Reptile Feeding
Seneca Creek State ParkCheck out Seneca's resident snake at the park office. Learn some quick facts about reptiles of Maryland and watch the live corn snake eat its meal!
Stonecutters/Clipper Cemetery Hike
In honor of Black History Month, take a hike to the lost-in-the-woods cemetery where Seneca Quarry workers were buried in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The family of John and Martha Clipper are the only graves with names lovingly etched on the markers. Learn some of the history of this hard-working family, whose descendants […]
Teeny Revelers
Washington Revels 531 Dale Drive, Silver Spring, MD, United StatesBring your little ones for fun early arts enrichment activities at Washington Revels. On Tuesdays, kids have a chance to explore some of the parts and pieces that make up Revels traditions in Revels Play space. Then on Thursdays, embark on a global voyage through children's literature and music in our Mini Voyageurs programs, where […]
Nature Nook
Seneca Creek State ParkFun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items in the park office. Activities vary each week!
Tuesday Talk: Scotland Rediscovered
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, United StatesMontgomery History’s Archivist/Librarian Sarah Hedlund talks about the history of the Scotland Collection, donated to the Jane Sween Research Library by Joyce Siegel in 1992, and the trove of hidden photographs and oral histories recently brought back to life through collaboration, exhibition, and community involvement.
Lecture: Thurgood Marshall and Civil Rights in Montgomery County
Rockville Senior Center 1150 Carnation Drive, Rockville, MDCivil rights icon Thurgood Marshall delivered an early blow to school segregation right here in Montgomery County gaining equal pay for the county’s African American teachers in 1937. This little-known legal case is often seen as the fist step in Marshall's successful drive to have separate schools for white and black children declared unconstitutional as […]
Teeny Revelers
Washington Revels 531 Dale Drive, Silver Spring, MD, United StatesBring your little ones for fun early arts enrichment activities at Washington Revels. On Tuesdays, kids have a chance to explore some of the parts and pieces that make up Revels traditions in Revels Play space. Then on Thursdays, embark on a global voyage through children's literature and music in our Mini Voyageurs programs, where […]
UGRR Trail Spring Break Guided Hike
Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD, United StatesSpecial hike offered on select weekdays during spring break! Program last 2 1/2 hours covering approximately 4 miles of natural surface wooded trails. Woodlawn Museum admission is included; advance registration recommended by 5:00 p.m. the day before the hike. Limited tickets available on the day of the hike at the Visitor Center. Appropriate for ages […]
Exhibit: “Action and Reaction”
Sandy Spring Museum 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, United StatesAction and Reaction by Mark Goldman is an exhibit centered on the two most important parts of sports photojournalism: action and reaction. It captures the instantaneous intensity, athleticism, and success created through highlighting game action of area professional and collegiate level sports teams, while also revealing the competitiveness, heart and emotion behind each player’s reaction. At […]
Exhibit: Art Dolls
Sandy Spring Museum 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, United StatesArt Dolls: Figurative Sculptures Tell a Story features the work of students enrolled in doll making classes at Montgomery College, where they utilize sculpting, painting, designing, wig making, costuming, and sewing to create art. The exhibit runs through March 1, 2020 – full details are available at the museum website.