SILVER SPRING, MD—This February’s edition of The Parks Show set to begin airing on County Cable Montgomery (CCM), Sunday, January 24 and throughout the month of February is all about the beating heart of parks.
“We decided to present The Parks Show in a different way this month,” said Department of Parks Media Relations Manager and The Parks Show Host Kelli Holsendolph, “… with a parks love story.”
This love-themed episode of The Parks Show features puppets Jacob and Emma who meet as children at the Wheaton Train and Carousel, date as teens at Cabin John Ice Rink, marry as adults at Brookside Gardens and spend time with their first puppet baby, Water Lily, at Rockwood Manor’s Princess Gala and other parks programs.
The show also offers viewers ideas about some unique and different ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day—parks-style. Some of the Valentine’s-themed programs the Department of Parks is offering this year and mentioned on The Parks Show include:
Be My Valentine
Saturday, February 6
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Rockwood Manor
11001 MacArthur Boulevard
Potomac, MD 20854
Children can create and decorate Valentine’s treats and cards to share with friends and family. Fee: $20; ages 3-8. Register at www.ParkPASS.org for Course No. 95399.
Valentine’s Week Chocolate Celebration
Wednesday, February 10
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Black Hill Visitor Center
20926 Lake Ridge Drive
Boyds, Maryland 20841
The rich history of chocolate is filled with romance, obsession and magic. Investigate the world’s love affair with this amazing New-World discovery, explore the cocoa tree’s natural history and enjoy samples of organic and fair-trade chocolates from around the world. Fee: $10; adults, 18 and up. Register at www.ParkPASS.org for Course No. 91199.
Wild Love
Friday, February 12
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Locust Grove Nature Center
7777 Democracy Boulevard
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Come out for a hot (or not) Valentine’s date. Enjoy a unique presentation on nature’s unusual ways of expressing affection and finding lifelong love—or something like it. Light refreshments will be served. Fee: $5; adults only, 18 and up. Register at www.ParkPASS.org for Course No. 96667.
Sweetheart Skate
Friday, February 12
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Wheaton)
8:15 pm – 10:15 pm (Cabin John)
Wheaton Ice Arena, 11717 Orebaugh Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902
Cabin John Ice Rink, 10610 Westlake Drive, Rockville, MD 20852
Bring your sweetheart and the two of you can skate for the price of one. A total price of $6.25 includes admission and skate rental for two people.
Love Bugs?
Friday, February 12
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Meadowside Nature Center
5100 Meadowside Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20855
Cockroaches and spiders may scare some, but the bugs at Meadowside Nature Center are irresistible fun! Kids learn about interesting bugs, then, make some buggy Valentines. Fee: $5; ages 3-6. Register at www.ParkPASS.org for Course No. 96149.
Explore a Park: Hike with Your Honey
Sunday, February 14
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Brookside Nature Center
1400 Glenallan Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20902
It's Valentine's Day! Grab your sweetheart and go for a hike on Seneca Greenway Trail. FREE, ages 18 and up. Registration required at www.ParkPASS.org for Course No. 92864. Participants will be contacted with meeting site information.
“We have something for Valentine’s of all ages,” added Holsendolph. “And unlike a five-course dinner at a fancy restaurant and a dozen roses, these outings in the parks won’t break the bank!”
To watch The Parks Show, tune into CCM (Comcast Channel 6 and Verizon and RCN Channel 30); the show airs daily. Or, watch online at www.MontgomeryParks.org or www.MontgomeryCountyMD.gov
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Contact:
Kelli Holsendolph
Media Relations Manager
Montgomery County Department of Parks
301-650-2866