The Silver Spring Penguin

Editor’s note: Weekend listings now will appear on Thursday afternoons, so that readers can duck out of the office early on Fridays with a plan. The Penguin’s music column, “Local Licks,” will be posted on Fridays.

FRIDAY

6:30 a.m. Look for Team Penguin during rush hour as it bikes to and from work on — what else? — Bike to Work Day. Discovery Communications hooks riders up with water at their pit stop on Georgia and Wayne avenues.

8:00 a.m. The annual student art show opens at Montgomery College’s Silver Spring/Takoma Park campus. Catch it Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. until Aug 25.

6:30 p.m. Novelist and playwright Leon Levenson discusses the music of Tin Pan Alley at Kefa Cafe’s Space 7:10 (963 Bonifant St).

7:00 p.m. BlackPressRadio.com, a podcast portal pulled together by black-American journalists, hosts its launch party at Eggspectation (923 Ellsworth Dr).

7:00 p.m. Learn how to search for extra-terrestrial life from your computer, then get the full scoop on Earth-2 before it goes condo. The lesson happens at the Montgomery College planetarium.

8:00 p.m. The Silver Spring Stage (10145 Colesville Rd, at the Woodmoor Shopping Center) presents the Tony Award-winning “Mornings at Seven.”. Tickets cost $13 to $18.

SATURDAY

9:00 a.m. The farmers market serves your daily recommended allowance of fruits and veggies. The grazing goes down on Ellsworth Drive until 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. Tour the Silver Spring home of Rachel Carson, author of “Silent Spring” and mother of the modern environmentalist movement. The open house (at 11701 Berwick Rd in Quaint Acres) goes until 4:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. The Lumina Studio Theatre presents Shakespeare’s “Richard III” at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd). Tickets are $15 ($8 for students and seniors).

7:30 p.m. The Bach Sinfonia ends its season of high-fallutin’ music with “A Baroque Bouquet.” at the Woodside United Methodist Church (8900 Georgia Ave). Tickets run from $16 to $25, depending on how convincing your fake ID is.

SUNDAY

11:00 a.m. Schlep up to Grandview and Ennalls avenues for the annual Taste of Wheaton festival, where you can sample food for as little as $1. The free party runs until 5:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. Stay local for the first annual South Silver Spring block party on Kennett Street. Eight bands, five restaurants and one very cool Penguin keep the party rolling until 5:00 p.m. Admission and garage parking are free.