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The Transylvania Park- Halloween

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! HALLOWEEN IS COMING…..

CLICK ON THE FLYER TO ENLARGE!

Don’t forget it! It’s bike day on this Saturday.

Get your kids riding on two wheels without training wheels!

It is still not too late to learn to ride on two wheels. CHCDP is offering a bike event in this year before the winter comes.

Learn to Ride with 2 Wheels— is a free group workshop for children who are ready to bury their training wheels and ride a two-wheelers for the first time. Through a safe, easy, effective methods, Ralph Fernandez,

a gold medalist at the World Deaf Cycling Championship and silver and bronze medalist at the Deaflympic, is delighted to teach the parents and kids how to ride with two wheels. Ralph has a plenty of tips and tricks for the parents who soon will be outstanding coaches for their kids!

Come along and show the brave kids to ride on their own!

Who: Parents, kids and friends.

Where: Closed road on Beach Drive between #5 and #4 at the Rock Creek Park*

When: Saturday, October 13, 2012

Time: 10 AM to Noon

What: Bring bikes, tools to remove the training wheels, helmet (required), kids’ snacks and drinks for your family.

Meet at the Parking area #6.

You are welcome to gather for a picnic at the rest area in Rock Creek Park.

*Sections of Beach Drive to the DC line are closed on Saturdays, Sundays (7:00 AM Saturday-7:00 PM Sunday), and holidays for bikers, roller bladers, hikers and joggers (On the map they are marked in faint yellow).

RSVP Marvelboyw@gmail.com before October 11.

CHCDP Bike Event: No more Training Wheels!

CHCDP is offering a bike event….

SAY GOODBYE TO TRAINING WHEELS!

WHERE: Closed road* on Beach Drive (see map)

WHEN: Saturday October 13 (no rain date; it will be cancelled if it rains)

TIME: 10:00 to 12:00 noon

WHAT: Bring bikes, tools to remove the training wheels, helmet (required) and snacks/lunch/drinks for your family

*Sections on Beach Drive to the DC Line are closed on Saturdays and Sundays

for cyclists and skaters, etc… (7am to 7pm).

RSVP no later than October 11

Email to Wally, marvelboyw@gmail.com

Art Signs gallery talks in ASL

Join us at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on Thursday, September 13 at 5:30 p.m. for our next session of Art Signs gallery talks in ASL, with Art Signs guide Tracey Salaway.

When:                  Thursday, September 13 at 5:30 p.m.

Where:                 Smithsonian American Art Museum
8^th & G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Meet at the F Street Information Desk

Metro: Gallery Place

Become an Art Signs Gallery Guide!  **We are currently recruiting for a new class of volunteer Art Signs gallery guides. We seek deaf individuals who are passionate about art and love to share their knowledge with others.  A training class will begin this fall.  To learn more about how to apply, come to an information session on September 13 at 5pm. See the attached flyer or contact wilsoncl@si.edu for details!

Note:  In the last few days, we have received many announcements and many of them are urgent because of events that are happening in less than a week.  For this, we appreciate your understanding and support.  DCAD.

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Boogie Babes

Hey Working Moms & Dads!
This Week There’s One For You!

 

Bridgette with Dawn on Conga

Thursday, August 14th at 10:30am

Eastern Market 

225 7th ST SE

 

and

Ukulele Phil & The Hula Kids

Thursday, August 15th at 10:30am

Atlas Performing Arts Center

1333 H Street NE

and

Bridgette with Dawn on Conga

Saturday, September 16th at 12 Noon

Atlas Performing Arts Center for H Street Festival 12- 5pm
1333 H ST NE

 

Buy a $20 punch card and get your fifth show free – credit cards now accepted!

$5 per child,
siblings under 6 months and under are free!

 

 

Dear CHCDP,I ha…

Dear CHCDP,

I have good news! The DC State Fair will be held on Capitol Hill this year and will offer ASL interpreters! That means any information table with LiveGreen DC, Kid Power DC, 4-H, and others will have interpreters available. They will also interpret for announcements of the winners of the Best Pie, Best Cupcake, Kids’ Art, and other contests! We warmly invite CHCDP members to join us at the Fair.

The Fair will take place during the Barracks Row Fall Festival on September 22.  Feel free to contact me with any questions at rhea@dcstatefair.org or rhea.kennedy@gallaudet.edu.

Rhea Kennedy
Board Member, DC State Fair
rhea@dcstatefair.org | 202-669-3602
DCStateFair.org

THANK YOU RHEA FOR INCLUDING US! I hope Tracey Kempton will join the Cupcake Contest!

 

CHCDP is warmly invited to the

DC State Fair
A culinary, artistic, and agricultural showcase of the District

Saturday, September 22
11 AM to 5 PM
During the Barracks Row Fall Festival
(8th Street SE just south of Eastern Market metro station)

ASL interpretation provided

• Meet representatives of LiveGreen DC, Slow Food DC, Kid Power DC, Gilt City, 4-H, and other local businesses and organizations.
• Enter to win the Kids Art Contest or one of more than 20 other contests, including Best Pie, Best Cupcake, Best Pickle, and Heaviest Vegetable.
• See the winning entries (with a display sponsored by Bon Appetit Management Company at Gallaudet) and find out who will take home a blue ribbon.
• Learn about home canning, beekeeping, gardening, and homebrewing at educational demonstrations.
• Grab a snack at the Lemongrass Vietnamese food truck or Whisked bakery.
• Enjoy the rest of the Barracks Row Fall Festival adjacent to the D.C. State Fair.

For more information, visit DCStateFair.org or read the latest newsletter for contest entry details and deadlines. For contest entry drop-off times and judging times, go to the Event Details page.

Something to plan for October month for our little ones… Fall Festivals and Pumpkin Patch!

We bet that your kids would love to pick a pumpkin, get a ride in a wagon full of hay, or feed and pet farm animals. Who doesn’t love fall seasons? There are fall festivals held in a variety of places throughout Maryland and Virginia. Here are some best pumpkin patches in the Washington Metro area.

 

MARYLAND

Agricultural History Farm Park

18400 Muncaster Road, Derwood, Maryland (301) 924-4141
2012 Date to Be Announced, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This Montgomery County facility hosts one of the largest harvest festivals in the area. Activities include hayrides, scarecrow making, farm demonstrations, crafts, hay maze, live entertainment and more.

Butler’s Orchard
22200 Davis Mill Road, Germantown, Maryland (301) 972-3299
Annual Pumpkin Festival is held weekends throughout October, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pick a pumpkin; take a hayride; explore a hay maze; and enjoy crafts, food, and family activities.

Homestead Farm
15600 Sugarland Road, Poolesville, Maryland (301) 977-3761
Harvest festival is held weekends through October from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Take a hayride, pick your own apples or pumpkins, find your way through the hay maze.

Larriland Farms
2415 Woodbine Road, Woodbine, Maryland (301) 854-6110
Annual Pumpkin Festival is held weekends throughout October. Pick a pumpkin; take a hayride; and explore a hay maze and more.

Sharp’s at Waterford Farm
4003 Jennings Chapel Road, Brookeville, Maryland (410) 489-2572
Fall festival held each weekend from mid-September to mid-November. Activities include pumpkin picking, corn mazes, hayrides, campfires, feeding animals, and more.

Gaver Pumpkin Patch
5501 Detrick Road, Mt. Airy, Maryland (301) 865-3515
Open late September through October, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Free hayrides are offered Fri-Sun. The fall festival features a challenging “Casey the Cow” themed corn maze, large farm animal area, straw mountain, pedal bike track, giant slides, pirate ship, bale mazes, toddler corn maze, and play areas.

Summers Farm
5614 Butterfly Lane, Frederick, Maryland (301) 620-9316
Pumpkinland festival is open September 22 – November 1, 2012 with day and evening activities. Visit the farm animal barnyard, corn maze, giant slides, straw mountain, and American Indian Teepee and much more.

Crumland Farms
7612 Willow Road, Frederick, Maryland. (301) 845-8099. Pumpkin patch, corn maze, haunted hayride, pedal carts, giant trikes, mini-barnyard, hay jump, giant slide, MooChoo train and more. 2012 Dates to Be Announced, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch
6521 Holter Rd., Middletown, Maryland (301) 371-6874
Open daily September 22 – October 31, 2012, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Pick your own pumpkin, explore the Crazy Corn maze, haywagons, petting zoo, pony rides, face painting and much more.

Clark’s Elioak Farm 
10500 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, Maryland (410) 730-4049
Open every day in October. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Enjoy the petting farm, a pumpkin patch, hayrides, pony rides and storybook characters from the Enchanted Forest.

Zekiah Farms
5235 Bryantown Road, Waldorf, Maryland (240) 216-4065
Open Saturdays and Sundays in October, 10 a.m. to dusk. Hayrides, cornmazes, farm animals, pumpkins, straw pit, seasonal produce, farm store, food, and more.

Shlagel Farms
12850 Shlagel Rd. Waldorf, Maryland (301) 645-4554
Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in October for pick your own pumpkins. The farm offers wagon rides, a petting zoo, a straw maze for the under 10 crowd, a corn box for clean sandbox type fun and educational tours for school or private groups.

 

VIRGINIA

Cox Farms
15621 Braddock Road, Centreville, Virginia (703) 830-4121
One of the largest fall festivals in Virginia! 2012 Dates: September 29 – October 31; Bonus Days: November 5 – 6. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. The festival includes 5 giant slides, hayrides, rope swings, farm animals & their babies, CORNundrum(R) cornfield adventure, straw tunnels, Farm Chores, Kiddie Zone, goat village, apples & cider, food, entertainment, over 90 acres of fun! Everyone gets a small patch pumpkin to take home free with paid admission. New spaceship, mining sluice and mechanical bull this year.

Leesburg Animal Park
19270 James Monroe Highway, Leesburg, Virginia (703) 433-0002
Pumpkinville is open everyday from 2012 Dates to Be Announced, 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. (5 p.m. after Daylight Savings) The farm play area includes an Indian teepee, giant slides, a hay maze, unlimited hayrides, straw mountains, tot maze, rope swings, tractors to climb on, a large inflated firetruck slide, moon bounces, and much more.

Mount Vernon Fall Harvest Family Days
George Washington Parkway, Mount Vernon, Virginia (703)780-2000
October 27 – 28, 2012, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit George Washington’s estate and enjoy autumn activities including horse-drawn wagon rides, wheat treading in the 16-sided barn, a straw bale maze, early-American games, music and demonstrations. This is a huge fall festival with traditional harvest activities, but no pumpkins.

Ticonderoga Farms
26469 Ticonderoga Road, Chantilly, Virginia (703) 327-4424
2012 Dates to Be Announced, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival includes hands on pick your own pumpkins, spooky fun zones, hayrides, hillside slides and tunnels, giant jumping pillow, cow pow train ride, Noah’s Ark, petting animals, giant xylophone, bamboo panda puzzle maze, swinging bridge, antique tractors, fire pits, park-like log cabin play areas, picnic areas, weekend specials and more. Thank you,

Burke Nursery and Garden Center
9401 Burke Road, Burke, Virginia (703) 323-1188
2012 Dates to Be Announced. The annual Fall Festival and Pumpkin Playground runs daily from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. through October. Highlights include pirate and western-themed activities, Native American storytellers, slides, tumbling tubes, rope swings, A Monster Truck, mechanical rides, farm animals, clowns, magicians, musicians, Wobble Wagon rides and much more.

Heather Hill Gardens
8111 Ox Rd., Fairfax Station, Virginia (703) 690-6060
2012 Dates to Be Announced. The fall festival features a pumpkin fort, slide, rope swing, mini zipline, moon bounce, farm animals, and more. Open Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Sundays 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Great Country Farms
18780 Foggy Bottom Road Bluemont, Virginia (540) 554-2073
The annual fall harvest festival features pick-your-own pumpkins, the Pumpkin Princess, P-Rex the pumpkin munchin’ dinosaur, Derby Pig Races, Pumpkin Jumpin’ Pillow, a Double Barrel 60′ Slide, rope swings, a new corn maze and more. 2012 Dates to Be Announced.

Old Mine Ranch
17507 Mine Rd. Dumfries, Virginia (703) 441-1382
Through the month of October, enjoy pumpkin picking, hayrides, slides, petting farm, moonbounce and more. Open everyday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Spookfest every night except Sunday 7-9 p.m.

Hollins Farms Orchard
1524 Snowden Road Delaplane, Virginia (540) 592-3574
One of the largest pumpkin patches in Northern Virginia. Pick a pumpkin, see farm animals and baby calves, take a pony ride, enjoy live music, hiking, and more. Open Wednesday through Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October.

Clark’s Farm
721 Courthouse Rd (Rte. 630), Stafford, Virginia (540) 659-2172
Moon bounce, maze, face painting, pumpkin painting, straw mountain with tunnels, penny pit, corn box, pumpkin bowling, barn yard animals, pony rides and more. Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily through October.

 

Enjoy!!

 

Swedish Midsummer Smörgåsbord Friday June 15, 7-9 PM

Hello!

 

It’s time for the annual Midsummer Festival at IKEA College Park. Join us Friday, June 15^th from 7 – 9 pm for our ALL YOU CAN EAT Swedish Smorgasbord. Tickets are $9.99/adult and $2.49/children 12 and under.   To purchase your ticket(s) by phone call  at 301-345-6552 x 1203 or purchase your tickets in store at the Swedish Food Market.

 

This event will sell out and tickets are going fast. Call now to reserve your space today!

 

Feel free to pass along the attached flyer. Hope to see you there!

 

IKEA

 

 

CHCDP Picnic on June 8, Friday at the SW Yards Park

 CHCDP Picnic on June 8, Friday at the SW Yards Park:

June 8,  6:00pm to 8:30pm

It is a Kids NIGHT!

The SW Yards Park provides music, fun moonbounce and many more for kids.

CHCDP will provide sandwiches, chips and drinks.

**Don’t forget to bring blankets, folding chairs, bathing suits and extra clothes.

**MUST RSVP no later than 5pm on Thursday the 7th (so we will have enough food for everyone) at ninafrica@yahoo.com.

See you soon!

Directions:

http://www.yardspark.org/plan/hours-and-directions
The Yards Park: Hours & Directions

www.yardspark.org

The entrances to the The Yards Park are located at 3rd and 4th Streets, SE and at Water Street, SE which is two blocks south of M Street, SE.

The Yards Park : Hours & Directions

www.yardspark.org

The entrances to the The Yards Park are located at 3rd and 4th Streets, SE and at Water Street, SE which is two blocks south of M Street, SE.