Upcoming Community Events

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic.
Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, the play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom and King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183. As Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception. (2 hours 30 minutes)

https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/theater/the-lion-in-winter

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic.
Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, the play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom and King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183. As Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception. (2 hours 30 minutes)

https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/theater/the-lion-in-winter

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic.
Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, the play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom and King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183. As Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception. (2 hours 30 minutes)

https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/theater/the-lion-in-winter

 Pan American Symphony Orchestra (PASO) brings you the nuevo tango of Astor Piazzolla in a concert featuring Holly Nelson on violin, Alán Saucedo on cello and Sean Mahon on piano. Piazzolla revolutionized traditional tango by incorporating elements of jazz, using extended harmonies, dissonance, and counterpoint. He also introduced instruments not typically associated with traditional tango music, such as the flute, the electric guitar, saxophone, and even a drum kit!  With Maestro Buslje’s exciting arrangements, PASO has been carrying on the traditions of Piazzolla’s nuevo tango ensembles for over three decades and has made a name for itself as one of the best tango orchestras in the world. Join PASO in Silver Spring/Takoma Park, Maryland at the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, a 500-seat premier theater with state-of-the art acoustics for an evening of Piazzolla’s romantically soulful music.

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic.
Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, the play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom and King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183. As Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception. (2 hours 30 minutes)

https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/theater/the-lion-in-winter

 Join the pre-professional dancers of Metropolitan Ballet Theatre on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and be inspired by Dr. King's words through the art of dance. This contemporary ballet performance will have an interactive portion for young dancers in the audience to participate.
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36017/production/1212958?performanceId=11521590

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic.
Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, the play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom and King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183. As Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception. (2 hours 30 minutes)

https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/theater/the-lion-in-winter

 Illumination Stations are information tables that provide an opportunity to shine a light on ways for people to lower their utility bills, apply for energy assistance, and receive items to help them keep money in their pockets! Visit the library to get more information about energy programs and more!

You also can bring your old incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs to swap them for new energy efficient LED light bulbs. In collaboration with Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Pepco.

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic.
Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, the play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom and King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183. As Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception. (2 hours 30 minutes)

https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/theater/the-lion-in-winter

 Illumination Stations are information tables that provide an opportunity to shine a light on ways for people to lower their utility bills, apply for energy assistance, and receive items to help them keep money in their pockets! Visit the library to get more information about energy programs and more!

You also can bring your old incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs to swap them for new energy efficient LED light bulbs. In collaboration with Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Pepco.

 Registration is now open for Inside My Head: The Musical! Hosted by NAMI Maryland, this autobiographical performance - that explores one person’s journey with bipolar - will be held on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 at 8:00 pm, at the University of Maryland College Park’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall. https://namimd.org/inside-my-head-the-musical/
This one-man show by Broadway pianist Zak Sandler (Mean Girls, Wicked) begins with Zak’s first manic and depressive episodes during his junior year at Yale University. On stage, the pre-recorded voices of Zak’s mania and depression sing to him like they’re inside his head. This groundbreaking, one-night-only production will take each of us on a personal journey to examine the deepest, most vulnerable parts of ourselves— the ones we may not want others to see— and reveal how we can move from shame and denial to self-love and acceptance.
In addition to this ticketed performance, NAMI Maryland is hosting a VIP reception preceding the show at 7:00 pm. Join us for hot and cold hors d’oeuvres while enjoying a unique opportunity to network with local and statewide decision-makers, community leaders, and other VIPs.
Tickets for the live performance are $20.00. VIP tickets, which include VIP seating and access to the pre-event reception, are $100.00.

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic.
Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, the play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom and King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183. As Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception. (2 hours 30 minutes)

https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/theater/the-lion-in-winter

 Illumination Stations are information tables that provide an opportunity to shine a light on ways for people to lower their utility bills, apply for energy assistance, and receive items to help them keep money in their pockets! Visit the library to get more information about energy programs and more!

You also can bring your old incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs to swap them for new energy efficient LED light bulbs. In collaboration with Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Pepco.

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic.
Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, the play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom and King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183. As Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception. (2 hours 30 minutes)

https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/theater/the-lion-in-winter

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic.
Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, the play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom and King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183. As Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception. (2 hours 30 minutes)

https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/theater/the-lion-in-winter

 Kick off your Saturday morning with a 60 minute barre3 workout combining strength, cardio and mindfulness. Enjoy a complimentary mimosa to follow along with a brunch offer for you and your friends. 100% of proceeds from the donation based barre3 class will benefit the scholarship fund for the Girls on the Run of Montgomery County, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization designed to enhance participants' social, emotional and physical skills to successfully navigate life experiences

 $10
6 – 8 years old

Young artists, with the help of a grownup, will learn about different watercolor techniques to create an original piece of winter inspired artwork.

https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/gaithersburgmd/activity/search/detail/13113?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic.
Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, the play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom and King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183. As Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception. (2 hours 30 minutes)

https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/theater/the-lion-in-winter

 $35
14+
By using glass and crystal beads and the basics of bead weaving, create a beautiful bracelet that all levels can master. No experience required. $20 supply fee due to the instructor.

https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/gaithersburgmd/activity/search/detail/13098?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true

 $30 fee
15+

Do you have a digital camera, but are not quite sure what those buttons, dials and menus do? Join us to walk through the basics that are common to many of today's digital cameras. Please bring your camera and manual to the workshop.

https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/gaithersburgmd/activity/search/detail/13115?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true

 Experience the exuberant and community-centered tradition of samba at EducArte’s Sarau de Samba, a monthly celebration of Afro-Brazilian culture in the heart of the DMV. Renowned local Brazilian performers Pablo Regis, André Coelho, and Ilheuma Zezeh lead the Rio de Janeiro style music and dance event. Samba is an interactive experience and we invite you to join the sarau de samba.

Set in the historic Glen Echo Park, Sarau de Samba features a dynamic ensemble of skilled musicians and dancers, showcasing the diverse rhythms of samba, from Golden Age classics and choro to modern pagode and high-energy carnival beats. More than just a performance, this event invites attendees to become part of the music, with opportunities to dance, sing, and even play instruments alongside the professionals. Each session starts with a beginner dance lesson. The event is open to people of any skill level, no partner or instruments required.

Sarau de Samba is presented by the region’s premier Brazilian performing arts presenter EducArte in partnership with Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture. Glen Echo Park is a family friendly venue and park that offers free parking and is easily accessible by public transportation. Food and drink are for sale. This family-friendly event offers a welcoming space for all ages and backgrounds to come together.

Join us monthly for an afternoon of rhythm, dance, and community. Sarau de Samba isn’t just an event; it’s a living, breathing celebration of Brazilian identity and the unifying power of music. Don’t miss this chance to experience the authentic spirit of Brazil right here in Maryland!

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 Illumination Stations are information tables that provide an opportunity to shine a light on ways for people to lower their utility bills, apply for energy assistance, and receive items to help them keep money in their pockets! Visit the library to get more information about energy programs and more!

You also can bring your old incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs to swap them for new energy efficient LED light bulbs. In collaboration with Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Pepco.

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is thrilled to host Bud Wilkinson in the Invited Artist Gallery for the month of January 2025. The exhibit runs from January 8th through January 29th, with an opening reception on Second Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8pm. “Artist Portraits” is a photographic survey of hundreds of DC area artists, presented in an immersive, celebratory, kaleidoscopic, multiscreen, environment. Bud Wilkinson began the project casually, taking photos of friends at galleries, until eventually, it snowballed into a project that lasted over ten years, and documented an era of artists and their activity at multiple DC venues. Bud Wilkinson is an artist and photographer, living in Arlington, Virginia. He shows his paintings regularly, is employed as a decorative artist, and has worked in the White House, State Department, and National Gallery of Art. Enjoy additional exhibits “Surreality” with Resident Artists in the Gallery Hall, a mini-solo with Brigitte Messali in the Lounge Gallery, a Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow, along with nineteen Gallery 209 Member Artists exhibiting their latest work. Open Studios building wide will welcome visitors to visit and learn. Shop and support local working artists, makers, and professionals. Light fare sponsored by The Chesapeake Framing Company and mead will be offered for sale by Clear Skies Meadery – who invite you to Savor the Sweetness of Nature.

Bud Wilkinson – “Artist Portraits Series”
“Surreality” with Resident Artists
Mini-Solo with Brigitte Messali
The 19 Member Artists of Gallery 209
Pop-Up Shop with Colleen Darkow

Opening Reception
5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, January 10, 2025

Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852

Viewing hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sundays by chance or appointment. Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October of 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is home to 87 artists, as well as student artists. Artists & Makers Studios – Oro Valley, AZ is a four-year-old jewel box location with talented Resident Artists, 3,575 sq ft of studios, galleries, and flex-classroom space. Construction is currently underway in San Gabriel, CA for Artists & Makers Studios’ third location, with construction set to begin shortly for the fourth location in North Hollywood, CA. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 Illumination Stations are information tables that provide an opportunity to shine a light on ways for people to lower their utility bills, apply for energy assistance, and receive items to help them keep money in their pockets! Visit the library to get more information about energy programs and more!

You also can bring your old incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs to swap them for new energy efficient LED light bulbs. In collaboration with Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Pepco.

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 $10 Admission
All Ages

The winners of the 2025 Young Artist Award will perform in concert at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn on Friday, January 31, at 7:30 p.m. This annual competition, hosted by the City of Gaithersburg in partnership with the Kentlands Community Foundation, is a juried event designed to offer talented young musicians, ages 12 to 18, a meaningful and enriching artistic experience through competition and performance.

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 ABA students will be joining us from 11:00 – 12:00. They are excited to meet with the children and families of the local community to talk about all aspects of their training and life as ballet students. Children will be able to interact with the dancers and ask them questions. The dancers will also prepare an excerpt from their upcoming performance of “Peter and the Wolf.” Children can enjoy this sneak peak of the show and then take pictures with the characters in their costumes.

All families that sign the guest book are invited to enter a drawing for a set of 4 tickets to see the Ballet Academy performance of “Peter and the Wolf” at the Silver Spring Black Box Theater, 8641 Colesville Road. Winners must be available to attend on Sunday, February 16. Tickets will also be available for purchase. For more information, visit https://www.montgomerypreservation.org/event/open-house-at-the-silver-spring-bo-station-feb-2025/.

 Hailed as a “prodigiously gifted composer and virtuoso pianist,” James Fernando and his Philly-based jazz ensemble masterfully present a refreshing take on the piano trio format. Featuring Sam Harris on bass and Kyon Williams on drums, this band invites audiences to enjoy a joyful, sensitive, and exciting journey steeped in the tradition of jazz greats while standing firmly in the present.

https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/concerts/jazz-concerts/james-fernando-trio

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

Join the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra for a stirring performance of Masterworks III - "Pictures at an Exhibition", including the vibrant sounds of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the elegant passion of Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3 with Concertmaster and Violinist Netanel Draiblate, and the powerful imagery of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, in a concert that celebrates the artistry of musical storytelling.

Step into the world of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a groundbreaking Black composer who brought fresh, dynamic sounds to the 19th-century orchestra. His Overture to The Song of Hiawatha, inspired by the moving spiritual "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," is a powerful testament to music’s evolving, inclusive spirit.

Prepare to be captivated as ASO Concertmaster Netanel Draiblate returns to the Maryland Hall and Strathmore stages to bring Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3 to life! This will be the first time the ASO performs this piece under the baton of our Maestro, José-Luis Novo. Dedicated to the legendary Pablo de Sarasate, Violin Concerto No. 3 gracefully blends Classical tradition with Romantic flair, capturing both elegance and drama in every note.

And finally, experience Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, an evocative journey through a museum of sights, sounds, and emotions. From the playful to the profound, each movement tells a vivid story, culminating in the iconic "The Great Gate of Kyiv."

Don’t miss this matinee performance of transcendent music that spans cultures, eras, and emotions! Buy your tickets now!

https://www.strathmore.org/community-education/our-partners/annapolis-symphony-orchestra/aso-pictures-at-an-exhibition/

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 This presentation will cover how to explore the expansive holdings and datafiles of the Genealogy Center, how to plan a research trip to Fort Wayne, and how to prepare for attending the 2025 IAJGS Conference in Fort Wayne.

This one-hour program, conducted over Zoom at 1:30 PM Eastern Time, is free for members. This is one of the many activities that is a benefit of JGSGW membership. Instructions for joining the online meeting will be placed under Meeting Info & Links in the Members Only Files. (These files become visible on this website after members sign in.) Nonmembers may register to attend for a fee of $5.

Speakers: Curt Witcher is the Director of Special Collections at the Allen County Public Library, managing the widely acclaimed Genealogy Center as well as the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research. He is a former president of both the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society, and the founding president of the Indiana Genealogical Society. Curt currently serves on the Indiana State Historical Records Advisory Board, the Indiana Historical Society’s publications committee, and the executive committee of the Friends of the Lincoln Collection of Indiana’s Board of Directors. He also serves on the Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society board of directors as well as an advisor for the African American Genealogical Society of Fort Wayne. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his passion for preserving historical data and making it more accessible to researchers.

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 Trailer Night is an opportunity to meet others in the documentary community and to provide feedback to several filmmakers on their trailers. Trailer Night is being moderated by Angela Pinaglia, Docs Board member and Docs Fellow alumna.

The Documentary Roundtable/Trailer Night is a regular program co-hosted by Docs In Progress and Women in Film and Video of Washington DC that alternates most months. You will receive the Zoom link one day before the event. We are looking forward to meeting you there!

Reserve your place here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/documentary-roundtable-trailer-night-via-zoom-registration-1113977148639

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start.

Book by Jessie Nelson
Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly
Music Directed by Christopher Youstra
Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge

Happens on the following Dates:
Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to
Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start.

Book by Jessie Nelson
Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly
Music Directed by Christopher Youstra
Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge

Happens on the following Dates:
Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 23, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 26, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 29, 2025, 1:30pm to
Apr 29, 2025, 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 29, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 30, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 30, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST

 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start.

Book by Jessie Nelson
Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly
Music Directed by Christopher Youstra
Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge

Happens on the following Dates:
Feb 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 19, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 21, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 22, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 23, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 27, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Feb 28, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 1, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 1, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 2, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 2, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 5, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 6, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 7, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 8, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 8, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 9, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 12, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 13, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 14, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 15, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 15, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 16, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 16, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST
Mar 19, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
Mar 20, 2025, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EST
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 The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is excited to announce the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This competition invites local D.C./Maryland/Virginia artists to submit their work and be awarded $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in June 2025.

The competition will be juried by Kevin Mitchell, Lecturer of Studio Art at The Catholic University of America; Mary Proenza, Associate Professor of Art at Marymount University; and James Williams II, Professor of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The first-place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1995 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Each artist must submit five images, an application, and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Click here for the application: https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The Art League of Germantown (ALOG) brings their small artworks to the Arts Barn, including paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, notecards, glass, wood and other mediums. Stop by to bring home a treasure for yourself or someone special.

 Meet the Artists Reception: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Enjoy a small collection of work from the extraordinarily talented Gaithersburg photographer, Timothy Lynch.

 Join Community Arts at Montgomery College for classes in visual and performing arts this winter and spring. Classes start the week of January 27, and registration opens November 25.

Take a class in Takoma, Rockville, or online in subjects like Festival Selling, Sewing, Sketch Comedy Writing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Drawing Workshops, Piano, Acrylic Painting, and more.

Professional artists teach all our classes. Classes run from 1-10 weeks, with most prices between $49 and $344. Open to everyone age 16 and up. Discounts are available for seniors 60+.

View the class schedule and register at montgomerycollege.edu/communityarts.

Artwork credit: Vase of Flowers, collage by Community Arts student Linda Wertheim

 The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to the Roberts Mainstage (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Once) for a new serving of one of the most mouth-watering American musicals of the century. Jenna is stuck in a lousy marriage and dreaming of an escape while she bakes pies and waits tables at her small town’s local diner. But it “Only Takes a Taste” of something different to spark some drastic changes – but are they for better or worse? With the help of her fellow waitresses and a cast of colorful characters, Jenna learns the winning recipe’s been hers from the start.

Book by Jessie Nelson
Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly
Music Directed by Christopher Youstra
Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge

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 Experience the exuberant and community-centered tradition of samba at EducArte’s Sarau de Samba, a monthly celebration of Afro-Brazilian culture in the heart of the DMV. Renowned local Brazilian performers Pablo Regis, André Coelho, and Ilheuma Zezeh lead the Rio de Janeiro style music and dance event. Samba is an interactive experience and we invite you to join the Sarau de Samba.

Set in the historic Glen Echo Park, Sarau de Samba features a dynamic ensemble of skilled musicians and dancers, showcasing the diverse rhythms of samba, from Golden Age classics and choro to modern pagode and high-energy carnival beats. More than just a performance, this event invites attendees to become part of the music, with opportunities to dance, sing, and even play instruments alongside the professionals. Each session starts with a beginner dance lesson. The event is open to people of any skill level, no partner or instruments required.

Sarau de Samba is presented by the region’s premier Brazilian performing arts presenter EducArte in partnership with Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture. Glen Echo Park is a family friendly venue and park that offers free parking and is easily accessible by public transportation. Food and drink are for sale. This family-friendly event offers a welcoming space for all ages and backgrounds to come together.

Join us monthly for an afternoon of rhythm, dance, and community. Sarau de Samba isn’t just an event; it’s a living, breathing celebration of Brazilian identity and the unifying power of music. Don’t miss this chance to experience the authentic spirit of Brazil right here in Maryland!