The Silver Spring Penguin

Everybody’s hitting Howard University’s homecoming celebration this weekend, and I mean everybody. Even people who never attended a single class at Howard are showing up.

The first one booted from P. Diddy’s party can spend the rest of the weekend on the following:

Thursday

7:00 p.m. Lace up your sneakers for a 4- to 7-mile fun run. Hook up at Pacers (8535 Fenton St). The camaraderie is free. The chiseled quads and calves are payable in sweat.

8:00 p.m. The Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd) presents “redshirts”, on race and college football. Tickets are $40 each.

Friday

1:00 p.m. Polish up that great American novel with the Autumn Writing Circle. The free help hits the Silver Spring Public Library (8901 Colesville Rd) until 2:30 p.m.

8:00 p.m. The Blair Mansion Inn (7711 Eastern Ave) unravels the mysteries of dinner theater with “Which Blair Project?” Fifty-five bucks gets you grub and a show.

8:00 p.m. The Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd) presents “redshirts”, on race and college football. Tickets are $40 each.

Saturday

9:00 a.m. Enjoy the waning days of tasty croissants at the Ellsworth Drive farmers market. The buttery goodness goes down until 1:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m. Singers Jennifer Ellis Kampani and David Newman kick it real old-school style, with cantatas by Handel and Buxtehude. The music hits Woodside United Methodist Church (8900 Georgia Ave). Tickets are $15 to $28.

8:00 p.m. The Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd) presents “redshirts”, on race and college football. Tickets are $40 each.

8:00 p.m. The Blair Mansion Inn (7711 Eastern Ave) unravels the mysteries of dinner theater with “Which Blair Project?” Fifty-five bucks gets you grub and a show.

Sunday

3:00 p.m. The Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd) presents “redshirts”, on race and college football. Tickets are $45 each.