Ernie Bradley and the Grassy Ridge with special guest Dan Mazer, aka BanjerDan, second from right perform at the Luckett's Bluegrass Pickin' Party at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve south of Leesburg. From left are Bobby Bales, guitar, Andrew Brunk, mandolin, Ernie Bradley, banjo, Dan Mazer, banjo, and Brandon Michael, fiddle. View photo »

An appreciative crowd cheers on the bands at the Luckett's Bluegrass Pickin' Party at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve south of Leesburg on Sunday. View photo »

Dan Mazer, also known as BangerDan, wows the crowd with his banjo playing at the Luckett's Bluegrass Pickin' Party at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve south of Leesburg. View photo »

Park View's relief pitcher Trevor Scales celebrates the third out in the 7th inning to clinch the 9-5 win over Dominion. View photo »

Park View's catcher Jonathan Mason gets the tag and out at home on Dominion's Ryan Doyle in the 4th inning. View photo »

Park View's Jonathan Mason beats the ball for an RBI triple in the 3rd inning against Dominion. Park View went on to win 9-5. View photo »

Park View's Andrew Mason doesn't quite get to the ball hit to short center field in the top of the 3rd inning. He had backup from teammate Hayden Earley. View photo »

Sheila Johnson stands in the middle of what will be the main dining room at her Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg. View photo »

Sheila Johnson tours the construction site of an outdoor pool with individual cabanas at her Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg. Construction continues despite the set back of the opening till spring of 2011. View photo »

The horse stables on the property overlook part of the town of Middleburg. View photo »

Sheila Johnson tours her Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg. Construction continues despite the set back of the opening until spring of 2011. View photo »

Construction continues at the Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg. View photo »

Salamander Resort & Spa, the ambitious, contentious enterprise of tycoon Sheila Johnson, took years of politicking and persuasion to get off the ground. Now an economic double-whammy has delayed the resort's opening till spring of 2011. View photo »

Kathy Shipley of Lovettsville has been shopping at Nichols Hardware Store in Purcellville for about 20 years. She talks with the film crew from the Lincoln Studios as she buys wax from Pat Smale. View photo »

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Drew Babb collects audio for the project tentatively called "The Last Hardware Store" at Nichols Hardware Store in Purcellville. He is writing and editing the film.

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Peter Buck talks about the video of Ken Nichols that he downloaded to his laptop computer after shooting at the hardware store one recent morning. View photo »

The Lincoln Studios started filming employees and customers at Nichols Hardware Store in August. Recently, Peter Buck, left, interviewed longtime employee Pat Smale, right as Drew Babb collected audio outside the back of the hardware store. View photo »

Peter Buck shoots the scene inside the hardware store in Purcellville. View photo »

The Lincoln Studios started filming employees and customers at Nichols Hardware Store in August. Recently Peter Buck, center, interviewed longtime employee Pat Smale, left, as Drew Babb collected audio inside the hardware store. View photo »

In a glass-enclosed office tucked away inside the hardware store, Yvonne Lickey works on the books with an adding machine nearby. There are no computers in this store. View photo »