Grab & Go Kids Planner: May 25 - 31

It's time to pick strawberries, enjoy live performances, meet butterflies, play with clay, watch a Memorial Day parade and more!  Here are Germantown's best bets for families this week:

• TWILIGHT TOTS
Enjoy a performance by Peter McCory: The One Man Band.   
Where: Lakefront Plaza, Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg
When: 6 p.m. today
Price: Free

• "WINGS OF FANCY" LIVE BUTTERFLY EXHIBIT
Walk among hundreds of North American, Costa Rican and Asian butterflies.  Call 301-962-1453 to learn more.
Where: Brookside Gardens South Conservatory, 1500 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
Price: $6 adults, $4 ages 3-12, infants free (but no strollers)

• TIME FOR TWOS
This story time is just for toddlers ages 24 months to 35 months and their caregivers.  The library requests no siblings, please.   
Where:
When: 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Friday, May 27
Price: Free

• GYM BABIES
Romp n' Roll is offering free trial classes this week and there's still room in the babies class (ages 3 months to 1 year).  Call 301-528-ROLL (7655) to reserve your child's space.  (Romp n' Roll also offers daily open gym times for a fee, free for members.)   
Where: Germantown Romp n' Roll
When: 12:15 to 1 p.m. Friday, May 27
Price: Free

• NATURE PROGRAMS AT BLACK HILL FOR AGES 6 AND UP
Saturday's program is An Evening with Flying Squirrels and next Tuesday's program is the Bats & Beavers Pontoon Boat Cruise.  Call 301-528-3481 for registration information or register online with ParkPASS.
Where: Black Hill Regional Park, 20930 Lake Ridge Drive in Boyds.  Meet at the Visitor Center for An Evening with Flying Squirrels, at the boat dock for the Bats & Beavers Pontoon Boat Cruise.
When: 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 28 (An Evening with Flying Squirrels); 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31 (Bats & Beavers Pontoon Boat Cruise)
Price: $2 for An Evening with Flying Squirrels; $6 for Bats & Beavers Pontoon Boat Cruise; discount for Friends of Black Hill.  Advance registration required.

• PICK-YOUR-OWN STRAWBERRIES
It's strawberry season!  Pick your fill at $2.29 per pound.   
Where: , 22200 Davis Mill Road in Germantown
When: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through Monday, May 28 - 30;  9 a.m. to 5 p.m. other weekdays.
Price: Cost of strawberries

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Celebrate the Memorial Day weekend with free music, dance, soccer demos, the Rockville Art & Craft Festival, children's activities and more.  On Memorial Day, festivities start at 9 a.m. with a parade at 10:30 a.m. 
Where:
When: 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, May 30 
Price: Free, a fee for some activities

• PONTOON BOAT RIDES
Enjoy a 60- to 75-minute naturalist-led tour of Little Seneca Lake on the Kingfisher pontoon boat.  Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis; the boat house opens at 6:30 a.m.  For more information, call 301-528-3466.  (You can also rent rowboats, canoes, and kayaks; prices vary.)  
Where: Boat rental at Black Hill Regional Park, Boyds
When: 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., or 3:30 p.m. Saturday through Monday, May 28 - 30
Price: $4 per person

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Enjoy a Memorial Day celebration - featuring DJ KSEF - just for high school students ages 12 -17 with a valid school I.D. 
Where: The Rooftop, 155 Gibbs Street, Rockville Town Center
When: 7 p.m. Sunday, May 29, until midnight Monday, May 30
Price: $5 cover charge or $20 prepaid for guaranteed entry and VIP seating.  Purchase tickets online or at the door.  The line forms 30 minutes prior to doors opening.  Pizza & beverages available for purchase.

• MOM & ME BRACELETS AND MUD WORKSHOP DAY
Make a wearable bracelet with your child on Sunday and let the kids play in the clay on Monday. 
Where: FireWorks Art Cafe, 26218 Ridge Road in Damascus
When: 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 29 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, May 30 
Price: $25 for Mom & Me Bracelets (per parent & child duo); $25 per child for Mud Workshop.