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If you have never taken your family to a show at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, consider this your invitation. The center, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2012, will hold its annual open house on Saturday. The day of free events will highlight everything the center offers from classes for children to the upcoming season of performances. Be sure to check out roving performer/juggler/clown Mark Lohr, crafts and a scavenger hunt. BlackRock Center for the Arts 12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD | 301-528-2260

Birchmere Music Hall 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA | 703-549-7500

Part of the Jazz in the Garden series. At the West Building Garden Court. National Gallery of Art Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC | 202-737-4215

Sample Maryland wines, participate in a cooking demonstration and wine seminars, and hear live music by Melodime (southern fusion), Big Chimney Band (Americana), The Bruce Swaim Quartet (jazz), Cletus & Lori (folk), the Dirty Pints (traditional Irish), the Dixie Power Trio and the New Line Brass Band (Dixie/New Orleans Brass.) Tasting sales booths accept cash only Rockville Town Square Maryland Avenue and E. Middle Lane, Rockville, MD | 240-314-8620

Ris wine director Leah Cheston teaches a class on pairing local foods with local wines. Ris 2275 L St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-730-2508

This new visitors center is dedicated to Maryland's involvement in the War of 1812. The opening weekend includes a Saturday afternoon full of reenactments, live music and family events. Bladensburg Waterfront Park 4601 Annapolis Rd., Bladensburg, MD | 301-779-0371

The event features stage plays written and performed by local residents Laurel Mill Playhouse 508 Main St., Laurel, MD | 301-617-9906

The National Players give a new twist to the Bard's classic tragedy. Olney Theatre Center 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd., Olney, MD | 301-924-3400

Adjust your GPS units accordingly: the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival, held for years at Strathmore in North Bethesda, is moving yet again: This year, the movie series will be held at Rockville's Mid-Pike Plaza. Concession sales benefit NIH Children's Charities. Local bands perform before the films begin. Mid-Pike Plaza 11810 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD | 301-816-6958

Get the drive-in experience in Centreville, where four family movies screen outside on Saturdays in August. First up is "The Muppets," followed by "The Smurfs," "Hugo" and "Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom." Food, music and children's activities kick off the evening at 6 p.m. Film screenings start at sundown. Trinity Centre 5875 Trinity Parkway, Centreville, VA | 703-814-7100