Events Calendar

An investigation of how speed and pressure shape contemporary drawing as an activity and an idea. Featured artists: Joe Giordano, Barry Nemett, Brandon Morse, Renee van der Stelt, Elzbieta Sikorska, Jan Razauskas, Hsin-Hsi Chen, Mei Mei Chang, Kendall Nordin, Warren Linn, Amita Bhatt, Alice Whealin, Ryan Hoover, Ian MacLean Davis, Dawn Gavin. Gallery Hours: Wednesday 124 p.m., Thursday & Friday 128 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 124 p.m. Free and open to the public.
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presented by VisArts

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

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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Climb/hike/bike Sugarloaf Mountain and then try wine Tasting and tour of Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
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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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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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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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Explore creativity using mixed media such as acrylic, watercolor and water-soluble crayons to create original artwork. Learn to paint in layers to help bring out the artist you. Discover a variety of artistic works to inspire your imagination. Wear Clothes that can get messy! A $10. supply fee is due the first class.
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presented by Arts Barn

Take an inspirational journey through a universe of color using acrylic and watercolor paint, and collage. Travel on imaginative, artistic adventures using many different techniques such as splattering paint and learning how to add on and remove layers to create your own masterpiece! Different contemporary artists will be introduced in each class to inspire new approaches to abstraction. Participants should wear clothes that can get messy! A $10. supply fee is due the first class.
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For the teen that has a love for the fine arts. This is a weekly mentorship class, where students will explore their creativity through personal projects, having the instructor, a working artist, available to help guide their work. Students need to bring a selection of their artwork (their "portfolio") to the first class for review with the instructor. A basic supply list is available at the Arts Barn front desk.
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Come and join in the fun of creating beautiful paintings with the easy and enjoyable acrylic medium. Vian Borchert, an internationally acclaimed artist and art educator, and a Corcoran graduate will guide students of all leves to create successful and accomplished acrylic paintings. Still life, landscape, and artwork from your imagination are all encouraged. Demos in painting and brush techniques will be presented. Highlights of art history will be discussed. Supply list available at the Arts Barn. Bring supplies to the first class.
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presented by Arts Barn

Create beautiful paintings with acrylic medium. Still life, landscape, and artwork from your imagination. Demos in painting and brush techniques will be presenterd. Supply list available at the Arts Barn
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Honoring William Stafford's dictum: "Writer's block? Lower your standards!", in this workshop we'll put together a toolbox of exercises and strategies for jumping into the poem's first draft without hesitancy or over-thinking. Revising these drafts toward finished poems to be shared in workshop will open up discussion on matters of craft and the often mysterious and unpredictable ways that language itself works to lead the making of the poem forward.
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presented by Marie Pavlicek-Wehrli

Eager to start giving poetry readings? Want to gain confidence and improve your presentation style? This workshop will take you through all the steps of giving a successful poetry reading: giving practice readings; revising poems with an eye toward performance; selecting which poems to read; "revising" the presentation; and submitting your work to reading venues.
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presented by Yvette Neisser Moreno

What's tougher than getting up in front of a large audience and delivering a powerful, moving "stem-winder" speech? Well, maybe writing the speech. In fact, very few writing assignments are tougher than speechwriting. It's a life of multiple drafts and trying to capture something that can be rather elusive called "voice." A speech is a story that builds a case and carries a message. Learn in a fun and interesting way about this very personal form of ghostwriting through concepts and techniques. Participants will get hands-on experience and everyone will write a complete speech by the time the workshop ends.
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presented by James Alexander

Young violinist Daisy Castro's unique and visionary style of playing adds new excitement to music originating in Paris' illustrious jazz age. Daisy is highly respected by the Gypsy Jazz communities both here and in Europe. Come and see what all the buzz is about...
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presented by Strathmore