Weekend Planner, June 17 – 19 (VIDEOS)

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar:

Friday, June 17: 

• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performing Verdi’s Requiem at The Music Center at Strathmore at 8 p.m.
• Movie in the Meadow, “The Parent Trap” at 8 p.m.
• Michael Franti and Spearhead’s SoulRocker Tour at The Fillmore Silver Spring at 7:30 p.m.
• Miki Howard performing at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club at 8 p.m.
• Festival of New Spanish Cinema at AFI Silver Spring and Cultural Center.
• Crossroads 2016 Summer Series presents Friday Nights on Holton Lane featuring “Akeelah and the Bee.”
• Wolf Trap Opera will be performing “Improper Opera” at AMP by Strathmore at 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 18: 

• 8th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival begins at 10 a.m.
• Children’s Art Talk at Strathmore at 10:15 a.m.
• The Saturday Family Jazz Sessions at Strathmore at 11 a.m.
• DCLA Productions, LLC presents Scarface and Devin the Dude at The Fillmore Silver Spring.
• Joe Clair and Friends: Fathers Day Weekend at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• Festival of New Spanish Cinema at AFI Silver Spring and Cultural Center.

Sunday, June 19: 

• Third Annual “Fit Father’s Day” Celebration at 10 a.m. at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring.
• Daddy and Me Fishing at 9 a.m. at Black Hill Regional Park.
• Fathers can play a free round of golf at Miniature Golf at Bohrer park today.
• Father’s Day Skating Session at Wheaton Ice Arena from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Father’s Day Brunch with Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes at 12:30 p.m.
• Grammy Award winning folk and roots musicians The Okee Dokee Brothers will be performing at AMP by Strathmore at 5:30 p.m.

Looking ahead: The Quicken Loans National Golf Tournament kicks off next week.

More things to do: see the latest Culture Spot MC video calendar:

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Maureen Chowdhury is a multimedia journalist with Montgomery Community Media. She can be reached at mchowdhury@mymcmedia.org and on Twitter at @MediaMaureen. Maureen authors the blog Sound Check on MyMCMedia.

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