APRIL 2016
FAMILY adventure
$, 11AM, Lake Fairfax Park, 1400
MUSICAL REVUE
Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston, VA
$, 2PM, ATA, +,Weinberg Center
www.fairfaxcounty.gov for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St.
SHREK JR. THE MUSICAL
Silver Spring, MD
Frederick, MD
$, 7:30PM, ATA, +, Burke
240-777-5350 GAINESVILLE BALLET:
GISELLE www.weinbergcenter.org
Community Church, 9900 Old
$, 7:30PM, Ernst Theater, NOVA
THURSDAY 21
www.nvplayers.com MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL
DAFFODIL SHOW
NOISES OFF
Washington, 1000 H Street NW
$, 8PM, ATA, +, Way Off
Washington, D.C.
Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5
www.support.washhumane.org Annandale Campus, 8333 Little
River Turnpike, Annandale, VA
www.gainesvilleballetcompany. org
FREE, 2PM,+, The American
Fairfax, VA
www.thewashingtondaffodilso- FREE, Noon, Civic Center Silver
Spring, 1 Veterans Plaza
Keene Mill Rd., Burke, VA
Legion, 3939 Oak St.
SUNDAY 17
www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org FASHION FOR PAWS
RUNWAY SHOW
$, 8PM,ATA, Grand Hyatt
Willowdale Dr., Frederick, MD
www.wayoffbroadway.com SUNDAY 24
PRISON BREAK DASH
5K - 10K - 1K
ciety.org $, 9AM, ATA, Workhouse Arts
AMERICAN GIRL FASHION
SHOW Center, 1961 Chain Bridge Rd.
Center, 9601 Ox Rd.
ROCK SPRING GARDEN
CLUB FLOWER SHOW
Lorton, VA
FREE, 2PM, Little Falls
$, 9AM, ATA, +, Sheraton
www.tysonscharity5k.com www.prisonbreakdash.com
Presbyterian Church, 6025 Little
Pentagon City, 900 S Orme St.
Falls Rd., Arlington, VA
Arlington, VA
MARCH FOR BABIES
www.jlnv.org FREE, 10AM, Loy E. Harris
BLUEBELL FESTIVAL
FREE, 10AM, Merrimac Farm
SATURDAY 23
TYSONS CHARITY 5K
$, 7:30AM, ATA, Tysons Corner
McLean, VA
Pavilion, 9201 Center St.
Nokesville, VA
MEDITATION &
THE CREATIVE:
WITH DAVID HAZARD
CANAL PRIDE DAY AT
GREAT FALLS
703- 499-4954
$, 6:30PM, Live An Artful Life
FREE, 9AM, C&O Canal
Gallery, 6474 Main St.
National Historical Park, 11710
LEARN TO ROW
The Plains, VA
MacArthur Blvd., Potomac, MD
FREE, 1-3PM, Lake Ridge Park
www.liveanartfullife.com www.canaltrust.org
& Marina, 12380 Cotton Mill Dr.
WMA, 15020 Deepwood Ln.
TWELVE YEARS TO
TREASURE TOURS
FREE, 11AM, Smithsonian
Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Pl. SE
Washington, D.C.
www.anacostia.si.edu MONDAY 18
FRIDAY 22
EARTH DAY
PASSOVER SNOW WHITE
$, 6:30PM,ATA,+, Ernst Theater
FREE, 10AM, Chinn Park
NOVA, Annandale Campus
Regional Library, 13065 Chinn
8333 Little River Turnpike
Park Dr., Woodbridge, VA
Annandale, VA
703-792-4800 www.vaballet.org
NOVANT HEALTH SERIES
FREE, Noon, Haymarket
Gainesville Community Library
14870 Lightner Rd.
Haymarket, VA
www.novanthealth.org SPY SCHOOL WORKSHOP:
SURVEILLANCE 101
$, 6:30PM, International
Spy Museum, 800 F St., NW
Washington, D.C.
www.spymuseum.org EMPEROR'S NIGHTINGALE
WEDNESDAY 20
$, 7PM, ATA, +, Adventure
IN THE MOOD: A 1940'S
Glen Echo, MD
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washingtonFAMILY.com 1-800-525-9255
Woodbridge, VA
BABY SIGNS PLAY GROUP
TUESDAY 19
Manassas, VA
Theatre, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.
POTOMAC BLOCKADE
BOAT TOUR
www.pwrc.org $, 10AM, Leesylvania State Park
VOCA PEOPLE
2001 Daniel K Ludiwig Dr.
$, 4PM, ATA, Weinberg Center
Woodbridge, VA
for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St.
703-670-0372 Frederick, MD
www.weinbergcenter.org OPEN-HEARTH COOKING
CLASS $, 10AM, Brentsville Courthouse
Historic Centre, 12229 Bristow
Rd., Bristow, VA
703-365-7895 VIRGINIA BIRTH EXPO
FREE, 10AM, Body Renew
Fitness & Family Sports Center
221 Commonwealth Ct.
Winchester, VA
www.virginiabirthexpo.com MONDAY 25
TEEN ADVISORY GROUP
(TAG) FREE, 6:30PM, Haymarket
Gainesville Community Library
14870 Lightner Rd.
Haymarket, VA
703-792-8700 TUESDAY 26
GEOBUIZ SUMMIT
$, 9AM, +, Bethesda North
CHILDREN'S BOOK
LAUNCH PARTY
Marriott Hotel & Conference
Center, 5701 Marinelli Rd.
Bethesda, MD
8028 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, VA
www.summit.geobuiz.com 703-286-0881
GMU WIND SYMPHONY
& SYMPHONIC BAND
CONCERT THE CHILD AND FAMILY
NETWORK CENTERS
SPRING BENEFIT
$, 8PM, ATA, George Mason
$, 7PM, National Harbor, 163
University’s Center for the Arts
Waterfront St.
4400 University Dr.
National Harbor, MD
Fairfax, VA
www.cfnc-online.org www.cfa.gmu.edu
THE MUSIC MAN
WEDNESDAY 27
MUSIC AND MOTION
FREE, 10AM, Potomac
Community Library, 2201 Opitz
Blvd., Woodbridge, VA
703-792-8330 THURSDAY 28
LECTURE: GENERAL
GEORGE MEADES
LEADERSHIP IN 1863
FREE, 7PM, Old Manassas
Courthouse, 9248 Lee Ave.
Manassas, VA
703-792-4754 TOM PAXTON
$, 8PM, ATA, The Barns at Wolf
Trap, 1635 Trap Rd.
Vienna, VA
www.wolftrap.org $, 8PM, ATA, +, Dr. AJ Ferlazzo
Building, 15941 Donald Curtis
Dr., Woodbridge, VA
www.castawaystheatre.org SATURDAY 30
LOST TOWNS OF PRINCE
WILLIAM COUNTY BUS
TOUR $, 8AM, Brentsville Courthouse
Historic Centre, 12229 Bristow
Rd., Bristow, VA
703-365-7895 HOOFIN IT FOR THE
HOMELESS $, 8AM, Airlie Center, 6809 Airlie
Rd., Warrenton, VA
www.fauquierfamilyshelter.org. D.C. DUCK RACE
FREE, 10 AM, The Yards
Park, Third and Water St. SE
Washington, D.C.
2016 FEATURED EVENTS
APRIL 22-23: United Bank Bloomin’ Wine Fest
APRIL 27: Valley Health Business at the Bloom featured speaker MARY MCDUFFIE
QUILTING WORKSHOP:
DAUGHTERS OF DORCUS
AND SONS
APRIL 28: Grove’s Winchester Harley Davidson Thursday Night Live ‘70s Dance
featuring the RIGHT ON BAND
APRIL 29: Firefighters’ Parade presented by Walmart
APRIL 29: ‘80s Dance Party
featuring RUBIX KUBE
www.valearts.com FREE, 10:30AM, Smithsonian
APRIL 30: Ram Truck Country Music Party
featuring PARMALEE
26TH ANNUAL FONA
GARDEN FAIR AND PLANT
SALE 1901 Fort Pl., SE
APRIL 30: Grand Feature Parade
presented by Washington Area Chevy Dealers
featuring GRAND MARSHAL WAYNE BRADY
FRIDAY 29
VALEARTS SPRING ART
SHOW FREE, 10AM, +, Vale
Schoolhouse, 3124 Fox Mill Rd.
Oakton, VA
FREE, 10AM, U.S. National
Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave.,
NE, Washington, D.C.
www.dcduckrace.org Anacostia Community Museum
Washington, D.C.
www.anacostia.si.edu DESIGN SHOWCASE: POP-
UP PARK DAY
www.fona.org/gardenfair FREE, 11AM, National Building
JEANS AND JEWELS GALA
Washington, D.C.
$, 6PM, ATA, Tysons Marriott
Museum, 401 F St., NW
APRIL 30-MAY 1: Anthony’s Pizza Weekend in the Park
MAY 1: Shenandoah Ford Bluegrass Festival
featuring DAILEY & VINCENT
(540) 662-3863
TheBloom.com Download the official Festival app
www.nbm.org washingtonFAMILY.com
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