The Silver Spring Penguin

There’s plenty of stuff to wade through this week in Silver Spring. Here’s what’s cooking:

Monday. Silver Spring’s citizens advisory board takes the show to the Long Branch Public Library (8800 Garland Ave). That meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday. The Long Branch advisory committee meets — where else? — at the Long Branch Community Center (8700 Piney Branch Rd) at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday. The commercial and economic development committee gathers at the Silver Spring Regional Center (8435 Georgia Ave) starting at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday. The county’s planning board discusses a Purple Line master plan and how it could affect the downtown area, East Silver Spring and Long Branch. The gab goes down at planning board headquarters (8787 Georgia Ave) during the 9:00 a.m. session.

Thursday. Silver Spring’s urban district advisory committee gets together at Discovery Headquarters (1 Discovery Pl) starting at 3:30 p.m.

Thursday. Impact Silver Spring, a nonprofit civic association, holds its first Spirit of Silver Spring awards ceremony. The deal drops at 6:30 p.m. inside the NOAA auditorium (1301 East-West Hwy). Fifty bucks covers admission, snacks and drinks.

Thursday. Back at planning board headquarters (8787 Georgia Ave), the president of the American Planning Association talks about growth, who pays and who plays. The straight talk starts at 7:00 p.m.

Friday. Cyclists roll for Bike To Work Day. Riders who are thirsty, lost or just wusses can rest at Discovery Communications’ pit stop on Georgia and Wayne avenues between 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. (Click here for more pit stops.)

Get on your bikes and ride!