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
Nov. 23, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Held aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on Nov. 23, this 6.2-mile event is sure to bring smiles to participants ages 8 and over. Marine Corps Base Quantico, Quantico, Va. 800-786-8762.
Nov. 28, 9 a.m. Start Thanksgiving morning with a 5K race on the trails of Pemberton Historical Park, and enjoy pie afterward. There will be overall and age group awards. Pemberton Historical Park, Salisbury, Md.
Nov. 24, 2 p.m. Parade starts at Thompson Street and S. James Street and ends at John Gandy Elementary School. Ashland, Va. 804-314-8376
Nov. 24, 9 a.m.-noon. The Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run is the original festive race for charity. Mount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach, Va. 757-350-6198, events.
Nov. 29. Onlookers gather on the pavilion as they flip the switch to light up the town Christmas tree and holiday displays. 9023 Bay Ave., North Beach, Md. 301-855-6681.
Nov. 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Taste and experience the flavors of the Crooked Run Valley from its beautiful vista at Sky Meadows State Park. Stop by the wine tent and sample three wines each from five local wineries. Family friendly event. Delaplane, Va. 540-592-3556.
Nov. 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Over 50 Tables of the area’s finest dealers. Aetna Fire Hall, 400 Ogletown Road, Newark, De. 302-983-2636.
Nov. 30, 4 p.m. Start your holiday season off right with an a cappella celebration featuring the award-winning men’s chorus The Alexandria Harmonizers. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, Md.
Nov. 17. Jordan Randall Smith conducts the orchestra. 3509 N Charles St., Baltimore, Md. 410-516-6542.
Nov. 22. The Music for Life exploration continues with the celebrated Escher String Quartet and Jason Vieaux performing works by Boccherini, Schumann, Albéniz, and Wolf. Wolf Trap, Vienna, Va. 703-255-1900.
Nov. 29. Happiness Begins Tour with special guests Bebe Rexha and Jordan McGraw. Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ.
Nov. 22. Country music icons Alabama band will be headed to Baltimore in November to celebrate a huge milestone for the band - 50 years. Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Md. 410-347-2020.
Nov. 30. Explore the variety of inventory at the vast number of shops in Historic Downtown Bradford this holiday season and support your local businesses’ by shopping local. Shop Small is a nationwide movement to celebrate small businesses everyday and help communities thrive and stay vibran…
Nov 24, 10am-3pm at the Carroll County Ag Center. Deer Park Lions holds this event featuring large operating train display. 200 tables of toy trains and related items for sale. Refreshments available. Admission Children under 12 free. 800-272-1933.
Nov 24, 3pm at the Majestic Theater in historic Gettysburg. The Midtown Men tour reunites stars from the Original Broadway Cast of the smash hit musical, Jersey Boys . Together, they have played over 850 concerts across North America, Asia and Europe and have headlined over 35 major symphoni…
Nov. 23, noon-5pm at Split Rock Resort. Brewery samplings, food, craft vendors, live music, and of course games and giveaways in between. Go to SplitRockResort.com or purchase tickets easily on Split Rock’s Facebook page link today. Make it a weekend in The Poconos!
Dec. 1, 10am-4pm at the Bowie Railroad Museum, 8614 Chestnut Ave. Watch the many trains along the Northeast Corridor on the year’s busiest day of rail travel. While you’re there, stop in the DCNRHS Martin F. O’Rourke Railroad Library for a tour and refreshments. 202-627-6978.
Nov. 22. The holiday festival runs through the holiday season. See the 32 foot live tree, Christmas lights, tour the Jimmy Stewart Museum, visit with Santa, Indulge in Holiday shopping and dining, visit a tree farm and more!
Nov. 28, 9 a.m. Start Thanksgiving morning with a 5K race on the trails of Pemberton Historical Park, and enjoy pie afterward. There are overall and age group awards. Pemberton Historical Park, Salisbury, MD.
Nov. 16-17, 23-24, 29-30, Dec. 1. This holiday season create a Christmas memory that you and your family will treasure forever — a journey to the North Pole. The B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, Md.
Weekends Nov. 22-Dec. 1. Visitors from near and far discover the joys of shopping at Maryland’s premier Christmas event. Frederick, Md. 301-898-5466.
Nov. 23-24. This dazzling winter spectacular will make your holiday shine with more than a million glittering lights, holiday entertainment, delicious seasonal treats, visits with Santa and theme park rides. Six Flags America, Upper Marlboro, Md. 301-249-1500.
Nov. 23-Dec. 24. Christmas Village in Baltimore will transform West Shore Park at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor into an authentic German Christmas market. Over 50 local and international vendors will offer their unique giftware. Baltimore, Md.
Through Dec. 30. Start/Finish is the Safeway, 10541 Connecticut Avenue; Walk Box at the Customer Service desk. Kensington, Md. 301-787-5410.
Nov. 29-Jan. 1. Annmarie Sculpture Garden is transformed into a twinkling wonderland of spectacular lights. Enjoy nightly entertainment, food and drinks and artful shopping. 13470 Dowell Road, Solomons, Md. 410-326-4640.
Nov. 15-Jan. 1. Must-see holiday attraction, ICE! features Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. 201 waterfront St., National Harbor, Md. 301-965-4000.
Nov. 21-24. The festival strives to bring together artists, authors, filmmakers, and actors willing to share, teach, and explain their creativity and history. Byrd Theatre, Richmond, Va. 804-545-5530.
Through Nov. 17. As embodiments of the African American experience and cultural legacies, the works of art featured in the exhibit are rooted in African aesthetic legacies, familial tradition, and communal ethos. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Va. 804-340-1400.
Through Dec. 19. A diverse group of emerging and established contemporary artists and filmmakers explore issues of waste and consumerism through eleven films and video installations. The Textile Museum, 701 21st St., NW, Washington, D.C. 202-994-5200.
Through Jan. 12. This exhibition explores the cross-cultural connections in Melvin Edwards’ sculpture from 1980 to the present. Edwards (American, b. 1937) was profoundly influenced by his experience at a major arts festival in Lagos in 1977. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Md. 443-573-1700.
Through Jan. 19. The exhibition offers a sweeping new perspective on the contributions black artists have made to the evolution of visual art from the 1940s to the present moment. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Md. 443-573-1700.
Through Feb. 17. The exhibition will present an impressive range of more than 40 works from across Berruguete’s career, including examples of his earliest paintings from his time in Italy, where he trained. National Gallery of Art, NW, Washington, D.C. 202-737-4215.
Through Feb. 23. This exhibit is the first in-depth study of hospitality settings depicted in the works of one of the most celebrated American artists. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Va. 804-340-1400.
Nov. 15-17. Start the holiday season at Willow Oak. Sample handmade teas and treats, view new Christmas items and ornaments. Enjoy Christmas music, door prizes and holiday cheer. 410-551-2237.
Nov 15-17 at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex. The American Endurance Racing (AER) series was born out of a desire for an inclusive endurance racing series with simple rules. AER’s goal is to provide a fun, safe environment for experienced drivers to participate in endurance races u…
Display World magazine called it the Best Outdoor Display in the World and you’re guaranteed to love Koziar’s Christmas Village with its countless lights, stunning displays, and the magic of the season. Open weekends through Thanksgiving, then seven nights a week through Jan. 1 (5:30-9:30pm).
Every Saturday 10am-4pm through Dec. 30 as well as the holiday week at The Fire Museum of Maryland, 1301 York Road, Lutherville, MD 21093. Admission to our giant Train Garden is included with your admission to the Museum. Free photo with Santa: Nov. 30, 11 am - 2 pm, and Dec. 14, 1 pm - 3 pm…
Nov. 29- Jan. 1, 5-9:30 pm at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro. Don't miss this spectacular holiday drive-through event featuring more than 2.5 million twinkling lights! Purchase tickets online and save, click here.
Nov. 29-Dec. 1. This Kennedy Krieger fund-raiser is full of fairyland forests with more than 800 holiday trees, wreaths, gingerbread towns, toy train gardens, more than 100 craft boutiques, goodies and activities for kids. Timonium, MD. 800-830-3976.
Nov. 29- Dec 8 at the Carroll Arts Center. The Festival of Wreaths has been a Westminster holiday tradition for 22 years. This silent auction of more than 150 uniquely decorated theme wreaths is always a hit. Come and see all the amazing creatively on display. Vote for your favorite wreaths.…
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 …
Choose from neighborhood or historical Washington Walks' tours and get a 25% discount with a federal or military ID. Learn about Washington's most haunted houses or hauntings at the US Capitol with tours in October. Check the website for a full schedule of tours this fall. You really don't k…
Ongoing. Always on display at the Folger, the 1623 First Folio includes almost all of Shakespeare’s plays. It is also our only source for 18 of them, including “Macbeth,” “The Tempest,” and “As You Like It,” which would otherwise have been lost. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St.…
Through Jan. 5. The first U.S. exhibition in a generation to highlight the architect and designer’s innovative work, and explore the larger circle of artists and craftspeople with whom he collaborated. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Md. 410-547-9000.
Through Jan. 5. An exhibition of some 50 works will include a selection of photographs from the unmanned Ranger, Surveyor, and Lunar Orbiter missions that led up to Apollo 11. National Gallery of Art, NW, Washington, D.C. 202-737-4215.
Through May 24. Paul Henderson was a photojournalist and the Baltimore Afro-American’s first photographer, who captured Black life in Baltimore for over 40 years. The Goucher College Library, Baltimore, Md. 410-337-6126.
Through April 19. A selection of 12 Art Nouveau books by William Morris, Alphonse Mucha, and others. These stunning books exemplify the romance and whimsy of the era, with pages inhabited by undulated vines, gardens of abstract flowers, and elegant maidens in billowing gowns. The Walters Art…
Through July 5. The show includes works by well-known artists, including Elizabeth Catlett and Georgia O'Keeffe, among others, as well as works by those who were often under-recognized, such as Maria Martinez and Marguerite Zorach. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Md. 443-573-1700.
Nov. 28-30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Visitors discover how food was gathered, preserved and prepared on land and at sea by Virginia’s English colonists and Powhatan Indians. Jamestown Settlement, Williamsburg, Va.
Nov. 23–Dec. 23. Take a self-guided walk to the North Pole and visit Santa in his cabin. Explore new trails with lighted Christmas scenes. See Polar Bear Central and a gingerbread house. Willow Oak Flower and Herb Farm, 8109 Telegraph Road, Severn, MD.410-551-2237.
