Thanksgiving weekend family fun
This weekend, hopefully you're cocooning with kids and relatives. But once the turkey stupor wears off and you're at each other's throats ready for a change of scenery, here are some fun things to do:
Thursday, Nov. 26:
Are you kidding? Eat. Play board games. Nap. Watch "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Or, there are the YMCA's Turkey Trots in Belair and Towson. But hurry -- they start at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., respectively.
Friday, Nov. 27:
Festival of Trees: The 20th annual Festival of Trees takes place at the state fairgrounds in Timonium, 2200 York Road, in the Cow Palace. Hours are Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and children 5-12; children under 5 are free. Call 443-923-7300 or go to festivaloftrees.kennedykrieger.org.
Around the World in 80 Days: Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St., hopes to appeal to the kiddies in this co-production with Chicago's award-winning Lookingglass Theatre. Follow Phileas Fogg and see if he can make it around the world in 80 days. This show, which runs through Dec. 20, is recommended for ages 8 and older. This weekend, Friday and Saturday shows are at 8 p.m. Sunday shows are at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20-$55. Go to centerstage.org.
Saturday, Nov. 28:
"An American Tail": See the movie about a lost mouse free at 2 p.m. in Wheeler Auditorium at the main branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
Miracle on 34th Street: The annual lighting of Hampden's Christmas street gets under way at 6 p.m. Festivities include a lighting countdown, after which visitors can stroll up and down 34th Street, between Keswick Road and Chestnut Avenue, and admire the over-the-top decorations that have become a local tradition. The lighting display takes place nightly through New Year's Eve. The event is free.
Phun with Physics: Kids 8-11 can learn about physics using ordinary items from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center in Abingdon. $4.
Sunday, Nov. 29:
There are free kids' art events from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Walters Art Museum and at 2 p.m. at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Stellaluna: King Cole Theatricals performs a musical version of the children's book at 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at Smith Theatre, Howard Community College. $9 and $10.
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