WALTZ DANCE

Sun · Nov 1·2:45 PM·Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Live waltz dance with lesson and social dancing at Spanish Ballroom, featuring Karen Collins & The Backroads Band; $15 per person, $5 for full‑time students and children.

Sun · Nov 15·2 PM·Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Samba rhythms fill Bumper Car Pavilion as musicians and dancers play choro, pagode beats, offering dance lessons and sing/play opportunities, all ages, $15 adults, $10 teens, $5 under 12.

Sun · Nov 15·2 PM – 5 PM·Ballroom Back Room at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo

Live samba music and a beginner dance lesson fill Glen Echo Park’s Ballroom Back Room, with participation; tickets $16 adults, $11 teens, $6 children, all ages.

Sun · Nov 15·9 AM·Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Interactive Chesapeake Bay aquarium at Glen Echo Park offers timed‑entry exhibits and educators for personalized learning, $10 per person, ages 2 and up.

Sun · Nov 15·11 AM – 1 PM·Carroll Avenue at Laurel Avenue, Carroll Avenue at Laurel Avenue, Takoma Park, MD

Open mic for poets, songwriters, artists and performers at the Ward Sinclair Plaza clock tower, with rain‑day backup at People’s Book patio, all ages.

Fri · Nov 13·7:30 PM·Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Contra dance lesson at 7:30 followed by social dancing to band Frog Hammer with caller Greg Frock at Spanish Ballroom, admission $5‑$30 adults, $5 teens, free children.

Wed · Nov 18·7:30 PM·Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Folk dance class and open request session at Bumper Car Pavilion features beginner/intermediate lessons and dances from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Croatia, Serbia, $10 admission.

Fri · Oct 23·10:30 AM·the Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Jennie the cat explores Halloween with puppets, skateboarding, shadow puppetry, pumpkin carving, original music and audience interaction at the Puppet Co. Playhouse, $17.93, for ages 4+.

Fri · Oct 23·11 AM·Adventure Theatre, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Adventure Theatre presents Beatrice Likes the Dark, a magical production blending music, shadow play, and storytelling about courage and curiosity. $27.