To submit an item for the Civic Calendar, e-mail almanac@connectionnewspapers.com or fax the submission to 703-917-0991. Deadline is Thursday at noon two weeks prior to the event. For questions, call Matthew Razak at 703-917-6476.
<cal1>Wednesday/Feb. 21
<cal2>The Literacy Council of Montgomery County seeks volunteers to teach adults to read, write, or speak English. No foreign language skills are necessary. Tutor orientation sessions will be held at the Rockville Library from 7:30-9 p.m. Call 301-610-0030 or email info@literacycouncilmcmd.org.
Finance Workshop. A free workshop entitled "Getting Your Finances Together in 2007" will be held at 7 p.m. at the Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring. Call 240-777-8400.
<cal1>Thursday/Feb. 22
<cal2>Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will highlight the success of a rigorous pre-engineering program, Project Lead The Way, as part of the celebration of National Engineers Week at Wheaton High School. The recognition program will take place from 8:30-10 a.m. in the high school auditorium. The program is available at Walt Whitman. Contact Shelley Johnson, director, MCPS Division of Career and Technology Education, at 240-375-6281/ Shelley_A_Johnson@mcpsmd.org or Ed Ball, coordinator, Engineering Programs, at 240-632-6932/William_E_Ball@mcpsmd.org.
<cal1>Saturday/Feb. 24
<cal2>Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will hold a job fair for positions in special education and related services, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Quince Orchard High School. All candidates must preschedule an interview. To register call 301-279-3010. Registration deadline is Feb. 16.
<cal1>Monday/Feb. 25
<cal2>Theosophical Meeting. Lenny Jackson will discuss the correlation between the Indian systems of Yoga and the Christian Bible at 4865-A Cordell Ave., Behthesda. Call 202-237-2372.
<cal1>Monday/Feb. 26
<cal2>Chronic Pain Speakers Series.1-2:30 p.m., sponsored by Pain Connection,for anyone with chronic pain, their family and friends. Guest Speaker: Dr.Robert Rifkin, Chiropractor, Pressure Point Therapy Tecniques at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Road., Silver Spring. Call 301-309-2444 or see www.pain-connection.org.
Town Hall Meeting. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (MD-08) will convene a town hall meeting for residents of the Eighth Congressional District at John F. Kennedy High School, 1901 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, 7:30-9 p.m. Call 301-424-3501.
<cal1>Tuesday/Feb. 27
<cal2>Public Health Conference. "Responding to Regional Catastrophic Public Health Interests" will be a day long conference which expolres two scenarios on the topic with public health and safety officals and discusses how prepared we are. At the Sanford Auditorium, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, 8:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Visit www.umaryland.edu.
<cal1>Thursday/March 1
<cal2>The Literacy Council of Montgomery County seeks volunteers to teach adults to read, write, or speak English. No foreign language skills are necessary. Tutor orientation sessions will be held at the Rockville Library from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Call 301-610-0030 or email info@literacycouncilmcmd.org.
Chronic Pain Support Group, 1:30-3 p.m., Davis Library, 6400 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda. Support group sponsored by Pain Connection for anyone with chronic pain,their family and friends. Participants are welcome to bring pillows, mats, ice or hot packs to be comfortable. Call 301-309-2444 or see www.pain-connection.org.
<cal1>Saturday/March 3
<cal2>Summer Camp Expo. The Montgomery County Department of Parks is hosting with the Montgomery County Recreation Department a free Park and Recreation Summer Camp Expo to showcase for area families all the summer camps and programs offered in the county through both agencies at the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Montgomery Regional Office Building, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Visit www.MontgomeryParks.org.
<cal1>Sunday/March 4
<cal2>Li-Ming Toastmasters Club welcomes guests in developing communications and leadership skills from 10:15-11:30 a.m. at the staff lounge of Julius West Middle School, 651 Great Falls Road, room 119, Rockville. Free to newcomers. Call 301-762-7978 or visit http://liming.freetoasthost.net/index.html.
<cal1>Wednesday/March 7
<cal2>Family Support Group. DRADA (Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association), Potomac Chapter, will meet at 7:30 p.m., in the Parish Hall of St. Raphael's Church at 1513 Dunster Road (Falls Road and Dunster Road) in Rockville. The meeting is for the families and friends of people who have been diagnosed with depression or bipolar illness. Free. Call 301-570-9065 or 301-299-4255.
<cal1>Wednesday/March 14
<cal2>Business Breakfast. Rockville Library to Host Bagels and Business Breakfast; Former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt to Discuss "In China's Shadow," 7:30-9:30 a.m. Visit http://montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/News/press/PR_details.asp?PrID=3103.
Brown-bag Daytimers Forum will be held at noon at Congregation Har Shalom, 11510 Falls Road, Potomac. Guest speaker Martin Peled-Flax, Minister-Counselor for Domestic Political Affairs, Embassy of Israel, and former Israeli Ambassador to Belarus, will discusss "Issues and Challenges Confronting Israel." Call 301-299-7087. Free.
<cal1>Sunday/March 18
<cal2>Li-Ming Toastmasters Club welcomes guests in developing communications and leadership skills from 10:15-11:30 a.m. at the staff lounge of Julius West Middle School, 651 Great Falls Road, room 119, Rockville. Free to newcomers. Call 301-762-7978 or visit http://liming.freetoasthost.net/index.html.