semi-annual newsletter

Winter 2014
Of Special Note…
Last Concert at the Old Stone
School this Season will be
December 21!
Beautiful vocal and instrumental
harmonies have filled the McNair
Auditorium this year with the
classical concert series. The last
concert of the series will be held
Sunday, December 21. Doors open
at 6 p.m. for dinner catered by It’s a
Peace of Cake and wine from
Breaux Vineyards. The candlelight
concert starts at 7 p.m.
Concert tickets are $20 for adults,
$15 for seniors, $10 for students,
and children 12 and under are free.
Dinner and drinks are not included
in the ticket price. To reserve
tickets for the December 21 concert,
visit www.OldStoneSchool.org,
email contact@HillsboroVa.com, or
call 540-668-6192.
The concert will feature a quartet of
singers from George Washington
University directed by Neil Weston.
They will present a historical tour of
Christmas music throughout the
ages. The classical concert series,
which benefits ongoing restoration
efforts at the Old Stone School, is
co-hosted by the non-profit
Hillsboro Community Association
and the Town of Hillsboro. The
series is sponsored by Fieldstone
Farm Bed and Breakfast,
Middleburg Bank, and United
Real Estate Purcellville; with Hunt
Country Jewelers as an individual
concert sponsor.
See videos and photos of past
concerts at
www.OldStoneSchool.org.
www.OldStoneSchool.org
Tour Historic Homes Decorated for the Holidays
in Hillsboro on Saturday, December 13
Visit four historic
homes in the Town of
Hillsboro that will be
beautifully decorated
for the holidays with
fresh greens. These
homes will be open for
paid ticket holders from noon to 6 p.m.
during the Christmas in Hillsboro
Historic Homes Tour on Saturday,
December 13. Tickets for the tour are
$20 ($17 in advance and for Hillsboro
Community Association members at the
door), $18 for seniors and students ($15
in advance), and 10 and under are free.
day of the tour, several local businesses
will be offering specials to ticket holders
including 868 Estate Vineyards, Breaux
Vineyards, Doukenie Winery,
Grandale Farm Restaurant,
Hillsborough Vineyards, Hill Tom
Market, North Gate Vineyard, and Old
690 Brewing Company. There will also
be our annual craft fair, a freewill
offering dinner at Hillsboro United
Methodist Church, and a Christmas
Bazaar at Hillsborough Vineyards.
The tour starts at the Old Stone School,
where you will get your tickets and
booklet. From there, you will walk to the
During the historic homes tour, the
four homes on tour. Watch our website
Chorus of the Old Dominion will be
and Facebook page for details, and time
singing at one of the homes, and there
your visit to Hillsboro on December 13
will be caroling through the town by the to include all of the wonderful festivities
Pickwick Players, as well as the
in and around our town! Get more
Woodgrove Treble Ensemble and the
information on our new website at
Woodgrove Women’s Choir. On the
www.OldStoneSchool.org.
Come to the Biggest Holiday Craft Fair Ever Held
at the Old Stone School on Saturday, December 13!
Our annual holiday craft fair is going to be bigger than ever this year! Both floors
of the Old Stone School will be filled with nearly 50 crafters! Mark your calendar
to do your holiday shopping at the Old Stone School on
Saturday, December 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Here are many
of the wonderful items you’ll find at the Holiday Craft Fair
at the Old Stone School: hand-turned and carved wooden
utensils, bread boards, and bowls; finely sewn holiday
décor; pottery; holiday and home decor with Virginiagrown herbs and greenery; alpaca and angora sweaters and outerwear; ceramics;
coiled rugs; jewelry; items for home and garden; stained glass ornaments;
innovative recycled and repurposed combinations of practical homewares;
carved writing instruments and canes; crocheted artwork and other pieces;
candles; handmade vintage lamps; doll clothing; stained glass; and scroll saw art;
jams, jellies, salsas, and chutneys; quick breads; purses; wooden toys; ceramic
ornaments and felted items for holiday and home; honey; soap; and more. Shop
local and find unique one-of-a-kind items at the Holiday Craft Fair at the Old
Stone School. Watch the Hillsboro Community Association Facebook page and
website at www.OldStoneSchool.org for more information.
Calendar of
Events at the OSS
Mark your calendar to join us at the
Old Stone School for these great
events and activities hosted by the
non-profit Hillsboro Community
Association & Friends of the Old
Stone School.
♦
Annual Holiday Greens
Workshop to Make
Decorations for Homes on Tour
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Noon to 5 p.m.
♦
Annual Hillsboro Christmas
Tree Lighting and Potluck with
caroling performance*
Sunday, December 7, 2014
6 to 8 p.m.
♦
Annual Holiday Craft Fair—
Our Biggest Ever!
Saturday, December 13, 2014
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
♦
Christmas in Hillsboro Historic
Homes Tour
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Noon to 6 p.m. with candlelight
tours at 3 p.m.
♦
Classical Concert: Christmas
throughout the Ages*
Sunday, December 21
Doors open at 6 p.m. for dinner by
It’s a Peace of Cake and wine sold
by the glass from Breaux Vineyards
♦
Hillsboro Town Council
Meetings
Third Tuesday of each month
♦
HCA Meetings
Last Thursday of the month
*Co-sponsored with Town of Hillsboro
Sign up for email news and
updates about events at the Old
Stone School. Email us at
contact@HillsboroVa.com.
Remember to like us on Facebook
and bookmark our new web
address: www.OldStoneSchool.org.
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Dear Friends of the Old Stone School,
Holiday season is upon us, and we have three weekends of festivities at the
Old Stone School. We hope you will celebrate the holiday season in our
small town. See our new website for details: www.OldStoneSchool,org.
We also hope you will consider an end-of-year gift to the non-profit
Hillsboro Community Association (HCA), dedicated to maintaining and
managing the historic Old Stone School. Your tax-deductible membership
dues and donations help us manage, maintain, and improve this historic
building. Our needs for this building are increasing. Your gift can help
meet our fundraising goals so we can start making critical improvements to
this building and keep this historic treasure open for community events
and celebrations. Please use the form on page 3, and keep your donations
close to home.
Remember to join us at the Old Stone School this holiday season!
Sincerely,
Mark T. Ware
President
Hillsboro Community Association & Friends of the Old Stone School
The First Hillsboro Heritage Day was a Success!
There was
something for
everyone at the first
Hillsboro Heritage
Day on October 18
at the Old Stone
School. Visitors enjoyed meeting
local artists, crafters, historians,
authors, and farmers; listening to
live music; watching a performance;
hearing from long-time Hillsboro
residents; playing games; eating and
drinking local food, beer, wine, and
cider; learning about the architecture
and the trees of Hillsboro; and more.
See photos on the Hillsboro Heritage
Day Facebook page.
This first Hillsboro Heritage Day
was part of the 2014 Fall Farm Tour
and presented by the non-profit
Hillsboro Community Association
(HCA) and the Town of Hillsboro to
benefit the ongoing restoration
efforts at the Old Stone School. Many
thanks to our sponsors: Martha
Allen, Browning Equipment,
Carlyle & Anderson, Inc., Chunk of
Happiness, eink, Cynthia Elliott,
Event Studio, Fieldstone Farm Bed
and Breakfast, Luke Greer, Giant,
Meredith Bean McMath, Harris
Teeter, Laney Oxman, and
Silverbrook Farm Bed and
Breakfast. Thank you also to the
committee that made this celebration
possible: Cynthia Elliott, Don
Hawkins, Alta Jones, Carol Lenhart,
Amy Marasco Newton, Roger Vance,
Sherry Vance, Maura Walsh
Copeland, Amie Ware, Belle Ware,
and Mark Ware, led by two amazing
co-chairs, John Dean and Dee Taplin.
RSVP for Town Tree Lighting & Potluck
Get in the holiday spirit with friends and neighbors at the Old Stone School
on Sunday, December 7 starting at 6 p.m. for the annual
Town Tree Lighting and Potluck, co-hosted by the Hillsboro
Community Association and the Town of Hillsboro. Bring
your favorite finger foods to share and enjoy a performance
by the Woodgrove Women's Choir. RSVP at www.OldStoneSchool.org.
www.OldStoneSchool.org
Art Show at the Old Stone School
We have been enjoying a wonderful
art show at the Old Stone School
which officially opened in September
and will run into December. The
featured artists include: Zeynep Baki,
Mary Champion, Vicky Garrison,
Penny Haufe, Catharine Hillis,
Aledra Hollenbach, Karen Mazza,
Judy McDonnell, Cynthia
McGranaghan, Alice Power, Libby
Stevens, Dana Thompson, Becky
Tighe, Donna Robinson, Carol Clay
Ward, and Betty Wiley. Part of the
proceeds from
art sales
benefit the
Old Stone
School
restoration
fund. Many
thanks to all the artists and to
Zeynep Baki for giving her time to
put this art show together.
variety of fresh craft beers including
several seasonal ales that use crops
grown on the 10-acre property. Come
out to beautiful Loudoun County to
see their hops and enjoy their unique
tasting room
Fridays,
Saturdays, and
Sundays where
they serve tasting
flights, pints, and
growlers to go.
They have food
trucks on weekends, but you can also
bring your own food. Families, kids,
and dogs are welcome. They also
make and serve their own root beer!
Old 690 Brewing Company is located
at 15670 Ashbury Church Road in
Purcellville. Learn more at
www.old690.com.
Yoga at Birch Hollow
Enjoy invigorating, flowing, and
centering yoga classes held in the
Old 690 Brewing Co. Now Open
Hillsboro area! Group classes are
Old 690 Brewing Company is one of ongoing and all levels of fitness and
the first farm breweries to open in
experience are welcome. Private and
the state of Virginia. Owners Mark
private group classes are available by
and Ronda Powell and their partners appointment. Take some time for
Darren and Tammi Gryniuk are
yourself this holiday season, or give
proud to say that they are
the gift of yoga to someone
“Hillsboro, Virginia’s oldest craft
in your life. Learn more online at
brewery.” Their mission is to brew
www.facebook.com/
and serve a unique yet balanced
birchhollowyoga/info.
Freewill Offering Dinner at
Hillsboro United Methodist Church
on December 13
Starting at 11:30 a.m. on December
13, volunteers at the Hillsboro
United Methodist Church will serve
a turkey and ham dinner with all the
trimmings. The church is located at
37216 Charles Town Pike right
outside of Hillsboro, Virginia.
Christmas Bazaar at
Hillsborough Vineyards
on December 13
After you’ve shopped at the craft fair
at the Old Stone School, head up to
Hillsborough Vineyards
for a glass of wine and
even more great
shopping! From 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m. on Saturday,
December 13, more than
13 vendors will be at their holiday
bazaar. Get more details online:
www.hillsboroughwine.com.
United Real Estate Purcellville
Initiates Effort to Help
the Old Stone School
Many thanks to United Real Estate
Purcellville for starting
a special effort to raise
funds needed to
renovate, restore, and
improve the Old Stone School.
Learn more at www.amp-hca.com.
2014 HILLSBORO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (HCA) MEMBERSHIP
AND
DONATION FORM
Be a Friend of the Old Stone School by becoming a member of the HCA, renewing your membership, and making a donation to the
HCA. Just fill out this form and send it with your tax-deductible dues/donation to the address below.
Name
Please check off the appropriate box or boxes:
Address
2014 Annual HCA Membership dues of $20.00
Lifetime HCA Membership of $250.00
Donation to HCA for building maintenance,
City
State
Telephone
Email Address
Zip
minor repairs, and expenses: $
Donation for the Independence Day
Celebration hosted by the HCA: $
Donation for Old Stone School Century Club of
$100 or more for major renovations: $
Please make your check to the Hillsboro Community Association and mail it with this completed form to:
The HCA/The Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro,VA 20132
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www.OldStoneSchool.org
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Hillsboro Community
Association and Friends of the
Old Stone School Contact
Information
Hillsboro Community Association
37098 Charles Town Pike
Hillsboro, VA 20132
NEW WEB ADDRESS:
www.OldStoneSchool.org
Address:
The Old Stone School
37098 Charles Town Pike
Hillsboro, VA 20132
Friend of Hillsboro’s Old Stone School
Email:
contact@HillsboroVa.com
To reserve the OSS:
540-668-7738
Sponsor Liaison:
Claire Cutshall, 540-668-6563
claire@huntcountry.com
Officers, 2014/2015
Mark Ware, President
Amie Ware, Vice President
Sarah Fields, Secretary
Sandy Simmers, Treasurer
Board of Directors, 2014/2015
Jennifer Blosser
Jackie Crim
Ted Crim
Carrie Crossfield
Claire Cutshall
John Dean
Jan Goodrich
Judy Klinedinst
Carol Lenhart
Amy Marasco Newton
Meredith Bean McMath
Dee Taplin
Belle Ware
For the most current
information about events
and activities at the Old
Stone School, like the
Hillsboro Community
Association and Friends of
the Old Stone School
on Facebook!
Be Part of the 2014 Holiday Festivities
at the Old Stone School!
With a full slate of holiday activities, we are looking for your help! Here are
three ways you can get involved. Learn more at www.OldStoneSchool.org.
Help Make Decorations at the December 7 Greens Workshop
The homes on the Christmas in Hillsboro Historic
Homes Tour need a lot of decorations! Come help at the
Greens Workshop on Sunday, December 7 from noon to
5 p.m. at the Old Stone School. Make sure to bring your
own gloves and clippers. You’ll learn how to make
decorations that will be used in the homes on tour. The
workshop is free! Use the Volunteer Opportunities link
at www.OldStoneSchool.org to sign up.
Cut, Gather, & Deliver Fresh Greens the First Week of December
With four homes to fill with decorations, we’ll need a lot of greens. Please
help us cut and gather by these greens: arborvitae, boxwood, euonymus,
holly with and without berries, fir, juniper, magnolia, nandina, osage orange
fruit, pine, pine cones, spruce, and yew. Greens needed by December 6. Sign
up using the Volunteer Opportunities link at www.OldStoneSchool.org.
Be Part of the Historic Homes Tour in Hillsboro on December 13!
The Hillsboro Community Association is hosting its Christmas in Hillsboro
Historic Homes Tour this year on Saturday, December 13. The walking tour
of four homes in the Town of Hillsboro, beautifully decorated in traditional
style with fresh greens, will be noon to 6 p.m. We’re looking for people to
help sell tickets, light candles, serve as docents in the homes, and more. Use
the link for Volunteer Opportunities at www.OldStoneSchool.org.