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Countryside Artisans Spring Studio Tour
Countryside Artisans Spring Studio Tour
Spend a day in the country, enjoy scenic drives between studios, stop for artisan beverages, and meet artists in the beautiful settings that inspire their work every day. The Countryside Artisans of Maryland represents a selected group of accomplished visual, sculptural, and textile artists working in oil, pastel, watercolor, pencil, ceramics, porcelain, glass, enamel, stone, wood, […]
MoCo Greenfest
MoCo Greenfest
Celebrate Earth Day with Montgomery County Greenfest at Brookside Gardens. This free event features a craft fair, plant sale, community art project, and lectures by industry experts. Family activities include tree climbing for kids, an interactive electric car display, live music, and food trucks.
Cavalcade of Street Cars
Cavalcade of Street Cars
This special event celebrates all things street car by featuring operation of several cars from the collections. Bring your family and ride them all!
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Art Exhibits at Brookside Gardens
Art Exhibits at Brookside Gardens
Enjoy an exhibit of mixed media art, oil, watercolors, and acrylic at Brookside Gardens from April 29 - May 26. Hours vary. See the Brookside Gardens website for more information.
Reptile Feeding
Reptile Feeding
Check out Seneca Creek State Park's resident snake at the park office every Monday in April at 1:00 p.m. Learn some quick facts about reptiles in Maryland, and watch the live corn snake eat its meal!
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Nature Nook
Nature Nook
Join Seneca Creek State Park for fun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items. Activities vary each week at the park office!
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Art Exhibit Opening Reception
Art Exhibit Opening Reception
From May - July, the work of artist Norman Greene will be exhibited alongside the work of 109 students from St. John Episcopal School. The opening reception for the dual exhibit is open to the public and will feature a performance by the St. John's jazz band. The exhibit will run from May 2 - […]
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Homeschool Days at Kingsley Schoolhouse
Homeschool Days at Kingsley Schoolhouse
History comes alive through our new program designed especially for homeschool students, grades 2nd – 8th. Journey with us to the past and enjoy lessons learned in the 1920s one-room schoolhouse in the historic Froggy Hollow community, hands-on activities, demonstrations, and crafts.
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Open House: Silver Spring B&0 Station
Open House: Silver Spring B&0 Station
Join Montgomery Preservation and the Silver Spring Historical Society for real train spotting, toy train play set, permanent model train display, kid's toy engine to ride, videos, gift shop, refreshments, and more! Perfect for all ages!
Woodlawn Whispers: A Night of Living History
Woodlawn Whispers: A Night of Living History
Saturday, May 4, Three Sessions: 6 pm, 6:45pm , and 7:45pm | $8 This NEW evening of interactive living history allows visitors to explore the grounds of Woodlawn Manor where, along with a guide, they meet some of the interesting people that would have lived, visited, or passed through Woodlawn Manor in the mid-19th Century. […]
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McCrillis Gardens Sunday Walk
McCrillis Gardens Sunday Walk
Enjoy a tour of McCrillis Gardens, a naturalistic strolling garden offering shady woodland walks and splashes of color in spring. Highly trained, knowledgeable guides offer engaging horticultural tours focusing on the plants that make the garden unique. The event is free; registration is required.
May Revels at BlackRock SpringFest
May Revels at BlackRock SpringFest
BlackRock Center for the Arts and Washington Revels have partnered to welcome the arrival of Spring with a FREE afternoon of traditional music, dance and more at the first annual outdoor BlackRock SpringFest, culminating in May Revels. The fun will kick off with a colorful procession as our 100-person cast parades through the BlackRock lawn […]
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Tuesday Talk: Treason!
Tuesday Talk: Treason!
Join local historian and author Susan Soderberg for "Treason! How Local Leaders Helped Launch the American Revolution." It's Montgomery History's monthly Tuesday Talk, held at the historic Beall-Dawson Museum in Rockville. The presentation will include the Repudiation Act of 1765, the Hungerford Resolves of 1774 and what led the citizens of what is now Montgomery […]
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Carpe Diem! Dance
Carpe Diem! Dance
Dance to great music with great callers! May's dance features music by Devine Comedy with caller DeLaura Padovan. The evening begins with a half-hour intro lesson for beginners. Presented by Carpe Diem Arts in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington, Washington Revels, and Montgomery County Recreation.
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Historic Site Scavenger Hunt
Historic Site Scavenger Hunt
Come have an adventure at the Historic Medley District in Poolesville! Explore several historic sites in the area and complete an activity at each one before receiving a clue with your next location. Make it through the entire scavenger hunt and be rewarded with a special treat – all while learning more about the rich […]
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Nature Walk: Birds
Nature Walk: Birds
Join Kurt Schwarz of the Maryland Ornithological Society to locate and identify migratory songbirds at Riley's Lock on the C&O Canal. Registration is required; visit the C&O Canal Association website for more information.
McCrillis Gardens Sunday Walk
McCrillis Gardens Sunday Walk
Enjoy a tour of McCrillis Gardens, a naturalistic strolling garden offering shady woodland walks and splashes of color in spring. Highly trained, knowledgeable guides offer engaging horticultural tours focusing on the plants that make the garden unique. The event is free; registration is required.
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Brookside Gardens Saturday Walk
Brookside Gardens Saturday Walk
Enjoy a tour of Brookside Gardens, an award-winning g display garden featuring an abundance of annual and perennial displays throughout the year. Highly trained, knowledgeable guides offer engaging horticultural tours focusing on the plants that make the garden unique. The event is free; registration is required.
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Maritime Voices at Friendship Heights
Maritime Voices at Friendship Heights
For their eighth performance at Friendship Heights Village Center, the men and women of the Washington Revels Maritime Voices will present their new program, “American Songs of the Sea and Shore,” featuring homegrown music of American sailors and the women who sustained seafaring communities. The program includes sea chanteys, ballads, and songs of our nation’s […]
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Art Exhibit at Brookside Gardens
Art Exhibit at Brookside Gardens
Enjoy oil paintings by The Artists Atelier and Students of Glen Kessler at Brookside Gardens from May 27 - June 21. Hours vary. See the Brookside Gardens website for more information.
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Brookside Gardens Lecture Series
Brookside Gardens Lecture Series
Join Michael Twitty, an African American and Jewish writer, culinary historian, and educator for "Culinary Justice: Defining a Theory of Gastronomic Sovereignty." Topics will include Michael's work preparing, preserving, and promoting African American footways, its parent traditions in Africa, and legacy in the food culture of the American South. Join him for a lively discussion […]
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Brookside Gardens Saturday Walk
Brookside Gardens Saturday Walk
Enjoy a tour of Brookside Gardens, an award-winning g display garden featuring an abundance of annual and perennial displays throughout the year. Highly trained, knowledgeable guides offer engaging horticultural tours focusing on the plants that make the garden unique. The event is free; registration is required.