When Purcellville residents Michael and Kim Oaks launched the nonprofit Discover Purcellville several years ago, their dream was to raise enough funds to eventually open a haven for the local arts community.

International Beer Day has been celebrated annually on the first Friday of August since 2008, and this year it lands on Aug. 2.

Michael Glabicki, lead singer and guitarist of the popular rock band Rusted Root, will headline the Lindsay Volkswagen of Dulles Summer of Love Music Festival at B Chord Brewing Company on Aug. 17 alongside his new group, Uprooted.

August's First Friday Leesburg will have a new addition to the regular dining and shopping festivities. 

Christopher Linman’s mother could never afford the piano lessons she had always wanted for herself, so when Christopher came along, she scraped together whatever money she could to make sure he had that privilege.

Celebrating its 84th birthday, the Loudoun County Fair will kick-off next Tuesday at the county fairgrounds on Dry Mill Road in Leesburg.

For the past 25 years, Dolly Stevens has been in her element on stage working with students in western Loudoun County and producing award-winning theater shows. Whether she was singing, dancing, acting – or a combination of all three – Stevens' main goal was to make a difference in students' lives.

The Purcellville Wine and Food Festival, one of the town's signature annual events, will take place this Saturday at Dillon's Woods next to Fireman's Field from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

A group called the Nova Jeep Brigade is rallying to form a community event on July 4 called "Crawling Thunder."

Between its parade and fireworks at Franklin Park, Purcellville is going all out for Independence Day.

Visit Loudoun, the county's tourism agency, has partnered with Virginia Tourism Corporation to launch the Summer of Love tour, a summer-long slate of events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Virginia is for Lovers” brand.