I need a vacation after compiling this calendar. Intern, get me a donut, STAT!
Thursday
4:00 p.m. The Pyramid Atlantic community arts store (924 Ellsworth Dr) hosts an arts and crafts happy hour. This event is open to the public. A $5 fee covers materials and brief instruction.
8:00 p.m. The Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music presents a performance by electronic performers MEM1, Area C and Fast Forty. This event takes place at the Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center (8230 Georgia Ave). Admission is $7 per person.
8:00 p.m. The Happenstance Theater troupe performs the original play “FarFar Oasis” at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd). Tickets are $15 each.
Friday
6:00 p.m. District-based dance troupe DanceAntonini performs a post-modern piece at the Pyramid Atlantic community arts store (924 Ellsworth Dr). This event is free and open to the public.
7:00 p.m. Playwright Jennifer Jajeh performs her one-woman dark comedy “I Heart Hamas, and Other Things I’m Afraid to Tell You” at Montgomery College’s student services building (7625 Fenton St). This event is free and open to the public.
7:00 p.m. The IFFP Coffee House presents four area youth bands in a fund-raising show to benefit Shepherd’s Table social services and Voice of Haiti. This event takes place at the Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center (8230 Georgia Ave). The suggested donation is $5 plus non-perishable food items.
7:00 p.m. Students at Montgomery Blair High School (51 University Blvd E) host a fundraising concert to benefit victims of the 2008 Sichuan, China, earthquake. A $5 donation is suggested.
7:10 p.m. Following their performance at the Pyramid Atlantic community arts store (above), members of the dance troupe DanceAntonini discuss their work at Kefa Cafe’s Space 7:10 (963 Bonifant St). This event is free and open to the public.
8:00 p.m. The Happenstance Theater troupe performs the original play “FarFar Oasis” at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd). Tickets are $15 each.
8:00 p.m. The Silver Spring Stage (10145 Colesville Rd) presents the drama “Columbinus”. Tickets are $13 to $18 each.
10:00 p.m. Events producer 88 presents “Loda”, an electronic music and multimedia party, at Gallery Lounge (1115 East-West Hwy). There is a $10 cover charge for this over-21 event.
Saturday
9:00 a.m. Freshfarms Markets holds its weekly farmers market on Ellsworth Drive between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street until 1:00 p.m. There is no admission fee.
12:00 p.m. Montgomery County hosts a job expo for people ages 16 to 21. This free event takes place until 4:00 p.m. on Silver Plaza (916 Ellsworth Dr) and is open to the public.
12:00 p.m. Plaza Artist Materials (8209 Georgia Ave) hosts free demonstrations in watercolor painting with South Silver Spring artist Stephen Hanks. This event is open to the public until 4:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. The Veridian apartment complex (1133 East-West Hwy) holds an open house until 3:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
2:00 p.m. Artist Fleming Jeffries demonstrates intaglio printing techniques at the Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center (8230 Georgia Ave). This free, two-hour event is open to the public, but space is limited. Contact Landria Shack at (301) 608-9101 to reserve a space.
5:30 p.m. Local rock band Jelly Roll Mortals performs at the Pyramid Atlantic community arts store (924 Ellsworth Dr) until 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
8:00 p.m. The Happenstance Theater troupe performs the original play “FarFar Oasis” at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd). Tickets are $15 each.
8:00 p.m. The Silver Spring Stage (10145 Colesville Rd) presents the drama “Columbinus”. Tickets are $13 to $18 each.
Sunday
10:00 a.m. The AFI Silver Theatre (8633 Colesville Rd) hosts “Talk Cinema”, an independently curated sneak preview of previously unreleased movies, followed by discussions with critics and filmmakers. Titles are not announced prior to the screening. Tickets are $20 each (cash or check only).
12:00 p.m. The Veridian apartment complex (1133 East-West Hwy) holds an open house until 3:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
1:00 p.m. Plaza Artist Materials (8209 Georgia Ave) hosts free demonstrations in acrylic painting with area artist Gwendolyn Aqui. This event is open to the public until 5:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. The Silver Spring Stage (10145 Colesville Rd) presents the drama “Columbinus”. Tickets are $13 to $18 each.
3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Happenstance Theater troupe performs the original play “FarFar Oasis” at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd). Tickets are $15 each.
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Great stuff here, Jennifer, thanks for putting it all together.
Saturday’s farmers market will be held on Ellsworth Drive between Fenton and Cedar streets, one block NORTH of its usual location. It will return to its usual spot on Ellsworth between Fenton and Georgia Avenue next week.
Why does only the first line of your blog postings show up in your RSS feed? It makes the thing pretty useless, compared to a real blog feed.
Allowing only the first line of an article to appear in the RSS feed prevents other online publications from automatically posting full Penguin content on their sites (ie, copyright violation).
Other publications — The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The New York Times, etc. — do the same with their RSS feeds.
Wow, that’s egotistical. There’s really a rash of people seeking to steal your valuable content?
Don’t worry, I won’t be one of them any more. I had too many subscriptions anyway.
Editor’s note: Boohoo. — JD (Apr 27, 2009)
I don’t think it is egotistical — I think it is just plain smart. DDJ, at your work place do you enjoy folks coming in and pilfering your work and claiming it as their own? I’ve had quite a bit of my content “repurposed” and have to say it is not a pleasant discovery. The Net is a terriic tool, too bad so many abuse it.
Even better, visit our own B&O Station in Silver Spring at 8100 Georgia Avenue on the first Saturday of the month, May 2 from 10am to 3pm. We have tours of Silver Spring by Jerry McCoy, a Thomas playtable, videos for children, and a protected train viewing canopy in the rear. The featured video presentation this Saturday is Charles and Ray Eames’ “Tocatta for Toy Trains” with antique toy trains from the British Museum and other collections.
The station has limited on-site parking. Turn in at the new fire station.
Free!
Judith A. Christensen- Montgomery Preservation |
Visit our historic B&O Station in Silver Spring at 8100 Georgia Avenue on the first Saturday of the month. On May 2 from 10am to 3pm, we have tours of Silver Spring by Jerry McCoy, a Thomas playtable, videos for children, and a protected train viewing canopy in the rear. The featured video presentation this Saturday is Charles and Ray Eames’ “Tocatta for Toy Trains” with antique toy trains from the British Museum and other collections.
The station has limited on-site parking. Turn in at the new fire station.
Free to visit station, Walking tours are $5.
Judith A. Christensen- Montgomery Preservation |