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The Surrey Turns 65News, Page 3
Teaching Gratitude And GivingA+, Page 6
Starting The Holiday
SeasonNews, Page 3
Dana Jackson, Ghadeer Hasan, and Rosanne McDermott mod-el hats at the Mayfield Market at Connelly School of the Holy Child last weekend.
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Address .............................. BR FB HB . Postal City . Sold Price ... Type ......... Lot AC .. PostalCode ....... Subdivision ......... Date Sold
1 10911 LAMPLIGHTER LN ...... 4 .. 4 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,300,000 ... Detached ....... 0.18 ......... 20854 ....... BELLS MILL ESTATES ....... 09/28/18
2 7816 STABLE WAY ................ 5 .. 4 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,230,000 ... Detached ....... 0.18 ......... 20854 ............. RIVER FALLS ............ 09/28/18
3 14 MERCY CT ....................... 4 .. 3 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,200,000 ... Detached ....... 0.46 ......... 20854 ........... MCAULEY PARK .......... 09/14/18
4 7008 LOCH EDIN CT ............. 6 .. 4 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,162,000 ... Detached ....... 3.12 ......... 20854 ........... MAZZA WOODS .......... 09/14/18
5 10301 SNOWPINE WAY ......... 4 .. 2 . 2 .... POTOMAC ... $1,125,000 ... Detached ....... 0.54 ......... 20854 ....... POTOMAC OUTSIDE ....... 09/28/18
6 12201 HICKORY WOOD CT .... 5 .. 3 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,005,000 ... Detached ....... 0.31 ......... 20854 ............. FALLSBERRY ............ 09/28/18
7 10044 COLEBROOK AVE ....... 6 .. 3 . 1 .... POTOMAC ..... $940,000 ... Detached ....... 0.23 ......... 20854 ........... BEDFORDSHIRE .......... 09/27/18
Copyright 2018 MarketStats for ShowingTime. Source: Bright MLS as of September 30, 2018.
1 10911Lamplighter Lane— $1,300,000
2 7816 Stable Way — $1,230,000
3 14 Mercy Court — $1,200,000
5 10301 Snowpine Way — $1,125,000
7 10044 Colebrook Avenue — $940,000
6 12201Hickory
Wood Court— $1,005,000
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NewsPotomac Almanac Editor Steven Mauren
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By Peggy McEwan
The Almanac
The Surrey, Potomac’s venerable giftand tack shop, is 65 this year andcelebrating with daily raffles and
special events through Dec. 24 when cus-tomers will be treated to the shop’s tradi-tional eggnog.
It’s been 65 years since Lyn Carroll startedThe Surrey on the second floor of the oldPerry’s Store building at the crossroads ofPotomac Village. The Surrey started off asa gift store, but Carroll added tack at therequest of her fox hunting friends.
Now located in Darnestown, The Surrey’shistory is a series of random stories Carroll’sniece Gaines Hurdle, one of the currentstore owners, said.
Carroll started the store as a gift shop withfriend Anita Bogley, Hurdle said.
“As the story goes, the first day theyopened they sold out of all their inventory,”she said.
They obviously did not realize the valueof a local gift shop for Potomac residentsin 1953.
As the store grew, The Surrey moveddown River Road to what Hurdle refers toas the “yellow store.”
Hurdle says she does not remember whenher aunt moved the store but does have aninteresting story about that move. Another“as the story goes.”
“They borrowed carts from the DGS [agrocery store on the site of today’s HuntersInn] put the inventory in the carts andwalked everything down the street to thenew store,” she said.
Hurdle does remember spending muchtime at the store as a child, there was evena crib in the back office for her naps, shesaid. The store was her first job.
“I learned how to wrap [gifts] for theholidays and make perfect bows,” she said.
Though she is an interior decorator, shesaid she spends hours at the store whichshe runs along with her mother Cissy Grant,sister Lyn Carroll Morgan, and brother RustyMorgan.
And the friendly dogs.Customers are greeted by friendly and
curious Winsome, an English Foxhound,and Powder, possibly a Pit/husky mix,
though no one knows for sure.The Surrey left Potomac for its current
location eight years ago, Hurdle said.“It was when the economy was bad, and
the lease was coming up and [the landlord]raised the rent considerably. The parkingwas lacking, and the horse community hadmoved [west],” Hurdle said.
The Surrey sells riding gear and gifts forhorsey and non-horsey customers and stillhas a consignment section in the backmarked by the sign that directed customersupstairs at the “yellow store.”
“One thing that is special about our storeis the product knowledge and customer ser-vice,” Hurdle said. “For instance, riding hel-mets, we know how to fit them and that’sreally important.”Carol Byrne, of Barnesville is a regular Sur-rey customer — for about 60 years, she said.
“I was about 5 years old when I firstwalked into the old store,” she said. “Theyalways have what you need, want and don’tneed.”
For a list of special events celebrating TheSurrey’s 65th birthday visit the store’sFacebook page.
Celebrating with raffles and special events.The Surrey Turns 65
Photo by Peggy McEwan/The Almanac
Gaines Hurdle of The Surrey fitsJulia Markoff of Martinsburg for acrash vest.
Lexi and Allen Small offer jewelry.Valerie Gitelson stands in front of tables of jewelry.Virginia Kennedy of The PreppyPink Pony.
A sample of the items for sale.
Mayfield Market at Connelly School of the Holy Child offered a festive shoppingatmosphere to start the holiday season. More than 60 vendors sold jewelry, clothing,home d cor, hostess and children’s gifts, personalized items, holiday decorations,and more.
Starting the Holiday SeasonPhotos by Deborah Stevens/The Almanac
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See Where to Give, Page 7
The holidays are about giving, andgiving thanks. The holidays areabout children and family. The holi-days are about sharing, about joy.
The holidays are about being thankful andabout faith and appreciation. The holidays are
about helping those in need.Potomac is one of the
wealthiest communities in thenation. The average family in-
come in Potomac is $275,715, with 55 percentof married couple families in Potomac earning
more than $200,000.But close to 68,000 people (6.7 percent) in
Montgomery County live below the povertylevel. That’s $20,420 for a family of three.
These families may be on the brink ofhomelessness, families who must choose be-tween medical bills, car repair, heat and food.Some of these are children who may not besure that they will have a meal between themeals they get in school.
School holidays can bring uncertainty andhunger, a far cry from the celebrations, gifts
Give Locally in PotomacSchool holidays can bring uncertainty and hunger fortens of thousands of poor children in our area.
Potomac: Where to Give Locally
and plenty that we associate with the holidays.Hundreds of homeless students attend the
public schools, and their needs are greater.Many nonprofits in the county need your
help to provide a holiday meal for Thanksgiv-ing or Christmas, to provide children with gifts.
But we also list other kinds of nonprofits;find what appeals to you, and pitch in.
— Mary Kimm,
Editorial
❖ Manna Food Center, 9311 GaitherRoad, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, 301-424-1130, www.mannafood.org.
Manna Food Center, the main foodbank in Montgomery County, strives toeliminate hunger through food distribu-tion, education, and advocacy. Manaprovides food to 32,000 individualseach year and helps distribute rescuedfood to soup kitchens, food pantries andemergency shelters county-wide. Nearlyevery social service organization inMontgomery County relies on Manna toprovide food to their clients
❖ Mercy Health Clinic,www.mercyhealthclinic.org, 7 Metro-politan Court, Suite 1, Gaithersburg, MD20878, 240-773-0300
Mercy Health Clinic in MontgomeryCounty is a totally free clinic serving theuninsured of the community. It servesaround 2,000 patients annually throughthe efforts of more than 50 volunteerphysicians and over 100 medical and
administrative volunteers. “At Mercy,we believe that we all benefit when ev-eryone in our community has access tohealth care.”
❖ Interfaith Works,www.iworksmc.org, 114 West Mont-gomery Ave., Rockville, MD 20850.
Interfaith Works provides shelter,food, and clothing to low-income andhomeless neighbors.
❖ Potomac Community Resources,http://pcr-inc.org/ 9200 KentsdaleDrive, Potomac, MD 20854, 301-365-0561.
Potomac Community Resources, Inc.promotes the full inclusion into commu-nity life of teens and adults withdevelopmental differences by providingover 35 therapeutic, recreational, social,educational, and respite care programs.Donations to PCR make a real differencein the lives of individuals with develop-mental differences and their families.Eighty-six percent of every dollar that is
professionals works as a team to cre-ate original performances for liveaudiences. Drama and life-skillsclasses, programs in military hospi-tals. ArtStream is based in ChevyChase and holds programmingthroughout the Greater WashingtonDC Metro region.
❖ Shepherd’s Table,www.shepherdstable.org, 8210Dixon Ave., Silver Spring, MD20910, 301-585-6463.
Shepherd’s Table is a nonprofit or-ganization in downtown SilverSpring, supported by volunteers, re-ligious organizations, government,businesses, foundations, and indi-vidual donors. Shepherd’s Tableprovides help to people who arehomeless or in need by providingbasic services, including meals, socialservices, medical support, clothing,and other assistance.
❖ Fisher House,www.fisherhouse.org, Fisher HouseFoundation, Inc., 12300 TwinbrookPkwy, Suite 410, Rockville, Mary-land 20852, (301) 294-8560,[email protected]
The Fisher House program sup-ports members of the military andtheir families when they travel greatdistances for specialized medicalcare. Fisher House Foundation do-nates “comfort homes,” built on thegrounds of major military and Veter-ans medical centers, includingWalter Reed in Bethesda. Thesehomes enable family members to beclose to a loved one at the moststressful times.
❖ Friends in Action,www.iworksmc.org/friends-in-ac-tion, 114 West Montgomery Ave.,Rockville, MD 20850, 301-762-8682.
Founded by Interfaith Works (for-merly Community Ministry ofMontgomery County) in 1986,Friends In Action recruits and trainsa network of people from all faithsand ethnic backgrounds. Volunteermentoring teams are linked for oneyear in a supportive relationship to aneedy family in their community.The goal of the program is to helpthe family identify their strengthsand develop attainable and manage-able goals that guide them towardfinancial independence and personalwell being.
❖ Montgomery Countryside Alli-ance, P.O Box 24, Poolesville, MD20837, 301-461-9831,w w w . m o c o a l l i a n c e . o r g ,[email protected]
donated goes directly to its programs.❖ Montgomery County Coalition for
the Homeless, www.mcch.net, 600-BEast Gude Drive, Rockville, MD 20850,301-217-0314.
Montgomery County Coalition for theHomeless (MCCH), a community-basednonprofit organization, is a leading pro-vider of permanent housing,intermediate housing, emergency shel-ter, and supportive services for peopleexperiencing homelessness. MCCH pro-grams serve 1,600 men, women andchildren each year, providing 60 percentof the emergency shelter beds in thecounty.
❖ ArtStream, www.art-stream.org,8401 Connecticut Ave. Ste 1230, ChevyChase, MD 20815, 301-565-4567
ArtStream performances feature adultactors with intellectual and develop-mental disabilities including autism andother social and behavioral needs. Ac-tors, volunteer mentors and theatre
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By Marilyn Campbell
When teaching their threeyoung children aboutgratitude and benevo-lence, Marcus Rosano
and his life Laura began with what theyconsider the basics: treating others withkindness.
“After leaving a sports practice, we tellthem to go back and say, ‘goodbye’ and‘thank-you’ to their coach,” he said. “Mywife and I have focused on the way wetreat others. Part of kindness is under-standing that there are people in our com-munity who can’t afford presents atChristmas and who aren’t going to havea Thanksgiving turkey with all the trim-mings.”
The Rosanos’ method of instruction isan effective one, according to research-ers who say that parents are theirchildren’s most influential teachers. “The best thinga parent can do to promote altruistic behavior is tomodel the behavior themselves,” said JessicaMcLaughlin, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychologyat Montgomery College. “Kids imitate their parentsand they are more likely to engage in altruistic be-havior if we show them how to treat others with kind-ness and empathy.”
Parents can choose to partake in simple, randomacts of kindness, while they are with their children,added Joanne Bagshaw,Ph.D., professor of psychol-ogy at Montgomery College.“For example, paying forsomeone in line behind youin the grocery store, or help-ing an elderly person carrytheir grocery bags to the car,or helping a neighbor shovelsnow or clear ice from theirwalkway.”
Use that opportunity to ini-tiate a dialogue, continuedBagshaw. “Then afterwards,talk with your child abouthow it made you feel to help someone else. Throughthat discussion, brainstorm with your child how itmight have made the person you helped feel. [Thiswill] help develop empathy in your child.”
“I would suggest that parents discuss with kidswhat circumstances other kids and families may bein over the holidays and how it may differ from theirown,” said child psychologist Stacie Isenberg, Psy.D,“For example, there are families who have limitedfood and those who rely on shelters. They could alsodiscuss ways to acknowledge and express gratitudefor specific things they have, from food to heat totheir personal belongings, like saying something fromtheir day that they are grateful for; not just at Thanks-giving dinner, but every day at dinner or before bed.”
It is important that parents tailor their dialogue andlessons on gratitude and altruism to a child’s age andlevel of development, advises Linda Gulyn, Ph.D.,professor of psychology at Marymount University.
Child development experts share suggestionsfor helping children develop a sense of altruism.
Teaching Gratitude, Giving
“Preschool-aged kids need to see the immediateand tangible effects of helping and giving to others,”she said. “For example, ‘See how much grandpa likesit when you help him carry the holiday decorations?’Or ‘Because you shared your train tracks, now [yourplaymate] can get his train over the hill.’ “
School-aged children learn best by seeing the so-cial benefits and being part of group activities asso-ciated with giving and helping, suggests Gulyn. “[Thisis] because peers and people outside immediate fam-
ily are more interesting tothem,” she said. “For examplethe Girl Scout troop helped theelderly people decorate the se-nior living rec center.”
Teenaged children, on theother hand, are idealistic andinterested in social justice is-sues, says Gulyn. “They careabout pop culture, too.” saidsaid. “My teens enjoyed shop-ping for holiday gifts for otherkids who were socioeconomi-cally disadvantaged. Theybought sports team gear for fel-
low teen boys. “Identify issues that are important to a child and
provide opportunities for them practice altruismaround those topics, suggests Carolyn Cass Lorente,Ph.D., professor of psychology at Northern VirginiaCommunity College. “For instance if your child is in-terested in animals you might help them collect oldtowels and blankets in the neighborhood to take toa shelter,” she said. “This helps build a sense of agencyand responsibility and shows them that we each canmake a difference.”
“During the holidays, parents should share theirfamily histories and traditions and note their goodfortune in living today with many daily comforts andconveniences that their grandparents did not have,”said Short, Ph.D., professor of psychology at GeorgeMason University. “Gift giving encourages empathyand perspective-taking to consider what others mightlike and it brings people closer together.”
“The best thing a parentcan do to promotealtruistic behavior is tomodel the behaviorthemselves.”
— Jessica McLaughlin, Ph.D.,assistant professor of psychology,
Montgomery College
Photo courtesy of Marcus Rosano
Lesson on gratitude and giving during the holidaysshould be age-appropriate say psychologists.
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By KENNETH B. LOURIE
For those readers still following me after reading last week’s column: “Airing of a Griev-ance,” when I moaned and groaned about my anxiety and fear concerning the impact of my
holiday-season infusions due to unacceptable lab results, let me real-time you: chemother-apy went ahead Friday, Nov. 16, as regularly scheduled.
Now, there will be no need to drive back from Pennsylvania to Maryland on the Friday after Thanksgiving – after arriving there the pre-ceding afternoon, only to have to drive back to Pennsylvania Friday after my morning infusion, in order to resume our holiday weekend; and then drive back home again on Sunday during one of the busiest driving weekends of the year.
Given that there’s no delay, this means I’ll be sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately, the eating side effects typical of my treatment will have not subsided as yet so enjoying my favorite meal of the year will be impaired. Still, given the alternatives discussed, no delay in treatment is an altogether better outcome. I will be able to enjoy leftover turkey sandwiches on Friday though.
And so, perhaps you can imagine the relief I felt when I called the Infusion Center on Friday
It has happened previously when I’ve made
I’ve been told not to come and to reschedule. Moreover, it has also happened – once, that af-ter making this call, receiving approval to come in, driving 45 minutes, checking in at reception and then getting hooked up to an IV, that I was told after further review by my oncologist, that I had to go home.
Disappointing, as you can imagine, but had it happened last week, the Friday before Thanksgiving, as has been well-blathered about in two columns, it would have been particularly discouraging and extremely disheartening.
It really wasn’t until 10:30 a.m., after my on-cology nurse set up my IV and ordered my drug (alimta) that I had the nerve to ask if I was 100 percent getting my drugs today. Enthusiastically, Nora said: “Oh. You’re getting your drugs today. I’ve checked everything.”
After hearing her response, my eyes welled up with tears and I heaved a sigh of relief, the likes of which I’ve never heaved before.
In addition to writing about this scheduling ‘heave,’ I’ve been worried for a few months now
during my last post-scan appointment with my
enlarged tumor under my Adam’s Apple. This every-three-week infusion schedule was
new growth was old growth recently impeded or new growth indicating my treatment has stopped working. If my treatment has stopped working, and I believe I have written about it previously, I might not be living the life going forward that I want to.
mid morning on Friday, the pent-up emotion, the worry, the fear, the holiday hassle all faded away and I began to breathe more normally and easily as I had in six weeks or so anticipat-
passed.My next scheduled infusion is Dec. 7. Three
weeks later is another infusion on Dec. 28. Followed up by a CT scan on Jan. 2, 2019. I would love to receive both infusions before that next scan to maximize the medicine I will be receiving.
Certainly there will be anxiety and fear worrying about those results, but absent the holiday season, I think I can manage it. More of a mindset than a miracle at that point.
Indeed, A Festivus Miracle
People
Adam Greenberg; Todd Foreman; Katelyn Foreman, Potomac Youth ofthe Year; Tracy Foreman; and Jill Phillips. Katelyn Foreman, a seniorat The Bullis School, carries the highest GPA in her class, is an accom-plished dancer at the CityDance Conservatory, dances and choreo-graphs for the Bullis After-School Dance Program, represents herclassmates in Student Government, and is a leader in the Bullis Stu-dent Tutors Organization.
Adam Greenberg; Susanne Lee,Potomac Citizen of the Year;
and Ginny Barnes. Lee washonored for her leadership andservice to the West Montgomery
County Citizens Association.
Chamber HonoreesThe Potomac Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 2018 honorees at itsannual dinner last week. Salma Hasan Ali, Debra Lang, JenniferMatheson and other board members of KindWorks, Nonprofit Businessof the Year. KindWorks brings people together to address some of themost urgent needs in the community, including poverty, hunger, environ-ment, health, emergency relief, and promoting understanding.
Where to Give Locally
From Page 4
Montgomery Countryside Alliance promotessound economic, land-use and transportation poli-cies that preserve the natural environment, openspaces and rural lands in Montgomery County’sAgricultural Reserve for the benefit of all Washing-ton Metropolitan area residents.
❖ Spirit Club, 10417-B Metropolitan Ave.Kensington, MD 20895, 03-883-4364, spirit-club.com
Spirit Club Foundation Inc. is a non-profit orga-nization organized to ensure that people withdisabilities and other health-related challengeshave the opportunity to exercise and learn aboutfitness and nutrition in an integrated setting.
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Entertainment
Our Lady of Lourdes 2017 students singing
Winter WonderlandWarms up the Season
Kick off the holiday season at Bethesda’s Winter Wonderland,featuring holiday performances, a live ice sculpting presentationand a visit from Santa Claus. Blocks of ice will be transformedinto wintery works of art during the live ice sculpting presenta-tion followed by choral performances from local school groups,including Academy of the Holy Cross, Bethesda Chevy Chase HighSchool, Oneness-Family School, Our Lady of Lourdes, Washing-ton Episcopal School and Westbrook Elementary School. SantaClaus will make a visit to the park and holiday treats and craftswill be provided to children. Saturday, Dec. 1, 1-4 p.m. at inVeterans Park, located at the corner of Norfolk and Woodmontavenues, Bethesda. Free admission. Call 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org.
Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.
ONGOINGArt Exhibit: Abstract Artist Werner
Drewes. Through Dec. 2, galleryhours at Gallery B, 7700 WisconsinAve., Suite E, Bethesda. The show,100th Year Anniversary of theBauhaus; Werner Drewes (1899-1985) will feature works on paperincluding gouaches, woodcuts,etchings and collages. The showincludes pieces that have not yetbeen seen and that were created byDrewes’s in 1935-1955 and in the1980s. Visit www.bethesda.org.
Photoslam: The Exhibit. ThroughDec. 9, Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.; Sundays,1-8 p.m. at Photoworks Gallery, atGlen Echo Park. Photoworks Gallerypresents their annual PhotoslamExhibit which showcases the work ofthe winners of Photoworks eighthPhoto Slam at Bus Boys and Poets,Washington, D.C. Photoworks offersphotography classes for all ages. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.
WEDNESDAY/NOV. 21DIY Acorn Marble Necklaces. 4:30-
5:30 p.m. at Potomac Library, 10101Glenolden Drive, Potomac. Join in fora relaxing afternoon learning to takereal acorn caps and turn them intojewelry and decorations. All supplieswill be provided. Open to teens andschool children 8 years of age andolder. Children under 8 years willneed a parent/caregiver. Thisprogram is sponsored by the Friendsof the Library, Potomac Chapter.Free. Call 240-777-0690 or visitwww.folmc.org/potomac-chapter.
SATURDAY/NOV. 23Fiber Art Sale. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at St.
Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701Old Georgetown Road, Rockville.Free. Handcrafted wearable art, gifts,jewelry, yarn, fabric and more byPotomac Fiber Arts Gallery. Bargaintables include gallery-quality itemsplus artists’ overstock of equipment,supplies, books. Call 703-548-0935or visit the website: http://fiberartsale.wix.com/fallfibersale
NOV. 24-DEC. 9A Christmas Story. At Arts Barn, 311
Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg.Wanting only a BB gun, youngRalph’s Christmas happiness isthwarted at every turn by adultsconcerned that “he’ll shoot his eyeout.” Based on the Jean Shepherdmovie of the same name. InPartnership with Rockville LittleTheater. Ages 7 and older. $20, $18
(students 15-21) and $12 (youth).Visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/arts-on-the-green or call301-258-6394.
TUESDAY/NOV. 27Basic Asian Brush Painting for
Kids (S.T.E.A.M.). 5 p.m. atPotomac Library, 10101 GlenoldenDrive, Potomac. Experience the art ofbrush-and-ink painting. This classintroduces the basics of thetraditional Asian ink and brush strokepainting. Registration is required.Recommended for children 8 yearsand above. Children under 8 yearswill need a parent/caregiver. Thisprogram is sponsored by the Friendsof the Library, Potomac Chapter.Free. Visit www.folmc.org/potomac-chapter.
SATURDAY/DEC. 1Winter Wonderland. 1-4 p.m. at in
Veterans Park, located at the cornerof Norfolk and Woodmont avenues,Bethesda. Blocks of ice will betransformed into wintery works of artduring the live ice sculptingpresentation followed by choralperformances from local schoolgroups. Santa Claus will make a visitto the park and holiday treats andcrafts will be provided to children.Free admission. Call 301-215-6660 orvisit www.bethesda.org.
Washington Conservatory ofMusic Concert. 8 p.m. atWestmoreland Congregational UCCChurch, 1 Westmoreland Circle,Bethesda. The Pressenda ChamberPlayers, a multi-member ensemble ofstrings, piano, and guests, willperform as part of the WashingtonConservatory Concert Series.Audience members are invited to apost-concert Wine & Words in thechurch social hall – a fun andinformal question and answer sessionwith the musicians, with
complimentary beverages. Free(donations welcome). Call 301-320-2770 or or visitwww.westmorelanducc.org/.
FRIDAY/DEC. 7National Philharmonic Presents
Holiday Pops. 7:30 p.m. at theMusic Center at Strathmore. TheNational Philharmonic presents aholiday pops concert, a new familyholiday tradition, on Friday, Dec. 7 at7:30 pm at the Music Center atStrathmore. The Philharmonic isperforming this concert inpartnership with the USO ofMetropolitan Washington-Baltimore(USO-Metro). Philharmonic AssociateConductor Victoria Gau conductsactress/soprano Iyona Black andmembers of the NationalPhilharmonic Chorale. Tickets startfrom $18. Visitnationalphilharmonic.org or call thebox office at 301-581-5100.
