Good morning. School's out for summer (LCPS wrapped Friday 6/12). Tonight: Loudoun United is home (Sports). New this week: two games at the bottom.
Eats & Experiences ★ Beat of the Week
🍴 Eats — now open
Tatte Bakery & Cafe opened at
One Loudoun (6/10). Before 8 or after 10:30 to skip the line; Exchange St lot fills first. (
One Loudoun)
Van Leeuwen ice cream is scooping at One Loudoun (same row as Arhaus); Pinstack — the new bowling-and-arcade complex — opened Friday (6/12).
🍺 On the farm this weekend
Vanish Farmwoods Brewery (Leesburg, ~20 min) has
live music all weekend, free: Holding A Grunge (Sat 1–4), New Dominion Band (Sat 5–8), Eric Zatz (Sun 1–4). Family-friendly daytime, 63 acres to roam. (
Vanish)
Sat 6/13 — Loudoun Pours to Explore at Cana Vineyards, 6–8 p.m.;
June is the Pride in the Vines passport month. (
Loudoun Wine)
🎭 Experiences — tonight (local)
Sat 6/13 — Polo in the Park, Morven Park. Arena polo, two matches;
gates 6 p.m., picnics welcome. (
Morven Park)
Sat 6/13 — pick your decade: Ozzy tribute (Ozzmosis) at Tally Ho (doors 7) or
7 Bridges (Eagles) at Tarara (6 p.m., free). (
Tally Ho)
🚗 Worth the drive (date night)
Sun 6/14 — Orville Peck at Wolf Trap (Vienna, ~30 min), 8 p.m. Masked-country crooner, outdoor Filene Center — the marquee date night.
Sat 6/13 — Reston Concerts on the Town: Herr Metal (Reston Town Center, ~20 min), 7:30 p.m., free '80s rock outdoors.
Sat 6/13 — Fleetwood Mac tribute ("Tell Me Lies") at The Birchmere (Alexandria, ~50 min), 7:30 p.m., ~$38.
Family Fun
Sat–Sun — One Loudoun Carnival, Uptown. Last week (through 6/21), free admission; Sat 1–11pm, Sun 3–11pm. Go early. (
One Loudoun)
Sat 6/13 — Pollinator Festival at Banshee Reeks, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Free, hands-on, hayrides. (
County)
Mon 6/15 — Rocknoceros at the One Loudoun Plaza, 11 a.m., free. Plus South Riding end-of-school pool parties (active pool pass).
Sun 6/14 — K-Pop Demon Hunters dance party at Tally Ho (doors noon) is
sold out — but
farmers markets run rain-or-shine: Leesburg (Sat 8–noon), Brambleton & Cascades (Sun a.m.). (
Markets)
Sports
Local — tonight
Loudoun United vs Rhode Island FC, Segra Field, Leesburg,
6 p.m. Kids on the berm, real pro atmosphere, 15 minutes up the road. (
Loudoun United)
Watch / worth the drive
Sat 6/13 — UFL United Bowl: DC Defenders vs Louisville Kings, Audi Field (DC), 3 p.m. ET on ABC — the pro-football championship, with a 50 Cent halftime show.
Nationals host the Mariners at Nationals Park — Sat 4:05 p.m. and Sun 6:35 p.m. (a Father's Day ballgame), ~40 min away.
Registration Radar
Loudoun Soccer fall rec and
Upper Loudoun youth football & cheer registration are open; county
summer camps still have spots (popular weeks selling out). (
Parks & Rec)
The Pulse — Local News (your weekly rundown)
Data centers: county leaders are signaling a turn as the
Phase 2 rules head to
Planning Commission comment in July. Part 1 of our explainer. (
County)
Free electronics recycling, Sat 6/13, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. — Dulles Town Center behind Cheesecake Factory (fees for TVs/monitors/HDD). (
County)
Early voting for the Aug. 4 primary starts Thu 6/18 in Leesburg (closed Fri 6/19). Opening Radar: Egg Karne + El Sazon pre-opening; Another Broken Egg opens 6/22.
🎮 The Game
Two quick brain-teasers. Tap through to play the full game on the website — no spoilers here.
W&OD #001 — Words & Omitted Details
Fill the blanks. Every missing word is an anagram of the others — the same letters, reordered. 4 words · 4 letters each (the blanks show how many).
The chef couldn't _ _ _ _ stirring the three _ _ _ _ bubbling on the stove long enough to grab a parking _ _ _ _ at One Loudoun or read the neighborhood _ _ _ _ about the new taco place by the trail.
The Interchange #001
Two words cross at one shared middle letter. Read the clue, work out the word, and name that letter.
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