Hey there, Greater Washington! Where would you like to spend the weekend?
The Outdoors
In DC, join volunteers to restore plant beds in Coolidge High School’s rainscape garden on Saturday at 8:30 PM or, in Maryland, help finish the hiker and biker trail re-route at Lake Needwood at 9:00 AM — both with Rock Creek Conservancy. And on Sunday at 10:00 AM, join Potomac Conservancy in cleaning up the land and water surrounding Lock 8, and along miles 8 and 9 of the C&O Canal towpath.
The Theatre and Gallery
An enthralling adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic, The Mistorical Hystery of Henry (I)V, produced by WSC Avant Bard, plays at Artisphere on Saturday at 2:00 and 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM; tickets here. Over on Capitol Hill, CHAW presents an all-media juried exhibit entitled “Local Turf,” opening on Saturday at 5:00 PM and running until December 2. At DCAC on Sunday at 5:00 PM, local artist Champneys Taylor discusses his first solo show “The Phono-Graphic Cycle” and its reflection of his interest in color, luminosity, and invented landscape.
The Neighborhood
Attention runners! Girls On The Run teams have prepared for running a 5K for 12 weeks; celebrate and cheer them on this Sunday at 9:30 AM at Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Later, at 2:00 PM, head to Falls Church to join Just Neighbors staff, clients, volunteers, and surrounding community members for an informational and fun open house to celebrate 15 years of service; call (703) 979-1240 x28 to learn more. And at 6:30 PM on Sunday, SCAN of Northern Virginia holds the 9th Annual Toast to Hope: fine wine, gourmet hors d’oeuvres and silent auction to support critical programs for children and families; tickets here.
The Dance Floor
Celebrate Dance Place’s 31st anniversary season (wow!) at the annual gala fundraiser on Saturday at 7:00 PM, plus learn the Texas Two-Step, Salsa, Hoop Dance, and Beyonce’s “Move Ya Body;” tickets right here. And on Saturday at 7:30 PM, you can catch Bowen McCauley Dance in a special night of visual and performing arts, benefitting the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia’s special needs programming.
The Concert Hall
On Saturday at 8:00 PM, Fairfax Symphony Orchestra presents a Masterworks Concert, featuring harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and opening with Mozart’s Symphony No. 10; tickets here. Also on Saturday at 8:00 PM, the National Philharmonic presents “Women Pioneers,” hosted by Madeleine Albright and dedicated to women in music and the law; tickets this way!