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27 Aug
08/27/2019    
10:30 am
Fair Hill Shops, 18100 Town Center Drive, will present a free “Rock the Fountain-Kid Style” concert featuring Kidsinger Jim at 10:30 a.m.  
27 Aug
08/27/2019    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Residents concerned about a friend or family member with an opioid addiction are invited to attend free training to learn about reducing unintentional and life-threatening [...]
28 Aug
08/28/2019    
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Brooke Grove Retirement Village will host a free Alzheimer’s Support Group for caregivers from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room, 18131 Slade [...]
28 Aug
08/28/2019    
7:00 pm
Live from the Lawn, Strathmore's free outdoor concert series, will present Aaron Abernathy at 7 p.m. For more, go to www.strathmore.org/livefromthelawn.
29 Aug
08/29/2019    
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 [...]
29 Aug
08/29/2019    
6:00 pm
Fair Hill Shops, 18100 Town Center Drive, Olney, will present a free “Rock the Fountain” family concert featuring Elizabeth, Phil & Chris at 6 p.m.
30 Aug
08/30/2019    
8:30 pm
Agricultural History Farm Park, 18400 Muncaster Road, Derwood, will present “Charlotte’s Web” at 8:30 p.m. Free; for people of all ages. Take chairs, blankets, food.
31 Aug
08/31/2019    
10:00 am
Experience how enslaved freedom seekers traveled on the Underground Railroad network with a guided hike on the Underground Railroad Experience Trail at 10 a.m. “Conductors” [...]
31 Aug
08/31/2019    
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sandy Spring Slave Museum, 18524 Brooke Road, will host its first Afro-Latino-Caribbean Diversity Day from noon to 6 p.m., featuring food, fun and camaraderie. Guest [...]
02 Sep
09/02/2019    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Gaithersburg’s 81st Labor Day Parade will return to Olde Towne 1-3 p.m., rain or shine. Event will includes dance groups, antique cars and fire trucks, [...]
03 Sep
09/03/2019    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Elephant Shop at Friends House Retirement Community, 17320 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, will reopen at 10 a.m. Shop will be open from 10 a.m. [...]
03 Sep
09/03/2019    
10:30 am
Fair Hill Shops, 18100 Town Center Drive, will present a free “Rock the Fountain-Kid Style” concert featuring Kidsinger Jim at 10:30 a.m.  
04 Sep
09/04/2019    
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Brooke Grove Retirement Village will host a free Alzheimer’s Support Group for caregivers from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room, 18131 Slade [...]
04 Sep
09/04/2019    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, will host a Bluegrass Jam 6-7 p.m. (slow jam) or from 7 to 8:30 p.m. (fast jam). Take an acoustic instrument and [...]
05 Sep
09/05/2019    
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 [...]
05 Sep
09/05/2019    
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
County Council Vice President Sidney Katz (D-Dist. 3) and Councilman Andrew Friedson (D-Dist. 1) will co-host a Senior Forum and Resource Fair from 9:30 a.m. [...]
06 Sep
09/06/2019    
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 701 Norwood Road, will host its annual Greek Festival 4-10 p.m., featuring authentic Greek cuisine, live music and [...]
07 Sep
09/07/2019    
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
MedStar Montgomery will offer “Babysitting + CPR” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Course offers youth ages 12-15 training in safety, child care, safe play, [...]
07 Sep
09/07/2019    
10:00 am
Experience how enslaved freedom seekers traveled on the Underground Railroad network with a guided hike on the Underground Railroad Experience Trail at 10 a.m. “Conductors” [...]
08 Sep
09/08/2019    
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 701 Norwood Road, will host its annual Greek Festival from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., featuring authentic Greek [...]
08 Sep
09/08/2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Pooch Pool Party will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sgt. Hector I. Ayala Wheaton-Glenmont Pool. Pre-registration is required, along with written [...]
09 Sep
09/09/2019    
9:00 am
26th Annual Olney Lions Club Olney Open Golf Tournament will take place at Montgomery Country Club, 20908 Golf View Drive, Laytonsville, starting at 9 a.m. [...]
10 Sep
09/10/2019    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Elephant Shop at Friends House Retirement Community, 17320 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, will reopen at 10 a.m. Shop will be open from 10 a.m. [...]
10 Sep
09/10/2019    
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road, will present an AARP Safe Driver course from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Arrive 15 minutes early for administrative matters. [...]
11 Sep
09/11/2019    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
City of Rockville will host a 9/11 Ceremony 9-10 a.m. at 9/11 Memorial Park, at the corner of East Jefferson Street (Route 28) and Maryland [...]
11 Sep
09/11/2019    
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fletcher’s Service Station, 18001 Georgia Ave., Olney, and American Legion Post 68 will collect worn, faded and tattered American flags from noon to 3 p.m. Legion members [...]
12 Sep
09/12/2019    
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 [...]
12 Sep
09/12/2019    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Elephant Shop at Friends House Retirement Community, 17320 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, will reopen at 10 a.m. Shop will be open from 10 a.m. [...]
13 Sep
09/13/2019    
4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
St. Paul United Methodist Church will hold an all-you-can-eat BBQ Dinner and bake sale from 4 to 7:30 p.m. in the church dining hall, 21720 [...]
13 Sep
09/13/2019    
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, will host a History Happy Hour, “Hellfire Boys,” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Hellfire Boys were the U.S. response [...]
14 Sep
09/14/2019 - 09/15/2019    
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Friends House will sponsor three bus tours that will start at Sandy Spring Friends Meetinghouse, 17715 Meeting House Road, and include stops at Woodlawn Manor [...]
14 Sep
09/14/2019    
10:00 am
Experience how enslaved freedom seekers traveled on the Underground Railroad network with a guided hike on the Underground Railroad Experience Trail at 10 a.m. “Conductors” [...]
14 Sep
09/14/2019 - 09/16/2019    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Washington Ukraine Festival will be held 5-8 p.m. at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 15100 New Hampshire Ave., Cloverly, featuring music and dance, food and [...]
17 Sep
09/17/2019    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Elephant Shop at Friends House Retirement Community, 17320 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, will reopen at 10 a.m. Shop will be open from 10 a.m. [...]
17 Sep
09/17/2019    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Brooke Grove Retirement Village, 18131 Sale School Road, Sandy Spring, will host a Caregiver Connection Seminar, "Too Late to Wait," 2-3 p.m. Discover the signs [...]
18 Sep
09/18/2019    
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Brooke Grove Retirement Village will host a free Alzheimer’s Support Group for caregivers from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room, 18131 Slade [...]
19 Sep
09/19/2019    
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 [...]
19 Sep
09/19/2019    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Elephant Shop at Friends House Retirement Community, 17320 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, will reopen at 10 a.m. Shop will be open from 10 a.m. [...]
21 Sep
09/21/2019    
10:00 am
Experience how enslaved freedom seekers traveled on the Underground Railroad network with a guided hike on the Underground Railroad Experience Trail at 10 a.m. “Conductors” [...]
24 Sep
09/24/2019    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Elephant Shop at Friends House Retirement Community, 17320 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, will reopen at 10 a.m. Shop will be open from 10 a.m. [...]
25 Sep
09/25/2019    
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Brooke Grove Retirement Village will host a free Alzheimer’s Support Group for caregivers from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room, 18131 Slade [...]
26 Sep
09/26/2019    
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 [...]
26 Sep
09/26/2019    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Elephant Shop at Friends House Retirement Community, 17320 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, will reopen at 10 a.m. Shop will be open from 10 a.m. [...]
28 Sep
09/28/2019    
10:00 am
Experience how enslaved freedom seekers traveled on the Underground Railroad network with a guided hike on the Underground Railroad Experience Trail at 10 a.m. “Conductors” [...]
01 Oct
10/01/2019    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Elephant Shop at Friends House Retirement Community, 17320 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, will reopen at 10 a.m. Shop will be open from 10 a.m. [...]
02 Oct
10/02/2019    
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Volunteers are invited to sew, knot or crochet afghans and quilts as gifts for hospitalized children (yarn and fabric provided) from 10 a.m. to 3 [...]
02 Oct
10/02/2019    
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Brooke Grove Retirement Village will host a free Alzheimer’s Support Group for caregivers from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room, 18131 Slade [...]
03 Oct
10/03/2019    
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 [...]
03 Oct
10/03/2019    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Elephant Shop at Friends House Retirement Community, 17320 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, will reopen at 10 a.m. Shop will be open from 10 a.m. [...]
04 Oct
10/04/2019    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Oktoberfest, featuring the Rockville German Band, will be held 5-7 p.m. at Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Drive. Beer and traditional German food available for [...]
04 Oct
10/04/2019    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, will present a History Happy Hour, “One Giant Leap – The Race to the Moon,” from 6:30 to 8 [...]
05 Oct
10/05/2019    
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
MedStar Montgomery will offer “Babysitting + CPR” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., offering youth ages 12 to 15 training in safety, child care, safe [...]
05 Oct
10/05/2019 - 10/06/2019    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
St. Luke's 59th Fall Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Luke's Church, 1001 Brighton Dam Road, Brookeville. Festival will [...]
05 Oct
10/05/2019 - 10/06/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Heritage Montgomery’s second annual Heritage Harvest will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Explore farms and farm markets, wineries and vineyards, a living [...]
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