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

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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Children will explore a variety of media in this beginners class that encourages and focuses their interests in drawing, painting, and sculpture. Artists will explore color, shape, and texture through two and three-dimensional projects. Our artists may be young in this studio class, but we have plenty of room for great big creative ideas! Over the course of the session, students will work with pencil, marker, paint, clay, paper, and recycled materials.
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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

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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This studio class caters to the more sophisticated palette of the 7 to 10 year old artist. Students focus their interests in drawing, painting, and sculpture in a fun, encouraging, and creative environment. They will bring home two and three-dimensional projects they will be proud to share!
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presented by CREATE Arts Center

Adult participant is required. Spend some quality time as a family exploring clay. Whether your clay creations are purely decorative or practical pieces, youll treasure the time you spend working both independently and as a family. You will explore clay construction (pinch, coil and slab no wheel), and various glaze finishes. Projects are fired in a kiln on our premises and students will take home several finished pieces. Younger children may need their adult pottery partner to assist through part of the process, which is part of the fun youll have together!
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presented by CREATE Arts Center

`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.