FAMILY adventure
Bo Burnham
FREE, 8PM, Lincoln Theatre, 1215
U St., NW, Washington, D.C.

www.thelincolndc.com MONDAY 12
Columbus Day
Children's Terrarium
Workshop $, 9:30AM, RR, Oatlands Historic
House and Gardens, 20850
Oatlands Plantation Lane,
Leesburg, VA
www.oatlands.org $, 8:30AM, Rock Ridge High
School, 43460 Loudoun Reserve
Drive, Ashburn, VA
www.developmentalconnections. org
TUESDAY 13
Author Talk: Mark Bradley
FREE, 7PM, The Marshall House,
217 Edwards Ferry Road,
Leesburg, VA
703-777-130 Human Trafficking: How to
Protect Our Teens
FREE, 7PM, Providence
Community Center, 3001 Vaden
Drive, Fairfax, VA
www.fairfaxcounty.gov Wednesday 14
The Washington Ballet: Latin
Heat $, 7:30PM, +, ATA, Kennedy
Center, 2700 F St., Washington,
D.C. www.washingtonballet.org
and Marigolds
Octobeer Fest
$, 5PM, Old Town Winchester
Walking Mall, Loudoun St.,
Winchester, VA
www.oldtownwinchesterva.com Clifford the Big Red Dog Live!
$, 5:30PM, Weinberg Center
for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St.,
Frederick, MD
www.weinbergcenter.org Saturday 17
Aldie Harvest Festival & Duck
Race FREE, 9AM, Village of Aldie,
39401 John Mosby Highway,
Aldie, VA
www.villageofaldie.com Harvest for Hope Breakfast
FREE, 8AM, Sheraton Pentagon
City Hotel, 900 South Orme St.,
Arlington, VA
www.voachesapeake.org Women's Leadership Luncheon
$, Noon, Renaissance Hotel, 999
Ninth St., NW, Washington, D.C.

www.thewomensfoundation.org SPANDA Indian Classical Dance
$, 1PM,+, Montgomery College
Cultural Arts Center, 7995
Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD
www.montgomerycollege.edu Friday 16
Kids Connect 5K Fun Run &
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$, 6:30PM, Franklin Park Arts
Center, 36441 Blueridge View
Lane, Purcellville, VA
www.franklinparkartscenter.org Monday 19
Mr. Knick Knack
FREE, 10:30AM, Reston Town
Center, 11900 Market St.,
Reston, VA
www.mrknickknack.com Seal and Sea Lion Feeding
FREE, 11:15, National Zoo,
3001 Connecticut Ave., NW,
Washington D.C.

www.nationalzoo.si.edu Tuesday 20
IWALK for ACTS
Mommy & Me (& Daddy Too!)
$, 9AM, Pfitzner Stadium,
7 County Complex Court,
Woodbridge, VA
www.iwalkforacts.com FREE, 10AM, Rockville Town
Square, 200 East Middle Lane,
Rockville, MD
www.rockvilletownsquare.com American Indian Festival
Washington International
Horse Show
FREE, 10AM, Patuxent River
Park, 16000 Croom Airport Road,
Upper Marlboro, MD
www.pgparks.com Kensington Fall Festival
Thursday 15
The World of Montgomery
Street Festival
FREE, Noon, Montgomery
Great Falls Studios Art Tour
College, 51 Mannakee Drive,
FREE, Noon, +, Great Falls Library, Rockville, MD
9830 Georgetown Pike,
www.worldofmontgomery.com Great Falls, VA
Readers Theater: Moonlight
www.greatfallsstudios.com Columbus Day Ceremony
FREE, 11AM, Union Station,
Massachusetts Ave., & 1st St.,
Washington D.C.

Middletown, VA
www.ccbf.us FREE, 11AM-4PM,+, Old Town
Kensington, Howard Ave., &
Armory Ave., Kensington, MD
www.kensingtonfallfestivalmd. com
The Wizard of Oz
$, 7:30PM, Franklin Park Arts
Center, 36441 Blueridge View
Lane, Purcellville, VA
www.franklinparkartscenter.org Folk Dances of India
$, 7:30PM,The Barns at Wolf
Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna, VA
www.wolftrap.org Sunday 18
Battle of Cedar Creek
Commemoration $, 9AM, +, ATA, Belle Grove
Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road,
washingtonFAMILY.com Jefferson Davis Highway,
Stafford, VA
www.staffordparks.com An Evening with Vertigo Dance
Company $, 7PM, Black Rock Center For
The Arts, 12901 Town Commons
Drive, Germantown, MD
www.blackrockcenter.org ProMusica of Washington
Adventist University Concert
FREE, 7:30PM, Montgomery
College Cultural Arts Center,
7995 Georgia Avenue, Silver
Spring, MD
www.silverspringdowntown.com Friday 23
Paranormal Tour
$, 7PM, +, ATA, Oatlands Historic
House and Gardens, 20850
Oatlands Plantation Lane,
Leesburg, VA
www.oatlands.org Scary Search for Sensational
Sweets $, 7PM, Curtis Memorial Park, 58
Jesse Curtis Lane, Stafford, VA
www.staffordparks.com Jazz in Motion
$, 7:30PM, +, ATA, Hylton
Performing Arts Center, 10960
George Mason Circle,
Manassas, VA
www.hyltoncenter.org $, 7PM, +, ATA, Verizon Center,
601 F St., NW, Washington, D.C.

www.wihs.org Saturday 24
100 Years of Magic: Disney on
Ice Fall Harvest Festival
United Nations Day
$, Noon, +, Lerner Town Square,
$, 7PM, +, ATA, Eagle Bank Arena, 8025 Galleria Drive, Tysons, VA
4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA www.tysonsharvest.com
www.disneyonice.com Hot Cider Hustle 5K & 15K
Wednesday 21
Elephant Training
Demonstration FREE, 11AM, National Zoo,
3001 Connecticut Ave., NW,
Washington D.C.

www.nationalzoo.si.edu Thursday 22
Giving Hope Breakfast
FREE, 7:30AM, Hilton Hotel, 6550
Loisdale Road, Springfield, VA
newhopehousing.org Spooky Crafts for Kids
$, 5PM, Rowser Building, 1739
$, 9AM, RFK Stadium, 2400 E.

Capital St., NW, Washington, D.C.

www. allcommunityevents.com/
hotciderhustledc Wheaton Area Moms
Preschool Fair
FREE, 10AM,Gwendolyn Coffield
Center, 2450 Lyttonsville Road,
Silver Spring, MD
www.wheatonareamoms.org Editor’s note:
OCTOBER 2015
It’s always a good idea to call for more info.

$ = Fee For Event
+ = Multiple Dates
RR = Advance Registration Required
ATA = Advance Tickets Available



Pied Piper Theatre: Sleepy
Hollow $, 2PM, +, ATA, Metz Middle
School, 9950 Wellington Road,
Manassas, VA
www.center-for-the-arts.org Bowen McCauley Dance
Portland Cello Project
$,7PM, Dance Place, 3225 8th
Street NE, Washington, D.C.

www.bmdc.org $, 7:30PM, ATA, The Hamilton,
600 14th St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C.

www.thehamiltondc.com Monday 26
Murder in the Mansion Dessert
Theater $, 8PM, +, RR, ATA, Kentlands
Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road,
Gaithersburg, MD
301-258-6425 Castle Highlight Tours
Music Variety Showcase
Evening $, 6:45PM, RFK Stadium, 2400 E.

Capital St., NW, Washington, D.C.

www.theglorun.com/ washingtondc
FREE, 9:30AM, Smithsonian
Castle, 1000 Jefferson Drive, SW,
Washington, D.C. www.si.edu
$, 8PM, Epicure Cafe, 11104 Lee
Highway, Fairfax, VA
www.epicurecafe.org Thursday 29
Sunday 25
Flight Simulators: SpaceWalk
or Wings
$, 10AM-5PM, Air and Space
Museum Udvar-Hazy Center,
14390 Air and Space Museum
Parkway, Chantilly, VA
www.airandspace.si.edu Portland Cello Project
Tuesday 27
Friday 30
Story Time Station
Dinner and a Movie
$, 11AM, Gaithersburg
Community Museum, 9 South
Summit Ave., Gaithersburg, MD
www.gaithersburgmd.gov FREE,7PM,The Arts Walk at
Monroe Street Market, 716
Monroe St., NE, Washington, D.C.

www.monroestreetmarket.com Wednesday 28
LAST HAM STANDING COMEDY
IMPROV Waste and Weed Warrior Trail
Cleanup $, 8PM, Franklin Park Arts
Center, 36441 Blueridge View
Lane, Purcellville, VA
www.franklinparkartscenter.org The Glo Run
Bird Walks
FREE, 8AM, Merrimac Farm,
Stone House Visitor Center,
15020 Deepwood Lane,
Nokesville, VA
www.pwconserve.org 703-318-5509
School's in Session
Pleas e
Imme Proof
diatel y!
$, 1PM, Oatlands Historic House
and Gardens, 20850 Oatlands
Plantation Lane, Leesburg, VA
www.oatlands.org Mad Science
$, 1PM, Stabler-Leadbeater
Apothecary Museum, 105-107 S.

Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA
www.alexandriava.gov/ Apothecary
FREE, 5PM, Chapman DeMary
Trail, 355 North Hatcher Avenue,
Purcellville, VA
www.natgen.org Saturday 31
Halloween Insane Inflatable 5k
$, 8:45AM, RFK Stadium 2400 E.

Capital St., NW, Washington, D.C.

www.insaneinflatable5k.com $, 8PM, ATA, Franklin Park Arts
Center, 36441 Blueridge View
Lane, Purcellville, VA
www.franklinparkartscenter.org Reading with a Doggy
FREE, 10:30AM, Dumfries
Neighborhood Library, 18007
Dumfries Blvd., Dumfries, VA
(703) 792-5678
Ghost 5K & Scarecrow Sprint
Fun Run
$, 4PM, The Barn at One Loudoun,
20450 Savin Hill Drive,
Ashburn, VA
www.oneloudoun.com Halloween Party with Bright
Stars $, 7PM, Franklin Park Arts Center,
36441 Blueridge View Lane,
Purcellville, VA
www.franklinparkartscenter.org SCHOOLS / montessori
A Resource for Parents
of Children with Disabilities
A range of 85 nonpublic state-approved special
education schools offer specialized services and hands-
on support to students with disabilities. These schools,
located across the state, provide high-quality services
customized to meet each student’s needs. Students are
referred by Local School Systems, which results in no
cost for parents.

For more information and a listing of our member schools, contact the
Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities (MANSEF).

www.mansef.org • 410-938-4413
P.O. Box 6815, Baltimore, MD 21285
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