Experience the art of cooking with Olwen Woodier, renowned cookbook author and food writer, who offers cooking classes in her large modernized kitchen on an 1840s farm just outside Leesburg. The two-hour class includes demonstration from a demo-mirrored island with an 8-burner Wolf cook top, hands-on participation for those who are interested, and a four-course meal. Classes are limited to 12-14 people so early reservations are recommended. Fee for all classes includes a four or five course menu and complimentary beverages of water, tea, coffee, and/or one glass of wine (you may also bring your own wine). There is no tax or service fee.

Event time:

10:30am

Admission Fee/Ticket Price:

$55/person

Location:

Glenfiddich Farm Cookery School
17642 Canby Rd
Leesburg, VA 20175

Phone:

703 771-3329

Website:

http://www.glenfarmcookery.com

Loudoun’s Got Talent is an annual talent contest for solo performance by students in grades 9-12 who reside or attend school in Loudoun County. A preliminary round of auditions selects ten finalists to compete in concert. At the concert, the top three performers are selected by a panel of judges, including Maestro Mark Allen McCoy, in combination with the audience vote. The three finalists win scholarships of $1,000, $500, and $250, and the winner performs at a symphony concert during the following season.

Event time:

3pm

Admission Fee/Ticket Price:

$12/adult, $10/student

Location:

Franklin Park Performing & Visual Arts Center
36441 Blueridge View Ln
Purcellville, VA 20132

Phone:

540 338-7973

Website:

http://www.franklinparkartscenter.org

We are excited to have Gary Smallwood join us for an awesome afternoon of live music and wine tasting!

Event time:

2-5pm

Admission Fee/Ticket Price:

Free performance; food and wine available for purchase.

Location:

Lost Creek Vineyard & Winery
43277 Spinks Ferry Rd
Leesburg, VA 20176

Phone:

703 443-9836

Website:

http://www.lostcreekwinery.com

Join us for a 5K cross country course benefitting Glenwood Park, The American Legion Post 295 and Boy Scout Troop 2950. The race will start and finish in Glenwood Park – a great course for barefoot runners! Bring the whole family and have the kids participate in the 1/2 mile fun run. Race day packet pick up and registration starts at 8:00 am.

Event time:

9am

Admission Fee/Ticket Price:

Registration is $25 before May 16 and $30 after; Kids Fun Run $10

Location:

36787 Glenwood Park Ln
Middleburg, VA 20117

Website:

http://www.middleburgfootrace.com

Part of the 53rd Hunt Country Stable Tour, the National Sporting Library & Museum Book Fair is open to the public and will offer book signings and scheduled brief lectures by five authors in the Library’s lecture hall, the Founders’ Room, and a duplicate book sale on the upper level to benefit the NSLM’s Book Acquisition Fund. Featured authors are Kathryn Masson, Patrick Smithwick, Elizabeth Letts with guest Harry de Leyer, Anne Hambleton, and F. Turner Reuter, Jr.

Event time:

10am-5pm

Admission Fee/Ticket Price:

Free

Location:

National Sporting Library & Museum
102 The Plains Rd
Middleburg, VA 20117

Phone:

540-687-6542

Website:

http://www.nsl.org

Who doesn’t like bacon?! Or a nice juicy and full bodied Pinot Noir? Why not have dinner celebrating the varied combinations of the two? Join us and have a hog wild of a time!

Event time:

7pm

Admission Fee/Ticket Price:

$85/person inclusive

Location:

Magnolias at the Mill
198 North 21st St
Purcellville, VA 20132

Phone:

540 338-9800

Website:

http://www.magnoliasmill.com

Join us for a weekend of BBQ fun! Price includes a wine tasting and plate of BBQ eats catered by Red, Hot & Blue. Please call or email for reservations.

Event time:

12-4pm

Admission Fee/Ticket Price:

$15/person

Location:

Willowcroft Farm Vineyards
38906 Mt. Gilead Rd
Leesburg, VA 20175

Phone:

703 777-8161

Website:

http://www.willowcroftwine.com

The Upperville and Middleburg area is home to many of the country’s premier Thoroughbred breeding farms, show hunter barns, fox hunting barns, and country estates. On this remarkable weekend in May, owners open the doors of their exquisite grounds, magnificent stables, and extensive training facilities to visitors. Just a 45-minute drive from downtown Washington, D.C., come spend a day touring by car with your friends and family. The tour offers visitors an opportunity to drive down winding country lanes amidst spectacular scenery in the heart of the nation’s horse capital. The tour also hosts a country fair on the grounds of Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville. The fair’s market features horse-themed arts and crafts, native Virginia herbs and plants, local artwork, treats for dogs, ice cream, and more! Proceeds from the Hunt Country Stable Tour support Trinity Episcopal Church and their many local, national and international charities and non-profit programs.

Event time:

10am-5pm

Admission Fee/Ticket Price:

$25/person; free/child under 12 years.

Location:

Various Farms in Middleburg and Upperville
Upperville, VA 20184

Phone:

540-592-3711

Website:

http://www.huntcountrystabletour.org/tour.htm

Jason Masi performs this afternoon! Come out and listen to him on our patio while you try some of our great wines. Check out his website: www.jasonmasi.com

Event time:

1-5pm

Admission Fee/Ticket Price:

Free performance; $7/person for wine tasting

Location:

Lost Creek Vineyard & Winery
43277 Spinks Ferry Road
Leesburg, VA 20176

Phone:

703 443-9836

Website:

http://www.lostcreekwinery.com

Bistro Nights at Doukénie Winery is the perfect way to end a hectic week. Enjoy the flavors of authentic Italian pizza pie from Pizzeria Moto’s mobile brick oven pizza restaurant and pair it with your favorite red or white, bottle or glass, of Doukénie wines, now with two new releases: Dionysus and LeVin Rouge. Enjoy listening to live music while taking in the beautiful view of our pond and vineyards. Family and friends are welcome.

Event time:

6-9pm

Admission Fee/Ticket Price:

Food and wine available for purchase.

Location:

Doukenie Winery
14727 Mountain Rd
Hillsboro, VA 20132

Phone:

540 668-6464

Website:

http://www.doukeniewinery.com