FREE Laser Tag in the Library
6 p.m. After the library closes, kids
get the whole place to themselves
to play laser tag! Register in person
by picking up a required parental
permission form beginning one week
before programs start. Form must
be submitt ed on or before the date
the program occurs. Grades 6-12.

Haymarket Gainesville Community
Library, 14870 Lightner Rd., Haymarket,
VA; pwcgov.org/government/dept/library.

Tanabata: A Japanese Celebration
Sunday, August 6 | 6 p.m. | $10/person; $35/family
SATURDAY 4
Justin Roberts and the Not
Ready for Naptime Players
10:30 a.m. | $12. Wear your PJ’s
and join in the fun as 2018 Grammy-
nominated Justin Roberts and the Not
Ready for Naptime Players deliver a
rockin’ performance of all-new music
from their latest album, Lemonade. Wolf
Trap Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods,
1551 Trap Rd., Vienna, VA; wolftrap.org.

FREE Family Nature Walk
9 a.m. Come outside and explore
at Audubon Naturalist! On the fi rst
Saturday of each month, join their
Master Naturalists for a nature hike
around Woodend Sanctuary. Each
hike will have a unique and engaging
natural history theme. Programs are
appropriate for members of all ages.

Audubon Naturalist Society, 8940 Jones
Mill Rd., Chevy Chase, MD; anshome.org.

SUNDAY 5
Infant Investigators: Wings of
Fancy 10 a.m. | $30. Butt erfl ies and birds
are a source of delight for all children.

At the Wings of Fancy workshop, come
play, explore and discover the beauty
and wonder of these beautiful, winged
creatures! For this lesson, participants
will draw on resources from the
National Museum of Natural History.

Ages 4-12. Smithsonian National
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washingtonFAMILY.com Celebrate this traditional festival with song, origami, story telling and a
planetarium show. Hiroya Tsukamoto, a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist
and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan, will perform in the lobby. After a
short break for tea and egg rolls, enjoy a planetarium show in the theater that
explains the astrological story tied to this celebration. The evening’s fi nale is
a trip to the Franklin Park pond to release fl oating lanterns. Franklin Park Arts
Center, 36441 Blueridge View Ln., Purcellville, VA; franklinparkartscenter.org.

Museum of Natural History,
10th & Constitution Ave. N.W.,
Washington, D.C; naturalhistory.si.edu.

MONDAY 6
FREE Life-Sized Candy Land
4 p.m. Bring your family and friends,
and play your way through a life-
sized version of Candy Land! Enjoy
moving through the diff erent lands in
the game, while collecting treats on
your way to the enchanted castle. Drop
in anytime. First come, fi rst served.

Potomac Community Library, 2201 Opitz
Blvd., Woodbridge, VA; pwcgov.org/
government/dept/library. WEDNESDAY 8
FREE VALS Pals Kids Club: Mad
Science 10 a.m. Join us for a morning of free
fun on Wednesdays this summer!
Enjoy live music, magicians, puppet
shows, pett ing zoos and more. At this
August 8 event, grab your lab coat for
exciting hands-on experiments with
Mad Science! Village at Leesburg, 1602
Village Market Blvd. S.E., Leesburg, VA;
villageatleesburg.com.




Disney’s Broadway Hits Featuring Broadway Stars Live In
Concert with Wolf Trap Orchestra
Thursday, August 9 | 8 p.m. | $25-$65
In celebration of 20 years on Broadway,
audiences can experience the magic
of Disney’s Broadway Hits with an
unforgett able night of music. Performed
by a live symphony orchestra, this major
concert event features beloved songs from
nine Tony and Academy Award-winning
scores by some of the greatest composers
and lyricists in the world including
Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The
Litt le Mermaid, Aladdin, Newsies, The
Hunchback of Notre Dame), Phil Collins
(Tarzan), Elton John (Aida, The Lion King)
and Richard & Robert Sherman (Mary
Poppins). Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna,
VA; wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY 10
Chicago 8 p.m. | $18-$22. Other Voices
Theatre presents Chicago! Chicago has
everything that makes a musical great:
a universal tale of fame, fortune and
all that jazz; one show-stopping song
after another. Reserve tickets online at
Showtix4U.com. The Performing Arts
Factory, 244 South Jeff erson St., Frederick,
MD; performingartsfactory.com.

SATURDAY 11
FREE American Red Cross’s
Touch a Truck
10 a.m. Bring the family out and
see all of the Red Cross emergency
vehicles, bloodmobiles, fi re engines,
police vehicles and much more! Enjoy
games, including a bounce house, food
and fun for the entire family. Rain
or shine. American Red Cross in the
National Capital Region Headquarters,
8550 Arlington Blvd., Fairfax, VA;
redcross.org. WEDNESDAY 15
FREE Kids in Canal!
10:30 a.m. Bring your litt le ones to
the middle block of Canal Park to
enjoy magic shows, kids tunes, science
demonstrations, and puppet shows.

Dance along to children’s pop music
from the Rainbow Rock Band. Then
top off your day with a refreshing
splash in the Canal Park dancing water
fountains. Canal Park, 200 M St. S.E.,
Washington, D.C; capitolriverfront.org.

FRIDAY 17
Main Street Theater Productions:
Winnie the Pooh, KIDS
1 p.m. | $5. Young campers from
MSTP welcome you to the Hundred
Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh
is once again in search of honey. He
meets his pals, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit
and Owl, but soon discovers that
Christopher Robin has been captured
by the mysterious Backson! As they
prepare for a rescue operation, the
animals learn about teamwork,
friendship and, of course ... sharing
snacks. Franklin Park Arts Center. 36441
Blueridge View Ln., Purcellville, VA;
franklinparkartscenter.org.