April 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Enjoy kid-oriented activities such as crafts, games and looking through a solar telescope. Adults can learn about local environmental issues from the dozens of organizations represented. Gypsy Hill Park, Staunton, Va. 540-885-0678, earthdaystaunton.org
April 12, 8 p.m. With a range that reaches the stratosphere, and enough charm to light the whole city of New York, she’s a certified Broadway star. Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, Va. vafest.org
April 28, 2-4 p.m. Bring your family and friends to enjoy a special evening at the Virginia Zoo as the Virginia Symphony Orchestra performs outdoors. Norfolk, Va. 757-441-2374, virginiazoo.org/events/roarchestra
April 6, 8 p.m. A gifted composer, arranger, and educator, Keberle is also a “relentlessly prolific sideman” (JazzTimes) who has performed five Grammy Award-winning records. Attucks Theatre, 1010 Church St., Norfolk, Va. 757-288-2800, vafest.org
April 6-7. The festival now includes scenic river cruises, live music, food and libations. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, 213 N. Talbot St., St. Michaels, Md. 410-745-4960, ophiuroidea.com
April 5-14. Come see more than 600 exotic, luxury, concept and showroom cars from 35 domestic and foreign manufacturers.The show will also feature a Family Fun Zone, the Art-of-Motion exhibit and appearances by D.C. sports stars. Walter E. Washington Convention Center, NW, Washington, D.C. w…
April 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Enjoy animal presentations on the ZooLive! stage, chat with zoo staff while learning about eco-friendly enrichment for the animals and learn how you can support conservation here and abroad. Norfolk, Va. 757-441-2374, virginiazoo.org
April 13-14. Enjoy two days of complimentary wine tastings then stroll through the festival to enjoy great food offerings, artisans, and huge classic car show. Bowie, Md. concertsforcausesinc.org/event/savor-bowie-2019
April 19-20, noon-6 p.m. BBQ vendors and competition, world class BBQ tasting kits, beer garden, and bluegrass music. Kid-friendly event. 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro, Md. 301-259-1991, interstatebbqfestival.com
May 10, 8 p.m. Chick Corea and Béla Fleck, two master songwriters, musicians, and band leaders come together for a genre-busting pairing of piano and banjo. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, Md. 301-581-5100, strathmore.org
Opens May 31 and runs through August 23 at The Waterside Theatre. Enjoy America's greatest unsolved mystery. Make it an Outer Banks getaway.
Old style Barnstorming airshow featuring antique airplanes, formation flying, aerobatics, comedy, wing walker. Antique airplane rides are available. Sundays through Oct. Gate opens at 11am.
May 7-June 23. Queens Girl in the World tags along for a young woman’s journey of self-discovery. Everyman Theatre, 315 West Fayette St., Baltimore, Md. 410-752-2208, everymantheatre.org
The summer concerts under the stars in Orkney Springs, VA, continue Aug. 9 with the Oak Ridge Boys, Aug. 10 with the a capella group Home Free, Aug. 31 with Judy Collins, and closes Sept. 1 with a Bluegrass/Americana manifest featuring top artists. Enjoy a package that includes music, lodgin…
Aug. 18. A 60s themed social and dance to celebrate 50 Years of Love in Virginia. Spencer-Penn Centre, Spencer, Va. 276-957-5757.
Aug. 16-18. The fair has something for everyone, with games, animals, home arts, auctions, entertainment and lots of competitions. Salisbury, Md. 410-548-4900.
Aug. 31, 11 a.m. Bring your blanket, bring your beach chair, and come and relax and enjoy this signature Sussex County music event in the beautiful Milton Park on the Broadkill River, just a few miles away from the crowds of Rehoboth. Milton, De.
Aug. 17-18. Two-day Native American cultural celebration including music, dance, food and crafts. 1001 Pembroke Lane, Suffolk, Va. 757-514-1428.
Aug. 24, 1-6 p.m. Enjoy over 65 beers from 30 breweries, live music and food trucks. Neptune’s Park, Virginia Beach, Va. 757-498-0215.
Aug. 21. The United Kingdom Red Arrows will be featured. The largest mid-week air show in the country and a world class event. Atlantic City, N.J.
Aug. 24-25. Hundreds of artists will display and sell their works around a beautiful lagoon in picturesque Northside Park. Enjoy lunch at the Artists’ Cafe and live artistic music all day, while children enjoy art activities. Northside Park, Ocean City, Md. 410-250-0125,
Aug. 31, 7:30 p.m. Pack a picnic, bring a lawn chair or blanket and try to get there early for this amazing night of music. Riverwalk Landing, 331 Water St., Yorktown, Va. 757-890-3500, visityorktown.org
Aug. 22, 7-8:30 p.m. The Navy Band Sea Chanters is the United States Navy’s official chorus. The ensemble performs a variety of music ranging from traditional choral music, including sea chanteys and patriotic fare, to opera, Broadway and contemporary music. Triangle, Va.
Aug. 30, 9 p.m. The band’s smooth and soulful sound thrums with energy and emotion, inviting listeners into the band’s unique and dynamic vision of contemporary R&B. AMP by Strathmore 11810 Grand Park Ave., North Bethesda, Md.
Aug. 24, 7 a.m.-noon. Hosted aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, each leg of the sprint distance event will offer a unique view of the Crossroads of the Marine Corps. Quantico, Va. 800-786-8762.
Aug. 31-Sep. 1. Race events include a half marathon, 5K and Mile on the Sand. Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Va. 858-450-6510.
Aug. 22, 5 p.m. Presented with Spoon and Sunflower Bean. Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia, Md.
Aug. 25, 2 p.m. Stop by Peaks of Otter on the Blue Ridge Parkway and enjoy a free concert nestled under the three Peaks of Otter featuring Gate 10, a high-energy band from the New River Valley of Virginia. They perform traditional bluegrass, gospel and country music along with original music…
Through June 2. This exhibition features approximately two dozen works from sub-Saharan Africa's colonial period that are accumulative, composite, crude, counterintuitive, and disproportionate. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Md. 443-573-1700, artbma.org
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May 5 thru Oct. 28 Old style Barnstorming airshow featuring antique airplanes, formation flying, aerobatics, comedy, wing walker. Antique airplane rides are available. Sundays through Oct. 28. Gate opens at 11am. flyingcircusairshow.com
Various dates from May 25 through September 7. Events and Live Music: Accompanied by the Bay
May 11- Sept 2 at the Virginia Living Museum. Enter an indoor gallery through a massive shark jaw tunnel to experience a unique and never before seen Shark Zone Exhibit, created by the Virginia Living Museum. Enjoy the wonders of our vast oceans and learn more about our friends in the deep b…
Mondays June 24-Aug. 19. Bring your family and a beach chair to Dagsworthy Ave., Dewey Beach, De.
Aug. 22-Sep. 2. Livestock and horse shows, games, food, demonstration buildings and exhibit halls, kiddie land rides and live music.
Aug. 23-24, 5-11 p.m. A unique blend of international Grammy award-winning recording-artists and Billboard chart-toppers will perform in Town Point Park, on the urban downtown Norfolk waterfront across two remarkable evenings during the established, multi-day music festival. Norfolk, Va. 757…
The Staunton Music Festival presents more than 30 concerts Aug. 16-25. Re-think classical when you hear everything from Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony to Bernstein’s West Side Story. Most days include free daytime performances as well as ticketed evening concerts. For schedule and tickets, Clic…
Sept. 2-7. Local community fair featuring carnival rides, food vendors, live entertainment, agricultural displays, animal exhibits and a tractor pull. Route 85 West, Plumville, Pa.
Sept. 2-7. Attractions include a children’s tent, animal exhibit, daily racing pigs, demolition derby, petting zoo and fireworks. There will be food vendors, and booths manned by local merchants. 16501 Five Forks Road, Amelia Courthouse, Va. 804-683-8570.
Sept. 2-7. Events include a carnival, pageant, award winning horse shows, draft horse pull, lawn mower races, two nights of pro rodeo, livestock events, demolition derby, antique tractor pull, truck pull, competitions and exhibits. Russell County Fairgrounds, Castlewood, Va. 276-762-2261.
Aug. 22-25 at Infinity Downs and Oak Ridge Farm. Four days of phenomenal music by more than 30 fantastic bands and artists including: Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, The Allman Betts Band, Bob Weir and Wolf Bros with Susan Tedeschi,Derek Trucks, and more. You have…
Aug 24-25 at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex. State-of-the-art motorcycles compete on this 2.8 mile circuit with 19 turns. For places to stay and things to see and do in Beaver County, click here.
May 24-Aug. 30. The concerts will take place each Friday. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Enjoy concessions, an ice cream truck, and the kids’ zone. 305 Queen Anne St., La Plata, Md. 301-934-8421, townoflaplata.org
Fireworks on Saturdays through Sept 7 at the Tropicana and the Boardwalk
Aug. 29-Sep. 2. Come spend your long weekend at the Williamsburg KOA and wind down the summer with friends and family. Head out to all the great Williamsburg attractions or just hang out at the campsite. Williamsburg, Va. 757-565-2907.
Aug. 30-Sep. 2. Local music, arts and craft show, trail and tread races and great food and drinks. Wintergreen Resort, Wintergreen, Va. 877-567-2119
Aug. 24-31. Week-long event offers local farmers, 4H members and others to show their livestock, crafts, tractor pulls, demolition derbies, live entertainment, carnival, and food. 700 Carter Ave., Indiana, Pa. 724-479-8282.
Aug. 14-18. Enjoy competitive exhibits, midway rides and games, free live entertainment, dozens of vendors, goat yoga, butterfly feeding and robotics competitions. Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 3501 2nd St. South, Arlington, Va. 703-829-7471.
Aug. 17-18 at the Garth Newel Music Center featuring the Garth newel Piano Quartet. This week enjoy Devotion & Delight & Glorious Creation. 540-839-5018.
Aug. 26- Sept 1 at Somers Cove Marina. Dig in and experience authentic eastern shore culture and cuisine in this "crabby" adventure. !800-521-9189.
"Taste" the culture of the mountains on Aug. 31, 9am-4pm, at the free Taste of the Mountains Main Street Festival. Enjoy juried arts, crafts, a beer/wine tent, and regional foods from restaurants, food trucks, and local organizations. Live music ranging from alternative rock to folk and blue…
Aug. 24. Fest will feature acclaimed jazz trumpeter Cindy Bradley as the headliner. She's had seven No. 1 Billboard singles and will be joined by violinist Chelsey Green & The Green Project, Merlon Devine on sax and more. Tasty Seafood, Soul Food and Italian fare will be on sale; and lot…
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It’s wine and more at Belle Grove Plantation in Middletown, VA on Aug. 24, 11am-6pm. Virginia wineries, cideries, and distilleries bring their products for tastings. You enjoy live music, chef demonstrations, delicious food, and artisan vendors. It’s all on the grounds of beautiful and histo…
Aug. 24, 9am-4:30pm in Franklin County, PA. Enjoy 200 years of American history including German heritage, Underground railroad, John Brown, Civil War & Ghost lore. 866-646-8060.
Aug. 24-25 at the Garth Newel Music Center featuring the Garth newel Piano Quartet. This week enjoy The Female Persuasion on Saturday and Around the World in 88 Keys on Sunday. 540-839-5018.
Aug. 24-Oct. 20. A 25-acre English Village with 85 acres of free parking, 140 craft and specialty shops, food and beverage emporiums, games, attractions, displays, 11 stages of ever-changing entertainment with shows repeated throughout the day and a 3,000-seat jousting arena. 1821 Crownsvill…
Aug. 24-25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Water Fest features a bounce house, water slide, sand and water games and contests, a story teller, strolling performers, and if you are lucky, you might even spot a real-live mermaid. Colonial Beach, Va. 804-224-8145.
Aug. 30-Sept. 1. Labor day weekend. Skyline Ranch and Resort, 751 Mountain Road, Front Royal, Va. 703-599-8085.
Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Relax after an invigorating hike with 30-minute integrated massage. Sessions include hot towels and heated stones. $65 per person. Book your session at the Front Desk or by calling 877-847-1919. Mile 51 on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah …
