The Silver Spring Penguin

Stay inside, crank up the A/C and surf the net like it’s the only world that exists.

But if you do venture outside, make your stroll worth the sweat:

Monday. County councilmembers get an update on the upticks and pitfalls of cable TV. Tune into Rockville at 10:00 a.m.

Monday. Silver Spring’s citizens advisory board hooks up at the Coffield Community Center (2450 Lyttonsville Rd) for its monthly meeting. The deal drops at 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday. County councilmember Valerie Ervin (D-5) bats for Silver Spring when she proposes a resolution to take back those extended parking-meter hours. Ervin swings away at 11:00 a.m. in Rockville.

Tuesday. Woodside Park residents get the full scoop on Silver Place, a mixed-use project proposed for the corner of Georgia Avenue and Spring Street. The meeting drops at 7:00 p.m. and planning board HQ (8787 Georgia Ave).

Wednesday. The AFI Silver Theatre (8633 Colesville Rd) rolls “Half Nelson” as part of its annual Science in the Cinema series. No need to sneak in for this one — the 7:00 p.m. screening and post-flick discussion are free, thanks to the National Institutes of Health.

Thursday. Silver Spring’s transportation-management district meeting kicks it at 8:00 a.m. inside Discovery HQ (1 Discovery Pl).

Thursday. The planning board gets a look at the Moda Vista project proposed for Silver Spring Avenue at Fenton Street. It’s the last item on the agenda’s 9:00 a.m. session and goes down at planning board HQ (8787 Georgia Ave).

Thursday. Former Vancouver, BC, councilmember Gordon Price talks about how increasing population density gets people off their fat asses, out of their cars and into better shape. The planning board HQ (8787 Georgia Ave) hosts the 7:00 p.m. talk.