Trick or Treating at Mount Vernon Tickets are on sale now for Trick or Treating at Mount Vernon on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2 to 6 p.m., rain or shine, where kids can celebrate Halloween with 18th-century entertainment and activities such as Punch & Judy Shows, chocolate making, live music, and pictures at a straw-bale selfie station. $25 for adults; $15 for kids. Face masks are recommended indoors for all persons, vaccinated or unvaccinated.
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Photo: Courtesy of George Washington’s Mount Vernon
“My Lord, What a Night” Student Matinees
Girls on the Run 5K The Girls on the Run 5K is on Sunday, Nov. 21 at Anacostia Park. It is a 3.1-mile loop around the park. Registration will stay open until Monday, Nov. 15 at midnight for Community Buddy Runner registration and until Sunday, Nov. 20 at noon for families and community runners. But if you register before Oct. 17, you will receive early bird pricing. At Girls on the Run, they inspire all girls to buildconfidence and make intentional decisions, while fostering care and compassion for self and others. Read more at gotrdc.org.
After performing in Princeton, New Jersey, acclaimed contralto Marian Anderson is denied lodging at the Nassau Inn because she is Black. Physicist Albert Einstein invites her to stay at his home, and the two form a profound friendship based on their love for music and their commitment to human rights. Based on true events, My Lord, What a Night takes us into Einstein’s home and imagines the conversations and circumstances that led to Anderson’s historic concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Don’t miss this remarkable new play about courage, justice and our shared humanity. Teachers can bring their students to a free matinee performance on Oct. 14 and 21 at 11 a.m. at Ford’s Theatre. Ford’s provides free group tickets and transportation to DC public schools and other qualifying schools. There is a limit of 40 tickets per teacher. Read more at fords.org/for-teachers/programs/student-matinees.
Healthy Kids Running Series at Anacostia Park Healthy Kids Running Series is a five-week running program in the spring and fall for kids pre-k through 8th grade. Each HKRS Series takes place once a week and offers age-appropriate running events including the 50- and 75-yard dashes, the quarter mile, the half mile and the one mile run. Kids compete each week for a chance to earn points. At the end of the Series the boys and girls who accumulate the most points in their respective distances are awarded trophies. All participants receive a medal on Week 5. This fall’s series is Oct. 2 to Nov. 7. $40. Races are at Anacostia Park, Playing Field #1, Anacostia Dr. and Good Hope Rd. SE. Read more and register at healthykidsrunningseries.org/race-locations/anacostia-kenilworth-dc/.
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Photo: Courtesy of Healthy Kids Running Series
