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| Many kids activities at Hyattsville Arts & Ales Festival this Saturday! Photo credit: Wunderaround |
Movie nights, Hyattsville Arts & Ales Festival, Laurel’s Riverfest, a Parent & Child Aerial Dance Class, your chance to be part of the Hearts in Hyattsville Community Paint Day, all this weekend!
Also, ICYMI, check out these recent posts about new things happening in our area! Eye Candy Galore Along Route 1, Ear Candy at Brentwood Arts Exchange and accessible art at Studio SoHy.
FRIDAY
Family Fun: Tree-mendous Trees!
Trees not only provide share and give birds a place to build their nests, they do so much more! Come learn about trees and tree identification through hands-on activities, games and crafts for all ages. This is a drop-in program: come when you can, leave when you’re ready.
When: 10am-1pm
Where: National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel
Cost: Free!
Duende District’s Pop Up Party
Join us as we launch our Hyattville pop-up and celebrate Latin Heritage Month with a children’s puppet show from Callaloo the book, featuring Marjuan Canady followed by live music by Timbason La Original, with light refreshments!
When: 5-7:30pm
Where: 5412 Queens Chapel Rd, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
Night at the Movies
The feature film will be a G or PG rated movie like “Trolls” or “The Secret Life of Pets” for enjoyment by all!
When: 7pm
Where: Hollywood Neighborhood Park, 9699 53rd Ave, College Park
Cost: Free!
Sunset Movie Series – Sing!
Bring your blankets or chairs and enjoy a free movie in the park!
When: 7:30pm
Where: Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson Street, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
SATURDAY
4th Annual Migratory Bird Celebration!
Please join us for our 4th annual celebration of the wonders of migration! Activities include an exhibit with live raptors and 11:00 am raptor talk; artist-led field sketching demo/workshop; 7:30 am bird walk for all skill levels; 10:00 am family nature walk; children’s games, crafts, coloring pages, bilingual Spanish/English activities; spotting scope set up with experienced birders available to help find and identify what’s on the lake; Monarch butterfly life cycle display.
When: 9am-1pm
Where: Lake Artemesia, 55th Ave, Berwyn Heights
Cost: Free!
Family Fun: Tree-mendous Trees!
Trees not only provide share and give birds a place to build their nests, they do so much more! Come learn about trees and tree identification through hands-on activities, games and crafts for all ages. This is a drop-in program: come when you can, leave when you’re ready.
When: 10am-1pm
Where: National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel
Cost: Free!
Toddler Time @ Art Works Now
Open studio time for toddlers and their accompanying adults. Even the youngest children can explore a variety of age-appropriate art materials in a safe, fun environment. What to expect? Read my review of Toddler Time at Art Works Now.
When: 10am-12pm
Where: Art Works Now, 4800 Rhode Island Ave, Hyattsville
Cost: $5
Hearts in Hyattsville – A Community Paint Day!
Have you see all the new, awesome murals along Route 1? Read about it here & join Green Owl Design in this effort to beautify a building along Route 1 with “hearts” and “h’s” in a fun-filled community paint day!
When: 11am-2pm
Where: 5334 Baltimore Ave, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
Duende District’s Mural Activity
Join Christopher John Hoppe, a DMV-based artist & poet, originally from New Mexico, who will lead a children’s art mural activity.
When: 11am-2pm
Where: 5412 Queens Chapel Rd, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
Hyattsville Arts & Ales Festival
Stay with me…There’ll be a lot of kids’ activities and performers at this festival, including activities from Art Works Now, Joe’s Movement Emporium, Maryland Milestones, Capoeira, more. Now in its 10th year, enjoy over 100 exhibiting artists and artisans, Maryland breweries, food trucks and vendors, and live entertainment, block by block in Downtown Hyattsville.
When: 12-6pm
Where: 3 streets of downtown Hyattsville (Farragut & Gallatin near Franklin’s Brewery)
Cost: No entry fee (bring beer and food truck $$!)
Capoeira Angola with Skher Brown & The Dancing Warriors
The whole family will be dazzled by the spins, kicks, flips and live music of this unusual art form, which has its origins in Central Africa but evolved in Brazil. Learn a few words of Brazilian Portuguese as you join the call-and-response songs and stories.
When: 2pm
Where: Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Drive, Cheverly
Cost: $5
SUNDAY
Tiny Tots: Nature and Music
Ages 16-48 months. Learn about wildlife at the refuge through fun and interactive songs, stories and activities. Register by calling: 301-497-5887
When: 10:30-11:15am
Where: National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel
Cost: Free!
Riverfest
This family event features Renaissance artisans, hay rides, great food, games for the kids and multiple stages where everything from live new music, spoken word and theater will take place. In addition to the stages the Laurel Museum will have pie eating contests and apple carving to name a few.
When: 12-5pm
Where: Riverfront Park, Avondale Street, Laurel
Cost: Free!
Parent-and-Child Aerial Dance Class
Looking for something fun and new to do with your child? Come join us for an introductory parent-and-child aerial dance class. No more than two children per adult.
When: 1-2pm
Where: Joe’s Movement Emporium, Mt. Rainier
Cost: $35 (Cost includes one parent and one child. One additional child may be added for $5.)
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