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/June 27
<cal2>The Montgomery Green Democrats will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Juanita's Bistro, 15883 Redland Road, Rockville. The speaker is environmental heavyweight Del. Karen Montgomery. She will be giving news from the latest session in Annapolis including updates on the Voter Verifiable Paper Ballot bill.
<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>Sunday/July 8
<cal2>Lecture. "Developing Spiritual Qualities," at The Theosophical Society, 4865-A Cordell Ave., Bethesda, 3-4 p.m. Free. Call 202-237-2372.
<cal1>Wednesday/July 11
<cal2>Financial Independence Workshop. Provides help to realize financial goals at 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite M25. Bethesda at 6:30 p.m. Free. RSVP to 240-482-4000.
<cal1>Thursday/July 12
<cal2>Growth Management Speaker Series, 7 p.m. at 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring. Gordon Price, director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia will discuss "The Vancouver Recipe: How To Increase Density and Reduce Fat," drawing on Vancouver's experiences of increasing residential development in its urban core yet seeing a drop in vehicle use. Call 301-495-4600 or go to www.mcparkandplanning.org/planning/growth.
<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.
<cal1>Sunday/July 22
<cal2>Lecture. "Developing Spiritual Qualities," at The Theosophical Society, 4865-A Cordell Ave., Bethesda, 3-4 p.m. Free. Call 202-237-2372.
<cal1>Wednesday/July 25
<cal2>Financial Independence Workshop. Provides help to realize financial goals at 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite M25. Behtesda at 6:30 p.m. Free. RSVP to 240-482-4000.