During Sunday’s music festival, performers will take to the outdoor stage at Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern in Herndon to raise funds for a local literacy program.
The event, “Turn Up the Volumes,” is set for Sunday (June 9) from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the tavern, which is located at 697 Spring Street in Herndon.
The festival is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Herndon’s Imagination Library program.
In the program, members mail a book each month to children in Herndon from their birth to age 5.
Since the initiative began in 2005, the club has mailed more than 100,000 books to children.
The event, which features Big Whitson, Catchin’ Toads, Bald Chicken Brown, and Acoustic Mutiny, is free and open to all.
The 17th annual Classic Car Show returns to Herndon on Sunday (September 9).
Owners of classic cars, trucks, and motorcycles will participate in the event which is produced by the Herndon Rotary Club. The event will take place at 777 Lynn Street.
This year’s title sponsor is Griffin Owens Insurance. The schedule for the program is as follows:
- 7 a.m.: Car registration begins
- 10 a.m.: DJ Fred Cheshire performance
- 10:30 a.m.: Opening ceremony
- 12:30 p.m.: Gottaswing Dance Company performance
- 2:30 p.m.: Awards ceremony
- 3 p.m.: Closing
Photo via Classic Car Show/Facebook
