Glen Echo Park Partnership Announces Oct. Schedule

The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture has announced its October schedule of events, including its annual Fall Frolic Halloween festival.

On Saturday, Oct. 27, the Fall Frolic will feature pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating and a costume parade around Glen Echo Park from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The rest of the October schedule is after the jump.

Cajun & Zydeco Music & Dance Festival

Saturday, Oct. 6, from noon to midnight.

DC Dance Challenge

Sunday, Oct. 14, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Paint Glen Echo

Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 20 and Oct. 21. The Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery sponsors Paint Glen Echo, a landscape painting competition with the mission of preserving and protecting America’s National Parks to help build better futures for families, children and our planet.

Perspectives in Glass

Oct. 6 to Oct. 28. The Glen Echo Park Partnership and Glen Echo Glassworks present recent works by Glassworks artists. Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 6 p.m. Artists reception is Oct. 13, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Neighborhoods

Sept. 7 to Oct. 15. Photoworks Gallery at Glen Echo Park presents Neighborhoods, a two-part exhibition including the group project 24 Hours East of the River and Alec Dann’s Markets portfolio. Opening reception is Saturday, Sept. 22, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Paintings by Jim Cobrent

Oct. 6 to Oct. 7. The Yellow Barn Studio, Glen Echo Park’s resident painting and drawing studio, presents works by Jim Cobrent in the Yellow Barn Gallery. Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

2011 PhotoSlam Winners

Oct. 19 to Nov. 12. Photoworks Gallery at Glen Echo Park presents an exhibition featuring the 2011 PhotoSlam winners.

For more information, visit Glen Echo Park’s website.

Flickr photo by ricepeter