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Silver Spring May 2008 Calendar
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Ongoing Events
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Every
Monday
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Acoustic
Open Mike
Acoustic
acts mainly. Amps are not allowed. A great open mic and great
sound system in a rather large setting in comparison to most about the
metro area. Most play about 4 songs/ 20 minutes.
Austin
Grill, 919 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring
8:30
pm; (240) 247-8969
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Every
Tuesday
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Kid's Night
Children receive a 4-Pack Nugget Kid's Meal with Waffle Fries, Drink,
and a Surprise for FREE with the purchase of any adult combo! Your kids
can also have fun with a craft!
Chick-fil-A, 825
Ellsworth Dr., Silver Spring
5:00 - 8:00 pm
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Citizenship Preparation Classes
Students in Citizenship Preparation Classes can prepare to become
U.S. Citizens by studying for the three required tests – English,
History/Government, and a face-to-face interview with an immigration
(USCIS) officer. Residents must have their Green Card to
participate. Tuesdays & Thursdays.
East County Community
Recreation Center, 3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring
6:30 -
8:30 pm; (240) 777-8400
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Every
Wednesday
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"Movie Mom's Club"
Join us for "Movie Mom's Club" a unique program for moms, dads and
caregivers of crying, screaming, rattling, sleeping and drooling
babies.
Majestic Theater, 900 Ellsworth Dr., Silver Spring
(301) 565-8884
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Tasty
Wednesday
Want to taste foods you may never have experienced? Visit Whole Foods Market on Wednesday afternoons and evenings as each department shares exciting new flavors.
Whole Foods Market, 833 Wayne
Ave., Silver Spring
Noon - 2
pm & 5 - 7 pm; (301) 608-9373
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Chess
Club
Learn
to play chess or just come to play with others. All skill levels are
welcome.
Long
Branch Library, 8800 Garland
Ave., Silver Spring
3:30 pm; (240) 777-0910
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Every Thursday
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Citizenship Preparation Classes
Students in Citizenship Preparation Classes can prepare to become U.S.
Citizens by studying for the three required tests – English,
History/Government, and a face-to-face interview with an immigration (USCIS)
officer. Residents must have their Green Card to participate. Tuesdays &
Thursdays.
East County Community Recreation Center, 3310 Gateshead
Manor Way, Silver Spring
6:30 - 8:30 pm; (240) 777-8400
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Every Third Thursday
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Employment Services
An employment specialist with
Montgomery Works will be available to provide career guidance for
returning to the workforce or for building skills to help advance
within a current job. Individuals can also get help with resume
writing, interviewing, career planning, networking and using
computers to find job opportunities. Learn
to play chess or just come to play with others. All skill levels are
welcome.
Eastern Montgomery Regional
Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Rd.. Silver Spring
8:30 am -
5 pm (240) 777-8400
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Every Saturday
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Farmers
Market (Thru November 15, 2008)
At this market you'll find goat and cows' milk cheeses
(mozzarella and ricotta), goat-milk soap, yogurt, tree and field fruit,
vegetables, honey, eggs, pies, preserves, salsas, cut flowers and more!
Ellsworth Drive between
Fenton and Cedar Streets, Silver Spring
9 am - 1 pm; 202-362-8889
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Introduction to
Computers Class
This class for beginners will cover webpage basics and how to access
our catalog and databases.
White Oak Library, 11701 New Hampshire
Ave., Silver Spring
9:15 am; (240) 773-9555
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MAY 2008 |
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May 3 - September 21, 2008
Wings of Fancy
- Live Butterfly Exhibit
Asian, Costa Rican and North American butterflies take flight in our
international exhibit celebrating its 12th season. Be surrounded by
butterflies flying freely among the tropical flowering nectar plants.
Come witness the butterfly life cycle as tiny eggs hatch into crawling,
chewing caterpillars, which then encase themselves in jewel-like
chrysalides and emerge as sipping, flying adult butterflies. Learn about
the best annual and tropical plants, and hardy shrubs that are used as
nectar sources to attract butterflies to your own garden.
Brookside Gardens,
1500 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton
10 am - 4 pm; 301-962-1400
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Now - May 4, 2008
Communicating
Doors
This intricate time traveling comic thriller
by the British master of farcical comedy delighted London and New York
audiences. A London sex specialist from the future stumbles into a
murder plot that sends her, compliments of a unique set of hotel doors,
traveling back in time. She and two women who were murdered in 1998 and
1978 race back and forth in time trying to rewrite history and prevent
their own violent ends. The frantic race begins when Poopay is hired for
an evening at the Regal Hotel by an old man who eschews a fling in favor
of confessing his role in the demise of his wives. Now a target, Poopay
flees into the vestibule and somehow triggers the time machine.
Silver Spring Stage, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring
8 pm Friday
& Saturday; 2 pm Sunday; 301-593-6036
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May
2 - 11, 2008
Mission:
Environment
Directed and Scripted by Emilia O'Connor. What would you do if you
knew the world was going to fall apart? Well Senator Hogwash
doesn't believe it can and wants things to stay the way they are. Faced
with a difficult decision on how to vote for an environmental bill; he
doesn't see possible repercussions of his inaction. Enter a MI-6 Agent
with a time machine at his disposal to let the Senator see what the
future will bring. Will the Senator do his part to save our
future? Come find out in this comic look at our serious
environmental problem.
Round House Theatre, 8641 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring
8 pm Friday;
3 pm Saturdays & Sundays; 240-644-1100
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May
3, 2008
May Fair Celebration
25th Annual
celebration includes games, pony rides, music and
food that's fun for the whole family.
Montgomery Child Care, 9805
Dameron Drive, Lower Level, Silver Spring
10 am - 2 pm; 301-593-9641
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May 3, 2008
Black
History Film & Discussion
Follow Anthony Cohen, descendant of a runaway slave, as he recounts
the tale of his ancestor Patrick Sneed who fled from bondage. Learn
about making a documentary film..
Long
Branch Library, 8800 Garland
Ave., Silver Spring
2 pm; (240) 777-0910
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May
5, 2008
Monday Night Jazz
Join
us for live jazz with Sidney Lawrence & Friends for an evening of jazz and
Italian cuisine.
Vicino Ristoranté Italiano,
959 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring
7 pm; 301-588-3372
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May 6, 2008
Foreign Film
Fest
Join us for the film JOURNEY OF HOPE. This foreign film with
Englsih subtitles is set in Turkey and Switzerland. Coffee and light
refreshments served.
Long
Branch Library, 8800 Garland
Ave., Silver Spring
10:30 am; (240) 777-0910
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May
7, 2008
African
American Book Club
"New News Out of Africa," by
Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Copies available at the Circulation Desk.
Silver Spring
Library, 8901 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring
7 pm; 301-229-1347
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May
7, 2008
Survivor
Ms. Melitta Stein will share her life experience during the Holocaust.
From ages 14-17 she was in six concentration camps. This educational
presentation is free and there is plenty of parking.
White Oak
Library, 11701 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring
7 pm; (240)
773-9555.
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May 10, 2008
Annual Silver
Spring Mart
Outside Brookside Gardens Visitors
Center,
1500 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton
9 am - 3 pm; 301-962-1400
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May 10, 2008
Art Opening & Reception
Arts on the Block and
Kirsten's Café hosting this art opening &
reception with the launch of Incredi-Bowls - the art of the pun made
visi-bowl. Artwork will remain on display at Kirsten's Café
through September 2008. Light refreshments will be served.
Kirsten's Café, 9326 Georgia Ave., Silver
Spring
5 - 8 pm; 240-283-1526
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May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's
Day!
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May 13, 2008
Foreign Film
Fest
Join us for the showing of the Hungarian film with English subtitles
American Rhapsody. Coffee and refreshments served.
Long
Branch Library, 8800 Garland
Ave., Silver Spring
10:30 am; (240) 777-0910
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May
13, 2008
African
American Book Discussion
Join us for a discussion
of AFTER by Marita Golden. Ask at Customer Service for a copy.
White
Oak Library, 11701 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring
7 pm; (240)
773-9555.
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May
14, 2008
Book
Discussion
Join us for a discussion of SNOW by
Orpham Pamuk. Ask a librarian for a copy.
White Oak Library, 11701
New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring
7:30 pm; (240) 773-9555.
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May
18, 2008
Silver
Spring Stage 40th Anniversary Gala
Silver Spring Stage celebrates its
40th anniversary with an evening of fine food, entertainment, a silent
auction, and acknowledgements to all those who have made the Stage home
to quality, affordable community theatre for 40 years. The evening
starts with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and the silent auction, followed
with a six-course Moroccan dinner, concluding with special presentations
and a toast.
Taste of Morocco,
8661
Colesville Rd, Silver Spring
5 pm; 301-593-6036
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May
19, 2008
Monday Night Jazz
Join
us for live jazz with The Nadine Rae Quartet for an evening of jazz and
Italian cuisine.
Vicino Ristoranté Italiano,
959 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring
7 pm; 301-588-3372
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May 20, 2008
Foreign Film
Fest
Join us for the Australian film Rabbit-Proof Fence.Coffee and
refreshments served.
Long
Branch Library, 8800 Garland
Ave., Silver Spring
10:30 am; (240) 777-0910
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May
20, 2008
Mystery/Thriller Book Discussion
Join us for a
discussion of HOLLYWOOD STATION by Joseph Wambaugh. Pick up a copy at
the Customer Service desk.
White Oak Library, 11701 New Hampshire
Ave., Silver Spring
7:30 pm; (240) 773-9555.
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May
20, 2008
Book
Discussion Group
"All
the King's Men," by Robert Penn Warren. "...this Pulitzer prize-winning
novel traces the rise and fall of demagogue Willie Stark, a fictional
character based on the real-life Huey Long of Louisiana." Copies of the
book will be available at the Circulation Desk.
Silver Spring
Library, 8901 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring
7:30 pm; 301-229-1347
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May
26, 2008
Happy
Memorial
Day
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May
26, 2008
Monday Night Jazz
Join
us for live jazz with The Chad Carter Trio for an evening of jazz and
Italian cuisine.
Vicino Ristoranté Italiano,
959 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring
7 pm; 301-588-3372
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May 30 - June 22, 2008
Come Back to
the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
By Ed
Gracyk. Small town Texas and a group of flamboyant women, James Dean
fans, meet on anniversary of his death where Giant was filmed,
reminisce, where present and past flow together to reveal lost
innocence.
Silver Spring Stage, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring
8 pm Friday
& Saturday; 2 pm Sunday; 301-593-6036
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JUNE 2008 |
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June
3, 2008
Summer
Twilight Concert Series
Join us for a series of musical evenings surrounded by the beauty of the
gardens! Visitors are welcome to bring chairs or blankets on which
to sit in the grass.
Maryland Community Band:
Classical band literature, Broadway show tunes, pop, patriotic and
traditional marches.
Brookside Gardens,
Gude Garden, 1500 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton
6:30 - 8 pm; 301-962-1400
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June
10, 2008
Summer
Twilight Concert Series
Join us for a series of musical evenings surrounded by the beauty of the
gardens! Visitors are welcome to bring chairs or blankets on which
to sit in the grass.
Ruthie & the Wranglers:
Rockin’ American roots music.
Brookside Gardens,
Gude Garden, 1500 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton
6:30 - 8 pm; 301-962-1400
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June
17, 2008
Summer
Twilight Concert Series
Join us for a series of musical evenings surrounded by the beauty of the
gardens! Visitors are welcome to bring chairs or blankets on which
to sit in the grass.
LEA:
Contemporary folk
Brookside Gardens,
Gude Garden, 1500 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton
6:30 - 8 pm; 301-962-1400
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June
24, 2008
Summer
Twilight Concert Series
Join us for a series of musical evenings surrounded by the beauty of the
gardens! Visitors are welcome to bring chairs or blankets on which
to sit in the grass.
Incendio: Los
Angeles-based Latin guitar world fusion.
Brookside Gardens,
Gude Garden, 1500 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton
6:30 - 8 pm; 301-962-1400
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