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Calendar of Events 2010 Jan 12-Mar 7 I Am My Own Wife. The fascinating real-life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite who managed to survive both Nazi rule and the repressive East German Communist regime. Signature Theatre. www.sig-online.org Jan 21-Mar 14 Mahalia, A Gospel Musical.
MetroStage, Alexandria. 703-548-9044. www.metrostage.org Feb 4- Apr 10 Henry V. Sidney Harman Hall, DC. 202-547-1122. www.shakespearetheatre.org Feb 9-Apr 4 Sweeney Todd. Signature Theatre. 703-820-9771. www.sig-online.org Feb 12 - Apr 6 The New Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley. Based on the popular children's series by Jeff Brown. The bulletin board on the wall above Stanley Lambchop's bed comes loose and falls. Right on top of Stanley! The next morning, he wakes up flat . . really, really flat. He can slide under locked doors, roll up like a mat, become a trampoline and even put himself in a big envelope and travel around the world from Washington, DC to France to Honolulu and beyond. http://www.adventuretheatre.org/09season/mainstage.html Feb 17–Mar 14 Bus Stop. Olney Theatre. A small-town diner is in for quite a night when a blizzard strands a busload of unusual passengers on its doorstep. While the diner owner may finally have her chance to scratch a long-held itch for the macho bus driver, the other guests have their own agendas: a lovesick rodeo rider has kidnapped a nightclub singer, a pretentious Ph.D. who is looking for love in all the wrong places, and a Shakespeare-quoting teenage waitress might get her first crack at romance. In the course of a turbulent night, will it be love or mayhem that survives the storm? 301-924-3400. www.olneytheatre.org Feb 28 Disney Live! Rockin’ Road Show. George Mason University Patriot Center, Fairfax. 12:30PM & 3:30PM. $22-$55. 703-993-3000. Feb 24-28 The Washington Ballet: The Great Gatsby. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org Feb 26-Mar 7 Hansel and Gretel. Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, Arlington. 703-548-1154. www.encorestage.org Feb 27-Mar 20 Chicago. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sun 3pm. $19.50-$22.50. Little Theatre of Alexandria. 703-683-0496. www.thelittletheatre.com Feb 28 Family Passport to Fun at the Herndon Community Center. Ages 5-12. Parents will be encouraged to become Treasure Hunters and seek hidden talents, strengths, and abilities of their children and others around them. This event and its activities are designed for children to share the fun with a caring and significant adult in the child’s life. All children attending must be accompanied by a caring adult. Bring a float and your bathing suit to play in the pool. $2 per person. Presented by Kids at Hope Herndon, and Herndon Parks and Recreation Department. 3-6pm. 703-787-7300. www.herndon-va.gov Mar 3 Jay-Z with Young Jeezy. 7pm. Verizon Center. www.verizoncenter.com Mar 6 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and Parade. King Street, Alexandria. Dog show, car show and more. Festivities start at 10:30am, parade at 12:30pm. 703- 237-2199. www.ballyshaners.org Mar 6 Hometown Arts and Crafts Show. 100+ juried vendors. 9am-4pm. Free. Ida Lee Park, Leesburg. 703-737-7156. www.idalee.org Mar 6-7 Celtic Crossroads. Wolf Trap. $25. www.wolftrap.org Mar 7 Game Days. It's all fun and games when you gather family and friends for Monopoly, Dominoes, Backgammon or Parcheesi. Learn a new game or show off your mastery of an old favorite. Also at the Visitor Center, Katie Benko and Julie Crosson, a talented duo who will take you on a progressive musical journey through the roots of rock. Co-sponsored by The Council for the Arts of Herndon and the Fairfax County Park Authority. Motown and the British Invasion - 1960's Groove to the rhythms of the motown movement and relive the thrill of the British rock influence. Frying Pan Farm Park, Herndon. 2-4pm. (703) 437-9101. FREE. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fpp Mar 7 Sunday Afternoon Soiree Series. Dance or just listen to the music of Glen Miller, Benny Goodman and more. $5. 3-5pm. McLean Community Center. 703-790-0123. www.mcleancenter.org Mar 12 Super Fiesta Latina Party. $15. Glen Echo Park. Salsa lesson at 8:15pm, dance party until midnight. 703-798-1071. www.glenechopark.org Mar 12-14 Washington Home and Garden Show. DC Convention Center. 703-823-7960 www.washingtonhomeandgardenshow.com Mar 12-14 National Capital Boat Show. Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly. 804-425-6556. dullesexpo.com Mar 13 Robotic Spacecraft. Learn about
NASA`s use of robotic spacecraft to explore our solar system. Cosponsored
by the NASA Solar System Ambassador Program. Age 6-12. Reston Regional
Library. Free. Register at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library Mar 13 Alon Goldstein, piano. Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8pm. George Mason U. Center for the Arts. 703-563-1990. www.fairfaxsymphony.org Mar 14 A Year with Frog and Toad. Musical based on the popular children’s books. Strathmore, Bethesda. 1pm. 301-581-5100. www.strathmore.org Mar 14 DC St. Patrick's Day Parade. Constitution Ave. between 7th and 17th St. Noon. Free. 202-637-2474. www.dcstpatsparade.com Mar 16-28 18th Annual Environmental Film Festival. Various venues in DC. 202-342-2564. www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org Mar 19-21 Super Pet Expo. Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly. 301-564-4050. www.superpetexpo.com Mar 19–Apr 10 Metamorphoses. Elden Street Players, Herndon. 703-481-5930. A modern adaptation of Ovid's thrilling mythological stories, all of them with modern relevancy such as King Midas, Orpheus and Eurydice, Alcyone and Ceyx, and Phaeton; and the stories are told in and around the large pool of water on stage. www.eldenstreetplayers.org Mar 20 Swordsmen. Experience this unique living history program as you learn a skill all 18th-century gentlemen must know – swordplay! The program includes re-enactment of 18th-century swordplay and a display of 18th-century weapons. This popular family event will include some audience participation as you practice your newfound talents. Price is $6 per person. Program recommended for 1st grade and older (adults will have fun too!). Reservations are required. 11am-4:30. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, Alexandria. $6. 703-838-4242. www.gadsbystavernmuseum.us Mar 20 Kids Trout Fishing Derby. Great family fishing event. Ages 2-15. 7am-12pm. $6. Sugarland Run Trail, behind the Herndon Police Station. 703-973-1024. www.herndon-va.gov Mar 20 Easter Egg Hunt. Sully Historic Site, Chantilly. Ages 3-7. $5. Reain Date Mar 27. 1:30 and 2:30pm. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully Mar 20 Spring Delights! McLean Symphony.
7:30pm. Alden Theatre. 703-790-0123. Mar 20-Apr 3 Porgy and Bess. Washington National Opera. Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. www.kennedy-center.org Mar 25-Apr 4 Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Patriot Center. www.patriotcenter.com Mar 26-28 Craftsmen's Classic Arts & Crafts Festival. Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly. 336.282.5550. www.craftshow.com Mar 27 Aqua Easter Egg Hunt Herndon
Community Center Pool. 1pm. Mar 27 Smithsonian Kite Festival. National Mall. 10am-4pm. Free. www.kitefestival.org Mar 27 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. 8pm. $38/$33. Alden Theatre. 703-790-0123. www.mcleancenter.org Mar 27 Dinosaur Egg Hunt. Bring the three to six year olds to Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Annandale from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. or 3 to 4 p.m. to enjoy a dinosaur-themed outdoor egg hunt. Visit dinosaur land in Nature Playce and make a dinosaur craft to take home. The fee is $6 per child. To make a reservation, call 703-941-1065. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks Mar 27 Night Walk Walk through the woods to the wetland with a naturalist looking for hunting bats and working beavers. This night walk from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. through Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria. Recommended for adults only. The fee is $6 per person. To make a reservation, call 703-768-2525. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks Mar 27-Apr 11 National Cherry Blossom Festival. Parade, April 10th at 10am. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org Mar 28 Animal Tricksters Oaks Come to Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Annandale from 1:30 to 3 p.m. to see animals that fool their predators or prey in the daily struggle for survival. Through viewing live animals, specimens and slide show, and hearing an American Indian story, discover how nature equips different animals, especially babies, to get a meal, or to keep from being another critter’s feast. The fee is $5 per child. To make a reservation, call 703-941-1065. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks Mar 29 Bon Jovi. Verizon Center. www.verizoncenter.com Mar 31- Apr 2 Americal Life History Camp. Discover lifestyles of the 18th Centruy. Sully Historic Site, Chantilly. Ages 7-12. $25 per day or $70 for 3 days. 703-222-4664. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully
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