All winter we wish for it to be warmer and all summer we wish for it to be cooler. In this week's edition of Patch Picks, we give you your choice. Heat up and then cool down all over the area.
This Sunday at Oatlands, The Loudoun Preservation Society is hosting a vintage baseball games featuring three teams from the Mid Atlantic Vintage Base Ball League. They'll be playing a double-header using rules and customs from the 1860s. The cost is $20 per vehicle.
Also on Sunday, from 2-4, let 1776 Golf Club and former PGA Tour player and current NBC analyst Gary Koch help you out with your golf game. The $175 entry fee includes "presentations, 'Wedgumication' from Cleveland Golf, the Cleveland Golf Tech Van, putting contests with Washington Redskins alumni, a Salute Military Golf Association demonstration, a bar-b-q buffet, prizes and a customized one-hour private follow-up lesson – including video analysis – with a 1757 Golf Academy instructor at a later date."
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Twilight 4-Miler Race and Festival
at 7 pm on Saturday, join Potomac River Running Company for a four-mile race or one-mile fun run. This fun event features a post-race festival with food, beer, and children's activities. Registration is still open and the cost is $30.
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Any day this summer, bring your kids over to Lansdowne Town Center and let them splash away in the fountains. This is a free, fun way to beat the heat. Bring sure to bring towels and a change of clothes and grab a bite to eat or browse the shops afterward.
Visit Leesburg's very own water park and beat the heat by floating down the lazy river, sliding down their water slides, or just enjoying a lemonade while you relax poolside. Open 7 days a week, Leesburg residents receive discounted admission and children 2 and under get in free.
