Entertainment

Vienna Summer on the Green Concerts Open May 30

Summer on the Green concert series kicks off on Friday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m. with a concert performance by Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band, a favorite of the late Mayor and the Seeman family.

The Best of Broadway at Langley

‘There’s No Business Like Show Business!’ for Langley Choirs.

Get the best of Broadway and your favorite classics with Langley High School’s Spring Choir Show: “There’s No Business Like Show Business!”

Fun Opportunities at Meadowood

Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area, popular for horseback riding, birding and hiking, contains a variety of terrains and vegetation types, including gently sloping open meadows, mature hardwood forests along steep slopes and floodplains, and riparian areas, freshwater ponds and streams.

Have a Little Summer Fun

Completed in 1799 by Richard Bland Lee, the main house at Sully combines aspects of Georgian and Federal architecture and tours are given on the hour. Outside walking tours of the original outbuildings and slave quarters are given at 2 p.m. through mid-November. Tours are $7 for adults, $6 for students (16 and up with student I.D.), $5 for seniors (65 and up) and $5 for children (ages 5-15). Sully Historic Site is located at 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly and open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily except Tuesdays and some holidays.

The Playground in Potomac's Backyard

What the C&O National Park offers for summer fun.

The C&O Canal is a part of U.S. history and also of the history of Potomac. Many residents explore it time after time, learning something new each time they visit. They might spot an unusual bird, or enjoy listening to the thunder of the waters after a deluge of rain.

Splishin' and Splashin’ in the Summer Sun

This summer, cool off with the family at Great Waves Waterpark.

Great Waves Waterpark is a summer fun must-do. Between the water slides, the Kids Zone, and the Wave Pool, Great Waves offers something for everyone in the family to enjoy.

Fun and Frolicking Through the Summer

Here are some suggestions for family activities in and around Potomac.

After school’s out, summer seems to fly by, with vacations, summer camp, sports clinics, team games and everything else. But every year, when fall starts, many wish they had done just a few more family outings or taken advantage of the many activities in and around Potomac. Here are some fun family leisure opportunities that shouldn’t be missed this summer. Start planning now for a memorable summer.

Out Walking

Four of Alexandria AHA — At Home In Alexandria — walkers were out taking a hike in north Old Town along the Potomac River on May 20. They are, from left, Bill Clayton, Mary Nefedov, Eleanor Kask and Barbara Rosenfeld. At Home Alexandria is a nonprofit organization that helps seniors to remain independent in their homes, and stay involved in their communities.

Enjoy the Summer at Huntley Meadows

Park offers more than 1,500 acres of wildlife and beauty.

ith the construction of the wetland restoration project complete and a variety of family activities, fun and learning are givens at Huntley Meadows this summer.

Waterfront Joy

Visitors enjoy the warm spring weather in Founders Park in Old Town Alexandria. There were dogs playing and residents walking along the water.

Herndon Festival Returns This Weekend

Festival features free entertainment, fireworks and carnival.

Come one, come all! The Herndon Festival will celebrate its 34th year -- with a mix of old and new -- everything from familiar concerts and games to a gaming competition that will be live-streamed. The free festival will be in historic downtown from Thursday to Sunday, May 29—June 1.

People Watching

Tina and Molly Edwards take in the sights outside the Torpedo Factory.

Summer Fun Revisits Herndon

Traditional festivals, concerts and events planned this summer.

Lasting May 29 to June 1, the annual Herndon Festival will be a part of the largest free event in Northern Virginia. This award-winning event takes place in historic downtown Herndon at 777 Lynn Street.

Summer Fun

Great Waves Waterpark offers these twisting slides leading into a splash pool. Must be 48” or taller to ride.

Outrageously Funny and Deadly Serious

Unquiet Theatre brings the edgy, bold "Some Girls" to Workhouse.

The Workhouse continues to be a "go-to" incubator venue for new theater companies in Northern Virginia. Next up is Unquiet Theater Company and its production of Neil LaBute's "Some Girls." LaBute is a film director and screenwriter as well as a playwright. The Workhouse marketing material described LaBute as "American theater's great agent provocateur" and the show is " by turns outrageously funny and deadly serious."

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