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Kelsey Payne an 18-year-old violinist from King George, Va., and a student at Mary Washington College, recently was awarded a $3,000 scholarship as the winner of the Piedmont Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artists’ Competition. The two other finalists were Noelle Fiegl, a violinist from Fredericksburg, and Naomi Wall, a flutist from Haymarket. They were each awarded $1,000 scholarships.

During Historic Garden Week in Virginia, domestic diva Martha Stewart stopped to take a peek at Ashleigh, the home and gardens of Melanie and Matt Blunt near Delaplane.

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Nathan Stalvey, Director of the Clarke County Historical Association, at the

Photo by Vicky Moon

At John Page Turner Community House for a Scholarship Ceremony in The Plains. Students Joshua Umetsu, Johnathan Pieja, Tom Rice (The Plains Community League President), Mikhaela Ulewicz, and Aubrey Fisher, not pictured is Katherine Lattig.

Photo by Ellen Richmond-Hearty

Sloane Coles, extraordinary equestrian, took time off from Grand Prix jumping to visit with a favorite bouncing friend Finn, the son of Julia and Conor O’Regan.

Photo by Vicky Moon

Gerry Chittick has retired from her role as owner of the Middleburg Floral Gallery. All the items in her shop have been donated to the Middleburgmarketplace.com.

Photo by Leonard Shapiro