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31 Oct
10/31/2017    
10:00 am
Agricultural History Farm Park, 18400 Muncaster Road, Derwood, will present Little Farmers’ Story time at 10 a.m. Meet the farmers, animals and plants of the [...]
31 Oct
10/31/2017    
4:45 pm
Krisie Allen, owner of local dance program Dancin' 4 Ever, will hold Olney’s sixth annual Halloween flash mob. The community is invited to perform the [...]
01 Nov
11/01/2017    
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Sixth annual Trees Matter symposium will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Center, focusing on efforts to plant, [...]
01 Nov
11/01/2017    
2:00 pm
Join the Quilting Divas at 2 p.m. at Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road. Take handwork, show and tell, works in progress and creative ideas. Call [...]
02 Nov
11/02/2017    
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Olney Rotary Club will meet from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Re/Max Realty Centre Community Room, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney.   Visitors welcome. For [...]
02 Nov
11/02/2017    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington will offer free glaucoma screenings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at White Oak Senior Center, 1700 [...]
03 Nov
11/03/2017    
10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Volunteers are invited to make afghans and quilts for sick children in hospitals between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. in the University of Maryland Extension [...]
03 Nov
11/03/2017    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Aspen Hill Knitting and Crocheting Club will meet from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road. Skilled knitters will help others knit [...]
04 Nov
11/04/2017    
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Lutheran Church of St. Andrew, 15300 New Hampshire Ave., will host an Arts and Crafts Holiday Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring [...]
04 Nov
11/04/2017    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Members of American Legion Post 68 will be at the Olney Giant from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Poppy Day, handing out poppies in [...]
05 Nov
11/05/2017    
3:00 pm
Jewish Book Club will discuss "The Lawgiver" by Herman Wouk at 3 p.m. at Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road. Go to www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/branches/olney.html.
07 Nov
11/07/2017    
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Olney Library, 350o Olney-Laytonsville Road, will offer a sign language course for children 4-8 years old. Classes will be held from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m., [...]
07 Nov
11/07/2017    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center will offer a course on “Infant Care” from 7 to 9:30 p.m., including such topics as bathing, feeding, diapering, safety issues [...]
08 Nov
11/08/2017    
1:00 pm
Brooke Grove Retirement Village, 18131 Slade School Road, Sandy Spring, will present a free Living Well Seminar, “Medicare 2018 — What You Need to Know [...]
08 Nov
11/08/2017    
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Montgomery County Bar Foundation will offer free legal advice on civil cases for Montgomery County residents from 5:30 to 6 p.m. at the Ana G. [...]
09 Nov
11/09/2017    
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Olney Rotary Club will meet from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Re/Max Realty Centre Community Room, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney.   Visitors welcome. For [...]
09 Nov
11/09/2017    
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
MedStar Montgomery will offer an American Heart Association HeartSaver CPR and AED course for non-health care providers from 6 to 9:30 p.m., featuring basic CPR, [...]
10 Nov
11/10/2017    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Aspen Hill Knitting and Crocheting Club will meet from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road. Skilled knitters will help others knit [...]
10 Nov
11/10/2017    
7:00 pm
Good Counsel Theatre Company’s double feature of Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” and Tom Stoppard’s “The Real Inspector Hound” will be held at [...]
11 Nov
11/11/2017    
All Day
Fletcher’s Service Center of Olney, Georgia Avenue and Spartan Road, will offer a free car wash for veterans and military service personnel from 8 a.m. [...]
11 Nov
11/11/2017    
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3427 Olney-Laytonsville Road, will present Holly Harvest Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring gift ideas, Santa’s Secret Shop, raffle [...]
12 Nov
11/12/2017    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Redland Baptist Church, 6922 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood, will hold an Amani Ya Juu Fair Trade African Handcrafted Products Sale 1-4 p.m., offering high-quality home [...]
12 Nov
11/12/2017    
2:00 pm
Nine storytellers will be on stage for the fifth annual True Stories show at 2 p.m. at Tikvat Israel Congregation, 2200 Baltimore Road, Rockville. Tickets [...]
14 Nov
11/14/2017    
2:00 pm
Brooke Grove Retirement Village, 18131 Slade School Road, Sandy Spring, will present a free Support for the Caregiver Seminar, “Caring for the Caregiver,” at 2 [...]
14 Nov
11/14/2017    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
“Breastfeeding Basics” will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. A lactation specialist will discuss topics on the health-related benefits [...]
15 Nov
11/15/2017    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Fundraiser for Sherwood Hockey will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. at the Green Turtle in Olney. Guests must turn in the flier [...]
15 Nov
11/15/2017    
12:00 pm
Brooke Grove Retirement Village will present a free wellness seminar, "Rewiring Your Brain," at noon at South Columbia Baptist Church, 8814 Guilford Road, Columbia. Discover [...]
16 Nov
11/16/2017    
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Olney Rotary Club will meet from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Re/Max Realty Centre Community Room, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney.   Visitors welcome. For [...]
16 Nov
11/16/2017    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fitzgerald Auto Mall, 5501 Nicholson Lane, Rockville, will offer free child safety seat inspections from 10 a.m. to noon. Officers trained in the proper installation [...]
17 Nov
11/17/2017    
9:00 am
Cross Creek Golf Club in Beltsville will host a Charity Golf Tournament to benefit the Officer Noah Leotta "Act Responsibly Scholarship" at 9 a.m. Tournament [...]
17 Nov
11/17/2017    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
MedStar Montgomery will offer a “Home Alone” class from 9 a.m. to noon, designed to help prepare 8- to 11-year-olds to spend brief periods of [...]
18 Nov
11/18/2017    
9:00 am - 3:45 pm
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center will offer an “AHA HeartSaver CPR, AED and First Aid” course from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. For information and registration, [...]
18 Nov
11/18/2017    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
The annual Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade will take place 10-11 a.m. in Silver Spring, featuring marching bands, dancing groups, floats, giant characters and balloons, and [...]
19 Nov
11/19/2017    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, will host a Community Stories Festival from 7:30 to 9 p.m., featuring films made by professional filmmakers in the [...]
21 Nov
11/21/2017    
7:30 pm
Greater Olney Interfaith Ministerium will hold its eighth annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at 7:30 p.m. at Sandy Spring Friends School’s Dramatic Arts Center, 16923 Norwood [...]
21 Nov
11/21/2017    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Olney Toastmasters, a non-profit organization that helps people learn public speaking and leadership skills, will meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Denit [...]
22 Nov
11/22/2017    
3:30 pm
Alzheimer’s Association Memory Café will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road, featuring a relaxed way for people living with early-stage [...]
22 Nov
11/22/2017    
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Montgomery County Bar Foundation will offer free legal advice on civil cases for Montgomery County residents from 5:30 to 6 p.m. at the Ana G. [...]
23 Nov
11/23/2017    
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Olney Rotary Club will meet from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Re/Max Realty Centre Community Room, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney.   Visitors welcome. For [...]
24 Nov
11/24/2017    
10:00 am
Fine Arts and Crafts Holiday Gift Show will open at 10 a.m. at Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, and continue through December, featuring handmade [...]
24 Nov
11/24/2017    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Aspen Hill Knitting and Crocheting Club will meet from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road. Skilled knitters will help others knit [...]
26 Nov
11/26/2017    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, will present a Museum Bluegrass Jam 3-5 p.m. Take a stringed instrument and join in, whether new to jamming [...]
28 Nov
11/28/2017    
10:00 am
Little Farmers’ Story Time will be held at 10 a.m. at the Agricultural History Farm Park, 18400 Muncaster Road. Meet the farmers, animals and plants [...]
28 Nov
11/28/2017    
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fundraiser for Sherwood Hockey will be held 4-8 p.m. at Chipotle in Olney. Guests may tell the cashier they are supporting the Sherwood Hockey fundraiser [...]
29 Nov
11/29/2017    
3:30 pm
Alzheimer’s Association Memory Café will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road, offering a relaxed way for people with early-stage memory [...]
29 Nov
11/29/2017    
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Montgomery County Bar Foundation will offer free legal advice on civil cases for Montgomery County residents from 5:30 to 6 p.m. at the Ana G. [...]
30 Nov
11/30/2017    
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Olney Rotary Club will meet from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Re/Max Realty Centre Community Room, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney.   Visitors welcome. For [...]
01 Dec
12/01/2017    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Aspen Hill Knitting and Crocheting Club will meet from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road. Skilled knitters will help others knit [...]
01 Dec
12/01/2017    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
St. Peter's Christmas Bazaar will be held 6-9 p.m. at the parish, 2900 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, featuring a raft room, fair trade gifts, baked goods, [...]
02 Dec
12/02/2017    
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
St. Peter's Christmas Bazaar and Breakfast with Saint Nick will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the parish, 2900 Olney-Sandy Spring Road. [...]
02 Dec
12/02/2017    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Holiday Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bauer Community Recreation Center, 14525 Bauer Drive, Rockville, featuring over 60 local [...]
03 Dec
12/03/2017    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Laytonsville District Volunteer Fire Department will host Breakfast with Santa from 8 a.m. to noon. Cost is $9 for adults, $5 for children ages 4-8, [...]
03 Dec
12/03/2017    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, will offer a workshop on how to make a boxwood kissing ball from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All [...]
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