Weekend Planner, Dec. 2 – Dec. 4 (VIDEOS)

Montgomery County is the place to be for holiday light displays. The Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton is open from Nov. 25 – Jan 1. The Winter Lights Festival at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg is open from Nov. 25 – Dec. 31. The Festival of Lights in Kensington is open from Dec. 1 – Jan. 1.

Looking for a special holiday gift? The Pleiades Jewelry Show & Sale at the Strathmore Mansion is open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Glen Echo’s Holiday Art Show & Sale is open weekends through Jan. 8.

Here are some additional weekend events from the MyMCMedia.org calendar:

Friday, December 2: 

• The Countryside Artisans Holiday Studio Tour takes place this weekend with studios open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. View or print the event flyer.
• The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents The Nutcracker for the 28th year. Families will enjoy this Washington tradition in Glen Echo Park.
• Poolesville’s holiday lighting ceremony begins at 6 p.m. The organizers request visitors to bring a new, unwrapped toy to support WUMCO.
• The Metropolitan Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker at the Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville.
• Glen Echo’s Adventure Theatre’s production of the holiday classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe opens tonight.
• Maggie Rose with The Morrison Brothers Band perform at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club.
• Olney Theatre presents the musical Mary Poppins.
• Also at Olney Theatre, Paul Morella presents his adaptation of A Christmas Carol based on the classic Charles Dickens novella.
• The Arts Barn presents Black Nativity by poet and playwright Langston Hughes that retells the Christmas story using dialogue, narrative, dance, pantomime, gospel song and folk spirituals.
• AMP by Strathmore presents Chopteeth in North Bethesda.
• The Grammy-winning band, The Mavericks, performs a holiday concert at The Music Center at Strathmore.
• Round House Theatre in Bethesda presents Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberley.

Saturday, December 3: 

• The Countryside Artisans Holiday Studio Tour takes place this weekend with studios open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. View or print the event flyer.
• Glen Echo’s Holiday Art Show & Sale is open weekends and other select days through Jan. 8.
• Support women owned businesses at a holiday pop up shop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fenton Street in Silver Spring.
• Bethesda’s Winter Wonderland features live ice sculpting, holiday performances and a visit from Santa Claus from 1 to 4 p.m. in Veterans Park.
• Sandy Spring Museum resident artists host an Artist Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents The Nutcracker with performances at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• The Rockville Civic Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Fitzgerald Theatre for the 42nd year.
• Imagination Stage’s production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is a holiday favorite. Today performances are at 1:30 and 4 p.m.
• Blue Sky Puppet Theatre presents Rufus the Rednose Raindog at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn. Recommended for ages 4 and up.
• Glen Echo’s Adventure Theatre presents the holiday classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• The Metropolitan Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker at the Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville.
• Olney Theatre presents the musical Mary Poppins.
• Paul Morella presents his one-man adaptation of A Christmas Carol based on the classic Charles Dickens novella.
• The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra led by Edward Polochick performs Handel’s Messiah at Strathmore at 7:30 p.m.
• The Arts Barn presents Black Nativity, a unique creation by poet and playwright Langston Hughes that retells the Christmas story using dialogue, narrative, dance, pantomime, gospel song and folk spirituals.
• Round House Theatre in Bethesda presents Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberley.

Sunday, December 4: 

• The Countryside Artisans Holiday Studio Tour takes place this weekend with studios open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. View or print the event flyer.
• Glen Echo’s Holiday Art Show & Sale is open weekends and other select days through Jan. 8.
• The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents The Nutcracker with performances at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• Glen Echo’s Adventure Theatre presents the holiday classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• The Metropolitan Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker at the Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville.
• Imagination Stage’s production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is a holiday favorite. Today performances are at 1:30 and 4 p.m.
• The Rockville Civic Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Fitzgerald Theatre for the 42nd year.
• The Arts Barn presents Black Nativity, a unique creation by poet and playwright Langston Hughes that retells the Christmas story using dialogue, narrative, dance, pantomime, gospel song and folk spirituals.
• Sandy Spring Museum’s family holiday party includes crafts, games, kids-only holiday shop, dance, song and more from 3 to 6 p.m.
• The Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras’ holiday concert include selections from Prokofiev’s Cinderella and Tschaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty and more at Strathmore.
• Musician Ustad Shafaat Khan performs Classical Indian compositions by Hazrat Ameer Khusro, Rumi and Imdad Khani Gharana at the Gandhi Memorial Center in Bethesda at 4 p.m.
• Olney Theatre presents the musical Mary Poppins.
• Paul Morella presents A Christmas Carol based on the classic Charles Dickens novella.
• Round House Theatre in Bethesda  presents Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberley.

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