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By Summer Stanley
Imagine Lady Mary sitting on her horse appearing refined, graceful and elegantly dressed for the occasion. We love her, we hate her, but mostly we adore her polished looks. Last month, Downton Abbey fans said goodbye to a show in which our longings for a stylishly poised era were more than fulfilled.
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.
by Summer Stanley
Time is ticking. You may only have a few days to find an Easter bonnet, but lucky for you April brings spring races just around the corner, and Virginia Gold Cup (Derby Day) follows closely in May. Triple the fun for your crown! So where can you find the sometimes dainty and sometimes showstopping accessory that fits your personality?
by Len Shapiro
Loudoun County again will be a destination for wine experts when the Virginia Wine Summit comes to the Salamander Resort and Spa in Middleburg this spring.
by Leonard Shapiro
Middleburg’s Richard “Dick” Riemenschneider and Andi Gilman entertained friends, family and guests at the Wanderer’s Club in Wellington, Florida in mid-February, and polo dominated the cocktail party conversation.
The occasion: Riemenschneider was presented with the 2016 Philip Iglehart Awardby the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame. He and fellow polo aficionado, the late Russell A. Sheldon, Jr., were honored with that award the following evening at the 27th annual Polo Hall of Fame induction ceremony and gala.
Nestled against the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains just west of Middleburg, this year’s Historic Garden Week is scheduled for Sunday, April 24 and Monday, April 25.
The tour, under the auspices of the Garden Club of Virginia and organized in this area by the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club, features four spectacular houses and gardens. They’re all located within the 18,000-acre Crooked Run Rural Historic District and the Mosby Heritage Area along the scenic roads among the villages of Middleburg, Upperville, and Paris.
by Sophie Schepps
Dustin Aliff finds himself completely consumed with creativity on a daily basis. After spending his working daytime hours repairing antique oriental rugs with his father David at David’s Oriental Rugs in Marshall, he shifts to music, poetry, and painting in the evenings.
As a high school student at Liberty High School in the mid-1990s, Aliff suffered from seizures, fainting spells and terrible migraines. After several hospital visits, he found relief from the same doctor who performed surgery on the late Christopher Reeve.
