Things to do this week -- Thanksgiving weekend
Happy Thanksgiving!
What will you be doing this weekend, if not shopping? For one thing, the famous 34th Street lights go on at 5:45 p.m. Saturday in Hampden.
Other things to do, with help from interns Lindsey Citron and Raven Smith:
Thursday, Nov. 27:
Hopefully you'll be , watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, and playing Monopoly with the kids while the turkey roasts perfectly and the pies bake themselves.
Failing that, send the kids to the movies with somebody who doesn't have to cook. Or, for other ideas, see our story today on fun ways to enjoy your holiday weekend. If the weather's nice, we like to have the non-cooks rake leaves for the kids to jump in while my husband prepares the turkey on the Weber. (And I have the kitchen to myself for everything else.)
If you're really ambitious, there are Thanksgiving morning 2K or 5K Turkey Trots sponsored by the YMCA of Central Maryland. Towson: Starting Place: YMCA of Central Maryland, Towson, 600 W. Chesapeake Ave, Towson. Ending: YMCA of Central Maryland, Chesapeake Ave. entrance.Registration is at 7 a.m., Race kicks off at 9 a.m., Entry fee is $25 for online registration, $30 per mailed or in person entries, $35 race-day entries. Child Watch is from 8:30-10 a.m. Free for members; $5 per non-member child, $8 per non-member families. Bel Air: Starting Place: YMCA of Central Maryland, Bel Air, Ward Family Center, 314 W. Williams Street, Bel Air. Ending Place:YMCA of Central Maryland, Bel Air, Ward Family Center, 314 W. Williams Street, Bel Air. 8:30 a.m., $20 per person for 5K run, $15 per person for 5K walk.
Friday, Nov. 28:
Turkey Skate: As Jill Rosen reports today in our You & Your Weekend section: Dominic "Mimi" DiPietro Family Skating Center, 200 S. Linwood Ave., is hosting Turkey Skate from noon-2 p.m. Entry is $3; skate rental is $2 (410-396-9392).
And there's more...
(Photo of last year's 34th Street display by Troy McCullough, Special to the Baltimore Sun)
Festival of Trees: Familes can enjoy live entertainment and treats while shopping for homemade crafts benefitting the Kennedy Krieger Institute at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday. $10 adults, $5 for seniors and kids 5-12. Children 4 and under, free. Call 443-923-7300 or visit festivaloftrees.kennedykrieger.org for more information.
Holiday Festival of Trains: Kids can take train rides with Santa and purchase their own holiday gifts for friends and family while admiring special holiday toy trains and model railroading layouts. Free. All ages. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday at the B & O Railroad Museum in Baltimore. 410-725-2490 or borail.org for more information.
Holiday Festival of Trains with Thomas the Tank Engine: Kids can check out the famous train's G-scale model and a multi-level O-scale model train layout while learning what Santa dressed like in 1862 and 1848. Friday, Nov. 28th through Jan. 25th, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. All ages. B&O Railroad Museum's Ellicott City Station. 410-461-1945 or ecborail.org for more information.
Santa Claus Firetruck Visit: Kids can visit Santa as he rides into Mancester's Main Street area in a firetruck, with holiday shopping and carolers. Free. Santa will visit from 6-6:30 p.m. and carolers from 6-9 p.m. 410-977-5962 for more information.
Puppet show: Drop in on a free Black Cherry Puppet Theater production of "The Frog Prince," at Daedalus Books and Music, Belvedere Square, 518 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore, 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Visit blackcherry.org.
Saturday, November 29:
Holiday of Lights: Familes can enjoy holiday music and refreshments while watching a special tree lighting. Special appearance by Santa on a firetruck at 7 p.m. Free, but visitors are encouraged to bring a donation of a non-perishable food item for the Catonsville Emergency Food Ministry. 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Catonsville Fire Department, 754 Frederick Rd. 410-719-9609 or catonsville.org for more information.
Breakfast with Santa: Kids can have breakfast with the Big Guy in Red. All ages. Red Brick Station at The Avenue at White Marsh, 8:30 a.m. 410-931-0411 or theavenueatwhitemarsh.com for more information.
Sunday, Nov. 30:
Native American Thanksgiving: Learn about the Thanksgiving that started them all in a traditional wigwam at Marshy Point Nature Center, 7130 Marshy Point Road, Baltimore, 2-4 p.m. All ages. $5 per member, $7 per non-member. Registration required. Call 410-887-2817 or visit marshypoint.org.
