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BULLETIN BOARD Choose from apple, pumpkin, sweet potato, pecan and a sea salt chocolate chess pie. Photo: Abigail Seiler
Food & Friends’ Pie Sale
Now in its 15th year, Slice of Life has become a District tradition. Pie sellers and Pie teams come together to raise money to ensure neighbors facing serious illnesses can enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving meal complete with two delicious pies. Each is baked fresh by gourmet bakery Whisked and picked up on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving at conveniently located sites. Choose from apple, pumpkin, sweet potato, pecan and a sea salt chocolate chess pie. There is no easier way to give back during the holidays. www.sliceoflifedc.org
Shaw’s Outdoor Family Story Time
On Nov. 13 and 27, at 10:30 a.m., enjoy stories and songs with the wee ones at family story time for ages birth through five. These 30-minute story times are full of books, songs, rhymes and finger plays. They are a great way to introduce your child to language skills in a positive and fun environment. Meet at the garden at Seaton Elementary School. Enter behind the school via P Street between Ninth and Tenth streets NW. Bring blankets or chairs. No advance
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signup is needed. In case of inclement weather, the event will be cancelled. www.dclibrary.org/watha
Constellation’s Mysticism & Music
Award-winning musical duo Tom Teasley and Chao Tian compose and perform a propulsive new soundscape powered by a cross-cultural fusion of exuberant percussion and Chinese dulcimer. Singers and dancers join this multidisciplinary group of collaborators to take audiences on a transcen-
dent journey, awakening the senses with spectacular sound, imagery and light. $10 to $49. Mysticism & Music is on stage at Source Theater, 1835 14th St. NW, Oct. 23 to Nov. 21. www.constellationtheatre.org
Franklin Park Reopens
On Sept. 24, Mayor Muriel Bowser reopened the newly modernized Franklin Park, 1332 I St. NW. Improvements to the space include a reimagined
