To have community events listed free in The Potomac Almanac, send mail to 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, Va. 22102, e-mail to almanac@connectionnewspapers.com, or fax to 703-917-0991. Deadline is Thursday at noon for the following week’s paper. Photos and artwork encouraged. Unless otherwise noted, all events are in Potomac. If you have any questions, call Matthew Razak at 703-917-6457.
<cal1>Wednesday/ May 16
<cal2>Walt Whitman High School Festival of the Arts. Annual showcase of award-winning visual arts, jazz ensemble, orchestra, band, choral, and drama groups. A silent auction is held both evenings at 7100 Whittier Blvd., Bethesda, 6-9:30 p.m. Free. Call 301-320-6600.
Conversation Club. This English language conversation club is conducted by an ESOL teacher and will run from 2-4 p.m. in the Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, meeting room. It is designed for non-native speakers of English at every skill level. This is a drop-in program, pre-registration is not required. Call 240-777-0970.
Storytime for Twos. Join the Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac, for a storytime perfect for active two-year-olds. Registration required. Call 240-777-0690.
Potomac Book Club. Join an adult book discussion at the Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac, 1 p.m. This months books is "The Emporer’s Children. Call 240-777-0690.
<cal1>Thursday/May 17
<cal2>Walt Whitman High School Festival of the Arts. Annual showcase of award-winning visual arts, jazz ensemble, orchestra, band, choral, and drama groups. A silent auction is held both evenings at 7100 Whittier Blvd., Bethesda, 6-9:30 p.m. Free. Call 301-320-6600.
<cal1>Friday/May 18
<cal2>Student Fashion Show. Annual show of student creations as part of the Festival of the Arts at Walt Whitman High School, 7100 Whittier Blvd., Bethesda, 7 p.m. Free. Call 301-320-6600.
Contra Dance. The Friday Night Dancers presents traditional American dancing including contra dances, square dances, and several waltzes. Contra dance lesson from 7:30-8:15 p.m. Dance from 8:30-11:30 p.m. to the Glen Echo Open Band, $8, in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park. Contact info@fridaynightdance.org, or visit www.fridaynightdance.org.
Six String Sing-a-Long. Enjoy a musical performance and sing-a-long of children's favorites with Ellis Woodward at the Cabin John Mall Atrium, 11325 Seven Locks Road, Potomac, 9:30 a.m.
Swing Dance. Jam Cellar presents Blue Sky 5 +2. Beginner lesson free with admission starts at 8 p.m., followed by dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission $13, in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park. Visit www.thejamcellar.com.
Dance. Imagination Stage’s Christopher and Dana Reeve Studio Theatre, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, presents the Imagination Stage Dance Ensemble performing "Friends.net," 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10. Call 301-280-1660.
<cal1>Saturday/May 19
<cal2>Strawberry Festival. The 17th Annual Potomac Strawberry Festival will be held from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. This annual celebration of spring is hosted by the Potomac United Methodist Women at their new Church Parish Hall at the intersection of Falls Road, Democracy Boulevard and South Glen Roads in Potomac. The Strawberry Festival is a fun family day for the whole community, with food, fashion and fabulous arts and crafts. Call 301-299-9383.
Country Sale. More than 3,000 items including clothes, jewelry, books, furniture and more will be for sale at a Country Sale at 11725 Piney Meetinghouse Road, Potomac from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The sale benefits the Potomac Theatre Company.
Carousel Tours. 12 p.m. at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo. Admission is free and the tour is also offered by appointment at 301-492-6229. Visit www.nps.gov/glec.
Park Tours. Walking tours of Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo begin at 2 p.m. A 60-minute film documentary is shown at 4 p.m. Admission is free and the tour is also offered by appointment at 301-492-6229. Visit www.nps.gov/glec.
Nature Program. Come visit Discovery Creek Children's Museum Forest Tales exhibition at the Stable Glen Echo Park. Spend time with the entire family while participating in engaging science and nature activities, 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. April is Earth Appreciation month, come and give Mother Nature a hug. Members and children under 2: free, nonmembers: $5. Call 202-337-5111 or visit www.discoverycreek.org.
Chamber Music. Cantate Chamber Singers perform Haydn’s "Die Schöpfung" at Westmoreland Congregational Church, 1 Westmoreland Circle, 7 p.m. Cost is $30. Call 301-986-1799.
Italian Wine Tasting. Wine and appetizers sponsored by Centro Restaurant, B-CC Beer & Wine and Bella Italia at Bella Italia, 4844 Bethesda Ave., 6-8 p.m. Ages 21 and up. Free. Call 301-654-2667.
English Language Conversation Club. Join in practicing and improving your spoken English with the help of volunteers leading discussions at Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac, 3 p.m. Call 240-777-0690.
Storytime and Films. Join the Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac, and watch films of popular picture books, do a stretch with a librarian, and hear a story, 10:30 a.m. For children of all ages. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Call 240-777-0690.
A Taste of Glen Echo Park Spring Gala. The gala offers a sampling of activities at Glen Echo Park starting at 6:30 p.m. The evening will include rides of the historic Dentzel carousel and swing dancing to live music. A reception in the Bumper Car Pavilion will be followed by dinner in the Spanish Ballroom. For tickets or to sponsor the event contact Janey Moskowitz at 301-634-2230 or email jmoskowitz@glenechopark.org. Visit www.glenechopark.org.
Strawberry Festival. The 17th Annual Potomac Strawberry Festival will be held from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. This annual celebration of spring is hosted by the Potomac United Methodist Women at their new Church Parish Hall at the intersection of Falls Road, Democracy Boulevard and South Glen Roads in Potomac. The Strawberry Festival is a fun family day for the whole community, with food, fashion and fabulous arts and crafts. Call 301-299-9383.
Dance. Imagination Stage’s Christopher and Dana Reeve Studio Theatre, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, presents the Imagination Stage Dance Ensemble performing "Friends.net," 7:30 p.m. Call 301-280-1660. Cost is $10. Call 301-280-1660.
<cal1>Sunday/May 20
<cal2>Carousel Tours. 12 p.m. at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo. Admission is free and the tour is also offered by appointment at 301-492-6229. Visit www.nps.gov/glec.
Park Tours. Walking tours of Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo begin at 2 p.m. A 60-minute film documentary is shown at 4 p.m. Admission is free and the tour is also offered by appointment at 301-492-6229. Visit www.nps.gov/glec.
Nature Program. Come visit Discovery Creek Children's Museum Forest Tales exhibition at the Stable Glen Echo Park. Spend time with the entire family while participating in engaging science and nature activities, 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. April is Earth Appreciation month, come and give Mother Nature a hug. Members and children under 2: free, nonmembers: $5. Call 202-337-5111 or visit www.discoverycreek.org.
Waltz Dance. Waltz Time presents a beginning Waltz lesson from 3-3:30 p.m., followed by an afternoon of waltzes by Terpsichore. The dancing runs from 3:30-6 p.m., and admission for the whole afternoon is only $8. Lesson and dancing in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, no partner required. Visit www.waltztimedances.org.
Organ Grinder’s Concert. Organ Grinder’s Concert
Members of the Musical Box Society International will be showing and demonstrating many different types of music boxes and organ grinders at the Great Falls Visitors Center, 11710 MacArthur Blvd., Potomac, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Call 301-767-3714.
Critiques and Coffee. A photo jam session at Photoworks. Bring photos to a morning critique led by a Photoworks faculty member at Glen Echo Park, 10 a.m. - noon in the Arcade Building. Call 301-229-7930 or visit www.glenechophotoworks.org.
Contra and Square Dance. The Folklore Society of Greater Washington presents traditional American. All dances are taught, and no partner is necessary. The newcomers' welcome lesson is at 7 p.m., followed by called dances from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Cost is $12 nonmembers/$9 FSGW members, in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park. Call 202-518-1299 or visit www.fsgw.org.
Dance. Imagination Stage’s Christopher and Dana Reeve Studio Theatre, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, presents the Imagination Stage Dance Ensemble performing "Friends.net," 6 p.m. Call 301-280-1660. Cost is $10. Call 301-280-1660.
<cal1>Wednesday/May 23
<cal2>Conversation Club. This English language conversation club is conducted by an ESOL teacher and will run from 2-4 p.m. in the Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, meeting room. It is designed for non-native speakers of English at every skill level. This is a drop-in program, pre-registration is not required. Call 240-777-0970.
Focus Music. Joe Crookston and Kym Tuvim will play at O’Brien’s BBQ, 387 East Gude Drive, Rockville, 8 p.m. Tickets $15 general, $12 memebers. Call 301-275-7459.
<cal1>Thursday/May 24
<cal2>A Little Bit of Spain. Tasting of Spanish cheese at Whole Foods, 5269 River Road, 7 p.m. Cost is $10. RSVP to 301-984-4860.
Work-Out for a Cure. Fitness Express in partnership with the Beverly Farms PTA offers a dynamic, feel the burn work-out, 4:15-5:15 p.m., the Beverly Farms gym. Tax deductible donations to Breast Cancer Research, in lieu of a class fee appreciated. All fitness levels welcome. Call Marilyn at 301-523-1900.
Poetry Reading. Rebecca Kaiser Gibson will read her own poetry at Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, 7 p.m. Visit www.rebeccakaisergibson.com or call 240-777-0970.
<cal1>Friday/May 25
<cal2>Contra Dance. The Friday Night Dancers presents traditional American dancing including contra dances, square dances, and several waltzes. Contra dance lesson from 7:30-8:15 p.m. Dance from 8:30-11:30 p.m. to the Glen Echo Open Band, $8, in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park. Contact info@fridaynightdance.org, or visit www.fridaynightdance.org.
<cal1>Saturday/May 26
<cal2>Carousel Tours. 12 p.m. at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo. Admission is free and the tour is also offered by appointment at 301-492-6229. Visit www.nps.gov/glec.
Park Tours. Walking tours of Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo begin at 2 p.m. A 60-minute film documentary is shown at 4 p.m. Admission is free and the tour is also offered by appointment at 301-492-6229. Visit www.nps.gov/glec.
Nature Program. Come visit Discovery Creek Children's Museum Forest Tales exhibition at the Stable Glen Echo Park. Spend time with the entire family while participating in engaging science and nature activities, 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. April is Earth Appreciation month, come and give Mother Nature a hug. Members and children under 2: free, nonmembers: $5. Call 202-337-5111 or visit www.discoverycreek.org.
Italian Wine Tasting. Wine and appetizers sponsored by Centro Restaurant, B-CC Beer & Wine and Bella Italia at Bella Italia, 4844 Bethesda Ave., 6-8 p.m. Ages 21 and up. Free. Call 301-654-2667.
English Language Conversation Club. Join in practicing and improving your spoken English with the help of volunteers leading discussions at Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac, 3 p.m. Call 240-777-0690.
Contra and Square Dance. The Folklore Society of Greater Washington presents traditional American. All dances are taught, and no partner is necessary. The newcomers' welcome lesson is at 7 p.m., followed by called dances from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Cost is $12 nonmembers/$9 FSGW members, in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park. Call 202-518-1299 or visit www.fsgw.org.
Swing Dance. Gottaswing, LLC presents a swing dance with the Queen of Boogie Woogie Piano, Deanna Bogart. Beginner swing lesson with Tom and Debra 8-9 p.m., dance 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. Admission $15 in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park. Visit http://www.gottaswing.com.
<cal1>Sunday/May 27
<cal2>Carousel Tours. 12 p.m. at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo. Admission is free and the tour is also offered by appointment at 301-492-6229. Visit www.nps.gov/glec.
Park Tours. Walking tours of Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo begin at 2 p.m. A 60-minute film documentary is shown at 4 p.m. Admission is free and the tour is also offered by appointment at 301-492-6229. Visit www.nps.gov/glec.
Nature Program. Come visit Discovery Creek Children's Museum Forest Tales exhibition at the Stable Glen Echo Park. Spend time with the entire family while participating in engaging science and nature activities, 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. April is Earth Appreciation month, come and give Mother Nature a hug. Members and children under 2: free, nonmembers: $5. Call 202-337-5111 or visit www.discoverycreek.org.
<cal1>Tuesday/May 29
<cal2>Tiny Tot Tuesdays. The Puppet Co. Playhouse will present the "Teddy Bear Picnic" at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Ages 0-4. Cost is $5. RSVP to 301-320-6668.
<cal1>Wednesday/May 30
<cal2>Conversation Club. This English language conversation club is conducted by an ESOL teacher and will run from 2-4 p.m. in the Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, meeting room. It is designed for non-native speakers of English at every skill level. This is a drop-in program, pre-registration is not required. Call 240-777-0970.
<cal1>Thursday/May 31
<cal2>Half Pint Kid’s Club. Learn about butter making in the Bakery Department at Whole Foods, 5269 River Road, 4-5 p.m. RSVP to 301-984-4860.
<cal1>Friday/June 1
<cal2>Get Ready for Summer. Make a sun visor and enjoy story time, songs and games with Perfect Parties by Terrye at Cabin John Mall Atrium, 11325 Seven Locks Road, Potomac, 9:30 a.m.
<cal1>Tuesday/June 5
<cal2>Work-Out for a Cure. Fitness Express in partnership with the Beverly Farms PTA offers a dynamic, feel the burn work-out, 4:15-5:15 p.m., the Beverly Farms gym. Tax deductible donations to Breast Cancer Research, in lieu of a class fee appreciated. All fitness levels welcome. Call Marilyn at 301-523-1900.
<cal1>Wednesday/June 6
<cal2>DRADA (Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association), Potomac Chapter, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Parish Hall of St. Raphael's Church at 1513 Dunster Road, Rockville. The meeting is for the families and friends of people who have been diagnosed with depression or bipolar illness. Free. Call 301-299-4255 or 301-570-9065. Internet: www.drada-potomac.org.
<cal1>Saturday/June 9
<cal2>Children’s Bug Walk. Led by naturalist and Potomac Conservancy volunteer Deborah Landau, this walk along the C&O Canal and Potomac River will give children a glimpse into the lives of the smallest critters that share our environment, 2 p.m. Meet at the River Center at Lockhouse 8, C&O National Historical Park, Cabin John. To RSVP, contact Heather Montgomery at montgomery@potomac.org.
Strawberry Festival. The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Drive at MacArthur Blvd., Bethesda, will hold its 34th Annual Strawberry Festival, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Silent auction included. Call 301-229-3770 or e-mail office.redeemer@verizon.net.
<cal1>Tuesday/June 12
<cal2>Work-Out for a Cure. Fitness Express in partnership with the Beverly Farms PTA offers a dynamic, feel the burn work-out, 4:15-5:15 p.m., the Beverly Farms gym. Tax deductible donations to Breast Cancer Research, in lieu of a class fee appreciated. All fitness levels welcome. Call Marilyn at 301-523-1900.
<cal1>Wednesday/June 13
<cal2> Focus Music. Zoe Mulford and Nick Annis, plus Cheryl Prashker will play at O’Brien’s BBQ, 387 East Gude Drive, Rockville, 8 p.m. Tickets $15 general, $12 memebers. Call 301-275-7459.
<cal1>Tuesday/June 19
<cal2>Work-Out for a Cure. Fitness Express in partnership with the Beverly Farms PTA offers a dynamic, feel the burn work-out, 4:15-5:15 p.m., the Beverly Farms gym. Tax deductible donations to Breast Cancer Research, in lieu of a class fee appreciated. All fitness levels welcome. Call Marilyn at 301-523-1900.
<cal1>Tuesday/June 26
<cal2>Work-Out for a Cure. Fitness Express in partnership with the Beverly Farms PTA offers a dynamic, feel the burn work-out, 4:15-5:15 p.m., the Beverly Farms gym. Tax deductible donations to Breast Cancer Research, in lieu of a class fee appreciated. All fitness levels welcome. Call Marilyn at 301-523-1900.