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Foreign Films Screening Series: The Bookshop
05/11/2025 to 05/11/2025
4407 Aspen Hill Rd, Rockville, MD 20853Join other movie lovers for a foreign film screening the second Sunday of each month at the Aspen Hill Library. May's film is The Bookshop. England, 1959. Free-spirited widow Florence Green risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative East Anglian coastal town. While bringing about a surprising cultural awakening through works by Ray Bradbury and Vladimir Nabokov, she earns the polite but ruthless opposition of a local grand dame and the support and affection of a reclusive book loving widower. As Florence’s obstacles amass and bear suspicious signs of a local power struggle, she is forced to ask: is there a place for a bookshop in a town that may not want one? (PG) 1 hr. 52 min. https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/13320784
Capitol Hill House & Garden Tour set for Mother’s Day Weekend
05/11/2025 to 05/12/2025
Capitol Hill, Washington, DC 20003The annual Capitol Hill Restoration Society’s (CHRS) House & Garden Tour will be held on Mother’s Day Weekend. This tour is one of the highlights of Capitol Hill, so mark your calendars now. This year, all except one of the homes and gardens are located in Northeast Capitol Hill, including the historic Swampoodle district. The tour will include eleven homes never before featured on the House Tour. Refreshments from local DC vendors will be offered in the lobby of the 700 Constitution St., NE, apartment building. The homes on the tour feature both historic and more modern layouts and interiors, as well as gardens. A fun stop will be three-in-a-row homes with metal oriel bay windows on their second stories. The three 1895 Queen Anne Victorians are very different inside: one has exposed brick and an open floor plan, another has a Scandinavian-inspired kitchen separated from the garden by a wall of glass, and the third one has historic mantels and mirrors to give it a New York brownstone vibe. Tickets are on sale now at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-house-garden-tour-tickets-1286417733069?aff=ebdssbdestsearch They are $40 each before the event and $50 each the weekend of the event.
Foreign Films Screening Series: Los Lobos
05/11/2025 to 06/08/2025
4407 Aspen Hill Rd, Rockville, MD 20853Together with their mother Lucia, the brothers Max and Leo have just crossed the border from Mexico into the United States in search of a better life. And they share a dream as well: To visit Disneyland one day. But it is not easy for them to gain a foothold in their new home. While Lucía tries to finance their new life by doing odd jobs, the brothers spend their days in their one-room flat, building an imaginary universe with their drawings and thinking about mom's promise of going to Disneyland. In Spanish with English subtitles. (NR) 1 hr. 35 min. Sponsored by The Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, MD, Inc. https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/13395918
Stone Room Concerts @ Hill Center Featuring Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter Amber Rubarth
05/11/2025 to 05/11/2025
921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE , Washington, DC 20003Amber Rubarth is a singer-songwriter renowned for her raw, soulful voice and poetic songwriting. Former chainsaw sculptor turned self-taught multi-instrumentalist, she has toured her original music extensively across North America, Europe, Japan, and South Africa, performing at esteemed venues such as Carnegie Hall and Glastonbury Festival, and opening for legendary artists including Emmylou Harris, Richie Havens, and Dr. Ralph Stanley. Her ninth full length album, Cover Crop, is a meditation on our interconnectivity with nature through 15 reimagined songs, self-produced at her cottage in the woods of the Hudson Valley, New York. Registration and more information at https://www.hillcenterdc.org/event/stone-room-concerts-hill-center-featuring-acclaimed-singer-songwriter-amber-rubarth/
A Capella Magic with “Reverb”
05/12/2025 to 05/12/2025
Oasis at the Macy's Home Store/7125 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20817Reverb is an award-winning a cappella vocal group that sings soul, folk, and Gospel songs. In this live performance, Reverb will sing into spring with a selection of soul and pop classics and a few original songs. Reverb has performed along the East Coast and has toured East and Southern Africa, the Persian Gulf and the Caribbean. Reverb is best known as an old-school harmony group led by soloists — each with his own distinct individual style. To register, please visit https://washington-metro.oasiseverywhere.org/product/reverb/ or call 240-800-374. About Washington Metro Oasis: Our mission is to empower adults aged 50+ to lead active, healthy, and enriched lives through a unique mix of lifelong learning, social, health, and volunteer programs. You’ll find the full schedule of classes on our website, https://washington-metro.oasisnet.org OR you can contact us at 240-800-3745 or washingtonmetro@oasisnet.org to request a printed catalog.
AI, Facial Recognition & You
05/13/2025 to 05/13/2025
114 N. Union Avenue, Havre de Grace , MD 21078Beyond the Obvious is an engaging and thought-provoking speaker series held at St. John’s Episcopal Church on the second Tuesday of each month. The series is designed to explore ideas, innovations, and perspectives that often go unnoticed. This series presents leading thinkers, trailblazers, and thought leaders from a diverse array of fields to delve deeper into their subject areas. AI, Facial Recognition and You is first in the series and will be presented by Turhan Kimbrough. Topics include a review of new technology all around us, how facial recognition and AI will improve our lives, when facial recognition becomes surveillance, and practical steps to take control of your digital face.
