Photos by Peter Thornton Military Appreciation Night Saturday, May 14, 2016
By Summer Stanley
At long last, springtime in Virginia comes breezing in through open windows, riding on the scent of azaleas, magnolias, peonies and honeysuckle, and I find myself craving the kind of southern comfort that most would associate with derby fever. However, for me, Mint Juleps are warm weather refreshments to be enjoyed long after the “run for the roses” is over.
Buchanan Hall and the Community Music School of the Piedmont hosted a Springtime Serenade Concert with famed Shenandoah University musicians Elizabeth Temple, Camilo Perez-Mejia and Frances Lapp Averitt of The Temple Trio. The Upperville Country Store provided a delicious reception of homemade treats.
Members and friends of the Goose Creek Association (GCA) recently gathered at Somerset Farm, the home of Elizabeth and Bill Wolf, to celebrate the 2016 Golden Goose Award. This year’s honoree is David Ward, who actively volunteers for the Virginia Save Our Streams monitoring, Loudoun Watershed Watch and GCA. Ward inputs stream monitoring data for use by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The GCA has sought to protect the area water and countryside for over forty years.
Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville will host its 57th Annual Hunt Country Stable Tour on Memorial Day weekend, May 28 and 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The Middleburg Training Track will be open Saturday only from 7 a.m. to 10 am.
Morning rains did little to dampen the enthusiasm of another gathering at Glenwood Park for the 96th edition of the Middleburg Spring Races.
