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Northern Virginia Brewfest 2013

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Northern Virginia Brewfest 2013 A Beer Festival in Northern Virginia By  Rachel Cooper , About.com Guide © NoVa Brewfest At the Northern Virginia BrewFest more than 40 breweries will feature their best American style beers. The beer festival highlights the intricacies of each particular beer, how beer is made and how to brew your own. Local restaurants provide foods that compliment beer such as chicken wings, chili, barbeque, and many other summer treats. Entertainment includes live music and children’s activities such as face painting, air-brush tattooing, moon bounces, and rock climbing. The Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest has been held for several years in June at Morven Park in Leesburg. In 2013, for the first time, a Fall Brewfest will be held in October in Centreville. Dates and Times October 19-20, 2013 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Location Special Events Center at Bull Run Regional Park 7700 Bull Run Drive Centreville,VA Take I-66 to Exit 52 (Route 29) at Centreville, drive 2 miles south, ...

Fairfax County 4-H Fair

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Fairfax County 4 H Fair WHEN? August 3-4, 2013  Saturday, 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.  Thursday and Friday, August 1-2, offer a sneak peak of the fair. A free concert will be held on Friday at 7:30-8:30 p.m. On Friday, Carnival games and rides are open 5-10 p.m. WHERE? Frying Pan Park 2709 West Ox Road Herndon, Virginia The park is located about 1.5 miles off of exit 10 on the Dulles Toll Road. WHAT? Fairfax County Fair is actually two events held together over one weekend: The Fairfax 4-H Fair and the Frying Pan Park Farm Show. The Fairfax County Fair includes 4-H exhibits, horse shows, livestock and rabbit judging, dog and pet shows, kiddie rides, old-fashioned games, goat milking, a pie-eating contest, demonstrations, 4-H Fashion Show, crafters, and live entertainment.  The Frying Pan Park Farm Show offers great fun for the whole family including hayrides, cow milking, blacksmith and farrier demos, animal washing and grooming, and sheep shearing. Fair Admission Admission is ...

The Fairfax County Virginia Civil War Loop

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Fairfax County Civil War Loop Fairfax County's amazing Civil War sites range from the Stone Bridge on the eastern part of Manassas National Battlefield Park to various Civil War Trail markers that detail the stories of our county's heritage. In just over an hour you can commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War by touring some of the lesser known but pivotal sites in Fairfax County that changed United States history. The Loop: Begin the Fairfax County Civil War Loop with your free cooked to order breakfast at Embassy Suites Dulles Airport.  Then discover the Manassas Battlefield, Bull Run and Centreville.  The Civil War Loop then takes you to the tiny Virginia towns of Fairfax and Vienna, VA to discover little known but still pivotal historical sites and events. After Vienna, VA you'll come back to your 21st Century two room suite at the Embassy Suites Dulles Airport and enjoy the Complimentary Evening Reception. There, in the comfort of the open atrium,  you'l...

Ice Cream Infographic

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Daily Infographic Daily Infographic | Ice Cream Country [infographic] Ice Cream Country [infographic] Posted: 09 Jul 2013 08:56 AM PDT I live in Texas, and it is July. That means triple digit temperatures.  During the coming months, Texans gladly spend double on their electric bill, avoid getting in a vehicle for fear of melting, and require swimming pools be present at any daytime activities. Now, if you give a Texan a swimming pool, he’s gonna want some ice cream immediately afterwards.  Don’t question this statement; it is a proven scientific fact.  I see the shift take place every summer; the level of ice cream consumption in Austin skyrockets.  Everywhere you turn kids are wiping tears away with their sticky fingers over a toppled ice cream cone.  I get it.  I would cry too if I had as little dexterity as they do.  Ice cream is a big deal.  Just yesterday I traded in my running shoes for a chocolate dipped soft serve at Sandy’s. Speaking of ice cream, this infographic really spo...