Glen Echo Park

This weekend, my family and I went to the famed Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, MD. Glen Echo Park is a well known and historic destination that has been familiar to Washingtonians and Marylanders alike for over a century. My parents took me to Glen Echo often as a kid to see plays (with marionettes!) and to ride the carousel, which underwent a massive renovation that spanned 20 years (!) from 1983 and 2003. The park was founded in 1893 and operated as an amusement park until 1963. The Dentzel Carousel was built in 1921 and remains a popular attraction today. It's the ... Read Full Story

The answer is YES if it’s at the Adventure Theatre in Glen Echo, Maryland. Adventure Theatre will have a Cued Speech performance of If You Give A Mouse a Cookie , on Thursday, April 9th at 1:30pm. Adventure Theatre is willing to do more Cued performances if they see that there is a demand. Currently, they provide one ASL Interpreted performance per show. I believe this will be their first Cued Speech performance. For more information and ticket prices visit their website . Bring your own cookies! Read Full Story

In continuing with Miss Glen Echo's Five Basic Things, I will introduce you all to the final two tidbits: the "when" and the "where." The "when" was somewhat a contentious issue. Mr. Glen Echo and I got engaged September 08 and I really wanted to the wedding October 2009. Mr. Glen Echo's brother, however, had plans to go to China and you cannot have a wedding without a best man...so that got nixed. Anytime before October 09 would have not been enough time for us to save money, and I just did not want a winter wedding. So, we then thought about dates in ... Read Full Story

Hallie and Matthew were married at one of the coolest venues in DC, Glen Echo Park . What was once the premier amusement park in the Washington, DC area, Glen Echo has undergone various renovations in recent years and is a great place to have a fabulous vintage-inspired wedding! Event Planner: Wish Special Events Florist: Atelier Floral & Event Design Caterer: Main Event Photographer: Documentary Associates All images by Documentary Associates. All images by Documentary Associates . Read Full Story

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