Spring Jazz & Family Funfest Saturday, May 2 at the Soldiers Home

A Free Family Festival featuring the music of Herb Spice & The Cinnamonstix and the vocal stylings of Cecily Bumbray Saturday, May 2, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the lower grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. (Enter gate at Randolph Street and Rock Creek Church Roads NW; for navigation use 322 Rock Creek Church Road N.W., Washington D.C. 20011) *2 p.m. 60-minute Nature Walk guided by landscape architect Mary Pat Rowan and her husband Philip Blair (Meet at gazebo next to Soldiers Home pond) *Local food vendors including Captain Cookie, The BBQ Bus, The Lemongrass Truck, and more... *Craft Beer selections for sale *Children's crafts with Historic Lincoln's Cottage, Kirov Ballet Academy, Creative Minds *Face painting & body art *Children's games *Beautiful forecast ideal for hiking and biking on the lower grounds *Friends of the Soldiers Home t-shirts available! Celebration is a 10-minute walk from the Georgia/Petworth Metro stop on the Green Line; also accessible by H8 Metro bus; $5 charge per car for those who drive in; no dogs please