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Leesburg will commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with speeches at its Freedom Memorial on the Town Green.
(By Nikki Kahn -- The Washington Post)
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Remembering Victims of 9/11
Leesburg and Purcellville will have memorial ceremonies tonight to mark the seventh anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Both events are free and open to the public. The Leesburg ceremony, at 7 p.m. on the Town Green, will include remarks by the mayor and police chief. Freedom Memorial, at 101 Granada Cir., will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Virginia Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell will speak at Purcellville's ceremony, at 7:30 p.m. at Purcellville Town Hall.
Leesburg Throws a Birthday Party
Help Leesburg celebrate its 250th birthday at a party on the Town Green from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The festivities will include confetti cannons, children's games, live music and an announcement of the winner of Leesburg's flag design contest. Admission is free. Call 703-737-7144 for information.
Rockin' Around the Clock
Two generations can relive the 1950s at tomorrow's Father and Daughter Sock Hop, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St. Poodle skirts and slicked-back hair are welcome. Admission is $15, and registration is required. Call 540-687-6375.
