Family
1. Kids Euro Festival: The largest performing arts festival of its kind in the United States, Kids Euro Festival transforms metro Washington into a European adventure for children and their families. More than 150 free events in and around D.C. Consult Web site for a schedule of performances.
Where: Many locations throughout D.C.
When: Through Nov. 10
Info: Free; 202-944-6558; kidseurofestival.org
2. Fall Heritage Festival: Gather around the Walker Log House to celebrate our nation’s heritage. Step back in time and try your hand at old-time games and crafts, like making candles and pressing cider.
Where: Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 Military Road, Arlington
When: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday
Info: $5 (under 3 free); $20 maximum/family; no registration required
3. Hawks and Falcons: Families with children ages 5 and older. Join members of the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia as they share their knowledge and let you have a chance to meet some live birds. Info: 703-228-6535.
Where: Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington
When: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday
Info: $5 suggested donation; registration required at 703-228-4747; program 612950-L
4. “Pinocchio”: This “Pinocchio” is told with life-size marionettes and live actors, but it is still the story of a puppet that sheds its strings in pursuit of becoming a real boy. His adventures lead him into danger and foul company, but in the end, with the help of a talking cricket and a blue fairy, he is reunited with his father and granted his heart’s desire.
Where: The Puppet Company, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo
When: Friday to Monday; see Web site for individual dates and times
Info: $10; 301-634-5380; thepuppetco.org
5. Whoo’s There?: Discover the many owl species that call Rock Creek Park home. Learn how they survive in the backyard of our nation’s capital, and make your own feathered friend to take home. Ages 4 and older.
Where: Rock Creek Park, 5200 Glover Road NW
When: 2 p.m. Saturday
Info: Free; 202-895-6070; nps.gov/rocr
Galleries
1. Michael Farrell: Landscapes – Silent Metaphors: “Our lives are awash in information, but given time, the facts of place can evolve into something simpler, more universal and essential — images that become still, silent metaphors for one’s unique experience in the world,” says painter and Montgomery College art professor Farrell. His paintings are more eloquent still.
Where: Gallery 555dc, 555 12th St. NW
When: Through Nov. 19
Info: Free; gallery555dc.com
2. Adam de Boer: Finca: De Boer was inspired by a trip to a friend’s Villeta, Colombia, farm to create this series of paintings examining the role of socioeconomic class in Colombian society.
Where: Flashpoint, 916 G St. NW
When: Through Nov. 13
Info: Free; 202-315-1305; flashpointdc.org
3. BG Muhn: Love Affair of the Empress: A mythical Chinese empress is the subject of this arresting series of fiction portraits, including one comprised of hundreds of houseflies trapped in glue and stuck to the canvas.
Where: The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave.
When: Through Oct. 17
Info: Free; 202-885-1300; american.edu/cas/katzen/museum
4. New Work by Sheep Jones: Jones is blind in one eye, but the loss of her depth perception seems to have unlocked a more otherworldly visual sensibility that runs through her collage-accented paintings of sheds, fish, birds and vegetables.
Where: Gallery Plan B, 1530 14th St. NW
When: Through Nov. 21
Info: Free; 202-234-2711;galleryplanb.com/index.html
5. Vivat Rex!: This collection of rare prints, manuscripts and handwritten letters commemorates the 500th anniversary of the Accession of Henry VIII.
Where: Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE
When: Through Dec. 30
Info: Free; 202-544-4600; folger.edu
Music
1. National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach conducts the orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 and the composer’s “Kindertotenlieder” sung by contralto Nathalie Stutzmann.
Where: Kennedy Center Concert Hall
When: 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Info: $20 to $85; 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org
2. Kelli O’Hara: The Tony-nominated singer, star of “South Pacific” and “The Light in the Piazza,” is in Barbara Cook’s Spotlight for an evening of cabaret excitement.
Where: Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Info: $45; 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org
3. Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Piano Trios by Haydn and Previn and a Piano Quintet by Schumann are part of the Chamber Music Across America series.
Where: Kennedy Center Concert Hall
When: 2 p.m. Sunday
Info: $35; 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org
4. Joshua Redman Trio: The master of tenor, alto and soprano saxophones and winner of the 1991 Thelonious Monk Competition shares vibes with bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Greg Hutchinson for a touch of jazz nostalgia from their latest recording.
Where: Blues Alley
When: 8 and 10 p.m. Thursday to Sunday
Info: $40; 202-337-4141; bluesalley.com
5. Noel Paul Stookey: The activist, artist and founding member of Peter, Paul and Mary performs some favorite numbers from his 45 albums and extensive career as soloist and recording artist.
Where: The Barns of Wolf Trap
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Info: $25; wolftrap.org
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6. Two Skirts and a Shirt: The KC Jazz Club presents Carla Cook, Allan Harris and Rene Marie in an evening bursting with multiple talents.
Where: Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery
When: 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday
Info: $26; 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org
Theater
1. “Henry VIII”: This compelling revelation of the lives of the royals rivals the intrigue of any current docudrama. Shakespeare’s final history play reverberates with power struggles — both political and personal — as Henry’s advisers, paramour Anne Boleyn, and Queen Katherine all vie for the favor of the king.
Where: Folger Theatre, The Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday
Info: $37 to $55; 202-544-7077; folger.edu
2. “Women Beware Women”: A revenge tragedy by Thomas Middleton, one of Shakespeare’s contemporaries. In a captivating world of wealth, three couples engage in a dangerous game of strategy as they vie for power and pursue their lust. Enjoy this provocative mix of dark comedy, adultery, murder, ambition and twisted love.
Where: Constellation Theatre Company, 1835 14th St. NW
When: Through Nov. 14
Info: $24 to $31; 202-204-7741; constellationtheatre.org
3. “Fool for Love”: Sam Shepard’s probing, yet sharply humorous, study of love, hate and the dying myths of the American West is staged.
Where: Keegan Theatre, Church Street Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW
When: 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; through Nov. 7
Info: $30 to $35; 703-892-0202; keegantheatre.com
4. “Three Sisters” and “Twelfth Night”: These Chekhov International Theatre Festival productions are presented in cooperation with the Cheek by Jowl theater company and directed by Declan Donnellan. In “Three Sisters,” three siblings in an upper-class Russian family at the turn of the 20th century encounter love, lust and compromise under the roof of their provincial homestead. The all-male “Twelfth Night” celebrates Shakespeare’s classic comedy about mistaken identity and love hidden in plain view. In Russian with English surtitles.
Where: The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW
When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 and 20 (“Three Sisters”) and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 and 23 (“Twelfth Night”)
Info: $22 to $60; 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org
5. 13th Annual International Festival of Hispanic Theater: Plays from Argentina, Spain, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, the United States and Paraguay are staged.
Where: Teatro de la Luna, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington
When: 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday; through Nov. 27
Info: $25 to $30; 703-548-3092; teatrodelaluna.org
