Get Out Riverdale Park: Reptile Wrap Up, Baysox Baseball and More in Events this Weekend

Each week, Patch puts together a list of local activities and events going on in your area this weekend.  Check back weekly and tell us in the comments if you know of any additional activities coming up.

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Bowie Baysox Game

• Where:  4101 Crain Hwy, Bowie
• When:  Friday, June 7, 7:05 p.m.
• Description:  All are invited to come out and enjoy America’s national pastime. Baysocks will face off against the New Britain Rock Cats.
• Cost: $7

Kids Fishing Day

• Where:   10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop Overlook, Laurel
• When:   Saturday, June 8, 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• Description:  Activities will target youth who have little or no fishing experience. Boys and girls ages 15 and under. The refuge will supply all fishing poles and bait for the children to use. No personal fishing gear will be needed or allowed during this event.
• Cost:  Free - Call 301-497-5887 to register.

D-Day Recollections

• Where:  2608 Mitchellville Rd, Bowie
• When:  Friday, June 7, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Description:  As a special remembrance of the 69th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion, during opening hours the NCRTV Museum will broadcast continuous excerpts of CBS News broadcasts from those days. Not long after midnight Eastern time, Robert Trout broke into the regularly scheduled program to announce that Allied forces were landing in Normandy. As the evening moved on, programming was more frequently interrupted until only continuous coverage of the event was on air.
• Cost: Free

Learn Beginner's Photoshop for Designers

• Where:  South Bowie Library, 15301 Hall Rd, Bowie
• When:  Saturday, June 8, 10:30 a.m.
• Description:  Classes are being offered beginning June 1st and will be held at the South Bowie Public Library. For more information or to register, please email learnpsbowie@gmail.com.
• Cost: $40

Summer Arts F.I.T.

• Where:   Charis Center for the Arts, 13010 8th St, Bowie
• When:  Friday, June 7, 7 a.m. 
• Description:  The Charis Center for the Arts is excited to announce open registration for ARTS F.I.T. summer camp beginning June 10 and ending August 17 at 13010 8th St., Bowie.  The Charis Center will be open between 7am and 7pm, with classes beginning at 9am and ending at 5pm. Students may register in 2, 5 or 10 week blocks.
• Cost: $200

"Reptile Wrap Up" Program at Patuxent Nursery-Presented by MD DNR

• Where:  Patuxent Nursery, 2410 Crain Hwy, Bowie
• When:   Saturday, June 9, 1 p.m.
• Description:   Learn about Maryland’s wonderfully diverse reptile population. Program for all age groups.
• Cost: Free

Old Town Bowie Saturday Concert

• Where:  Town Green Park, 13090 9th St, Bowie
• When:   Saturday, June 8, 2 p.m.
• Description:  The City of Bowie's Saturday Concert.  This week Norman Wright & Roger Green Bluegrass.
• Cost: Free

Camelot - Musical

• Where:  100 White Marsh Park Dr, Bowie
• When:  Friday, June 7, 8 p.m.
• Description:  The classic story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, with singing, dancing, and pageantry.  
• Cost: $20

Bowie Festival of Community Bands

• Where: Allen Pond Park
• When: Saturday, June 8, 1 p.m.
• Description: Bands performing include Category 5 Wind Ensemble, Mt. Vernon Concert Band, and Falls Church Concert Band.
• Cost: Free

"In Honor of" Basket Bingo

• Where:  2832 Nine Mile Cir, Catonsville
• When:  Friday, June 7, 6 p.m.
• Description:  The Little Things for Cancer is hosting their 2nd Annual
  "In Honor of" Basket Bingo at the Catonsville FOP Lodge. Each basket is made in honor of someone affected by cancer and will be used as the bingo prizes. The evening will include: 18 bingo games, 2 bonus bingo games, door prizes, a silent auction, raffles, Cookie Lee jewelry sales and more.
• Cost:  $30

‘Massive’ Estate/Yard Sale

• Where:  12803 Sholton St, Kettering
• When:  Saturday, June 8, 7:30 a.m.
• Description:  Hundreds of items for sale, outside and inside the house.  Antiques, Furniture, Artwork, Housewares, Tupperware, Pyrex, 
  Collectible Glassware, Collectable Tins, Household Décor, Jewelry, British & Jewish Collectibles.
• Cost:  Free

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Check back next week for more upcoming weekend events.