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8 am -
5 pm

Fitness in the Parks - Full Body Sculpt: Strength & Conditioning  

Join us for an energetic fitness class that is designed to engage and strengthen every major muscle group.


10 am -
4 pm

Annual Montpelier Festival of Herbs, Tea, and the Arts

Welcome spring and delight in the sights and sounds of nature, art, and history at this fun festival for the...


10 am -
11:30 am

Family Discovery Hike

Take a hike with the whole family and enjoy a guided adventure together in nature. Experience the sights and sounds...


10:30 am -
11:30 am

STEAM Hour

Join our educators at this hands-on activity table where creativity takes flight! Perfect for budding engineers and aviation enthusiasts, this...


10:30 am -
11:30 am

Fitness in the Parks - Family Zumba

This class brings together all members of your family for fun and easy-to-follow dance moves to upbeat music.


11 am -
2 pm

Patuxent River Park Community Day

Celebrate Earth Day all month long! Join us at Patuxent River Park to celebrate and connect with the people, places, and natural...


11 am -
12 pm

Animal Encounters: Herp Awakening

Come meet the nature center’s live reptiles, amphibians, and birds of prey, and discover how interacting with animals can boost...


11 am -
2 pm

Nature Community Day Series

Join us at one of our nature sites to celebrate and connect with the people, places, and natural resources that...


1 pm -
2 pm

Gwenyth Aggeler

Gwenyth Aggeler is a classical guitarist whose performances have been described by the Cultural Voice of North Carolina as “full...


2 pm -
4 pm

Fences (2016)

Fences is a 2016 American period drama film directed and co-produced by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by August Wilson,...


2 pm -
6 pm

Enchanted Encore

Step into the spotlight again in either your wedding dress, prom dress, formal, or semi-formal attire. This event is all...


2 pm -
3:30 pm

Adult Hike 18+

Enjoy a naturalist-led, woodland nature hike. Take a walk with a naturalist on one of the many trails in Cosca...


7 pm -
8:30 pm

Night Hike: Amphibians!

Join a naturalist for a nocturnal nature‑themed hike through the park, exploring Watkins after dark in search of elusive nocturnal...


7 pm -
8:30 pm

Dallas Black Dance Theatre (Weekend)

For nearly 50 years, the Dallas Black Dance Theatre has mesmerized audiences with its spellbinding performances and educational programs that...


10 am -
5 pm

Amanda Spaid: Locals

Multiple Dates

Amanda Spaid turned her focus to hyper-local subjects, creating detailed drawings of birds found throughout the D.C. area. By slowing...


10 am -
5 pm

The 57th Annual Laurel Art Guild Juried Exhibition

Multiple Dates

This annual exhibition, organized by the Laurel Art Guild, is juried by a regional professional and shows works by artists...


All Day

Art Exhibit: Roxana Rojas-Luzón: Paper Rhapsody

Multiple Dates

Roxana is a collage artist fascinated by the art of collage. She uses snippets of magazine paper, fabric, photographs, pencil...


All Day

COMMEMORATING AMERICA’S 250TH

Multiple Dates

Use your Pastport to travel through time and discover the real stories of the people who built and shaped Prince...


All Day

Ju Yun: Where You Belong

Multiple Dates

South Korean artist Ju Yun navigates the tension between two contrasting worlds. Transitioning from traditional Korean art to fully contemporary...


All Day

Kimberly Margioni: Fluid Nature

Multiple Dates

Kimberly Margioni’s work explores the delicate balance between nature, emotion, and cultural heritage. Drawing inspiration from the world around her—the...


All Day

Linda Bernard: From the Earth

Multiple Dates

Ceramic is clay from the earth plus fire, colored with minerals ranging from common iron oxide to gold and silver. Linda...


All Day

The Unseen Archive Dr. Yemonja Smalls

Multiple Dates

Using paint, collage, papercuts, and other media, Yemonja’s intricate and colorful mixed-media works emphasize self-care. She aims to create new...


All Day

Borderless

Multiple Dates

Curated by Akemi Maegawa in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Borderless explores themes of identity, migration, and cultural...


All Day

Maurice Barnes & Nonja Tiller: Real Characters

Multiple Dates

Art Enables presents Maurice Barnes & Nonja Tiller: Real Characters for the first part of the Art Enables at Brentwood...


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