Weekend Planner (Photos and Video)

Thaddeus Fitzpatrick as Anthony and Rachael Tice as Caroline. Photo | Sonie Mathew

Olney Theatre’s production of I and You opened Thursday and runs through March 23. I and You written by playwright Lauren Gunderson is based on Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself.” Two teenagers develop an unexpected connection when thrown together to complete a high school English literature assignment. Meet playwright Lauren Gunderson Saturday, March 1 over cocktails.

Olney Theatre’s production How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying closes this weekend with the final show Sunday at 2 p.m.

Tango Vitrola Photo | Paula Lobo

BlackRock Center for the Arts will have everyone on their feet learning Latin Dance at the Ballet Hispanico Latin Dance Party Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Two members of the New York city based Ballet Hispanico Dance Company will teach a 45 minute dance lesson followed by a fun-filled dance party.

The Ballet Hispanico Dance Company returns to BlackRock the weekend of March 28 for two performances.

Here are some of our other weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar. (For area Farmers Markets, locations and hours visit our events calendar .)

Friday, February 28

Cast of Seminar
Photo | Round House Theatre

• Learn Latin dance at BlackRock’s Latin Dance Party in Germantown at 7:30 p.m. The party starts with a 45 minute lesson taught by New York’s Ballet Hispanico dance company.
• Olney Theatre’s production of I and You at 7:45 p.m.
• Spring Awakening Concert at Montgomery College’s Parilla Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m.
• Laughter and be amazement at Gaithersburg’s Arts Barn with the Comedy & Magic Society at 8 p.m.
• Round House presents the comedy Seminar at 8 in Bethesda
• The Victorian Lyric Opera Company’s production of Yeomen of the Guard in Rockville at 8 p.m.
• The play Superior Donuts continues at the Silver Spring Stage at 8 p.m.
• The Green 17 Tour with Flogging Molly appears at the Fillmore in Silver Spring at 8 p.m.
• The Kensington Arts Theatre presents Spring Awakening at 8:15 p.m.

Saturday, March 1

Sweet Honey in the Rock
Photo | Strathmore

• Fairground Flea Market from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the county fairgrounds
• Join Bethesda Green at the “Changing the Way We Eat” live webcast starting at 10 a.m.
• Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the new animal shelter on Muncaster Mill Road at 10:30 a.m.
• Adventure Theatre’s show Miss Nelson is Missing continues in Glen Echo Park at 11 a.m., 2 and 4:30 p.m.
• Find information on summer camps at the Lakeforest Mall’s Summer Camp Expo from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• the Puppet Co. presents Sleeping Beauty in Glen Echo Park at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• Enjoy a puppet show by the Cashore Marionettes at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown at 1 and 8 p.m.
• Opening reception for the “New Life” exhibit of Nina Muys prints at the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center from 1 to 4 p.m.
• Imagination Stage’s run of Rumpelstiltkin continues in Bethesda at 1:30 and 4 p.m.
• Olney Theatre’s production of I and You at 7:45 p.m.
• The SFZ Salon Series continues at the Kentlands Mansion with Kate Jackman and Alex Peh performing works by Ravel and Messiaen at 8 p.m.
• Round House presents the comedy Seminar at 3 and 8 p.m. in Bethesda
• Olney Theatre presents How to Succeed in Business at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
• The Victorian Lyric Opera Company’s production of Yeomen of the Guard in Rockville at 8 p.m.
• The play Superior Donuts continues at the Silver Spring Stage at 8 p.m.
• Enjoy a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock 40th anniversary celebration at Strathmore at 8 p.m.
• Spring Awakening Concert at Montgomery College’s Parilla Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m.
• The Kensington Arts Theatre presents Spring Awakening at 8:15 p.m.

Sunday, March 2

Michael Bolton
Photo | Strathmore

• Fairground Flea Market from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the county fairgrounds
• Montgomery Preservation lecture on how our neighborhoods have evovled at Montgomery Preservation in Silver Spring at 10 a.m.
• Treat you child to a Snow White Tea Party with Metropolitan Ballet Theatre dancers at 10 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.
• Adventure Theatre’s show Miss Nelson is Missing continues in Glen Echo Park at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• Find information on summer camps at the Lakeforest Mall’s Summer Camp Expo from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• the Puppet Co. presents Sleeping Beauty in Glen Echo Park at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• Imagination Stage’s run of Rumpelstiltkin continues in Bethesda at 1:30 and 4 p.m.
• Olney Theatre’s production of I and You at 1:45 p.m.
• Final show of Olney Theatre’s How to Succeed in Business at 2 p.m.
• The Victorian Lyric Opera Company’s production of Yeomen of the Guard in Rockville at 2 p.m.
• The play Superior Donuts continues at the Silver Spring Stage at 8 p.m.
• Round House presents the comedy Seminar at 3 p.m. in Bethesda
• Grammy award winner Michael Bolton comes to the Music Center at Strathmore at 7 p.m.
• Shaggy with RSNY perform at the Fillmore in Silver Spring at 8 p.m.

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