Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Upcoming Arts Events in Silver Spring & Takoma Park, March 8, 2017














Wednesday, March 8,
7:30-9:00PM
THE GRAPEVINE STORYTELLING EVENING

Busboys and Poets
235 Carroll St NW DC (2 blocks from Takoma metro)
The Grapevine is home for first-rate storytelling and storytellers of all styles. Hosted by Tim Livengood, with featured tellers Noa Baum and Megan Wells. The program opens with up to three open-mic tellers with a 5-minute limit each. Food and drink available.
TICKETS: Suggested donation of $15 per person.
INFO: 301-587-3558 or grapevinetakoma@gmail.com


Fridays, March 10 and 17, 8:00PM
Saturday, March 11, 8:00PM
Sunday, March 12, 2:00PM (post show discussion)
Through March 18, 2017
ANTON IN SHOW BUSINESS By Jane Martin

Silver Spring Stage
Woodmoor Shopping Center
10145 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20901
This madcap comedy follows three actresses across the footlights, down the rabbit hole, and into a strangely familiar Wonderland that looks a lot like American theatre. As these women pursue their dream of performing Chekhov in Texas, they're whisked through a maelstrom of “good ideas” that offer unique solutions to the Three Sisters’ need to have life's deeper purpose revealed. Director: Erin Bone Steele. Producers: Jim Robertson and Alika Codispoti.  




Friday and Saturday, March 10, 11, 8:00PM
Sunday, March 12, 2:00PM
BOOTYCANDY by Robert O'Hara
Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center
7995 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
This award-winning play is a semi-biographical subversive comedy that tells the story of Sutter, who is on an outrageous odyssey through his childhood home, his church, dive bars, motel rooms and even nursing homes. The playwright weaves together scenes, sermons, sketches, and daring meta-theatrics to create a kaleidoscope that interconnects to portray growing up gay and black. Directed by David Rothman. NOTE: Bootycandy contains mature themes and explicit sexual language and is not suitable for audiences under 17 years of age.
TICKETS: Buy tickets: $10 or $5 for MC ID/Student.

Friday, March 10, 7:30 PM
MINAS


Carroll Café at Seekers Church
276 Carroll St NW DC (across from Takoma metro)
Minas creates uplifting, subtle and complex beauty that transports listeners to another place and time combining Brazilian guitar and jazz piano, male and female vocals and English and Portuguese poetry. Doors open 7:00PM.
TICKETS: Click here for reservations.
INFO: www.CarrollCafe.org. Contact Sandra at info@carrollcafe.org or call 240-350-1769 / 202-829-9882 night of show.

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Friday, March 10, 6:00-9:00pm 
BLANCO Y NEGRO @ EL GOLFO 
Live Cuban Music

El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Enjoy the polyrhythmic percussion, guitars, melodious melodies and vocal harmonies of Yenobis Delgado and Reimy Pérez! Experience Cuban music, considered to be one of the richest and most influential musical styles in the world.  Duo Blanco y Negro de Cuba have been playing their music professionally for 20 years now, wowing crowds wherever they go.



Friday, March 10, 8:00 PM
THE CASHORE MARIONETTES:

LIFE IN MOTION
Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center
7995 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Life in Motion portrays beautifully crafted characters of depth and integrity, combining virtuoso manipulation, humor, and classical music to celebrate the richness of life. All tickets $15. Click here to purchase tickets and here for more information.



Saturday, March 11, 2:00 PM
THE CASHORE MARIONETTES: SIMPLE GIFTS
Inspiring STEAM potential for families.
Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center
7995 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Simple Gifts is a series of touching portrayals and poignant scenes set to stunning music by world renowned composers such as Beethoven, Vivaldi and Strauss.  Please note: Groups are assigned seating prior to arrival; all other patrons have open seating. All tickets $15. Purchase tickets here and learn more here.
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Saturday, March 11, 7:00pm
CHRISTYLEZ BACON & WYTOLD
Debut Album: Live Concert in Studio
Airshow Mastering Studio
Takoma Park, MD
Must purchase tickets in advance. See below.
Only 12 tickets remaining as of 7:30am today 3/8/17.
After 5 years of collaborating and 3 concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra, Christylez Bacon and Wytold are recording their very first duo album, and you can be part of the experience!  They will be mixing classical music with the live audience interaction of Go-Go classical music at Airshow Mastering in Takoma Park, MD to record their new debut CD. So... It's a concert and a studio session at the SAME TIME! :)
Buy tickets now to be featured in the recorded call and responses, hear their newest classical and hip-hop arrangements, and help fund their album so that audiences across the country can hear their unique and exciting collaboration. Doors 7pm, Performance/recording 7:30pm.
TICKETS: $30-$70. Close to sold out.


Saturday, March 11, 3:00-5:00PM
STARRY MOUNTAIN SINGERS: VOCAL WORKSHOP
Takoma, DC (address provided with RSVP)
Co-presented by FSGW and Carpe Diem Arts
Option of singing 1-2 songs in evening concert @ Seekers (see below)
COST:  $30 general --$20 FSGW Member/ Student/ Senior/ Low-Income
RSVP for workshop location at busygraham@carpediemarts.org

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Saturday, March 11, 7:30pm (doors open 7:00pm)
STARRY MOUNTAIN SINGERS IN CONCERT

~ with ORFEIA opening
FSGW Monthly Program
Seekers Church
276 Carroll St. NW
Takoma, DC (across from Takoma metro)
FREE for Members (donation requested)    $15-20 for non-members

The Starry Mountain Singers are eight alumni of the Northern Harmony and Village Harmony ensembles: Stefan Amidon, Zara Bode, Avery Book, Gideon Crevoshay, Jeff Fellinger, Emily Miller, Nathan Morrison, Suzannah Park. Members have performed with the Revels and on Mountain Stage and A Prairie Home Companion. They bring riveting harmonies to American and international folk music including gospel, shapenote, Appalachian, Bulgarian, Corsican and Georgian songs.


Wednesday, March 15, 7:00-9:00 PM
YSAYE BARNWELL: COMMUNITY SING

Levine School in Silver Spring
Silver Spring Library
900 Wayne Avenue, 2nd Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Led by Levine artist-in-residence Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell, formerly of Sweet Honey in the Rock, this fun, energetic program will have you singing gorgeous five-part harmonies in no time. The only prerequisite is a love of music and song! Tickets: $5
Call 301-328-5335 / LevineMaryland@levinemusic.org


CARPE DIEM ARTS EVENT
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Wednesday, March 15, 7:00-8:30pm
FREE MINDS WRITE NIGHT @ SEEKERS
Seekers Church
276 Carroll St. NW DC (across from Takoma Metro)
Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop, a local non-profit dedicated to “empowering young inmates to write new chapters in their lives,” invites the community to participate in the Free Minds Satellite Write Night in Takoma. Read poems written by incarcerated youth and provide them with encouraging words. Hear from the Poet Ambassadors about the impact of writing and reading behind bars.
RSVP to Sandy: sanmoore@earthlink.net -- so we have an idea of how many tables and chairs to set up.
Please bring along some refreshments to share if possible.
Presented by Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop in partnership with Carpe Diem Arts--with funding support from the Takoma Foundation, and in-kind support from Seekers Church.

Sunday, March 19, 6:00-8:00PM
Spring Jazz Concert: Ebony and Ivory
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20901
It’s a spring concert with Michelle Hoyt and Deborah Thornton on vocals, Wayne Wilentz on piano, David Jernigan on bass and Jim West on drums. It might as well be spring!
Click here for more information.

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CARPE DIEM ARTS EVENT
Tuesday, March 21, 6:30-8:30pm
REVELS-CARPE DIEM COMMUNITY SING
513 Dale Dr.
Silver Spring, MD
Songs to celebrate the coming of Spring, St. Patrick, Women's History Month, National Reading Month. 
March birthdays will be celebrated with cake and candles.
jrasi@revelsdc.org / 301-587-3835


Saturday, April 1, 1:00-4:00PM Workshop; 7:30PM Concert
SINGING CIRCLE with the NATURAL RHYTHMS TRIO
Elise Witt, Becky Reardon and Terry Garthwaite
Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring
10309 New Hampshire Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20903
WORKSHOP 1:00-4:00PM
Join us in singing songs of celebration, ceremony, and community; songs celebrating the earth and our own spirit and creativity; songs of healing and passage; and songs of playfulness and joy. All are welcome, regardless of experience!
CONCERT  7:30PM
Combining three unique voices into a harmonious blend, the Natural Rhythms Trio cooks from the minute they hit the stage for their mad musical adventures. The concert will feature traditional songs and original compositions, with a generous helping of audience participation, plus special guests the UUCSS Sanctuary Singers.
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Friday, April 21, 7:30 pm (doors open at 7 p.m.)
CARROLL CAFE: Robert Flax and Round About
Seekers Church
276 Carroll St NW DC (across from Takoma metro)
Robert Flax, a multi-instrument musician, composer and educator, will share the stage with Washington, D.C. pop/rock band Round About. Roundabout combines clever lyrics with catchy melodies that are sometimes funky, sometimes rocking, jazzy, or even a little twangy, but always interesting and fun.
TICKETS: $18 online/$20 at the door
or call Sandra at 240-350-1769 / 202-829-9882 night of the show.

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Sunday, July 16 – Saturday, July 22, 2017
CARPE DIEM SLEEPAWAY ARTS CAMP
ON THE EASTERN SHORE
For 10-12 year-old girls
International music, dance, singing, songwriting, ukulele, dulcimer, silk-painting, mosaics, jewelry-making, decoupage, journaling, cairn-building -- plus kayaking, canoeing, biking, swimming, yoga, games, cooking and baking, creative writing, field trips.

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Monday-Friday, Aug 14-18
9:30am-3:30pm (before and after care available) 
CARPE DIEM SPANISH IMMERSION ARTS CAMP
Seekers Church
Takoma, DC 
For rising 3rd-5th grade girls and boys
Visual, literary and performing arts -- including ukulele
INFO and registration: alessandra@carpediemarts.org

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Monday-Friday, Aug 21-25
9:30am-3:30pm (before and after care available)
CARPE DIEM FRENCH IMMERSION ARTS CAMP
Seekers Church, Takoma DC
For rising 3rd-5th grade girls and boys
Visual, literary and performing arts -- including ukulele
INFO and registration: alessandra@carpediemarts.org

Monday-Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm
SUMMERSTOCK 2017: LUMINA STUDIO THEATRE 
620 Pershing Dr.
Silver Spring, MD 20910 (near Whole Foods)
Voted “Best of the Best of the Best!”
Watch for the announcement about Summerstock 2017 shows!

June 19-July 7 (no camp on July 4)
SUMMERTIME PLAYERS (ages 9-12) 
Actors learn vocal techniques, work on character development, line memorization tips and choreography. This camp produces a show that is more advanced than the Folk Tale camp which offers more challenges to the actors. Each day is spent playing theatre games, rehearsing, lunching and playing outside (weather permitting) and honing their acting skills.
COST: $800

June 19-July 7 (there is camp on July 4)
QUEST THEATRE  (ages 12+)
COST: $950
and 
July 17-August 5 
NOIR THEATRE (Ages 12+)
Often written by Lumina’s playwright, David Minton, these original plays are a great way for actors to start their Lumina experience or improve their character development skills. Lumina’s summerstock camps for the older actors are full of fun, friendship and excitement! Producing an original, professional level show in 3 weeks takes teamwork and the desire to have fun while working hard.
These camps culminate with premiere performances at the Silver Spring Black Box Theater.
COST: $950

July 10-July 21
SIMPLY SHAKESPEARE (Ages 10-12)
Actors enjoy some of Shakespeare’s best loved works simplified and in modern language. An opportunity to focus on the fun of the core story.
COST: $500

July 24-August 4
FOLK TALE CAMP  (Ages 8-11)
Lumina’s youngest actors have fun exploring a Folk Tale and turning it into a special performance. Actors receive direction for stage presence, vocal techniques and character development. Actors use their imagination to help create costumes, props or sets. Each day includes theatre games, art activities, outside play (weather permitting) and rehearsals. The camp ends with a performance.
COST: $500

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June 26–July 7
DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING SUMMER CAMP
Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 
Every summer, Docs In Progress offers middle school and high school students ages 12-17 documentary filmmaking day camps which give youth participants the tools to express themselves through video in a fun and educational small group environment. We also offer train-the-trainer workshops and consultancies with schools and youth-serving nonprofits.
Thanks to support from the City of Takoma Park and the William and Karen Tell Foundation, we will be providing six subsidized spots in the camp so that FARMs-eligible students can benefit from a fun and educational summer activity.

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THE SLIGO CREEK HEDGE SCHOOL
Silver Spring, MD

An intimate Irish music & culture day camp for youth ages 6 and up.  It meets in Silver Spring at the home of Karen Ashbrook, the Director. The camp day includes learning Irish tunes and songs, pennywhistle and bodhran (the Irish drum) instruction (Intro and Musicians' Weeks), Celtic art projects, playing at the creek, eating potatoes -- and a daily Tea & Poetry Break.  



  • July 31-August 4, 9:30am-3:30pm (ages 9 and up: drop-off 9-9:30)
  • IRISH MUSIC AND ARTS FOR ALL
  • The children will sing, learn bodhran (the Irish drum), basic Celtic harp and pennywhistle in addition to learning about Irish culture, crafts and poetry. No music experience necessary! Inquire about after-care options. COST: $360 if registered before April 15 ($420 after April 15)

  • IRISH MUSICIANS WEEK
  • June 26-30, 9:30am-4:00pm (weekday drop-off 9-9:30)
  • For children ages 9 and up who already play some of the tunes in the Sligo Creek Hedge School's session book, or are ready to start learning. We will learn new repertoire and spend time jamming in addition to the above activities listed in the Irish Music and Arts For All Week. Audition required. 
  • COST: $375 if registered before April 15 ($435 after April 15)

  • June 18-23 (Six days; ages 13 and up)
  • CELTIC BAND WEEK (formerly "Teen Celtic Band Week")
  • Sunday session meets 1-6pm; Mon and Thurs meets 10:00 am - 4:30 pm, Tues, Wed and Fri, 10:00 am - evening (Tues/Wed/Fri camp extends into the evening for performances.) (Mon-Fri drop-off time 9:00-10:00 am) 
  • Co-taught by Paul Oorts, for teens already seriously involved in music. This 6-day camp works on developing ensemble skills, presenting traditional and contemporary Celtic music for concert audiences. Layering, dynamics, creating intros, bridges, endings, and crafting performance arrangements will be the focus of the camp. The group will record a CD of their newly created arrangements. There will be several evening activities during the week, including running children's Irish music sessions, performing at a retirement home and giving a public concert. During the year there will also be a few public performances at festivals and at Brookside Garden's Festival of Lights. Audition required. 
  • COST: $465 if registered before April 15 ($525 after April 15)
  • http://karenashbrook.com/children/sligo_creek.html
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REPEAT OFFERINGS, ONGOING EXHIBITS
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Music/ Poetry
21st of month 6:30- Revels/Carpe Diem Sing - Silver Spring
Tues weekly 7pm - Takoma Blues Open Mic - VFW 350
Tues weekly 8pm- Gypsy Sallys Open Mic - DC
Monthly - Ysaye Barnwell Community Sing - Levine DC
Nightly 6pm -  Millenium Stage free concert - Kennedy Ctr
Second Fridays -- Carroll Cafe @ Seekers Church, Takoma DC
2nd Fri 8pm - Inwood Coffeehouse - Wheaton MD
Fri weekly 6pm - Jazz Night in Southwest - Westminster DC
Mon weekly 6pm - Blues in Southwest - Westminster DC
Fri/Sat 7:30 - Zed’s Cafe Live Music - Silver Spring
Corner Store Arts Center - Capitol Hill, DC
Open Mic Poetry and other events - BusBoysandPoets.com
All week - open mics / music - New Deal Cafe - Greenbelt
1st Tues - Ruthie and the Wranglers - New Deal - Greenbelt
Tues 12:10 weekly - Epiphany Concert Series - Free - DC
Twilight Tuesdays on the Plaza (summer) 7pm - Silver Spring
Wednesday Starz on the Plaza (summer) 7pm - Silver Spring
Fri weekly - Music at El Golfo Restaurant featuring Duo Blanco y Negro de Cuba -- Silver Spring
Mon weekly 7pm - Bilingual Karaoke - El Golfo, Silver Spring
Wed (1st, 3rd) 8pm - Acoustic Open Mic - Politics & Prose
Strathmore Concerts: Mansion and Music Center

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Dance
2nd Thurs 7pm - Silver Spring Contra Dance - check website for location
Wed weekly - FSGW English Country Dance - Glen Echo
Sun 7:30 weekly - FSGW Contra Dance - Glen Echo
2nd Sun 3pm - FSGW Family Dance - Glen Echo
Fri 8:30 weekly - Contra Dance - Glen Echo
Thurs weekly 7:30 - International Folkdancing - Glen Echo
Fri 8:30pm - International Folk Dancing - Greenbelt
Classes at Dance Exchange - Takoma
Classes at Dance Place - DC

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Farmers Markets
Sat weekly - Fresh Farm Market - Ellsworth Ave, Silver Spring
Sun weekly 10-2 - Takoma Park Farmers Market


Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Highlights of Arts Events & Activities in Silver Spring/Takoma Park, Jan. 11, 2017






 Wednesday, January 11, 7:00-8:30pm
FREE MINDS WRITE NIGHT @ SEEKERS
Seekers Church
276 Carroll St. NW DC (across from Takoma Metro)
Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop, a local non-profit dedicated to “empowering young inmates to write new chapters in their lives,” invites the community to participate in the Free Minds Satellite Write Night in Takoma. Read poems written by incarcerated youth and provide them with encouraging words. Hear from the Poet Ambassadors about the impact of writing and reading behind bars.
RSVP to BusyGraham@carpediemarts.org -- so we have an idea of how many tables and chairs to set up.
Please bring along some refreshments to share if you can.
Presented by Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop in partnership with Carpe Diem Arts--with in-kind support from Seekers Church.
MORE INFO: www.FreeMindsBookClub.org

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Wednesday, January 11, 7:30-9:00pm
THE GRAPEVINE STORYTELLING SHOW
Featuring ANDY OFFUT IRWIN, CARRIE SUE AYVAR,
Hosted by NOA BAUM, TIM LIVENGOOD--plus OPEN MIC
Busboys and Poets--Takoma
235 Carroll St NW DC (2 blocks from Takoma metro)
Spoken word performance for adults and teens, celebrating the timeless art of the story. Hosted by storytellers Noa Baum and Tim Livengood. Featured tellers on January 11 will be the astonishing Andy Offutt Irwin and the multi-everything Carrie Sue Ayvar, hosted by the action-packed Noa Baum. We'll open with (up to) 3 open mic tellers. Be sure to arrive early to get your name in the hat!
TICKETS: Free will offering. Suggested donation of $15 to support tellers. 
http://andyirwin.com
www.carriesueayvar.com
www.facebook.com/events/273538446395202/

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Thursday, January 12, 7:30-10:00pm (intro workshop 7-7:30)
SECOND THURSDAY SILVER SPRING CONTRADANCE!
with the Potomac Revelers (Steve Hickman, John Devine, Ralph Gordon) and DeLaura Padovan calling!
Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Free parking in garage across the street, 801 Ellsworth Dr.
$8 members FSGW, BFMS, CDSS, Revels / $10 general
FREE for first-timers
www.CarpeDiemArts.org/dance-with-us


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Friday, January 13, 7:30pm
THE SWEATER SET: Maureen Andary & Sara Curtin
Carroll Cafe @ Seekers Church
276 Carroll St. NW DC (across from Takoma metro)
“The Sweater Set will pluck at your heart strings,” with “an intimidating number of instruments” (WaPo) and soaring soprano-alto harmonies. You are invited into Sara Curtin & Maureen Andary‘s joyful friendship as they sing about loves lost and found, accompanying themselves with elaborate arrangements of accordion, banjo, ukulele, guitar, and flute.
TICKETS: $18
www.TheSweaterSet.com
www.CarrollCafe.org

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Painting by Marilyn Banner: "Take Your Pick"
Friday, January 13, 7:30 pm
WASHINGTON MUSICA VIVA
Church of the Ascension 
633 Sligo Ave
Silver Spring, MD 
Classical, contemporary, & jazz-based chamber music: Mozart: Quintet, K. 452 (Mozart's favorite); Petr Eben: Musica (bracing 6 minute meditation on Adeste Fideles from a Buchenwald survivor)
Jean Francaix: Trio. Carl Banner, piano, Robert Huffman, oboe, Denis Malloy, clarinet, Nancy Switkes, bassoon, Shane Iler, French horn
TICKETS: $15 in advance, $20 at the door.  
INFO: 301-891-6844 / dcmusicaviva@verizon.net
www.dcmusicaviva.org/events/ 

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Friday, January 13, 6:00-9:00pm 
SSTCi EVENT: BLANCO Y NEGRO @ EL GOLFO 
Live Cuban Music
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Enjoy the polyrhythmic percussion, guitars, melodious melodies and vocal harmonies of Yenobis Delgado and Reimy Pérez! Experience Cuban music, considered to be one of the richest and most influential musical styles in the world.  Duo Blanco y Negro de Cuba have been playing their music professionally for 20 years now, wowing crowds wherever they go.
FREE. Proceeds from all food and drink sales benefit SSTCi. Be sure to write "SSTCi" on your receipt during the event. And, please let us know we can count you in! RSVP at lisa@silverspringtowncenter.com 
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com
www.SilverSpringTownCenter.com 

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Saturday, January 14, 7:30-10:00pm
JOE UEHLEIN AND THE U-LINERS and friends
Concert to Celebrate Martin Luther King: Organize, Resist, Work for Justice
Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium
7500 Maple Ave.
Takoma Park, MD
www.uliners.com

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Sunday, January 15, 7:00pm
DAVID KALHOUS: MUSIC AT ASCENSION
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
630 Sligo Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Czech-American pianist David Kalhous is increasingly gaining recognition and critical acclaim in Europe and the United States for his elegant musicianship, brilliant pianism, probing intelligence, and adventurous programming.  With wide-ranging solo, chamber and concerto repertoire spanning three centuries, he is equally at home with music of Scarlatti and Bach, Beethoven and Chopin, and Ligeti and Feldman. Professor Kalhous is on the faculty of the College of Music, Florida State University. This is his second appearance at Ascension. Please join us for this extraordinary opportunity to hear one of today’s foremost interpreters of contemporary piano music.
“Exceptional!”—The Music Review, Prague
“Masterful!”—Lucid Culture, New York
Free willing offering gratefully accepted.
Park on street, circle, or ESS school parking lot on Silver Spring Ave. 

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Monday, January 16, 10:00am-12:00pm
MARTIN LUTHER KING SERVICE DAY
Hosted by Silver Spring Serve and Social Meet-Up Group
Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Join in various service projects and learn about many local nonprofits doing good work in our communities.
Welcoming all ages.
Lunch gathering afterward at local restaurants
http://montgomeryserves.org/mlk-day-service-2017 
https://www.meetup.com/Silver-Spring-Serve-Social/events/236617733/?rv=ea1 

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INTRO BEGINNER UKULELE CLASSES
Four Tuesdays: January 17 - February 7
3:30 - 4:15pm - Grades 6 & older, plus adults
4:30 - 5:15pm - Grades 3 & older, plus adults

ADVANCED BEGINNER UKE CLASSES
Four Tuesdays: February 14 - March 7
3:30 - 4:15pm - Grades 6 & older, plus adults
4:30 - 5:15pm - Grades 3 & older, plus adults

Washington Revels Studio
531 Dale Dr.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Teaching Artist: Liz Brinker
Cost: $85 for 4 classes.
Includes a 3-ring binder with 30 page songbook
REGISTER NOW
www.CarpeDiemArts.org/ukes-on-the-move 

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Wednesday, January 18, 1:00-3:00pm (3rd Wednesdays)
SCHWEINHAUT SONG CIRCLE
Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center
1000 Forest Glen Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20901
On the third Wednesday of each month, this song circle provides a daytime opportunity to enjoy great songs, old or new, humorous or serious, timeless or topical. The Song Circle, co-sponsored by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW) and Carpe Diem Arts, is about the joy of singing, not about talent. You don't have to read music, and printed words are provided. Everyone is welcome, regardless of age or experience, including instrumental accompanists. Come when you can and leave when you must, but do come to sing! -- or just to listen.
FOR INFO--or to suggest songs in advance, contact Fred Stollnitz: fstollnitz@comcast.net

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Thursday, January 19, 7:00pm
THIRD THURSDAY POETRY
Presented by City of Takoma Park - We Are Takoma series
Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Ave.
Takoma Park, MD
Bring a favorite poem you’ve written to share at this open reading!
Free admission
Contact: 301.891.7100
arts@takomaparkmd.gov

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Thursday, January 19, 7:00pm
SSTCi's FILM & LECTURE SERIES
Arts & Resilience: Perspectives on the Syrian Refugee Crisis with Rafif Jouejati of the Foundation to Restore Equality & Education in Syria
Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD 20910
FREE & Everyone Welcome!
Please confirm your attendance as space is limited.
RSVP to lisa@silverspringtowncenter.com  

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Fri/Sat Jan 20-21 and Jan 27-28 @ 7pm;
Sunday matinee Jan 22 @ 2pm
LUMINA THEATRE GROUP presents
KING LEAR by Wm. Shakespeare
Silver Spring Black Box Theatre
8641 Colesville Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20910 (next to AFI)
Directed by David Minton 
Cast members: John O'Connor (Lear), Kelly O Connor (Goneril), Dre Weeks (Regan), Molly Hickman (Cordelia), Ritchie Porter (Kent), Robert Wiser (Fool), Brian Monsell (Gloucester), Ian Rogers (Edmund), Keith Anderson (Edgar), Brad Sperber (Albany), Mark Reiner (Oswald, Edmund’s Soldier), Michael Gelfeld (France), Mark Jefferson (Burgundy), Liz Porter (Cornwall’s first servant), Andy Penn (Lear’s Gentleman), Cassie Gabriel (Lear’s Gentlewoman), Lilac Marcus Gordon (Lear’s Attendant), Ian Fore (Doctor). 
Lumina presents its unique version of LEAR - a politically resonant story of an arrogant business mogul, a country split into warring factions, and a powerful, privileged family in turmoil.  In a time of fast-paced corporate acquisitions and surface luxury, Lear's decision to divide his empire between his three daughters sends the world around him spiraling into a dystopian time of violence and a fight for survival. Widely regarded as Shakespeare's most profound tragedy and arguably one of the greatest English-language plays ever written, LEAR explores the entire spectrum of the human experience: love, betrayal, forgiveness, despair, hope, and mortality. The Lumina Theatre Group celebrates its 9th production and Lumina's 20th anniversary with this masterwork by Shakespeare.
TICKETS: $15 students/seniors; $20 adult
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2729712
.www.LuminaStudio.org

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Friday, January 20, 7:30pm
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK: "UnNAUGURAL CONCERT" 
Cultural Arts Center/Montgomery College
7995 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD
Free parking is available.
Grammy-nominated 'Sweet Honey in the Rock' will headline a concert in Silver Spring, Maryland to raise funds for progressive advocacy groups threatened by the incoming Administration. "Progressive activists are dreading Inauguration Day," said Executive Producer (and Maryland State Senator) Cheryl Kagan. "Folks are looking for something positive and uplifting to do that night. The UnNaugural concert will raise funds for five of the issue areas likely to be among the most threatened in the coming four years." Profits from the event will be donated to five national advocacy organizations: the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), the National LGBTQ Task Force, and Planned Parenthood.
In addition to headliner Sweet Honey in the Rock, the concert will feature Brother Sun (Pat Wictor, Joe Jencks, Greg Greenway), Tret Fure, Josh White, Jr., and Emma's Revolution.
TICKETS AND INFO:  $25 students, $60 limited incomes; $100 standard, $250 VIP ticket (includes reserved parking, post show reception with performers. Sponsorships and program book ads also available.
www.UnNaugural.org and on Facebook and Twitter at @UnNaugural.
Those who cannot attend but wish to support the UnNaugural are encouraged to donate through the website.
www.UnNaugural.org

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Friday, January 20, 6:00-9:00pm 
BLANCO Y NEGRO @ EL GOLFO 
Live Cuban Music
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Enjoy the polyrhythmic percussion, guitars, melodious melodies and vocal harmonies of Yenobis Delgado and Reimy Pérez! Experience Cuban music, considered to be one of the richest and most influential musical styles in the world.  Duo Blanco y Negro de Cuba have been playing their music professionally for 20 years now, wowing crowds wherever they go.
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com

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Saturday, January 21, 6:30-8:30pm
REVELS-CARPE DIEM COMMUNITY SING
513 Dale Dr.
Silver Spring, MD
Songs of Hope and Freedom, Peace and Justice in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January birthdays will be celebrated with songs and cake.
More info: www.RevelsDC.org / www.CarpeDiemArts.org
BusyGraham@CarpeDiemArts.org /301-466-0183

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Saturday, January 21, 7:30pm
THE TAKOMA ENSEMBLE 
THE GOLDEN DOOR: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS
Church of the Ascension
633 Sligo Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
The Takoma Ensemble, a classical string orchestra, will offer a concert c-sponsored by CASA, titled The Golden Door: Music Without Borders,” exploring the theme of immigration. Led by Artistic Director and Conductor Victoria Gau, the concert will feature several works by American immigrants, beginning with a solo performance by Billboard winner Lilo Gonzalez. Other selections include Divertimento for Strings by Bela Bartok, Hungarian immigrant to the United States, and the world premiere of Beside the Golden Door, by Kim and Kathryn Kluge (Kim is the son of immigrants). The concert will include Within Her Arms, composed by Grammy nominee Anna Clyne, and Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, written by Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos, the most famous South American composer of all time. Spanish commentary will be provided by Lindolfo Carballo of CASA, and English commentary will be provided by Gau. The performance will be followed by a Q&A and reception.
TICKETS: $10-$25 (kids 16 and under are free) and are available at takomaensemble.org Concert proceeds will be donated to CASA. More information is available at 240-463-3695.
MORE INFO: #takomaimmigration
www.takomaensemble.org 

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Sunday, January 22, 2017, 4:30 pm
MUSIC FOR THE SENSES: SIX DEGREE SINGERS CONCERT (see also Jan 28)
Hughes United Methodist Church
10700 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20902
Six Degree Singers, conducted by Reveler Rachel Carlson 
The opening line of Henry Purcell’s 1683 tribute to St. Cecilia, “Welcome to all the Pleasures that delight, of ev’ry Sense, the grateful Appetite” describes how music appeals to not just our sense of hearing, but also to our sense of sight, touch, smell, taste, and beyond. Complete with string quartet, explore the sense of smell in Benjamin Britten’s famous “Five Flower Songs,” and the sense of taste in the sea shanty “Drunken Sailor” and Sesame Street’s “If Moon Was Cookie,” made famous by Cookie Monster and arranged in the Barbershop quartet style. Something for everyone.
TICKETS: $15 online/ $20 at the door
Students w/ ID and Seniors over 65: $12 online/ $15 at the door
FREE for youth 18 and under
Online tickets can be purchased at: http://www.singsix.com/store/
INFO: www.singsix.com 

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Thursday, February 2, 5:45 & 6:45pm
JUMP START @ EL GOLFO
FAMILY FUN NIGHT OUT
featuring BILL WELLINGTON: RADIO WOOF!
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Bill Wellington's Radio WOOF family concert is a celebration of family, folklore, and fun with music, song, and story. Bill's high-energy banjo, fiddle, and guitar playing are irresistible, and his zany antics make everyone laugh out loud. Don't miss this chance to sing along on many favorite songs!
Presented by Silver Spring Day School, Carpe Diem Arts and Artivate
with support from El Golfo Restaurant, Finn Family Group, KinderMusik with Becky Linafelt, and Princess Mhoon Dance Institute. 
$5 cover charge for adults: includes a ticket for a free dessert or drink (including Margaritas!) -- Children FREE
www.carpediemarts.org/family-fun-night
www.facebook.com/events/1758556791132086/
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com 
www.radiowoof.com 

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NEW EXHIBIT -- opened Jan 12
Post Memory: Photographs of a Certain Place and Time
Curated by Amina Cooper c/o Arts & Humanities Council of MoCo
Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room
Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Place
Silver Spring MD 20910
The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County celebrates the opening of Post Memory: Photographs of a Certain Place and Time with a public reception on January 12, from 6 to 8pm.  This exhibition brings together four artists –  Bonnie Collier, Kaitlin Jensco, Muriel Hasbun, and Miriam Mörsel Nathan – whose photo-based work explores the ways that memories and personal histories can be reclaimed, reconstructed, and reimagined.  The artists in this exhibition embrace a variety of processes and techniques.  Archival photographs and documents are manipulated, juxtaposed, and embellished.  Fragments of scenes obscured by movement and light are offered up.  Together, the works suggest loss, nostalgia, and a desire to pay tribute to persons, places, and moments past. 
INFO: Amina Cooper, Curator + Public Art Manager
Amina.cooper@creativemoco.com / 301-565-3807 www.CreativeMoco.com 

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Saturday, March 11, 2017, 8:00-10:00pm
STARRY MOUNTAIN SINGERS
FSGW Monthly Program
Seekers Church
276 Carroll St. NW
Takoma, DC (across from Takoma metro)
FREE for Members (donation requested)    
$15-20 for non-members
The Starry Mountain Singers are eight alumni of the Northern Harmony and Village Harmony ensembles: Stefan Amidon, Zara Bode, Avery Book, 
Gideon Crevoshay, Jeff Fellinger, Emily Miller, Nathan Morrison, Suzannah Park. Members have performed with the Revels and on Mountain Stage and A Prairie Home Companion. They bring riveting harmonies to American and international folk music including gospel, shapenote, Appalachian, Bulgarian, Corsican and Georgian songs. Pete Sutherland of the Clayfoot Strutters said it best: “Everyone needs to make time to get the hell outta the house and hear this rockin’ bunch – your molecules will be rearranged.”
www.FSGW.org 
NOTE: Stay tuned for news of possible workshop opportunity with Suzannah Park and friends!
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REPEAT OFFERINGS, ONGOING EXHIBITS

Music/ Poetry
21st of month 6:30- Revels/Carpe Diem Sing - Silver Spring
Tues weekly 7pm - Takoma Blues Open Mic - VFW 350
Second Fridays -- Carroll Cafe @ Seekers Church, Takoma DC
Fri/Sat 7:30 - Zed’s Cafe Live Music - Silver Spring
Institute of Musical Traditions Concerts - Rockville and Takoma
Open Mic Poetry and other events - BusBoysandPoets.com
Twilight Tuesdays on the Plaza (summer) 7pm - Silver Spring
Wednesday Starz on the Plaza (summer) 7pm - Silver Spring
Fri weekly - Music at El Golfo Restaurant featuring Duo Blanco y Negro de Cuba -- Silver Spring
Mon weekly 7pm - Bilingual Karaoke - El Golfo, Silver Spring
Wed (1st, 3rd) 8pm - Acoustic Open Mic - Politics & Prose
Dance
2nd Thurs 7pm - Silver Spring Contra Dance - check website for location
Classes at Dance Exchange - Takoma

Farmers Markets
Sat weekly - Fresh Farm Market - Ellsworth Ave, Silver Spring
Sun weekly 10-2 - Takoma Park Farmers Market

Separate listing of Carpe Diem Events

Thursday, January 12
7:30-10:00pm 
(intro workshop 7-7:30)
SECOND THURSDAY SILVER SPRING CONTRADANCE!
with the Potomac Revelers (Steve Hickman, John Devine, Ralph Gordon) and DeLaura Padovan calling!
Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(Free parking in garage across the street, 801 Ellsworth Dr.)
$8 members FSGW, BFMS, CDSS, Revels / $10 general
FREE for first-timers
www.CarpeDiemArts.org/dance-with-us

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Saturday, January 21, 6:30-8:30pm
REVELS-CARPE DIEM COMMUNITY SING
513 Dale Dr.
Silver Spring, MD
Songs of Hope and Freedom, Peace and Justice in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January birthdays will be celebrated with songs and cake.
More info: www.RevelsDC.org / www.CarpeDiemArts.org
BusyGraham@CarpeDiemArts.org /301-466-0183'

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Thursday, February 2, 5:45 & 6:45pm
JUMP START @ EL GOLFO
FAMILY FUN NIGHT OUT
featuring BILL WELLINGTON: RADIO WOOF!
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Bill Wellington's Radio WOOF family concert is a celebration of family, folklore, and fun with music, song, and story. Bill's high-energy banjo, fiddle, and guitar playing are irresistible, and his zany antics make everyone laugh out loud. Don't miss this chance to sing along on many favorite songs!
Presented by Silver Spring Day School, Carpe Diem Arts and Artivate
with support from El Golfo Restaurant, Finn Family Group, KinderMusik with Becky Linafelt, and Princess Mhoon Dance Institute. 
$5 cover charge for adults: includes a ticket for a free dessert or drink (including Margaritas!) -- Children FREE
www.carpediemarts.org/family-fun-night
www.facebook.com/events/1758556791132086/
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com 
www.radiowoof.com 


Our mailing address is: 
Carpe Diem Arts
425 Greenbrier Dr.

Silver Spring, MD 20910