Kids & Family

Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion Welcomes You

Roller skate rental is available from Memorial Day to Labor Day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rentals are free with a government issued ID. Socks are required to rent skates. On “Late Skate” Saturdays, June 24, July 29, Aug. 26, Sept. 30 and Oct. 28; skate until 10 p.m. and enjoy the featured DJ. Events last throughout the day and include double dutch, lawn games, job fairs, boat trips and more. nps.gov/anac.

Steam Saturdays At The National Building Museum

Spend the second Saturday of each month, from 1 to 3 p.m., learning through play with the National Building Museum’s STEAM Saturday activities. Participants can explore hands-on activities designed to spark curiosity in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Math. Each activity adds a new challenge to test their problem-solving skills. Through facilitated individual and group building challenges, children ages eight to fourteen will use LEGO brick challenge kits and real-life materials to explore how engineering and technology are helping to shape and construct the world around us. Children will have the opportunity to bring their ideas to life virtually using Autodesk’s Future Communities technology. $15 per child. The National Building Museum is at 401 F St. NW. nbm.org.

(L-R): Bartley Booz, Brent Bateman, Jesse Aaronson (falling), Ashley

N. Hildreth, Sid Solomon, Ellie MacPherson, Damien Brett, Laura D’Andre, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Chris Lanceley (on couch), Matt Harrington, and Maggie Weston. Photo: Jeremy Daniel, 2021

The Play That Goes Wrong At The Kc

What would happen if Sherlock Holmes and Monty Python had an illegitimate Broadway baby? You’d get New York and London’s award-winning smash comedy. This classic murder mystery by award-winning Mischief is chock-full of mishaps and madcap mania. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), it’s sure to bring down the house. The Play That Goes Wrong, at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater from July 20 to Aug. 13, is recommended for ages eight and up. $39 to $139. Kennedy-center.org.

Who doesn’t love a summer Friday night spent on the river? Anacostia Riverkeeper’s Friday Night Fishing program is a free, familyfriendly, learn-to- sh program. It takes place along the Navy Yard on the Anacostia each summer. Open to all ages. ARK and partner Earth Conservation Corps provide everything you need for you and your family to learn how to sh in a fun and educational environment. The 2023 season takes place Friday nights from June 23 to Aug. 25, 5 to 8 p.m., at the Diamond Teague Park Recreation Dock. Anacostia Riverkeeper provides shing gear, safety vests, and a mini demo on shing, shing safety and fun facts about the sh in the river. Adults need DC shing licenses to actively sh. Registration is recommended via the Anacostia Riverkeeper Eventbrite page. Bring water to drink. anacostiariverkeeper.org/friday-night- shing.

the Diamond Teague Park Recreation Dock.

Thursday Art Cart at the Hirshhorn

Want to make art inspired by your favorite Hirshhorn works on view? e Art Cart o ers young artists a hands-on maker experience during their visit to the Hirshhorn. Each week’s Art Cart o ers a fresh and fun theme featuring artwork on view, an artmaking activity to do at the Museum, and kids’ projects to extend the fun at home. e Art Cart is free; no registration required. Drop in any ursday between 10 a.m. and noon. e Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is at Independence Avenue and Seventh Street SW. hirshhorn.si.edu.

NMAAHC Juneteenth Community Day

On Saturday, June 17, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., visitors can celebrate the history, art and culture of Juneteenth at NMAAHC with several wonderful events at the annual Community Day. ey can explore the gifts of gardening and the culinary arts, listen to stories and music and discover an inner artist with crafts for all ages. ey can visit the museum’s galleries, grounds and Sweet Home Café to learn more about this historic holiday with indoor and outdoor programming. All programs are free, but registration is required for indoor activities. Registration permits entry to events at the museum throughout the day. nmaahc. si.edu/events/series/juneteenth-public-programs.

Juneteenth Family Day at the National Archives

On Saturday, June 17, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., celebrate Juneteenth—the annual holiday commemorating the end of legal slavery in the United States—with family-friendly artmaking and activities. Come see the o cial handwritten General Order No. 3 and learn about Arlington’s Freedman’s Village with educators from the National Archives Museum and Arlington National Cemetery. All ages welcome. National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. archives. gov. nmaahc.si.edu/events/series/ Juneteenth-public programs.