Community events in Loudoun County
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Version 0 of 1. Family nature walk Sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. 8 a.m. Morven Park, 17263 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg. Email info@loudounwildlife.org or go to loudounwildlife.org. Free; registration required. Toastmasters Club NOVA Dawn Breakers. 7:30-8:30 a.m. Eggspectation restaurant, 1609 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Sewing and “stitch-in” For beginners. Take sewing, knitting, needlepoint or crochet projects. Machines provided. 9-11:45 a.m. Senior Center of Leesburg, 102 North St., Leesburg. 703-737-8039. Free. Mah-jongg Chinese tile game. Mondays and Thursdays at noon, Senior Center of Leesburg, 102 North St., Leesburg. 703-737-8039. Free. Sterling Rotary Club meeting 12:30 p.m. Bungalow Lakehouse, 46116 Lake Center Plaza, Sterling. 703-401-4509. Contemporary line dancing Dick Sherman is the instructor. 2-3 p.m. Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville. 571-258-3400. $2. Rotary Club of Leesburg Daybreak 7:30 a.m. Tuscarora Mill restaurant, 203 Harrison St. SE, Leesburg. 703-777-1405 or leesburgdaybreak.org. Beginner bridge Jane Olah, instructor. 10:30 a.m.-noon, Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville. 571-258-3400. $2. Career Fair Six staffing-service providers will promote job opportunities in accounting, administrative support, general labor, airport baggage claims and airport food services. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Loudoun Workforce Resource Center, 102 Heritage Way NE, Leesburg. loudoun.gov/wrc. Free. Party bridge 1-4 p.m. Senior Center of Leesburg, 102 North St., Leesburg. 703-737-8039. Free. Bluegrass and folk jam Open to musicians of all skill levels. 7-8:30 p.m. Morningside House, 316 Harrison St. SE, Leesburg. 571-237-2888. Free. Jerry’s Jukebox Age 14 and older; children younger than 14 may attend if accompanied by an adult. Learn to dance with instructor Jerry Smith. 7:15-8:30 p.m. Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville. 571-258-3400. $2. Waterford Quilters New members are welcome. 10 a.m.-noon, Waterford Old School, 40222 Fairfax St., Waterford. 540-751-0749 or worldlang123@gmail.com. Free. Middleburg duplicate bridge Open game. 12:30 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 105 E. Washington St., Middleburg. 540-687-5093. $5. Rotary Club of Purcellville 7 a.m. Loudoun Golf and Country Club, 36967 W. Main St., Purcellville. 540-687-5689. john@insuremejg.com. Rotary Club of Ashburn Noon, 1757 Golf Club, 45120 Waxpool Rd., Dulles. Call 703-969-3070 or go to rotaryclubofashburnva.org. Pinochle 12:30 p.m. Senior Center of Leesburg, 102 North St., Leesburg. 703-737-8039. $2. Advanced intermediate bridge Jane Olah, instructor. 1-3 p.m. Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville. 571-258-3400. $2. German language practice group 1 p.m. Senior Center at Cascades, 21060 Whitfield Pl., Sterling. 571-258-3280. Rotary Club of Leesburg 6:30 p.m. River Creek Country Club, 43800 Olympic Blvd., Leesburg. 703-726-9770 or leesburg-rotary.org. Sterling Lions Club Dinner meeting. 7 p.m., O’Malley’s, 45425 Holiday Rd.., Sterling. 703-999-3129. thorting@cox.net. Dinners included in annual membership fee. Registration required. Sterling Ruritan Club bingo Each game has a prize of at least $100. Admission is restricted to paying participants. Benefits Ruritan Club programs. 7 p.m., Sterling Ruritan Club, 183 Ruritan Rd., Sterling. 703-444-6039. Admission, $15 for six regular cards; additional cards may be purchased. Chorus of the Old Dominion For men of any age or skill level who are interested in singing four-part harmony. 7:30-10 p.m. Leesburg United Methodist Church, 107 W. Market St., Leesburg. 703-348-0071. odchorus.org. Countryside Women’s Club Meeting and social, with a guest speaker. 9:30 a.m., Parkway Pool Meeting Room, 46020 Algonkian Parkway, Sterling. 703-229-3468. cherry.barbara@gmail.com. Free. Knitting and crocheting 10 a.m.-noon, Senior Center at Cascades, 21060 Whitfield Pl., Sterling. 571-258-3280. Free. Loudoun Crime Commission luncheon A discussion with Robert Barron, retired CIA senior disguise specialist and owner of Custom Prosthetic Designs, which specializes in prosthetic replacement of facial and digital anatomy. Noon-2 p.m., Belmont Country Club, 19661 Belmont Manor Lane, Ashburn. Call 571-237-2257 or email rsvp@loudouncrimecommission.org. $15, guests $20. Knitting group Age 55 and older. Take needles, yarn and patterns and spend time with other knitters. 12:30-2 p.m., Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville. 571-258-3400. Free. Leesburg Senior Center bingo 12:45 p.m. Senior Center of Leesburg, 102 North St., Leesburg. 703-737-8039. 750 cents per card. Valentine’s Day dance Age 55 and older. Music by DJ Sky Dantinne. Refreshments. 2-4 p.m. Senior Center at Cascades, 21060 Whitfield Pl., Sterling. 571-258-3280 or loudoun.gov/seniors-cascades. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. “Shocktober: Welcome to the Dollhouse” Take a tour of Leesburg’s haunted Paxton Manor. Volunteer led crew will be transformed into dolls and clowns. A benefit for Paxton Campus, a nonprofit group in Loudoun County that serves people with disabilities. Doors open at 7 p.m.; last ticket sold at 10 p.m. Paxton Manor, 601 Catoctin Cir. NE, Leesburg. 703-777-1939 or shocktober.org. $35, online $30. The Kennedys: folk rock concert Wine and beer will be sold by the glass. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; concert at 7 p.m. Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro. 540-668-7738 or oldstoneschool.org. $20, in advance $15. Includes ticket and appetizers. Loudoun Centre Theatre: “Hairspray” A Tony Award-winning musical set in Baltimore in the early 1960s. Friday at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. 540-338-7973, franklinparkartscenter.org or thelct.org. $18, in advance $15. Stagecoach Theatre Company: “Backwards Broadway” Valentine’s cabaret and dinner. Show begins at 7:30 p.m.; dinner at 8:15 p.m. Oatlands Historic House and Gardens, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg. 571-477-9444. stagecoachtc.com. $85. Birding at Banshee Monthly bird walk, sponsored by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and Friends of Banshee Reeks. Take binoculars. 8 a.m. Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, 21085 The Woods Road, Leesburg. Email jcoleman@loudounwildlife.org or call 540-554-2542. Leesburg winter farmers market Sponsored by the Loudoun Valley HomeGrown Markets Cooperative. 9 a.m.-noon, Catoctin Circle (Virginia Village Shopping Center), Leesburg. Call 540-454-8089 or go to loudounfarmersmarkets.org. Valentine’s Sweetheart Ball Silent and live auctions, dinner, drinks, dessert and dancing. Music by the Martinsburg Jazz Orchestra. Proceeds go toward the Waterford Foundation’s continuing preservation and education initiatives. 6:30 p.m., Belmont Country Club, 19661 Belmont Manor Lane, Ashburn. 540-882-3018 or waterfordfoundation.org. $150 per person. Lucketts Bluegrass Music by the Dry Branch Fire Squad. Food available. Doors open at 6 p.m.; music begins at 7 p.m. Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Rd., Leesburg. 703-771-5281 or luckettsbluegrass.com. $15, cash at the door. Coffeehouse: “Love Letters” A readers’ theater production of A.R. Gurney’s play about two people who grew up together and then went their separate ways. Coffee included. 6:30 p.m., Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Call 540-338-7973 or go to franklinparkartscenter.org. $8. — Compiled by Sandy Mauck Email: ldextra@washpost.com Fax: 703-777-8437 Mail: Community Calendar, Loudoun Living, The Washington Post, 104 Dry Mill Rd., Suite 101, Leesburg, Va. 20175 Details: Announcements are accepted on a space-available basis from nonprofit and public organizations and must be received at least 14 days before the publication date. Include event name, dates, times, exact address, prices and a publishable contact phone number. |