All the rinks offer skate rentals, and charge under $8.00 for ice time. Check the rink’s website for hours and fees.  Most are open Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Pentagon Row Outdoor Ice Skating
The Plaza
1201 South Joyce Street
Arlington, Virginia 22202 (map it)
703-418-6666

Herbert Wells Ice Rink
5211 Paint Branch Parkway (formerly Calvert Road)
College Park, MD 20740 (map it)
301-277-3717

Reston Town Center Ice Skating Rink
Reston Town Center – Market Street and Pavilion
11900 Market Street
Reston, VA 20190 (map it)

Pershing Park
Pennsylvania Avenue at 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC (map it)

Normally, the rink is open by mid-November, but not this year. I’ll update this post if it reopens.

Images – Flickr – ice skates, Pershing Park,
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The Elephant Deal explorers the gap between military life and civilian life in the United States. Taken from Man Equals Man and The Elephant Calf, it explores how the common man is transformed though the breaking and recreating of the recruit, from a civilian into the perfect fighting machine.

500 Clown and The Elephant Deal
Ina and Jack Kay Theater
University of Maryland
Route 193 (University Blvd.) and Stadium Drive (next to the football stadium)
College Park, Maryland  (map it)

Dates and Times – Thursday – Sunday, December 11-14, 2008 at 8:00 p.m., except Sat. and Sun. at 3:00 p.m.

Tickets – $35.00, Seniors – $32.00, students with ID – $7.00 and are available online or by phone at 301-405-2787.

Nearest Metro Subway Station – College Park-University of Maryland – Green line, then a 2-mile cab ride. The theater can call a cab for you to get back to the Metro.

Parking – Garage parking across for the theater is $5.00.

Image – Flickr – 500 Clown
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