of Loudoun music fans in months, and required patrons to stay physical distanced in designated sitting/picnic/dancing areas. A common theme at each gathering is the performers and the fans are equally thankful and enthusiastic for the opportunity to meet in person once again.
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WINERIES 1 8 Chains North Winery 38593 Daymont Ln., Waterford, VA 8chainsnorth.com 2 868 Estate Vineyards 14001 Harpers Ferry Rd., Purcellville 868estatevineyards.com 3 The Barns at Hamilton Station 16804 Hamilton Station Rd., Hamilton thebarnsathamiltonstation.com 4 Bluemont Vineyard 18755 Foggy Bottom Rd., Bluemont bluemontvineyard.com 5 Bogati Winery 35246 Harry Byrd Hwy., Round Hill bogatiwinery.com 6 Boxwood Estate Winery 2042 Burrland Rd., Middleburg boxwoodwinery.com 7 Breaux Vineyards 36888 Breaux Vineyards Ln., Hillsboro breauxvineyards.com
8 Buzzo Family Vineyards 35226 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro bozwines.com 9 Cana Vineyards of Middleburg 38600 John Mosby Hwy., Middleburg canavineyards.com 10 Casanel Vineyards 17952 Canby Rd., Leesburg casanelvineyards.com 11 Chrysalis Vineyards 39025 John Mosby Hwy., Aldie chrysaliswine.com 12 Corcoran Vineyards & Cider 14635 Corkys Farm Ln., Waterford corcoranvineyards.com 13 Creek’s Edge Winery 41255 Annas Ln., Lovettsville creeksedgewinery.com 14 Crushed Cellars 37938 Charles Town Pike, Purcellville crushedcellars.com
15` Doukenie Winery 14727 Mountain Rd., Hillsboro doukeniewinery.com 16 Dry Mill Vineyards & Winery 18195 Dry Mill Rd., Leesburg drymillwine.com 17 Fabbioli Cellars 15669 Limestone School Rd., Leesburg fabbioliwines.com 18 Fleetwood Farm Winery 23075 Evergreen Mills Rd., Leesburg fleetwoodfarmwinery.com 19 Forever Farm & Vineyards 15779 Woodgrove Road, Purcellville foreverfarmandvineyard.com 20 Greenhill Winery & Vineyards 23595 Winery Ln., Middleburg greenhillvineyards.com 21 Hidden Brook Winery 43301 Spinks Ferry Rd., Leesburg hiddenbrookwinery.com
22 Hiddencroft Vineyards 12202 Axline Rd., Lovettsville hiddencroftvineyards.com 23 Hunters Run Wine Barn 40325 Charles Town Pike, Hamilton huntersrunwinebarn.com 24 Lost Creek Winery 43285 Spinks Ferry Rd., Leesburg lostcreekwinery.com 25 Maggie Malick Wine Caves 12138 Harpers Ferry Rd., Hillsboro maggiemalickwinecaves.com 26 Otium Cellars 18050 Tranquility Rd., Purcellville otiumcellars.com 27 Stone Tower Winery 19925 Hogback Mountain Rd., L’burg stonetowerwinery.com
28 Stonehouse Meadery 36580 Shoemaker School Rd., Purcellville stonehousemeadery.com 29 Sunset Hills Vineyard 38295 Fremont Overlook Ln, Purcellville sunsethillsvineyard.com 30 Tarara Winery 13648 Tarara Ln, Leesburg tarara.com 31 Terra Nebulo 39792 Old Waterford Rd., Waterford terranebulo.com 32 Two Twisted Posts Winery 12944 Harpers Ferry Rd., Hillsboro twotwistedposts.com 33 Village Winery 40405 Browns Lane, Waterford villagewineryandvineyards.com
34 Willowcroft Farm Vineyards 38906 Mount Gilead Rd., Leesburg willowcroftwine.com 35 The Wine Reserve at Waterford 38516 Charles Town Pike, Waterford waterfordwinereserve.com 36 Walsh Family Wine 16031 Hillsboro Rd., Purcellville northgatevineyard.com 37 Winery 32 15066 Limestone School Rd., Leesburg winery32.com 38 Zephaniah Farm Vineyard 19381 Dunlop Mill Rd., Leesburg zephwine.com
BREWERIES 1 Adroit Theory Brewing 404 Browning Ct., Purcellville adroit-theory.com 2 B Chord Brewing Company 34266 Williams Gap Rd., Round Hill bchordbrewing.com 3 Barnhouse Brewery 43271 Spinks Ferry Rd., Leesburg barnhousebrewery.com 4 Bear Chase Brewing 33665 Bear Chase Ln., Bluemont bearchasebrew.com 5 Belly Love Brewing Company 725 E. Main St., Purcellville bellylovebrewing.com 6 Beltway Brewing Company 22620 Davis Dr. Ste 110, Sterling beltwaybrewco.com 7 Black Hoof Brewing Company 11 South King St., Leesburg blackhoofbrewing.com 8 Black Walnut Brewery 210 S. King St., Leesburg blackwalnutbrewery.com 9 Crooked Run Brewing Central 22455 Davis Dr., Sterling crookedrunbrewing.com 10 Crooked Run Brewing Market Station, Leesburg crookedrunbrewing.com
11 Dirt Farm Brewing 18701 Foggy Bottom Rd., Bluemont dirtfarmbrewing.com 12 Dog Money Rest. & Brewery 50 Catoctin Circle NE, Leesburg dogmoney.squarespace.com 13 Dynasty Brewing Company 21140 Ashburn Crossing Drive, Ashburn 101 Loudoun St, SE, Leesburg dynastybrewing.com 14 Harper’s Ferry Brewing 37412 Adventure Ctr. Lane, Hillsboro harpersferrybrewing.com 15 House 6 Brewing 4427 Atwater Dr., Ashburn house6brewing.com 16 Lost Rhino Brewing Company 21730 Red Rum Rd. #142, Ashburn lostrhino.com 17 Loudoun Brewing Company 310 E. Market St., Leesburg loudounbrewing.com 18 Ocelot Brewing Company 23600 Overland Dr., #180, Dulles ocelotbrewing.com 19 Old 690 Brewing Company 15670 Ashbury Church Rd., Hillsboro old690.com
20 Old Ox Brewery 44652 Guilford Dr., Ste 114, Ashburn oldoxbrewery.com 21 Old Ox Brewery Middleburg 14 S Madison St, Middleburg, VA 22 Phase 2 Brewing 19382 Diamond Lake Dr, Lansdowne Phase2Brewing.com 23 Rocket Frog Brewing Company 22560 Glenn Dr. #103, Sterling rocketfrogbeer.com 24 Solace Brewing Company 42615 Trade West Dr., Sterling solacebrewing.com 25 Sweetwater Tavern 45980 Waterview Plaza, Sterling greatamericanrestaurants.com 26 The Craft of Brewing 21140 Ashburn Crossing Dr., Ashburn thecraftob.com 27 Twinpanzee Brewing Co. 101 Executive Dr., Sterling twinpanzee.com 28 Vanish Farmwoods Brewery 42245 Black Hops Ln., Lucketts vanishbeer.com 29 Wheatland Springs Farm 38454 John Wolford Rd., Waterford
BREWERIES & WINERIES 1 Hillsborough Brewery & Vineyards 36716 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro hillsboroughwine.com
2 Notaviva Craft Fermentations 13274 Sagle Rd., Hillsboro notavivavineyards.com
3 Quattro Goomba’s Brewery & Winery 22860 James Monroe Hwy., Aldie goombawine.com
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Haymarket’s Mercury Avenue was the first band to take the Nectar Stage at Crooked Run Brewing’s Sterling tasting room as the region emerged from the COVID-19 shutdown.
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In mid-March, Northern Virginia’s music venues, along with most others in the world, went quiet. As part of Virginia’s efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, public gatherings of more than 10 people were banned on March 17, making concerts logistically impossible. Since mid-June, Virginia—and Loudoun County— has been on a cautious reopening path. On June 20, Loudoun County saw one of its first live concerts since the crisis began, when Haymarket duo Mercury Avenue played a gig at Crooked Run Brewing in Sterling. Crooked Run closed both of its tasting rooms— both its larger Sterling space and its smaller, original location in Leesburg—in March. Like many restaurants, wineries and breweries, the 10
company worked to sustain itself with curbside pickup and delivery, but those venues are known for more than great food and craft beverages. “We make really great beer, but we don’t do as much distribution,” said Crooked Run General manager Zach Cannon. “We’re known for being a great place to gather.” Crooked Run’s Leesburg location became a hot spot for painters and musicians soon after it opened in 2013, and the larger Sterling location embraced that same ethos. “One of the things we started doing in 2017 was featuring local artists every month,” Cannon said. “We started bringing in musicians, because what’s really cool about a musician is that they’re going to bring their own group of friends, their own aesthetic, and their own kind of vibe to a place, and it’s this great injection of energy that happens at a place.”
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Crooked Run searched for new ways to engage its customers during the shutdown, with its stage in Sterling and patio in Leesburg closed. Local musicians, including Nathaniel Davis, Pool Boys, Torrey B, and Kevin Knight, performed shows broadcast from their homes, and were signal-boosted by Crooked Run’s social media presence. “It made me feel really good, when I couldn’t get outside and we couldn’t do all this stuff, to see familiar faces, and to see in the chats of the livestream the people who would have been in our tasting room, enjoying that show,” Cannon said. As Northern Virginia entered the second phase of reopening in June, Crooked Run decided it could safely host musicians once again. “We want to do as much as we could while being as safe as possible. I am pretty confident because of how well we’ve done keeping up with the tasting room so far,” Cannon said. On the tasting room, “We have been very successful keeping up with sanitation practices and enforcing a mask policy. We’ve required a mask to enter the property since phase one, even though it was only outdoor seating.” Crooked Run Sterling books and promotes its shows months in advance; and when the brewery chose to reopen its stage, it was able to host a band that it had booked before the pandemic began. Mercury Avenue had been scheduled to play since earlier in the year, and their show was among the first not to be canceled. “I felt that we had the best practices in place to do it safely, and I wanted to honor my commitment to someone I already had a booking with,” says Cannon. “We worked it out, and Mercury Avenue is going to be the first band that gets on our stage.” Mercury Avenue is a duo composed of guitarist and vocalist Sophia Patchan and drummer Jackson Ledbetter, hailing from Haymarket. The band has been a fixture on the local restaurant, winery, and brewery scene since its lineup solidified in early 2019, and expected a busy itinerary during the summer of 2020. “We were booked throughout the whole spring and summer, but a lot of them got canceled,” Patchan said. AUGUST 2020
Ledbetter acknowledges that many of the performers on Loudoun’s dynamic live-music scene were hard-hit by the closure. “It’s a source of income, but we’re still young enough that we’re not dependent on it,” he said. “All the other adult musicians, a lot of them, it’s their fulltime job playing out in the circuit and booking for venues. Their whole source of income, or at least a good chunk of it, has been stopped because of this.” Even amid the coronavirus outbreak, Cannon aspires to expand Crooked Run’s reach as a concert space. “The last couple of months have been a lot of learning on the fly and adapting to changes. I suddenly am a video editor now,” he said. “It has been a learning process, but it has also really given us some tools to add to our toolbox that we can use in the future. Absolutely, if there is a second wave, or a second quarantine, we would continue to do livestreams individually of artists from their houses.” Beyond using Crooked Run’s new online presence to weather a possible second shutdown, Cannon hopes to use it to bring the venue to more people. “One thing that we’d really like to do is livestream the show that’s happening in our tasting room for the people who are not at our tasting room. For the people who don’t feel safe going out, they can still turn on our Facebook and see what’s going on on the Nectar stage.” LEESBURG LOCATION (571) 375-2652 205 Harrison St. Se Leesburg, Va 20175 STERLING LOCATION (571) 375-2652 22455 Davis Dr. Ste 120 Sterling, Va 20164
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08.08.20 JULIANA MACDOWELL & FRIENDS Black Walnut Brewery Saturday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m. facebook.com/ blackwalnutbrewery Juliana MacDowell takes the stage to perform songs from her latest release, “Leaving Home” along with moving originals and stirring interpretations of popular hits as part of the new Summer Rocks concert series in Leesburg’s historic district.
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FORDS FISH SHACK Consistently voted Loudoun residents’ favorite place for seafood, Ford’s offers fresh seafood in a family-dining atmosphere at three locations, as well as a catering arm and a food truck operation. Ashburn-44260 Ice Rink Plaza, Ashburn, VA 20147 (571) 918-4092 • fordsfishshack.com Lansdowne-19308 Promenade Dr., Leesburg, VA 20176 (571) 333-1301 • fordsfishshack.com South Riding 25031 Riding Plaza, Chantilly, VA 20152 (703) 542-7520 • fordsfishshack.com
SPANKY’S SHENANIGANS Known as one of the Loudoun’s favorite bars, Spanky’s Shenanigans is a popular destination from its morning breakfast menu to its ample roster of live music performers. 538 E Market St, Leesburg, VA 20176 (703) 777-2454 • spankyspub.com
LIGHTFOOT RESTAURANT Inside an historic bank building in downtown Leesburg, the Zagat-rated Lightfoot provides both a fine-dining experience and a gathering place for locals. Executive Chef Ingrid Gustavson serves up American cuisine with southern and ethnic accents. 11 North King Street Leesburg, VA 20176 703-771-2233 • lightfootrestaurant.com
TUSCARORA MILL Known by locals as Tuskies, the restaurant is located inside a restored 19th century grain mill in Leesburg’s historic district. Offering everything from locally sourced fine dining to a casual bar experience, it’s been a dining destination for more than three decades. 203 Harrison St SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 (703) 771-9300 • tuskies.com
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outdoor program with lots of room to social distancing. Bring a mask for tasting room access. $20. Reservations encouraged.
08.30.20 GALLERY COFFEEHOUSE: RICHARD BUSCH ARTIST TALK Franklin Park Arts Center Sunday, Aug. 30, 6:30 p.m. franklinparkartcenter.org Artist Richard Busch discusses his exhibit of photographs taken during the Woodstock music festival. The exhibit includes images from the festival itself as well as photographs of some of the rock stars he met during that era. There’ll also be pictures from the first Earth Day in 1970, the 1969 anti-Vietnam March on Washington, and the Chicago 7 trial. Advance registration required by calling 540-338-7973. Donations requested.
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LOUDOUN HERITAGE FARM MUSEUM Travel through time to meet the 10 generations of Loudoun County residents who built this county and left their mark on the land. Exhibits include a schoolhouse, general store, Native American artifact display and the American Workhorse Museum Collection. 21668 Heritage Farm Lane, Sterling, VA 20164 (571) 258-3800 • heritagefarmmuseum.org
LOUDOUN MUSEUM With a collection of more than 8,000 artifacts, the museum tells Loudoun’s story over its 260-year history, with an ever-changing selection of special exhibits on Native American settlements, World War II memorabilia, the county’s role in the Civil Wars, along with displays of antique clothing and furniture. 16 Loudoun Street SW Leesburg, Virginia 20175 (703) 777-7427 • loudounmuseum.org
MORVEN PARK Morven Park is a 1,000-acre historic estate on the edge of Leesburg that was home to Virginia governor and agricultural pioneer Westmoreland Davis. Tours of the Greek Revival mansion include 16th century Belgian tapestries, Spanish cassones, hundreds of silver pieces, Hudson River Valley paintings, and Asian treasures. The estate also features the Winmill Carriage Museum, the Museum of Hounds and Hunting of North America, formal boxwood gardens, miles of hiking and riding trails, and athletic fields. 17195 Southern Planter Lane Leesburg, VA 20176 703-777-2414 • morvenpark.org
OATLANDS HISTORIC HOUSE & GARDENS The 415-acre Oatlands estate, owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, offers tours of the historic mansion, extensive gardens and outbuildings that include the oldest standing greenhouse in the South. Exhibits focus on the lives of the Carter and Eustis families who building the estate, as well as the lives of enslaved people who lived and worked there. 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg, VA 20175 703.777.3174 • oatlands.org
* During the COVID-19 pandemic, many venues have limited hours of operations and special requirements such as advance reservations. It is best to call ahead before making your visit. AUGUST 2020
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