Ten to do

1. GET BRASSY

Sample the improvisations of Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. www.kennedy-center.org, (202) 467-4600.

May 2

2.BLOOM FORTH

Celebrate horticulture and great lobster rolls at this year's Cathedral Flower Mart. www.cathedral.org/ahg, (202)537- 3129.

May 5 - 6

3. GOT DRAMA?

Watch as three sisters undergo a transformation in On the Verge or the Geography of Yearning. www.arenastage.com, (202) 488-3300.

May 5 - June 11

4. HORSE AROUND

Cheer at the 81st running of the Virginia Gold Cup. Then sip some Champagne. www.vagoldcup.com, (540) 347-1215.

May 6

5. BRIDGE IT

Walk across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge as though cars didn't exist. www.roadstothefuture.com, (877) 229-77261.

May 7

6. BOWL MORE

Spoon up at the D.C. Chili Cook-off and see whose stew is world champ. www.kidneywdc.org, (202) 244-7900.

May 20

7. RHYME WELL

View Pericles gratis at the 17th annual Shakespeare Theatre Free for All.
www.shakespearetheatre.org, (202) 547-1122.

May 25 -June 4

8. STRINGS UNITE

Feel the power of the violin when the National Symphony rocks the West Lawn of the Capitol on Memorial Day. www.kennedy-center.org, (202) 619-7222.

May 28

9. ENCOUNTER ANARCHY

Journey through the dark underbelly of America at Stephen Sondheim's musical Assassins. www.sig-online.org, (703) 218-6500.

May 30

10. SANCTIFY TASTE BUDS

Dine on comfort food so soulful you'll swear your mama was in the kitchen. (202) 234-1884.

May 30