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A Place to Be Brings Back ‘A Grumpy Bunny’ Performance
As Easter approaches, a small group at one of Leesburg’s non-profit organizations has been gathering for the last month in preparation for the spring opening of “The Grumpy Bunny” play, set to premiere Friday, March 15. “The Grumpy Bunny” tells the story of a grumpy Easter egg thief and a quest led by a good-natured…
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Music therapy: Healing body and soul in Loudoun County
It’s a story about finding the right key to unlock a new method of healing and recovery. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax took a trip to Loudoun County, Virginia, to find out more about a new technique in medicine: Music therapy. Eight years ago, nurses at Inova Loudoun Hospital in…
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Music Therapy: Healing Body and Soul in Loudoun County [Video]
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February 6, 2023 It’s a story about finding the right key to unlock a new method of healing and recovery. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax took a trip to Loudoun County, Virginia, to find out more about a new technique in medicine: Music therapy. Eight years ago, nurses at Inova…
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Claude Moore Foundation Announces $2.6M in Nonprofit Grants
The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation has distributed $2,553,570 in grants to nonprofit organizations primarily serving Loudoun County. Under the foundation’s mission, the grants are intended to provide operating support to organizations that work to “give a leg up” to under-resourced populations and individuals living with disabilities. The grants also include funding for nursing scholarships, literacy, and…
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Local Musician Farris Hallaj Releases First Album
Jan 30, 2024 Farris Hallaj brought down the house at the Loudoun County Social Collective’s Annual Christmas Tea in December with his rendition of an original song called See Me. Now that song along with a full slate of his original music has been compiled into an album called California Dream that he’ll release this month with the…
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A Place To Be Announces New Executive Director
January 5th, 2024 Kim Tapper has been named as A Place To Be’s new executive director as current director, Judy Hanley steps down. “I’ve really enjoyed my time here and am proud of all I was able to achieve toward Kim, Tom [Sweitzer] and A Place To Be’s mission and vision,” Hanley said. “The amount…
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A Place To Be Announces New Executive Director
Kim Tapper has been named as A Place To Be’s new executive director as current director, Judy Hanley steps down. “I’ve really enjoyed my time here and am proud of all I was able to achieve toward Kim, Tom [Sweitzer] and A Place To Be’s mission and vision,” Hanley said. “The amount we accomplished in…
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A Place To Be’s Snow Monster Returns to New Location
November 30, 2023 Music therapy nonprofit A Place To Be is bringing back its 35-minute original musical “The Snow Monster”—a play about finding friendship and family in unexpected places—to its new children’s theater in Leesburg. The organization debuted the play, which also deals with handling difficult emotions, last year at an interim location. This year,…
