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Fri · Nov 13·9 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.

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.

Fri · Nov 13·Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Shepherd Park Coat Drive (Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library) — Collect used coats, socks, gloves, hats, hand and toe warmers in donation box at the main desk, all ages.

Fri · Nov 13·Walter Reed Center, 2909 16th St S, 22204 · Arlington

Bunco Bunch (Walter Reed Center) — Dice game of luck encouraging socializing among 55+ participants, no experience required, for ages 55 and up.

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.