2015 Cabin John Park VFD – Santa’s Neighborhood Schedule

Santa and his firefighter elves will make their way through the streets of the community collecting toys for the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda and the USMC Toys for Tots Program. Children who donate a toy will get a candy cane from Santa. The decked out and lit fire truck will be on the roads nightly from Dec. 7-20, 6-9 p.m. On Christmas Eve, Santa will deliver the collected toys to the National Center for Children and Families on Greentree Road, Bethesda. Presents may be brought out to Santa on the Fire Truck or to either Cabin John Fire Station. Visit www.cjpvfd.org.

Friday/Dec. 11

Neighborhoods: Fox Meadow, River Oaks Farm, Potomac Farm Estates, Potomac Hills, Potomac Manors, Great Falls Estates, Potomac Falls Estates

Saturday/Dec. 12

Neighborhoods: Mountain Gate,Eagle Rock, Natelli Woods, Potomac Ranch, River Falls, Fawsett Farms

Sunday/Dec. 13

Neighborhoods: Cabin John/Cabin John Park, Evergreen, Congressional Country Club Estates

Monday/Dec. 14

No Santa Runs – Annual Dept. Meeting

Tuesday/Dec. 15

Neighborhoods: Arrowood, Bradley Hills Grove

Make Up Night for any missed area or for inclement weather thus far

Wednesday/Dec. 16

Neighborhoods: Seven Locks Hills, Burning Tree Estates, Rose Hill Estates, Stonehurst Center, Smithfield

Thursday/Dec. 17

Neighborhoods: Congressional Manor, Carderock Springs, Clewerwall ( the neighborhood), Glengarry, Carderock, The Palisades

Friday/Dec. 18

Neighborhoods: Avenel, River Road Estates, Williamsburg Estates, Concord, The Village (the neighborhood), Williamsburg Gardens

Saturday/Dec. 19

Neighborhoods: Congressional Country Club Estates, West Bethesda Park, Oakwood Knolls, Locust Ridge, Cohasset, Bradley Park, Burning Tree Valley, Frenchman’s Creek

Sunday/Dec. 20

Neighborhoods: Alvermar Woods, Potomac Hunt Acres, Tara, Potomac View Estates

Monday/Dec. 21

Neighborhoods: Merry Go Round Farm, Beallmount, Lake Potomac, Stoney Creek Farm, Saddle Ridge

Tuesday/Dec. 22

Neighborhoods: Potomac Village, Camotop, Falconhurst, Bradley Farms, McAuley Park, Kentdale Estates, Bradley Blvd. Estates, Congressional Forest Estates

Wednesday/Dec. 23

Neighborhoods: Bannockburn, Bannockburn Estates, Al Marah, Wilson Knolls (1st due only)

Thursday/Dec. 24

Santa Delivers Toys to the Children. Noon. Schedule is subject to change due to weather and immediate emergency response.

Family Events

Ongoing

Christmas Tree Sale. Cabin John Volunteer Fire Department, Station 10, 8001 River Road. Call 301-365-2255 for more.

Through Dec. 31

Winter Lights Festival. Sunday-Thursday, 6-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 6-10 p.m. at Seneca Creek Park, 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg. Winter Lights is a 3.5-mile drive through a holiday light show at Seneca Creek Park with more than 360 illuminated displays. Additional events include Wine Under the Lights, Run Under the Lights, Leashes ’n’ Lights, and, S’More Lights & Trolley Rides. Visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov/leisure/special-events/winter-lights-festival.

Through Jan. 3

“Garden of Lights.” Various times at Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Silver Spring. More than a million colorful lights are shaped into hand-crafted, original art forms of flowers, animals and other natural elements. Stroll from garden to garden enjoying twinkling tree forms, fountains, sparkling snowflakes overhead and more. Tickets are $25-30 per vehicle. Visit www.montgomeryparks.org for more.

Saturday-Sunday/Dec. 12-13

Christmas on the Farm. 12-5 p.m. at Montgomery Farm. Visit www.Montgomeryparks.org for more.

Sunday/Dec. 13

Jingle Bell Jog. 9-10:30 a.m. at the Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Drive. Registration is free for Montgomery County Road Runners Club, $10 for nonmembers and $5 for non-members under 18. See www.mcrrc.org.

Chanukah Family Spectacular. 5:30 p.m. at Bethesda Lane. Attend this Menorah-lighting event with local celebrities, entertainment, music, food and more. Free. Visit www.bethesdarow.com/events.

Live Music

Thursday/Dec. 10

'Tis the Season with Brian Stokes Mitchell. 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Brian Stokes Mitchell joins the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra SuperPops to to perform traditional and contemporary holiday favorites. Tickets are $35-99. Visit www.bsomusic.org for more.

Sunday/Dec. 13

Gilmore’s Light Ensemble. 1 p.m. at Great Falls Tavern, 11710 MacArthur Blvd., Potomac. The ensemble plays and sings traditional 19th century holiday music using hammered dulcimer, guitar, banjo, mandolin, and accordion, wearing clothing of the mid-1800s. Free. The park's entrance fee is $10 per vehicle. Call 301-767-3714 for more.

“Celebrating The Holydays.” 4 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. The all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock performs familiar African-American spirituals along with music influenced by Latin, Chinese, African, and Hebrew cultures. Tickets are $25-75. Visit www.strathmore.org.

Friday/Dec. 18

Lloyd Dobler Effect: Holiday Experience Concert. 7 p.m. at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. The songs performed on this evening are a mixture of holiday favorites, originals that are performed in an alternate fashion, and more. Tickets are $15-23. Visit www.facebook.com/lloyddoblereffect.

“A Candlelight Christmas.” Various times at Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. With brass, organ, percussion, and harp, Julian Wachner directs the 200-voice Washington Chorus in a program featuring Christmas classics, sing a-longs, and a candlelight processional. Tickets start at $18. Visit www.thewashingtonchorus.org for more.

Saturday-Sunday/Dec. 19-20

National Philharmonic: “Messiah.” 8 p.m. on Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. The National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale perform Handel’s Messiah. Tickets start at $28. Admission for children age 7-17 is free. Visit www.nationalphilharmonic.org.

Sunday/Dec. 20

Rockville Concert Band: “Welcome Winter.” 3 p.m. at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. Listen to classic wintertime music selections. Free. Visit www.rocknet.org/Leisure/Band for more.

Performing Arts

Friday-Sunday/Dec. 11-13

“The Nutcracker.” 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center–Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. Metropolitan Ballet Theatre has been presenting the full-length traditional staging of The Nutcracker since 1989. Tickets start at $19. Visit www.mbtdance.org for more.

Saturday-Sunday/Dec.12-13

“The Mini-Nut.” 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, 7995 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. The Maryland Youth Ballet will present an abbreviated child-friendly version of the classic “Nutcracker.” Tickets are $15 for children 10 and under in advance, $20 at the door, $20 for adults at the door and in advance. Visit www.marylandyouthballet.org for more.

Dec. 18-20, 20, 26-27

“The Nutcracker.” Various times at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center Montgomery College Rockville Campus, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. Join the Maryland Youth Ballet for the 26th season of the full-length classic choreographed by Artistic Director, Michelle Lees. Tickets are $26-36. Visit www.marylandyouthballet.org for more.

Monday-Tuesday/Dec. 21-22

Moscow Ballet Great Russian Nutcracker. 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Tickets are $48-88. Visit www.strathmore.org.

Art

Through Jan. 2

Waverly Street Gallery Holiday Show. 12-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday at Waverly Street Gallery, 4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Attend this group show to celebrate the holidays through the influence of the color red. Free. Visit www.waverlystreetgallery.com for more.

Thursday/ Dec. 10

Holiday Wreath. 7-9 p.m. at VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St. Lead by instructor Kim Swanner, participants will make their own winter wreath. Cost is $20. Visit www.visartsatrockville.org for more.

Saturday/Dec. 12

Fused Glass Holiday Ornaments. 12-2 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. at VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St. The fee is $20. Visit www.visartsatrockville.org for more.

Holiday Wreath. 2-4 p.m. at VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St. Lead by instructor Kim Swanner, participants will make their own winter wreath. Cost is $20. Visit www.visartsatrockville.org for more.

Sunday/Dec. 13

Fused Glass Holiday Ornaments. 12-2 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. at VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St. The fee is $20. Visit www.visartsatrockville.org for more.

Friday/Dec. 18

Adults Only Gingerbread House Workshop. 7-9 p.m. at VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St. VisArts provides assembled gingerbread house, bags of royal icing and candy. Alcohol available for purchase. The fee is $20. Visit www.visartsatrockville.org for more.

Sunday/Dec. 20

Gingerbread House Workshop. 12-2 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. at VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St. VisArts provides assembled gingerbread house, bags of royal icing and candy. The fee is $20. Visit www.visartsatrockville.org for more.

Basic Woodworking Workshop: Festive Reindeers. 12-4 p.m. at VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St. Children ages 7-11 will design, handcraft, and decorate their very own wooden holiday reindeer art. Students will learn woodworking safety and how to use tools such as hammers, saws, and sanding tools. Tickets are $65. Visit www.visartsatrockville.org for more.