This monthly story time has a musical twist. Listen to music-themed stories outside in the garden (weather permitting), and make a simple flute to take home. With your newly formed band you’ll try a verse of the traditional “Yankee Doodle.” Afterward, see if you can find the flute in the Ladies Parlor.

Mark your calendars for this special Open House to celebrate the arrival of FrogLegs Culinary Academy at University Village. Come see what FrogLegs Culinary is cook’n up for kids and adults and enjoy edible cookie dough samples from Mrs. FrogLegs Treat Mercantile, take photos with Lily the Frog and receive $20 off camps and classes purchased during the Open House.

 

Bring the family for a movie night under the stars on the Udvar-Hazy Center’s outdoor airplane ramp. Don’t forget your chairs, blankets, and insect repellent! Movies begin at dusk.

Witness the skies sparkle red, white and blue as PIER 39 celebrates Independence Day with a day of fun for the whole family! Start your day with live entertainment on the Entrance Plaza Stage featuring Tainted Love—the best of the 80s LIVE! (3-6 p.m.). At approximately 9:30pm, look to the sky for the City & County of San Francisco’s spectacular fireworks display.

Join the Westchester community for a day filled with art, music, food and fun! The Emerson Ave. Community Garden Club is hosting the third annual Westchester Arts & Music (WAM) Block Party — a free, day-long celebration filled with live music and dance, art, food and socializing. Emerson Ave. between 80th Street and 80th Place will be closed and the garden will be open for tours, art activities for all ages, and a diverse mix of music and dance performances, vendors and food trucks!

Get out on the water at this fun event for the whole family! In addition to exhibits and free boat rides, highlights include a rescue demonstration by the U.S. Coast Guard;], an amateur cardboard boat building contest culminating in a race and tours of the Maritime Museum tall-ship, the ALMA.

Kohl Children’s Museum’s Tinkering Tuesday program encourages children to do what they do best, which is let their curiosity soar. They get to explore the world of engineering by building machines and create processes, and then discover what happens when they make changes.

The sister location to the legendary original in Munich is surprisingly family friendly in the afternoons. Bring the kids hungry on Tuesdays and they can eat for free while you indulge in traditional german faire.

Join Looking Glass Factory at the Pixel Academy for an adventure into the cutting-edge world of holograms! Attendees will get to play with the soon to be released Looking Glass universal holographic canvas, poke at the Hologram Squishy Dance Squad, and get a hands-on demo of how to create 3D content for the display using Blender and Unity!

The 2018 Festival of Balloons in Tigard will be held June 22nd – 24th, 2018. The hot air balloons are definitely the featured attraction of the Festival, but it’s more than balloons! The Festival is a place for families and friends to gather, play and relax. Join during the pre-dawn hours as approximately 20 hot air balloons launch into the morning sky (weather permitting). Spend the afternoon shopping at the craft and vendor booths, eating great food from local food vendors, and enjoying thrilling Funtastic carnival rides and games. Don’t miss the Festival of Cars presented by Landmark Ford Lincoln on Sunday. Of course, it wouldn’t be the Festival of Balloons without the ever impressive Night Glow presented by Walmart on Friday and Saturday nights (weather permitting); the Rogue Beer Garden, live music on the Main Stage presented by Grocery Outlet- King City; 6v6 soccer tournament, Twilight 5K Run/Walk on Saturday night, and a whole lot more!