Mount Rainier’s Spring Greening Fair, Whole Foods Market & Riverdale Park Station celebrate their 1-year anniversary with a Carnival at Riverdale Park Station, Hyattsville’s 132nd Anniversary with a festival, Fitness Fundraiser to benefit St. Matthew’s Parish Day School & more, all in this edition of the Adults’ Weekend Guide!
THURSDAY
Where: Magruder Park, Hyattsville
Cost: Free! (no entry fee)
Dance Dance Party Party is a women-only freestyle exercise dance session! Come in your exercise clothes. Burn anywhere from 200-400 calories Dance your heart out to an eclectic mix of music for an hour straight. Make new friends, leave refreshed!
When: 7-8pm
Where: Community Forklift Resource Room, 4671 Tanglewood Dr, Hyattsville
Cost: Free
A pixie spirited flexitarian band of tree hugging, gothic, new age, folky, Steam Punks by way of Paris and New York.
FRIDAY
Whole Foods Market – One Year Anniversary Spring Fair (Friday – Sunday)
Whole Foods Market Riverdale Park is celebrating its one-year anniversary! Enjoy special deals, supplier showcases and tastings all weekend! Doorbuster Specials all day (see here).When: 11am-8pm
Where: Whole Foods Market, Riverdale Park
Cost: Free (no entry)
Hyattsville’s 132nd Anniversary Carnival
When: 5-10pm
Where: Magruder Park, Hyattsville
Cost: Free (no entry fee)
Food Trucks + Live Music in College Park
Catch some food truck grub and enjoy some live music care of CPCUP’s Outdoor Performance Series! See my post about this collabo, here!
When: 6pm
Where: Near College Park City Hall, 4500 Knox Rd, College Park
Cost: No entry fee
Check out this cool, film noir-inspired theatrical montage from Happenstance Theater! This series of dark, comic vignettes reveals Femmes Fatales and fedoras, trench coats and torch songs, intrigue, suspense and shadows. My review here.
When: 8-10pm
Where: Joe’s Movement Emporium, Mt. Rainier
Cost: $23 (use code “Route1NoirOff” for $5 off, making tickets $18)
Fitness Fundraiser
Join the St. Matthew’s Parish Day School PTO for an hour-long session (there’s one at 930 and another starting at 1030) of Zumba dance with the always energetic and engaging Chantal Ross. When: 9:30am & 10:30am
Where: St. Matthew’s Parish Day School, 5901 36th Ave, Hyattsville
Cost: $10 (all proceeds go to improvements at the day school)
Spring Greening Fair & Expo
The Mount Rainier Green Team will be hosting this fun event full of vendors with sustainable goods and information to put you in the know about green issues. Feature gardening, recycling, composting, beekeeping demonstrations, kids’ activities, community garden plant and seed swap, demonstrations, workshops, crafts, food vendors and more!
When: 12-5pm
Where: Mt. Rainier Nature & Recreation Center, 4701 31st Pl, Mt. Rainier
Cost: Free!
Whole Foods Market – One Year Anniversary Spring Fair (Friday – Sunday)
Celebrate Whole Foods Market’s 1 year anniversary at Riverdale Park Station! Enjoy a fun-filled, engaging day for all with: music, grilling, tasting events, special deals, cake cutting, local supplier showcase, children’s activities, games, community partners and more! Doorbuster Specials all day (see here).
When: 12-2pm WPGC’s own Joe Clair from the “Joe Clair Morning Show” will be broadcasting live from 12-2pm; Free anniversary cake at 2pm; 12-4pm Spring Carnival (see below)
Where: Whole Foods Market, 6621 Baltimore Ave, Riverdale Park
Cost: Free!
Spring Carnival
Come celebrate the one year anniversary of Whole Foods Market and Riverdale Park Station. Event will feature carnival games, live music, face painting, inflatables, a magic show, free refreshments, the Explore! Children’s Museum Bus, a petting zoo, a special appearance from 94.7 Fresh FM and tons of community partners, and so much more! The first 50 families in attendance will receive a swag bag.
When: 12-4pm
Where: Riverdale Park Station, 6621 Baltimore Ave, Riverdale Park
Cost: Free!
Hyattsville’s 132nd Anniversary Carnival
Live music from Timbason La Original, beer and food sales from 6:30-8:30pm
When: 12-10pm
Where: Magruder Park, Hyattsville
Cost: Free (no entry fee)
Furniture Painting Techniques
Join for a fun demonstration of painting technique for furniture using our CeCe Caldwell Chalk and Clay Paint. Learn to prepare, paint and apply unique finishes such as dry brushing, antiquing, crackling and apply clear and metallic waxes. Call 301-937-6100 to reserve spot.
When: 12-2pm
Where: Will’s Home Decorating, 10508 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville
Cost: Free!
RIAMS Porch Fest 2018
Local porches and stoops are transformed into stages for an afternoon of music, dance, and poetry that brings together neighbors, business owners, and artists in a casual and fun display of creative expression! Route One Fun reader Katie recommends you “stop at Eat and Smile Catering for a beer and a snack during the event!”
When: 2-6pm
Where: Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington DC
Cost: Free! (No entry fee)
Fireworks! Hyattsville’s 132nd Anniversary
Bring a blanket & all of your friends to Magruder Park and enjoy a spectacular fireworks show to cap off the Festival!
When: dusk
Where: Magruder Park, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
SUNDAY
The Studio 3807 Route One Rampage
Cheer on the cyclists as they zoom by and you chat about how you’re going to definitely do this race next year. 🙂
When: 8am-2pm
Where: City of College Park
Cost: No fee for cheering them on!
Whole Foods Market – One Year Anniversary Spring Fair (Friday – Sunday)
Whole Foods Market Riverdale Park is celebrating its one-year anniversary! Enjoy special deals, supplier showcases and tastings all weekend! Doorbuster Specials all day (see here).
When: 11am-8pm
Where: Whole Foods Market, Riverdale Park
Cost: Free (no entry)
Make an Origami Light-Up Cube
Let teacher Michael Horlick show you how to make this fascinating origami cube that lights up at night. This project is estimated to take 2 hours to complete. This class is limited to six participants, so call (301) 887-1104 to reserve your spot!
When: 2-4pm
Where: Artist & Craftsman Supply, Hyattsville
Cost: $10
Chamber Concert with US Army Band
Enjoy works by Haydn, Schulhoff and more!
When: 2:30pm
Where: Riversdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Rd, Riverdale Park
Cost: Free!
Cabaret Noir
Last chance to check out this cool, film noir-inspired theatrical montage from Happenstance Theater! This series of dark, comic vignettes reveals Femmes Fatales and fedoras, trench coats and torch songs, intrigue, suspense and shadows. My review here.
When: 3pm
Where: Joe’s Movement Emporium, Mt. Rainier
Cost: $23 (use code “Route1NoirOff” for $5 off, making tickets $18)
Community Yoga
An informal group led by neighborhood instructors. Bring a mat – all levels, including those new to yoga are welcome. Questions? Email: rlgitter@gmail.com
When: 5-6pm
Where: Hyattsville Municipal Bldg, 4310 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
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