Name: Carousel Day
Start: 2026-05-02T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd Glen Echo, MD 20812

Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd Glen Echo, MD 20812

Saturday, May 2, 2026 - 11:00am - 4:00pmGlen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812
Join us (rain or shine!!) on Saturday, May 2 for a festival event in celebration of Glen Echo Park's 105-year-old Dentzel carousel as it opens for the season! In addition to riding the carousel ($2 per ride or $5 for an all-day pass), visitors will enjoy many FREE activities throughout the Park, including performances, hands-on art projects, open studios &amp; galleries, and more! Food options include Praline Café and Money Muscle BBQ food truck, as well as cold treats from Ben &amp; Jerry's and Pacha Mama Juice Co. Plus, the star of the show: carousel rides! More information at glenechopark.org/carouselday

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Washington Metropolitan Area

Bethesda-Chevy Chase

Maryland

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Cabin John Amphitheater

The Sol Roots band performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt soul, and energetic rock at the Cabin John Amphitheatre in Bethesda Maryland.
On Sunday April 19 world class guitarist and vocalist Sol Roots brings his band to perform at the Sunday Serenade concert series held at Cabin John Amphitheatre located in Bethesda Maryland. This concert series presents some of the very best in Maryland and Washington D.C. area musical performance groups.
Sol Roots performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt soul, and energetic rock. Known for his ferocious guitar skills and soulful vocals, Sol has toured around the world with many musical legends.
He has spent most of his life touring, recording, producing, and learning directly from roots and blues pioneers such as Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, Albert White, Robert Lee Coleman, Cool John Ferguson, Lee Gates, and more. Sol has also worked as a part of legendary blues group The Nighthawks for several years.
The Sol Roots Band have shared the stage with acts such as Jon Cleary, Soulive, Dumpstaphunk, Popa Chubby, Sonny Landreth, Eric Lindell, Roosevelt Collier, Cory Henry, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Shemekia Copeland, Jackie Greene, and many more.
The Sunday April 19 concert will include musicians that have worked with Taj Mahal, Guitar Gabriel, Chuck Berry, Funk Ark, Ursula Ricks, and more. Guided by a deep admiration for his musical mentors and a passion for Universal Music, Sol emerges with a distinctive, powerful voice, accompanied by a talented band of musicians. Sol Roots is an official Home Grown Music Network artist and a “Next Generation” Music Maker Foundation artist.
"This Sol Roots band event is for fans of Gary Clark Jr., Ben Harper, Sonny Landreth and anyone who loves guitar-driven soul with serious swagger" - The Listening Booth
“Sol is a fierce guitarist and soulful singer.” – Jambase
“Sol’s vocalizing reminds me of Mose Allison… Van Morrison, and Mississippi hill country blues performers.” – Big City Blues Magazine
"Sol plays with deep deep soul... positively magnetic vibe... and immense mastery of his art." - DC Music ReviewPhoto credit: Josh Brick Graphics

Local Event: Sol Roots performs an award winning blend of upbeat funk, deep blues and soul, and energetic rock. 

Sol Roots performs an award winning blend of...

The Sol Roots band performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt soul, and energetic...

Sol Roots performs an award winning blend of upbeat funk, deep blues and soul, and energetic rock. 

Join us for Cake and Coffee and important conversation!We want to hear from you on how the local Democratic Party can represent you and you can find out how to get involved!Sign up here: bit.ly/d15-04-22-26

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MD District 15 Democratic Caucus Listening Session

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OWEN’S TAVERN &amp; GARDEN PINT &amp; SEEK 2026: DISCOVER RARE BEERS &amp; WIN PRIZES!
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 <li>Thursday, April 23rd - Sunday, April 26th</li>
 <li>Open - Close | Daily</li>
 <li>Come take part in a craft beer scavenger hunt at Owen’s Tavern &amp; Garden! From Thursday, April 23rd - Sunday, April 26th, you can discover secret beers and win prizes, including 2 VIP tickets to Snallygaster!</li>
 <ul>
 <li>The rules are simple!</li>
 <ul>
 <li>Ask your server or bartender for a scorecard with clues.</li>
 <li>Identify and order up to 9 secret beers.</li>
 <li>Turn in your scorecard by April 26th, and you’ll be entered into a drawing for three grand prizes.</li>
 </ul>
 </ul>
 <li>Grand Prizes include special beer and food experiences, gift cards, and VIP Snallygaster tickets! The more points you earn, the better your chances are of winning the grand prizes!</li>
 <li>Register for the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdewCo6ZYrKq2whvUr4qAJVZLTn_GvtElmwHbLxI9JDMIpMGQ/viewform" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">event here</a>.</li>
 <li>To view the full rules and details, visit <a href="https://www.owenstavern.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.owenstavern.com</a> or <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ukTB092IIXP-gFoc8m17YT-TIv_VCWB0m5x8wze9ebA/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">click here</a>. </li>
 <li>Questions? Email <a href="mailto:manager@owensordinarymd.com" target="_blank">manager@owensordinarymd.com</a>.</li>
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Local Event: Owen's Tavern & Garden Pint & Seek 2026

Owen's Tavern & Garden Pint & Seek 2026

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Sala Thai Restaurant

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SK Jazz is a quartet playing straight-ahead jazz and tunes from the Great American Songbook.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.skjazz.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">skjazz.net/</a>
Sala Thai is located at 4828 Cordell Avenue on the corner of Woodmont and Cordell Avenues. 301-654-4676 There is street parking and a county garage on Wood mont Avenue

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Bethesda Row

Join the BE Well Community for pop-up classes in partnership with your favorite Bethesda Row brands.
Space is limited, purchase your ticket $5 to reserve your spot:
Class time: 9:30 -10:30 a.m. 
Where: on The Lane at Bethesda Row 
Saturday Dates: April 25
May 9
May 23 
June 6
June 20
July 4
July 18
August 8
August 22 
First 20 people to check-in get a free small gelato or coffee from Dolcezza
What to expect:
Mat will be provided for the class, to ticketed attendees
Complimentary juice samples from <a href="https://share.google/vlDtaSioHJAixyzF9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Puree Juice Bar</a>
What to Bring
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 <li>Water</li>
 <li>Towel</li>
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BE Well at Bethesda Row – Equinox HITT 

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<blockquote>Join us for a hands-on event for kids of all ages! Our parking lot will be packed with emergency vehicles, construction trucks, buses, and other cool things that honk, beep, and rumble. Climb aboard, explore, and meet the people who drive them!Bounce houses &amp; games included with admission.Face painting and Food available for purchase.Come ready to play, explore, and make some noise, it’s going to be a truck-tastic time! Online Presale Prices (Thru 4/24)Tickets: $8.00*/ person(Infants: Free)Day Of Prices (4/25)Tickets: $10.00*/ person(Infants: Free)<a href="https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/suburban-nursery-school/sns-truck-touch-2026" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);" rel="nofollow noopener">https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/suburban-nursery-school/sns-truck-touch-2026</a>*Additional processing fees will be added at checkout.</blockquote>

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Bring your family and friends to the Purcellville Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 25 from noon to 7 p.m. rain or shine. This free, family-friendly event will be held at Fireman’s Field Park and inside the Bush Tabernacle Skating Rink at 250 South Nursery Avenue.

Enjoy a full day of live music and performances across multiple stages, along with an art exhibit, games, chalk art, and a variety of interactive activities. Browse offerings from local vendors featuring handcrafted goods, food, beverages, and more. There will be fun for all ages, including face painting, glitter tattoos, sidewalk chalk art, and t-shirt or tote bag decorating. Local non-profits will also be on-site sharing information and resources. Special activities will highlight and celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s independence. 
Inside the Bush Tabernacle Skating Rink—transformed into the Art Hall—you’ll find more than 30 works of art, live performances, art demonstrations, and hands-on activities including quilt square decorating and an Instrument Petting Zoo. Be sure to pick up a festival scavenger hunt booklet and complete it for a chance to win a prize! 
Thank you to the sponsors of the festival: Renewal by Andersen, The Back Nine Golf Leesburg, Northern Virginia Orthodontics, Bank of Clarke Foundation, Longhouse Architects, Valley Energy, the Bush Tabernacle Skating Rink, MotoMember, and OHM Productions. If you or your business are interested in sponsoring this event, please email <a href="mailto:events@purcellvilleva.gov">events@purcellvilleva.gov</a>. 
The Purcellville Music and Arts Festival is jointly hosted by the Purcellville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, the Purcellville Arts Council, and the Town of Purcellville. For more information about the Purcellville Music and Arts Festival please visit <a href="https://www.purcellvillemusicandartsfestival.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.purcellvillemusicandartsfestival.com</a> and follow PVilleMusicArts on Facebook.

Local Event: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival

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Purcellville Music and Arts Festival

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Clarendon

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ICA Language Services (ICA), a family-owned, woman-led small business based in Arlington, is celebrating its 40th anniversary, marking decades of supporting the U.S. military and diplomatic community through language training and testing. Founded in April 1986 as Inlingua Foreign Language Center, a 6-classroom language school, ICA expanded under the leadership of Deidre Doyle, an entrepreneur with a background in organizational management who joined the company the same year. As a military spouse, she had developed a deep understanding of military organizations and culture, helping shape ICA into a trusted provider of language training and testing for military professionals. Doyle became a partner in 1993 and sole owner in 2009, when she changed the name to ICA Language Services. Today, ICA operates a 60+ classroom schoolhouse in Rosslyn and has delivered nearly five million hours of language instruction and more than 30,000 language assessments across 120+ languages. ICA also provides training on military bases throughout the US and abroad. The company is now led by President and CEO Lexie Casey, Doyle’s daughter, who joined ICA in 2009 after a decade in government contracting. Casey became a partner in 2014 and assumed day-to-day leadership in 2015, when Doyle transitioned to Chair of the Board. ICA has employed more than 1,300 individuals from 131 countries, often providing a first job in the United States for language professionals. Certified by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, ICA provides proficiency- and performance-based language training and testing services supporting diplomacy, security, and global engagement. For more information, visit www.icalanguages.com.

ICA Language Services (ICA), a family-owned, woman-led small business based in Arlington, is celebrating its 40th anniversary, marking decades of...

MD Company Solves The DIY Wedding Bar Problem

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If you're planning a wedding in Maryland you've probably had this conversation: "We love your bartending services, but we just can't afford $3,000." Courtney Smith, owner of Chesapeake Bartenders and Events, heard that line hundreds of times. After serving 150+ weddings across the DMV, she finally did something about it. She took everything her team does to plan seamless wedding bars and packaged it into a $99 digital guide couples can use themselves. "I got tired of watching couples stress over their wedding bar," Smith says. "They'd find some random calculator online, and I'm thinking, 'That's either way too much or not nearly enough depending on your crowd." The Real Problem: Most couples make the same mistakes: buying wrong quantities, forgetting ice melts faster in summer, not accounting for setup time, choosing glassware that breaks easily. "I've seen couples run out of alcohol at 9 PM because they used a generic calculator," Smith explains. "Or bought $500 worth of liquor they didn't need." What She Built: The DIY Wedding Bar Planning Guide includes interactive calculators that adjust for your actual wedding—time of day, season, guest demographics. It includes a 16-part audio guide and a real wedding case study showing what 155 guests consumed over five hours. The guide answers: - How much does ice melt in July vs November? - Should you buy champagne for toasts? - What's the cost difference between wine bottles and boxes? - How do you set up a bar so guests aren't waiting? Who It's For: Budget-conscious couples, couples whose venues require in-house bartending, or anyone wanting to understand what they're paying for. Smith, who has 20 years of bartending experience and runs three businesses including 1631 Event Venue, says: "Free calculators tell you what to buy. We tell you why, and how to avoid disasters." The guide is available at chesapeakebartenders.com/diy-wedding-bar-planning-guide

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Afternoon Tea in Pike & Rose 🫖🥐🥯

Tea Room at Hello Betty

Delight in a curated selection of premium teas, delicate finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones, and artful pastries—each crafted to be savored slowly and shared generously. Whether celebrating a special occasion or simply elevating your afternoon, our tea service is an invitation to pause, sip, and indulge in something beautifully refined.

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New Baseball Training Facility at the Rockville Sportsplex 

Player Development Lab of Rockville

Designed for baseball players who want to train like pros, with coaches who’ve developed them. At the Player Development Lab, baseball training is a motivational journey. It’s where aspiration meets reality and progress can be quantified with modern metrics. Through time, effort, and access to well qualified trainers and equipment, members now have a private environment of their own and a staff of the best baseball minds in the area to consult with. Our philosophy is to make training fun, challenging, and rewarding, but equally as important - focused and accessible. Come see what we’re about at the Rockville Sportsplex.

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Your Kids Can Have An AWESOME FUN Summer!

Summer At Sandy Spring

Summer At Sandy Spring is a great Summer Day camp offering equal parts fun and uniqueness. For over thirty years, we have provided families with a safe, engaging, and active summer camp experience for children three years old to fourteen. With the sprawling Sandy Spring Friends School campus, we offer summer experiences for your children that will provide lifelong memories and friendships. Your children will have opportunities to explore Adventure Park, swim in our man-made pond, partake in our weekly theme weeks, enjoy daily hot lunches, and so much more! Some of our exciting activities: Adventure Challenge • Archery • Archery Tag • Art Bonanza • Bubble Soccer • Computer Programming • Dance/Poms • Fishing • Flight Science • Karate • Lego Robotics • Outdoor Living Skills • Painting • Paper Maché • Photography • Rock Climbing • STEAMers • Theater • Video Production and much more! Phone number: 301-774-7455 ext.167

Montgomery Village

Summer At Sandy Spring is a great Summer Day camp offering equal parts fun and uniqueness. For over thirty years, we have provided families with a...

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