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Earth Day Garden Party
04/22/2023 to 04/22/2023
4201 Knowles Ave., Kensington, MD 20895Kensington Park Library. Website: https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/8064715. FREE. We invite you to celebrate earth day with us. We will be offering garden tours, story trail walks, a plant swap, teen seed planting booth, and more. Don't forget to bring a plant(s) to swap! Everyone gets to participate. Rain or shine!
“District 5” – Wind Quartet Concert in Fairfax City!
04/28/2023 to 04/28/2023
3740 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030This performance is a part of the City of Fairfax "Spotlight on the Arts Festival", April 21 - May 7, 2023! District5 is a daring, Washington DC-based wind quintet that specializes in new music and new transcriptions. They are recipients of a 2016 Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant with composer Evis Sammoutis and have recently performed at "The REACH" at the Kennedy Center, Dumbarton Oaks, U.S. Department of State, Library of Congress, Barns at Wolf Trap, DC Kosciuszko Foundation, and the Anderson House. This is a FREE concert; no tickets are required. Part of the Bonita Lestina Old Town Hall Performance Series sponsored by the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts. For more information, please visit: https://www.fairfaxva.gov/government/parks-recreation/cultural-arts
Gas & Steam Engine Show
04/29/2023 to 04/29/2023
18400 Muncaster Rd, Derwood, MD 20855Come to the 25th annual Gas and Steam Engine Show. See gas engines and tractors, antique cars, wood carvers. Great food for sale. Visit the animals. Craft show and more! Free admission and parking. Event held rain or shine. Visit FriendsoftheFarmPark.org for more information.
Gas & Steam Engine Show
04/30/2023 to 04/30/2023
18400 Muncaster Rd, Derwood, MD 20855Come to the 25th annual Gas and Steam Engine Show. See gas engines and tractors, antique cars, wood carvers. Great food for sale. Visit the animals. Craft show and more! Free admission and parking. Event held rain or shine. Visit FriendsoftheFarmPark.org for more information.
No, You Don’t Really Have 7,900 Fourth Cousins: How to Make Sense of Your Jewish DNA Results
04/30/2023 to 04/30/2023
6301 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852DNA has the potential to be an essential and exciting genealogical tool. But many Eastern European Jewish testers find their DNA results completely overwhelming and unnavigable. In this talk, Jennifer Mendelsohn will help those with Ashkenazi heritage learn how to make sense of their DNA results. She’ll cover the basics of DNA testing, including why our match lists are so large, (hello, endogamy!) why all our matches seem to match each other (endogamy, again!), and how to spot the meaningful matches and separate them from the faux ones. Using real-life examples of DNA success, you’ll learn techniques that will help you work effectively with DNA to expand your Ashkenazi family tree. This one-hour program is free for members. This is one of the many activities that is a benefit of JGSGW membership. Instructions for joining the online meeting will be placed under Meeting Info & Links in the Members Only Files. (These files become visible on this website after members sign in.) Nonmembers may register through Guest Event Registration to attend for a fee of $5, or pay at the door if attending in person. Speaker: Jennifer Mendelsohn is a sought-after genealogist who specializes in helping Eastern European Jewish families shattered by the Holocaust reclaim their history. She has worked on scores of cases, solving complex family mysteries using a blend of traditional and genetic genealogy. Her sleuthing was featured in the 2019 bestseller Inheritance by Dani Shapiro. In 2022, she co-founded the DNA Reunion Project at the Center for Jewish History, which seeks to promote DNA testing as a tool for helping Holocaust survivors find family. Mendelsohn is also known for the innovative use of genealogy as a tool for activism. She created the viral hashtag #resistancegenealogy, which uses genealogical and historical records to fight disinformation and honor America’s immigrant past.
Guided Tour of the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial
05/11/2023 to 05/11/2023
9751 Ox Road, Lorton, VA 22079Join AARP Virginia for a guided tour of the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial. The memorial commemorates the millions of women who engaged in the suffragist movement primarily from 1848 through passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 that allowed most women to vote. This memorial is both a visual symbol and educational tool that elevates them to their proper place in history. The tour will be conducted rain or shine, so please check the weather before your departure and dress accordingly. Parking is available next to the Memorial with easy access to wheelchairs. Upon completion of the tour, participants are invited to partake in lunch together. Bring your own lunch or purchase a meal at the Brickmakers Café located across the Memorial. Indoor and outdoor tables are available with a great view of the Occoquan River. This tour is free. You must register to attend.
