Beltway Bambinos

TGIF!! Here’s a quick Weekend Picks post as I’m able to write a few words while my 7 week old naps and 3 1/2 year old is at school. Thanks for sticking with Beltway Bambinos as I’ve had to take some time off with my newborn. Hoping to be able to publish more posts very soon as our routine is starting to form. Have a great weekend! As always let me know if you know of any fun we should add to our posts.

There are many great live productions to see this weekend, including the final show of 101 Dalmations as well as The Addams Family. Check our Theater Roundup page!

Saturday-

10:00am-10:45am: Sunday Funday at Imagination Stage
(4908 Auburn Avenue  Bethesda, MD 20814)
We invite you and your child to bring your favorite stories to life through dramatic play activities, movement, music, and visual art. Each session you leave with a completed craft, as well as a Parent Pack to extend the experience at home. These popular workshops are themed around beloved children’s books. Best for ages 1-3. Featured story: Goodnight Gorilla.

10:30am: GIGS & Kindiemusicdc present The Grandsons Jr at FNDTN Liveroom
(3762 Howard Ave – Kensington, MD)
The Grandsons, Jr., is the kids band version of DC-area roots rock superstars, The Grandsons. Kids and their parents will dig the upbeat mix of rock, swing, New Orleans R&B, country, latin music we call Americana. Over the past 25 years performing asThe Grandsons, the band has noticed that many of their songs resonate with the younger crowd. As the grandsons, Jr., they combine new material learned especially for the younger set, with Grandsons tunes that have always been popular with the kids. Jiggle to the “Juicebox Rhythm” and get your little “Potato Chip” on the dance floor with the grandson’s Jr.—Wild Music for Wild Kids! $6 advance/$8 at door.

11:30am-3:00pm: Winter Festival at American Art Museum
(Kogod Courtyard)
Don’t fly south for the winter, flock to the museum! Join us for feathery fun as the whole family enjoys crafting for the birds to celebrate The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art, including a printmaking workshop with Lily Press, origami with Smithsonian Gardens, “Take-out Library” with DC Public Libraries, music by Magpie, and live birds on site courtesy of Virginia Raptor Conservancy!

Saturday & Sunday-

NSO in your Neighborhood
This year’s NSO In Your Neighborhood program heads to the vibrant Brookland and NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) areas of Washington, D.C.—bringing a week’s worth of free chamber music, orchestral concerts, educational events for the entire family, and much more!

Want some more ways to spend time inside with your Bambino? Check out the Indoor Guide to fun in the DC area.