Fun stuff: a library where you’re allowed to be loud

Federal News Radio's Beth Reardon speaks with Recreation News Editor Marvin Bond about fun things to do in and near the nation's capital.

By Andrew Mitchell
Federal News Radio

Federal News Radio’s Beth Reardon speaks with Recreation News Editor Marvin Bond about fun things to do in and near the nation’s capital. This week:

  • sample a rich array of music from Ireland and its Celtic neighbor Scotland on March 15 at the Folger Shakespeare Library;
  • view hundreds of re-enactors from Roman times to modern times on March 16 and 17 during the Jamestown Settlement’s annual event depicting the “military through the ages;”
  • enjoy a variety of concerts and other events during the Virginia Arts Festival, which will run through early June and kicks off March 17.

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