Third Friday of Every Month
StageCoach Bandits Improv Show
The StageCoach Bandits are Loudoun County’s funniest improv comedy team! Join us monthly for THIRD FRIDAY IMPROV! Just like “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, the Bandits perform short-form improv using suggestions from the audience. Shows are completely interactive. No show or game is ever the same twice! Recommended for ages 18+ due to possible language and mature themes.
- StageCoach Theatre, 20937 Ashburn Road, Suites 115 and 120, Ashburn, VA 20147
- Contact us at info@stagecoachtc.com, 571-477-9444, or visit our website at stagecoachtc.com
- Tickets: $15. Reservations required. Reserve online at stagecoachtc.com/tickets or by calling 571-477-9444
Ongoing, monthly podcasts, available whenever, on-demand
Creative Contemplation Podcast
Join Creative Contemplation Podcast host & creator, Suzanne Lago Arthur as she has discussions with creative professionals about their work, what inspires them and how we can all learn from them and in the process, discover new avenues for our own artistic self-development. Currently available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google & Stitcher platforms.
May 3 at 7:30pm
Sly's Fabulous Las Vegas Style Magic at StageCoach Theatre
Don’t miss Sly’s Fabulous Las Vegas Style Magic, a full show of comedy and magic featuring our headliner Sly and a troupe of award-winning professional magicians! Be prepared to be amazed by the magic and entertained by the jokes, one-liners, and physical comedy throughout the evening.
- StageCoach Theatre, 20937 Ashburn Road, Suites 115 and 120, Ashburn, VA 20147
- Contact us at info@stagecoachtc.com, 571-477-9444, or visit our website at stagecoachtc.com
- $25/person in-theater or per device if livestreaming from home. Reserve at stagecoachtc.com/tickets/ or by calling 571-477-9444
Saturday, May 4, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Disco is Dead Murder Mystery by StageCoach Theatre
Donny Strut performed his final disco move under the flickering mirror ball just before the lights went out - forever. Was it murder? Or just a disco dance move gone horribly wrong? Presented as part of the Murder Mystery May series of the Loudoun Public Library.
- Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road Northwest, Leesburg, VA 20176
- Contact us at info@stagecoachtc.com or visit the Loudoun County Public Library calendar at loudoun.libnet.info/event/10422500
- Free to attend. Audience size is limited.
May 4&5 and May 11&12, May 4 (7:30PM-10), May 5 (2PM-4); May 11 (7:30-10)30
LLO Presents: The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This quest for love and truth is rich with unforgettable vocal acrobatics, evocative symbols and allegory, and colorful characters such as a handsome young prince, a silly bird-catching sidekick, and a mysterious Queen of the Night. Featuring our Artistic Director on piano, as part of the set design – this production is sure to amaze!
- May 4&5 : Landsdowne Woods of VA ; May 11&12: St. James Episcopal Church
- loudounlyricopera.org/
- $35.00 general; discounts for LLO members
Saturday, May 4, 7:30 p.m.
Loudoun Symphonic Winds Concert with Guest Conductor Colonel (Ret) Arnald D. Gabriel and Saxophonist Dale Underwood
Loudoun Symphonic Winds presents guest conductor Colonel Arnald D. Gabriel, former Commander/Conductor of The United States Air Force Band and Dale Underwood, former Principal Saxophonist of the United States Navy Band. Considered one of the great conductors of all time, Col. Gabriel will be celebrating his 99th birthday! He and Dale Underwood will be performing works by George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Gunther Schuller. Loudoun Symphonic Winds is a community-based concert band that includes both professional and dedicated amateur musicians. Our goal is to give the Loudoun community and its neighbors an opportunity to play and hear the best of yesterday's and today's concert band music. For more information about Colonel Gabriel, visit www.colgabriel.com/ For more information about Dale Underwood, visit daleunderwood.net/
- Potomac Falls High School, 46400 Algonkian Pkwy, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
- Contact us at lsw@loudouncommunityband.org or visit our web site at www.loudouncommunityband.org
- Donations accepted at the door
May 11 & 18 at 6:30pm
StageCoach Theatre presents I Shot the Sheriff Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
It’s 1890, and trouble’s stirring in Day Gulch. The sheriff’s gone missing. Worse, the Pied Piper Pickled Pepper Bandits gang is on the loose – and might be headed to town for a big bank heist. The mayor’s called the townspeople to an emergency meeting at Miss Kitty’s saloon, The Litter Box. Has the sheriff gone on a walkabout with the town school teacher or could it be something more diabolical? Follow the clues to solve this mystery before time runs out!
- Oatlands, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg, VA 20175
- Contact us at info@stagecoachtc.com, 571-477-9444, or visit our website at stagecoachtc.com
- $70 + sales tax + $3 ticketing fee = $77.38 per person includes the show, catered dinner and dessert by Pure Perfection Catering. Reserve at stagecoachtc.com/tickets/ or by calling 571-477-9444
Sunday, June 2, 3:00 - 5:00 PM
LSO Presents Dreams & the Cosmos
Don't miss the LSO's closing concert of the season featuring Gustav Holst's riveting work, The Planets which Ralph Vaughn Williams described as the “perfect equilibrium of two sides of Holst's nature, the melodic and the mystic.” The program also includes John Williams' Star Wars Suite for Orchestra and Adolphus Hailstork's moving composition honoring the legacy and sacrifice of a monumental leader, Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed, In Memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr.
- St. David's Episcopal Church, 43600 Russell Branch Pkwy., Ashburn, VA
- Visit www.loudounsymphony.org for all the details.
- Tickets: $35 Adult, $30 Senior, $15 Student and Free for Children 12 and under.
Friday, June 7, Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, 10 am to 5 pm
The 17th Annual Western Loudoun Art & Studio Tour
The Western Loudoun Art & Studio Tour is presented by Franklin Park Arts Center, Round Hill Arts Center, and The Friends of Franklin Park Arts Center, and features dozens of Loudoun artists and artisans working on a wide range of media. Enjoy Loudoun's beautiful vistas as you travel from studio to studio and find art treasures of all kinds.
- Dozens of sites in Western Loudoun County
- Learn more at wlast.org, or call (540) 338-7973 or email elizabeth.bracey@loudoun.gov or Kellie.gooosens@loudoun.gov with your questions.
- This three-day self-guided tour is FREE
Saturday, June 8, 11:00 AM - 5 PM
Art of the Trail: An Invitational Appalachian Trail Art Show
See the wonders of the Appalachian Trail through the eyes of artists who know the trail step-by-step: a former thru-hiker, long-time section hikers, an iconic "trail angel" and an acclaimed painter documenting his first A.T. adventure this year. Join us at the Loudoun Appalachian Trail Festival to experience A.T. inspiration through the eyes of artists. Show opening: June 7th, 6 p.m.
- Old Stone School, Hillsboro
- Visit our website at www.loudounat.org/at-art-show.html
- Free
September 18 - 25, 2024, 8am - 9pm
Painting and Drawing Realism in Tuscany
This oil painting workshop is for all skill levels. It's for anyone who wants to learn how to add more realism to their work. Experience this modern approach to the techniques and concepts master artists in Tuscany have used since the Renaissance. Immerse yourself in Italy's medieval beauty, while you learn how to paint in oils using chiaroscuro, sfumato, sprezzatura, and impasto. Are you surprised to learn that these oil painting techniques work on any subject? Whether you love to paint landscapes, portraits, still life, fantasy, or all of the above, creating in a way that makes images look three dimensional is the same. Join Debra Keirce, an experienced instructor, for a memorable week of fun, learning and camaraderie.
- Cortona, Italy
- www.toscanaamericana.com/debrakeircehome.html
- $3,990.00 includes wine tastings, museum admissions, transport to and from Florence Airport, trips to nearby medieval towns, 4 full days of Workshop instruction, one week w/ private room/bath w/breakfasts and 7 dinners/ 6 lunches