Events Calendar

Trolley Museum celebrates Black History Month with a special exhibit, Jim Crow on Streetcars, telling the stories of both 19th and 20th century efforts to establish racially segregated transit and to resist its establishment. Visitors may ride streetcars through Northwest Branch Park.
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presented by NATIONAL CAPITAL TROLLEY MUSEUM

Young artists will love this fun and engaging class that will have them drawing, painting, and sculpting. Shape, texture, and color will all be explored as students work in two and three-dimensional forms through a variety of media. Come and CREATE with us!
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presented by CREATE Arts Center

Imagine putting on a smock with your favorite toddler and enjoying an hour dedicated to making art together. Two and three year olds and their adult pal (Mom? Dad? A favorite aunt or uncle?) will paint side by side. Set your young pal on the colorful path of making art and rediscover your own inner artist!
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presented by CREATE Arts

A class for both new and developing artists wanting to study painting. Explore the potential of oil painting, with individual attention provided to each student to improve skills and technique. Howard Cohen, an accomplished painter, will share fundamentals and theory. Supply list available at the Arts Barn. Please bring supplies to the first class. For ages 14 and older. No class on 1/19, 1/21, 2/2, 2/16, 2/18
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presented by Arts Barn

If you have a full draft of your novel and need suggestions for revision, consider this workshop in which we will focus on the authenticity of characters, the smooth workings of plot and the telling detail. Each workshop participant will have a chance to submit work two or more times for discussion. We'll also discuss a short, published novel. This workshop will be a safe place in which to analyze the work you've done and see its possibilities.
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presented by Ann McLaughlin

Communications. Graphic Design & Illustration Student Exhibition. Reception; Wednesday, April 24, 5-7pm. M-W, 10am-6pm, Thurs.10am-8pm, Fri, 10am-1pm.
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presented by Technical Center

This advanced-level workshop will put a strong emphasis on sentence-level writing and revision. Students in this class will revise their stories, discuss contemporary authors, and critique each other's work. The goal of this course is to complete a polished draft of one short story, and learn a variety of revision strategies.
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presented by Mark Cugini

The Conference and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is launching a Spring savings campaign from March-September 2013. Find deals on hotels, restaurants & attractions in Montgomery County. Check the Website often as new deals are added daily!
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Hometown Holidays is Rockville's premier event. This year marks the 25th annual Hometown Holidays which features more than 30 free concerts on five stages, a Taste of Rockville and kids and teen activities and entertainment. Past perfomers include Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, The Commodores, Martina McBride, Hootie and the Blowfish, KC and the Sunshine Band, The Wailers and plenty of others. The weekend concludes with the 69th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade which honors those who have served in the armed forces.
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presented by City of Rockville

Climb/hike/bike Sugarloaf Mountain and then try wine Tasting and tour of Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
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Artists will engage in drawing, painting, and sculpting as they continue to develop and sharpen their studio skills! Artists will explore color, shape, and texture through two and three-dimensional projects. Students will explore a variety of media, which may include pencils, oil and chalk pastels, watercolor, tempera paint, and much more. Come and CREATE with us!
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presented by CREATE Arts Center

Parker's exhibition brings together etchings, drawings, and sculptures to comment on the seasons of life, rhythm and flourishings and declines that are reflected in the natural world.
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presented by Margaret Adams Parker

Pennsylvania artist Robin Gibson exhibits a group of landscape prints.
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presented by Robin Gibson

Paintings and drawings by local artist Nancy Bullough. Employing bold and vibrant colors, Bullough creates both realistic and abstract works and experiments with a variety of media, techniques and subject matter. Bullough is a resident of Olney, MD and received her BA in Fine Art from the University of Maryland in College Park. Please join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, May 31, 7-9 p.m. The exhibition is on view in the Common Ground Gallery (second floor) May 15 through June 16. Free and open to the public.
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presented by VisArts

Look up, down, out and inward. Eric Smallwood uses video and animation to create moments of negotiation between immediate sensual experience and reflection. Eric Smallwood is a visual artist whose work utilizes elements of video, animation, and installation art. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Imaging and Digital Arts program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2010, and is currently teaching there as an Assistant Professor of Animation and Interactive Media. Wednesday 12-4 p.m., Thursday & Friday 12-8 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 12-4 p.m. Free and open to the public.
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presented by VisArts

Come witness the butterfly life cycle as tiny eggs hatch into crawling, chewing caterpillars, which then encase themselves in jewel-like chrysalides and emerge as sipping, flying adult butterflies.
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`Comic, Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Shows Every Saturday Night. 6:30pm Buffet 7:30pm Show $47.50 includes buffet, show and taxes. Gratuities and beverages not included Flanagan’s Harp and Fiddle 4844 Cordell Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 443.422.3810 Current Show: The Mystery Krewe Roll on down to New Orleans for the Mystery Krewe’s post-parade Mardi Gras Ball. Dress to Kill! Upcoming Show: Dead Center The Front and Center Training Center for Training Centers may be in trouble when former Executive Director Jim Wannahoe shows up threatening lawsuits. Will he pay the ultimate price for unsportsmanlike conduct? Special Mother’s Day Brunch Show May 12, 2013. Doors open at 12:30 pm, buffet is served beginning at 1:00 pm and the show starts at 2:00 pm. Ticket price $52.50 for adults. For the Mother’s Day show, a child’s ticket is being offered for $30.00 for children 12 and under. Please note that due to the subject matter, the show may not be appropriate for very young children. Purchase tickets for the Mother’s Day show on or before April 12th and receive a $5.00 discount on adult tickets. Shows change every 5 weeks. Check website for current show. Maryland Theatre Guide calls Do or Die Mysteries “…clever, outrageous and drop dead funny.” This is not your traditional dinner theatre. It is highly interactive and lots of fun. You don’t even have to turn off your cell phones. It’s a killer night out for date night, birthdays, anniversaries or just a night of fun with friends.
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presented by Do or Die Productions, Inc.