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Gay Day at Hillwood is Saturday

Enjoy a family pancake breakfast, performances, dancing and more

Published

12 years ago

September 26, 2013

Hillwood Estate, gay news, Washington Blade

Gardens at Hillwood Estate (Photo by Gryffindor via Wikimedia Commons)

Hillwood Estate, Museums and Gardens (4155 Linnean Ave., N.W.) hosts “Gay Day” Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. with a special director’s reception from 5-7 p.m.

Enjoy a family pancake breakfast with Rainbow Families D.C. from 10 a.m.-noon with picture frame decorating, games, dress up and face painting. In the afternoon there will be performances by the a capella group Not What You Think and square dancing by the D.C. Lambda Squares. The Straight Eights Car Club will present a classic American car display. Visitors are also invited to view the exhibition “Living Artfully: At Home with Majorie Merriweather Post.”

Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for seniors and $10 for Hillwood members and college students. There is no fee for children under 18. For more information, visit hillwoodmuseum.org or call 202-686-5807.

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