1.) Celebrate Mother’s Day! Take your mom out for a delicious breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner in the beautiful Paris ballroom of Jackson 20 (located in Alexandria, Virginia). Treat her to a relaxing afternoon at the Tranquility Day Spa in Haymarket, Virginia. Bring her to the Annual Antique Rose Festival in Lynchburg, Virginia. If you really want to make her feel appreciated, take her on the Mother’s Day Spirit of Norfolk Cruise.
If you’re interested in the spa, see: https://www.tranquilitydayspa.com/
If you’re interested in Jackson 20, visit: https://jackson20restaurant.com/
If you’re interested in the Annual Antique Rose Festival, take a look at: https://www.gravegarden.org/antique-rose-festival/
If you’re interested in the Norfolk Cruise, click on: https://www.spiritcruises.com/norfolk/search?timeOfDay=Any&metro=Norfolk&startDate=05%2F13%2F2018&paxSize=1-19

2.) Ride through Shenandoah Valley on a horse from Jordan Hollow Stables in Stanley, Virginia! Choose from nine different horses and spend some time getting to know your four-legged, long-maned friend. Learn tacking and some other tricks before heading onto the trails for open-riding. Take a guided tour and enjoy the scenery, or if you’re a more confident rider, got it alone (or with friends or family). Happy trails to you!
https://jordanhollowstables.com

3.) Go to the 5th Annual Funk Parade in Washington, D.C.! Join in the celebration of DC’s hip musicians, and members of Black Broadway. There is a lineup of over 80 different performing artists for the event, including Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra, Michael “Kidd Funkadelic” Hampton, DJ K-Meta, Black Masala, Lucky So & So’s, Dupont Brass, Funky Miracle, Kermin the DJ, Champion Sound, and many others.
https://www.funkparade.com/#home

4.) See ‘Artes de Cuba: From the Island to the World’ at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.!  The finest Cuban and Cuban-American artists will be performing, such as Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Argos Teatro, Teatro El Público, Malposo Dance Company, La Dame Blanche,  Compañía Irene Rodríguez, La Reyana y La Real in the Cubano Club, The López-Nussa family and many others. Needless to say, there will plenty of music, dancing, singing, and fun. Meet a brilliant Cuban scientist, listen to the drum parade, and watch Spanish film screenings. Get a close look at indigenous birds, snails, and butterflies. See the artwork of Cuban artistas including Roberto Diago, Manuel Mendive, Emilio Perez, and Reynerio Tamayo.
https://cms.kennedy-center.org/festivals/cuba

5.) Go see the ‘April Showers Bring May Flowers’ exhibit at the Gallery Flux in Ashland, Virginia! This pretty collection of floral-themed works captures the beauty of Spring. These eye-cathcing pieces were done by over 20 different artists, including Nancy Brittle, Kim Hall, Flynn Geissel, Tarver Harris, Maria Reardon, and Tsveti Sowers.
http://galleryflux.com/Exhibits.cfm