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>Thursday/June 21
<cal2>Growth Policy Speaker. Peter Park, Director of Denver’s Community Planning and Development Department, specializes in urban design and innovative design solutions that balance development needs with unique site concerns will cover "Balancing Community and Development Needs with Innovative Design and Planning Tools" at 9:15 a.m. at 8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Call 301-495-4600 or go to www.mcparkandplanning.org/planning/growth.
Child Safety Seat Inspection, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Fitzgerald’s Auto Mall, 5501 Nicholson Lane, Rockville. A free check of the condition and proper installation of child safety seats.
Growth Policy Speaker. Gordon Price, Director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, and a professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia, has written extensively on Vancouver and transportation and land use issues. Price will discuss "The Vancouver Recipe: How to Increase Density and Reduce Fat."
at 7 p.m. at 8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Call 301-495-4600 or go to www.mcparkandplanning.org/planning/growth.
<cal1>Saturday/June 23
<cal2>The ASCE Toastmasters Club will meet at the Davis Library, 6400 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda at 9:20 am. Become a better public speaker. Newcomers always welcome. Contact Bernard Gogel at 703-524-8038 or Kin Wong at 202-366-0626.
<cal1>Sunday/June 24
<cal2> Lecture. "Developing Spiritual Qualities," hosted by The Theosophical Society, 4865-A Cordell Ave., Bethesda, 3-4 p.m. Free. Call 202-237-2372.
<cal>Monday/June 25
<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: Jan Dommerholt, Pain Specialist/Physical Therapist, "What Makes Pain Chronic?" Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Rd., Silver Spring. To learn more, call 301-309-2444 or see www.pain-connection.org.
<cal1>Tuesday/June 26
<cal2>The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) FY 2009 Special Education Staffing Plan Committee is holding a work session to review the FY 2008 Special Education Staffing Plan in the Board Room at Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, 5-7 p.m. Visit www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/specialed/infomcps.shtm.
<cal1>Thursday/June 28
<cal2>Public Hearing: Sidewalk Project. A public hearing will be held for a sidewalk project in Rockville. This hearing will take place at 3 p.m. and will be held in the Lobby Auditorium of the Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville. Call 240-777-7270.
<cal1>Friday/June 29
<cal2>Enrollment Fair. Montgomery College's Germantown Campus will hold its Enrollment Fair on from 1-4 p.m. The open house will take place in the High Technology & Science Center on the Germantown Campus, 20200 Observation Drive, Germantown. Visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/admissions/openhouse/enr%20fair%2007.pdf.
<cal1>Thursday/July 19
<cal2>Town Hall Meeting. Residents in and around Silver Spring are invited to attend our next Town Hall at Woodside United Methodist Church, 8900 Georgia Ave., beginning at 7:30 p.m. Call 240-777-2500 or e-mail ocemail@montgomerycountymd.gov.