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					1 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Farmers Market Farmers Market February 1, 2025 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Kensington Train Station 3701 Howard Ave, Kensington, MD 20895, USA The Town of Kensington's Farmers Market is held every Saturday, year-around, at the Kensington Train Station. About the Farmers’ Market – Explore Kensington See more details Akhmedova Ballet Academy at the Silver Spring B&O Station Open House Akhmedova Ballet Academy at the Silver Spring B&O Station Open House February 1, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Silver Spring B&O Railroad Station, 8100 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA ABA students will be joining us from 11:00 – 12:00. They are excited to meet with the children and families of the local community to talk about all aspects of their training and life as ballet students. Children will be able to interact with the dancers and ask them questions. The dancers will also prepare an excerpt from their upcoming performance of “Peter and the Wolf.” Children can enjoy this sneak peak of the show and then take pictures with the characters in their costumes. All families that sign the guest book are invited to enter a drawing for a set of 4 tickets to see the Ballet Academy performance of “Peter and the Wolf” at the Silver Spring Black Box Theater, 8641 Colesville Road. Winners must be available to attend on Sunday, February 16. Tickets will also be available for purchase. For more information, visit http://www.montgomerypreservation.org/event/open-house-at-the-silver-spring-bo-station-feb-2025/. See more details James Fernando Trio James Fernando Trio February 1, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Hailed as a “prodigiously gifted composer and virtuoso pianist,” James Fernando and his Philly-based jazz ensemble masterfully present a refreshing take on the piano trio format. Featuring Sam Harris on bass and Kyon Williams on drums, this band invites audiences to enjoy a joyful, sensitive, and exciting journey steeped in the tradition of jazz greats while standing firmly in the present. http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/concerts/jazz-concerts/james-fernando-trio See more details • • • • • • •	2 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details ASO Presents Masterworks III - Pictures at an Exhibition ASO Presents Masterworks III - Pictures at an Exhibition February 2, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda, MD 20852 Join the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra for a stirring performance of Masterworks III - "Pictures at an Exhibition", including the vibrant sounds of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the elegant passion of Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3 with Concertmaster and Violinist Netanel Draiblate, and the powerful imagery of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, in a concert that celebrates the artistry of musical storytelling. Step into the world of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a groundbreaking Black composer who brought fresh, dynamic sounds to the 19th-century orchestra. His Overture to The Song of Hiawatha, inspired by the moving spiritual "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," is a powerful testament to music’s evolving, inclusive spirit. Prepare to be captivated as ASO Concertmaster Netanel Draiblate returns to the Maryland Hall and Strathmore stages to bring Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3 to life! This will be the first time the ASO performs this piece under the baton of our Maestro, José-Luis Novo. Dedicated to the legendary Pablo de Sarasate, Violin Concerto No. 3 gracefully blends Classical tradition with Romantic flair, capturing both elegance and drama in every note. And finally, experience Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, an evocative journey through a museum of sights, sounds, and emotions. From the playful to the profound, each movement tells a vivid story, culminating in the iconic "The Great Gate of Kyiv." Don’t miss this matinee performance of transcendent music that spans cultures, eras, and emotions! Buy your tickets now! http://www.strathmore.org/community-education/our-partners/annapolis-symphony-orchestra/aso-pictures-at-an-exhibition/ See more details • • • • •
3 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details • • • •	4 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details • • • •	5 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Takoma Park City Council meeting Takoma Park City Council meeting February 5, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Auditorium, Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 http://takomaparkmd.gov/events-and-meetings/city-calendar/ See more details • • • • •	6 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details • • • •	7 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details • • • •	8 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Farmers Market Farmers Market February 8, 2025 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Kensington Train Station 3701 Howard Ave, Kensington, MD 20895, USA The Town of Kensington's Farmers Market is held every Saturday, year-around, at the Kensington Train Station. About the Farmers’ Market – Explore Kensington See more details • • • • •	9 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Making the Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, IN Your Research Assistant Making the Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, IN Your Research Assistant February 9, 2025 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Zoom This presentation will cover how to explore the expansive holdings and datafiles of the Genealogy Center, how to plan a research trip to Fort Wayne, and how to prepare for attending the 2025 IAJGS Conference in Fort Wayne. This one-hour program, conducted over Zoom at 1:30 PM Eastern Time, is free for members. This is one of the many activities that is a benefit of JGSGW membership. Instructions for joining the online meeting will be placed under Meeting Info & Links in the Members Only Files. (These files become visible on this website after members sign in.) Nonmembers may register to attend for a fee of $5. Speakers: Curt Witcher is the Director of Special Collections at the Allen County Public Library, managing the widely acclaimed Genealogy Center as well as the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research. He is a former president of both the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society, and the founding president of the Indiana Genealogical Society. Curt currently serves on the Indiana State Historical Records Advisory Board, the Indiana Historical Society’s publications committee, and the executive committee of the Friends of the Lincoln Collection of Indiana’s Board of Directors. He also serves on the Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society board of directors as well as an advisor for the African American Genealogical Society of Fort Wayne. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his passion for preserving historical data and making it more accessible to researchers. See more details • • • • •
10 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Documentary Roundtable: Trailer Night Documentary Roundtable: Trailer Night February 10, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Virtual Trailer Night is an opportunity to meet others in the documentary community and to provide feedback to several filmmakers on their trailers. Trailer Night is being moderated by Angela Pinaglia, Docs Board member and Docs Fellow alumna. The Documentary Roundtable/Trailer Night is a regular program co-hosted by Docs In Progress and Women in Film and Video of Washington DC that alternates most months. You will receive the Zoom link one day before the event. We are looking forward to meeting you there! Reserve your place here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/documentary-roundtable-trailer-night-via-zoom-registration-1113977148639 See more details • • • • •	11 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details • • • •	12 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Takoma Park City Council meeting Takoma Park City Council meeting February 12, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Auditorium, Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 http://takomaparkmd.gov/events-and-meetings/city-calendar/ See more details • • • • •	13 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details • • • • •	14 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details • • • • •	15 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details Farmers Market Farmers Market February 15, 2025 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Kensington Train Station 3701 Howard Ave, Kensington, MD 20895, USA The Town of Kensington's Farmers Market is held every Saturday, year-around, at the Kensington Train Station. About the Farmers’ Market – Explore Kensington See more details • • • • • •	16 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details Sarau de Samba at Glen Echo Park Sarau de Samba at Glen Echo Park February 16, 2025 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Glen Echo Park, 7300 Macarthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812, USA Experience the exuberant and community-centered tradition of samba at EducArte’s Sarau de Samba, a monthly celebration of Afro-Brazilian culture in the heart of the DMV. Renowned local Brazilian performers Pablo Regis, André Coelho, and Ilheuma Zezeh lead the Rio de Janeiro style music and dance event. Samba is an interactive experience and we invite you to join the Sarau de Samba. Set in the historic Glen Echo Park, Sarau de Samba features a dynamic ensemble of skilled musicians and dancers, showcasing the diverse rhythms of samba, from Golden Age classics and choro to modern pagode and high-energy carnival beats. More than just a performance, this event invites attendees to become part of the music, with opportunities to dance, sing, and even play instruments alongside the professionals. Each session starts with a beginner dance lesson. The event is open to people of any skill level, no partner or instruments required. Sarau de Samba is presented by the region’s premier Brazilian performing arts presenter EducArte in partnership with Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture. Glen Echo Park is a family friendly venue and park that offers free parking and is easily accessible by public transportation. Food and drink are for sale. This family-friendly event offers a welcoming space for all ages and backgrounds to come together. Join us monthly for an afternoon of rhythm, dance, and community. Sarau de Samba isn’t just an event; it’s a living, breathing celebration of Brazilian identity and the unifying power of music. Don’t miss this chance to experience the authentic spirit of Brazil right here in Maryland! See more details • • • • • •
17 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details • • • • •	18 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details Creating a Promo Video using DaVinci Resolve, for Beginners Creating a Promo Video using DaVinci Resolve, for Beginners February 18, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Docs In Progress, 8560 Second Avenue, Entrance on, Apple Ave Suite 113, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA Travel from New York to San Francisco through stunning landscapes, historic towns, and vibrant cities—and learn to craft a cinematic promo video of your journey using DaVinci Resolve, using stunning footage from a real documentary. Using DaVinci Resolve, you will work with provided footage, music, drone shots, and voiceovers, selecting the elements that best represent the journey across America. This promo video aims to provide students with a hands-on, practical approach to learning the editing, color grading, and delivery pages of DaVinci Resolve. By the end of the course, students will have a solid understanding of how to use the program independently for future video projects. Students will use the editing systems at Docs In Progress, with DaVinci Resolve, a free program they can continue working with after the course. *This workshop is 5 sessions-- 2/18, 2/19, 2/25, 2/26, and 3/4 To register, visit the Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-a-promo-video-using-davinci-resolve-for-beginners-registration-1113938803949 See more details • • • • • •	19 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details Creating a Promo Video using DaVinci Resolve, for Beginners Creating a Promo Video using DaVinci Resolve, for Beginners February 19, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Docs In Progress, 8560 Second Avenue, Entrance on, Apple Ave Suite 113, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA Travel from New York to San Francisco through stunning landscapes, historic towns, and vibrant cities—and learn to craft a cinematic promo video of your journey using DaVinci Resolve, using stunning footage from a real documentary. Using DaVinci Resolve, you will work with provided footage, music, drone shots, and voiceovers, selecting the elements that best represent the journey across America. This promo video aims to provide students with a hands-on, practical approach to learning the editing, color grading, and delivery pages of DaVinci Resolve. By the end of the course, students will have a solid understanding of how to use the program independently for future video projects. Students will use the editing systems at Docs In Progress, with DaVinci Resolve, a free program they can continue working with after the course. *This workshop is 5 sessions-- 2/18, 2/19, 2/25, 2/26, and 3/4 To register, visit the Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-a-promo-video-using-davinci-resolve-for-beginners-registration-1113938803949 See more details Takoma Park City Council meeting Takoma Park City Council meeting February 19, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Auditorium, Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 http://takomaparkmd.gov/events-and-meetings/city-calendar/ See more details • • • • • • •	20 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details • • • • •	21 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details • • • • •	22 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details Farmers Market Farmers Market February 22, 2025 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Kensington Train Station 3701 Howard Ave, Kensington, MD 20895, USA The Town of Kensington's Farmers Market is held every Saturday, year-around, at the Kensington Train Station. About the Farmers’ Market – Explore Kensington See more details • • • • • •	23 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details • • • • •
24 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details • • • • •	25 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details Creating a Promo Video using DaVinci Resolve, for Beginners Creating a Promo Video using DaVinci Resolve, for Beginners February 25, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Docs In Progress, 8560 Second Avenue, Entrance on, Apple Ave Suite 113, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA Travel from New York to San Francisco through stunning landscapes, historic towns, and vibrant cities—and learn to craft a cinematic promo video of your journey using DaVinci Resolve, using stunning footage from a real documentary. Using DaVinci Resolve, you will work with provided footage, music, drone shots, and voiceovers, selecting the elements that best represent the journey across America. This promo video aims to provide students with a hands-on, practical approach to learning the editing, color grading, and delivery pages of DaVinci Resolve. By the end of the course, students will have a solid understanding of how to use the program independently for future video projects. Students will use the editing systems at Docs In Progress, with DaVinci Resolve, a free program they can continue working with after the course. *This workshop is 5 sessions-- 2/18, 2/19, 2/25, 2/26, and 3/4 To register, visit the Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-a-promo-video-using-davinci-resolve-for-beginners-registration-1113938803949 See more details • • • • • •	26 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards-Call For Artists November 25, 2024 - February 26, 2025 Gallery Bethesda II, 4850 Rugby Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025. The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Click here for the application: http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards See more details Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details Creating a Promo Video using DaVinci Resolve, for Beginners Creating a Promo Video using DaVinci Resolve, for Beginners February 26, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Docs In Progress, 8560 Second Avenue, Entrance on, Apple Ave Suite 113, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA Travel from New York to San Francisco through stunning landscapes, historic towns, and vibrant cities—and learn to craft a cinematic promo video of your journey using DaVinci Resolve, using stunning footage from a real documentary. Using DaVinci Resolve, you will work with provided footage, music, drone shots, and voiceovers, selecting the elements that best represent the journey across America. This promo video aims to provide students with a hands-on, practical approach to learning the editing, color grading, and delivery pages of DaVinci Resolve. By the end of the course, students will have a solid understanding of how to use the program independently for future video projects. Students will use the editing systems at Docs In Progress, with DaVinci Resolve, a free program they can continue working with after the course. *This workshop is 5 sessions-- 2/18, 2/19, 2/25, 2/26, and 3/4 To register, visit the Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-a-promo-video-using-davinci-resolve-for-beginners-registration-1113938803949 See more details Takoma Park City Council meeting Takoma Park City Council meeting February 26, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Auditorium, Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 http://takomaparkmd.gov/events-and-meetings/city-calendar/ See more details • • • • • • •	27 Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details Girls on the Run FilmFest Girls on the Run FilmFest February 27, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Suburban Hospital, 8600 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA Join the Advisory Council of Girls on The Run Montgomery County at FilmFest on February 27, 2025! GOTR FilmFest is a night of independent short films celebrating girls and women. It will also provide the opportunity for the community to learn more about Girls on the Run and its impact. Proceeds from the event will benefit Girls on the Run Montgomery County, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams. See more details • • • • •	28 Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace Art League of Germantown’s (ALOG) Art Marketplace December 6, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special. See more details Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer Timothy Lynch, Gaithersburg Photographer December 13, 2024 - March 9, 2025 Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch. See more details Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College Adult Visual & Performing Arts Classes at Montgomery College January 27, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25. Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more. Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+. View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts. Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim See more details Waitress Waitress February 13, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Olney Theatre 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, Md The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start. Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Music Directed by Christopher Youstra Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Happens on the following Dates: Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST See more details • • • •

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