The Piedmont Virginian is thrilled to check out the Fourth Annual Artists of Rappahannock Studio and Gallery Tour this Saturday and Sunday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Call us proud Virginians but the setting– in the rolling foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge– couldn’t be finer. The tour features 16 open studios and 8 professional galleries [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, Rappahannock County on October 31st, 2008 | No Comments »
Tempted by this display of Heritage Apples* at (our favorite) Feast! in Charlottesville? You can pick up some rare apple varieties, apple butter cooked over a slow fire, cider fresh from the press, and lots of other goodies at the Apple Harvest Festival this weekend at Vintage Virginia Apples. Enjoy the bounty and agricultural heritage [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Farms and Farmers, Local Products on October 31st, 2008 | No Comments »
Trick or treat! Photographers Srinu and Amy Regeti captured this eerie haunted house on film. Spooked? See if you can find the spot on location in Warrenton. The husband and wife team at Regeti’s has been featured on Nightline ABC and has received awards for their work. Interested in a portrait? Head over to the [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Fauquier County, Friday Photo on October 31st, 2008 | No Comments »
A cup of Spicy Virginian Peanut Soup (not-to-be-missed), followed by gourmet salads and crisp greens, then grilled salmon, maybe a little gnocchi and thick slices of beef. To finish? Your choice from a dessert table brimming with decadent treats. (Think chocolate mousse bombs and vanilla panna cotta.) Now that’s mmm mmm good.
The lunch buffet at [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, Restaurants on October 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
Frustrated that there’s no recycling pick-up in your hood? Join My Recycling Club! This new curbside recycling collection service, a division of Cville Concierge LLC, is available in Charlottesville and Albemarle county, including Crozet, Afton and Hollymead. They also serve areas in Nelson county [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Nelson County on October 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
Get ready for a “cornucopia experience.” We’re headed to the Farm and Food Expo in Winchester this weekend- and we can hardly wait. There will be over 50 exhibitors representing local farms, ag agencies, farmers markets, seed and tool companies, food nutritionists, conservationists… Bravo to the Virginia Organic Producers’ and Consumers’ Assocation for organizing a [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Clarke County, Culpeper County, Events, Farms and Farmers, Fauquier County, Greene County, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products, Loudoun County, Louisa County, Madison County, Nelson County, Orange County, Prince William County, Rappahannock County on October 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
Now that Virginia Wine Month activities are coming to a close, the celebrations move across the Potomac to DC’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show November 8-9. Food Network personalities Giada De Laurentiis, Paula Deen, and Bobby Flay offer demonstrations to complement many of our region’s top chefs. Look for interactive cooking sessions, food [...]
Filed under: Culpeper County, Events, Loudoun County, Nelson County, News, Rappahannock County, Wineries on October 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
Pearmund Cellars has the perfect adult Halloween Treat. Just dust off your costume and don it for a free wine tasting this weekend from Friday, October 31 to Sunday, November 2. The Barrel Room awaits with a vertical pour of Cabernet Franc or from its special holiday name, “Cab Frankenstein.” Non-wine treats are planned for children. Those [...]
Filed under: Events, Fauquier County, Prince William County, Wineries on October 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
There was tremendous reader response to “13 Ways of Looking at Old Rag,” the art gallery feature in the Autumn 2007 issue of The Piedmont Virginian where we showcased artistic renditions of the region’s fabled peak. Recently we hiked up to the top (choosing a day mid-week when we thought the crowds wouldn’t flock to [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Madison County on October 27th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Turn The Mill Around Campaign invites you to join them at the 10th Anniversary of the Burning of Chapman’s / Beverley Mill Sunday, October 26 from 1-3 PM at the Mill. Enjoy lunch and music by the Bull Run Grass Band. Frances Lillian Jones, author of The History of Chapman/Beverley Mill, will be on site [...]
Filed under: Events, Fauquier County, History and Historic Places on October 26th, 2008 | No Comments »
