MEDIA CONTACT: KIRA CALM LEWIS 301-446-3327 - or - Kira.CalmLewis@pgparks.com
IYANA MOORE 301-446-3313 - or – Iyana.Moore@pgparks.com
The Department of Parks and Recreation Upcoming Events
Riverdale, MD – The Department of Parks and Recreation has activities for everyone in the community to enjoy this summer and into fall.
WHAT: Cedar Heights Family Day
WHEN: Saturday, July 21, 2018, from 12 PM – 6 PM
WHERE: Cedar Heights Community Center, 1200 Glen Willow Drive, Seat Pleasant, MD 20743
Audience: All ages
COST: FREE; Registration required for guaranteed refreshments.
Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence! Come out for class demos, workshops, face painting, skating, children's games, live entertainment and much more. A ticket is required for guaranteed refreshments. Refreshments will be served while supplies last.
WHAT: Audubon Photography Awards Traveling Exhibit
WHEN: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 from 8:30 AM – 5 PM
(The exhibit will be open Monday - Saturday from 8:30am-5:00 pm and Sunday from 11am-4pm beginning Wednesday, August 1 – Wednesday, August 22, 2018)
WHERE: Watkins Nature Center, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
Audience: All ages
COST: FREE
Walk among the winning photographs selected from more than 5,500 entries that show birdlife at its most vivid, vulnerable, formidable, and elegant form. The photographs were published in the Summer 2017 issue of Audubon Magazine after photographers from 49 states and eight Canadian provinces submitted images in three categories: professional, amateur, and youth. A panel of five judges had the daunting task of sifting through the stunning images and grading them based on technical quality, originality, and artistic merit.
WHAT: Labor Day Estate Sale
WHEN: Saturday, September 1, from 10 AM – 4 PM, and Sunday, September 2, from 12 PM – 2 PM
WHERE: Surratt House Museum James O. Hall Research Ctr, 9118 Brandywine Road, Clinton, MD 20735
Audience: All ages
COST: FREE
Furniture, decorations, fabric, clothing, trunks and more! All priced to sell. Come to the Surratt Museum for this limited time sale. All proceeds to benefit the preservation and programs of the Surratt House Museum. All sales are final and please come prepared to transport your new items home with you. See if your hidden treasure is waiting to be found!