Takoma Park Community Center
Celebrating Rhizome DC Parade and Film Screening
Takoma Park Community Center 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park6 pm – Party at Rhizome at 6950 Maple Street NW 7 pm – Parade to the Takoma Park Community Center at 7500 Maple Avenue 7:30 pm – Film Screening and Concert at the Community Center Since its founding in 2015, Rhizome DC has offered a home for experimental music, unconventional art, and eclectic performances tucked inside an unassuming house ... Read More
“Celebrating Sligo Creek” Art Opening Reception
Takoma Park Community Center 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma ParkSligo Creek is a lifeblood for wildlife, an important tributary in our watershed, and a source of inspiration for two photographers and a mixed-media artist who will share their work in the Celebrating Sligo Creek exhibition. Please join us for the opening reception on June 15 where you can meet the artists Julius Kassovic, Lynn Alleva Lilley, and Steven Robinson. ... Read More
Vintage Movie Night Featuring Anti-War Films
Takoma Park Community Center 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma ParkAs we witness the ongoing horror of the war in Ukraine, independent filmmaker Richard Hall will share a variety of vintage anti-war films that draw parallels between the conflict in Ukraine and the Vietnam War and highlight ongoing efforts to promote peace and equality. The screening will feature anti-Vietnam War films and ads created by peace activists, including the Women’s ... Read More
“Words Have Power” Poetry Reading
Takoma Park Community Center 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma ParkPlease join us for our next Takoma Park Arts poetry reading to hear a diverse range of work by four local poets. The poets include Hazel Cherry, Laura Costas, Katherine Smith, and Emily Walz. Captivated by art, nature, and the senses, Hazel Cherry is a storyteller who seeks to empower women to love themselves and chart their spiritual paths with ... Read More
“Poetry Without Borders” Poetry Reading
Takoma Park Community Center 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma ParkIn a free Takoma Park Arts poetry reading, four local poets of different races and ethnicities will share their poetry which transcends borders between nations and ourselves. The poets include David Camero, Kim B. Miller, Victoria Moten, and Thu Anh Nguyen. As an immigrant from Caracas, Venezuela, David Camero experienced life in a country where basic human rights weren’t respected. ... Read More
“Poetry of Struggle and Solidarity” Poetry Reading
Takoma Park Community Center 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma ParkFour local poets will share their poetry about struggles that challenge us at home and across the world and our persistent efforts toward solidarity and equality. The poets include Serena Agusto-Cox, Sean Felix, Sara Cahill Marron, and Diana Tokaji. Agusto-Cox is an editor for the online magazine Bourgeon and was a featured poet of the DiVerse Gaithersburg reading series. She ... Read More
Environment(s) Art Exhibition Opening Reception
Takoma Park Community Center 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma ParkThree artists whose work branches across nature to urban themes will be featured in a new exhibition titled Environment(s), including Caitlin Gill, Mary Ott, and Rick Ruggles. Please join us for the free opening reception at 7:30 pm on Oct. 6 at the Takoma Park Community Center at 7500 Maple Avenue. Gill is a mixed-media artist who explores ideas of ... Read More