Takoma Elementary School DC 2024 PTO Auction

Online

The Takoma Elementary School (DC) PTO auction is open, featuring donations from several of your favorite local businesses in Silver Spring and Takoma Park. Bid on these and other great items, including suite tickets to the Olivia Rodrigo concert, at: https://new.biddingowl.com/takomaauction. Auction closes June 2 @ 8PM. All funds raised by the PTO are used to support our DCPS Title ... Read More

Free

Friendship Heights Spring Maker’s Market & Festival

5200 Block of Wisconsin Avenue, West Side 5200 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington

The Friendship Heights Makers Market is returning three times this year, bringing together dozens of creative vendors, prepared foods, and neighborhood small businesses. Mark your calendars for the dates below to shop, enjoy, engage, create, and generally have fun while while supporting local artisans and makers. Come early for giveaways for kids, and don’t miss the dance lessons and interactive ... Read More

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Yoga Nidra for Resilience — Online

Willow Street Yoga Center 6930 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park

Resilience is the ability to confront, emerge, or rebound from a crisis, tragedy, trauma, or a serious case of ‘stress mess.’ It's a skill, and, like any skill, it can be learned. And like a muscle, resilience can be strengthened (Beth Gibbs) Join me for Yoga Nidra Sundays to cultivate self-awareness, practice self-care, and reconnect with your inner wisdom as ... Read More

$20

Work-In-Progress Screening: LISTEN TO ME

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G St NW Washington DC, DC

LISTEN TO ME - By Stephanie Etienne and Kanika Harris Four women stand on the front lines of the Black maternal health struggle while walking the delicate tightrope of racism and birth in the United States. Works In Progress is Docs In Progress' flagship rough cut screening program. Established in May 2004, it has provided valuable feedback to over 150 ... Read More

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Griefcat at Silver Spring Black Box Theater

Silver Spring Black Box Theater 8641 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring

Join Improbable Comedy for a night of music and comedy with Griefcat! Annie Nardolilli and Louisa Hall, the masterminds behind Griefcat, are a duo that you can’t easily categorize or file into a neat little genre. They are mutually perpetuating forces in matching outfits who together create beautifully blended harmonies and brilliant lyrics with an unpredictable twist. On their upcoming ... Read More

$12.50

The History of Tap

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G St NW Washington DC, DC

Join Knock On Wood Tap Studio co-founder, Ms. Yvonne Edwards and staff and Capitol Tap Rehearsal Assistant Sam Heimowitz as they talk about the history of this iconic American art form. Come to learn and have fun all for FREE!

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Happy Hour at The Parks: Salsa Night

The Parks at Walter Reed 1010 Butternut St NW, Washington, DC, United States

One of our favorite events, Happy Hour is back, so come out for dancing and mingling on the new Marketplace Plaza! Join us on Friday evenings once a month for a fun theme and good times. The event is free, with beverages to purchase (so don’t forget to bring a friend; furry friends welcome). You can pop into Whole Foods ... Read More

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Free Bluegrass Concert with the Capitol Hillbillies

Takoma Park Community Center 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park

The Capitol Hillbillies have been raising the roof with their rousing mix of barrelhouse blues, hot jazz, and jug band music for almost 40 years at venues across the D.C. area. They embody the spirit of New Orleans with steam-engine energy and carnival charm in rollicking shindigs that explore the roots of American music spanning the blues from the Delta ... Read More

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Cut It Out: A Dangerously Absurd Paper Collage Making Session with Khadija Jahmila

Main Street Apartments 50 Monroe Place, Rockville, MD, United States

Please join us for an art workshop with Main Street’s artist in residence, Khadija Jahmila! In this workshop, you are invited to reject all logic and take everything out of context. Artist Khadija Jahmila will be sharing the inside scoop on how she lets her subconscious speak through pasting cut or torn paper items to form composite works. Prompts will ... Read More

$30

The 2024 Taste of Riverworks Festival

Riverworks Outdoor Stage 17617 W Willard Rd, Poolesville, MD, United States

Riverworks second annual signature event features live plein air painting and wet paint auction, live music, performances, art activities, food, drink, and more! Riverworks second annual signature event features live plein air painting and wet paint auction, live music, performances, art activities, food, drink, and more! This free festival celebrates music and art in Montgomery County’s beautiful Agricultural Reserve, heling ... Read More

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