CONTRA DANCE

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

Contra dance lesson at 7:30 pm, then dancing to band Wombat Crossing (piano, flute, fiddle, accordion) in Ballroom, Glen Echo Park; adults $5–$30, teens $5, kids free, all ages.

Fri · Nov 6·7:30 PM·Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Contra dance lesson at 7:30 then social dance with caller Carl Levine and band Sugar Beat (flute, fiddle, piano, bodhran); adults $5‑$30, teens $5, children free, 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.

Sun · Nov 22·2:30 PM·Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Contra dance lesson and social at Bumper Car Pavilion, with mentor calling by Stomp Rocket trio, adults $15, youth $5, all ages.

Fri · Nov 20·7:30 PM·Ballroom Back Room, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Salsa and bachata lessons by Amber Logan, DJ‑spun Latin social in Ballroom Back Room, Glen Echo Park; tickets $17 advance, $20 door, $10 under 18, ages 17‑under.

Fri · Nov 20·9 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.

Thu · Nov 19·8:15 PM·Ballroom Back Room, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Blues Dance (Ballroom Back Room, Glen Echo Park) — 45‑minute lesson followed by 2.5 hours of DJ‑spun blues dancing; admission $10 per person.

Sun · Nov 22·6:30 PM·Ballroom Back Room, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Tango Brillante offers a tango lesson, a milonga lesson, then a social dance with live music; $15 for dance only, $20 for one lesson, $30 for all.

Thu · Oct 29·10 AM·Park View Gallery, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Inherited Threads exhibition by Asia Anderson and Lizzie Brown showcases patterns, motifs, textiles and paintings that explore cultural heritage, memory, identity and community connections. Free.

Fri · Oct 30·10:30 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+.