My aupairs and their school aged kids might enjoy a visit to:

The Godspeed, a re-creation of one  of the three ships that brought America’s first permanent English colonists to Virginia.

The ship will be docked at the north end of the Alexandria City Marina, adjacent to Founders Park near the intersection of North Union and Queen St and is open for free tours from 3-6pm Oct. 4-7  from 10am to 1pm and Oct. 8-9 from 10am to 6pm.

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West End Festival at Ben Brennan Park on Duke St across from Charles Beatley Library this Saturday 10am-7pm and Sunday, 10am-5pm. Food, entertainment, arts and crafts. Check it out!

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Taste of DC. Oct 8,9 and 10 on Pennsylvania Avenue NW with live performances by Styx, Big and Rich, Rusted Root and Ed Kowalczyk, lead singer with LIVE. Go to www.thetasteofdc.org and save $5 if you buy tickets online