Middleburg Mayor Off to a Great Start YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT: Peter and the Wolf SUNDAY, February 13, 2022 - 3:00 PM The popular PSO Young Artists Competition showcases the talents of three talented young instrumentalists performing on stage with the orchestra. Our annual Visual Art Contest features the artwork of students from across the area set to the concert theme of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. PSO Founding Conductor Emeritus Michael A. Hughes narrates this timeless fairytale. We are also proud to announce the premiere of the PSO Young Composer Showcase!
Sarah Kim
Noelle Fiegl
Christian Henriksen
UPCOMING PSO PERFORMANCES: THREE’S A CHARM SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2022 - 3:00 PM HAPPY BIRTHDAY PSO! 25th Anniversary Celebration Concert SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022 - 3:00 PM FOR TICKETS, INFORMATION & COVID POLICIES:
www.piedmontsymphony.org The PSO is Generously Funded in Part By:
Luminescence Foundation & The Ben-Dov Family
The Margaret Spilman Bowden Foundation Nicolaas and Patricia Kortlandt Fund The Wise Foundation The Phillip A. Hughes Foundation
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The Crossfields Group
At the groundbreaking from the right in pale blue jacket to left: Cindy Pearson, Bud Jacobs, Chris Bernard, Mike Turner, Mayor Bridge Littleton, Phillip Miller, Darlene Kirk, Tony Buffington, Sheila Johnson, Peter LeonardMorgan, Phyllis Randall, Caleb Kershner, Kevin Daly, Danny Davis, Rhonda North, Will Moore and Sylvia Glass.
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iddleburg Mayor Bridge Littleton already has had a very busy new year, but a highlight will always be his fine speech at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Town Hall on Jan. 24. Among the town and county dignitaries in attendance that 38-degree day were Loudoun Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall, Supervisor Tony Buffington, who represents the Blue Ridge district which includes the town.Salamander Resort founder Sheila Johnson was also on hand. “This is a very exciting moment for the town of Photo © by Leonard Shapiro Middleburg as we begin construction of the new Town Middleburg Mayor Hall,” Littleton told the crowd. “Our current town hall Bridge Littleton honored was built in 1964 when the staff numbered just four Fun Shop owners Betsy people. It has served us well for over 50 years, but Davis and Page Allen for with a team of 17 and expanded responsibilities, the 65 years in business. time has come to bring the needed infrastructure and facilities to better serve our community’s needs. “The town’s mission statement reads: ‘It is the mission of the Middleburg Town Council to provide its citizens, businesses, and visitors with superior public services in a fiscally prudent and socially responsible manner while sustaining Middleburg’s historic character, natural beauty, and small-town charm.’ ” “This town hall is a direct fulfillment of that mission – a generational project that will allow us to better serve those values, effectively, safely, and prudently….The town hall will serve our community for decades to come, with large outdoor open spaces, ample indoor gathering areas, and meeting rooms for community groups and businesses to use for free and let their visions become realities.” Photo © by Leonard Shapiro The previous week, at a regular Town Council Antwan Montford remeeting, Mayor Littleton recognized and honored three ceived a glowing town proclamation thanking very special people with official town proclamations. him for his outstanding Former Mayor Betsy Davis and her sister, Page service at the Middleburg Allen, the owners of The Fun Shop, Middleburg’s post office. He and his venerable local “department store,” were on hand to wife, Analyn, and their accept the proclamation marking the business’s 65son, six-year-old Amare, year anniversary. It was originally started by their late are relocating to Florida. mother, Nancy Allen, and has always been a mustvisit for locals and tourists alike. Antwan Montford, an immensely popular figure at the Middleburg Post Office, was also honored. An Army and combat veteran who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Montford began working at the post office two years ago, making countless friends along the way. He and his wife, Analyn, and their son, six-yearold Amare, are relocating to his native Florida. Lucky Florida. For a complete transcript of Mayor Bridge Littleton’s speech at the groundbreaking, go to www.middleburgmystique.com.
MIDDLEBURG SUSTAINABLE COMMITTEE| Winter 2022
