UPDATE — The Penguin newsroom logged some extra miles this week, bouncing from Metro Center to Times Square and back again in three days. Peg that action on two conferences: the New Media Women Entrepreneurs Summit in The District, and the CUNY J School’s boot camp on hyperlocal-news business models. Both conferences were interesting, informative and exhausting.
And now I’ve got to prep the newsroom for Thursday’s town-hall meeting with MoCo exec Ike Leggett in Takoma Park, and a concurrent open forum for residents at one downtown apartment complex.
Browse through this weekend’s offerings while I catch my breath and a cup of coffee:
Thursday
6:30 p.m. The Pyramid Atlantic Art Center (8230 Georgia Ave) hosts a reception for artists participating in the IV Inter-American Biennial of Video Art, on display at the gallery through Dec 5, 2009. This free event is open to the public.
7:30 p.m. County executive Ike Leggett holds a town-hall meeting at the Takoma Park Middle School (7611 Piney Branch Rd, Takoma Park) until 9:00 p.m. This free event is open to the public.
8:00 p.m. Happenstance Theatre presents Don Nigro’s faerie tales “Three Fantasies”. This event takes place at the Montgomery College performing arts center (7995 Georgia Ave); tickets are $20 each.
8:00 p.m. The Forum Theatre Co. presents Tony Kushner’s award-winning drama “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches”. This event takes place at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd); tickets are $25 each.
Friday
6:00 p.m. The ArtSpring Gallery (8519 Georgia Ave) hosts a reception for photographers Franc Rosario and Eunak Kim, whose works are on display there until Dec 5, 2009. This free event is open to the public.
8:00 p.m. The Silver Spring Stage (10145 Colesville Rd) presents the Tony Award-winning play “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”. Tickets are $18 to $20 each; parking is free.
8:00 p.m. Happenstance Theatre presents Don Nigro’s faerie tales “Three Fantasies”. This event takes place at the Montgomery College performing arts center (7995 Georgia Ave); tickets are $20 each.
8:00 p.m. The Forum Theatre Co. presents Tony Kushner’s award-winning drama “Angels in America: Perestroika”. This event takes place at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd); tickets are $25 each.
Saturday
9:00 a.m. FreshFarm Markets brings local farmers and food vendors to Ellsworth Drive, between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street, until 1:00 p.m. There is no admission fee.
10:00 a.m. State and county agencies host a foreclosure-prevention workshop at Montgomery College’s performing arts center (7989 Georgia Ave) until 4:00 p.m. This free event is open to the public.
2:00 p.m. The Forum Theatre Co. presents Tony Kushner’s award-winning drama “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches”. This event takes place at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd); tickets are $25 each.
8:00 p.m. Electronic musician Arthur Loves Plastic celebrates the release of her latest album with a listening party and laser-light show at Montgomery College’s planetarium (7651 Fenton St, Takoma Park). This event is free and open to the public.
8:00 p.m. The Silver Spring Stage (10145 Colesville Rd) presents the Tony Award-winning play “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”. Tickets are $18 to $20 each; parking is free.
8:00 p.m. Happenstance Theatre presents Don Nigro’s faerie tales “Three Fantasies”. This event takes place at the Montgomery College performing arts center (7995 Georgia Ave); tickets are $20 each.
8:00 p.m. The Forum Theatre Co. presents Tony Kushner’s award-winning drama “Angels in America: Perestroika”. This event takes place at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd); tickets are $25 each.
Sunday
2:00 p.m. Happenstance Theatre presents Don Nigro’s faerie tales “Three Fantasies”. This event takes place at the Montgomery College performing arts center (7995 Georgia Ave); tickets are $20 each.
2:00 p.m. The Forum Theatre Co. presents Tony Kushner’s award-winning drama “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches”. This event takes place at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd); tickets are $25 each.
Updated Nov 13, 2009, to include Saturday’s Arthur Loves Plastic party at the college planetarium. — JD
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It was awesome meeting you at CUNY J-School’s conference. Great site! Good luck and stay in touch!
Is Leggett going to announce tonight that the Fillmore deal has been signed?
Don’t know. If he does, I’ll post it immediately on Twitter.
To follow Leggett’s town-hall meeting on Twitter, search the hashtag #ike.
To follow the town-hall meeting at the Georgian apartments, search the hashtag #Georgian.
This probably isn’t the right place to post, but I don’t know where
else to put it.
I have a suggestion for a campaign I think the Penguin should take up.
Let’s move the penguin statue to a better location. Right now, the
poor lonely creature is sitting in the middle of traffic near the
corner of Spring & Ellsworth. Why not move it somewhere in the newly
developed downtown? Either in front, by the Downtown Silver Spring
fountain or somewhere along the plaza seem like good spots to me.
However, there are lots of potential spots. Anything would be better
than its current location where nobody really sees it.
What do you say, SS Penguin? How about helping out your relative?
Editor’s note: No, thank you. — JD (Nov 13, 2009)