Andy Summers to headline BENEFIT’s 2025 Crossroads Music Festival  The Police guitarist, Grammy Award-winning artist and 2003 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee to perform at event benefiting nonprofits in Loudoun County                                                       Andy Summers (photo credit: Mo Summers) LEESBURG, Va. (June 10, 2025) – BENEFIT’s 2025 Crossroads Music Festival, an event to raise funds for nonprofits that provide services to children in Loudoun County, will feature legendary guitarist Andy Summers.   BENEFIT’s 2025  Crossroads Music Festival  will take place at multiple venues in downtown Leesburg, Virginia, Friday, Sept. 19, and Saturday, Sept. 20.   Andy Summers  will headline the Saturday, Sept. 20, portion of the festival with an intimate solo performance at the Tally Ho Theater,...

BENEFIT announces grant recipients   LEESBURG, Va. (April 14, 2025) – Nine nonprofit organizations have been selected as recipients of grant funding from BENEFIT.   BENEFIT  is a coalition of musicians and community leaders uniting people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations serving children in Loudoun County.    A total of $30,000 was awarded among the nine nonprofit organizations. The grant funding was raised from a portion of the proceeds of BENEFIT’s 2024  Crossroads Music Festival .   Recipients of BENEFIT grant funding include: Food for Neighbors , $3,600; A Hand Up - NOVA, Inc., which operates the  Northern Virginia Diaper Bank , $3,400;  Loudoun Youth, Inc. , $3,400;  A Place to Be , $3,400;  Salvation Army of Loudoun , $3,300;  The Arc of Loudoun , $3,300;  Dulles South Food Pantry , $3,200;  Ryan Bartel Foundation , $3,200; and  Dulles South Soup Kitchen , $3,200. ...

  Call for musicians for BENEFIT’s 2025 Crossroads Music Festival Musicians to be showcased in event in downtown Leesburg   LEESBURG, Va. (March 4, 2025) – BENEFIT’s Crossroads Music Festival is returning to downtown Leesburg Friday, Sept. 19, and Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. The organization is extending a call for musicians to perform during the Saturday showcase portion of the event.   BENEFIT’s Crossroads Music Festival features music performances from national and regional musicians and bands for an event that helps support nonprofit organizations.   BENEFIT  is a coalition of musicians and community leaders uniting people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofits serving children in Loudoun County.   Musicians and bands who are interested in offering their time and performing a 60-minute showcase set on Saturday, Sept. 20, are encouraged to submit their information through the  online application form  on BENEFIT’s website no later...

  BENEFIT’s nonprofit grant application  process opens January 20 LEESBURG, Va. (Jan. 13, 2025) –  BENEFIT, a coalition of Loudoun County musicians and community leaders, will be accepting grant applications from nonprofit organizations beginning  Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.  Nonprofit organizations that serve children in Loudoun County are encouraged to apply for BENEFIT grant funding.  Applications are due no later than 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14. The mission of BENEFIT is to unite people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations serving children in Loudoun County.   This year, the nonprofit organizations selected for BENEFIT grants will receive two grant awards.    The funding for the first grant awards was raised from a portion of the proceeds from BENEFIT’s 2024 Crossroads Music Festival.  The total amount of funding available for the first grant awards is $30,000. The BENEFIT grants will be awarded in March 2...

  Howard Jones to headline BENEFIT’s 2024 Crossroads Music Festival  Multi-platinum international synth-pop star to perform at event benefiting nonprofits in Loudoun County LEESBURG, Va. (July 2, 2024) – BENEFIT’s Crossroads Music Festival, an event to raise funds for nonprofits serving children in Loudoun County, will feature British singer, songwriter and electronic music pioneer Howard Jones.                                           Howard Jones   BENEFIT’s 2024 Crossroads Music Festival will take place at multiple venues in downtown Leesburg, Virginia, Friday, Sept. 20, and Saturday, Sept. 21.   Howard Jones will headline the festival with an intimate solo piano performance at Tally Ho Theater, located at 19 W. Market Street in Leesburg, on Saturday, Sept. 21.   Jones has been a constant presence on the international touring scene for the past ...

  Winner of BENEFIT's 2024 Crossroads Music Festival T-shirt design contest announced LEESBURG, Va. (June 17, 2024) – BENEFIT is pleased to announce the winner of the design contest for the organization’s official 2024 Crossroads Music Festival T-shirt — Samantha Rathjen of Leesburg, Virginia.   Photo caption: “Harmonic Unity,” created by Samantha Rathjen of Leesburg,  is the winning design for the official T-shirt of BENEFIT’s 2024 Crossroads Music Festival.  BENEFIT  is a coalition of musicians and community leaders uniting people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations serving children in Loudoun County.    Contest guidelines stated that artwork design submissions should be relevant to music, musicians or the mission of BENEFIT.   In the description that accompanied her design, “Harmonic Unity,” Rathjen stated she explored “the power of music to connect and inspire.” The handprint symbolizes “BENEFIT’s influence...

BENEFIT announces grant recipients   LEESBURG, Va. (June 11, 2024) – Six nonprofit organizations have been selected as recipients of grant funding from BENEFIT.   Established in 2017,  BENEFIT  is a coalition of musicians and community leaders uniting people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations serving children in Loudoun County.    A total of $17,000 was awarded among the six nonprofit organizations. The grant funding was raised from proceeds of BENEFIT’s 2023 Crossroads Music Festival.   Recipients of BENEFIT grant funding include: Ryan Bartel Foundation , $2,900;  Dulles South Soup Kitchen , $2,900;  Food For Neighbors , $2,900;   A Hand Up - NOVA, Inc., which operates the  Northern Virginia Diaper Bank , $2,800;  Loudoun Education Foundation , $2,750; and  Loudoun Youth, Inc. , $2,750.   “The work our nonprofits do here in Loudoun is more important than ever as families face new...

Call for musicians for BENEFIT’s 2024 Crossroads Music Festival Musicians to be showcased in event in downtown Leesburg   LEESBURG, Va. (March 12, 2024) – BENEFIT’s Crossroads Music Festival is returning to downtown Leesburg Friday, Sept. 20, and Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. The organization is extending a call for musicians to perform during the Saturday showcase portion of the event.   BENEFIT’s Crossroads Music Festival features music performances from regional musicians and bands for an event that helps support nonprofit organizations.   Established in 2017,  BENEFIT  is a coalition of musicians and community leaders uniting people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofits serving children in Loudoun County.   Musicians and bands who are interested in offering their time and performing a 60-minute showcase set on Saturday, Sept. 21, are encouraged to submit their information through the  online application form  on BENEFIT’s website ...

BENEFIT’s nonprofit grant application process opens March 11   LEESBURG, Va. (Feb. 26, 2024) – BENEFIT, a coalition of Loudoun County musicians and community leaders, will be accepting grant applications from nonprofit organizations beginning Monday, March 11.    Nonprofit organizations that serve children in Loudoun County are encouraged to apply. Applications are due no later than 5 p.m., Friday, April 12, 2024.   BENEFIT’s mission is to unite people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations serving children in Loudoun County.   A total of $17,000 will be available to nonprofits for grant funding.  Grants will be awarded in amounts ranging from $2,000 – $4,000. The money for the grants was raised from proceeds of BENEFIT’s 2023 Crossroads Music Festival. To qualify, applicants must: be a 501(c)(3) organization that provides services to children in Loudoun County complete the online application form found at  www.BENEFIT...

BENEFIT announces SHAED as headliner for its 2023 Crossroads Music Festival  Multi-platinum D.C.-based trio to perform on Friday night of live music event benefiting nonprofits in Loudoun County LEESBURG, Va. (August 17, 2023) – BENEFIT’s Crossroads Music Festival is back and bigger than ever. Expanding to two evenings of live music, Sept. 15 and 16, to raise funds for nonprofits serving the Loudoun County community, the event will feature SHAED , a multi-platinum Washington, D.C.-based trio, headlining the Friday evening segment.                                     SHAED SHAED — Chelsea Lee, her husband Spencer Ernst, and his twin brother Max Ernst —spent much of 2018 and 2019 supporting their global breakout single, “Trampoline,” which has nearly 2 billion streams to date, has received feverish radio play — #1 on the Alternative and Rock Airplay charts — and has been used in m...