Cherry Blossom Festival

The annual Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off March 26^th from 10-3:30 pm at the National Building Museum. Kid friendly and a chance to make a kite!  Metro: Judiciary Square.  Nbm.org.  www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.

 

For something different, try Blossoms by Bike from 1-4 pm March 26^th to April 10^th. Leave from Bike and Roll in Alexandria and drop off in the District or return to Alexandria. Bikethesites.com  Or head out via boat for a 45 minute trip from Alexandria’s Potomac Riverboat Company hourly between 10:30 and 5:30 April 2-10.potomacriverboatco.com.

Pachyderms!

The Ringling Brothers’ Circus is coming to town!  The elephants will be walking through town from Capitol Hill to the Verizon Center March 22 and the circus performances will be at the Verizon Center March 24-27.  They will be at the Patriot Center April 14-24.  ringling.com.

Plan Ahead

For Paul Simon at DAR Constitution Hall, order tickets now for his May 25^th concert.  Ticketmaster.com.

Trivia

In Del Ray, you can compete at trivia night Tuesdays at Fireflies in Del Ray or in Old Town at Murphy’s.  Fireflies is mostly Italian and Murphy’s has half priced burgers from 4-9 pm. Firefliesdelray.com.  murphyspub.com.

For a fun evening

Go to “The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” through March 25^th at the Reston Community Center.  www.restonplayers.org.

Preview summer!

Sign up for a weekly basket of fruit, vegetables and herbs from Great Country Farms west of Leesburg.  This is a project of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).  Delivery from May to September of enough for a family of four (or share with a friend or neighbor). sally@mindfulhands.com

Fore!!

Now that the weather is getting warmer, it’s time to get out and hit a bucket of balls.  Go to East Potomac Golf Course and Driving Range (with wonderful views of the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial) golfdc.com or Olney Golf Park – olneygolfpark or Top Golf just south of Alexandria on Van Dorn – topgolf.com.

10 Ways to Go GREEN with Home Design

We found a great article on Houzz.com about going GREEN with design! Take a look here:

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/297716?utm_campaign=updates&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery10&d=0&w=89815

St. Pat’s Day

No need to stand in those lines that snake around the block for DC’s Dubliner or Irish Times tomorrow – try P. Brennan’s on Columbia Pike in Arlington.   The frequent #16 buses from  Pentagon Metro(10 minutes) will get you there and back safely without the need for a designated driver!  www.pbrennans.com.  No cover before 6.

Get Started

March 19^th Visit Green Spring Gardens Park for a talk on urban small space gardening and on March 25^th for garden basics taught by master gardeners.  www.greenspring.org