Arts & Entertainment
Get Out: Ideas for the Weekend of April 6, 2012
This weekend: an Easter egg roll, a chocolate factory tour, soccer and more!
Where/When: (9330 Fraser Avenue, Silver Spring, MD). Saturday, April 7, at 11:00 a.m.
Why Go: The DC Fencer’s Club teaches even the most inexperienced fencer, the basics of one of the oldest sports in the world.
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Price: $145 covers the cost of four classes, the first of which is on Saturday.
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Where/When: (4700 Norwood Drive, Chevy Chase, MD). Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 6-8, starting at 7:00 a.m.
Why Go: This six-week “league” is perfect for K-2nd graders to have fun in a friendly format.
Price: $85 league fees.
Where/When: (8814 Kensington Pkwy., Chevy Chase, MD). Sunday, April 8, at 12:15 p.m.
Why Go: Celebrate Easter with a good old-fashioned egg roll and egg hunt. Children’s folk singer Oh Suzanne, holiday desserts, coffee and more round out the fun!
Price: Free.
Where/When: SPAGnVola Chocolatier (360 Main St, Gaithersburg, MD). Saturday, April 7, 2:00 p.m.
Why Go: Learn about the origin of cacao trees, how they are harvested, fermented, dried and then subsequently turned into premium single-estate chocolate. From soil to chocolate, SPAGnVOLA is the ONLY premium chocolate manufacturer in Maryland, D.C. and VA
Price: Free
Where/When: Montgomery County Humane Society Opera House (14645 Rothgeb Drive, Rockville, MD). Saturday, April 7, from 12:00 – 5:00 pm., and Sunday, April 8, from 12:00 p.m. – 7:00pm.
Why Go: More than 150 puppies, kittens, dogs, cats and other small animals are looking for good homes!
Price: Free.
