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every night will be treated to a free slice of Papa John’s pizza and a soda. Proceeds benefit the Arc of Southern Maryland. The Arc of Southern Maryland, Community Resource Center, 355 W. Dares Beach Dr., Prince Frederick. 410-535-2413, Ext. 113.
www.arcsomd. org. $12, ages 6-12 $8.
SUGARLOAF CRAFTS FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Pottery, sculpture, glass, furniture and home decor, leather, fiber, and textiles, fine art and photography, jewelry and fiber arts. Plus demonstrations on metal spinning, wheel thrown pottery, iron forging, furniture making and wood carving. Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg. 301-963-3247. www.
sugarloafcrafts.com.
www.facebook.com/ sugarloafcrafts. Tickets purchased at the door, $9; online, $7; children age 12 and younger, free.
“A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FARMER” Friday 1 to 2:30, through Oct. 15. A workshop that includes basic instruction on beekeeping and farming. This 105-year-old farm and produce stand features a five-acre maze in the shape of farm wildlife with facts and questions about animals. Other farm highlights include a 30-acre pick-your-own pumpkin patch, hayrides, animals observation, beehives, a small farm museum and face painting. Sharp’s at Waterford, 4003 Jennings Chapel Rd, Brookeville. 410-489-2572.
www.sharpfarm.com. $6.75 per person, registration required.
ANNMARIE AFTER HOURS Friday 6 to 9. Live music, appetizers, a cash bar and a chance to stroll through the exhibits at Annmarie without anyone younger than 21 on the grounds. Annmarie Garden, 13480 Dowell Rd., Solomons. 410-326-4640. www.
annmariegarden.org. $5.
BETHESDA ART WALK Friday 6 to 9, through Dec. 10. Stroll through Bethesda galleries for a panorama of local artists. Downtown Bethesda, Wisconsin Avenue and Old Georgetown Road and surrounding areas, Bethesda. 301-215-6660.
www.bethesda.org. Free.
MARYLAND RENNAISSANCE FESTIVAL Saturday and Sunday, through Oct. 24. Maryland Renaissance Festival Grounds, 1821 Crownsville Rd., Annapolis. 800-296-7304. $18; $15, age 62 and older; $8, ages 7 to 15; free, age 6 and younger.
AIRPARK OPEN HOUSE Saturday 10 to 4. Flight demonstrations, aircraft displays, children’s activities, presentations by aviation safety consultants, and an “Ask a Pilot” booth staffed by local pilots. Montgomery County Airpark , 7940 Airpark Dr., Gaithersburg. 301-762-9080.
gjamison@mcra-md.com. www.
montgomerycountyairpark.com. Free.
SPA DAY Saturday 10 to 4. A day of pampering that includes massages, makeovers, tarot card readings and samples of local food. Meadowbrook Building, 3501 Moylan Drive, Bowie. 410-964-9563. $20 donation.
ST. JUDE’S DAY Saturday 10 to 6. A Redskins-themed corn maze and other activities has a fundraising day for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The farm holds its 12th annual Fall-for-All Festival through Nov. 2. The nine-acre corn maze features likenesses of Barack Obama and John McCain going head-to-head in a boxing ring. Admission fee includes rubber ducky and pig races, a pedal cart derby, a play area, slides and a pumpkin train. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch are free. Additional weekend activities, requiring additional fees, include pony rides from noon to 4. Check the Web site for information about special events, discounts and country store. Summers’ Family Farms, 5614 Butterfly Lane near Interstate 70 west, Frederick. 301-620-9316. www.
summersfarm.com. Free.
THE ART OF WEAVING Saturday and Sunday 11 to 4. A workshop on different weaving techniques and traditions. Montpelier Mansion, 9652 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel. 301-377-7817. Free.
FALL FESTIVAL Saturday 11 to 3. A gift boutique, a raffle and pumpkins for purchase. Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 818 University Blvd. W., Silver Spring. 301-593-3282. Free.
FALL FINE ARTS & CRAFT SHOW Saturday 11 to 6 and Sunday noon to 4. A juried arts show with lots of art for purchase and perusal. Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Rd.,
RICHARD FRASIER/FRASIER PHOTOGRAPHY Sample fare from neighborhood restaurants at Taste of Georgetown on Saturday.
Gaithersburg. 301-258-6425. 301-258-6394.
www.gaithersburgmd. gov/kentlandsmansion. Free.
ITALIAN WINE FESTIVAL Saturday and Sunday noon to 7. Wine tastings, live music and gourmet food. Italian Market Restaurant, 126 Defense Hwy., Annapolis. 410-224-1330. $30, $25 in advance, kids 12 and younger are free.
MAGICAL MONTGOMERY FESTIVAL Saturday noon to 6. An indoor and outdoor festival featuring live entertainment, a juried artist market, international food, storytelling, children’s craft projects, games, dance lessons and more. Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Pl., Silver Spring. 301-565-3805.
creativemoco.com. Free.
COLLEGE PARK DAY Saturday 1 to 5. Check a variety of local entertainment, art, food and historical exhibits. There will also be games. College Park Community Center, 5051 Pierce Ave., College Park. 301-441-2647. www.
collegeparkday.org. Free.
OKTOBERFEST Saturday 1 to 6. Hard Bargain Farm hosts a Bavarian-themed party with a la carte German food, waltzes led by Schuhplattler Alt-Washingtonia, hayrides, farm animals, cider pressing and auctions of local arts and crafts. Hard Bargain Farm, 2001 Bryan Point Rd., Accokeek. 301-292-5665. www.fergusonfoundation. org/
oktoberfest.shtml. $8, age 7 and younger free.
NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA SKEPTICS MEETING Saturday at 1:30. Paul Thomas, a consultant to the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health, will give the lecture “Making Informed Decisions About Dietary Supplements: Efficacy, Safety and Quality.” Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Rd., Bethesda. 301-587-3827.
ncas@ncas.org.
www.ncas.org. Free.
VIOLIN STRINGS CLINIC Saturday at 2. Students of violin, viola, cello and double bass can learn about instrument strings and how to solve common problems. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 800-317-9452. www.
pottersviolins.com. Free.
BOAT SHOW BASHSaturday 6 to 11. An outdoor dance party in advance of the U.S. Sailboat Show. Eastport Yacht Club, Sycamore Point, Annapolis. 410-267-9549.
www.eastportyc.org. $15, $10 in advance.
GUIDED WALKING TOUR Sunday at 1. A guided walking tour of National Park Seminary Historic District. The meeting point for tours is across from 2755 Cassedy St., in front of the gymnasium at Cassedy Street and Linden Lane. National
Park Seminary Historic District, Linden Lane, Silver Spring. 301-589-1715. www.
saveourseminary.org. $5.
ACTING WORKSHOP SERIES Monday 7 to 9. A workshop for would-be professional actors on the tools of their trade: headshots, resumes, auditions and callbacks. Howard County Center for the Arts, 8510 High Ridge Rd., Ellicott City. 410-313-2787. $90 for the series.
ART HISTORY 101 CLASSES Wednesday 10 to noon, through Oct. 27. Seminars on Byzantine art, medieval art, Gothic art and Renaissance art. Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-547-9000. www.
thewalters.org. $24 per class, $12 students and seniors.
COLLEGE AND ARTS COMMUNITY NIGHT Thursday 6 to 9. An ’80s party complete with Atari games, Rubik’s cubes and breakdancing. Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-547-9000.
www.thewalters.org. Free for students and faculty and those with current membership in an arts organization, registration recommended.
VIRGINIA
FALL FESTIVAL Friday-Thursday at 10 to 6, through Nov. 7. A cornfield, farm animals, slides, hayrides and other kid-centered farm attractions. A four-lane dinosaur slide joins the farm’s lineup of giant slides, which includes a smoking volcano rumble slide and other mountain slides. Other weekend highlights, spread across more than 90 acres, include a hayride with abundant surprises, goats, baby animals, Farmer Jack’s Milking Show, unlimited apples and cider, and rope swings over foam pits. Each visitor can choose a small pumpkin. Bring post-Halloween pumpkins to Cox on Nov. 3 and 4 for Pumpkin Madness, when pumpkins get hurled, dropped, squished and smashed. Cox Farms, 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville. 703-830-4121.
www.coxfarms.com. $9 weekdays, $15 weekends.
USED BOOK SALE Friday and Saturday 10 to 4:30, Sunday noon to 4. Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Ave., Manassas. 703-792-4500. Free.
ANTIQUES SHOW AND SALEFriday 11 to 6, Saturday 10 to 6 and Sunday noon to 5. Dealers display and sell a variety of furniture and collectables. Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St. SE, Vienna. 703-255-6360. $4.50.
OKTOBERFEST RESTON AND CARNIVAL Friday 3 to 11, Saturday 11 to 11 and Sunday noon to 7. Fall beers, local food, carnival rides and live music. Reston Town Center, 11900 Market St., Reston. 703-689-4699. oktoberfestreston.
com. Free, but food, beverage and carnival tickets are $1 each.
“FASHION AND FIBER ART 2010” Saturday-Thursday, through Oct. 24. Wearable art by names such as Daryl Lancaster, Celia Dionne, Kim Keast and Mary Giehl. Live an Artful Life, 6474 Main St., The Plains. 540-253-9797. www.
liveanartfullife.com.
BARN YARD SALE Saturday 8 to noon. Items include clothing, purses, toys, strollers, bikes, books, CDs, DVDs and more. Proceeds benefit homeless women and children. Transitional Housing BARN, 9541 Linton Hall Rd., Bristow. 703-369-1325.
www.barninc.org. Free.
HISTORY BIKE TOUR Saturday at 9. Up to 23 miles, visit Fort Myer, Colonial and post-Revolutionary War dwellings, Abingdon Plantation House ruins, Mount Vernon Bike Trail, Civil War Outpost, Washington & Old Dominion Railroad, Inter-Urban Trolley Line, Ball-Sellers House (tour), Arlington Cemetery, Arlington House, Four Mile Run, Bluemont Junction, Bon Air Rose Garden, Historic Springs, Old Mill sites, George Washington Survey Marker, D.C. Cornerstone, a historic library and more with leisurely stops, sponsored by Center Hiking Club. Bring lunch, water, bike and helmet. Ballston Metro station (at the top of the escalator), 4230 Fairfax Dr., Arlington. 703-243-0179. $2.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA REPTILE EXPO Saturday 9 to 3, through Dec. 11. Prince William County Fairgrounds, 10624 Dumfries Rd., Manassas. 717-432-5807.
www.mdreptilefarm. com/shows. $7.
DROUGHT-TOLERANT NATIVE PLANTS Saturday 9:30 to 11. Brenda Skarphol discusses drought-tolerant native plants of North America. Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria area. 703-642-5173. www.
fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes. $15, registration required, use program code 290-487-4501.
WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP ON PAINTING MOUNTAINS Saturday 9:30 to 3:30. Carolyn Grossi Gawarecki demonstrates painting techniques, followed by painting and critique. Bring a bag lunch. Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria area. 703-642-5173. www.fairfaxcounty. gov/parks/parktakes. $72, registration required, use program code 290 487 4401.
CULPEPER AIR FEST Saturday 10 to 4. Airport tours, aircraft demonstrations and the opportunity to talk to pilots about their planes. Culpeper Regional Airport, 12517 Beverly Ford Rd., Brandy Station. 540-825-8280. Free.
FALL FESTIVAL Saturday 10 to 5. Arts, crafts and food vendors along with a Classic Car Show and a business expo area. Old Town Fairfax, Main Street and University Drive, Fairfax City. 703-385-7858. www.fairfaxva. gov/SpecialEvents/FallFestival/FallFestival. asp. Free.
FALLS CHURCH FARM DAY Saturday 10 to 3. Horse-drawn hayrides, a petting zoo, pony rides, blacksmiths, pumpkin painting, scarecrow making, live music and more. Cherry Hill Park, 312 Park Ave., Falls Church. 703-248-5171. Free.
VIENNA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE Saturday 10 to 4. Fire/rescue and EMT demonstrations, learning activities, competitions and prizes. Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, 400 Center St. S., Vienna. 703-938-2242. Free.
WATERWAYS HERITAGE FESTIVAL Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday noon to 5. A local crafts festival where you can also kayak and learn to play the dulcimer. Great Bridge Lock Park, 112 Mann Dr., Chesapeake. 757-482-4480. www.
gbbattlefield.org. Free.
FAST CARS AND FREEDOM Saturday 10:30 to 2:30. A car show with a raffle, food and live music. Fisher House, 1751 Pinnacle Dr., McLean. www.
fastcarsandfreedom.info. Free.
STERLINGFEST Saturday 11 to 5. Featuring crafts, exhibitors, food, children’s games, moon bounces, music and book sale. Rain date is Oct. 10. Sterling Community Center, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling. 703-430-9480.
www.sterlingfoundation.org. Free.
WAR OF 1812 MUSTER Saturday 11 to 4. A historical battle reenactment. Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. 703-437-1794. $8, $6 for children.
ARTS SAFARI AND MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE Saturday noon to 4. A smorgasbord of crafts activities for kids and a pottery workshop. Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria Archaeology Museum, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. 703-746-4399. www.
alexandriaarchaeology.org. Free.
SECOND SATURDAY ART WALK Saturday 6 to 9. A walk through the Workhouse buildings to meet this month’s featured artists. Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Rd., Lorton. 703-495-0001.
www.workhousearts.org. Free.
AUTHOR TALK Saturday at 7. Laine Crosby discusses psychic time travel and the ghosts that supposedly haunt Stratford Hall. Stratford Hall, 485 Great House Rd., Stratford. 804-493-8038. 804-493-8371.
www.stratfordhall. org/visit/
psychic.php. $8.
CLIFTON DAY FESTIVAL Sunday 9 to 5. Children’s activities, music, historical reenactments and a crafts show. Downtown Clifton, Chapel Road and Main Street. 703-968-0740. Free.
HISTORY OF D.CWednesday at 7:30. Kenneth Bowling discusses “The Creation of Washington D.C.: The Idea and Location of the American Capital and Creating the Federal City, 1774-1800: Potomac Fever.” Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 N. Royal St., Alexandria. 703-746-4242.
www.gadsbystavern.org. $12.
LEE-FENDALL HOUSE WINE TASTING Led by Wilkinson Wine Cellar. 7:30-9:30 p.m. featuring wines from Italy, Sept. 15; France, Oct. 13; Washington State, Nov. 10; and Chile, Dec. 2. Lee-Fendall House Museum, 614 Oronoco St., Alexandria. 703-548-1789.
www.leefendallhouse.org. $25.
OKTOBERFEST Thursday 11 to 10, through Oct. 17. Live music, German food and (of course) beer with commemorative steins. Bavarian dress is encouraged. Doener Bistro, 202 Harrison St. SE, Leesburg. 703-779-7880. Free.
GARDEN STROLL AND TEA Thursday 1 to 3. A docent-led stroll through the demonstration gardens, followed by afternoon tea at the Historic House. Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria area. 703-941-7987. $27, registration required.
SECOND THURSDAY ART NIGHT Thursday 6 to 9. Visit studios and meet artists, and live music. Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. 703-838-4565. www.
torpedofactory.org.
www.torpedofactory.org. Free.
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