Weekend Planner (Photos & Video)

Montgomery County has numerous free Art Exhibits featuring local, national and international artists. A few you might wish to visit include the Winterglow Art Show at BlackRock in Germantown that closes on Nov. 10, Arts Barn mixed media show -the gallery is open Saturday 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. – and the Cultural Exchanges exhibit at the Kramer Gallery located in the Silver Spring Civic Building. VisArts in Rockville has three exhibits including Cathy Cook: Entrails and Leftovers, Best of the Best: VisArts Student/Teacher Show, and Dawn Gavin. VisArts Galleries are open Saturday and Sunday noon to 4 p.m.

There are many ways to express your gratitude to our Veterans Monday as we celebrate Veterans Day. Check out Veterans Day Tributes Around the County to see if one is near you. If you enjoy big band music from the War World II era, then you will definitely want to attend the Tribute to America’s Veterans at the Silver Spring Civic Building. Tickets are required for this free concert. Please send us photos at pix@mymcmedia.org if you attend one of the tributes.

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

Friday, November 8

• Palestinian Craft Fair at Westmoreland Congregational UCC in Bethesda
• The very popular Bethesda Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m.
• Rockville Town Square Ice Rink Opening Party from 6 to 10 p.m.
• Community Services for Autistic Adults 8th Annual Honors Gala from 6 to 10 p.m.
• Laytonsville Volunteer Fire Department quartermania fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m.
• Fillmore presents Jake Miller on his The Us Against Them Tour at 7 p.m.
• The Washington Calligraphers Guild’s Distinguished Lecturer Series kicks off with Julian Waters at 7 p.m. in Bethesda
• Fall Night Hike at Brookside Nature Center. Must register at ParkPASS.org.
• Montgomery Playhouse and Arts Barn premiere of Neil Simon’s God’s Favorite at 8 p.m.
• Enjoy an evening of stand up comedy at BlackRock in Germantown at 8 p.m.
• Fitzgerald Theatre presents Guys and Dolls at 8 p.m.
• Happenstance Theater’s Cabaret Macabre at Round House Silver Spring Theatre at 8 p.m.
• Cool Cow Comedy presents Rob Maher at VisArts in Rockville at 8 p.m.
• The Kensington Arts Theatre presents Parade, the Musical at 8:15 p.m.
• The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs Off the Cuff at the Music Center at Strathmore at 8:15 p.m.
• DC Sonic Circuits at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Silver Spring at 9 p.m.

Lost Childhood credit Ariel Besor

Saturday, November 9

• Flea Market at the county fairgrounds in Gaithersburg is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Enrollment in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3 at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. Please schedule an appointment online.
• County community paper shredding and recycling at Northwest High School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Germantown Friends of the Library monthly book sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Tiny Tots with Bob Brown at Glen Echo Park for ages 4 and under at 10 a.m. Reservations recommended.
• From Here to There at Imagination Stage for ages 2-5 at 10 a.m.
• Brookside Gardens Glowing Rocks at 10 a.m. Register at ParkPASS.org
• The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents Old McDonald’s Farm at Glen Echo Park for ages 4 and under at 10 a.m.
• The Friends of the Library host the Senior Spelling Bee at Little Falls Library from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• The 50th Annual Danish Christmas Bazaar will be held at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Rockville from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Guided Tours of Oakley Cabin at the African American Museum and Park in Olney from noon to 4 p.m.
• The Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County cat adoption event in Gaithersburg from noon to 3 p.m.
• Happenstance Theater’s Cabaret Macabre at Round House Silver Spring Theatre at 2 p.m.
• Palestinian Craft Fair at Westmoreland Congregational UCC in Bethesda
• The We Serve Concert is a tribute concert honoring our military and veterans at the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors Center at 7 p.m.
• Strathmore presents the opera Lost Childhood at 8 p.m.
• Montgomery Playhouse and Arts Barn present Neil Simon’s God’s Favorite at 8 p.m.
• Fitzgerald Theatre presents Guys and Dolls at 8 p.m.
• The Kensington Arts Theatre presents Parade, the Musical at 8:15 p.m.

Cast of Happenstance Theater’s Cabaret Macabre
Photo | Leslie McConnaughey

Sunday, November 10

• Flea Market at the county fairgrounds in Gaithersburg is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Tiny Tots with Bob Brown at Glen Echo Park for ages 4 and under at 10 a.m. Reservations recommended.
• From Here to There at Imagination Stage for ages 2-5 at 10 a.m.
• Montgomery Playhouse and Arts Barn present Neil Simon’s God’s Favorite at 2 p.m.
• Fitzgerald Theatre presents Guys and Dolls at 2 p.m.
• Happenstance Theater’s final performance of Cabaret Macabre at Round House Silver Spring Theatre at 2 p.m.
• Palestinian Craft Fair at Westmoreland Congregational UCC in Bethesda
• Voices of the Holocaust at Strathmore to commemorate Kristallnacht at 7:30 p.m.
• Fillmore presents Timeflies on their The Warning Signs Tour at 8 p.m.
• The Kensington Arts Theatre presents Parade, the Musical at 8:15 p.m.

Monday, November 11 (Veterans Day)

• Early release day for MCPS students K-8
• County and local municipality closings. Not sure what is open, here are the details.
• State of the Schools Address
• Bethesda Veterans Day Event
• Veterans Day Observance in Gaithersburg
• Rockville Veterans Day Observance
• Tribute to America’s Veterans Concert at Silver Spring Civic Building. Free, but reservations required.

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