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Savage Geek Fest

05/04/2024 to 05/05/2024

8600 Foundry St, Savage, MD 20763

Savage Geek Fest is a 2-day board game, STEM, and all things Geek convention hosted by Omnihedral and Historic Savage Mill. Featuring specialty classes and deals at Savage Mill vendors, independent RPGs, and so much more!

on the Run

05/05/2024 to 05/05/2024

3700 S Four Mile Run Dr, Arlington, VA 22206

Jane Franklin Dance performs “on the Run” with a concert that features award-winning choreographers and performances by Forty+ Project. Enjoy movement and dance in the heart of Arlington’s industrial district at Four Mile Run. Tickets are available for $22 at https://janefranklin.com/performances or $25 at the door. Throw It Up by Ryan Bailey is about an itch within the body that needs to be released; an original rhythm affects each of the five dancers differently. The music is an original composition by the choreographer. Around With You, a new piece by Andie de Vaulx, was created in residency at the Glen Echo Park with new and returning Forty+ Project members. In an increasingly disconnected world, the group was looking for the opportunity to gather and connect through dance. In Jane Franklin’s Shake, developed for Mason Exhibitions Arlington in 2023, performers respond to percussion, silence, and cadence. In Drums, performers mark silence and exult in the rhythmic pulse. Shake, a trio, vibrates with electric energy. Spoken word by artist Bennie Herron adds memory to the narrative as three poems, “Connected,” “Powdered Milk,” and “Summertime '' bring forward images of childhood. "Testify," by Lauren DeVera, moves to music by the Taco Shop Poets with spoken word by Bennie Herron. Linear is inspired by the work of visual artist Christine Ruksensas-Burton, whose “paintings are conversations of colors inspired by her homeland (Australia) as well as modern art, minimalism, modernist architecture, and design.” Michala Conroy’s Space Launch (premier) is a high-energy adventure blasting off into the galaxy. Rob Priore’s Esta Vida explores themes of commitment and expression. Surprising movement weaves a story of partnership in juxtaposition to isolation. The work was selected for Richmond Dance Festival 2022 and was seen at Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival 2022.

American Roots Concert Series: Viv & Riley

05/05/2024 to 05/05/2024

921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20003, Washington, DC 20003

A bittersweet nostalgia lies at the heart of Imaginary People, the new album from Viv & Riley, released September 15, 2023 on Free Dirt Records. Over ten tracks, the pair applies an indie roots sheen to newly composed pop gems. https://www.hillcenterdc.org/event/american-roots-concert-series-viv-and-riley/

Dan Navarro at JAMMIN JAVA

05/07/2024 to 05/07/2024

227 Maple Ave, Vienna, VA 22180

With a career spanning decades and a dozen albums with Lowen & Navarro, Dan Navarro is currently on tour in support of his most recent album, "Horizon Line." Special Guest - Jesse Lynn Madera

Leadership Howard County’s Big Event

05/08/2024 to 05/08/2024

2700 Turf Valley Road , Ellicott City , MD 21042

Leadership Howard County will hold its annual Big Event featuring guest speaker Greg Boyle, a Jesuit priest and founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation and reentry program in the world. Boyle and two formerly gang-involved individuals will present “You’re Still on the Fastest Route: Arriving at a Community of Cherished Belonging.” Leadership Howard County’s Big Event brings together more than 400 leaders from business, government and nonprofit organizations in Howard County. Proceeds from the event support Leadership Howard County programs and scholarships. General admission tickets cost $100 through April 5 and $75 for veterans, students and nonprofits with 25 or fewer employees. Beginning April 6, all tickets cost $125. To register or learn more, visit bit.ly/2024-BigEvent or call 410-730-4474.

Wine Tasting Featuring Expert Janet Cam: Affordable and Fabulous? Trader Joe’s Has it All

05/09/2024 to 05/09/2024

921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20003, washington, DC 20003

Janet Cam is a Culinary Strategist and wine expert, best known as the co-founder of DC’s storied restaurant, Le Pavillon, the first nouvelle cuisine restaurant in the U.S., honored with Wine Spectator’s Grand Award for their wine list. https://www.hillcenterdc.org/event/the-best-of-traders-joes-and-why-with-tips-to-help-you-define-your-palate-preferences-featuring-wine-expert-janet-cam/