“The Shadow Knows” is a photography exhibition of silver gelatin master prints from Photoworks' Advanced Master Darkroom Class. The 11 participating artists will display work only in black and white. The exhibit will run Feb. 4-March 14. The Photoworks Gallery is located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, and is open Saturdays 1-4 p.m. and Sundays 1-8 p.m. Admission to the gallery is free. Visit www.glenechophotoworks.org for more. Photo by Amrit Patel
Ongoing
Children's Storytime. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4801 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda Listen to employees read children’s stories. Free. Visit www.store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/4824850-21.
Adult Single Night. Saturdays, 9 p.m. at at Benny’s Bar & Grill, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac. Find a DJ, open dance floor, and other singles. No cover charge. Visit www.bennysbargrill.com.
“Wind From the East.” Through Feb. 6, 12-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday at Waverly Street Gallery, 4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Painter Michiyo Mizuuchi will display her Japanese Zen-inspired acrylic work alongside the wood-fired and soda/gas-fired ceramics of Yang-ja Lee. Free. Visit www.waverlystreetgallery.com for more.
“Wash: New Paintings.” Through Feb. 14, gallery hours at VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. Artist Greg Minah makes paintings by pouring thinned acrylic paint onto the canvas and then tilting, turning, and spinning the stretcher. Often, a layer is partially removed with pressurized water before it has a chance to cure completely, leaving only the outline of the poured paint. Free. Visit www.visartscenter.org or call 301-315-8200.
“NEST: Every Human Deserves a Home.” through Feb. 14, gallery hours at VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. “NEST” is a multi‐disciplinary work by Sandra Atkinson using contemporary dance, visual art, music, and film to investigate the concepts of a NEST (home) for those without one. Visit www.visartscenter.org or call 301-315-8200.
Saturday/Feb. 6
Tony M. 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Cabin John Mall Atrium, 11325 Seven Locks Road, Potomac. Children-friendly live music. Free. Visit www.shopcabinjohn.com for more.
Opening Reception: “The Shadow Knows.” 6-8 p.m. at Glen Echo Photoworks, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Find silver gelatin master prints from Photoworks' Advanced Master Darkroom Class. Free. Visit ww.glenechphotoworks.org for more.
Pianist Alexander Paley. 8 p.m. at Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda. Pianist Alexander Paley will perform as part of the Washington Conservatory Piano, Plus! Concert Series. $20 suggested donation. Visit www.washingtonconservatory.org for more.
Saturday-Sunday/Feb. 6-7
Mozart, Rossini and Chopin: A Musical Dialogue. 8 p.m. on Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday at The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Pianist Brian Ganz continues on his quest to perform all of Chopin’s work. A free lecture, given by National Philharmonic Associate Conductor Victoria Gau, precedes each concert at 6:45 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. Tickets start at $29, free for children 7-17. Visit www.nationalphilharmonic.org.
Feb. 6-March 14
Photo Exhibit: “The Shadow Knows.” Saturday 1-4 p.m., Sunday 1-8 p.m. at Glen Echo Photoworks, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Find silver gelatin master prints from Photoworks' Advanced Master Darkroom Class. Free. Visit ww.glenechphotoworks.org for more.
Sunday/Feb. 7
Opening Reception: “The Sound of Color.” 2-4 p.m. at Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville. Sharon Dar prefers large canvases which allow her to freely apply paint in many layers. Free. Visit www.jccgw.org/exhibit/the-sound-of-color/.
Waltz Dance. 2:45-3:30 p.m. workshop, 3:30-6 p.m. dance at the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. The Terpsichore ensemble will provide music for folk waltzes including the Hambo, Schottische and more. Tickets are $10. Visit www.waltztimedances.org for more.
Lecture: Mehdi Saeedi. 3-6 p.m. at Exhibit9 Gallery, 10116 Lloyd Road, Potomac. Iranian graphic designer and calligrapher Mehdi Saeedi will give a presentation (in Parsi/Farsi) on Persian calligraphy history. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Call 202-276-9419 or visit www.exhibit9gallery.com for more.
Feb. 7-28
“The Sound of Color.” Gallery hours at Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville. Sharon Dar prefers large canvases which allow her to freely apply the paint in many layers. Free. Visit www.jccgw.org/exhibit/the-sound-of-color/.
Wednesday/Feb. 10
Artists in Residence: Bumper Jacksons. 7:30 p.m. at The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike. Jess Eliot Myhre and Chris Ousley are the Bumper Jacksons, an American roots project that combines country and traditional jazz. Tickets are $17. Visit www.strathmore.org.
Sunday/Feb. 14
Tamburitzans: “New Horizons.” 2 p.m. at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. The Duquesne Tamburitzans perform music, songs and dances of Eastern Europe. This year’s Tamburitzans’ show is titled “New Horizons” — choreography fuses together tradition with modern dance and music. Tickets are $35-38. Vsit www.rockvillemg.gov for more.
Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs. 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Alan Cumming (“The Good Wife”) transforms Valentine’s Day into a cabaret with songs from Annie Lennox to Billy Joel to Rufus Wainwright to Miley Cyrus to Berthold Brecht. Tickets are $35-85. Visit www.strathmore.org.