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Friday, Aug. 8Frank Solivan, Dirty Kitchen. Doors open at 7 p.m., music at 8 p.m. New acoustic, American Roots music, bluegrass, acoustic country, blues, folk, swing, jazz. Admission $12. Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Road, Herndon. Light snacks available. www.franksolivanii.com.
Jazz on the Potomac. 6-10:30 p.m. Lansdowne Resort, 44050 Woodridge Parkway, Lansdowne. Double Digit performs outside overlooking Potomac River. Free. 703-729-8400.
'From Swann's Castle to Governor's Mansion: Exploring an Old Southern Estate.' 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Morven Park, 17263 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg. Meet at Coach House Visitor's Center. Guided tours include exhibits, carriage collection, Confederate huts, outdoor walk around property. Adults $5; children $1. 703-777-6034, www.morvenpark.org.
Saturday, Aug. 9
Lafayette Day. Historical re-enactors, horse-drawn farm tours, children's games in Leesburg. Commemorates day Marquis de Lafayette paraded through Leesburg with John Q. Adams, James Monroe and more than 10,000 citizens. Free. www.nvrpa.org.
Acoustic on the Green. 7-9 p.m. Leesburg Town Hall green, 25 W. Market St. Gary Smallwood in concert. Lawn chairs, blankets and picnics encouraged. No smoking, alcohol or pets. Moves inside town hall in inclement weather. Free admission. info@acousticonthegreen.com or www.acousticonthegreen.com.
Asian Festival. 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Lake Newport Tennis Facility, 11452 Baron Cameron Ave., Reston. Asian Idol singing contest, break-dancing tournament, martial arts demonstrations, live music. 13 cultures. Also Sunday. www.asianfestivaldc.com.
Indoor yard sale. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville. Admission free. Space rental $15. 571-258-3400.
Family Fun Day, Ice-Cream Churning. Lucketts Elementary School 300 gallons of Home-made ice cream for Lucketts Fair Aug. 23-24. 54 adult volunteers needed, each for two-hour shifts. Scoopers also needed day of fair. All proceeds benefit school. Contact Jennie O'Sullivan, 4osullivans@gmail.com, 703-777-5249; or Lee McDermott, Mcdermott@lucketts.net, 703- 554-3776.
Caroline Muldoon Pas de Deux Cup Challenge. 5-8 p.m. Morven Park International Equestrian Center, 41793 Tutt Lane, Leesburg. Dressage, "ballet on horseback." Purse of $5,000. Adults $25, children 12 and younger $5. Proceeds benefit MPIEC. Tickets to fully catered VIP tent, Julie at jlassiter@legacyconcierge.net, 703-442-5301; www.morvenpark.org.
Salsa Party. 8 p.m.-midnight. Dance With Me Ballroom Dance Studio, 251 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. $12 per person. Class 8-9 p.m. included for $15 per person. Salsa, merengue, cha cha, DDE_LINK1bachata DDE_LINK1, rueda music. Refreshments. 703-444-3061, www.salsa.meetup.com/187/calendar/7836143 for reservations. www.dancewithme.net.
Community Yard Sale. 8 a.m.-noon. Douglass Community Center, 405 E. Market St., Leesburg. Free admission. Space rental, ad in classifieds $10. Douglass Community Center, 703-771-5913, dcc@loudoun.gov.
Book Swap. 10 a.m.-noon. Claude Moore Community Center, 46105 Loudoun Park Lane, Sterling. Adult and children's books; books on tape or CD; music CDs; VHS and DVD movies; books and magazines in large print. 571-258-3500.
'1918: A Living History Program on World War I and the Home Front.' 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Morven Park, 17263 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg. Meet at Coach House Visitor's Center. Topic: Virginia Gov. and Mrs. Westmoreland Davis' leadership during Great War. Includes commentaries based on Morven Park farm workers, Leesburg residents of the time. Adults $5, children $1. 703-777-6034, www.morvenpark.org.
Sunday, Aug. 10
Bluemont Concert Series. 7 p.m. Leesburg Courthouse lawn, King, Market streets. Dixie Power Trio, New Orleans jazz, zydeco, cajun and original compositions. Family-oriented; picnics encouraged, lawn chairs allowed. No alcohol, smoking or pets. $5, Bluemont Friends and senior citizens $4, children younger than 12 $2. Nancy Reaves, 540-338-3298.
Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel. 2 p.m. Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place. "The Quitter," by Harvey Pekar. Participants will receive copies of the book. Moderator is Wendi Kaufman. Register online at library.loudoun.gov or by calling 703-444-3228, ext. 5.
Travel Through Time in the Winmill Carriage Collection. 1-4 p.m. Morven Park, 17263 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg. Meet at Coach House Visitor's Center. Guided tour through collection of 19th-century horse-drawn vehicles, including coaches, sleighs, carts, buggies, a hearse from the 1800s and a miniature coach belonging to Barnum & Bailey Circus' Tom Thumb, along with a small leather boot he wore. Adults $5, children $1. 703-777-6034, www.morvenpark.org.
Asian Festival. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. See Saturday.
Monday, Aug. 11
'From Swann's Castle to Governor's Mansion: Exploring an Old Southern Estate.' 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Morven Park, 17263 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg. Meet at Coach House Visitor's Center. Guided tours include exhibits, carriage collection, Confederate huts, outdoor walk around property. Adults $5; children $1. 703-777-6034, www.morvenpark.org.
Wednesday, Aug. 13
Bounce for the Cure. 6:15-8:15 p.m. Pump It Up of Leesburg, 73 Lawson Road. Goal is to raise $30,000 for research. Sponsored by Pump It Up Leesburg, women walk to raise money for three-day event in October. Donations requested. at the door. www.pumpitupparty.com.
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