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DC IMPROV COMEDY

Thursday, March 23, 6:30 and 9 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg

Details: tallyhotheater.com

DC Improv comedy returns to the Tally Ho with two shows featuring Christine O’Dea, Sean Savoy, Kandace Saunders, Matt Brown and Rahmein Mostafavi. Tickets are $22$32.

NOTAVIVA BLUEGRASS JAM

Friday, March 24, 5 p.m.

Notaviva Craft Fermentations, 13274 Sagle Road, Hillsboro

Details: notavivavineyards.com

Enjoy the best in local live bluegrass every fourth Friday. Admission is free.

GRAYSON MOON

Friday, March 24, 5 p.m.

Harpers Ferry Brewing, 37412 Adventure Center Lane, Loudoun Heights

Details: facebook.com/ harpersferrybrewing

Singer-songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Grayson Moon brings a refreshing new experience to the indie soul music scene, blending soulful vocals with contemporary guitar and electronic instruments.

PETE LAPP

Friday, March 24, 5 p.m.

Hillsborough Vineyards, 36716 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro

Details: hillsboroughwine.com

Hillsborough’s Ruby Sunsets series features acoustic interpretations of classic and alternative rock songs from Pete Lapp.

LOUDOUN YOUTH BATTLE OF THE BANDS FINAL BATTLE

Friday, March 24, 5:30 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg

Details: tallyhotheater.com

Check out Loudoun’s best young bands and solo performers at the annual Battle of the Bands finale.

Admission is $8 for all ages.

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Getting Hoppy with ‘The Grumpy Bunny’

BY JAN MERCKER jmercker@loudounnow.com

Are your kids suffering from spring forward saltiness? Tom Sweitzer and the team from A Place To Be Music Therapy have got you covered.

APTB’s latest seasonal family musical “The Grumpy Bunny” is designed to help kids process negative feelings and look for positivity. When the cheerful Easter Bunny moves in next door to a grumpy bunny named Moe, he helps his new neighbor learn that it’s OK to be grumpy, while also finding ways to seek joy.

“Let’s just say the Easter Bunny helps the Grumpy Bunny realize that you don’t have to live grumpy every day. That you can have a happier, hoppier life,” said Sweitzer, the show’s creator and APTB’s creative director.

The music therapy nonprofit has found a successful formula with fun, free children’s shows that combine memorable characters with emotional education for young children. The shows are an opportunity for APTB clients to get performance experience while giving back to the community.

The spring show takes a new twist with APTB staff members performing onstage with clients, offering a new way for both staff and clients to learn.

“In our daily lives we’re working with groups and we’re helping individuals. This is a great way for us as staff to interact with our clients in a whole different way. Being in a show together, you learn to grow together, how to work with each other,” said Ben Shoenberger, APTB’s theater events and communication manager who plays the Grumpy Bunny.

“It’s been great having that mix. We get to not only be in the show but support the individuals in the show–just to help bring out the best in