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Dance Place (3500 12th Street NE)

A 12-week public art celebration offering free cultural events and promoting creative expression, Artland Temporium events include exhibits, dance, concerts, poetry readings, and games and free to the public. Check out the full schedule for this weekend right here.

District of Columbia Arts Center (2438 18th Street NW)

Super busy this weekend: The Extermination Machine at 7:30 PM today through Sunday, Nightmerica (presented by Theatre du Jour) on Friday at 10:00 PM and Saturday & Sunday at 5:00 PM, and a Loose Ends Artist Talk on Sunday afternoon. The full schedule is right on the website.

Potomac Riverkeeper (Low Water Bridge Campground, 192 Panhandle Road, Bentonville, VA)

The Shenandoah River Rodeo is a celebration of the Valley’s best resource: the river! Enjoy monster BBQ, door prizes, and a live blue-grass band, Uncle Henry’s Favorites, starting at 5:00 PM. More information this way.

Joy of Motion Dance Center (Friendship Heights, 5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW)

In the spirit of Gene Kelly and Judy Garland, experience this week long intensive where students dance, learn, and sweat, while working to put on a show. Interested or intrigued? Register right here.