The Penguin newsroom has a serious case of the Mondays, thanks to all the bracket-busting basketball that went down over the weekend.
Every local school that showed for the dance — American, George Mason, UMBC and no. 2 Georgetown — went home early. And when no. 4 UConn goes down to San Diego in the first freakin’ round, you know the office pool is just circling the drain.
The tournament continues Thursday, which leaves the newsroom with these events until then:
Monday
7:30 p.m. Silver Spring’s transportation and pedestrian-safety committee holds its monthly meeting at the Silver Spring Regional Center (8435 Georgia Ave). This event is free and open to the public.
Tuesday
1:00 p.m. As part of Montgomery College’s WillPower festival, thespian Sasha Olinick explores Shakespeare’s text through sound and movement. The free lecture takes place at the college’s Black Box Theatre (Philadelphia and Chicago Aves, Takoma Park) and is open to the public.
Thursday
9:00 a.m. Planning department staffers discuss zoning policies around Metro stations. This free presentation takes place at MNCPPC headquarters (8787 Georgia Ave) and is open to the public.
9:30 a.m. As part of Montgomery College’s WillPower festival, Becky Kemper, with the Maryland Shakespeare Festival, talks about the structure of Shakespearean verse. This free lecture takes place at the college’s Black Box Theatre (Philadelphia and Chicago Aves, Takoma Park) and is open to the public.
2:00 p.m. The Pyramid Atlantic Art Center (8230 Georgia Ave) hosts a workshop on how to recycle used paper products to create new sheets. This event is free and open to the public.
3:30 p.m. Representatives from the state transit administration brief the planning board on the Purple Line, Corridor Cities Transitway and MARC mass-transit projects. The discussion emphasizes what local agencies can do to acquire federal funding. The free presentation takes place at MNCPPC headquarters (8787 Georgia Ave) and is open to the public.
Photo courtesy of Flickr user and hot chick Clearie_Brazil.
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Not all the local teams are out. The Terp women won last night, beating another local-ish team, Coppin State.
Thanks, Terry. Maybe I should have put my money into the women’s bracket.
By the look of this picture, The Penguin had some bad luck with her tournament brackets this weekend.
San Diego over UConn? I mean, come on!
I didn’t think Georgetown would be checking out so soon, either.