Highlight: Art Investigators at National Gallery of Art How do you investigate a work of art? This program helps children make careful observations, analyze artists’ choices, ask questions, and use their imagination while exploring works of art. Led by museum educators, each program includes reading a children’s book, exploring one work of art in the galleries, and completing a simple… Continue Reading…
Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook playing at Adventure Theatre
(Photo: Michael Horan) What: Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook When: June 16, 2017 – August 14, 2017 Where: Adventure Theatre 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD. 20812 Why: When Junie B. Jones, with her two bestest friends in the world, loses her new furry mittens to some “stealers,” she has to investigate. But Junie B. might have something she… Continue Reading…
Weekend Picks: June 30-July 2, 2017
The 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival is on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between Seventh and Twelfth streets and in the Arts and Industries Building. The free festival is taking place June 29-July 4 & July 6-9. Festival hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with evening dance parties at 5:30 and circus performances most nights at 7 p.m. Friday- 5:00pm-8:30pm:… Continue Reading…
Weekend Picks: June 23-25, 2017
Saturday & Sunday join the 25th Annual Giant National Capital BBQ Battle. Pennsylvania Avenue will transform into a festival sights, sounds, tastes and aromas. Taking place on Pennsylvania Ave & Constitution Ave, NW between 3rd & 7th Streets. Over 30 bands will perform throughout the two day battle. Children 12 and under are free, purchase tickets here. Bring your young… Continue Reading…
Independence Day in and near Washington, DC with kids
Have a safe and fun July 4th celebrating in the most perfect place; the nation’s capitol! To kick off the weekend grab some Washington Nationals tickets and cheer for the home team. July 3: 6:05pm: Nationals will play the Mets. Postgame Freedom Fireworks July 4: 11:05am: Nationals will play the Mets. No fireworks but a nice way to spend the holiday… Continue Reading…
Fathers Day Picks
DC JazzFest at The Yards will be entertaining folks Friday-Sunday. Awesome Con is Washington DC’s Comic Con, taking place Friday-Sunday at The Walter E. Washington Convention Center. It is a place for fans of popular culture. At its heart, Awesome Con is a comic-con that embraces all aspects of geekdom and pop culture, with a wide assortment of comic books,… Continue Reading…
Guest Post: Red Yarn at Wolf Trap + CD Giveaway!
Written by children’s music blogger Carolyn Ross. View her monthly live music and arts calendar for families across the Washington, D.C. metro area at Family Music n’ Arts. Portland’s acclaimed family folksinger and puppeteer, Red Yarn, celebrates the release of the Parent’s Choice Award-winning album Born in the Deep Woods with a tour of the east coast, with a stop… Continue Reading…
Weekend Picks: June 2-4, 2017
Join us for the 37th annual Washington Folk Festival at Glen Echo Park, (pictured above) Saturday and Sunday, June 3 & 4, 2017 from 12pm – 7pm. One of the most popular events of the year at Glen Echo Park, the Festival attracts close to 10,000 visitors. Free to the public and held rain or shine, the Festival features over 450… Continue Reading…
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