What's Doing
Friday, June 9, 2006; Page WE16
What's Doing
MOUNTAIN HERITAGE ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL Friday through Sunday 10 to 6. About 200 exhibitors. $6, ages 6 to 17 $3, younger free. Sam Michaels Park, on U.S. 340 between Harpers Ferry and Charles Town, W. Va. 800-624-057 7.
GREEK FOLK FESTIVAL Friday through Sunday 11 to 11. Traditional foods, crafts, entertainment. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 520 S. Ponca St., Baltimore. 877-225-8466.
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"THE HOUSE THAT FAUX BUILT" Friday-Sunday 10 to 6, Monday- Thursday 11 to 4. Displays and examples of paint and plaster faux decorating techniques in a 1940s-era brick colonial house. $22. A benefit for New Orleans Habitat for Humanity. 1457 N. Longfellow St., Arlington. 703-971-8252.
U.S. MARINE CORPS "EVENING PARADE" Fridays at 8:45 through August. The Marine Band, Drum & Bugle Corps, Silent Drill Platoon and marching units stage a colorful full-dress parade. Free tickets are required, and must be requested in writing. At the Marine Barracks, Eighth and I streets SE. 202-433-6060.
FLEA MARKET Saturday 8 to 2. Oakton Church of the Brethren, 10025 Courthouse Rd., Vienna. 703-281-4411.
"HOOPS FOR THE HOMELESS" Saturday 9 to 5. Pre-registered teams compete in a three-on-three basketball tournament to raise money for seven homeless-assistance charities. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 703-683-7500 or 202-628-3200.
QUILT SHOW Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 5, by the Annapolis Quilt Guild. $5. Annapolis Senior High School, 2700 Riva Rd., Annapolis. 410-263-4709.
VIRGINIA RENAISSANCE FAIR Saturdays and Sundays from 10 to 5, through June 18. Costumed performers and musicians recreate a 16th-century English village. $5, ages 5 and younger free. Lake Anna Winery, 5621 Courthouse Rd., Spotsylvania. 703-508-5036.
BETHESDA ARTISTS MARKET Saturday 10 to 5. Displays and sales of artworks and crafts by about 30 artists. Bethesda Place Plaza, Old Georgetown Road and Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda. 301-215-6660.
"CHROME FOR CRITTERS" Saturday 10 to 6. Classic car show, entertainment, food vendors. $5, ages 12 and younger free. A benefit for area animal rescue and welfare organizations. Prince George's Stadium, 4101 NE Crain Hwy., Bowie. 240-463-7961.
UPPER MARLBORO BIRTHDAY Saturday 11 to 3. A celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of Upper Marlboro, with cake, living history portrayals and a Revolutionary War encampment. Darnall's Chance House Museum, 14800 Gov. Oden Bowie Dr., Upper Marlboro. 301-952-8010.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL Saturday and Sunday 11 to 3. Strawberry desserts and other foods, moonbounce and other children's activities, flea market. Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobin Dr., Bethesda. 301-22-3770.
"BLUE AND GRAY DAYS" Saturday 11 to 4 and Sunday 11 to 3. Civil War encampment with drills, demonstrations, living history portrayals. Maryland residents $5, others $6. Point Lookout State Park, 11175 Point Lookout Rd., Scotland, Md. 301-872-5688.
CLASSIC CAR SHOW Saturday 6 to 10 p.m. $3. A benefit for the C.S. Monroe Technology Center Scholarship Fund. In downtown Leesburg around King and Market streets. 703-779-4772.
THAI FOOD FESTIVAL Sunday 10 to 5. Traditional foods, music and dance performances. Wat Yarnna Rangsee Buddhist Monastery, 21950 Shaw Rd., Sterling. 703-406-8290.
GREAT FALLS FAMILY PICNIC Sunday noon to 3. Entertainment, face-painting, food. $60 per family in advance, $65 at gate, to benefit the Children's Cancer Foundation. 703-406-9595.
U.S. MARINE CORPS "SUNSET PARADE" Tuesdays at 7 through Aug. 1, and at 6:30 Aug. 8 & 15. The U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, Silent Drill Platoon and marching units stage a colorful full-dress parade ceremony. No tickets or reservations needed. At the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, U.S. 50 adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery. Paid parking with free shuttles available at Arlington National Cemetery Visitor's Center. 202-433-6060.
U.S. ARMY "TWILIGHT TATTOO" Wednesdays at 7 through June. Army Band ensembles join marching units of the Third 3rd U.S. Infantry ("The Old Guard") in a ceremonial pageant of music and drills. Free. At the Jefferson Memorial. 202-685-2888 or 202-619-7222.
CZECH ARTS FESTIVAL Thursday at 7:30. Entertainment by Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre, films, snacks, beer. $25. Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW. 202-274-9100 Ext. 3413.