Get Out: Family Movie Night, Clarendon Day and More
The weekend is here! How are you going to spend it?
1. Clarendon Day
When/Where: Near the Clarendon Metro
Why Go: Clarendon's largest street festival promises live music, food from Clarendon restaurants and craft beer. There will also be rides and a Kids Zone. Read our full festival guide. Patch is a sponsor of this year's Clarendon Day.
Price: Free
2. Family Movie Night at Stoddert Recreation Center
When/Where: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Stoddert Recreation Center's field, 4001 Calvert St. NW
Why Go: Enjoy some beautiful weather and family-friendly films close to home. Stoddert will be showing "Hop" or "Madagascar 3." If there is inclement weather the film will move inside.
Price: Free.
3. PARK(ing) Day
When/Where: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Wilson Boulevard and Lynn Street intersection in Rosslyn
Why Go: According to a flier, PARK(ing) is a "world-wide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public spaces." As part of the event, Arlington's homelessness assistance group, A-SPAN, is collecting gently-used professional attire to in a jumbo shopping cart created by artist J.P. Flick.
Price: Free
When/Where: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday just inside the front gates of the university, 37th & O Street NW.
11:30 a.m. - Grace Notes
11:50 a.m. - GU Pep Band
12:30 p.m. - Georgetown Chimes
1 p.m. - Saxatones
1:30 p.m. - Superfood
Why Go: Enjoy grilled society burgers, entertainment from the GU Pep Band and Georgetown Chimes, and games for kids of all ages, including a caricaturist, balloon twister and face painting.
Price: Free
5. National Weather Service Open House
When/Where: 9 a.m. Saturday at 43858 Weather Service Road in Sterling
Why Go: If you've caught the weather bug, the National Weather Service is hosting a rare open house. See a weather balloon launch and meet with meteorologists.
Price: Free
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National Weather Service Forecast Office Public House
43858 Weather Service Rd, Sterling, VA
Jason Spencer
1:51 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
Patch is a sponsor of this year's Clarendon Day! We'll be in space 307 -- on your left as you head down Wilson Boulevard toward the Kids Zone. (Basically, we're across from the CVS.) Come see us! We have lots of cool Patch swag to give away — including totes, sunglasses and stainless-steel water bottles!