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Get Out: Weekend Picks in Potomac
A look at things you can do this weekend around Potomac.
Where/When: Saturday, Oct. 29, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Glen Echo Park, 7300 Macarthur Blvd, Glen Echo.
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Why Go: Enjoy a costume parade, pumpkin painting, treat bag decorating and more at this free event!
Pricing: Free
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Where/When: Saturday, Oct. 29, 10:30 a.m. at the Potomac Library, Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Dr, Potomac.
Why Go: Spooky storytime for preschoolers and their families. Wear costumes--there will be a costume parade.
Pricing: Free
Where/When: Saturday, Oct. 29, 09:00 am, Route 28 and Monroe St., Rockville.
Why Go: Every Saturday, Rockville's weekly farmers market offers a wide selection of fresh seasonal fruits, vegetables, bedding plants, cut flowers, preserves, honey herbs and baked goods from local vendors.
Pricing: Free (except purchases)
Where/When: Meet at the Friendship Heights Village Center (4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase) on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 9:00 a.m.
Why Go: Join the first-ever mini-walk in the Village of Friendship Heights to support the Community Council for the Homeless at Friendship Place. A continental breakfast will be donated by Courtyard Marriott, and the walk will begin at 9:30 a.m. Walkers will proceed down Wisconsin Avenue to the Friendship Place Welcome Center near Chesapeake Street. Round-trip, the walk will be about 2 miles long. To register online, visit the Help the Homeless Walkathon website. Fill in “Village of Friendship Heights” under "Name of Hosting Organization."
Pricing: $30 for adults 25 years old and up; $20 for walkers under age 25.
5. "TOUGH!" at The Writer's Center
Where/When: The Writer's Center (4508 Walsh St., Chevy Chase), Thursday and Friday, Oct. 27 and 28, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m.
Why Go: A raw comedy by George F. Walker — one of Canada’s foremost playwrights — "TOUGH!" is an honest and intimate look at the very adult consequences of very young love. Viciously smart, extremely funny, and pulling no punches — especially to the face — "TOUGH!" takes Flying V’s mission of fearless content to a new personal level.
Pricing: $10 at the door.
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