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AGING MATTERS Radio
05/30/2023 to 05/30/2023
2701-C Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201Moving is a high-stress life event and a major challenge regardless of the circumstances. When older adults decide to move to another location, sorting through decades of possessions and managing a move can be overwhelming. On Aging Matters this Tues May 30 and Fri Jun 2 at 2 pm on WERA Arlington 96.7 FM, join host Cheryl Beversdorf and guest Mary Kay Buysse, Co-Executive Director, National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers, https://www.nasmm.org, as they discuss senior move management, hiring a senior move manager and benefits of using one, and services they provide. If outside listening area, visit wera.fm, click Listen Live/Listen Online. This broadcast will also be available on Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aging-matters/id1526204286 and Spotify Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/0HvZeXmoVAmtXmbQwBJVvM. To access AGING MATTERS radio programs & TV episodes, visit www.agingmattersonline.com.
“Drawn to D.C.”
06/01/2023 to 06/30/2023
7400 Arlington Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814"Drawn to D.C." is an exhibit at the Connie Morella Library in Bethesda of cartoonist/illustrator Leila Cabib's pen-and-ink and watercolor sketches of 19th-century residential architecture in various Washington, D.C. neighborhoods: Dupont Circle, Capitol Hill, Logan Circle, Adams Morgan and Georgetown. Leila creates her drawings entirely on site.
The Real Juneteenth
06/03/2023 to 06/03/2023
4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville, MD 20853Reynauld Smith, a board member of the Sandy Spring Slave Museum, shares the experiences of his ancestors’ emancipation from slavery on June 19, 1865. This free event is made possible through a collaboration between Aspen Hill Library and The Sandy Spring Slave Museum.
Washington Folk Festival
06/03/2023 to 06/04/2023
7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812In its 41st year, the Washington Folk Festival returns to Glen Echo Park, MD on June 3 & 4 from 12 pm to 7pm each day with music of all kinds, participatory dance, a fine crafts market, and storytelling. Hosting more than 450 performers on 7 stages, the FREE festival celebrates the diverse American and international music styles to be found throughout the Washington area among the local and talented performers. Jam in the picnic area! Ride the carousel! Revel in the joy of folk traditions, old and new. The festival takes place rain or shine. Find out more at www.washingtonfolkfestival.org. Complimentary transportation and parking from the Waverly parking lot located at 7400 Waverly Street, Bethesda, MD is recommended; it’s just one block from the Bethesda Metro stop on the red line. The Washington Folk Festival is co-produced by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington and the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the National Park Service and Montgomery County, MD. The official media sponsor is WOWD-LP, www.takomaradio.org
Washington Folk Festival
06/03/2023 to 06/04/2023
7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812In its 41st year, the Washington Folk Festival returns to Glen Echo Park, MD on June 3 & 4 from 12 pm to 7pm each day with music of all kinds, participatory dance, a fine crafts market, and storytelling. Hosting more than 450 performers on 7 stages, the FREE festival celebrates the diverse American and international music styles to be found throughout the Washington area among the local and talented performers. Jam in the picnic area! Ride the carousel! Revel in the joy of folk traditions, old and new. The festival takes place rain or shine. Find out more at www.washingtonfolkfestival.org. Complimentary transportation and parking from the Waverly parking lot located at 7400 Waverly Street, Bethesda, MD is recommended; it’s just one block from the Bethesda Metro stop on the red line. The Washington Folk Festival is co-produced by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington and the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the National Park Service and Montgomery County, MD. The official media sponsor is WOWD-LP, www.takomaradio.org
41st annual Strathmore Bel Pre Civic Association community yard sale
06/03/2023 to 06/03/2023
13920 Bethpage Lane, Aspen HIll, MD 20906The Strathmore Bel Pre Civic Association will be hosting its 41st annual community yard sale on Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Strathmore Bel Pre Pool parking lot - 13920 Bethpage Lane, in Aspen Hill, MD. Rain date is Sunday, June 4. For more info, call (301) 460-0497.
