Come check out the very sexy corsets and other goodies... get laced into a corset to see how it feels - and more importantly - how it looks on you BEFORE you spend the money. These corsets are GORGEOUS and very well made. I recommend them HIGHLY!

Come out Saturday and Sunday, September 12th and 13th for Renaissance Fashions' Corset Show at Esoterica! Renaissance Fashions offers gorgeous, one-of-a-kind, hand-made (in the USA) steel-boned corsets. Bring the ladies and have fun getting fitted and perusing their gorgeous, sexy wares. Corsets of every type and style imaginable will be available! Renaissance Fashions caters to women of every size and shape, pixies to goddesses! Surprise your sweetheart with a stunning new addition to your wardrobe!

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First Friday in Historic Leesburg, VA September 09

Current mood: adventurous

A Night on the Town - in Historic Downtown!

Have you been to a "First Friday" lately?

There is so much to see, hear, taste and do.

PLUS - It's fun, free and fabulous!

First Friday - September 4th

Live Music offered at 7 different places:

* 1757 Real Estate Company presents jazz saxophonist, Rob Matelick.
* Very Virginia/The Pink Shop presents local acoustic guitarist, Don Chapman.
* The Recovery Center of Northern Virginia presents singer/songwriter, Patty Reese.
* Creme-de-la-Creme presents violin soloist, Michael Francis Haley.
* Carlos Salon and Day Spa presents the Latin American band, Sentmiento Andino.
* Sona Bank presents the classical music quintet , Moonlit in the Sun.
* Doener Bistro presents British guitarist, Dave Pepper.

Wine tastings events offered at 5 different places:

* The Leesburg Vintner - North Gate Vineyards
* Flow Yoga - featuring wines from The Wine Kitchen
* Loudoun County Visitor's Center - Willowcroft Vineyards
* Carlos Salon and Day Spa - Casanel Vineyards
* The Pink Shop - Bluemont Vineyards

Also lots of art shows and fun entertainment:

* "Mujeres" Art Show at Gallery 222
* Student Art Show at Medlin Art Gallery
* Photography show at Photoworks
* Free Yoga practice followed by "Happy Hour" at Flow Yoga
* "Make a Difference Photography" show at the Resourceful Woman
* Open Drum Circle with Tarot card and palm readings at Esoterica
* "Green Hair" Open House (chemical free) at Lindsay's Salon
* Play with baby lambs and support Loudoun Sheep Farmers at the Very Virginia Shop
* Ellen Crosby discusses local history and her newest book at the Loudoun Museum
* Live comedy improv show at the Tally Ho!

Over 35 Specialty Shops, Art Galleries, Antique Shops & Restaurants are open until 9pm or later, many offering free refreshments and/or special sales.

Leesburg Original Towncenter

Click on the website below for detailed info about each activity,
links to the various artists and to print out this month's
"First Friday Event Schedule"
to help guide you to the activities, while strolling around downtown.

www.LeesburgFirstFriday.com

First Friday - it's FUN, FREE and FABULOUS!

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August Events

August 29: Sidewalk Sale

Don't miss out on our late summer sales event, the semi-annual sidewalk sale. Save on thousands of items from many of stores. Participants include:

Otter Creek Collections
Eyetopia
Esoterica
The Old Country Peddler
Very Virginia/The Pink Shop
Savannahs
Creme de la Creme
Julia's Gifts & Home Accessories
Caulkins Jewelers
Rose Manor
Four Shabby Chicks
Rouge
Leesburg Antique Emporium

Other Events

• Afraid of ghosts? Frightened of things that go BUMP in the night? Don't be! Esoterica proudly presents the Virginia Scientific Research Association's ghost tours of Leesburg. This two hour tour throughout downtown Leesburg brings every frightening experience you might have to life. Learn about paranormal research and see the "tools of the trade" first hand. This is a "hands-on" and very family friendly event that brings Leesburg's full ghostly history into view. Tours start every Friday and Saturday night at 9:00 in front of Esoterica, located at 25 S. King Street.
• The Lightfoot Restaurant hosts live music on their patio, every Tuesday and Friday night. Every Tuesday night, hear Todd Wright or Gary Smallwood on alternating weeks. On Fridays the musical talent varies, so you have to keep coming back to hear it all. All the time, you will enjoy fine music, fine wine, and the best food available. Music is "weather permitting."
• The Bluemont Concert series continues its Sunday Evening shows with The Lindsay Family on August 2, The Flaming Shileiaghs on August 9, the Dixie Power Trio on August 16, and concludes with The Taters on August 23. This year, the concerts are being held at Dodona Manor.

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We are trying to save Historic Downtown Leesburg from dying an ignoble death. The Historic district is in DESPERATE need of refurbishing, improvement and renewal. Plans were agreed upon, and money targetted and set aside. Now the town council wants to blow it all off. If you enjoy coming to the Historic District in Leesburg (Virginia), and would like to see it get the facelift it needs so very much to compete with nearby chain shopping areas and other NOVA historic districts, please come and add YOUR voice this coming Tuesday (starts at 7:30 - there is plenty of FREE parking in the attached municipal garage) The town council tends to stand up and take notice with taxpayers and users of services come to the meetings. You don't HAVE to speak there, but if you are willing to, even saying as little as "I come to downtown Leesburg and support these improvments - and it will encourage me to come more often", will make a tremendous difference. Please help us!


Referenced Email:

Now is the time to make your opinion heard!

Over
the last several weeks and months the members of the Downtown
Improvement Association who make up the Board of Directors, the Design
and Infrastructure Committee as well as the Advocacy Committee have
continued to meet and advance the DIA PLAN for infrastructure improvements in Downtown Leesburg.

DIA
has been fully engaged with reviewing, meeting with town
representatives, and commenting on this years CIP/budget process,
again, advocating for the DIA PLAN that was presented to Town Council
last spring – NOTHING ABOUT OUR MISSION AND GOALS HAS CHANGED.

Now we are asking for your DIRECT participation and support-

The
key to advancing the improvements outlined in the DIA PLAN is to get as
many supporters as possible to attend the public hearing on the evening
of March 24th and ask that the 5 million dollars that we
estimate it will cost to implement these improvements be included in
the Capital Improvement Budget for 2010 and 2011.

If
we are successful the design work can be completed in fiscal 2010 with
construction completed by late 2011 / 2012. By then, we should be out
of the recession and private re-development will follow. Currently most
of the funding is not scheduled until 2015 or later.

Our
position all along has been that we do not believe a piece-meal
approach over the next 10 years will have the desired impact.

Also, e-mailing all the members of Council with your valued opinion on this would be very helpful. (email address - council@leesburgva.gov)

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday the 24^th at 7:30 PM to speak up for Downtown Leesburg!

Thank you-

Scott Gustavson

Co-Chairman

Downtown Improvement Association

703-777-8364 – Office

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