🥯 Your weekend in ARL: 🥐🎶 Two new restaurant openings + live music Friday (plus a Maman freebie moment) (May 7 - 10)

🥐🎁 Maman Grand Opening (Amazon HQ2 – Pentagon City) — Thu., May 7 (8:00 AM–6:00 PM)
Maman’s opening its new Pentagon City café at Amazon HQ2, and they’re doing grand-opening perks: free tote + cookie with purchase for the first 100 customers starting at 8 AM. There’s also an afternoon pop-in window (1–3 PM) with extra “cute errand” energy—mini bouquets and a charm bar—plus a giveaway for early shoppers in that window. info HERE

🎶🍷 Live Music: Half LoCo (Ballston Local) — Fri., May 8 (8:30–11:00 PM)
If your ideal Friday is “go out, have a drink, but still be able to hear your friends,” Ballston Local has Half LoCo—rock/pop cover vibes that are fun without being a full-on club night. Show up around 8:30, grab a table, and let it be the kind of night that can end at 10… or casually roll past 11. Info HERE

🎨🖨️ Creative Open Studio: Vintage Letterpress Card Making (Open to Being – Aurora Highlands) — Sat., May 9 (11:00 AM–4:00 PM)
A very cute, low-effort Saturday plan: pop into Open to Being and make your own vintage letterpress card (yes, on an old-school press). It’s drop-in, free, and the perfect “I did something artsy today” moment—plus you can browse their cards/gifts while you’re there.

🎨🎶 MoCA on the Move: Celebrating Spring (Met Park – National Landing) — Sundays (free)
If you want a wholesome Sunday plan that still feels fun (and doesn’t require a reservation), MoCA is popping up at Met Park with live music, bubbles, lawn games, and hands-on art activities—plus visiting artists and face painting/temporary tattoos. It’s free, all-ages, and the activities/music change each week, so you can go once or make it a little Sunday tradition. Rain plan: they move it indoors to MoCA’s Innovation Studio + Store.

🥐🍸 Café Monet Opens at McLean Project for the Arts — Opened May 6
McLean just got a very cute new “meet me there” spot: Café Monet, a European-inspired café + bistro inside the new MPA Berlage Arts & Education Center (a collaboration between McLean Project for the Arts and Knead Hospitality + Design). It’s designed to feel like a gathering place for artists and neighbors, with an all-day menu that goes from lemon ricotta pancakes and croissant sandwiches to jamón ibérico croquettes, steak frites, and roasted branzino. Drinks stay on theme too—there’s a spritz lineup (Aperol, Hugo, Kir Royale) plus cocktails like the Roman Holiday (Sardinian citrus gin + bergamot liqueur + basil + lemon). 6910 Fleetwood Rd., McLean. Info HERE

🥖🍰 Paris Baguette Opens in Clarendon — Opened May 2
Clarendon just got a new go-to for “I’ll just grab a coffee” that somehow turns into leaving with a box of pastries. Paris Baguette has opened at 3101 Wilson Blvd, bringing all the chain’s greatest hits: artsy-looking cakes, Nutella-stuffed croissants, classic baguettes, and those dangerously addictive sticky milk buns. Perfect for a quick treat, a last-minute dessert pickup, or your new weekend walk reward. Info HERE

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