Chapman DeMary Trail

Come to the Chapman DeMary Trail at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 25 for a gentle one-hour nature walk guided by the non-profit Imagine Well Being. Slow down, breathe in the fresh air, awaken your senses, and discover the restorative benefits of spending time in nature. Together, we’ll create space to pause, be present, and nurture our connection with ourselves, the natural world, and community. Please register online: <a href="https://purcellvilleva.gov/881/Monthly-Nature-Walks?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">purcellvilleva.gov/881/Monthly-Nature-Walks</a>
Before you arrive, go on the Nature Trivia Walk at the Chapman DeMary Trail. Find all 10 trivia questions, write the answers on the trivia walk sheet, then bring your completed answer sheet to the rock painting event to receive a prize! Trivia walk sheets are available at the trail or online at <a href="https://purcellvilleva.gov/881/Monthly-Nature-Walks?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">purcellvilleva.gov/881/Monthly-Nature-Walks</a>.
Discover Nature’s Secrets is a monthly series of nature walks and environmental programs held on the last Sunday of each month. The series is designed to encourage people of all ages to explore, enjoy and appreciate the natural world right here in Purcellville. The program is hosted by the Purcellville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, often in partnership with the Tree and Environment Sustainability Committee and the Purcellville Arts Council.

Local Event: Savoring Autumn - Enjoy a Sensory Walk at the Chapman DeMary Trail

Loudoun County

Leesburg

Virginia

Savoring Autumn - Enjoy a Sensory Walk at the...

Come to the Chapman DeMary Trail at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 25 for a gentle one-hour nature walk guided by the non-profit...

Savoring Autumn - Enjoy a Sensory Walk at the Chapman DeMary Trail

Purcellville, VA

Local artisans will put out the welcome mat from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8 for the seventh annual Purcellville Artisan Tour, sponsored by the Purcellville Arts Council.Find unique and beautiful pieces of art for people on your holiday shopping list! 
The list of participating artists, agri-artists, and tour stops is below.
TOUR STOP #1 - 19929 Telegraph Springs Road
Blooming Hill with homegrown and handmade lavender products, giclée prints of Western Loudoun historic towns
TOUR STOP #2 - 785 South 20th Street
Purcellville Makersmiths where you can tour the facility and view work created by artist members including Diane Bollinger, Courtney Cline, Melinda Gretsinger, Dawn Martin, Kiran Martin, Cricket Pagnano, Diane Painter, Glenda Skelley, and Lucile Weschler
TOUR STOP #3 - 511 South Nursery Avenue
<ul><li>Geoff DeMark with wheel-thrown and altered pottery</li><li>Lori DeMark with sterling silver, brass, copper, stoneware, or porcelain clay jewelry</li></ul>

TOUR STOP #4 - 516 South Nursery Avenue
Joe Baker with ink and mixed media art
TOUR STOP #5 - 200 North 21st Street
Purcellville Train Station
<ul><li>Jim Haller with pen and ink art with stippling</li><li>KarenLee Fabric Design with quilting and textiles</li><li>Patricia Stephenson with wearable and decorative art of wool and felt</li><li>Eric Wickstrom with photography</li></ul>



TOUR STOP #6 - 201 North Maple Avenue, Suite 207
Station Stitchers with heritage quilts
TOUR STOP #7 - 725 East Main Street
<ul><li>Eleven Eleven Brewing Company with hand-crafted small batch beers</li><li>Jenn Bodamer with hand-crafted, wheel-thrown pottery</li><li>Cheryl Chirillo with photography</li></ul>


TOUR STOP #8 - 37797 Drawbridge Way
Amy Berringer with photography, painting and ceramics
TOUR STOP #9 - 14001 Harpers Ferry Road
<ul><li>868 Estate Vineyards, a winery with tasting room art gallery</li><li>Lizzy B. Javier with acrylic and watercolor painting</li></ul>

Many of the artists on tour have their work displayed in Purcellville Town Hall as part of a Sneak Peek Art Show of the tour. Visit during regular business hours (Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. except holidays), and stop by during the week of Celebrate Purcellville to see the work and get a sticker in your Celebrate Purcellville Passport! 
The Purcellville Artisan Tour (PAT) was created by the Purcellville area members of the Loudoun County Artisan Trail and Purcellville Arts Council. Come and spend a day in Purcellville as the artists open their studios and share their stories and inspiration. For more information, visit <a href="https://purcellvilleartisantour.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://purcellvilleartisantour.com/</a>
and follow the Purcellville Artisan Tour on Facebook.

Local Event: Purcellville Artisan Tour

Purcellville Artisan Tour

Local artisans will put out the welcome mat from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8 for the...

Local artisans will put out the welcome mat from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8 for the seventh annual Purcellville Artisan Tour, sponsored by the Purcellville Arts Council.Find unique and beautiful pieces of art for people on your holiday shopping list! 
The list of participating artists, agri-artists, and tour stops is below.
TOUR STOP #1 - 19929 Telegraph Springs Road
Blooming Hill with homegrown and handmade lavender products, giclée prints of Western Loudoun historic towns
TOUR STOP #2 - 785 South 20th Street
Purcellville Makersmiths where you can tour the facility and view work created by artist members including Diane Bollinger, Courtney Cline, Melinda Gretsinger, Dawn Martin, Kiran Martin, Cricket Pagnano, Diane Painter, Glenda Skelley, and Lucile Weschler
TOUR STOP #3 - 511 South Nursery Avenue
<ul><li>Geoff DeMark with wheel-thrown and altered pottery</li><li>Lori DeMark with sterling silver, brass, copper, stoneware, or porcelain clay jewelry</li></ul>
TOUR STOP #4 - 516 South Nursery Avenue
Joe Baker with ink and mixed media art
TOUR STOP #5 - 200 North 21st Street
Purcellville Train Station
<ul><li>Jim Haller with pen and ink art with stippling</li><li>KarenLee Fabric Design with quilting and textiles</li><li>Patricia Stephenson with wearable and decorative art of wool and felt</li><li>Eric Wickstrom with photography</li></ul>
TOUR STOP #6 - 201 North Maple Avenue, Suite 207
Station Stitchers with heritage quilts
TOUR STOP #7 - 725 East Main Street
<ul><li>Eleven Eleven Brewing Company with hand-crafted small batch beers</li><li>Jenn Bodamer with hand-crafted, wheel-thrown pottery</li><li>Cheryl Chirillo with photography</li></ul>
TOUR STOP #8 - 37797 Drawbridge Way
Amy Berringer with photography, painting and ceramics
TOUR STOP #9 - 14001 Harpers Ferry Road
<ul><li>868 Estate Vineyards, a winery with tasting room art gallery</li><li>Lizzy B. Javier with acrylic and watercolor painting</li></ul>
Many of the artists on tour have their work displayed in Purcellville Town Hall as part of a Sneak Peek Art Show of the tour. Visit during regular business hours (Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. except holidays), and stop by during the week of Celebrate Purcellville to see the work and get a sticker in your Celebrate Purcellville Passport! 
The Purcellville Artisan Tour (PAT) was created by the Purcellville area members of the Loudoun County Artisan Trail and Purcellville Arts Council. Come and spend a day in Purcellville as the artists open their studios and share their stories and inspiration. For more information, visit <a href="https://purcellvilleartisantour.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://purcellvilleartisantour.com/</a>
and follow the Purcellville Artisan Tour on Facebook.

Amie Ware

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Dulles Town Center

Woodlands Stewardship Education Center

Climate Action NOW (CAN) 501c3 (EIN: 2679837) is a conservation nonprofit, celebrating nature-based climate solutions to boost biodiversity, improve soil health and water infiltration rates, cool temperatures, purify the air and maximize carbon drawdown!
We educate the public on environmental and nature-based climate solutions through FREE <a href="https://climateactionnow.solutions/can-film-festival/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">monthly film screenings</a>, followed by a discussion with expert panelists, at Cinema Arts Theatres in Fairfax, Virginia, hosting more than 3.1K attendees since December 2023. Additionally, we promote and educate the public about native plants, invasive removal, mini meadows in our yards and the need for mega meadows on data center campuses.
To support our work, we are hosting our inaugural fundraiser, Sunday afternoon, October 25, 2026 and we'd love to see you there! Historically, program expenses — including film licensing fees, and theatre rental— have been covered personally by our volunteers. To continue providing highquality, accessible programming, we are seeking the support of those who share our commitment to environmental resilience.
MAGNIFICENT MEADOWS FUNDRAISER Wilding Data Centers &amp; Our Communities Afternoon Gala
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” —Albert Einstein
DATE: Sunday, October 25, 2026 TIME: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM LOCATION: Woodlands Stewardship Education Center, Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, 5301 Walney Rd, Chantilly, VA 20120 <a href="https://null" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"></a>
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TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION of $49 to attend. Can't attend but still care? We eagerly and graciously accept <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/magnificent-meadows-green-carpet-fundraiser-join-the-party-tickets-1995604520842?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">any donations</a> to support our mission and help meet our fundraising goal.EVENT SPONSORS: <a href="https://www.meadowsfarms.com/hours-locations/chantilly-south-riding/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Meadows Farms</a>, <a href="https://www.tracezerowaste.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Trace</a>, <a href="https://www.wearefoundingfarmers.com/location/reston/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Founding Famers</a>, Total Wine &amp; More, Silver Diner, First Watch, Trader Joes, Wegmans, Ruth's Chris, and more!
— 🌱 Rethinking the American Lawn: An Exciting Shift to No-Mow Landscapes Monoculture lawns dominate 40 million acres across the U.S. demanding billions of gallons of water every day while offering nothing in return for our local ecosystems. It is time to trade the resource-heavy, monoculture grass for a living solution: biodiverse, low-grow, no-mow landscapes along with sections of mini pocket meadows. This event tackles the urgent necessity of removing traditional lawns to combat rising temperatures and ecological collapse. Discover how replacing turf grass with native, low-maintenance alternatives can:
<ul><li>Slash water use drastically, easing the strain on our shared resources.</li><li>Boost water infiltration rates to prevent runoff, erosion, and urban flooding.</li><li>Supercharge carbon drawdown by building deep, healthy root systems that store carbon in the soil.</li><li>Helps purify the air and reduce noise.</li><li>Lowers the heat.</li><li>Beautifies, which improves quality of life and increases property values.</li></ul>
Join us to learn how converting our lawns into a thriving, biodiverse habitat can reverse the horrific ecological devastation that surrounds us. States out West have begun mandating this much-needed pivot. Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural resources has a <a href="https://www.pa.gov/services/dcnr/request-help-converting-your-lawn-to-a-meadow" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Lawn-to-Habitat</a> Program!
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<h4>GREEN CARPET GATHERING TIMELINE (tasty bites, beer &amp; wine)</h4>
3:00-4:00 PM Networking with the experts, with various elected officials stopping by to say "Hi" and speak for a few minutes, across the hour. <a href="https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S124" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Senator Stella Pekarsky</a>, <a href="https://house.vga.virginia.gov/members/H0294" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Delegate Karrie Delaney</a>, <a href="https://walkinshaw.house.gov/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Congressman James Walkinshaw</a>'s District Aide <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/myieshajones" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Myiesha Jones</a>, and Fairfax County's Eric Campbell, (Green Stormwater Infrastructure Manager Fairfax County Stormwater Facilities Branch). Stay tuned!
4:00-5:00 PM&nbsp;Panel discussion with the experts in the amphitheater about HOW TO remove sections of our monoculture lawns and replace with biodiverse natives of various heights, under trees for example, along the driveway, low-grow no-mow meadows (under 12″), as well as taller mini meadows in strategic locations. Lots of audience questions.
5:00-5:30 PM Continued discussion about removing monoculture lawns and replacing with low-growing, biodiverse no-mow and follow-up networking / one-on-one conversations with experts. 

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FEATURED GUESTS &amp; EXPERTS: JANE PITTMAN, award winning director, cinematographer and editor based in Washington DC. 
RUSSELL BAILEY,&nbsp;prominent conservationist in Alexandria, Virginia, honored as the 2026 recipient of the Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award. 
ELAINE MILLS, trained as a Master Gardener with the Arlington/Alexandria unit of Virginia Cooperative Extension in 2012 and quickly discovered a special interest in sustainable landscaping with a focus on native plants. 
LIZ TRAIN is the Co-Coordinator of the Audubon at Home Program for Fairfax County and an Audubon at Home Ambassador. 
REKHA DOLAS is a dedicated member of the Fairfax Invasive Removal Alliance (FIRA). 
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See your&nbsp;there!

Local Event: WILDING Our Communities & Data Centers Fundraiser | MAGNIFICENT MEADOWS Afternoon GALA!

WILDING Our Communities & Data Centers...

Climate Action NOW (CAN) 501c3 (EIN: 2679837) is a conservation nonprofit, celebrating nature-based climate solutions to boost...

WILDING Our Communities & Data Centers Fundraiser | MAGNIFICENT MEADOWS Afternoon GALA!

Stone Bridge High School

Magical spells, wizards, potions and more! Gather friends and family for a one-hour Halloween concert featuring spooky classics, music from the wondrous world of Harry Potter and dramatic interludes performed by Stone Bridge High School theatre students. Come in costume and arrive early to enjoy craft-making and other pre-concert activities.&nbsp;

Local Event: Loudoun Symphony Presents Halloween at Hogwarts

Loudoun Symphony Presents Halloween at Hogwarts

Magical spells, wizards, potions and more! Gather friends and family for a one-hour Halloween concert featuring spooky...

The Lodge at Hanson Park

Join aspiring and early-stage women business owners for a day of education, meaningful connections, and valuable resources. For a $25 registration fee, attendees will receive lunch and insights designed to help build stronger businesses and move forward with confidence. 21 area businesswomen will present in panels and roundtables. For more information, see&nbsp;<a href="https://lcwag.org/event/women-empower-entrepreneurial-summit-2026/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">lcwag.org/event/women-empower-entrepreneurial-summit-2026/</a>

Local Event: Women EmPower Entrepreneurial Summit 2026

Women EmPower Entrepreneurial Summit 2026

Join aspiring and early-stage women business owners for a day of education, meaningful connections, and valuable resources. For...

810 Entertainment - Dulles Town Center

<h2>RC Racing Competition</h2>
November 14th: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm<a href="https://www.shopdullestowncenter.com/store/810-entertainment" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">810 Entertainment</a>
Families, friends, and racing fans are invited to enjoy an exciting day of large 1/7-scale remote-controlled car racing on two tracks. Participants will compete in two-person teams, with race cars and equipment provided. Spectators can cheer on their favorite teams and enjoy food and beverages available for purchase inside 810 Entertainment.
Team registration: $110 per two-person team; drivers ages 13 and older
Spectator admission: $5, with a portion of spectator proceeds benefiting BetterALife (Loudoun County non-profit assisting families in need). Kids 12 and under are free!
Details and registration: <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veloxracingevents.com%2Fevents&amp;data=05%7C02%7Clsmith%40comstock.com%7C62dc2e1132e64a786f9d08df1f071e1f%7C7424a7d966db46969bf4cccf81af11d3%7C0%7C0%7C639263787652375753%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Di%2BmvX13e7UvmPDvtBsBS2gbcPRilH%2FlUY267dqtm9M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.veloxracingevents.com/events</a>

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November 14th: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm810 Entertainment
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