Of Note: What’s Goin’ On
The 91st running of the Virginia Gold Cup, one of the premier steeplechase events in the country, is scheduled Saturday, May 7 at Great Meadow in The Plains.
After great success with pari-mutuel betting, the perk continues on site. The Virginia Gold Cup, and October’s International Gold Cup, are the only Northern Virginia venues to offer sanctioned betting. The widely-acclaimed West Point Alumni Glee Club will sing the National Anthem at the event, performing at noon.
The Middleburg Hunt point-to-point is Sunday, May 1 at Glenwood Park with a 1 p.m. post. Prizes will be awarded for best bonnet, best bow tie, best traditional tailgate and most creative tailgate.
On April 29, the Middleburg Hunt sponsors a concert featuring the Ashby Run band on the lawn at the National Sporting Library & Museum from 6-8 p.m. with Virginia wine and beer available. Open to the public, and all sales benefit the NSLM. The museum also will be open that night.
The Arts: Under the direction of artistic director Stanley J. Thurston and music director Michele Fowlin, the Children of the Gospel Choirwill perform at Grace Episcopal Church in The Plains on Saturday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25, and $15 for students, with a reception to follow. Go to www.gracetheplains.org or 540-253-5177 x 107.
The Loudoun Ballet Company (LBC) will perform The Sleeping Beauty on May 7-8 at Dominion High School in Sterling. Advance tickets are $15 for children 12-under and seniors, $20 for adults and $25 for premium seats. Tickets at the door are $25. Performances are 6 p.m. Saturday, May 7 and 4 p.m. Sunday, May 8. Go to www.loudounballet.org.
In partnership with the Community Music School of the Piedmont, a classical music concert featuring the Shenandoah Conservatory musicians will be performed on Saturday, April 9 at Buchanan Hall in Upperville at 4 p.m, with works by Schumann, Chopin and Averitt. Contact 540-592-3040 or piedmontmusic@aol.com.
Middleburg’s Byrne Gallery presents “Champagne and Flowers,” a new exhibition of oil paintings, watercolors and multi-media works through April 30. Three noted painters, Jim Rodgers, Sandra Iafrate, and Lida Matheson Stifel, are featured for this show.
Lesley Lee Francis, granddaughter of beloved American poet Robert Frost, visits the Barns of Rose Hill April 22 at 7 p.m. to talk about her new book, “You Come Too: My Journey with Robert Frost,” a memoir and biography.
Castleton in Performance (CiP) presents “A Time to Break Silence,” an annual series that brings together activists, artists, educators and musicians to discuss social issues. The event is April 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults, $15 for students and proceeds benefit ArtWorks for Freedom and Doctors Without Borders. Call 866-974-0767.
Middleburg Community Center: K “Just Crate It,” an art auction of wooden crates painted by local artists, is April 8 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Call 540-687-6373.
Kundalini yoga has been added to MCC’s yoga program. Kundalini yoga uses postures, movement, breath and meditation to relax and heal mind and body. The gentle yoga class, designed for senior adults, is Tuesdays from noon-1 p.m. and Kundalini yoga is Thursdays from 8-9 a.m. Eight classes are $96 with sessions pro-rated with later registrations.
Jedi Academy (ages 5-12) will be Wednesdays from 5:15 to 6 p.m. and cost $89.95. It starts April 6 through May 11. Pilot School (grades 3-5) is April 15 from 9 a.m. to noon, for $9 per child. Students will learn the basics of flight and apply their skills in Aviation Ed’s Mobile Flight Lab.
Pre-K Robotics (ages 3-5) are Wednesdays from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.starting April 20 through May 25. The cost is $90. And finally, MCC will hold its “Hello Pony & Horse camp for children ages 2-6 and 5-12 at Stonelea Farm. Camps begin on Saturday, April 9 and run through May 21. Call 540-687-6375.
Middleburg Library: On April 5, Kristin Wipfler will discuss “better nutrition for better health” starting at 7 p.m. On April 6, the Nature Book Club for children kindergarten through fifth grade will study “insects inside and out.” Piedmont Environmental Council: A lecture by Doug Tallamy on “A Case for Native Plants,” is scheduled April 12from 7-8:30 p.m. at Highland School in Warrenton. Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware.
Madison’s Mountain Heritage: An Open House at Graves Chapel” is scheduled April 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Take a trip back in time to learn about the mountain culture of Virginia’s Blue Ridge.
Land Trust of Virginia: The LTV, Goose Creek Association and Blue Ridge Wildlife Center will host a free screening of the film “Project Wild Thing” at The Hill School April 22 at 4:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. The documentary chronicles one man’s personal quest to get his children off the couch and into the outdoors. Contact Kerry Roszel at 540-687-8441.