By Leland Schwartz “Wolf,” a charcoal by local artist Oyunaa Waskin, won Best of Show in the Artists in Middleburg’s (AiM) “The Animal in Art” exhibit running through June 14th […]

By Leland Schwartz Shortly after KPFT radio in Houston went on the air in 1970 as one of the first progressive Pacifica radio stations, the Ku Klux Klan strapped dynamite […]

By Leland Schwartz Beverly Equestrian’s inaugural rated show—sanctioned by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF)—will be held Saturday and Sunday for both hunters and jumpers in The Plains, Virginia. The […]

By Leland Schwartz Virginia’s race of the year — the 101st running of the Gold Cup – thrilled the thousands who came out to The Plains last Saturday to not […]

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 10. If you still need an idea for a gift for mom, head to Middleburg, just an hour outside D.C., for these five opulent […]

Just like Washington, D.C., Middleburg, Virginia — recognized as the country’s horse and hunt capital — has a packed spring social scene. Grab a mint julep and your finest hat and head to these glamorous gatherings. Saturday, April 18 […]

By Leland Schwartz The U.S. Army is intent on moving its famous “Old Guard” caisson horses to a Middleburg, Virginia, facility that local horsemen are desperate not to lose. Hundreds of racehorses have gotten their race cards at the 149-acre Middleburg Training […]

Two high-profile District of Columbia losses have benefitted the city’s red-brick stepsister, 40 miles up the road. No longer the Kennedy Center’s resident opera company, Washington National Opera will present […]

Perfectly in tune with the spacious elegance of the expanded and modernized Frick Collection is “Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture,” an exhibition of 25 portraits — including one of a […]

By Leland Schwartz To the world, Robert Duvall was the Hollywood superstar. Out in The Plains, Virginia, where he lived with his wife, Luciana Pedraza, he was “Bobby” and a […]