DECEMBER 2015
FAMILY adventure
CALENDAR December
Tuesday 1
Spectacular Musical Tree
Show FREE, Noon, Village at
Leesburg, 1602 Village Market
Blvd., SE, Leesburg, VA
www.villageatleesburg.com Winter Walk of Lights
$, 5:30-10PM, Meadowlark
Botanical Garden, 9750
Meadowlark Gardens Court,
Vienna, VA
www.winterwalkoflights.com Wednesday 2
FREE, 6-10PM, +, 9900
Stoneybrook Drive,
Kensington, MD
www.dctemplelights.lds.org Friday 4
Muddy Creek Artists Guild
Holiday Art Show
FREE, 9AM-7PM, +, Greenstreet
Gardens, 391 West Bay Front
Road, Lothian, MD
www.muddycreekartistsguild. org
Lunch with Santa
$, 10:30AM, RR, Rowser
Building, 1739 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Stafford, VA
540-658-5116 Pets Visit Santa
FREE, 5:30PM, Village at
Leesburg, 1602 Village Market
Blvd., SE, Leesburg, VA
www.villageatleesburg.com Capitol Christmas Tree
Lighting FREE, 5PM, Constitution
Ave., and Independence Ave.,
Washington, D.C.

202-226-8000 Thursday 3
The Washington Ballet:
The Nutcracker
Kimono Trunk Show
FREE, Noon-5PM, Sackler
Gallery, 1050 Independence
Ave., SW, Washington, D.C.

www.asia.si.edu Fiddler On The Roof
14452 Chantilly Crossing Lane,
Chantilly, VA
www.paintnite.com Bethesda Winter
Wonderland Evening in December
Concert FREE, 1-4PM, Veterans Park,
Woodmont Ave., and Norfolk
Ave., Bethesda, MD
www.bethesda.org $, 7PM, Floris United Methodist
Church, 13600 Frying Pan Road,
Herndon, VA
www.florisumc.org Madeline and the Gypsies
Tuesday 8
$, 2PM, +, ATA, ArtSpace, 410
South Maple Ave.,
Falls Church, VA
www.creativecauldron.org Manassas Chorale Winter
Concert $, 5-7PM, Hylton Performing
Arts Center, 10960 George
Mason Circle, Manassas, VA
www.hyltoncenter.org Sunday 6
Holidays at Liberia
Plantation $, 7PM, ATA, +, Franklin Park
Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge
View Lane, Pucellville, VA
www.franklinparkartscenter. org
$, 6-8PM, 8601 Portner Ave.,
Manassas, VA
www.visitmanassas.org Saturday 5
FREE, 4PM,The Ellipse, near
Constitution Ave.,
Washington, D.C.

www.nationalmenorah.org Holiday Homes Tour
$, 7PM, +, ATA, Warner Theatre,
513 13th St., NW,
Washington, D.C.

www.washingtonballet.org $, 10AM, ATA, Historic
Downtown Herndon, 777 Lynn
St., Herndon, VA
www.herndon-va.gov Oklahoma!
Greater Manassas
Christmas Parade
$, 7PM, +, Loudoun County
High School, 415 Dry Mill Road,
SW, Leesburg, VA
571- 252-2000
Theatre, 7300 MacArthur
Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD
www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org FREE, 10AM-Noon, Historic
Downtown Manassas, VA
www.visitmanassas.org National Hanukkah
Menorah Lighting
Holiday Open House: The
Marshall House
FREE, 1-4PM, 312 E. Market
Street, Leesburg, VA
www.georgecmarshall.org Monday 7
Hanukkah Begins
Mormon Temple Festival
of Lights
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Lemony Snicket's The Lump
of Coal
Paint Nite
$, 11AM, +, ATA, Adventure
$, 7 PM, ATA, Famous Dave’s,
washingtonFAMILY.com Festival of Lights
$, 5:30-9:30PM, Bull Run
Regional Park, 7700 Bull Run
Drive Centreville, VA
www.bullrunfestivaloflights. com
Hanukkah on Ice
$, 6-8:30PM, Pentagon Row Ice
Rink, 1201 S. Joyce St.,
Arlington, VA
www.chabadalexandria.org Wednesday 9
Heurich House Tours
FREE, 11AM-3PM, +, 1307 New
Hampshire Avenue NW,
Washington, D.C.

www.heurichhouse.org West Side Story
$, 7:30PM, +, ATA, Signature
Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave.,
Arlington, VA
www.sigtheatre.org Thursday 10
Holiday Crafts
$, 5PM, Rowser Building, 1739
Jefferson Davis Highway,
Stafford, VA
www.staffordparks.com Graham Cracker House
Workshop $, 7PM, Rowser Building, 1739



Jefferson Davis Highway,
Stafford, VA
www.staffordparks.com Wreath Laying Ceremony:
Arlington National
Cemetery Road, Ashburn, VA
703-723-8440 Holiday Celebration
GiftFest FREE, 9AM-1PM, Arlington
National Cemetery,
Arlington, VA
www.arlingtoncemetery.mil Children Theatre: Stand
Up for Santa
FREE, 7PM, Torpedo Factory
Art Center, 105 N. Union St.,
Alexandria, VA
Sunday 13
Friday 11
Kwanzaa Celebration:
Coyaba Dance Theater
Sugarloaf Crafts
Festival $, 4PM, GWU Dorothy Betts
Marvin Theatre, 800 21st St.,
NW, Washington, D.C.

www.danceplace.org $, 10AM, +, Dulles Expo Center,
4320 Chantilly Shopping
Center, Chantilly, VA
www.sugarloafcrafts.com Monday 14
Saturday 12
Discovery Theater:
Seasons of Light
Gar-Field Orchestra
Boosters Holiday Craft
Show $, 10:15AM, ATA, Discovery
Theater, 1100 Jefferson Drive,
SW, Washington. D.C.

202-633-8700 FREE, 9AM, Gar-Field High
School, 14000 Smoketown
Road, Woodbridge, VA
703-730-7000 Arlington Cemetery &
Horses at Ft. Myer
$, 10AM, +, Arlington National
Cemetery, Memorial Ave.,
Arlington, VA
www.arlingtoncemetery.net Holiday House Art and
Craft Show
FREE, 10AM, Fort C.F. Smith
Park, 2411 N. 24th St.,
Arlington, VA
703-243-7329 Christmas in New York
Holiday Musical
$, Noon, +, ATA, NOVA,
Annandale Campus, 8333 Little
River Turnpike, Annandale, VA
www.encore-tap.org Meet Santa and Mrs.

Clause FREE, Noon, National Museum
of the Marine Corps, 18900
Jefferson Davis Highway,
Triangle, VA
www.usmcmuseum.com Theatre IV: A Christmas
Carol $, 1PM, ATA, Alden Theatre,
1234 Ingleside Drive,
McLean, VA
www.mcleancenter.org Tuesday 15
Bill of Rights Day
Holiday Memories
$, 7:30PM, +, ATA, Theatre on
the Run, 3700 S. Four Mile Run
Drive, Arlington, VA
www.arlingtonarts.org Wednesday 16
Winter Wonderland Train
Show FREE, 5-8PM, +, Center for the
Arts at the Candy Factory, 9491
Battle Street, Manassas, VA
www.nattrackers.org Manassas Ballet: The
Nutcracker $, 7:30PM, Hylton Performing
Arts Center, 10960 George
Mason Circle, Manassas, VA
www.manassasballet.org $, 6:30PM, +, Oatlands Historic
House, 20850 Oatlands
Plantation Lane, Leesburg, VA
www.stagecoachtc.com Loudoun Ballet Company:
The Nutcracker
$, 7PM,+, ATA, Dominion High
School, 21326 Augusta Drive,
Sterling, VA
www.loudounballet.org A Christmas Carol
$, 7:30PM, Weinberg Center
for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St.,
Frederick, MD
www.weinbergcenter.org Old Bridge Chamber
Orchestra: Handel’s
Messiah FREE, 7:30PM, +, First Baptist
Church, 13600 Minnieville
Road, Woodbridge, VA
obco.arts@gmail.com John Hardy: A Christmas
Carol, A One Man
Performance $, 8PM, Franklin Park Arts
Center, 36441 Blueridge View
Lane, Purcellville, VA
www.franklinparkartscenter. org
Saturday 19
$, 11:30AM,+, ATA, Performing
Arts Factory, 244 S. Jefferson
St., Frederick, MD
www.performingartsfactory. com
John Eaton Holiday
Spectacular Peacock Room Shutters
Open $, 2PM, Alden Theatre, 1234
Ingleside Drive, McLean, VA
www.mcleancenter.org Friday 18
Brunch with Santa at Old
Hickory $, 11AM, ATA, Gaylord National
Hotel, 201 Waterfront St.,
National Harbor, MD
www.marriott.com Kwanzaa Celebration:
Alexandria Black History
Museum $, 11AM-1PM, 902 Wythe St.,
Alexandria, VA
703-838-4356 Washington Redskins vs.

Buffalo Bills
$, 1PM, ATA, FedEx Field, 1600
FedEx Way, Landover, MD
www.redskins.com Escher Quartet
$, 4PM, Phillips Collection, 1600
21st St. NW, Washington, D.C.

www.phillipscollection.org Christmas Candlelight
Tours $, 6PM, Oatlands Historic
House and Gardens, 20850
Oatlands Plantation Lane,
Leesburg, VA
www.oatlands.org Winter Solstice
Navajo Jewelry of the
Yazzie Family
FREE, 12-1PM, American
Indian Museum, 4th St., and
Independence Ave.,
Washington, D.C.

www.nmai.si.edu Tuesday 22
Septime Webre: The
Nutcracker A Jazz Age Christmas
$, 5PM, +, Long Branch
Plantation, 830 Long Branch
Lane, Millwood, VA
www.visitlongbranch.org $, 7PM, ATA, +, Warner Theatre,
513 13th St., Washington, D.C.

www.warnertheatredc.com Lunasa with Karan Casey:
Christmas from Ireland
Mother & Daughter
Holiday Tea
Wednesday 23
Winter Celebration
FREE, 4-7PM, Ashburn Ice
House, 21595 Smith Switch
Sunday 20
Monday 21
A Furry Christmas Carol
Thursday 17
FREE, Noon, Freer Gallery of
Art, 1050 Independence Ave.,
SW, Washington, D.C.

www.asia.si.edu $, 8PM,ATA, Montgomery
College Cultural Arts Center,
7995 Georgia Ave.,
Silver Spring, MD
www.montgomerycollege.edu washingtonFAMILY.com
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