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Eight-year-old SosiAudain of Potomac co-produced her father’salbum of jazz and con-temporary standards.
DaughterCo-Produces‘Sosi’s Daddy’
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2 8217 BUCKSPARK LN W ........ 4 .. 2 . 2 .... POTOMAC ..... $900,000 ... Detached ....... 0.40 ......... 20854 ............. RIDGELEIGH ............ 04/11/17
3 11320 WILLOWBROOK DR .... 4 .. 3 . 1 ... ROCKVILLE ..... $899,900 ... Detached ....... 0.41 ......... 20854 ............... OLDFIELD .............. 04/05/17
4 10500 GREAT ARBOR DR ...... 4 .. 3 . 1 .... POTOMAC ..... $870,000 ... Detached ....... 0.26 ......... 20854 .... EAST GATE OF POTOMAC ... 04/03/17
5 11101 HUNT CLUB DR .......... 4 .. 3 . 1 .... POTOMAC ..... $865,000 ... Detached ....... 0.25 ......... 20854 ............... FOX HILLS .............. 04/21/17
6 9309 FALLS CHAPEL WAY ...... 4 .. 3 . 1 .... POTOMAC ..... $862,500 ... Detached ....... 0.26 ......... 20854 ............. FALLSREACH ............ 04/25/17
7 9437 HOLBROOK LN ............ 5 .. 2 . 1 .... POTOMAC ..... $825,000 ... Detached ....... 0.41 ......... 20854 . TIMBERWOOD OF POTOMAC 04/05/17
8 10220 WINDSOR VIEW DR .... 6 .. 4 . 0 .... POTOMAC ..... $800,000 ... Detached ....... 0.35 ......... 20854 ....... BELLS MILL VILLAGE ....... 04/21/17
9 11724 TRAILRIDGE DR .......... 5 .. 2 . 2 .... POTOMAC ..... $800,000 ... Detached ....... 0.41 ......... 20854 ........... ROBERTS GLEN .......... 04/27/17
Copyright 2017 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of May 15, 2017.
Photos by Deb Stevens/The AlmanacPotomac REAL ESTATEApril, 2017 Sales,$800,000~$995,000In April 2017, 59 Potomac homes sold
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7 9437 Holbrook Lane — $825,000
2 8217 Buckspark Lane West — $900,000
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Drive —$899,900
5 11101 Hunt Club Drive — $865,000
8 10220WindsorView Drive— $800,000
9 11724TrailridgeDrive —$800,000
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By Peggy McEwan
The Almanac
There’s a new look at Domino’s in PotomacOaks Shopping Center at the intersection ofTravilah and Glen roads.
The formerly carryout-only store has expanded,added seating and child-friendly touches like a bigblackboard wall and chalk for drawing and steps upin front of a Plexiglas wall for watching the “DoughShow.”
There is no table service but customers can comein, order pizza, sandwiches, pasta, salads, even des-serts and eat there, Ed Treacy, owner of the fran-chise, said.
Treacy, who grew up in Potomac and still lives inthe area, has owned the Potomac Oaks Domino’s fran-
chise for 22 years and is a story of success and com-munity, according to Guy Semmes, who owns theshopping center.
Semmes said the expansion of Domino’s and addi-tion of seating meets a need in the community.
“We need that at that shopping center because wehave the new park [Greenbrier Local Park on GlenRoad] and the museum [Glenstone] going in,”Semmes said.
Treacy’s success story began when he started work-ing at a Domino’s Pizza in Tenleytown in NorthwestWashington delivering pizza. But maybe it startedbefore that.
“I had read about Domino’s and they were uniquein the business,” Treacy said. “The harder you workedthe better you did. I loved the fact that you controlledyour own destiny.”
Treacy said he had always wanted to own his ownbusiness, so went with Domino’s full time when hegot out of college.
Every Day Is Pizza Day for Potomac ResidentLocal Domino’sexpands store.
David Dixon, manager of Domino’s Pizza in PotomacOaks Shopping Center, rolls dough before making apizza crust at the store last week.
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Sosi Audain, an eight-year-old, ris-ing fourth-grader at Stone RidgeSchool of the Sacred Heart inBethesda, has not only co-pro-
duced a full-length studio album, but shehas created a new family role for herself:“stage daughter.”
On June 1, Sosi released an album en-titled “Sosi’s Daddy,” a recording of herfather’s vocals and piano playing of jazz andcontemporary standards.
“Producing an album with my daddy wasa great experience,” said Sosi. “I am gladthat I convinced him to do it.”
Sosi’s father, Dr. Linz Audain, 57, ofPotomac, is a classically trained vocalist,self-taught pianist, composer and arranger.He spent much of his youth and early adult-hood writing and performing music to sup-port himself.
Since those days as piano lounge singer,Audain has earned a Ph.D. in economicsfrom Duke University, a J.D. from the Uni-versity of Chicago, a M.D. from HowardUniversity, and is currently working as ahospitalist physician at a local medical cen-ter.
Recording a studio album was not some-thing Audain had on his agenda. His daugh-ter, Sosi, had a different plan.
For the past two years, Sosi has been par-ticipating in an after-school music produc-tion class at Stone Ridge, sponsored by MixMajor. According to its website, Mix Majoris a music-making education program thatteaches youths, grades K-12, how to make
the music they listen to and love.“From the very start, Sosi was more en-
gaged and focused than the other students,”said Mix Major founder Eric Jao in a tele-phone interview. “She picked things up veryquickly, without being told what to do.”
In the first year of the after-school pro-gram, Sosi improvised the melody that theclass ultimately used to compose an entiresong, music and lyrics, recalled Jao.
However, it was in the following year,when Jao started teaching the childrenabout using production equipment, sound,and mixing, that Sosi’s talent really beganto shine.
When Sosi learned how to mix the differ-ent elements of a song with an equalizerand mixing equipment to produce a wholetrack, she started thinking about getting herfather involved, Audain remembered.
“When Sosi approached me about theproject, I tried to discourage her but wasunsuccessful in doing so,” said Audain. “Ihad no choice but to help her. But, I hadn’tdone anything serious in music in over 30years.”
She wanted to record and mix tracks ofher father singing and playing the piano.She also expressed an interest to shoot avideo to go with it.
“One of her interests for the past coupleof years was to create a YouTube channeland become an Internet artist,” said Audain.
Sosi’s father spoke to Jao about the pos-sibility of making a recording and a videoin his studio. The music instructor loved theidea.
“She’s (Sosi) is very young, but I can seethe creative music talent already,” said Jao.“I’m hoping to get more time to work withher in the future.”
Jao suggested using Havar Espedal, 42,of Falls Church and his company PrincepsStudio to shoot the video. “It was interest-ing and very fun to shoot the video and seeSosi learning the process,” said Espedal. “Itmade me very happy to see her so excitedto be there working with her father.”
Videos of Linz and Sosi Audain have beenposted to Sosis Channel on YouTube.com.
The album, “Sosi’s Daddy” is available forpurchase on cdbaby.com. A portion of theproceeds from the sale of the album will goto the Stone Ridge School of the SacredHeart.
“We give birth to our children, but, if weare as fortunate as I was with Sosi, some-times they give rebirth to us,” said Audainof his budding music producer daughter. “Ihope everyone enjoys the album.”
Daughter Co-Produces ‘Sosi’s Daddy’An album of jazzand contemporarystandards.
Eight-year-old Sosi Audain of Potomac co-produced her father’s album ofof jazz and contemporary standards.
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Kevin Mann, a Potomac native whohas established himself as a televi-sion, film and video producer in the
entertainment industry, is proof that showbusiness can provide fertile ground for life-and art-enhancing personal connections.
Mann is the executive producer of Com-plex Networks’ new television series, “PlayBy Play” — a fictional coming-of-age storywith the potential to tug at the heartstringsof people across all demographics. Fittingly,the actual making of this series, which de-buted on Tuesday, June 28, is a testamentto authentic, human connection. The eight-episode season is the result of a bond thatMann shares with the writer of “Play ByPlay’s” screenplay, Kevin Jakubowski.
“The script really spoke to me, and it re-ally made me think about what was goingon at the time the story is set, in the 1990s,”said Mann, who immediately recognizedparallels between the protagonist’s highschool experience and his own at Washing-ton D.C.’s Gonzaga College High School.“The script came to Haven Entertainmentas a pilot, and, immediately, it was some-thing we really liked and felt it had kind of‘Wonder Years’ vibe to it. I saw the poten-tial, how successful it really could be.”
Haven Entertainment is Mann’s produc-tion company. In addition to its productionbusiness, Haven Entertainment representswriters, directors, and actors. Through theprocess of Jakubowski becoming one of
Story ofTwo KevinsBringing “Playto Play” to screen.
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Ed Treacy, owner of Domino’s Pizza in Potomac OaksShopping Center, shows he can still make a good pizza.
Finished product. A classic cheese pizza prepared by EdTreacy, owner of Domino’s Pizza in the Potomac OaksShopping Center.
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He worked his way up from behind the wheelto behind the counter to manager of theTenleytown store and, within seven years,bought two stores from the franchisee heworked for: the one at Potomac Oaks and onein Damascus.
That was the part of the Domino’s plan thatattracted Treacy in the first place: franchiseesmentoring their workers, allowing them to takeresponsibility, grow with the business and even-tually become owners.
He now owns 18 stores, 11 in Maryland andseven in Pennsylvania.
David Dixon manages the Potomac OaksDomino’s and has worked for Domino’s for 14years. He is a next generation example of theidea of working to the position you want.
Charles Plunkett is a newbie with only twoyears in. Both are happy with what they do.
“I love it,” Plunkett said. “I love makingpizza, I love feeding people. If you do whatyou love, you never work a day in your life.”
In spite of the hard work involved in run-ning 18 Domino’s, Treacy said he loves whathe does. And he can still fold a pizza box alongwith the best.
“I love the fact that there’s something differ-ent every day,” he said. “I get to work with alot of young people and a wide range of teammembers.”
He said his team members range in age fromteenagers to retirees, about 350 employees alltogether.
Domino’s has changed in the years Treacyhas worked with the company. It used to be
only pizza, only carry out.“We wrote everything down with pen and
paper and had to memorize the streets in ourterritory for fast delivery,” he said.
Now everything is computerized, you caneven sit in the Potomac Oaks store and watchthe progress of your order on a large screen.Orders come in and are located on GPS fordrivers and even the pizzas themselves arecooked to perfection in time- and temperature-controlled ovens. Treacy said the Potomac Oaksstore is unique among his stores, being in arural location rather than a high traffic shop-ping center. But, he said, the community hasmade it a good place to be.
“We appreciate the support of the commu-nity,” he said. “We enjoy interacting with themwhen they come in.”
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The Pet Connection, a twice-yearlyspecial edition, will publish the lastweek of July, and photos and sto-
ries of your pets with you and your familyshould be submitted by July 20.
We invite you to send us stories aboutyour pets, photos of you and your family
with your cats, dogs, llamas,alpacas, ponies, hamsters,snakes, lizards, frogs, rab-bits, or whatever other crea-
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a child and a dog, the story of how you cameto adopt your pet, or examples of amazingfeats of your creatures.
Do you volunteer at an animal shelter ortherapeutic riding center or take your pet tovisit people in a nursing home? Does your busi-ness have a pet? Is your business about pets?Have you helped to train an assistance dog?Do you or someone in your family depend onan assistance dog?
Or take this opportunity to memorialize abeloved pet you have lost.
Just a cute photo is fine too. Our favoritepictures include both pets and humans.
Please tell us a little bit about your creature,identify everyone in the photo, give a briefdescription what is happening in the photo,and include address and phone number (wewill not publish your address or phone num-
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In her dimly lit basement in Great Falls,Mary Beth Kogod sounds a meditationbell that echoes through the room.The 12 people sitting on cushions in
a circle around her close their eyes and lis-ten to the gentle sounds of her voice.
“If your mind begins to wander,gently guide it back to the sound ofmy voice,” said Kogod, as she leadsthe group in a mindfulness medita-tion session.
The practice of meditating to aidwith ills running the gamut fromstress and anxiety to pain and de-pression is on the rise. According tothe National Institutes of Health(NIH), 18 million people practicedsome form of meditation in 2015,and the number of Americans whoengage in the practice has doubledover the last 15 years.
“We have more smartphones and otherelectronics that consume us and give usconstant access to stressful events we seeon the news,” said Kate Love, who runs theOpen Mind-Open Heart meditation groupin Bethesda. “There is the expectation thatwe need to be available and informed allthe time. This expectation wasn’t in place10 years ago.”
Love says that while scientific research
to back up these claims is limited,it is growing. For example, a studyfunded by the National Center forComplementary and IntegrativeHealth at NIH shows that mindful-ness practices have a positive im-pact on insomnia.
Meditation usually entails sittingrelatively still and quiet, as inKogod’s meditation session, and fo-cusing on one thing, such as asound, an image or one’s own breath.
“I teach clients concentrative meditationwhere they focus on one thing,” she said. “Ialso teach mindful meditation where peopletry to cultivate a sense of awareness of whatis happening in their body. For example,what thoughts pass through your mind as
you sit quietly? What sounds do you hear?What emotions do you feel? The workcomes when you notice these sensations andthen let them go.”
A 2011 study by the Association for Psy-chological Science showed that meditationcan be effective in boosting memory and
concentration. Settings for this mind-body practice now range from work-places to classrooms.
Amber Wilson, a fourth gradeteacher, guides her students in mind-fulness meditation practices most af-ternoons during the school year. “A lotof my students have difficult home en-vironments which affects their abilityto concentrate in school,” she said.“When I stop them between subjectsand let them chill out a little bit, itreally makes a difference in their per-formance, even after just five min-utes.”
Meditation can also help with ad-diction treatment, says WarrenSchelter, Ph.D., a psychologist with apractice in Alexandria. “It can instilla sense of calm and overallwellbeing,” he said. “Anxiety and de-pression often go hand-in hand withaddiction, which is why a calmingmeditation practice might be effectivefor some people.”
Schelter underscores the fact thatmeditation should not replace traditionalmedicine. “I would recommend that any-one experiencing symptoms of mental orphysical illness see a medical doctor first,”she said. “Mediation should work in con-junction with traditional medicine, not inplace of it.”
Practice linked to improvements in health.Meditation as Medicine
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Kate Love of the Open Mind-Open Heart medi-tation group in Bethesda says that meditationcan help reduce stress.
“There is theexpectation that weneed to be available andinformed all the time.This expectation wasn’tin place 10 years ago.”
— Kate Love
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Potomac Native Brings ‘Play By Play’ to ScreenNews
Pete Hickey in “Play By Play.”
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Haven’s writers, the two Kevins realizedthey had more than a first name in com-mon. More significantly, they shared battlestories from the front lines of adolescencein the 1990s while attending rigorousCatholic prep schools.
Although “Play By Play” hits especiallyclose to home for viewers like Mann andJakubowski — those whose high school di-plomas are time-stamped with a 1990s date— Mann said the show’s reach will extendfar beyond Generation X. Basic high schoolsurvival is a universal milestone, so Mannsees no limit to audience appeal.
“Of course, I get all the jokes, and eventhough my nephew doesn’t, he still reallyliked it,” Mann said. “The show still appealsto Millennials. It’s got stuff for people intheir late 30s and early 40s, but there’senough content so that kids who are cur-rently in high school will enjoy it, too. Fromthe beginning of working with this script,we saw that this show had the potential totarget a wide audience covering multipledemographics.”
Complex Networks, which marketed “PlayBy Play” as a sports comedy leading up tothe premiere, will air all eight episodesthrough its digital medium, go90.
“When I first brought the project to Com-plex, they were just starting a digital distri-bution platform,” Mann said. “So, the planwas for ‘Play By Play’ to air through thisspace. Every week, Complex will put anepisode out for viewers to stream. It’s a lotlike Netflix. Viewers can watch an episode
any time once it’s out there.”While audience reception has been “so far,
so good,” it’s too early to tell just how suc-cessful the show will be. One small draw-back of releasing a new series through adigital forum like Netflix or go90 is thatthere is no sense of urgency for a viewer totune in and watch an episode at any par-ticular time. In other words, it’s possible —even likely — people who will ultimatelybecome the show’s biggest fans still haveyet to see the first episode.
“Right now, it’s hard to tell, because TVratings in this case don’t work the same wayas they do with traditional television,” hesaid. “I think it’ll take three or four episodesfor the recognition to spread and for thepositive reception to really come out. Peoplewill see that there’s a little something foreverybody.”
“Play By Play” offers the perspective thatthere is indeed life – and hope – after highschool for those trudging through a phase
of life-riddled insecurities. The showachieves this through the current-day pro-tagonist, Pete Hickey, who narrates his teen-age years through flashbacks. Pete’s foot-ball career may start and end on the side-lines of a high school football field, but,viewers watch him struggle with the knowl-edge that he will ultimately find a differentway to stay in the game.
If the show isn’t enough to give viewershope that life can indeed volley into pleas-antly unexpected arcs, they should considerthe real-life story of Mann.
Reflecting on his own high school experi-ence, Mann said that, for one, his reportcards were nothing to write home about.He had hobbies and interests, but he didn’trealize his true potential for professionalfulfillment and success until he was out ofcollege.
“Originally, I wanted to go to law schooland then return to D.C.,” Mann said. “But,I got lucky and started working for JimmyKimmel as a production assistant. I wasmostly getting coffee and driving peoplearound. Kimmel was really good to me, andI began to see that production was a reallygreat way to both pursue business and becreative.”
Mann is no benchwarmer. With the per-spective he has these days, he’s also happynot to be quarterback, either. Instead, hecompared his role as executive producer fora television series to that of a football coach.He’s at his best when his focus is on thebigger picture, and how to make it all cometogether.
At this point in his career, Mann said thathe can be relatively picky about the projectshe ultimately pursues. Haven Entertainmentis currently working on more than 20 pro-ductions – spanning a wide spectrum ofgenres for both television and film. Havingoptions to sift through, however, has notalways been the reality for Mann.
“There are a lot of factors that go intodeciding on the projects to produce,” hesaid. “A lot of it is content-based. I do a lotof sports documentaries, a lot of ‘30 for 30’programs for ESPN. Sometimes a job is ajob, but, I try to produce the content that Iwould want to watch. That’s all easy enoughto do now, but, in the beginning, I had tojump on any opportunity that came myway.” Mann advises people — no matter theexact nature of their goals — to takechances early on, at a point in life whenthere is still time to make up for any poten-tial fallout.
“My advice is, stick with it,” Mann said.“The entertainment business is really tough.It’s one of those things that you can’t learnin college, so you have to go out there andjust dive into it. You tell yourself, ‘it’s goingto take 10 years.’ You can always find waysto make money and find a job, so don’t panicor give up after a year or two. If you’re luckyenough to know your passion in your 20s,go for it. If you love it and you’re passion-ate about it, talent and hard work will usu-ally find each other.”
To watch the first episode of “Play ByPlay,” visit https://www.go90.com/shows/playbyplay.
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THURSDAY/JULY 6Patriotic Music. 1-2 p.m. at Holiday
Park Senior Center, 3950 FerraraDrive, Wheaton. $2 or free forresidents. Visit http://www.holidaypark.us/ for more.
FRIDAY/JULY 7Damascus Day Parade. 6 p.m.,
parade travels down Route 27 toLewis Drive. To register to be in the
parade, applications are available atthe center. The theme of this year’sparade is Halloween, celebratingDamascus. Free/Gratis. Call 240-777-6840 for more.
Opening Reception. 6-9 p.m. at theNew Masters Art Gallery, 12276Wilkins Ave., Rockville. The NewMasters Art Gallery presents “SharedJourneys,” an insight to four artists’paths. Featuring the art of RonJensen, Elise Mahaffie, IsabellaMartire, and Gail Poe. The show willrun through Friday, July 28. Visitwww.newmastersartgallery.com/ formore.
Artists Reception. 6-9 p.m., at Artists& Makers Studios, 11810 Parklawn
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By KENNETH B. LOURIE
But a fix nonetheless, of our 17-year-old back-up car, a 2000 model year Honda Accord. Onbalance, since inheriting it from mother in 2008,it has been an exceptionally reliable andreasonably-priced second car and one which I’mhappy to own. I drive it approximately 7,000miles per year and not over long stretches. Ineffect, it is our local car. And considering there isno monthly car payment and the insurance/main-tenance costs are low, as a non-car guy who onlywants to get from point “A” to point “B”, I can livewith it “Big time,” to quote our current President.
Now I’m at a bit of a crossroads, however.(And not that this is a “cancer” column per se,but it is a column affected by yours truly being acancer “diagnosee.”) I am dropping the car off atmy local mechanic, Tony, later today becausethere are some warning signs and idiot lights sug-gesting I do so. First, the infamous “check engine”light is illuminated. Its yellow which Tony said isnot as bad/urgent as if it were red. Nevertheless,to turn it off/fix the underlying problem (since itdoesn’t appear to be the gas cap) will likely costhundreds. The preliminary assessment is that thefault is emission related.
The second area of concern is temperature,specifically how poorly my car’s air conditioner iscooling and how loud the fan controlling it iswhen engaged even when one/low is selected.Adding insult to summertime discomfort, thepassenger-side window doesn’t slide down, eitherwhen using its own power-window switch or themaster control on the driver’s side. To summarize,I have one window (the driver’ side) that can godown and extremely limited air conditioning. Iwouldn’t say it’s hot in the car, but I’m sure anynormal person would. Having had previous con-versations with Tony about these repairs, I knowthe dollars needed to right these wrongs mightnot make any sense given the age and mileage onthe car and the diagnosis of its owner. Yet here Iam trying think long term, not cancer term. Whatto do?
I don’t want to be miserable driving theHonda anymore (and it is me who’s driving it).But I only need the air conditioning for anothersix to eight weeks or so – and not every day, andrarely at night. I do need to open the windowsthough for eight to 10 months, not so much dur-ing the winter and rarely on cold nights, butopportunities do present themselves. Spendingthe hundreds/possibly thousands of dollars for allrepairs now however might make me miserable,too. The question persists then for any of us whoown/want to maintain older cars: when are youthrowing good money after bad? Ergo: when isenough, enough? (I sound like Carrie Bradshawfrom “Sex and the City.”)
Would I be better off spending the repairmoney on a newer car and enjoy whatever war-ranty protection I could muster and thus mini-mize future repair bills or not? The only problemwith buying that ‘newer car: it’s likely (heck,there’s no ‘likely’ about it) there will be amonthly car payment which at present I do nothave, and in so having one will definitely makeme miserable.
Factor in my health status and I can’t stop ask-ing myself: do I solve a problem that affects thequality of my life today at the expense of tomor-row (pun intended) or do I plan/repair for tomor-row and suffer the consequences of having doneso today?
As a stage IV, non-small cell lung cancerpatient originally characterized by my oncologistas “terminal” and given a “13-month to two-year” prognosis to boot back in late Feb., 2009,I’ve always tried to live my life and make deci-sions as if I had a future beyond what I was told.
And for the past eight years and four months, Ihave pretty consistently maintained thatapproach. Still, the longer I live, the more myunderlying medical diagnosis impacts my think-ing/judgment. Unfortunately, worlds sometimescollide and reality is up for grabs. And occasion-ally decisions are made in a “bizarro” kind of waywhere topsy is turvy and vice versa. Welcome tomy whirled.
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Drive, Suite 210, Rockville. Black Artists of DC(BADC) are in the two main galleries with workby Daniel T. Brooking, James Brown, Jr., T.H.Gomillion, Gloria C. Kirk, Glenda Richardson,Janathel Shaw, Russell D. Simmons, NannoSmith, and Eugene Vango. [email protected] or visitwww.artistsandmakersstudios.com/
Rob Patrick Concert. 7 p.m. at Margery’sLounge at Normandie Farm Restaurant, 10710Falls Road, Potomac. Visit www.popovers.com/or call 301-983-8838 for more.
SATURDAY/JULY 8Plein-Air Painting Workshop. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Rocklands Farm & Winery, Courtney’s Farm,14525 Montevideo Road, Poolesville. Limit 12participants. Email [email protected] orcall 301-461-9831 for more.
Meet the Artist. noon-1:30 p.m. at Glenstone,12002 Glen Road, Potomac. American writer,filmmaker and visual artist Gary Indiana willhose 90-minute tour of his exhibition. Visitglenstone.org for more.
Cooking Demo. 12:30-1:30 p.m. at MargaretSchweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest GlenRoad, Silver Spring. Free. Call 240-777-8085 formore.
Artists Reception. 5-7 p.m. at PhotoworksGallery, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.Flying Solo: An exhibition of photographs byTanguy de Carbonnières. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org for more.
Viki Ryan Concert. 7 p.m. at Margery’s Loungeat Normandie Farm Restaurant, 10710 FallsRoad, Potomac. Visit www.popovers.com/ orcall 301-983-8838 for more.
SUNDAY/JULY 9Introductory Waltz Workshop. 2:45-6 p.m. at
the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. The 45-minute dance lessonbegins at 2:45 p.m. with a half-hourintroductory Waltz workshop and a moreadvanced move presented the last 15 minutes.Social dancing follows until 6 p.m. $10. Call202-238- 0230 or Glen Echo Park at 301-634-2222, of visit www.WaltzTimeDances.org
TUESDAY/JULY 11Village Luncheon. noon-1:30 p.m. at the Tally
Ho Restaurant, 9923 Falls Road. PotomacCommunity Village offers “open to all” sociallunch, to talk about aging in place in the homes,meet other Potomac neighbors. Participants payfor their own meal. Visitwww.PotomacCommunityVillage.org for more.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 12Tom Saputo Concert. 7 p.m. at Margery’s
Lounge at Normandie Farm Restaurant, 10710Falls Road, Potomac. Visit www.popovers.com/or call 301-983-8838 for more.
FRIDAY/JULY 14Wayne Wilentz Concert. 7 p.m. at Margery’s
Lounge at Normandie Farm Restaurant, 10710Falls Road, Potomac. Visit www.popovers.com/or call 301-983-8838 for more.
SATURDAY/JULY 15Tommy Lee Ryan Concert. 7 p.m. at Margery’s
Lounge at Normandie Farm Restaurant, 10710Falls Road, Potomac. Visit www.popovers.com/or call 301-983-8838 for more.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 19Mike Surratt Concert. 1-2 p.m. at Damascus
Senior Center, 9701 Main St., Damascus. MikeSurratt returns to perform his summer tunes andhits. Free. Call 240-777-6995 for more.
Maija Rejman Concert. 7 p.m. at Margery’sLounge at Normandie Farm Restaurant, 10710Falls Road, Potomac. Visit www.popovers.com/or call 301-983-8838 for more.
SATURDAY/JULY 22Rob Patrick Concert. 7 p.m. at Margery’s
Lounge at Normandie Farm Restaurant, 10710Falls Road, Potomac. Visit www.popovers.com/or call 301-983-8838 for more.
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