THIS WEEK & BEYOND
Scroll down to the bottom to connect via the websites of DC area arts organizations and learn about other offerings.
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Wednesday, December 30, 7:30-9:30pm (LAST WEDNESDAY of every month)
Greater U. Street Jazz Collective
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Cover charge: $5 – gives you free Margarita or any other drink, or dessert
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com
www.GreaterUStreetJazzCollective.com
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Thursday, December 31, 8:00am-1:00am January 1
BUMP ‘N GRIND – ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY & NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION
1200 East West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Thank you for helping us build community through Coffee, Music and Food! In honor of our anniversary, everything in the shop (drinks, records, merch, food etc.) will be 10% off and there will be "surprises" throughout the day. We will also be "running the decks" playing records from 8am - 1am with a complimentary champagne toast at midnight to welcome in the New Year. www.facebook.com/events/1938678043025049/
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Thursday, December 31, 6:30-8:00pm (New Year’s Eve Winter Lights Celebration)
MARTHA DOYLE TRIO
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton, MD
MORE INFO: facebook.com/marthadoyletrio
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Thursday, December 31, 9:00pm
NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION WITH DOWNWIRE @ EL GOLFO!
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Featuring Roger Coleman, Tom Kaufman, Bob Hirshon & Bruce Allen
Bring your dancing shoes!
Great Rock ‘n Roll and Soul!
Fabulous food too!
FREE. NO COVER CHARGE.
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com
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Thursday, January 7, 2016 -- 5:45 and 6:30pm (two 25-minute shows)
JUMP START WITH THE ARTS -- FAMILY FUN NIGHT OUT AT EL GOLFO
featuring ERIC MARING: Music-Making and Fun with Mr. M!
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Presented by Silver Spring Day School and Class Acts Arts
With support from El Golfo Restaurant and Carpe Diem Arts
$5 cover charge for adults: includes a ticket for a free dessert or drink (including Margaritas!)
Children FREE
15% of food and drink sales will benefit Class Acts Arts/Jump Start outreach to low-income preschools
www.EricMaring.com
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com
www.ClassActsArts.org
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
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Friday, January 8, 7:30pm (doors open 7:00pm)
BUMPER JACKSONS
Carroll Café @ Seekers Church
276 Carroll St. NW DC (across from Takoma metro)
www.CarrollCafe.org
www.BumperJacksons.com
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Thursday, January 14, 7:30-10:00pm (7:00-7:30 intro workshop)
SILVER SPRING CONTRA DANCE – SECOND THURSDAYS
Band: David Wiesler and David Knight
Caller: April Blum
Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Free parking at 801 Ellsworth Dr. (across the street)
No need for a partner, and no experience necessary. All ages welcome.
Great combination of fun and exercise! Refreshments provided.
FREE TO FIRST-TIMERS AT SS DANCE
$10 general admission
$8 FSGW, BFMS, CDSS members & Revels
$5 students and those with no income
INFO: www.facebook.com/SSContraDance
Contacts: Rachael Erichsen: RachaelErichsen@gmail.com
Bob Mathis: talibob@starpower.net
Busy Graham: busygraham@gmail.com / 301-466-0183 cell
Presented by Carpe Diem Arts c/o Class Acts Arts -- in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW) and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s “Be Active Montgomery” initiative, with support from Silver Spring Town Center Inc. (SSTCi) and Blessed Coffee.
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
www.FSGW.org
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Wednesday, January 20, 1:00-3:00pm (3rd Wednesday every month)
SONG CIRCLE
Schweinhaut Senior Center
1000 Forest Glen Road
Silver Spring, MD
All are welcome. Feel free to come when you can and leave when you wish.
Presented by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington and Carpe Diem Arts.
www.FSGW.org
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
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Wednesday, January 20, 6:30-8:15pm
JANUARY 2016 SALON
Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room
Civic Center
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD
Theme: Healing Artists of all disciplines, Come and share your art and or your thoughts about the theme of healing. Do you use your art to heal? The theme of healing in your art? Can you tell the story of a favorite art project that was used to heal? Are you working on something related to this right now? What are the stories of psychological, physical, or emotional healing? How are the arts used to heal on the individual level? The neighborhood level? Beyond? As we begin a new year, join us to share art and talk about this important theme. The Arts Salon is in an inspiring space, thanks to a partnership between SSTCi and AHCMC.
Light refreshments provided. Free parking at 801 Ellsworth Dr. (across the street) – 10 minutes walk from Silver Spring Metro. Host: The host is award-winning author and songwriter Mary Amato (www.maryamato.com). The program manager is visual artist Cynthia Farrell Johnson (www.cfjfinearts.com). FREE and open to the public.
www.facebook.com/events/1527978910859458/
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Wednesday, January 20, 7:00-8:30pm
TAKOMA FREE MINDS SATELLITE WRITE NIGHT
Seekers Church
276 Carroll St. NW DC (across from Takoma metro and BusBoys & Poets)
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 “Satellite Write Night.”
Presented by Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop in partnership with Carpe Diem Arts, Project Youth ArtReach/Class Acts Arts, with support from the Takoma Foundation.
Featured on front page of Washington Post, February 25, 2015 http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/how-a-book-club-brought-inmates-together-even-on-the-outside/2015/02/25/0468c8ca-a277-11e4-903f-9f2faf7cd9fe_story.html
And in MBHS (Blair High School) award-winning Silver Chips newspaper—by Mariam Jiffar:
http://issuu.com/silverchipsonline/docs/aprilissuefinal/17?e=5026764/12691845
www.facebook.com/events/1697333307167168/
RSVP: Sandy Moore -- sanmoore@earthlink.net -- so we have an idea of how many tables and chairs to set up, and refreshments to bring.
www.FreeMindsBookClub.org
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Thursday, January 21, 6:30pm
REVELS-CARPE DIEM COMMUNITY SING
531 Dale Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20910
January theme: Peace, Liberty and Justice (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration)
· 6:30-7:30pm – Songs for the Season
· 7:30-8:00 – Refreshments and birthday celebrations
· 8:00-8:45 – Harmony singing – more advanced repertoire
Bring refreshments, instruments and songs to share if you wish.
Free admission. Donations appreciated in support of educational arts outreach programs c/o Revels and Carpe Diem Arts.
Parking info: www.RevelsDC.org
Presented by Washington Revels and Carpe Diem Arts
www.RevelsDC.org
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
Info: jrasi@revelsdc.org / 301-587-3835
busygraham@gmail.com / 301-466-0183
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Thursday, January 21, 7:30-9:30pm
POETRY AND MUSIC – THIRD THURSDAYS
Presented by We Are Takom
Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Avenue Takoma Park, MD
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Wednesday, January 27, 7:30-9:30pm (LAST WEDNESDAY of every month)
Greater U. Street Jazz Collective
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Cover charge: $5 – gives you free Margarita or any other drink, or dessert
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com
www.GreaterUStreetJazzCollective.com
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Thursday, February 4, 5:45 and 6:30pm (two 25-minute shows)
JUMP START WITH THE ARTS -- FAMILY FUN NIGHT OUT AT EL GOLFO
featuring THE UNCLE DEVIN SHOW! A dynamic cross between Fat Albert and Schoolhouse Rock
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Presented by Silver Spring Day School and Class Acts Arts
With support from El Golfo Restaurant and Carpe Diem Arts
$5 cover charge for adults: includes a ticket for a free dessert or drink (including Margaritas!)
Children FREE
15% of food and drink sales will benefit Class Acts Arts/Jump Start outreach to low-income preschools
www.TheUncleDevinShow.com
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com
www.ClassActsArts.org
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
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Saturday, February 6 – HOLD THE DATE
FSGW MINI-FEST
Takoma Park, MD
www.FSGW.org
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Thursday, February 11, 7:30-10:00pm (7:00-7:30 intro workshop)
SILVER SPRING CONTRA DANCE – SECOND THURSDAYS
Band: Triple Helix (Alexander Mitchell, Colleen Kennedy, and Keith Gillis)
Caller: Andrea Nettleton
Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Free parking at 801 Ellsworth Dr. (across the street)
No need for a partner, and no experience necessary. All ages welcome.
Great combination of fun and exercise! Refreshments provided.
FREE TO FIRST-TIMERS AT SS DANCE
$10 general admission
$8 FSGW, BFMS, CDSS members & Revels
$5 students and those with no income
INFO: www.facebook.com/SSContraDance
Contacts: RachaelErichsen@gmail.com
Bob Mathis: talibob@starpower.net / Jeff Kenton: jmkenton@verizon.net
Presented by Carpe Diem Arts c/o Class Acts Arts -- in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW), Silver Spring Town Center Inc. (SSTCi) and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s “Be Active Montgomery” initiative.
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
www.FSGW.org
http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/
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Friday, February 12, 7:30pm (doors open 7:00pm)
VICTORIA VOX with the UNIFIED JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Carroll Café @ Seekers Church
276 Carroll St. NW DC (across from Takoma metro)
www.CarrollCafe.org
www.VictoriaVox.com
www.UnifiedJazz.com
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Wednesday, February 17, 1:00-3:00pm (3rd Wednesday every month)
SONG CIRCLE
Schweinhaut Senior Center
1000 Forest Glen Road
Silver Spring, MD
All are welcome. Feel free to come when you can and leave when you wish.
Presented by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington and Carpe Diem Arts.
www.FSGW.org
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
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Sunday, February 21, 6:30pm
REVELS-CARPE DIEM COMMUNITY SING
531 Dale Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20910
February theme: From Around the Globe: Songs of Love, Freedom and Hope
Celebrating Black History Month
· 6:30-7:30pm – Songs for All Ages (with special focus on children’s songs)
· 7:30-8:00 – Refreshments and birthday celebrations
· 8:00-8:45 – Harmony singing – more advanced repertoire
Bring refreshments, instruments and songs to share if you wish.
Free admission. Donations appreciated in support of educational arts outreach programs c/o Revels and Carpe Diem Arts.
Parking info: www.RevelsDC.org
Presented by Washington Revels and Carpe Diem Arts
www.RevelsDC.org
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
Info: jrasi@revelsdc.org / 301-587-3835
busygraham@gmail.com / 301-466-0183
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Wednesday, February 24, 7:30-9:30pm (LAST WEDNESDAY of every month)
Greater U. Street Jazz Collective
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Cover charge: $5 – gives you free Margarita or any other drink, or dessert
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com
www.GreaterUStreetJazzCollective.com
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Thursday, March 3, 5:45 and 6:30pm (two 25-minute shows)
JUMP START WITH THE ARTS -- FAMILY FUN NIGHT OUT AT EL GOLFO
featuring MR. DAVE – DC area’s rock star of kids’ music
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Presented by Silver Spring Day School and Class Acts Arts
With support from El Golfo Restaurant and Carpe Diem Arts
$5 cover charge for adults: includes a ticket for a free dessert or drink (including Margaritas!)
Children FREE
15% of food and drink sales will benefit Silver Spring Day School
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com
www.ClassActsArts.org
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
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SILVER SPRING CONTRA DANCE – SECOND THURSDAYS
Band: Sugar Beat (Elke Baker, Marc Glickman and Susan Brandt)
Caller: Greg Frock
Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Free parking at 801 Ellsworth Dr. (across the street)
No need for a partner, and no experience necessary. All ages welcome.
Great combination of fun and exercise! Refreshments provided.
FREE TO FIRST-TIMERS AT SS DANCE
$10 general admission
$8 FSGW, BFMS, CDSS members & Revels
$5 students and those with no income
INFO: www.facebook.com/SSContraDance
Contacts: RachaelErichsen@gmail.com
Bob Mathis: talibob@starpower.net / Jeff Kenton: jmkenton@verizon.net
Presented by Carpe Diem Arts c/o Class Acts Arts -- in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW), Silver Spring Town Center Inc. (SSTCi) and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s “Be Active Montgomery” initiative.
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
www.FSGW.org
http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/
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Friday, March 11, 7:30pm (doors open 7pm)
TRET FURE – CD RELEASE CONCERT
Carroll Café @ Seekers Church
276 Carroll St. NW DC (across from Takoma metro)
www.CarrollCafe.org
www.TretFure.com
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Wednesday, March 16, 1:00-3:00pm (3rd Wednesday every month)
SONG CIRCLE
Schweinhaut Senior Center
1000 Forest Glen Road
Silver Spring, MD
All are welcome. Feel free to come when you can and leave when you wish.
Presented by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington and Carpe Diem Arts.
www.FSGW.org
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
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Wednesday, March 30, 7:30-9:30pm (LAST WEDNESDAY of every month)
Greater U. Street Jazz Collective
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Cover charge: $5 – gives you free Margarita or any other drink, or dessert
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com
www.GreaterUStreetJazzCollective.com
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Thursday, April 14, 7:30-10:00pm (7:00-7:30 intro workshop)
SILVER SPRING CONTRA DANCE – SECOND THURSDAYS
Band: Sugar Beat (Elke Baker, Marc Glickman and Susan Brandt)
Caller: Greg Frock
Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Free parking at 801 Ellsworth Dr. (across the street)
No need for a partner, and no experience necessary. All ages welcome.
Great combination of fun and exercise! Refreshments provided.
FREE TO FIRST-TIMERS AT SS DANCE
$10 general admission
$8 FSGW, BFMS, CDSS members & Revels
$5 students and those with no income
INFO: www.facebook.com/SSContraDance
Contacts: RachaelErichsen@gmail.com
Bob Mathis: talibob@starpower.net / Jeff Kenton: jmkenton@verizon.net
Presented by Carpe Diem Arts c/o Class Acts Arts -- in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW), Silver Spring Town Center Inc. (SSTCi) and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s “Be Active Montgomery” initiative.
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
www.FSGW.org
http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/
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Thursday, May 12, 7:30-10:00pm (7:00-7:30 intro workshop)
SILVER SPRING CONTRA DANCE – SECOND THURSDAYS
Band: Karen Axelrod on piano, Rachel Bell on accordion and Eric Martin on violin and viola
Caller: Jeremy Child, caller from the UK (pending committee approval)
Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Free parking at 801 Ellsworth Dr. (across the street)
No need for a partner, and no experience necessary. All ages welcome.
Great combination of fun and exercise! Refreshments provided.
FREE TO FIRST-TIMERS AT SS DANCE
$10 general admission
$8 FSGW, BFMS, CDSS members & Revels
$5 students and those with no income
INFO: www.facebook.com/SSContraDance
Contacts: RachaelErichsen@gmail.com
Bob Mathis: talibob@starpower.net / Jeff Kenton: jmkenton@verizon.net
Presented by Carpe Diem Arts c/o Class Acts Arts -- in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW), Silver Spring Town Center Inc. (SSTCi) and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s “Be Active Montgomery” initiative.
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
www.FSGW.org
http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/
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Saturday, May 14
WASHINGTON SPRING BALL
Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD
Stay tuned for more
www.FSGW.org
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Sunday, June 12 – SAVE THE DATE
TAKOMA PARK JAZZ FESTIVAL
Takoma Park, MD
www.TPJazzFest.org
* * * * * NOTE: To all groups presenting events in downtown Silver Spring: please submit your listings on the Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District website: www.SilverSpringDowntown.com
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LOCAL ARTIST NOTES / NEW RELEASES
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Mary Amato's novel, Get Happy, celebrates the joy of music-making and songwriting and a teenager’s life-saving discovery of the ukulele!
Other recent release, Guitar Notes, is about two teens who discover a profound connection through songwriting. The novel includes eight original songs and graphics of the drafts and revisions to show the songwriting process.
References the House of Musical Traditions!
For more, see http://thrumsociety.com/
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IMT CONCERTS AND HMT WORKSHOPS
www.IMTFOLK.org
www.hmtrad.com
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MUSIC & DANCE CAMPS / RETREATS
www.oooliticmusic.com
www.VillageHarmony.org
www.augustaheritagecenter.org
www.CDSS.org
www.commongroundonthehill.org
www.swangathering.com
www.ashokancenter.org
www.folkschool.org
www.FolkloreVillage.com
www.TheClearing.org
www.DancingPlanetProductions.com (international music & dance c/ Jamie & Betsy Platt)
http://www.nfo-usa.org/pourparler2014.htm (Pour Parler international dance gathering at Folklore Village in Wisconsin, Nov 13-16)
www.berea.edu/ccds (Christmas Country Dance School, Dec 26, 2014 to Jan 1, 2015)
http://www.danceholiday.net (Terpsichore Dance Holiday, Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV)
and for other arts retreat offerings, visit:
http://www.shoreretreatsonbroadcreek.com
Numerous offerings for one day or multi-day retreats/arts workshops.
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REPEAT OFFERINGS – OPEN MIC’S, FARM MARKETS &
SONG CIRCLES/COMMUNITY SINGS, WEEKLY DANCES, WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
Mark your calendars!
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21st of every month
WASHINGTON REVELS / CARPE DIEM SING IN SILVER SPRING & TAKOMA PARK
Washington Revels Community Room
531 Dale Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20910
FREE admission
NOTE: Includes potluck supper @ 6:00pm on Equinoxes & Solstice dates (March, June, Sept, Dec)
6:30-7:45pm – Community Sing (different theme and song leaders each month)
7:45-8:00pm – Social Time, Birthday Cake, Candles and Songs
8-8:45pm – Ukulele jam session (BYOU)
www.CarpeDiemArts.org (under reconstruction)
www.RevelsDC.org
Contact BusyGraham@gmail.com / 301-466-0183
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Tuesdays (every week) -- 7:00-10:00pm
OPEN MIC hosted by DAVID ROTHMAN & COOKING WITH GAS
Primarily blues, but all types of music is welcome, electric or acoustic
VFW 350
6420 Orchard Ave.
Takoma Park, MD
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LAST WEDNESDAY of every month – 7:30-9:30pm
Greater U. Street Jazz Collective
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Cover charge: $5 – gives you free Margarita or any other drink, or dessert
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com
www.GreaterUStreetJazzCollective.com
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2nd Thursdays of every month, 7:00-7:30pm free intro workshop / dancing 7:30-10pm
CARPE DIEM COMMUNITY DANCE – CONTRAS AND SQUARES
Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD
Sponsored by Carpe Diem Arts c/o Class Acts Arts, Folklore Society of Greater Washington, and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation -- BE ACTIVE MONTGOMERY
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
www.FSGW.org
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Monday, September 29 – 4 week sessions begin
BELLY DANCE CLASSES IN TAKOMA PARK
Saffron Dance at Takoma Park
Roda Movements
7014 Westmoreland Ave
Takoma Park, MD 20912
What do a N.A.S.A. engineer, corporate lawyer, stay-at-home-mom and your local barista all have in common? They spend their evenings at Saffron Dance learning something you might not expect: Belly Dance.
If you haven’t belly danced before, now is the perfect time to begin. To mark Saffron Dance’s 8th year as a hub for Middle Eastern dance, Saffron is offering FREE introductory “teaser” classes through September 28th. These teaser classes give students a taste of Saffron’s signature 4-week Belly Dance Crash Course program. Created for individuals who are coming to belly dance for the very first time,
Saffron’s Crash Courses are structured and easy to follow — absolutely no dance experience necessary! They are perfect for students to learn the basics of Belly Dance. Each week, a new movement is introduced and drilled, building on and incorporating elements from the prior weeks. Particular focus is given to developing correct posture alignment, flexibility, arm positions and paths, fundamental shimmies, basic hip accents, introductory undulations, easy to follow traveling steps and combinations. The program culminates in a performance opportunity so students can share their new hobby with family and friends.
Learn more about Saffron Dance and sign up for 4-Week Crash Courses starting September 29 at www.SAFFRONDANCE.com
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EVERY FRIDAY: DANZA LATINA!
8:30-9:30 Salsa Lesson / 9:30pm DANCE!
El Golfo
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Cover charge: $10
www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com
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THIRD SATURDAYS -- 7:30-9:30pm
ANNETTE WASILIK & KEVIN DUDLEY
Zed’s Café
8225 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Annette and Kevin join forces in singing their award-winning originals peppered with cool covers. Zed’s is among the best little listening rooms in all of DC. Good eats too!
No cover but donations gratefully accepted.
www.zedscafe.com
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CHECK THE WEB SITE FOR OPEN MIC POETRY AND OTHER EVENTS
www.BusBoysandPoets.com
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THIRD FRIDAYS COFFEEHOUSE (doors open 6pm)
All ages, alcohol-free, safe venue
Fine music, tasty snacks, great company, affordable fun.
Ascension Church
633 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring, MD
$5 admission
For more info contact: Anne LeVeque at maleveque@cs.com
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TWILIGHT TUESDAYS on the Plaza, 7-9pm (SUMMER TIME)
Silver Spring, MD
www.SilverSpringTownCenter.com
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WEDNESDAYS (first and third) –
7:30pm Open Mic / 10:30pm Open Jam
OPEN MIC @ McGINTY’S with WENDY LANXNER AND AMY FREEDMAN
McGinty's Public House
911 Ellsworth Dr.
Silver Spring, MD
Sign up in advance at: http://amyandwendy.com/openmic.html
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SATURDAYS
FRESH FARM MARKET
9 am to 1 pm (April to Dec.)
10 am to 1 pm (Jan. to March)
Ellsworth Drive between Fenton St & Georgia Ave.
www.FreshFarmMarkets.org
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SATURDAYS, 10am-4pm
FENTON STREET MARKET
Corner of Fenton & Ellsworth
Silver Spring, MD
www.FentonStreetMarket.com
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SUNDAYS, 10am to 2pm
Takoma Park Farmers Market
On Laurel Ave.
www.TakomaParkMarket.com
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Sunday Evenings, 5pm
DC/TAKOMA PARK SONGWRITING CIRCLE
The Electric Maid located at 268 Carroll St NW Washington, DC.
All are welcome if you have a song you are working on and/or would like to share.
Please bring printed copies of the lyric sheet if you can.
https://www.facebook.com/Electric.Maid
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FIRST MONDAYS, 7-10pm
SALSA DANCING IN THE GREAT HALL
Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD
Presented by After-School-Dance-Fund/Baile for Life in partnership with Carpe Diem Arts, with support from the Department of Recreation: BE ACTIVE MONTGOMERY
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MONDAY EVENINGS, 7:00-10:00pm
LUISA ROSE Y SUS AMIGOS KROON KARAOKE EN ENGLISH & ESPANOL
Over 30 thousand songs to choose from.....Ingles y Español!
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave
Silver Spring, MD
Free Parking / no cover charge
Presented by Ida Villatoro, Gourmet Restauranteur and Empresario of Music!
Enjoy Multi-Talented Luisa Rose & D.J./Keyboardist Ken Sleeman of Luisa & the Reverbs
http://www.blinkies-karaoke.com/32373.html ken@luisaandthereverbs.com, https://www.facebook.com/elgolforestaurant
Delicious Latin American Cuisine, Family Dining, Vegan & Veggie Cuisine Too!
White Table Cloths & Fresh Flowers, The Ada Touch!
301-608-2121, villatoro_ada@yahoo.com,
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BELLY DANCE CLASSES IN TAKOMA PARK
Saffron Dance at Takoma Park
In Residence at Roda Movements
7014 Westmoreland Ave
Takoma Park, MD 20912
What do a N.A.S.A. engineer, corporate lawyer, stay-at-home-mom and your local barista all have in common? They spend their evenings at Saffron Dance learning something you might not expect: Belly Dance. If you haven’t belly danced before, now is the perfect time to begin. To mark Saffron Dance’s 8th year as a hub for Middle Eastern dance, Saffron is offering FREE introductory “teaser” classes from September 15th to September 28th. These teaser classes give students a taste of Saffron’s signature 4-week Belly Dance Crash Course program. Created for individuals who are coming to belly dance for the very first time, Saffron’s Crash Courses are structured and easy to follow — absolutely no dance experience necessary! They are perfect for students to learn the basics of Belly Dance. Each week, a new movement is introduced and drilled, building on and incorporating elements from the prior weeks. Particular focus is given to developing correct posture alignment, flexibility, arm positions and paths, fundamental shimmies, basic hip accents, introductory undulations, easy to follow traveling steps and combinations. The program culminates in a performance opportunity so students can share their new hobby with family and friends.
Learn more about Saffron Dance and sign up for 4-Week Crash Courses starting September 29 at www.SAFFRONDANCE.com
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NOTE: Check out the schedule of upcoming theater productions at area high schools:
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/finearts/theatre/calendar.aspx
Remarkable productions (at bargain prices!) -- highlighting the talents of area students and directors.
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Please let me know of any arts organizations or groups I have missed: busygraham@gmail.com
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http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/finearts/theatre/calendar.aspx (theater productions @ Mont Co. schools)
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Busy Graham
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