THE WASHINGTON POST • FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010
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mine themed pool with slides, a tubing river and other attractions aimed at elementary-age kids. This one is a favorite of families.
10 a.m.-7 p.m. Memorial Day and weekends; open daily June 25-Sept. 6. $11.25-$13.50; 2 and younger free; weekdays after 5 p.m., $8.25.
2008 PHOTO LEAH L. JONES FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
A model T-rex nibbles another dino’s tail in an exhibit at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore.
For Families
Prices listed where available.
PERFORMANCES
“CINDERELLA” Friday at 11:30, Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 and 1, Wednesday at 11:30, Thursday at 10 and 11:30, through Thursday. The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents the classic fairy tale. Glen Echo Park, Puppet Co. Playhouse, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301-634-5380.
www.thepuppetco.org. $10.
THE BANJO MAN Friday at 10:30.
The Banjo Man performs folk- and bluegrass-inspired children’s songs. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566.
www.jamminjava.com. $5.
“MAGIC TOYSHOP” Saturday at 10. Bob Brown Puppets performs as part of the Tiny Tots @ 10:00 series. Glen Echo Park, Puppet Co. Playhouse, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301-634-5380.
www.thepuppetco.org.
Best for age 4 and younger. $5.
“THE DANCING PRINCESSES” Friday
at 10:30, Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 and 4. After a king puts a ban on dancing in his kingdom, his daughters escape to a magical world. Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. 301-280-1660.
www.imaginationstage.org. Best for age 4 and older. $10-$21.
“THE RED BALLOON” Saturday at
11, 1:30 and 4, Sunday and Monday at 11 and 1:30, through June 13. A boy discovers a stray balloon with a mind of its own. Glen Echo Park, Adventure Theatre, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301-634-2270.
www.adventure
theatre.org. Best for ages 4 and older.
$15, $12 age 12 and younger.
THE GREAT ZUCCHINI Monday at
10:30. The magician performs. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.
703-255-1566. Best for ages 2 to 6.
$5.
MR. DON Tuesday at 10:30. Gratitude, caring for the Earth and forgiving others are some of the themes that run through his music. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566.
www.jamminjava.com. $5.
“SECOND-HAND STARS”
Wednesday at 10, through June 26. Bob Brown Puppets performs a 30-minute show as part of the Tiny Tots @ 10:00 program. Glen Echo Park, Puppet Co. Playhouse, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301-634-5380.
www.thepuppetco.
org. Best for age 4 and younger. $5.
ROCKNOCEROSWednesday at
10:30. A three-man show that features original children’s songs as well as standards. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566.
www.jamminjava.com. Best for ages 1 to 9. $5.
OH SUSANNAH Thursday at 10:30. Susan McNelis performs children’s rock songs with instruments, dancing and puppets. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566.
www.jamminjava.com. Best for ages 1 to 9. $5.
SPECIAL EVENTS
MOUNT VERNON STORYTELLING
Saturday and Sunday at 2. “Gone Fishing” is the theme for May’s storytelling sessions featuring stories about George Washington’s life and Aesop’s fables.
Mount Vernon, Hands-On History Room in the Donald W. Reynolds Education Center, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Alexandria. 703-780-2000.
visit.mountvernon.org. Included in admission: $15, $14 seniors, $7 ages 6 to 11, younger free.
“JUST IMAGINE” Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 1:30 and 3, through June 20. Take a journey to an alternative universe where the moon and sun don’t exist. Arlington Planetarium, 1426 N. Quincy St., Arlington. 703-228-6070. $3; seniors and age 12 and younger, $2.
NATURE
NATIONAL AQUARIUM, BALTIMORE
Exhibitions include “Jellies Invasion: Oceans Out of Balance”; “Our Ocean Planet, The New Dolphin Show”; “Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes”; 4-D Immersion Theater: “Planet Earth From Pole to Pole.” Friday and Saturday 9 to 8, Sunday and Monday 9 to 6, Tuesday-Thursday 9 to 5. 501 E. Pratt St., Baltimore. 410-576-3800.
www.aqua.org. $24.95, $23.95 seniors, $19.95 ages 3 to 11.
NATIONAL AQUARIUM,
WASHINGTON More than 200 specimens of aquatic life, including sharks, piranhas and alligators. Open daily 9 to 5 (last admission 4:30). Department of Commerce Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-482-2825.
www.nationalaquarium. com. $9, $8 seniors, $4 ages 3 to 11, younger free.
NATIONAL ZOO The zoo houses about 2,000 animals representing 400 species, a quarter of which are endangered. Buildings open daily 10 to 6. 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW.
Great Waves Water Park at Cameron Run Regional Park
4001 Eisenhower Ave. Alexandria. 703-960-0767.
www.nvrpa.org/park/ cameron_run.
Great Waves is Northern Vir- ginia Park Authority’s flagship pool; it will please older kids with its array of giant slides, wave pool (which is eight feet deep in places), not to mention batting cages and mini-golf.
11 a.m.-7 p.m. weekends and holidays; 1-7 p.m. Fridays begin- ning June 4. Open daily June 22- Sept. 6. Residents, $8-$14.50; Nonresidents $8-$15; younger than 2, free. Access to pool, bat- ting cage and golf course, $17.50.
THE DISTRICT
Banneker Swimming Pool
2500 Georgia Ave.NW. 202-673-2121. This is pool-going reduced to its simplest, most pleasurable
202-633-4800.
www.nationalzoo.si.edu. Free.
PLACES TO VISIT
CLAUDE MOORE COLONIAL FARM The
living history museum portrays family life on a pre-Revolutionary War-era working farm in McLean. The farm is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 to 4:30. 6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean. 703-442-7557.
www.1771.org. $3, $2 children age 3 and older and seniors.
COLLEGE PARK AVIATION MUSEUM
Explore the history of aviation at the world’s oldest continuously operating airport. Open daily 10 to 5, except major holidays. 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Dr., College Park. 301-864-6029. www.
collegeparkaviationmuseum.com. $4, $3 seniors, $2 children; free for children younger than 2.
COLVIN RUN MILL Tour the
19th-century gristmill. Open daily 11 to 4, except Tuesday. 10017 Colvin Run Rd., Great Falls. 703-759-2771. www.
fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/crm. $6, $5 students, $4 children and seniors.
MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER Kids
can learn about Earth science, life science
form: There are no slides, no mushroom-shaped water um- brellas and, if you’re a D.C. resi- dent, no reason to pull out your wallet. There’s only cool water. Banneker is the pool of choice for families and now the 20-some- things of Columbia Heights. If you go, bring your own chairs or yoga mats; seats are hard to come by on weekends.
Noon-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through June 20. Open 1-8 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday- Sunday June 21-Sept. 6. Free for D.C. residents; nonresidents, $3- $4.
Francis Pool
2435 N St. NW. 202-727-3285. This pool near Foggy Bottom
attracts a mixed crowd of in-the- know young professionals, George Washington University students and children. Separate sections accommodate kids and adults (there is a deep end!). But this is one of the city’s busiest pools, so, again, bring a chair or risk having to lie on concrete.
Noon-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through June 20. After June 20, 1-8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday-Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Free for D.C. residents; nonresidents, $3-$4.
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and space science through exhibits. The center also offers Imax films and planetarium shows. Open Friday 10 to 5, Saturday 10 to 6, Sunday 11 to 5, Monday through Thursday 10 to 5. 601 Light St., Baltimore. 410-685-2370.
www.mdsci.org. Museum admission, depending on options selected, $14.95-$18.95, $13.95-$17.95 seniors, $11.95-$15.95 ages 3 to 12.
OXON HILL FARM A working farm
with demonstrations and tours. Open daily 8 to 4:30. Oxon Cove Park, 6411 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill. 301-839-1176. Free.
PORT DISCOVERY CHILDREN’S
MUSEUM Educational exhibits and hands-on activities. Open Friday 9:30 to 4:30, Saturday 10 to 5, Sunday noon to 5, Monday-Thursday 10 to 5. 35 Market Pl., Baltimore. 410-727-8120. www.
portdiscovery.org. $12.95, younger than 2 free.
SULLY HISTORIC SITE Tour the
restored 1794 mansion, furnished with Federal antiques. Open daily 11 to 4, except Tuesday. 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. 703-437-1794. Hourly guided tours $6, $5 students, $4 seniors and ages 5 to 15.
SPORTS
PROFESSIONAL
BASKETBALL
MYSTICS Sunday at 4 against the Connecticut Sun. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328.
www.wnba.com/ mystics. $10-$200.
FOOTBALL
DIVAS Saturday at 7 against the Philadelphia Firebirds. Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex, 8001 Sheriff Rd., Landover. 866-777-8932.
www.dcdivas.com. $12-$20, $5-$10 seniors and students, free age 6 and younger with paid adult.
SOCCER
D.C. UNITED Saturday at 7:30 against Chivas USA. $23-$70. Wednesday at 7:30 against Real Salt Lake. $23-$52. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. NE. 202-397-7328.
www.dcunited.com.
FREEDOM Sunday at 6 against the Philadelphia Independence. Maryland SoccerPlex, 18031 Central Park Cir., Boyds. 866-761-4625. www.womens
prosoccer.com/dc. $20-$100.
RECREATIONAL
BIKING/WALKING
RIDE AND STRIDE FOR ROCKVILLE
Sunday. Registration opens at 7. Participants can choose from a 2K run/walk (starts at 8:35), 5K run/walk (starts at 8:30), a 12-mile bike ride
(starts at 8:15) or 28-mile bike ride (starts at 8). Benefits the Rockville Youth Recreation Fund and Rockville Bike Fund. East Montgomery Avenue and Maryland Avenue, Rockville. 240-314-8625.
www.rockvillemd.gov/recreation/bicycling/
ride-rockville. Registration by Friday is $30, free for age 13 and younger. Registration on the day of the event is $35 for adults.
HIKING
CENTER HIKING CLUB Hike eight
miles in Shenandoah National Park’s Matthews Arm Campground area on Sunday. 703-517-3490.
www.centerhikingclub.org.
HOWARD COUNTY SIERRA CLUB
Hike seven to eight miles in Patapsco Valley State Park on Saturday. 410-964-1902.
MOUNTAIN CLUB OF MARYLAND
Hike 14.2 to 16.6 miles along the
Appalachian Trail on Saturday. 410-257-2465. Hike 10.5 miles along the Appalachian Trail on Sunday. 410-747-1081. Hike six miles in Centennial Park on Wednesday. 410-444-4342. Hike 10 miles in Little Bennett Regional Park on Wednesday. 410-956-2010.
www.mcomd.org.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA HIKING CLUB
Hike five miles in Catoctin Mountain Park on Saturday. 910-619-5243. Hike four to five miles in Great Falls Park on Sunday. 703-206-9154.
POTOMAC APPALACHIAN TRAIL
CLUB Hike 18 miles Massanutten Mountain North, Strickler, Duncan, Jawbone loop on Tuesday. 703-536-5189. Hike five miles in Bull Run Mountain Area, Broad Run, on Wednesday. 202-546-6089.
www.patc.
net.
WANDERBIRDS Hike eight to 10.7
miles in Shenandoah National Park on Sunday. 301-528-2399. www.wanderbirds.
org.
RUNNING
JEREMY’S RUN Monday at 8:30. Registration begins at 7:15. A 5K walk/run and one-mile fun run to benefit the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and Saving Teens in Crisis Collaborative. Oakdale Emory United Methodist Church, 3425 Emory Church Rd., Olney.
www.jeremysrun.com. In advance: $25 5K run/walk, $5 fun run. Race day: $30 5K run/walk, $8 fun run.
SKATING
WASHINGTON AREA ROAD SKATERS
Friday at 7. Beginner free skate over flat terrain through the monuments. Meet in front of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue.
www.skatedc.org.
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