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Glen
Echo Park Washington DC
Location: 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD
Glen Echo began in 1891 and since then has offering year-round
activities in dance, theater, and the arts for the surrounding communities and for
visitors from across the country. The park also administers an artist-in-residency
program providing the public with an opportunity to see artists at work. There are
concerts, demonstrations, workshops, and festivals during the warm months as a part
of the Chautauqua Summer season.
Activities The Dentzel Carousel (1921) saved for the nation
by the efforts of local people, operates May through September. The Spanish Ballroom
(1933) hosts fun social dances Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year.
You can attend dance classes Mondays through Thursdays, April- October. Artist-in-resident
Program. Extensive program of performances, demonstrations, classes, and workshops
of arts and crafts, dance, social dance, puppetry, theater and other topics. A children's
playground is also present for the enjoyment of all.
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