Events Calendar

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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Eight painters have been selected as finalists for the Bethesda Painting Awards, a juried competition and exhibition produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District. More than 350 artists from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. submitted work to the ninth annual competition created to exclusively honor regional painters. The work of the eight finalists will be on display at Gallery B from June 1-29, 2013. A public opening will be held on Friday, June 14, 2013 from 6 – 9pm in conjunction with the Bethesda Art Walk. Gallery B is located at 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E in downtown Bethesda. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 12 – 6pm. Entries were juried by Tim Doud, Associate Professor of Art at American University; Duane Keiser, Acclaimed painter and art blogger and Christine Neill, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.
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presented by Bethesda Urban Partnership

Climb/hike/bike Sugarloaf Mountain and then try wine Tasting and tour of Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
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Gahyun Esther Kim, 2013 recipient of the Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award, is a graduating senior at T. S. Wootton High School. Her work will be on display at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room Monday, June 10 to Friday, June 28.
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presented by Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room

Cartooning, painting, sculpture, pottery & more! CREATE's Summer Arts Camps engage your child's natural creativity and teach art skills & techniques, while encouraging individuality in a fun and nurturing environment. Ages 6-14; one and two-week sessions available. Camp day runs from 9:00-3:00. Before Care available 8:30-9 A.M. After Care from 3-6 P.M.
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presented by CREATE Arts Center

Life along the Great Barrier Reef is full of danger when you are a tiny clown fish. Join Nemo, Marlin, Dory, sharks, andgel fish and a host of sea animals in this underwater musical adventure! Participants will learn all the songs, choreography and lines in just one week, There will be a performance open to friends and family at the end of the week . For ages 8- 14.
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presented by Arts Barn

Students will work with our finest instructors in jazz, hip hop, tap, ballet and modern. Students will experience daily technique and choreography classes. Students will also work on performance quality and style in preparation for a Showcase. Great for the budding performer or individuals who just want to have fun, these 2-week camps allow students to participate in a few weeks or a full summer of fun as each camp will feature different choreography and show pieces. Performance dates June 29 and June 30. Grades 3-5 with Vikki Weinberger, Grades 6-8 with Kelly Kunst, Grades 9-12 with Vanessa Carmichael.
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presented by Joy of Motion Dance Center

Celebrating 35 years! Be a part of musical theater in a camp complete with dance, singing, acting and fun. Each workshop culminates in a performance for friends and family on Adventure Theatre MTC's main stage. Choose from 6 sessions throughout the summer.
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presented by Adventure Theatre MTC

have fun with clay. Incorporate nature in your design and create artwork using the pinch, slab, and coil techniques of handbuilding. Finished pieces will be picked up the following week.
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presented by Arts Barn

Have you registered for summer? Are you interested in a well-rounded and technically challenging summer dance experience? From ballet to bollywood, celebrated guest artists Anatoli Kucheruk and Vishal Kanoi join our year round faculty for a diverse and exciting line up. Whether you expand your horizons in our summer camps, discover dance in our all genre intensives, or build upon your classical training with our intensives, we can't wait to see you this summer! Placement Required. Contact: sarahewing@citydance.net.
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presented by CityDance

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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Backpack Journalism is a form of broadcast journalism where the individual is the reporter, camera operator, and editor! These reporters are vital to getting the word out in Montgomery County! This program is open to 7th-12th grade students. Students will have four 4-hour classes teaching the basics of Backpack Journalism. Students will learn story composition, shooting and editing.
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presented by Montgomery Community Media

An overview of recent work by Delaware artist Ron Meick, these prints cover a wide range of interests and themes, including stock and commodity charts, dog excavations, fracing, and Chinese political issues.
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presented by Ron Meick

A special collaborative exhibition of area artists, and refugees, coordinated by Sally Brucker with contributions by Anne Becker. This installation in the Press Room utilizes sound, story, poetry, sculpture and mixed media. It is inspired by the stories of refugees from Iran, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Gambia, Darfur, and Sierra Leone who currently live in the greater Washington, DC area.
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presented by The Refugee Art Project

If you're like me, you come across passages in your first draft where the story flows and you're thrilled by what you've created. Also, things that make you cringe: boring passages of description, scenes of dialogue that make no sense, characters who re-emerge in Chapter 17 and you don't remember who they are. This is how it should be (or at least how it is) for most writers. This is where the work of revision begins. Stories don't often fully reveal themselves the first time around. Revision is an integral part of the storytelling process. Roll up your sleeves!
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presented by Con Lehane

In this course, we'll concentrate on writing stories--those things with beginnings, middles, and ends that delve into the human spirit and attempt to reveal to us who we are. Whether your bent is the short story or the novel, comedy or tragedy, mystery or adventure, certain universal elements make a story. We'll examine craft elements including character, plot, point of view, dialogue, setting, pacing, and voice, as well as substance and structure. This will be a workshop, including exercises and occasional readings. As long as you're willing to write, it doesn't matter where you are on the writer's path.
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presented by Con Lehane

This workshop is for short story writers with some experience in prior workshops (either at The Writer's Center or elsewhere). The focus of this workshop is your stories. Each writer will submit up to two stories for constructive critique. In addition, we'll examine short story elements and techniques, using the latest Best American Short Stories (2012).
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presented by Dana Cann

This workshop will focus on all the basics, including screenplay structure, character development, and writing scenes.
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presented by Jeffrey Rubin

Back by popular demand! In time for Valentine's Day, and throughout the month of February, AFI Silver offers a selection of great movie romances, one from each decade, from 1930s screwball comedy to controversial dramas to the quirky rom-coms of today. Full list of films and show times can be found on event webpage: www.afi.com/silver/films/2013/v10i1/screenvalentines.aspx
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presented by American Film Institute

June 1-21&24-30 Summer is for Sangria: Pairing of the Month This is a Latin inspired pairing that will certainly make you want to dance with joy. Enjoy using the pairing ideas you gain all summer long for your summer social gatherings. Monday-Friday 10am-5pm Saturday 10am-6pm Sunday January-March 12pm-5pm April-December 12pm-6pm CLOSED: New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas
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presented by Linganore Winecellars