Events Calendar

Kick-off your weekend with great music in downtown Wheaton! Enjoy live music from top musicians in the DC area every 2nd and 4th Friday June through August from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Bring a blanket, chair and your family and friends -- And don't forget to grab a bite to eat from one of our great local restaurants before or after the show!

presented by Wheaton Urban District

Calling all sports enthusiasts! Hear from specialists and athletes and learn about key muscle groups to improve your performance while preventing injuries. Watch medical illustrators paint on athletes’ bodies to reveal key muscles and bones structures. Featured will be an anatomical art demonstration that will literally illustrate how a horse and rider’s bodies must work in tandem to achieve maximum performance.

presented by National Museum of Health and Medicine

Your body is an amazing work of art! Each month, the National Museum of Health and Medicine will focus on a different organ. In August, learn about basic kidney function and diseases that affect the kidneys. After a brief lesson, attendees will create their own visual representations of the kidneys. Recommended for students in 3rd through 8th grade. Reservations required; limited to 20 participants. For reservations and more information, call 301-319-3325 or email medicalmuseum@amedd.army.mil.

presented by National Museum of Health and Medicine

To kick off the 2012-2013 season, young artists from Damascus UMC, the Academy of St. Cecilia Youth Orchestra, and the community will share their musical gifts in this annual concert favorite. Performers include Micah Tsoi, piano, who performed at Constitution Hall in NYC last year; Judith Tsoi, violin; Julia Bratburd, voice; Marin Williams, bassoon; TJ Murray, bass; Matthew Fitzsimmons, trumpet; Dane Frandsen, flute; Graham Taylor, voice; and Laura Searles, violin and voice. Katherine Williams and Stephen Kalnoske will accompany these talented young performers. FREE WILL OFFERING will support Worship Arts programming at Damascus UMC.

presented by Damascus United Methodist Church & Academy of St. Cecilia Youth Orchestra

Join author and historian Guy R. Hasegawa for a talk on the manufacturing of artificial limbs during the Civil War, including how they were provided to amputees during the conflict. Hasegawa will also discuss his new book, “Mending Broken Soldiers: The Union and Confederate Programs to Supply Artificial Limbs.” Books will be available for purchase.

presented by National Museum of Health and Medicine