This Weekend's Events - Feb 23-24

Every Thursday I will endeavor to list as many family-friendly happenings in the area for the coming weekend. Please come back and post comments if you attend any of these events.

Sorry it's late this week!

Maryland

• African-American Family Festival - Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Saturday, 10-4, http://thewalters.org/eventscalendar/eventdetails.aspx?e=2972
• Fun with Flight - Saturday, Kentland Community Center, Landover, 10-Noon
• African-American Family Day - Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex, Saturday, 9-4, http://www.pgsportsandlearn.com/page52694.aspx
• Baby Bear's Birthday - Puppet Co Playhouse, Glen Echo, http://www.thepuppetco.org/tots.html
• Planet Earth - Shallow Seas 4D Experience - National Aquarium Baltimore, http://www.aqua.org/visit/baltimore/calendar/showtime-4d-planet-earth-shallow-seas?EventID=%7b53142DB6-88C4-40A0-B531-BC3F8A649893%7d
• Thumbelina's Tea Party - Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, Sunday, 10am or 1pm, http://www.mbtdance.org/2013/01/28/thumbelinas-tea-party-february-24th/
• Free Family Sundays at Baltimore Museum of Art - 2-5pm, http://artbma.org/families/sundays.html
• Ice Skating at Rockville Town Square - http://rockvilletownsquare.com/at-the-square/ice-rink/
• Ice Skating at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring - http://www.silverspringiceskating.com/

Virginia

• Family Day: African American Pioneers in Aviation - Air & Space Museum - Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Saturday, 10-3, http://www.si.edu/Events/Calendar/?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D102863741%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D
• Girls in Engineering Day - Sterling Communnity Center, Saturday, Kids 6-12, 11-1pm, https://webtrac.loudoun.gov/wbwsc/webtrac.wsc/wbsearch.html?wbsi=931870c7-46d7-5e9b-e211-577d768883c8
• Oasis in Space - Arlington Planetarium, Sat/Sun,  http://apsva.us/Page/2715
• Mickey's Music Festival - George Mason University Patriot Center, Fairfax, Sunday, http://patriotcenter.com/2012/06/disney-live-mickeys-music-festival/

Washington DC

• Nordic Cool 2013: Lego Exhibit and Play Space - Sat/Sun, Kennedy Center, South Gallery, http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=ZNLEX
• Reptile & Amphibian Day - National Aquarium DC, Saturday, 12-4,  http://aqua.org/visit/dc/calendar/reptile-amphibian-day
• The Magic of Spying - International Spy Museum, Saturday, Kids 7+, 2pm, http://www.spymuseum.org/calendar/detail/the-magic-of-spying/2013-02-23/
• Zip Zap Circus USA Workshop - Saturday, Atlas Performing Arts Center, http://intersectionsdc.org/performer-event-search/394/all/20130223/394
• Mt Vernon Celebrates Black History Month, 9-4, http://www.mountvernon.org/node/4974
• Ice Skating in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden - http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/skating.shtm
• Ice Skating at Washington Harbour - http://thewashingtonharbour.com/skating/
• Ice Skating at Pentagon Row - http://www.pentagonrowskating.com/