Weekend picks in and around Washington, DC

Friday

10:00am-5:00pm: The National Postal Museum is re-opening today!
You can find the current exhibitions here. Regular hours will be Friday to Tuesday, 10:00am – 5:30pm (Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays, and closed December 25. Policies and requirements are subject to change without notice.) Learn more about visiting the museum HERE and view the CALENDAR OF EVENTS.

7:00pm: “Sweet” Cherie Mitchell-Agurs
Experience the rhythm and funk of Go-go music at The Kennedy Center. “SWEET” CHERIE MITCHELL-AGURS presents a performance for young people and families combining high-energy concert style presentation and dynamic musicianship. Mitchell-Agurs is Music Director of Washington D.C.’s own exciting all-female Go-go group, the Be’la Dona Band, and a six-time “Instrumentalist of the Year” for the Washington Area Music Association. Most enjoyed by 8+.

Saturday

10:00am to 12:00pm: Clean the Creek & Trail
Little Falls– Meet at the gravel parking lot at the intersection of Little Falls and Mass Avenue in Bethesda to clean the Little Falls Parkway and Creek. We have boots and grabbers to lend as well as gloves, safety vests. and bags.  
Capital Crescent Trail– Meet at the small parking lot alongside the trail south of the River Road Bridge. This event is hosted in partnership with the Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail.

11:00am: “Sweet” Cherie Mitchell-Agurs
Experience the rhythm and funk of Go-go music at The Kennedy Center. “SWEET” CHERIE MITCHELL-AGURS presents a performance for young people and families combining high-energy concert style presentation and dynamic musicianship. Mitchell-Agurs is Music Director of Washington D.C.’s own exciting all-female Go-go group, the Be’la Dona Band, and a six-time “Instrumentalist of the Year” for the Washington Area Music Association. Most enjoyed by 8+.

11:00am: Kids in the Kitchen with Junior League of Northern Virginia
Join at Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library for a fun nutrition lesson and a healthy snack! This is an interactive experience that engages kids to form healthy eating habits and learn basic cooking skills. Snack ingredients are provided (may include nuts), just come ready to learn and have fun. This is for ages 3-8 with one parent.  Due to space limitations we only have room for one adult with each registered child.

11:30am & 1:30pm: Play with Color at The Phillips Collection
Explore the possibilities of color. How do artists mix colors and make tints and shades? What is a monochromatic palette? How can color create mood? Create and paint an abstract design that expresses an emotion. Free with general admission; reservation required. For families with children ages 5+; children must be accompanied by an adult. All guests ages 5+ must show proof of vaccination and wear masks. 12 people per session.

1:30pm & 4:00pm: P.Nokio at Imagination Stage
G.Petto is an ingenious computer games designer who one day discovers that his newest game character, P.Nokio, can live outside the computer! G.Petto is thrilled at the prospect of having a “son,” and with the help of the Graffiti Fairy, he teaches P.Nokio how to become a real boy. But, P.Nokio falls in with con artists and finds himself in a web of lies that endangers his father. To save G.Petto, P.Nokio must wise up, keep it real, and learn that words and truth are the mightiest weapons of all. A completely contemporary, high-energy musical update of Pinocchio by the creator of Imagination Stage’s hit Zomo the Rabbit: A Hip-Hop Creation Myth.

Sunday

11:00am, 1:30pm & 4:00pm: P.Nokio at Imagination Stage
G.Petto is an ingenious computer games designer who one day discovers that his newest game character, P.Nokio, can live outside the computer! G.Petto is thrilled at the prospect of having a “son,” and with the help of the Graffiti Fairy, he teaches P.Nokio how to become a real boy. But, P.Nokio falls in with con artists and finds himself in a web of lies that endangers his father. To save G.Petto, P.Nokio must wise up, keep it real, and learn that words and truth are the mightiest weapons of all. A completely contemporary, high-energy musical update of Pinocchio by the creator of Imagination Stage’s hit Zomo the Rabbit: A Hip-Hop Creation Myth.

4:00pm: “Sweet” Cherie Mitchell-Agurs
Experience the rhythm and funk of Go-go music at The Kennedy Center. “SWEET” CHERIE MITCHELL-AGURS presents a performance for young people and families combining high-energy concert style presentation and dynamic musicianship. Mitchell-Agurs is Music Director of Washington D.C.’s own exciting all-female Go-go group, the Be’la Dona Band, and a six-time “Instrumentalist of the Year” for the Washington Area Music Association. Most enjoyed by 8+.

Ongoing

Smithsonian FUTURES is part exhibition, part festival!. FUTURES presents nearly 32,000 square feet of new immersive site-specific art installations, interactives, working experiments, inventions, speculative designs, and “artifacts of the future,” as well as historic objects and discoveries from 23 of the Smithsonian’s museums, major initiatives, and research centers. Of the nearly 150 objects on view, several are making their public debut: an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven rover from Alphabet’s X that could transform agriculture; a Planetary Society space sail for deep space travel; a Loon internet balloon; the first full-scale Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome built in North America; the world’s first controlled thermonuclear fusion device; and more.

ARTECHOUSE has a new exhibit– Transient: Impermanent Paintings. Experience an immersive journey into artistic process, inspired by music and traditional painting techniques. This groundbreaking exhibition, originally composed as a live performance, presents a series of audiovisual paintings created by the artist in concert with generative algorithms. The exhibition employs technology as a lens to explore music for the 21st-century audience and rethink the traditional artistic techniques in the context of human-machine relationship.

Thomas & Friends™: Explore the Rails! is at National Children’s Museum through May 15. Step into the world of Thomas & Friends™ in our new exhibit, which features favorite engines and destinations from the popular children’s series alongside playful STEAM learning experiences. As Dreamers help Thomas and his engine friends Percy and Victor solve a variety of challenges, they’ll build foundational STEAM skills, like thinking mathematically and creatively, making comparisons, experimenting to solve problems, and reflecting on actions and results. Recommended for children ages 2-7, the exhibit features text in both English and Spanish.

DCPL’s Winter Challenge continues through the end of March. The DC Public Library and the Washington Wizards invite children and teens (ages 3 – 19) to stay active and engaged this winter season by participating. It’s easy! Register for Winter Challenge and pick up your Winter Challenge game board at your Neighborhood Library or sign up online. If you have participated in past reading programs, you can log in to your account with your username and password. Make sure your email is up to date as that is how the library and the Wizards will notify you about prizes.

The Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival is a performing arts festival that presents work that impacts our society, culture, and world by informing, inspiring, educating, and entertaining. INTERSECTIONS is about presenting excellent art that inspires a connected community, engages artists and audiences alike, and creates a vibrant neighborhood, city, and world. We are interested in unique perspectives and art that connect us to the many facets of our humanity.

Plan ahead:
Tudor Tots Workshops: March 16, April 20, May 18 & June 15

RENT at The National Theatre: Who wants to see Rent at Broadway at the National?! ​Use promo code ANGEL at checkout for 25% off Friday and Sunday evening performances. Tickets on sale now here. 

Family Workshops at The Phillips Collection: April 9 & May 14

National Postal Museum- Baseball America’s Home Run: April 9

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