Silver Spring – Where the Fun Never Ends!
It's already the last
week of January! It's time to motivate – get out there and enjoy
the terrific places to go and things to do in our area! Here's a look
at just a few of the possibilities available for your enjoyment
during the upcoming week:
Saturday, January 28
at noon, experience the rich culture of the Chinese Lunar New Year
at Lakeforest Mall! Come out for the opening ceremony; view the
beautiful decorations and exhibits. Entertainment and activities will
take place over two weekends, January 28 & 29 and February 4 &
5 from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Live entertainment at Center Court
includes traditional lion and dragon dances, folk dances, and martial
arts demonstrations.
Attention boys and girls,
ages 6-14! For nearly 20 years, the Montgomery Village Sports
Association Lacrosse Program has been successfully sending its male
and female alumnae to both local high school and college lacrosse
programs. If you’d like to learn to play lacrosse please come to
MVSA Lacrosse Registration Sunday
January 29 at Lake Marion Community Center in
Montgomery Village from 11am to 2pm. Learn to play the fastest game
on two feet, before you get to high school! Contact Skip Vogel (MVSA
Lacrosse Commissioner) at 301-461-8948. For more info please visit us
at www.MVSA.org.
The Kensington Park MOMS
Club (a national support group for mothers who primarily stay home
with their children) invites moms and their children to join them for
their Monthly Meet and Greet on Monday, January 30, 10:30am
at the Kensington Park Library (basement community room). We will
have a presentation by professional organizer Patricia Masi, owner of
Pristine Living. Patricia will cover issues relevant to running a
busy household with growing kids, such as tips and tricks for
organizing baby and play spaces and storage solutions. She'll also
provide advice about teaching kids to become organized. We’ll have
toys and a small craft to keep the kids busy. The MOMS club is open
to moms whose children are zoned to attend Garrett Park ES and
Kensington Parkwood ES. More information is available at
www.kensingtonparkmoms.com or you may email kpmomsclub@yahoo.com.
Tony Award-winning
actress Alice Ripley will be visiting Albert Einstein High School,
along with Broadway vocalists Darius De Haas and Capathia Jenkins, on
Tuesday, January 31 at 7:00 pm. ArtSpeak! is a program
that brings established Broadway talent to local school communities
for an evening of performance and informative interviews. Alice
Ripley won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her
searing portrayal of a troubled housewife in NEXT TO NORMAL. Darius
De Haas was a member of the Broadway companies of RENT, KISS OF THE
SPIDER WOMAN and CAROUSEL, and the film version of CHICAGO. Capathia
Jenkins appeared in CAROLINE OR CHANGE and MARTIN SHORT: FAME BECOMES
ME. The program is free and open to the public -- it is geared to
students of all ages, especially high school students.
You’ve always wanted to
try it—but you’re afraid you aren’t any good. The thought of
letting someone else read your work makes your toenails curl. Every
time you sit down to create your masterpiece, you get writer’s
block. It's time to Discover
Yourself as a Fiction Writer!
This class on Wednesday,
February 1 from 7-9pm
at Montgomery College is for that budding novelist inside you who
just needs a chance to get started. Find your voice, your category,
your talent. Learn how to hone your craft, outfox writer’s block,
and be creative on your own terms. For
more info, contact JMWriterslife@aol.com.
Thursday, February 2
is Groundhog Day! Celebrate
our whimsical weather-forecasting friend with stories, songs,
coloring pages, and a groundhog craft. We'll also check a real
groundhog burrow to look for activity. Ages 2-17. Program offered at
10:00 am and again at 1:00 pm. Please register at ParkPASS.org.
The
Montgomery County Plein Air Artists (MCPAA) will exhibit their works
at River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation (RRUUC) in
Bethesda, during the month of February 2012. The term 'en Plein air'
originated with Monet and refers to the fact that the art works were
painted outdoors. The art show, titled 'Preserving Our Sense of Place
and Time,' will exhibit works that are available for purchase. The
exhibit is free and open to the public at 6301 River Road, Bethesda.
Call 301-229-0400 or visit the website at www.rruuc.org for more
info.
Emcee
Arah - "the REALTOR with Architectural Dimension" – is
both a Certified Distress Property Expert (CDPE) and a Certified
Investor Agent Specialist (CIAS). He is uniquely equipped to assist
you in navigating today's residential real estate market.
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