Weekend Planner (Photos and Video)

Twinbrook Cleanup of Rock Creek Park
Photo | Twinbrook Partnership

April may be the perfect time for spring cleaning of all kinds. Pitch in this weekend with efforts to clean up the Potomac Watershed with more than 70 sites in the area. Join the 26th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup or the 6th Annual Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup or Gaithersburg Community Green Up Day on Saturday, April 5.

The weekend has many theatrical offerings including the premiere of The Jungle Book at Adventure Theatre in Glen Echo Park Friday, April 4 and The Great American Trailer Park Musical at Gaithersburg’s Arts Barn.

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

Friday, April 4

Ploy
Photo | ploytracks.com

• Sugarloaf Craft Festival at the County Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Seneca Valley High School Spring Musical Suessical at 7 p.m.
• Rockville High School Spring Musical Beauty and the Beast at 7 p.m.
• Adventure Theatre’s premeire of The Jungle Book at 7 p.m. at Glen Echo Park
• Rockville Musical Theatre’s production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical at Gaithersburg’s Arts Barn at 8 p.m.
• Silver Spring Stage’s premeire of Other Desert Cities at 8 p.m.
• Round House’s production of Two Trains Running in Bethesda at 8 p.m.
• Round House’s production of Snow Angel in Silver Spring at 8 p.m.
• Strathmore’s Friday Night Eclectic series presents D.C. based indie rock group Ploy at 9 p.m. in the Mansion

Saturday, April 5

Adventure Theatre’s The Jungle Book
Photo | Bruce Douglas

• The Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological & Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) competition at the Rockville Campus of Montgomery College from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Participate in the Kentlands Photography Scavenger Hunt as part of the Kentlands 25 year celebration. Download the list of sites to capture with your camera by April 30 today.
• The Norbeck Community Church is hosting a End of Life Planning seminar at 9 a.m. in Silver Spring
• The 6th Annual Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup occurs from 9 a.m. to noon. Numerous sites around the county.
• The 26th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup takes place from 9 a.m. to noon
• Gaithersburg Community Green Up Day takes place from 9 a.m. to noon
• Support the Seneca Valley Screaming Eagles at their “Driven to Give” and mulch sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• The first Great MoCo Bicycle Summit sponsored by County Councilmember Hans Riemer starts at the Silver Spring Metro at 9:15 a.m.
• Stroll through the county fairgrounds enjoying the Sugarloaf Craft Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• County community paper shredding event at Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Imagination Stage’s production of Inside Out for young children ages 1-5 continues at 10 and 11:15 a.m. in Bethesda
• The Music Box for Young Children at the Music Center at Strathmore at 10 and 11:30 a.m.
• Behind the scenes tour of AFI Silver Theatre and walking tour of Silver Spring with Jerry McCoy starts at 10 a.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore at 10 and 11:30 a.m.
• The first day of the annual MCCPTA Performing Arts Festival takes place at Rockville Town Center from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• ‘Let’s Get it Started’ youth job fair at the Silver Spring Civic Building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• The Senior Spelling Bee sponsored by the Friends of the Library takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gaithersburg Library
• Adventure Theatre’s show The Jungle Book at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Glen Echo Park
• the Puppet Co.’s Hanzel and Gretel in Glen Echo Park at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• Public Forum on Real Estate & Taxes at Rockville City Hall from 1 to 3 p.m.
• Voter registration drive sponsored by Board of Elections at Aspen Hill, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Kensington Park and Quince Orchard Libraries from 1 to 3 p.m.
• The Montgomery County Health Fair will take place at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg from noon to 5 p.m.
• Rockville High School Spring Musical Beauty and the Beast at 2 and 7 p.m.
• Round House Theatre’s show Two Trains Running at 3 and 8 p.m. in Bethesda
• Artist reception at Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center in Frederick from 3 to 5 p.m.
• Real Food for Kids Montgomery dinner fundraiser at the Huckleberry Fine Art gallery in Rockville at 6 p.m.
• Enjoy a preseason exhibition game when the Washington Spirit take on the University of Maryland at 7 p.m. in Boyds
• Seneca Valley High School Spring Musical Suessical at 7 p.m.
• Rockville Musical Theatre’s production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical at Gaithersburg Arts Barn at 8 p.m.
• André Watts and the BSO perform at the Music Center at Strathmore at 8 p.m.
• Tiempo Libre performs at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown at 8 p.m.
• Silver Spring Stage presents Other Desert Cities at 8 p.m.
• Round House Theatre presents Snow Angel at 8 p.m. in Silver Spring

Sunday, April 6

Jupiter Quartet
Photo | jupiterquartet.com

• Donate a can of food and take a Ride On bus for free during the annual Ride On Food Drive all week
• The IrAmerican Civic Society’s 21st annual Persian American Festival at the Black Hill Regional Park from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Boyds.
• Stroll through the county fairgrounds enjoying the Sugarloaf Craft Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Imagination Stage’s production of Inside Out for young children ages 1-5 continues at 10 and 11:15 a.m. in Bethesda
• Lecture by Rabbi David Saperstein entitled “Reflections at a Time of Crises” at the Temple Emanuel in Kensington at 10:15 a.m.
• Adventure Theatre’s show The Jungle Book at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Glen Echo Park
• the Puppet Co.’s Hanzel and Gretel in Glen Echo Park at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• The second day of the annual MCCPTA Performing Arts Festival takes place at the Fountain Plaza in downtown Silver Spring from noon to 6 p.m.
• The 25th annual Rockville Science Day from noon to 5 p.m. at Montgomery College’s Rockville Campus
• Voter registration drive sponsored by Board of Elections at Bethesda Library and Gaithersburg Library from 1 to 3 p.m.
• Rockville Musical Theatre’s production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical at Gaithersburg Arts Barn at 2 p.m.
• The Symphony of the Potomac performs at the Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center in Takoma Park at 3 p.m.
• Round House Theatre’s show Two Trains Running at 3 p.m. in Bethesda
• Vocalist Concha Buika performs at the Music Center at Strathmore at 7 p.m.
• The Jupiter String Quartet performs at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington in Rockville at 7:30 p.m.

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