Whatever your New Year’s resolution this special Salsa workshop is bound to cover it somehow. Exercise, meet new people, learn to dance, MAKE THE MOST OF LIFE! There is a four week Salsa workshop at the Center for the Arts at the Candy Factory which runs from January 6th - 29th from 7:30-8:30 pm. Learn to Salsa [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, News, Prince William County on January 5th, 2009 | No Comments »
Fans of Equinox Restaurant (and Chef Todd Gray, who’s also at the helm of Middleburg’s Market Salamander) will be thrilled to learn of the Chocolate Happy Hour at D.C.’s award-winning restaurant. And chocoholics will certainly love getting their fix at this innovative event taking place every Friday from 5 - 7 p.m. until the first [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, Loudoun County, Restaurants on January 5th, 2009 | No Comments »
In a recent article in The Washington Post, C-ville’s Downtown Mall is described as “giving a pleasureable new meaning to the term ‘mall-walking.’ ” Lined with boutiques, the pedestrian zone is mostly chain-free, as most locals happily appreciate. The Post gives a shout-out to such lovely shops as Alakazam! (a toy store), the Cat House [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, News, Restaurants, Shops and Boutiques on January 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »
This is a great shot from the Boar’s Head Inn - Stop by and see the festive Gingerbread Village.
Jack Looney Photography
PO Box 518
Crozet, Va 22932
434-249-6266
www.jacklooney.com
Filed under: Albemarle County, Friday Photo, Hotels and Country Inns, Sponsor on December 19th, 2008 | No Comments »
Come celebrate the opening of the Virginia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation’s new office in Marshall. The reception will be held on Friday, December 19th from 3-6 p.m. (read: abundant refreshments), with a tree planting at 4 p.m.
Filed under: Events, Fauquier County, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship on December 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
Too many choices for the holidays– can’t find the perfect gift for that special someone? May I suggest the gift that keeps on giving: an Iron Bridge Gift Card. Iron Bridge in Warrenton has a wonderful selection of wines and great food. Sample superlative wines in the The Enoteca Lounge. Why not stop by [...]
Filed under: Events, Fauquier County, Restaurants, Sponsor on December 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
I was lucky enough to be have some extra time to stop by the Doubletree Hotel in Charlottesville, just one day after Greg’s House opened. The gingerbread village is such a great display, with a few special messages and a lot of holiday spirit. The Gingerbread House made by Greg and his friends is over 10 feet [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Hotels and Country Inns, News on December 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Pick up handmade baked goods, artisan bread, meat, yogurt, and homemade jams when the Clarke County Winter Farmers’ Market opens for its second winter season on Saturday, December 20th. Just because the temperatures have dropped, doesn’t mean the convivial market has to close its doors. Au contraire! You can thaw out while chatting with local [...]
Filed under: Clarke County, Farms and Farmers, Local Products on December 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
Why head south for the winter when you can embrace the cold with a heavenly escape to Middleburg’s Goodstone Inn and Estate? Surrounded by 265 acres of unspoiled pastures in Virginia’s hunt country, this luxurious country estate offers organic fine dining and delightful accommodations for the ultimate bed and breakfast weekend. You won’t want to [...]
Filed under: Hotels and Country Inns, Loudoun County, Restaurants on December 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
There’s still time to catch a performance of “A Christmas Carol” at Four County Players, Central Virginia’s longest running community theater in Barboursville. The play has been adapted with a fresh approach by Michael Paller:
It’s Christmas Eve, 1843 and Dickens, writer and amateur theatricalist, wrestles with the shadows of his past. Suddenly he is [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, Orange County on December 11th, 2008 | No Comments »
