This Weekend

SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!

Tomorrow, penguins take to the streets in the county's ninth annual Thanksgiving Day parade (right). The party rolls north on Georgia Avenue from Sligo Avenue, hangs a right on Ellsworth Drive, blows through Downtown Silver Spring and past the Turf, and then calls it quits at Cedar Lane. The parade starts at 9:30 a.m.

Beware of related road closures on Saturday, starting at 7:00 a.m. and running to 1:00 p.m.

Not into clowns or balloons? Hit the ninth biennial Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair instead. The event starts today with an art project that invites public participation. The project drops at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center (8230 Georgia Ave) from noon to 4:00 p.m.

The rest of the book fair, which includes exhibits and lectures, goes down at the NOAA Auditorium and Science Center (1301 East-West Hwy) on Saturday and Sunday. Admission to all events will run you $65 ($35 if you're packing student or senior ID). Or skip the lectures and check out just the exhibits for $15 ($10 for students/seniors).

Thanks to The Gazette for the photo.