Sharon Virts | Author

Virginia Preservation Award
2020-04-03 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | VA
My husband and I will be receiving the Virginia Preservation Award along with David Rubenstein.

March Book and Wine
2020-03-28 13:00 - 14:00 | VA

J. Lambert Education Award
2020-03-13 08:00 - 17:00 | VA
I am excited to be the recipient of the 2020 J. Hamilton Lambert Award by the Loudoun School-Business Executive Committee.

February Book & Wine Club
2020-02-29 13:00 - 14:00 | VA

January Book and Wine Club
2020-01-25 13:00 - 14:00 | VA

Holiday Reception to Benefit Lucketts Elementary School
2019-12-18 17:30 - 20:00 | VA

Christmas as Selma Mansion
2019-12-15 13:00 - 15:30 | VA
Christmas as Selma Mansion
Sunday, December 15, 1:00-3:30
All profits benefitting The Loudoun Museum

Masque of Honor Sneak Peek Holiday Reading - Private Event
2019-12-14 10:00 - 15:00 | VA

Thanksgiving
2019-11-28 | VA

Windy Hill Foundation Gala
2019-11-23 08:00 - 17:00 | VA
We will be attending the Windy Hill Foundation Gala – Casablanca.

Final Masque of Honor Manuscript Due
2019-11-22 | VA

INOVA Honors Awards Gala
2019-11-15 18:00 - 23:30 | VA
We will be attending the INVOA Honors Awards Gala.
The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner

New Orleans with Emeril Lagasse
2019-11-07 08:00 - 2019-11-09 17:00 | VA
Emeril’s Carnivale du Vin ball and his Boudin Bourbin and Beer festival. We will be in attendance with a number of our winery partners and raising money to help children’s causes.

Bald Head Island - Writing Retreat
2019-11-01 - 2019-11-06 | VA
Whenever I am in need of either inspiration or uninterrupted time to focus, I retreat to our home on Bald Head Island in North Carolina.

Teddy Roosevelt at Selma
2019-10-29 | VA
We have several events lined up for the day!

Middleburg Film Festival
2019-10-17 - 2019-10-20 | VA
Come watch some of the best narrative and documentary films in the beautiful town of Middleburg. Meet distinguished figures and participate in in-depth Q&A discussions with some of the best in the film industry. The Middleburg Film Festival will take place at a variety of venues, including Salamander Resort & Spa, Greenhill Winery & Vineyards, Boxwood Estate Winery, The National Sporting Library & Museum, The Hill School and the Middleburg Community Center. Visit https://middleburgfilm.org/the-festival for more information.

Belmont Slave Cemetery Wreath Laying Ceremony & Walking Tour
2019-10-13 14:00 - 17:00 | VA
The Loudoun Freedom Foundation will lead a historic 90 minute chronological walking tour between two former plantations (Coton & Belmont Plantation), retracing the steps and stops of Loudoun’s enslaved community. After the tour there will be a dedication of the Loudoun African Burial Ground at Belmont.
Join us for this historic walk!

Selma Presentation to the Rotary Club
2019-10-03 16:00 - 18:30 | VA
Selma Reborn: Preserving Selma and Her Past
Sharon Virts discusses the story of Selma’s rebirth and the many surprises encountered along the way.
We are excited to talk with the Rotary Club about Selma at the River Creek Country Club. Join us on October 3rd at the clubhouse.

Thomas Balch Library Fundraiser
2019-09-29 | Thomas Balch Library, 208 W Market St, Leesburg, VA, 20176, United States
Selma Reborn: Preserving Selma and Her Past
Sharon Virts discusses the story of Selma’s rebirth and the many surprises encountered along the way.
Help raise money for this iconic library located in downtown Leesburg

Midsummer's Night Dream
2019-07-26 | Ruins at Barboursville, Mansion Rd, Barboursville, VA, 22923, United States
Shakespeare’s Midsummer’s Night Dream will be performed at the Ruins at Barboursville

History and Hops: The 8th Virginia Infantry
2019-07-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Dragon Hops Brewing, 130 E Main St, Purcellville, VA, 20132, United States
All about the 8th Virginia Infantry and their role in Gettysburg during the Civil War

The 400th Commemoration of the First Documented Africans in English North America
2019-07-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Loudoun Museum, 16 Loudoun St SW, Leesburg, VA, 20175, United States
A live talk led by award-winning Ric Murphy regarding the history behind the first Africans in English North America

Luncheon at The Executive Mansion
2019-06-25 | The Executive Mansion, Capitol Square, Richmond, VA, United States
Today I was hosted by The First Lady of Virginia, Pam Northam at a luncheon at The Executive Mansion, honoring the accomplishments of women of the Commonwealth

Juneteenth
2019-06-19 | VA
Juneteenth commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in the state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S. But the struggle was far from over. The following is an excerpt from the November 9, 1889 Richmond Dispatch news account:
“On Wednesday evening, October 30th, in the neighborhood of Hamilton, about dusk a school-girl fifteen years of age was assaulted by a negro boy while on her way home from the Hamilton Academy. The child reported the assault and declared she believed the negro scoundrel was one Owen Anderson, but that he was disguised so that she could hardly tell. He was taken in charge at once and brought before her, but she failed to identify him. On Thursday morning a search was made on the ground of the attempted assault, and near the place an old guano-sack was found, which the brute evidently used to disguise himself. It was brought before him and having told several tales he confessed his horrible attempt and was forthwith sent to the Leesburg jail to await the action of the grand jury.”

The ‘brute’ was a fourteen-year-old boy who allegedly put a sack over his head to scare a classmate. To me, it was nothing more than an adolescent prank that one of my boys might have done at that age given the opportunity. A week later, this boy, Orion “Owen” Anderson, was abducted from his jail cell by a mob, beaten, shot and hung by the neck at the rail station in downtown Leesburg where he died the most awful death imaginable. Today we celebrate the memory of that boy and others like him who were deprived of justice, life and liberty at the hands of racism and hate. Today, as we celebrate the abolition of slavery in our country, let us recognize and remember all moments in history—the good, the bad and the ugly—and learn from them. Let’s show the world that as Americans, we can overcome anything!

Masque of Honor Working Session
2019-06-14 | VA
Meet Jenn and Deb, my literary coach and my editor. I met them in New York last night for dinner at the Gotham Bar and Grill in the Village, discussing “Masque of Honor” and a new book I have underway.

Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Planning Meeting
2019-06-13 | Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, 28 20th St., New York, NY, United States
I met with Theodore Roosevelt V, Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota and twenty other thought leaders to strategize the vision of the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library planned for the badlands of North Dakota. I had terrific tour of the house before the meeting and dinner.

Hosted Washington Life Magazine at Selma
2019-06-04 | VA
We are thrilled to host WashingtonLifeMagazine at Selma today and excited that our home was chosen for a feature. So many old homes have so much history—and so many stories we are happy to share ours.
