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Southern Maryland Bluegrass: The Special Consensus
04/19/2026 to 04/19/2026
1015 Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20670CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF BLUEGRASS EXCELLENCE AND BRINGING MUSIC TO SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE WORLD! 2012 and 2018 GRAMMY Nominee, Special Consensus, makes a first time appearance. Special Consensus has been on the Bluegrass scene for five decades. International tours have brought the band to Australia, Canada, Europe, South America, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. They have also appeared on National Public Radio, The Nashville Network, the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, and in concert with symphony orchestras around the world. In 1984, Special Consensus initiated the Traditional American Music (TAM) Program to introduce Bluegrass music to students in schools across the country and in several other countries. Their latest album, titled “Been All Around This World,” released in 2025 in celebration of the band’s Golden Anniversary. There is one more show in this year’s series on Sunday May 3 featuring The Kody Norris Show. Tickets for each concert are $23.00 per person. They will be sold at the door. For more information, visit www.somdbluegrass.com or call 301-737-3004. Doors open at noon; food will be available for sale from noon til 2 pm and the show starts at 2.
Mount Vernon Genealogical Presents: Why was Grandma so Mean??
04/21/2026 to 04/21/2026
Zoom, Alexandria, VA 22308MV Genealogical Society's meeting features Jennifer Holick. Through genealogical records, history, and lived experience, Holick will help us understand our more difficult ancestors. You’ll leave with a better understanding of how generational trauma shapes family behavior, perspectives, and emotional inheritance. Holik is a genealogist and military researcher who has authored over 20 books. This free presentation will be available via Zoom. No pre-registration is required. Go to https://mvgenealogy.org/eventListings.php?nm=20 for the Zoom link as well as more information about our speaker. While there, check out our society and consider joining!
Annandale Book Sale
04/23/2026 to 04/26/2026
7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, VA 22003Thousands of high-quality used books, CDs, DVDs and more at the George Mason Friends Spring Book Sale. The sale begins with a Preview Sale, $20 per adult, on Wednesday, April 22, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The General Sale, no fee, runs from Thursday through Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:30 pm daily. Come early for the best selection, then come back on Sunday for half-price bargains. For more information visit georgemasonfriends.blogspot.com or call 703-813-6616.
Shepherd’s Center of Annandale Springfield
04/23/2026 to 04/23/2026
4801 Ravensworth Blvd, Annandale, VA 22003Shepherd’s Center of Annandale Springfield Lunch N’ Life: Join us to hear Christina DeVera, Physical Scientist, presenting “Geology & You: Discovering our shared history through the rocks underneath our feet” at St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church. All are welcome! Ham Tetrazzini, salad, green beans, dessert, tea & coffee. Cost for lunch and lecture is $20 per person. Call 703-941-1419 by Tuesday, April 21st by noon to register or send an email to shepherdscas@vacoxmail.com.
Leigh Pilzer – Jazz Series
04/23/2026 to 04/23/2026
12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, MD 20874Our Jazz series continues with Leigh Pilzer! “A force of nature on the baritone.” –Adam Narimatsu, CapitalBop. Washington, DC, native Leigh Pilzer is a baritone saxophone specialist, composer, arranger, and educator. Her performance resume includes appearances with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore’s Soulful Symphony, and more. She is also a bandleader in her own right, leading the Leigh Pilzer Startet, her all-star quartet/quintet; organ group Leigh Pilzer’s Low Standards; and her latest project, Leigh Pilzer’s Seven Pointed Star. She also co-leads PALS, a duo with bassist Amy Shook and JLQ, the Jen Krupa-Leigh Pilzer Quintet. Pilzer has presented her groups to enthusiastic audience response at top venues including Blues Alley, Keystone Korner, the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, and the Atlas Performing Arts Center, to name a few. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.blackrockcenter.org/jazzfest
Montgomery County Master Gardener Plant Sale and Expo
04/25/2026 to 04/25/2026
19000 Oxcart Place, Gaithersburg, MD 20886This spring, we are introducing a new Montgomery County Master Gardener event to the public at the Agricultural History Farm Park. The event will consist of a plant sale and garden tour. For more information, visit the website at https://sites.google.com/umd.edu/montgomerycountymg/home
