Join Word Dance Theater at the iconic Spanish Ballroom in Glen Echo Park for a delightful celebration of summer. Enjoy uplifting dances performed by professional dancers, beautiful music, and all within the elegance of this historic venue. Make it a full day, bring the kids and take a spin on the famous Glen Echo carousel!

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Crossing Boundaries: Dances of Transition is a contemporary dance showcase featuring work by Sylvana Christopher/Sylvidances, Stacey Yvonne Claytor/Clay Co, Kyoko Fujimoto, Keira Hart/Uprooted Dance, and Malcolm Shute/Human Landscape Dance. It takes place 8pm on Friday July 25, and 2pm and 7:30pm on Saturday July 26 in the Glen Echo Ballroom Backroom.

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The dances of Crossing Boundaries are united by a theme of transformation. Inspired by the Winnie the Pooh stories, “The Back Story,” by Christopher, explores the history of Eeyore. Dancers move through a lovers’ quarrel, caught between wrestling and embracing, forming a puddle on the floor.  In “Cleansing Ritual,” by Claytor, dancers rise up in a staggered line, backs curled, forming a wave that teeters sideways before crashing back down. “Curtains in the Wind,” by Shute, envisions an older couple as a pair of curtains on a window: tossed in different directions by the breeze, but always returning to each other. This showcase brings a wide variety of dances to the stage, each of which reflects on change.

Crossing Boundaries: Dances of Transition is a contemporary dance showcase featuring work by Sylvana Christopher/Sylvidances, Stacey Yvonne Claytor/Clay Co, Kyoko Fujimoto, Keira Hart/Uprooted Dance, and Malcolm Shute/Human Landscape Dance. It takes place 8pm on Friday July 25, and 2pm and 7:30pm on Saturday July 26 in the Glen Echo Ballroom Backroom.

Use this link to buy tickets: www.buytickets.at/crossdance.

The dances of Crossing Boundaries are united by a theme of transformation. Inspired by the Winnie the Pooh stories, “The Back Story,” by Christopher, explores the history of Eeyore. Dancers move through a lovers’ quarrel, caught between wrestling and embracing, forming a puddle on the floor.  In “Cleansing Ritual,” by Claytor, dancers rise up in a staggered line, backs curled, forming a wave that teeters sideways before crashing back down. “Curtains in the Wind,” by Shute, envisions an older couple as a pair of curtains on a window: tossed in different directions by the breeze, but always returning to each other. This showcase brings a wide variety of dances to the stage, each of which reflects on change.

Crossing Boundaries: Dances of Transition is a contemporary dance showcase featuring work by Sylvana Christopher/Sylvidances, Stacey Yvonne Claytor/Clay Co, Kyoko Fujimoto, Keira Hart/Uprooted Dance, and Malcolm Shute/Human Landscape Dance. It takes place 8pm on Friday July 25, and 2pm and 7:30pm on Saturday July 26 in the Glen Echo Ballroom Backroom.

Use this link to buy tickets: www.buytickets.at/crossdance.

The dances of Crossing Boundaries are united by a theme of transformation. Inspired by the Winnie the Pooh stories, “The Back Story,” by Christopher, explores the history of Eeyore. Dancers move through a lovers’ quarrel, caught between wrestling and embracing, forming a puddle on the floor.  In “Cleansing Ritual,” by Claytor, dancers rise up in a staggered line, backs curled, forming a wave that teeters sideways before crashing back down. “Curtains in the Wind,” by Shute, envisions an older couple as a pair of curtains on a window: tossed in different directions by the breeze, but always returning to each other. This showcase brings a wide variety of dances to the stage, each of which reflects on change.

Botanical Whimsy: Patterns in Bloom grows out of the artist’s early fascination with biology and the hours she spent studying plant and animal life through a microscope. That experience sparked a lasting interest in the intricate patterns and rhythms found throughout the natural world, as well as the sense of wildness that exists within it. Through a series of layered, patterned, mixed-media works, this exhibition explores the language of flowers and botanical forms—how their colors, structures, and repeating patterns reveal both spontaneity and precise design. Viewers are invited to pause, come closer, and notice the often-overlooked subtleties in nature. Beneath what may first appear untamed lies an intricate beauty shaped by pattern, structure, and quiet complexity. It is a celebration of the joy and wonder found in observing the remarkable world of plants and landscapes through a whimsical lens. 

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May 1 - 30, 2026
Park View Gallery Hours:
Monday - Saturday | 10am- 6pm

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Gerardo Camargo’s practice emerged from the construction sites that shape the built environment of the Washington DC region. Working with salvaged construction materials, he reexamines the relationship between labor, authorship, and the structures of power embedded in architecture. 

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La práctica de Gerardo Camargo surge de los sitios de construcción que dan forma al entorno construido de la región de Washington DC. Trabajando con materiales de construcción recuperados, el artista reexamina la relación entre el trabajo, la autoría y las estructuras de poder presentes en la arquitectura.

Join us for an opening reception during Art Walk in the Park.

May 1 - 31, 2026
Stone Tower Gallery Hours:
Saturday & Sunday | 12pm - 6pm

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The Popcorn Gallery presents Collaborations in Clay 2026, highlighting functional and non-functional artistic ceramic pieces by Glen Echo Pottery instructors and advanced students. The show focuses on the collaboration and interplay between the potters, the clay, the glaze, and the kiln. Join us for an opening reception during Art Walk in the Park.

May 1 - 31, 2026
Popcorn Gallery Hours:
Saturday & Sunday | 12pm - 6pm

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Join us for a tour of On Behalf of New Myths / En Nombre de Nuevos Mitos, led by curator Fabiola R. Delgado, exploring artist Gerardo Camargo’s use of salvaged construction materials to foreground the often-unseen labor shaping our built environment. The tour will be followed by a conversation with the artist and curator.

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Get a head start on your holiday shopping list AND support artists in your community at Shop Arts Saturday! It's easy to forget, but individual artists and galleries are small businesses too! On Small Business Saturday this year, stop by the Park to support its resident artists, plus invited guest artists from throughout the DMV. 

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Join us for an opening reception of Glen Echo Park's annual Holiday Art Show & Sale in the Partnership Galleries: Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery. With so many unique gifts, the Holiday Art Show & Sale is a great place to shop for everyone on your holiday list! The show features the Park's resident artists and instructors, as well as other invited guests with works in:

Glass  |  Ceramics  |  Photography  |  Painting  |  Jewelry  |  Holiday Ornaments  | and more!

The Park's major resident visual arts organizations are represented, including the Art Glass Center, Glen Echo Glassworks, Glen Echo Pottery, SilverWorks, Photoworks, the Sculpture Studio, the Stone Tower Studio, and the Yellow Barn Studio.

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