This week features rock concerts, insects, a Ukrainian experience and more at your local libraries!
FAMILY BEST BETS OF THE WEEK
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Where/When: on Monday, June 20, at 7 p.m. and Cascades Library on Monday, June 20 at 2:30 p.m.
Why Go: Enjoy songs, stories and poetry with Barry Louis Polisar, author of Insect Soup and five-time winner of the Parents’ Choice Award. Parents and kids of all ages will have a wonderful laugh.
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Where/When: Rust Library in Leesburg on Monday, June 20, at 7 p.m.
Why Go: Get your teenagers off the couch and dancing to music. Local band Disengage will kick off the Loudoun County Public Library Teen Summer Reading Program with a live concert at the library. See them free while you still can!
Pricing: Free
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Where/When: in Ashburn on Tuesday, June 21, and Wednesday, June 22, at 10 a.m.
Why Go: Need a stress-free, inexpensive indoor activity for the kids now that school is out? Head to Brambleton for a kid-friendly movie. Tuesday’s showing is Astro Boy; Wednesday’s showing will be Megamind.
Pricing: $1
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Where/When: on Thursday, June 23, at 7 p.m.
Why Go: Learn about life in the Ukraine from a Peace Corps volunteer. Kids aged 6 and older will enjoy learning Ukrainian words and culture.
Pricing: Free
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Where/When: on Friday, June 24, at 1 p.m.
Why Go: Take your kids, ages 5 to 7, to listen to a Hawaiian folk tale. They’ll also get to make a shark tooth necklace.
Pricing: Free
