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Hundreds of people showed up atCarderock Elementary School onMarch 22. Gov. Larry Hogan andU.S. Secretary of Education BetsyDeVos were inside reading “Oh thePlaces You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss tosecond graders in honor of Na-tional Reading Month.

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In February 2017, 34 Potomac homes sold between $3,650,000-$360,000.

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Address ..................................... BR FB HB ......... Postal City .......... Sold Price ........... Type .................. Lot AC .... PostalCode9001 DURHAM DR ............................. 5 ... 6 ... 2 ............. POTOMAC ............ $3,650,000 ............. Detached ................. 2.88 ................. 2085412220 STONEY CREEK RD .................. 7 ... 9 ... 0 ............. POTOMAC ............ $2,800,000 ............. Detached ................. 21.38 ................ 208548604 YORK MANOR WAY .................... 6 ... 6 ... 3 ............. POTOMAC ............ $2,670,000 ............. Detached ................. 2.00 ................. 208549821 CARMELITA DR .......................... 6 ... 5 ... 2 ............. POTOMAC ............ $1,925,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.53 ................. 2085410130 DARMUID GREEN DR ............... 5 ... 5 ... 2 ............. POTOMAC ............ $1,862,000 ............. Detached ................. 2.23 ................. 2085411541 TWINING LN ............................ 6 ... 8 ... 2 ............. POTOMAC ............ $1,420,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.87 ................. 2085410 WINTERSET CT ............................. 4 ... 4 ... 1 ............. POTOMAC ............ $1,225,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.77 ................. 208547705 HACKAMORE DR ....................... 4 ... 2 ... 2 ............. POTOMAC ............ $1,165,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.34 ................. 2085412500 PARK POTOMAC AVE #909N .... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ............. POTOMAC ............ $1,140,000 ............. Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............................... 2085420 RIVERWOOD CT ............................ 6 ... 5 ... 1 ............. POTOMAC ............ $1,120,101 ............. Detached ................. 2.19 ................. 208547824 HIDDEN MEADOW TER .............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ............. POTOMAC ............ $1,050,000 ............. Townhouse .............. 0.08 ................. 208546 HALL CT .......................................... 6 ... 4 ... 2 ............. POTOMAC .............. $955,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.42 ................. 2085411405 SPUR WHEEL LN ...................... 5 ... 6 ... 1 ............. POTOMAC .............. $925,000 .............. Detached ................. 2.12 ................. 2085412526 ANSIN CIRCLE DR .................... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ............. POTOMAC .............. $900,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 2085412534 ANSIN CIRCLE DR .................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ............. POTOMAC .............. $900,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 2085410405 GREAT ARBOR DR .................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ............. POTOMAC .............. $884,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.27 ................. 2085411824 HUNTING RIDGE CT ................. 5 ... 3 ... 1 ............. POTOMAC .............. $865,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.46 ................. 2085410528 DEMOCRACY LN ...................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ............. POTOMAC .............. $855,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.21 ................. 208549004 COPENHAVER DR ...................... 5 ... 3 ... 2 ............ ROCKVILLE ............. $820,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.38 ................. 2085410505 TYLER TER ............................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ............. POTOMAC .............. $750,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.32 ................. 2085411504 KAREN DR ............................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ............. POTOMAC .............. $730,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.34 ................. 208541895 MILBORO DR ............................. 5 ... 2 ... 1 ............. POTOMAC .............. $705,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.22 ................. 2085410947 WHITERIM DR ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ............. POTOMAC .............. $689,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2085410905 WHITERIM DR ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ............. POTOMAC .............. $680,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 2085412014 SMOKETREE RD ....................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ............. POTOMAC .............. $665,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.22 ................. 208541056 PIPESTEM PL ............................. 4 ... 2 ... 1 ............. POTOMAC .............. $650,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.27 ................. 2085411626 DEBORAH DR .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ............. POTOMAC .............. $590,000 .............. 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News

Seth Kibel, a woodwind spe-cialist, will be joined by aquintet featuring piano,

double bass, drums, and vocals foran afternoon of American andJewish music on April 2, 3-5 p.m.,at Congregation Har Shalom,11510 Falls Road. The perfor-mance will include the classics ofthe “Great American Songbook” —George Gershwin, Irving Berlin,Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, BennyGoodman, and more — plus adash of klezmer.

Kibel is a featured performerwith The Alexandria Kleztet, BayJazz Project, Music Pilgrim Trio,and The Natty Beaux. He’s thewinner of 28 Washington AreaMusic Awards (Wammies), includ-ing “Best World Music Instrumen-talist” (2003-11) and “Best Jazz Instrumentalist”(2005, 2007-8, 2011-14).

The event will also include delectables by Estrella

Performing at Congregation Har Shalom

Seth Kibel

Levy.Tickets are $20 per person or $18 group tickets

(10 or more)/ See www.harshalom.org/sethkibel.

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By Susan Belford

The Almanac

Carderock Elementary SchoolActing Principal Jae W. Lee re-ceived a surprise call from Gov.Larry Hogan’s office on Tues-

day, March 22. He had just two days to pre-pare for the Thursday visit of U.S. Secre-tary of Education Betsy DeVos.

Lee collaborated with the MontgomeryCounty Public Schools’ Department ofSchool Safety and Security, the Montgom-ery County Police Department, and the U.S.Marshal’s Office to ensure everyone’s safety.He worked in partnership with the MCPSCentral Office and Carderock staff to planfor the visit, and to develop a plan for com-munication to students and parents.

In honor of National Reading Month,

Supporting school choice. Opposing U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.

Signs of the Times: A Divided WelcomeProtesters, supporters gather for Hogan and DeVos at Carderock Elementary.

The crowd spilled onto the pavement. The visit at Carderock Elementary became an educational opportunity.

Supporters of Gov. Larry Hogan.See A Divided Welcome, Page 10

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Opinion

By The Rev. Mark Michael

Rector, St. Francis Episcopal Church

Shortly after we moved to Potomac, oureldest son joined the local Cub Scoutpack, 773, which is sponsored byPotomac United Methodist Church.

The pack our son had joined near our formerhome in Virginia was newly established, withjust a handful of kids and a rather harriedgroup of parent volunteers always scramblingto pull things together. It’s been exciting to be

part of a much larger packhere, with a really talentedand committed group ofleaders and an impressivevariety of activities.

We were expecting that the Pinewood Derbyat the pack here in Potomac would be prettyspecial. But nothing we had seen yet quite pre-pared us for the event that unfolded a few Sat-urdays ago in the United Methodist Church’sParish Center.

The Pinewood Derby isn’t quite as old asScouting itself, but it goes back over 60 years,when a scoutmaster in California decided thathis charges weren’t quite ready for the thencommon project of constructing cars out ofsoapboxes to ride in down a hill themselves(these were the days before soap came in plas-tic wrap and people worried much about li-ability insurance). The scoutmaster’s idea wasto have the boys to whittle or cut a car out of asmall piece of pine, to nail on some simplewheels, and then to race the cars down an in-clined track.

The Derby has probably become the signa-ture program of Cub Scouts. All across thecountry, boys have been working with their

Making Something Good Togetherdads in these late winter months to put to-gether a car that will hopefully speed acrossthe finish line, and cut a bit of a figure alongthe way. I expected that this pack would takethe Derby a little more seriously than our lastone. In our Virginia pack, if you had managedto apply at least a little paint and have fourwheels in place, you were doing pretty well.But I was still pretty surprised when thePotomac pack leaders sent us a six page list ofrules, along with a YouTube video explainingthe physics of Pinewood Derby car construc-tion. There was a weigh-in night, and a require-ment that the car be kept by the pack over-night to avoid tampering. There was also aparents’ division, to cut down on dads com-peting vicariously through their sons, wherethe aim was to design the slowest car possible.

I feel a bit out of my league in these areas,having not really given physics a thought sincethe mid-1990s, when I squeaked my waythrough the 11th grade version, which I don’tremember laying much emphasis on aerody-namics. We didn’t watch the video or do anyweight adjustment calculations. My son and I,though, both thought his car was quite hand-some. After he had traced the design on theblock my uncle, a master of the scroll saw, cutit out in his shop for us. My son then painted itwith a few odds and ends of tubes from thedrawer in the basement. The stripes were evenstraight (mostly). He was really proud of it,and I was proud of him.

When we went to the weigh in, they told uswe should add some weight to the car, and adad who clearly was more on top of the mat-ter supplied some weights and glue. We werea little daunted by some of the other vehiclesbeing carried in to the weigh in — some with

inner cavities filled with lead, others delicatelycarved and painted in shiny car paint. Someof these dads had clearly watched the physicsvideos (maybe a few had doctorates in woodencar engineering). A few of the cars even seemedto be scale models of famous racecars.

As it happened, the big race the next daywas lots of fun, even if my son’s car didn’t winany of its heats — the pack penchant for care-ful planning insisted that each car have achance to run a heat in each track position. Infive heats, his did beat one other car, not thatanyone was counting. The kids were cheeringfor each other, and, on the whole, seemed lessinterested in the results than their fathers.

The Pinewood Derby, after all isn’t reallyabout winning, but about the joy of workman-ship — planning a project, following all thesteps to make something special. It’s also abouttime well spent, as parents and their childrengather ideas and share talents, learning a littlemore along the way about each other and theway the world works. The competition anglepushes us a little to do our best, and if victorycomes, it’s a bit sweeter for the work we putinto it.

Creative work enhances our dignity, and is asign of God’s wisdom working within us. Whenwe bring a project to fulfilment, we have asense of the creative joy He revealed in pro-nouncing all things good. As a secondary gift,such work deepens our love for each other, andspurs us on to do even better.

Next year, I guess I’ll need to learn a littlemore about physics. Maybe we have a littlecar touch-up paint out in the garage that wouldmake the thing shine. It will be fun again, I’msure, a gift for my son and for me, to makesomething good together in the world.

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Marking Women’s International DayDel. Aruna Miller (D-15) stands on the steps in Annapolis among the women of theMaryland General Assembly celebrating Women’s International Day on March 8.

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WEDNESDAY/MARCH 29Education Forum. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at

Richard Montgomery High School(cafeteria), 250 Richard MontgomeryDrive, Rockville. Montgomery CountyCouncil Education Committee ChairCraig Rice, Montgomery CountyPublic Schools Superintendent JackSmith and Montgomery CollegePresident DeRionne Pollard will hosta public forum to provideinformation, and seek input, on theprograms and budgets of theCounty’s public school system and itscommunity college. ContactCouncilmember Rice’s office at 240-777-7955 or [email protected].

Part Four of Lenten Study Seriesand Dinner. 6:30 p.m. at SevenLocks Baptist Church, 11845 SevenLocks Road, Rockville. “One Lord,One Faith, One Baptism,” with the“Seven Locks Churches” of Potomac(St. James’ Episcopal, GenevaPresbyterian, Seven Locks Baptist,Scotland AME Zion, EmmanuelLutheran). Join the “Seven Locks”

churches Wednesday evenings duringLent for dinner and then a study ledby the pastors of the churches. TheMarch 29 topic: “The Creeds.” Call301-279-9388.

FRIDAY/MARCH 31Girl Power Writing Contest

Deadline. The Montgomery CountyCommission for Women is kicking offWomen’s History Month by invitingresidents of all ages to participate inthe first annual Girl Power WritingContest, “What’s It Mean to Be aWoman in 2017?” Girls and womencan share their own experienceswhile boys and men can reflect on

what they think life is like for thewomen in their life. Submissions canbe intellectual, emotional, funny,spiritual or serious. Written entriesshould be no more than 500 words.Entries should include full name, age,grade and school (if applicable),

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By Peggy McEwan

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Marie-Josee Bourelly, a sophomoreat Winston Churchill HighSchool, will perform the part of

Nora in Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Mem-oirs” at Theater J this spring.

It is the first professional role for the 16year old.

“I’ve been acting for quite a while butnever went into professional theater,”Bourelly said. “It’s just the most wonderfullearning experience of all time.”

And she has had a lot of experience.Bourelly, who goes by Josie, had her first

part in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” whilea camper at Glen Echo’s Adventure Theatrewhen she was just 8 years old

“I was a typist and I had like four lines,”she said. “I practiced all the time. I prac-ticed those lines until I went to bed.”

From that first experience, Bourelly said,she knew she wanted to be an actor.

She spent the next summer at AdventureTheatre again, then spent the next sevensummers at Interlochen Summer Camp forthe Arts in Michigan.

Between time at camp andschool plays, Bourelly saidshe had lots of amateur ex-perience but never, untilnow, turned professional.She said that was probablybecause she didn’t reallythink she was good enough.

“I was so surprised whenthey called me and said I gotthe part,” she said. “I playNora, a young girl from the1930s, the play is set in1937. Nora Morton is 16 anda half years old and shewants to be a dancer onBroadway … she wants theideal life of being independent.”

Bourelly said the play has been in rehears-als for about three weeks and opens April5. Four D.C. area teens are part of the cast,working with three adult professionalsalong with Director Matt Torney and thetechnical crew.

“Something I’ve learned throughout theprocess is everybody is there to help you,”she said. “I can ask anything: about breath-

ing techniques, how to make a scene better…. You shouldn’t be afraid to ask orshouldn’t be embarrassed. Everybody wantsyou to succeed.”

The cast works six days a week, and,Bourelly said, she has to be “hyper-focused”to do the play and keep up with her schoolwork. She said she does homework at lunch,

during breaks at rehearsalsand when she gets home atnight.

“People should come tosee [the play], it’s a goodshow,” Bourelly said. “It’s ashow I can bring myyounger brother to and he’lllaugh and also my parents,and they will cry.”

Theater J is a nationallyrenowned, professionalJewish theater that “cel-ebrates, explores andstruggles with the complexi-ties and nuances of both theJewish experience and theuniversal human condition,”

according to the theater’s mission state-ment. “… we aim to preserve and expand arich Jewish theatrical tradition and to cre-ate a community and commonality throughtheater-going experiences.”

Theater J performances are held atEdlavitch DCJCC’s Aaron & Cecile GoldmanTheater, 1529 16th Street, NW Washington,D.C. — four blocks east of Dupont Circle.

‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’Potomac teen landsfirst professionalacting role.

Marie-Josee Bourelly

DetailsPerformances are April 5-

May 7, Wednesdays, Thursdays,and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. SelectSaturdays and Sundays at 2p.m. Select Fridays at 8 p.m.,Saturdays at 8 p.m., weekdaymatinees, April 26 and May 3 atnoon. Open Captioned perfor-mance Sunday, April 30 at 7:30p.m.

Tickets are $37 attheaterj.org or by calling 202-777-3210. Discounts availablefor groups of 10 or more, call202-777-3210 or [email protected]

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phone number, and email address. Winners will beannounced by April 14. Entries may besubmitted by mail or email. Mail entries shouldbe sent to Girl Power Contest, MontgomeryCounty Commission for Women, 21 MarylandAve,, Suite 330, Rockville, MD 20850. Emailentries should be sent [email protected] with “GirlPower Contest” in the subject line. Call 240-777-8300 or visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

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WEDNESDAY/APRIL 5Part Five of Lenten Study Series and

Dinner. 6:30 p.m. at Geneva PresbyterianChurch, 11931 Seven Locks Road, Potomac.“One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism,” with the“Seven Locks Churches” of Potomac (St. James’Episcopal, Geneva Presbyterian, Seven LocksBaptist, Scotland AME Zion, Emmanuel


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Email community entertainment eventsto [email protected] date, time, location, descriptionand contact for event: phone, email and/or website. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

ONGOING2016 Inaugural Video Art

Exhibition. 5-7 p.m. at Glen EchoPhotoworks Gallery, 7300 MacArthurBlvd., Glen Echo. Photoworksshowcases a group of female visualartists who use video to reveal thepersonal, the intimate and theartistic. Desires, dreams and fears areall visually explored in Photoworks’Inaugural Video Competition andExhibition, curated by Na’ama BatyaLewin. Free. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org formore.

Ballroom Dancing. 1-3 p.m., everyWednesday in March, at NorthPotomac Senior Center, 13860Travilah Road, Rockville. Come outand practice the international styleBallroom Dance, like Waltz, VienneseWaltz, Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstepand Slow Foxtrot, Latin Dancing,such as Cha Cha, Rumba and Samba,also social dances, such as swing.This is a volunteer-led practice. Free.

Children’s Storytime. Wednesdaysand Saturdays, 10 a.m. at Barnes &Noble Booksellers, 4801 BethesdaAve., Bethesda Listen to employeesread children’s stories. Free. Visitwww.store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/4824850-21.

VisArts Cocktails and CanvasClass. at VisArts in the Painting &Drawing Studio, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. Price $40. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org/cocktails-and-canvas for more.

Thang Ta. Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. atSutradhar Institute of Dance andRelated Arts, 1525 Forest Glen Road,Silver Spring. Learn the ancient art ofthe sword and spear. $25.www.dancesidra.org.

Weekly Blues Dance. Thursdays8:15-11:30 p.m. in the Back RoomAnnex at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Capital Bluespresents rotating DJs and instructorswith beginner workshop 8:15-9 p.m.,no partner necessary. $8 for all.capitalblues.org

Weekly Swing Dance. Saturdays, 8p.m.-midnight. The DC LindyExchange presents a swing dancewith live music in the SpanishBallroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Beginner swing dance lesson at 8p.m., followed by dancing. Admission$16-$18, age 17 and under $12.www.glenechopark.org.

Argentine Tango with Lessons.Most Sundays, 6:30-11 p.m. in theBack Room Annex at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Argentine Tango lessons followed bya Milonga most Sunday evenings.Beginner lesson 6:30-7:30 p.m. andintermediate lesson 7:30-8:30 p.m.Cost is $15/lesson and includes theMilonga. For just the Milonga, cost is$10 and the open dance with DJ runs8:30-11 p.m. No partner required.www.glenechopark.org, 301-634-2222.

Contra and Square Dance. Fridaysand Sundays 7-10:30 p.m. in theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. The eveningcan include square dances, mixers,waltzes and other couple dances. AllContra and Square dances are taught,no partner necessary. Lessons at 7p.m., followed by the called dancewith live music at 7:30. $13 fornonmembers, $10 for FSGWmembers, $5 ages 17 and under.www.glenechopark.org, 301-634-2222.

Late Night Comedy. Fridays (open

mic night) and Saturdays(established comedians) at Benny’sBar & Grill, 7747 Tuckerman Lane,Potomac. Benny’s is open 8 a.m.-1a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.www.BennysBarGrill.com.

Drop in Art Activities. EverySaturday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in theCandy Corner Studio at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., parentsand children can explore a new artform or theme. $10/child, parentcombo. Drop-in only. www.pgip.org.

Mommy & Me (& Daddy, Too).Third Tuesday each month. 10 a.m.at Rockville Town Square. Meet for amorning out with active learning andcreative play with lunch specials,story time, arts and crafts, sing-a-longs, prizes and more.rockvilletownsquare.com/events/mommy-and-me.

Live Music & Dancing. Fridays andSaturdays, 7-11 p.m. in Margery’sLounge, Normandie Farm Restaurant,10710 Falls Road. Dance to the musicof Barry Gurley. 301-983-8838www.popovers.com.

Chocolate Factory Tours. Fridaysand Saturdays, 2-5:45 p.m. atSPAGnVOLA Chocolatier, 360 MainSt., Gaithersburg. Take a short tourof The Truffle Factory facilities. Free.www.spagnvola.com.

Glen Echo Park Films. Saturdays andSundays. Arcade Building, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Filmsabout the Park’s history are shown onrotation in the lobby. Free. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

SilverWorks Studio & Gallery.Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdaysand Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo. SilverWorks Studio &Gallery is a working silversmithstudio and includes an ongoingexhibition, as well as sales of thework of artist-in-residence BlairAnderson. Free. Visitwww.silverworksglenechopark.com.

Art Glass Center at Glen Echo. Allday Wednesdays; Fridays, 10 a.m.-2p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;Sundays, noon-4 p.m. Art GlassCenter, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Ongoingexhibitions feature work of residentartists. Sculpture, vessels, functionalart and jewelry for sale. Classes aretaught year-round for beginner,intermediate and advanced students.Visitwww.artglasscenteratglenecho.orgfor more.

Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery.Saturdays and Sundays, 12-5 p.m.The Yellow Barn Studio & Gallerypresents free exhibitions of emergingartists’ work. Each weekend featuresthe work of a different artist. Mostartwork is also for sale.www.yellowbarnstudio.com.

Acoustic Open Mic. Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m. at Benny’s Bar & Grill, 7747Tuckerman Lane. Everyone welcometo perform. Wine bottles are 50percent off. www.bennysbargrill.com.

Potomac Games Group.Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. at PotomacCommunity Recreation Center,11315 Falls Road, Potomac. Theworld is in the midst of a Golden Ageof new board and card games forplayers of all ages. Free. Contactevent host Randy Hoffman at 412-983-5411 [email protected].

Strathmore Launches Food,Beverage Program. Partnershipkicks off 2017 focusing on creative,upscale bar cuisine, sharable drinks,expanded service with Ridgewells.For additional information or topurchase tickets, visitwww.ampbystrathmore.com or call301-581-5100.

CAMPS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPSArt Explorers Open Studio. Every

Saturday, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at The

Candy Corner Studio, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Artactivities for parents and children.Activities change weekly and there isno pre-registration; $10 per child.Visit www.glenechopark.org/saturday-art-explorers for more.

Ceramic Classes. Various dates andtimes. VisArts, 155 Gibbs St,Rockville. An opportunity to try thenew ceramic workshops. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org/ceramicsfor a list of class dates, times.

DEADLINE APRIL 15“Students Making History”

Contest. High school students fromMaryland, D.C., Virginia, and WestVirginia are invited to submit aresearch paper or artistic illustrationon the theme “African American andWomen’s History on the C&O Canal.”for the chance to win a scholarship.Students must be willing to havetheir research shared within the parkand published on social media andthe park’s website. Visitwww.nps.gov/choh/learn/education/students-making-history.htm or [email protected].

FRIDAY/MARCH 31Annual Thrift Sale. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. St.

Francis Episcopal Church, 10033

River Road, Potomac. Clothing,jewelry, household, collectibles. Call301-365-2055 for more.

SATURDAY/APRIL 1Annual Thrift Sale. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. St.

Francis Episcopal Church, 10033River Road, Potomac. Clothing,jewelry, household, collectibles. Call301-365-2055 for more.

Mozart’s Piano Concerto. 8 p.m. atStrathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane,North Bethesda. Chinese-Americanpianist Eric Lu joins the NationalPhilharmonic, led by Maestro PiotrGajewski, to perform Mozart’s PianoConcerto No. 23 in A Major. $23-$78,free for ages 7-17. Visitwww.nationalphilharmonic.org orcall 301-581-5100 for more.

SUNDAY/APRIL 2Waltz Workshop. 2:45-3:30 p.m.-

midnight at the Spanish Ballroom,Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. The ensemble Devine Comedywill provide a mix of folk waltzeswith a few other couple dances,including Hambo, Schottische,Swing, Tango, and Polka. Call JoanKoury at 202-238- 0230 or Glen EchoPark at 301-634-2222, or go towww.WaltzTimeDances.org.

Rabbi Jack Gabriel Sings. 7 p.m. at

the at Temple Shalom, 8401 GrubbRoad, Chevy Chase. $20, $15 forTemple Shalom members, $10 forstudents and $5 for kids. [email protected] or call 703-380-3151 for more.

SATURDAY/APRIL 8Video Game Music Concert. 7 p.m.

at Rockville High School Auditorium,2100 Baltimore Road, Rockville. The

Washington Metropolitan GamerSymphony Orchestra will play avideo game music concert, playfullytitled “Downbeats withDetermination!” marking the debutof a multi-movement symphonic suitefeaturing music from the game“Undertale,” as well as an interactiveGame Gallery. $8 online, $9 at thedoor. Visit www.wmgso.org/ formore.

APRIL 8-9DancEthos with Gin Dance

Company. Various times at theKreeger Auditorium, Bender JewishCommunity Center of GreaterWashington, 6125 Montrose Road,Rockville. $25 adults, $20 Seniors,students, military, $15 children 12and under. Visit www.dancethos.orgfor more.

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Lighting LikeCaravaggioLearn “Lighting LikeCaravaggio,” withFrank Van Riper atPhotoworks, 7300MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo, on Thurs-days at 7-10 p.m.,April 13-May 4.$375. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org formore.


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APRIL 13-MAY 4Skills Class. 7-10 p.m. at 7300

MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.“Lighting Like Caravaggio with FrankVan Riper,” class. Lighting masterFrank Van Riper will teach studentshow to create still lifes and portraits.Visit www.glenechophotoworks.orgfor more.

APRIL 15-MAY 20Vision Class. 9:30-11:30 a.m. at 7300

MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Springmeet and shoot with PhotoworksFaculty, shoot at four differentlocations with a Photoworks facultymember. $65 per session, $300 forfive sessions. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org formore.

SUNDAY/APRIL 16Waltz Workshop. 2:45-3:30 p.m.-

midnight at the Spanish Ballroom,Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. The ensemble HoneysuckleRose will provide a mix of folkwaltzes with a few other coupledances, including Hambo,Schottische, Swing, Tango, andPolka. Call Joan Koury at 202-238-0230 or Glen Echo Park at 301-634-2222, or go towww.WaltzTimeDances.org.

SATURDAY/APRIL 22Canal Pride Days. 9 a.m.-noon at

Great Falls in Potomac, 11710MacArthur Blvd. Preserve historicbuildings, improve Park grounds,remove invasive plant species, andmore. Visit www.canaltrust.org.

DancingEvery Wednesday in March, it’s Ballroom Dancing from 1-3 p.m. at North Potomac Senior Center, 13860 TravilahRoad, Rockville. Come out and practice the internationalstyle Ballroom Dance, like Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Tango,Paso Doble, Quickstep and Slow Foxtrot, Latin Dancing,such as Cha Cha, Rumba and Samba, also social dances,such as swing. This is a volunteer-led practice. Free.

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APRIL 22-23Pictures at an Exhibition. Saturday,

April 22, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, April23, at 3 p.m. at Strathmore 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.The National Philharmonic featuresModest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at anExhibition.” Visitwww.strathmore.org/ for more.

TUESDAY/APRIL 25Networking Event. 4-6 p.m. at 10801

MacArthur Blvd. Potomac Chamberof Commerce and Old Angler’s Innsponsoring and providing horsd’ouerves. Potomac Chambermembers $10, non-members $15.Call 301-299- 2170 or [email protected] formore.

SATURDAY/APRIL 29Mountain Dulcimers of Northern

Virginia. 12:30-3 p.m. at Great FallsTavern, 11710 MacArthur Blvd.Visitors may also try their hand atplaying a hammered dulcimer,percussion instruments, or simplysing along. Free concert but there isan entrance fee to the Park of $10.00per single vehicle. 301-767-3714.

“An Evening with Strauss” WaltzBall. 8 p.m.-midnight at the SpanishBallroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Waltz Time presentsthe 34th Annual Evening withStrauss Waltz Ball, featuringViennese and other waltzes in thebeautiful Spanish Ballroom. Call JoanKoury at 202-238- 0230 or Glen EchoPark at 301-634-2222, or go towww.WaltzTimeDances.org.

FRIDAY/MAY 19Bike to Work Day 2017. Registration

— now open — is free and open toanyone who commutes in the region,from first timers to daily cyclists. Allregistrants will be entered in aregional bicycle raffle, and the first16,000 to register and attend willreceive a free t-shirt at one of morethan 85 pit-stops throughoutNorthern Virginia. Participants canregister online atwww.biketoworkmetrodc.org. EmailMegan Goodman [email protected], or call 202-962-3209 for more.

SUNDAY/MAY 21Potomac Hunt Races. 10 a.m. at

14401B Partnership Road,Poolesville. Visit www.potomachuntraces.com/ for more.


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By Marilyn Campbell

For Katie Wendel, a spring break va-cation this year won’t mean loadingup the car and driving several hun-

dred miles or waiting in long lines at theairport. While the Bethesda mother of fiveis planning to enjoy some relaxing down-time with her family, she won’t venture farfrom home.

“We’re going to be tourists this year andvisit the monuments and museums in Wash-ington. We’re also going to try to find everyavenue in the city that’s named after astate,” said Wendel. “If you think about it,there’s so much to do in this area that weall take for granted. You really don’t haveto leave the area to feel like you’re in an-other city.”

From museum exhibits to adventure cen-ters, a goldmine of family getaways aboundslocally. There are even activities for familybonding available without leaving home.

“Ask the kids what they would like to do.Involve them and give [them] a choice.Whatever it is they suggest, come up with aplan to document their adventure so theycan share it with grandparents or siblingsaway at college, said Lois Stover, Ph.D.,dean, School of Education and Human Ser-vices at Marymount University. “Let themhelp plan the Metro route or just look atthe Metro map and randomly pick a stationand explore that area.”

“A lot of adults assume that kids want abig trip, but a lot of times a kid will say, ‘Iwant to blow bubbles in the back yard.’ It’simportant for children to have a say in howthe family uses its free time,” said CarolynLorente, Ph.D., professor of psychology atNorthern Virginia Community College.

Among the recommendations that Stover

offers are activities at one’s neighborhoodlibrary and trips to indoor public swimmingpools. For animal-loving families the Na-tional Zoo offers beasts ranging from el-ephants and eagles to tigers and frogs.

“Get outside and take the family to oneof the lesser known national parks, likePrince William, or walk the C&O Canal,”said Stover.

There’s also Gravelly Point Park nearReagan Washington National Airport in Ar-lington, which is ideal for family picnics,games of kickball or simply watching air-planes take off and land.

“If it’s warm, do a beach day in the back-yard [or] set up an indoor mini-golf coursewith Nerf balls [or use] Wiffle balls andbats,” said Stover. “Have a dance party, ascience day. Have a ‘Today is Blue, or what-ever color works, Day,’ so everyone wearsblue, all foods are blue, you ride the blueline Metro just to see where it goes, [forexample].”

The U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory onthe National Mall is where StephanieKleinman is planning to take her twindaughters during spring break.

“The girls call it a museum for plants, andit’s neat to go from the desert to the jungleall within one building,” said Kleinman wholives in McLean. “We’ll probably check outsome of the other museums while we’redowntown.”

There are times when a staycation canbe more relaxing than travel, says Lorente.“If you look at the list of the top 100 stres-sors in life, taking a vacation is on the list,”she said. “A staycation, when done withpurpose, can really be good.”

Advanced planning is a key to making thattime spent together meaningful, advisesLorente. “A lot of times people say they’retaking a staycation and they end up doingchores around the house. And everybody ison their electronics,” she said. “But it’s re-ally about family bonding and everyonecoming together and creating shared expe-riences as a family.”

Local national parks like Theodore Roosevelt Island are ideal for familystaycations, says Lois Stover, Ph.D. of Marymount University.

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Hundreds of people showed up at Carderock Elementary Schoolexpressing opposing views — but stayed civil.

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DeVos and Hogan read the Dr. Seuss clas-sic, “Oh the Places You’ll Go!” to 60 sec-ond-grade students. “We were honored tohave Governor Hogan and Secretary DeVosvisit Carderock Springs Elementary School,”Lee said. “I thought it was a successful visit,which is a testament to the wonderful com-munity we have here at Carderock Springs.”

Several hundred demonstrators gatheredacross the street from the school before thearrival of Hogan and DeVos. They hoistedsigns expressing a variety of viewpoints:

support or condemnation for school choice,vouchers and charter schools, banners bear-ing statements such as “No Guns in Schools,“Keep Public Schools Public,” “Protect Stu-dents in our Schools,” “No Rapists in OurSchools,” and “All Students Deserve Qual-ity Free Public Education.”

There were also many who backed Hoganand Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford in their cam-paign for reelection; these supporters ar-rived with Hogan/Rutherford signs andstickers waving in the breeze or attachedto their cars.

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Lutheran). Join the “Seven Locks” churchesWednesday evenings during Lent for dinner andthen a study led by the pastors of the churches.The April 5 topic is “The Crucifixion andResurrection.” Call 301-424-4346 or visitgenevapotomac.org.

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 12Application Deadline. The Montgomery County

Council is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy onthe Montgomery County Planning Board, whichserves as the council’s principal adviser on landuse planning and community planning. PlanningBoard members, who serve four-year terms andare limited to two full terms, also serve ascommissioners of the Maryland-National CapitalPark and Planning Commission. Letters ofapplication expressing interest, including arésumé listing professional and civic experience,political party affiliation, home and officetelephone numbers and an email address,should be addressed as follows: CouncilPresident Roger Berliner, County Council Office,Stella B. Werner Council Office Building, 100Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20850.Applications also may be emailed [email protected].

BEGINS APRIL 24Job Search Training for Seniors. 9 a.m.-4

p.m. JCA’s Career Gateway Program can helphone a resume, polish networking andinterviewing skills, use Internet job searchresources more effectively, and turn age andexperience to an advantage. Each session of theCareer Gateway features 30 hours of small-group classroom instruction over five days,comprehensive take-home materials, practicalexercises, and a long-term mentor. $75. Session

V takes place April 24, 26, 28, May 1 and 3,2017. Call Ellen Greenberg at 301-255-4215 oremail [email protected].

THROUGH APRILHost Families Needed. The Big Train is looking

for families to share their homes with a BigTrain player during the 2017 season. Playersstay with families from late May through lateJuly or early August. Contact Emily Waldman [email protected] or Anne Fletcher [email protected].

FRIDAY/MAY 5Building Attachment Through Trust. 9 a.m.-4

p.m. at Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 VeteransPlace, Silver Spring. Children exposed totrauma, abuse and neglect often have troubletrusting adults, which can contribute tochallenging family relationships. Explore thenewest neuroscience-based research andinterventions on enhancing attachment andconnection in families. Early Bird (throughMarch 31): Parents, $79, professionals (includes6 CEUs), $129; parents, $99, professionals(includes 6 CEUs), $149. Lunch will beprovided. [email protected] or 410-402-1121 for more.

GUIDE DOG FOSTERS NEEDEDGuiding Eyes for the Blind - Montgomery

Region is looking for volunteers to foster andtrain future guide dogs. Volunteers will foster aspecially bred guide dog for 14 months, attendbi-monthly training classes, and teach the puphouse manners, people skills and socializationwithin the community. Dog crates, trainingequipment and monthly medications areprovided. Contact Margie Coccodrilli at 301-869-2216 or [email protected] or visitwww.guidingeyes-md.org.

Forty-one Montgomery County stu-dents will compete in the MarylandNational Geographic State Bee on

March 31. Local participants are: Rohit Das,4th grade, Bells Mill Elementary School;Ethan Podberesky, 7th grade, Cabin JohnMiddle School; Maya Siegal, 5th grade,Cold Spring Elementary School; Alex Klyce,7th grade, Herbert Hoover Middle School;Divya Devarkonda, 6th grade, Holton-ArmsSchool; Ainsley Gabti, 7th grade, NorwoodSchool; Amy Zhai, 8th grade, Thomas WPyle Middle School; and Alexander Mehta,7th grade, Washington Episcopal School.

Maryland Public Television (MPT) will aira one-hour recorded broadcast of the finalround of the Maryland National GeographicState Bee on Saturday, April 8, at 7 p.m. onMPT-HD.

The state qualifying event for the 29th

Annual National Geographic Bee takes placeon Friday, March 31, at MPT’s Owings Millsstudios.

Students who won their individual schoolbees earlier this year took a qualifying test

to determine their state-level eligibility.Approximately 100 Maryland students,grades four through eight, will compete fora place in the national event in Washing-ton, D.C., on May 14 - 17. Twenty four stu-dents from last year’s Maryland bee are re-turning for 2017, including five of last year’sfinalists. State bee champions receive $100,the National Geographic Concise Atlas ofthe World, 4th Edition and a medal, and willrepresent his or her state in the champion-ship round in May. Last year’s Marylandstate champion, Rishi Kumar from EllicottCity, was among 10 finalist at the 2016 na-tional competition.

MPT will air the National Geographic Beeon MPT-HD at noon on Saturday, May 27.At 11 a.m. MPT will rebroadcast the Mary-land state bee.

The National Geographic Bee wasfounded in 1989. The contest is designedto encourage teachers to include geographyin their classrooms, spark student interestin the subject, and increase public aware-ness about geography.

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Students Compete in Geographic Bee

As part of Earth Month, the Mont-gomery County Department of En-vironmental Protection (DEP) will

partner with the Environmental Film Festi-val in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) to bringfree screenings of the latest environmentaldocumentaries to both the BlackRock Cen-ter for the Arts and the Montgomery CountyGreenFest.

“Hometown Habitat – Stories of BringingNature Home” will be presented atBlackRock Center for the Arts on April 9, 4p.m. “Hometown Habitat” is an educationaldocumentary focused on showing how andwhy native plants are critical to the survivaland vitality of local ecosystems. The filmfeatures entomologist Dr. Douglas Tallamy,whose research, books and lectures on theuse of non-native plants in landscaping,sound the alarm about habitat and speciesloss.

Following the screening of the film, di-rector and producer Catherine Zimmermanwill be on hand to answer questions fromthe audience. The discussion will be facili-tated by DEP Director Lisa Feldt. The screen-ing, which is free and open to the public, ispresented in partnership by the BlackRockCenter for the Arts, DCEFF, DEP and the

Montgomery Countryside Alliance.For more details, visit

www.blackrockcenter.org/events/event/hometown-habitat-stories-of-bringing-na-ture-home/.

Documentary films will be shown atMontgomery County GreenFest, BohrerPark, Gaithersburg, on May 6, 11 a.m. – 4p.m.

In addition to showing “Hometown Habi-tat” in April, DCEFF is partnering withGreenFest for the third year in a row toscreen documentaries. This year, the focuswill be on short films, less than 30 minutesin length. Screenings of the short films startat 1 p.m. and will include documentarieshighlighted during the 2017 Environmen-tal Film Festival, including “Fix and Release”and “The Nature of Maps.”

Montgomery County GreenFest includesexhibitors and vendors, workshops, music,children’s activities, food trucks and an elec-tric vehicle and car show. The full scheduleof movie screenings will be announced inApril at montgomerycountygreenfest.org.

For more Earth Month activities in Mont-gomery County, visitwww.mygreenmontgomery.org/earth-month/.

Presenting Environmental Documentaries

Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline is Thursday at noon.Photos and artwork welcome.

The Potomac office of Weichert, Real-tors, led its Weichert sales region, which iscomprised of locations throughout Montgomeryand Prince George’s counties as well as sur-rounding areas in the District of Columbia, fornew home dollar volume. Sales associate IreneWertheimer from the Potomac office was indi-vidually recognized as the top associate in the

region for new home dollar volume in Febru-ary.

Finmarc Management, Inc., a Bethesda,Maryland-based commercial real estate firm,has announced the sale of a three-story 78,327square foot commercial office building situatedat 4100 Lafayette Center Drive within the En-terprise Center in Chantilly, Va.,for $4.9million. The asset was acquired by BetterLafayette, LLC.

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