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Natalia Jurewicz speaks withthe Mouse during theKaydee Puppeteers’ show atthe Potomac Library onSaturday, Feb. 28, part of“Library Lover’s Month.”

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 4Volunteer Open House. 10 a.m.-

noon the Holiday Park Senior Center,3950 Ferrara Drive in Silver Spring.The Senior Connection hasimmediate openings for volunteers toprovide essential services toMontgomery County seniors.Available service opportunitiesinclude driving seniors to medicalappointments and assisting withgrocery shopping. Contact MaryMurphy at [email protected] or at 301-942-1049.

Application Deadline. 5 p.m. TheCounty Council is seeking 11applicants to serve a four-year termon the County Charter ReviewCommission. The Commissionresearches and evaluates charterissues raised by the CountyExecutive, County Council, othergovernment officials and the public.It then issues recommendations onproposed Charter amendments everyeven-numbered year. The newcommission begins its term in June2015. Applicants should submitletters of interest and resumes toGeorge Levanthal, President,Montgomery County Council, 100Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850.Visit www.montgomerycountymd.govfor more.

Tour Registration Deadline. Theannual civil rights educationalfreedom bus tour, hosted by theMontgomery County Office of Human

Rights, is April 6-11. The bus tourcelebrates the 50th anniversary of themarch from Selma to Montgomery. Itwill retrace the Freedom Trail tolearn about Martin Luther King Jr.,Rosa Parks and the Montgomery busboycott, voters rights and othersignificant events of the civil rightsmovement. Visitmontgomerycountymd.gov/humanrights/outreach/2015_Civil_Rights_Tour.html.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY/MARCH 4-5Public Forums on Superintendent

Search. The forums will giveMontgomery County Public Schoolsparents, staff, students, andcommunity members the opportunityto identify the educational prioritiesand leadership qualities they wouldlike to see in the nextsuperintendent. Child care (forchildren ages 4 and older) will beavailable at all sessions. Foreignlanguage interpretation services alsowill be available at each forum. Thedates and locations of the forums,and the interpretation servicesavailable, are as follows:

Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m.❖ Eastern Middle School, 300University Blvd. East, Silver Spring,with interpretation in Amharic,French, and Spanish.❖ Walter Johnson High School, 6400Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda, withinterpretation in Korean and Spanish.

Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.❖ Gaithersburg High School, 101Education Blvd., Gaithersburg, withinterpretation in Chinese, Korean,and Spanish.

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Digital Age. 12:30-2 p.m. atPotomac Library, 10101 GlenoldenDrive, Potomac. Great Decisions, anational program of the non-partisanForeign Policy Association issponsored by Friends of the Library,Potomac Chapter. Most months thereis a guest speaker. Free, open to thepublic; bring a brown bag lunch. Acopy of the 2015 Briefing Book isavailable at the Information Desk,but cannot be checked out; it takesabout an hour to read the relevantarticle. Order books at fpa.org.

Planning Board Meeting. Attend,watch or listen live to theMontgomery County Planning Boardmeeting. View the full agenda. Visitwww.montgomeryplanning.org.

SATURDAY/MARCH 7Forum on Public Schools and

Transportation Systems. 8:30a.m.-4 p.m. at Bethesda-Chevy ChaseHigh School, 4301 East-WestHighway, Bethesda. The event, titled“Infrastructure and Growth: Are WeKeeping Pace?,” will offer theopportunity for participants to meetwith public officials and providefeedback about their communities.Visit www.montgomeryplanning.org.

SUNDAY/MARCH 8Low Vision Rehab Town Hall

Meeting. 1:30-3:30 p.m. at SibleyMedical Building, Conference Room2, 5215 Loughboro Road, NW,Washington, D.C. This symposiumwill address the looming PublicHealth Issues surrounding theexpectation of the more thandoubling baby boomer population bythe year 2030. Visitwww.youreyes.org for more. Call202-364-7602 to register.

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Part of ‘Library Lover’s Month’The Kaydee Puppeteers presented a double feature on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Potomac Library, sponsoredby the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Potomac Chapter.

Whitley and Madelyn Dugan andthe Mouse.

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By Colleen Healy

The Almanac

Countless fairy tales begin with“Once Upon a Time” and tellthe story of princesses, pirates,dragons, knights, and wolves.

The fables often finish with the words “TheEnd.” This month, the area theater commu-nity is mourning the loss of long-timePotomac resident and local playwright,singer, songwriter and actress MarilynShockey.

Her plays often turned familiar fairy talesupside down or blended several charactersfrom various stories together. Many of herplays have been performed by Picture BookPlayers, Adventure Theatre and PotomacTheatre Company such as “What’s a Wolfto Do?” which won 14 Adventure Theatreawards including Best Musical. Her workalso includes “Cinderella or A Funny ThingHappened on the Way to the Ball” and“Sleeping Beauty or A Day in the Palace, aNight in Hollywood” and “Snow White &the Several Sillies.”

Shockey began writing plays when herdaughter Holly went to college and herhusband John retired. She had alwaysloved fairy tales because her mother readthem to her as a child and she in turn readthem to her daughter. After writing sev-eral children’s musicals; her friends PattiWarner and Nan Muntzing encouraged herto try out for the Potomac TheatreCompany’s production of “The Pirates ofPenzance” and she was cast as one of Gen-

eral Stanley’s daughters.Several more roles fol-

lowed including Mrs.Greer in “Annie,” Mrs.Paroo in “The Music Man,”the Mad Hatter in “Alice InWonderland” and SisterSophia in “The Sound ofMusic.”

Glenda Henderson re-membered, “There are somany things that con-nected me to Marilyn.There is just a huge voidnow. She was like a sisterto me. What struck meabout her is how muchlove she had for her ownmother. Her mother livedwith her family for many years. I never hadthe chance to meet her but from what I haveheard Marilyn took very good care of her.Marilyn was the sweetest, nicest person.During a production of ‘What’s a Wolf toDo?’ and others, she not only wrote thescript but acted in the show and did thecostumes and pitched in to help with what-ever was needed. She even worked in thebox office.

“She had so many creative facets andabilities. She wrote stories, plays and mu-sic. She could sing and tell the story, sewand make beautiful costumes. Plus shecould cook. Marilyn was always so positive.We would go to see shows together and shenever said a bad thing; she always foundthe positive in something. Even if she didnot feel like being at a rehearsal she wasthere setting the best example. She was justamazing and the most accepting person Ihave ever met. She never made me feel stu-pid if I did not know something. I am grate-

ful for her as a teacher andas a friend. She would il-luminate without beingjudgmental. I am happy tohave known her. I feel herloss so keenly and I knowothers do too.”

Nan Muntzing recalled,“Marilyn and I met in 1989at auditions for ThePotomac TheatreCompany’s first show —“Pirates Of Penzance.”That started what becamean incredible, lastingfriendship. The manyshows we did together willbe memories I will forevercherish.

“Marilyn wrote many terrific shows forAdventure Theatre. I had the pleasure ofbeing involved in two of them. The PotomacTheatre Company did several of her playswith great success. She was so very talentedin singing, writing and performing. Shebrought great pleasure to so many.

“My husband, Manning and I went onsome great trips with Marilyn and John,which of course adds to the many wonder-ful memories. Marilyn sang in four showswe did at Fox Hill, where we live. Our fifthshow will be in March and will be dedicatedto Marilyn. We sang together for 26 years.She was a dear, dear friend, and I will missher terribly.”

Director Ron Sarro had worked withMarilyn several times: “Marilyn was one ofthose very few people who emerge in aperson’s life who is so special, so endear-ing, so supportive, so trusting, so under-standing, and so generous in spirit and indeed, that there is no way for a friend to

replace her in his heart, to fill the void.Marilyn brought her considerable talentsboth to Adventure Theatre in Glen Echo andthe Potomac Theatre Company. At Adven-ture, her original musical plays were magi-cal, not only for the young audiences thatsaw them, but for the actors who performedin them. I felt honored to have been en-trusted by Marilyn to bring her works tothe professional stage for the first time. Sheworked tirelessly to support such efforts. Nojob was too big, no job was too small.”

Carol Leahy remembers meeting Marilynin the late 1980s when she came to audi-tion for a role in the Picture Book Players, avolunteer group which performed weeklyfor school groups. “We shared many inter-ests: acting, singing, and reading plays” shesaid. “Marilyn was a multi-talented personwho wanted to write plays. She wrote onetitled ‘What’s A Wolf to Do?’, which incor-porated some ideas from Little Red RidingHood, Goldilocks and The Three Little Pigs.

“She was kind enough to ask me to readand comment and we did some revisionstogether. Then we produced the play atAdventure Theatre to rave reviews. I en-couraged her to submit it to the DramaticPublishing Company which did indeed pub-lish it and it was produced in many differ-ent areas, always to very positive reviews. Ican still see in my mind’s eye the handsomeyoung man who played the Wolf and thethree beautiful young women (yes, theywere the three little pigs!) in their gorgeouscostumes — in which, of course, Marilynhad a hand. Our friendship grew through-out the years as she joined the AdventureTheatre Board, wrote and acted in moreplays, and was the kind of friend everyone

Friends recall herspirit and legacy.

Celebrate Marilyn Shockey’s Life This Saturday


By Carole Funger

The Almanac

The Hoe ‘n Hope Garden Clubwelcomed Montgomery Coun-try Master Gardener Gary Cahninto member Sarah Funt’s home

on Tuesday, Feb. 3 to share his expertise onhow to start vegetable and annual seedsindoors. While a number of the participantshad been growing plants fromseeds for years, allagreed that Cahn pro-vided new twists on oldthemes, some time-sav-ing and budget friendly al-ternatives to traditionalpractices and best of all,suggestions for cultivarsguaranteed to impress familyand friends as they are carriedin from the garden.

Cahn is part of the groupMaster Gardeners, a volunteereducation program taught andadministered by University ofMaryland Extension (UME) thateducates residents about safe, ef-fective and sustainable horticulturalpractices. Master Gardeners provides speak-ers, maintains demonstration gardens andhas affiliates all over the county, includingplant clinics at area libraries where you canbring sickly specimens for onsite diagnosis.(See list of libraries.)

Cahn began his discussion by pointing outthat while growing plants from seeds maynot save money, it will certainly provideopportunities for growing cultivars thataren’t readily available at local nurseries.“It’s easy, fun and provides psychic gratifi-cation,” he said, adding, “It’s like raisingyour children. I get very attached to my littleseedlings.”

He noted that it takes only a small num-ber of materials to get started, all of whichcan be purchased from local nurseries, hard-ware stores or big box stores such as HomeDepot. These materials include seeds, lightfixtures and bulbs, growing medium andcontainers.

Making a list of the seedsthat you want to grow is the first im-

portant step, according to Cahn. After that,it’s a matter of choosing seeds that offer spe-cial qualities such as improved flavor, un-usual color or shape and good resistance todisease. In addition to local nurseries, thereare good online sites that offer thousandsof options to choose from. (See list below.)Cahn noted that while some seeds are easyto start, like peppers, tomatoes, lettuce,eggplants and zinnias, others are more dif-ficult, such as impatiens, parsley and co-leus. He stressed that it was important toknow one’s skill set before embarking onthe project.

Once the seeds are selected, lighting isthe most important issue, according toCahn. And, lighting is all about fluorescentbulbs. Regular, incandescent lights won’twork because they produce the wrong typeof spectrum, while placing seeds by a win-dow provides insufficient light.

Cahn explained that though sunlight mayseem like a natural, it results in weak seed-lings. Early spring sunlight is neither strongnor long enough and will produce only spin-dly plants. “They will fall over and havefaulty stems,” he said.

The best fluorescent bulbs are those usedin standard fixtures: 30W, 45W at a mini-mum. Lesser wattages won’t work as well.You can also use shop lights of two, threeor four feet long. According to Cahn, growlights are fine, but they are expensive andnot necessary. “You can invest in expensivelighting fixtures, sure, but you can also takethe more economical route of simply screw-ing a bulb into a gooseneck lamp or hang-ing bulbs from ceilings or shelves,” he

added.While there are currently many types of

growing mediums on the market, Cahn pre-fers the soilless mix because it’s lighter andmore efficient for growing tender seedlings.He prefers it even to potting soil, which hesaid works, but results in lower germina-tion. Good soilless mixes include vermicu-lite, which comes from volcanic rock and isvery porous, allowing the tiny seedlings tostretch and grow. “Since your seeds needto punch through it, the lighter mix is bet-ter,” he said.

Of course, seeds can be started in gardensoil (and many are, such as lettuce), butaccording to Cahn, soil has a 1 percent ger-mination rate compared to 85 percent for asoilless mix. “You can start seeds in gardensoil, but you don’t want to,” he said. “It istoo dense and filled with bacteria and fun-gus, which can kill your seedlings.”

Almost any container will work for grow-ing seedlings. Cahn recommended the com-mon 4-8 cell pack plastic trays, flats (likethose provided in nurseries), egg cartons,and even DIY newspaper cones. “The im-portant thing is to make sure you punch ahole in the bottom of the containers so theseeds can drain,” he said.

“Before you plant,” Cahn added, “It isimportant to read the seed packet for depth

requirements, as many seeds need to beplaced on top of the soil.” It’s equally im-portant to read the information about whento transplant the seedlings (indoors) andwhen to replant them outside. While mostseeds germinate in darkness, they all havedifferent specifications. It usually takes 3to 21 days for most to germinate, with op-timal temperatures fluctuating between 70

degrees Fahrenheit during the day and60s at night.

Cahn stressed that itwas important to

check the seedlingsdaily as they grew and

that as soon as they ger-minated, it was impera-

tive to get them out of thedarkness and into the light.

He warned, “If they germi-nate unchecked in darkness,

they grow abnormally quicklyto reach for the sunlight and

you end up with spindlyplants.”

Once seedlings emerge, theyneed to be placed under light for

up to 16 hours a day. Lights shouldbe placed 1-2 inches from the top

of the leaves. You can water theseedlings from the bottom or mist

them with a spray mister. Cahn doesnot advise top watering because it can

knock tender seedlings over.Adjusting the seedlings as they grow

(to maintain the 1-2 inch distance fromthe light), Cahn usually transplants themthree to four weeks later to a bigger packetafter roots have developed fully. He useseither fish emulsion (though he pointed outit stinks), or MiracleGro (diluted to one-quarter to one-half strength), noting thatsome soilless mixes come with fertilizer al-ready in them.

The last stage in seedling care before theall-important task of transplanting themoutdoors is to adjust the new plants gradu-ally to light. According to Cahn, this is doneby increments, as plants can’t go from in-doors directly to harsh sunlight, which willkill them. He starts this process 10-14 daysin advance by exposing the seedlings tosunlight for one hour/day, gradually in-creasing exposure over a week.

Cahn said the ideal time for transplant-ing seedlings is a cloudy day. He advisedwatering the tender plants well before trans-planting. Most plants should be planted atthe same level they were growing at beforebeing transplanted, with the exception oftomatoes, which can be planted very deepin the soil. Cahn, in fact, rips all but the top2 or 3 leaves off of his young tomato plantsand buries the stalk in soil. He discoveredthat doing this forces the tomatoes to sendout roots along the entire stem, making fora more fruitful harvest. For more informa-tion on planting seedlings or general ques-tions on plants, call the hotline at 301 590-9650 Tuesday and Thursday 10am – 1pm.Or go to the website at http://www.extension.umd.edu/mg/locations/montgomerey-county-master-gardeners

Tips on Growing Plants from SeedGardening

Advice fromMaster GardenerGary Cahn.

Plant ClinicsMontgomery County MasterGardeners Plant Clinics:

Bethesda: Davis LibraryBurtonsville Praisner LibraryDerwood: Mont. County Extension OfficeGaithersburg: Quince Orchard LibraryGaithersburg: Gaithersburg LibraryRockville: Twinbrook LibraryRockville: Central Farm MarketGermantown: Upcounty Regional

Services CenterWheaton: Brookside GardensKensington: Audubon CenterPoolesville LibrarySilver Spring Farmers Market

Seed CataloguesCahn’s list of online seed catalogues:

Burpee — www.burpee.comPinetree — www.superseeds.comTotally Tomatoes — www.totallytomato.comBaker Creek — http://rareseeds.com

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LET’S TALKReal Estate

For professional advice on all aspectsof buying and selling real estate, call:

MICHAEL MATESELong & Foster Realtors

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by Michael Matese

Think Rightto Live Right

In order to guarantee your success andsatisfaction; follow the well-troddenadvice rendered by thousands of success-ful home-owners and investors. Use theseguidelines to prepare your mind for theprocess and outcome of buying a home.

Adjust your Headspace to find yourideal Living-space

First, you must concede that clichés arewell circulated for good reason. Location,for example, is indeed of centrifugalimportance when selecting and bidding ona home. Ask yourself before the processsucks you in; Do you like the area, and theschools? Does it have the important fea-tures you want? Where do you work, andhow does the transportation scenariolook? These things may seem secondary toaesthetics in the beginning, but in thelong run they are the key factors in ahappy life.

Second, consider that not all amenitiesare created equal. Square footage can lookvery different depending on layout, and apool in Arizona reaps far more return oninvestment than one in Michigan. Avoiddisqualifying or unnecessarily seekingproperty based on stringent criteria.Otherwise you may find yourself eitherpleasantly or unpleasantly surprised.Third, keep an open mind, and alwaysmake decisions based on the future. Ahome is a huge purchase that requirescare and patience. Carpet can be replaced,but the essence of a home is as fixed asyour mortgage payment.

Lastly, be realistic, trust your gut, anddon’t get discouraged. You may have tolook for some time before you locate thatperfect home, but it is far better to lookand remain optimistic than to settle andsquirm under the burden of an unwantedmortgage. If a home does not “feel” right,trust yourself, and remember that this is areal-world decision, so holding out for the“deal of the century” is as fruitless asjumping at the first opportunity thatcomes along.

By Carole Funger

The Almanac

It started with three Potomac moms sit-ting around a kitchen table in 2008, be-moaning the fact that children’s lunchesthese days consume a whole lot of plas-

tic. The three women, who were all goodfriends, had just heard a staggering statistic:every day, 20 million plastic sandwich andsnack bags end up in U.S. landfills and water-ways. And, a quick estimation of their ownpersonal consumption revealed they were eachdiscarding at least 2,000 single-use plastic bagsannually.

Kirsten Quigley, Cris Bourelly and JennieStoller Barakat knew there had to be a way todecrease the amount of plastic waste they weregenerating. So, they set about trying to find anenvironmentally friendly alternative to theplastic baggy. “We knew that many familieswere looking for easy, convenient ways to begreen and avoid this kind of waste,” saidQuigley.

Quigley recalled it seemed like an easy taskat first. All they needed was to find a moder-ately attractive, reusable bag that was food-safe and dishwasher-friendly. The team beganby combing the Internet for eco-friendly alter-natives. When they could find none, they knewthey were on to something. Their search be-came the inspiration for a new company, whichthey named 3greenmoms.

Creating a “green”product was a naturalfit for co-founderQuigley, who had long-time experience in en-vironmental organiza-tion and also workedas a consultant fornon-profits. She andco-founder Bourelly,formerly a corporatelawyer in internationallaw, began to form thenew business.

A top priority for theteam was to find a reliable, safe fabric fromwhich to construct their new bags. The foodindustry seemed like a natural place to start.After months of research, they uncovered ahigh-quality fabric used in pastry bags by bak-eries. Made by Thermohauser, a German manu-facturer, the cloth was moisture-proof, couldwithstand high heat and met the internationaldirectives for food-safety.

With the raw materials selected, the teamnamed their new product LunchSkins ReusableSandwich Bags and Bourelly began to navigatethe complicated process of registering thetrademark. Creative Director Barakat, a LosAngeles based graphic designer, started work-ing on the look and feel of the new brand. To-gether, they chose bold, bright colors and child-friendly graphics to convey LunchSkins’ mod-ern, eco-friendly feel.

After finding a manufac-turer to make the prototype,3greenmoms introducedthe bag in a gift basket theyprepared for a localfundraiser. The bag was aninstant hit. Quigley recalledthat in the first months fol-lowing the fundraiser, theywere taking orders for 15-20 bags a week. Then, inApril of 2010, an articleabout LunchSkins appearedin Oprah Winfrey’s “OMagazine.” Quigley saidthat demand blew up aboutsix months later.

Within a year, large retail-ers such as The ContainerStore and Kids Pottery Barnwere approaching3greenmoms about sellingthe bags in their stores. Fiveyears after launch, the listof stores has only continuedto grow. LunchSkins arenow being sold in organicmarkets, gift stores andhardware stores located all over the UnitedStates as well as in the national retail chains,Target and Whole Foods. By their latest fig-ures, Quigley estimates 3greenmoms is nowproducing 300,000 bags a year.

THE ORIGINAL ECO-FRIENDLY IDEA fora reusable bag has now expanded to encom-pass a full product line including standard-sized lunch and snack bags, slightly larger subbags and a more recent introduction, the zip-

pered lunch bag thatcoincided with thestart of the schoolyear. Other new addi-tions, created in re-sponse to customerfeedback, include dif-ferent sized wet bagsfor cloth diapers anda new “sweat” bag fortravel and gym.

In the works are in-sulated hot and coldsandwich bags andlunch totes that arefreezable and cooler

resistant. “We think these would be fun inno-vations and a great addition to the line,” saidQuigley, adding, “Everyone who turns to aplastic bag of some sorts for something; weplan to offer a solution. We are always think-ing about innovations. That is what we loveto do.”

What started as a decentralized, grass-rootsorganization operating from many homes hasnow evolved into a streamlined organizationof six people, all working together under oneroof. “In the beginning, we were a small bandof women working virtually trying to estab-lish the business. Now we’re one lean team,under one roof, trying to leverage our indi-vidual talents and grow the business, “ saidQuigley.

LunchSkins’ mission remains simple, but it

has expanded to embrace the green movementmore fully, which Quigley believes is becom-ing mainstream. She sees LunchSkins as anopportunity for children and adults to get in-volved in environmental issues. 3greenmomsnow strives to encourage people to look harderat the impact that their plastic waste is havingon the environment and to inspire a new gen-eration to embrace small, everyday changes.

“It’s about the little things we do each day.Our hope is to inspire people to think abouttheir choices and to give them an everydaysolution to plastic waste that will result in agreener world,” said Quigley.

While it is clear that many of the area’s resi-dents have finally embraced the idea of replac-ing the plastic grocery store bag with a clothone of their own. LunchSkins would like themto think even smaller. “We’d like to take thetrend down to the level of a lunch bag,” saidQuigley. “Change begins at home.”

For more information on 3greenmoms orhow to purchase their products, go to http://www.3greenmoms.com/

In keeping with their mission to raise aware-ness about plastic pollution, 3greenmoms isnow reaching out to the broader communityto create partnerships. This year, 3greenmomsintroduced the Seabird LunchSkin, featuringan albatross in flight. They’re planning to give10 percent of the sales of the bag back to the5Gyres Institute, an organization dedicated tocreating a planet free of plastic pollution.

The idea for the design was inspired by aChris Jordan video featuring the Midway atoll,“Message from the Gyre.” In the video, Jordandepicts thousands of baby albatrosses lyingdead on the ground, their bodies filled withplastic. “It provides a stark picture of what ourconsumer-driven society looks like under thislight,” said Quigley, adding, “3greenmomshopes to bring awareness to the problem ofplastic pollution in the world’s oceans and bethe solution-based product to the problem theyhighlight.”

These Moms Know How To Pack a LunchPeople

A solution to plasticsandwich bagslaunches a business.

From left are Jennie Stoller Barakat, Cris Bourellyand Kirsten Quigley.

“Our hope is to inspirepeople to think about theirchoices and to give theman everyday solution toplastic waste that willresult in a greener world.”

— Kirsten Quigley

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Volunteer Training onWednesday, March 11

Potomac Community Village volunteers Tammy andBarry Meyer role-play at a Feb. 25 session as a servicerequester and the volunteer who has come to herhome to assist her. They are being watched by, fromleft, PCV Secretary Shirley Dominitz, and volunteersMargie Lappen, Elisabeth Schouten, and, with herback to the camera, Mable Lam. PCV is looking forvolunteers of all ages, to help their members fulfilltheir wish to age in place. The next volunteer trainingwill be held at Congregation Har Shalom, 11510 FallsRoad, on Wednesday, March 11, from 2-5 p.m. Thoseinterested in volunteering, even if they can’t come tothe March 11 training, should contact theorganization’s secretary, Shirley Dominitz, 301-983-1010, or [email protected].

Opinion

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WMCCA President

What is it about the Chesapeakeand Ohio Canal National His-torical Park? What caused sucha visceral negative reaction to

the recent National Park Service extreme pro-posal to impose user fees on all who enter thepark — by land or water — along its entire185 mile length. The National Park Servicerescinded the proposal midway through a se-ries of what it described as “robust” publicmeetings where public outrage was widelyexpressed. Permitting and monitoring of suchfees would have posed an enforcement night-mare. On a deeper level, it would alter theambiance and experience of visitors, many ofwhom are from out of town and find their wayto the park via a rustic lock house road andfeel a sense of discovery as well as the evidenthistory that pervades this long, narrow corri-dor of green. While regular or local visitorsmight not mind paying, as they already do toenter at Great Falls, the specter of park rang-ers patrolling the many parking lots, ready topounce on those who are unwittingly and ille-gally parked is discouraging and unfair. Afterall, it was saved because we want people tovisit this remarkable feat of conservation andleave longing to return. Setting up a need topolice visitors spoils the original intent of pres-ervation.

But the proposal also hit a deeper chord. TheCanal is like no other National Park in its draw.

Because of its unique configuration, geology,historic significance, multiple recreational uses,biodiversity, and close proximity, it is more likea treasured front yard, even if we live manymiles away. We are drawn to it again and againlike no other park in the area, sometimes on aweekly or even daily basis. Just walking thetowpath alongside the mighty Potomac Riveris to engage in our nation’s history. Family his-tories are still tied to the Canal lock houses,family traditions continue to be built on theoutdoor activities and recreation provided bythe Canal and Potomac River, and many hik-ers and bicyclists still follow that familiar routealong the towpath from Georgetown toFrederick or even to Cumberland and back.Out-of-town visitors, especially internationalvisitors, taken to the Great Falls overlook al-ways marvel that such a wild place is so closeto the National Mall.

The park allows each of us to experience thenatural world on our own terms. And becauseof the enormous, continuing efforts of many,we do so with the reassurance and hope thatthe experience will still be there season afterseason, and year after year. Changes and sur-prises should be limited to those caused bynatural forces, and not efforts to make it aDisney-like experience, Virginia-style water-front development, or a limited access nationalpark. We applaud the National Park Service forrejecting the proposal to put an “invisible”fence around this unique park. We look for-ward to hearing from Superintendent Brandtconcerning other Canal issues of importance,

including proposed alterations to his-toric features like the Pennyfield LockRoad replacement bridge and the longterm impacts of the proposed Mid-RiverIntake construction at the WSSC Filtra-tion Plan on River Road.

ARTIFICIAL TURF (AT)PLAYING FIELDS

By Carol Van Dam Falk

The Safe Healthy Playing Fields Coa-lition, of which WMCCA is a member,reports that they obtained the supportof Maryland state lawmakers to rein-troduce three pieces of artificial turf-related bills over the next few months.The bills were introduced in 2014 butdid not pass. The Coalition is submit-ting slightly revised versions of the billsalong with information from an NBCtelevision report on an alarming num-ber of cancer cases found among youngsoccer goalies and the current federalwarnings about known toxins in AT.Lead is just one toxic ingredient foundin both the tire crumb infill and the plas-tic blades as they age and break down.

The three bills would:❖ Prevent the Prince George’s County

school system from building 22 soccerfields with the use of POS (Public OpenSpace) funds to install synthetic fields.

❖ Require that warning signs beposted at artificial turf fields aboutknown toxins in AT and the health risks

associated with playing on AT fields on hotdays.

❖ Raise the liability cap on damages thatpeople could collect from states and munici-palities for not acting in the best interest ofthe public regarding synthetic turf fields.

The Coalition is encouraged in its efforts toexpose the misinformation provided by the ATindustry because not only is there more sup-port in Annapolis, but groups across the na-tion are working to raise the level of aware-ness concerning the toxic nature of these syn-thetic fields and their components. Perhapsmost importantly, the Coalition is urging theConsumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)to regulate AT as a children’s product. In addi-tion, PEER (Public Employees for Environmen-tal Responsibility) sued the CPSC for not test-ing shredded and pulverized tires as achildren’s product, as the CPSC said they woulddo. Furthermore, the EPA is no longer partici-pating in the tire working group put togetherby the EPA and the rubber manufacturers’ as-sociation in 2007 to convince the public that itwas safe to install shredded tires on public play-ing fields. The EPA is now backing away fromthe entire controversy, calling it a state andlocal issue. For more information, go towww.safehealthyplayingfields.org.

PENNYFIELD LOCK ROADBRIDGE REPLACEMENT: UPDATE

By Ginny Barnes

Pennyfield Lock Road dates back to the 1850sand is designated as Rustic in the Rural andRustic Roads Master Plan. The bend skirtedaround the Dufief warehouse and is consid-ered a significant feature of the road. WMCCAand the Montgomery Countryside Alliance(MCA) submitted joint testimony to the CountyCouncil in opposition to the proposed (andmost destructive) alternative favored by theDepartment of Transportation (DOT). Never-theless, Council staff is recommending the DOTalternative. A final decision will be made bythe Council after committee work sessions.

WMCCA MeetingThe next meeting of the West Montgomery

County Citizens Association will be held Wednesday,March 11, 7:15 p.m., at the Potomac CommunityCenter. The speaker will be Kevin Brandt, superin-tendent, C & O Canal National Historical Park.Although the proposal for a new user fee for the C &O Canal has been rescinded, there are still otherissues that will likely impact the Canal and resi-dents’ use of this resource. One of the mostsignificant threats to the park is deer predation,particularly on the Gold Mine Tract, a biologicaljewel close at hand. Superintendent Brandt will talkabout deer management in the Montgomery Countyportions of the park. With almost 20 years in hisposition, his visit promises to provide a wealth ofinformation about current Canal issues and anopportunity for citizens to voice their concerns. Ofparticular interest are the proposed increases in feesunder the old user fee structure, traffic and parkingcongestion, especially on MacArthur Boulevard, thePennyfield Lock Road bridge replacement, andWSSC’s proposed Mid-River Intake structure. Asalways, the public is most welcome to attendWMCCA’s meetings. If schools are closed because ofinclement weather, the meeting will be cancelled.

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Williams, now 60, identified here by apseudonym, counts herself among the esti-mated 97 million Americans who the Na-tional Institutes of Health identifies as over-weight or obese and at risk for health prob-lems such as diabetes, high blood pressureand heart disease. Approximately 90 per-cent of people who have lost weight, includ-ing Williams, have regained weight after aweight loss.

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Suggestions for maintaining a healthy weight.

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“Weight is a constant work in progress,”she said. “There is no one way to do it. Whatworks for some people won’t work for oth-ers. You have to figure out what works foryou.”

Viewing obesity as a medical condition isthe first step to solving it, said Dr. DomenicaM. Rubino, director of the Washington Cen-ter.

“Obesity is a serious and complex diseasethat affects each individual differently,” shesaid. “It is significantly influenced by riskfactors including genetic, environmental,economic, psychological and social deter-minants, as with most chronic diseases.”

Rubino recommends a research-based,comprehensive, mind-body approach toweight loss and maintenance that includesmedical, nutritional, behavioral and psycho-logical factors, and includes physicians, di-etitians and psychotherapists.

“I try to help my patients explore the trig-gers [such as sadness, anger, and anxiety]that lead them to turn to food as a way tocope,” said Mougeh Yasai, a clinical psy-chologist at the Washington Center. “Mind-fulness can help patients become more at-tuned to their feeling states, and also howto deal with these feelings when they comeup. Once triggers are identified, we explore

various coping skills that can be helpfulduring times of distress. The emphasis onmindful observation of eating behaviors isto practice the skill of observing with anonjudgmental stance.”

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS at WeightLoss Services at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital inFairfax, also assist patients in a weight lossprogram that includes a variety of bariatric(or weight loss) surgeries, generally re-served for those with a body mass index(BMI) of 40 or more.

“We also might use pharmacologicalmethods to jump start weight loss,” saidCarmen Spencer, a registered nurse. She isthe clinical pro-gram coordina-tor at the clinic.

“ M e d i c a lweight loss ispretty muchopen to anyonewith a BMI of27 or higher,”she said. “Weoffer a 12-weekprogram thatuses meal re-placements.”

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“The environment is filled with opportu-nities to eat high-calorie foods and not movemuch,” said Yasai. “So in addition to con-tinuing the lifestyle changes that helped youlose weight, it is important to have strength-ened coping skills for managing stress aswell as being mindful of potential emotionaltriggers to eating. “

Setting unrealistic goals, losing too muchweight at one time and following fad dietscan lead to rapid weight regain or failureto lose weight in the first place.

“There is no magic,no special potion ordiet,” said Rubino. “Infact, no one person orthing holds the key forthe treatment of obe-sity.”

“I go to the gymthree times a week at6 a.m.,” said Williams.“If I don’t do it then,something will comeup later during the day.I use a trainer becauseI find that it’s a luxurythat I can’t afford notto have.”

“Weight is a constant workin progress. There is noone way to do it. Whatworks for some peoplewon’t work for others. Youhave to figure out whatworks for you.”

— Toni Williams


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Timothy Fisher and MichaelRallo have earned dean’s list status forthe recently ended fall term 2014 atWashington and Lee University (Lexing-ton, Va.).

Emily Matthews has been namedto the fall 2014 dean’s list at Universityof the Sciences (Philadelphia, Pa.).Matthews is a doctor of physical therapystudent.

Abigail Ross made the dean’s listfor fall semester at the Georgia Instituteof Technology.

Local students named to the ClemsonUniversity (Clemson, SC) dean’s list forthe fall 2014 semester include: ToddMichael Erickson , majoring ingraphic communications; JuliannaLeslie Klein, majoring in secondaryeducation; Kalli Marie Mays, major-ing in pre-business; and Megan AnnScanlan, majoring in psychology.

Adam Settlage has been named tothe Emerson College (Boston, Ma.)dean’s list for the fall 2014 semester.Settlage is majoring in musical theatre.

Jane Alexander, Emma Ander-son, Abigail Blair, Chi Kit Cheong,Allison Durham, Jonna Rautsola,Daniel Wadler, Allison Ward, andRachel Yang have been named to thedean’s list for the fall 2014 semester atWake Forest University (Winston Salem,NC).

Daniela Falcone and IanRusagara were named to the Washing-ton College (Chestertown, Md.) dean’slist for the fall 2014 semester.

Allison Stafford Reed was namedto the dean’s list for the fall 2014 semes-ter at Juniata College (Huntingdon,Pa.). Reed is the daughter of Dr. Chris-topher Reed and Lauren C. Reed and a2014 graduate of Thomas SpriggWootton High School.

Caroline Perry was named to thefall 2014 dean’s list at The University ofFindlay (Findlay, Ohio).

Kyle Morris made the dean’s list forfall 2014-2015 semester at RochesterInstitute of Technology. Morris is a sec-ond-year student in the applied liberalarts program in RIT’s National Techni-cal Institute for the Deaf.

Colin Orr graduated from SalisburyUniversity (Salisbury, Md.) with a B.A.

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Benjamin Ruiz-De-Gamboagraduated from Salisbury University(Salisbury, Md.) with a B.A. in commu-nication arts.

Jacquelyn Ferzacca has beennamed to the Emerson College (Boston,Ma.) dean’s list for the fall 2014 semes-ter. Ferzacca is majoring in media artsproduction.

William Dorfman, Jenna Jach,Victoria Nadel, Laura Sperling andOlivia Stanhope have been named tothe University of Delaware dean’s list forthe fall 2014 semester.

Loyola University Maryland has an-nounced its fall 2014 dean’s list,including: Caroline Chiaramonte,class of 2017; Anna Panyutin, class of2017; and David Bjorklund, class of2018.

Boston University awarded academicdegrees to 1,664

students in January 2015, including:Naomi C. Karp, Master of Social Workin social work; Drew Richard, Masterof Fine Arts in creative writing; andAneesha A. Joshi, Bachelor of Arts ininternational relations.

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should have, making soup formy husband in his final illnessand listening to me when Ineeded an ear.

“We’ll all miss her greatly, butour hearts are lifted by know-ing that generations of childrenwill be entertained and edu-cated by the plays she wrotewith a wonderful insight intowhat could both entertain andeducate children for years tocome.”

Shockey was a member of ThePotomac Theatre Company’sBoard of Trustees and a mem-ber The Dramatists’ Guild andThe Writer’s Center in Bethesda.Her publishers have expressedinterest in publishing a number

of Marilyn’s children’s musicalsthat have already been pro-duced and performed locally.Her husband, John, and daugh-ter, Holly, plan to have her playsproduced again so that morechildren can enjoy her musicalsand hear the familiar beginning“Once Upon a Time .…”

Shockey died Friday, Jan. 23,2015.

A celebration of her life willtake place on March 7 at 2 p.m.at the Blair Family Center forthe Arts, Bullis School, 10601Falls Road, Potomac.

In lieu of flowers, memorialcontributions in her name maybe made via mail to AdventureTheatre MTC, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Glen Echo, MD 20812Attn: Janet Berry.

Recalling Life ofMarilyn Shockey

Schools

‘Cats’ at Holy ChildThe students at Connelly School of the Holy Child presented “Cats: TheMusical” on Feb. 27-28. It was directed by Elsbeth Reaves Fager; techni-cal direction was by Karina Gershowitz.

The Siamese cats wreaked havoc on the pirate ship (from left): freshmanElena Lockland, junior Rebecca Kazor, freshmen Maggie Rudman andGeritza Carrasco, and sophomore Katherine Byrnes.

Grizabella (junior Maddie Weldon) led the waywith Old Deuteronomy (freshman ShamariaBell), with Bombalurina and Victoria (juniorsSamantha Boccia and Theresa Cotton).Shamaria was surprised at Friday’s show by herformer classmates at Holy Child’s sister school,Washington School for Girls in D.C.Junior Stefani Murray made magic as a jump-

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Churchill diver Elaina Faerber prefers tospend half of each meet by herself.Maybe the junior will listen to somemellow country music, maybe she’ll pick

Gavin DeGraw. She spends the other half laughingand dancing with friends, trying not to get caughtup in the moment.

Faerber’s approach helps her deal with the pres-sures of competition. She performed under the cham-pionship spotlight on three occasions during the2014-15 season, and each time Faerber came throughwhen it mattered most.

Faerber captured metro, regional and state divingchampionships this season, finishing 1-2 at eachevent with Churchill teammate Kali Becker.

“I didn’t put any pressure on myself after winningmetros to win the other two,” Faerber said, “becauseI had never been to regionals or states.”

Faerber won metros with a score of 479.9 in earlyFebruary. On Feb. 14, Faerber turned in what shecalled her best performance, winning the 4A/3A Westregion title with a score of 457.8.

“The dives that were my harder dives, I did thebest [during regionals],” Faerber said, adding thatshe had a lot of fun during the event.

On Feb. 20, Faerber earned her third title of theyear, winning the state championship with a score of451.05.

The Churchill girls’ swim and dive team also wonmetros for the second year in a row.

Faerber got into diving at the age of 5, thanks inpart to her older brother Timothy, a 2012 Churchillgraduate who dives at the University of Michigan.She started at East Gate pool in Potomac, where sheis still a coach, and hopes to continue diving afterhigh school.

With the 2014-15 high school season coming to aclose, Faerber will transition to competing for Do-minion Dive Club.

“I would love to [compete in Division I or DivisionIII] college diving; that’s basically my goal,” Faerbersaid. “Every diver’s dream is to go to the Olympics,but that’s a long shot.”

Churchill’s Faerber Captures Trio of Diving ChampionshipsJunior wins metros,regions and states.

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There’s no denying the emotional factthat the CT Scan results I received andwrote about last week were a bit of adisappointment. Not a shock, mind you,because once yours truly was character-ized as “terminal,” back in late February2009, all subsequent bets came off thetable, almost literally; and expectations,such as they were explained to TeamLourie, likewise nearly ended up on thefloor, figuratively speaking, meaning theywere pretty low at that point. And eversince, my life has been about managingexpectations and reacting to scan resultsand lab work and trying to live forward.This recurring assessment has dominatedmy life over these past six years.

So receiving results last week was, inand of itself, nothing new. Heck, I’vereceived bad results before; I’ve evenbeen hospitalized because of them.Obviously, I was not hospitalized thistime. Nor will there be any changes tomy treatment protocol, although we areadvancing by one month my next CTScan, as a precaution/prudent course ofreaction to the mass which seems to beforming in my left lung. At this juncturehowever, premature as it may or maynot be, nothing really has changed. Lifegoes on.

Nevertheless, I can’t help thinkingthat change has indeed occurred.Unfortunately, the process by which onefinds out about such change: scans, sortof happens in arrears. That’s not to saythat now is definitely too late, but nei-ther is it too early. It’s more that this kindof timeline makes for worrisome daysand sleepless nights. All of which, if youbelieve the anecdotal evidence, arecounter-productive to surviving cancer.It serves no purpose, other than as anentirely reasonable and predictableresponse to an incredibly difficult set ofcircumstances, to focus on such a nega-tive. Moreover, attempting to controlsomething likely beyond one’s controlsimilarly stretches one’s emotionalstrings. Finding a balance between whatis and what isn’t quite yet, or what mightbecome of what hasn’t been confirmed,is a constant struggle.

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

Weekly Blues Dance. Thursdays8:15-11:30 p.m. in the Back RoomAnnex at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Capital Blues

presents rotating DJs and instructorswith beginner workshop 8:15-9 p.m.,no partner necessary. $8 for all. Visitcapitalblues.org for more.

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 untilmidnight. Admission $16-$18, age 17and under $12. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

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.Visit www.glenechopark.org or call301-634-2222 for more.

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. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222 for more.

Late Night Comedy. Fridays (openmic 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. Visitwww.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. Visitwww.pgip.org for more.

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. Visitrockvilletownsquare.com/events/mommy-and-me.

Live Music & Dancing. Fridays andSaturdays, 7-11 p.m. in Margery’sLounge, Normandie Farm Restaurant10710 Falls Road. Dance to the musicof Barry Gurley. Call 301-983-8838or visit www.popovers.com for more.

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 Christine Hekimian, Sue Hill,Michele Rubin, Sherry Selevan, Bevand Zayde Sleph and JanetWittenberg. Sculpture, vessels,functional art and jewelry are for

sale. Classes are taught year-roundfor beginner, intermediate andadvanced students. Visitwww.artglasscenteratglenecho.org.

Glen Echo Pottery. ThroughDecember, Saturdays and Sundays,noon-5 p.m. Glen Echo Pottery, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. TheGallery shows the work of 29individual potters and instructors atGlen Echo Pottery. Wheel-throwingdemonstrations are offered mostSaturdays and Sundays, noon-2 p.m.Children are welcome. Visitwww.glenechopottery.com/gallery.

Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery.Saturdays and Sundays, noon-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. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com.

CAMPS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPSKID Museum at Davis Library, 6400

Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, has threefive-week after-school programs Feb.25-March 25. Call 301-897-5437 orvisit www.kid-museum.org for more.

Registration Open. The spring issueof the Montgomery County Guide forRecreation and Parks Programsfeatures a variety of classes andprograms designed to helpparticipants stay active and have fun,including aquatics, sports,therapeutic recreation services andactive adult senior programming.Registration is available online, bymail or in person at the MontgomeryCounty Recreation AdministrativeOffices at 4010 Randolph Road,Silver Spring, or by fax at 240-777-6818. Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/recor call 240-777-6840 for more.

VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville, offersa variety of camp sessions for springand summer. Visit www.visartscenter.org or call 301-315-8200.

❖ Spring CampsKids Create. April 3-10. Enjoy a fullday of spring theme crafts (ages 6-12).Lola’s Lab. April 6-10. Aperformance art camp whereimagination flows through interactivestories, expressive arts, and fantasy(ages 5-10).

❖ Summer CampsOne-week and two-week sessionsoffered June 15-Aug. 21, 8:30 a.m.-3p.m. Before care and extended care isavailable. Camps include: YoungArtists (ages 5-6), Artistic Adventures(ages 7-12), Art Quest (ages 7-12),Lola’s Lab(ages 5-10);

❖ Teen CampsOne-week half-day sessions offeredJuly 6-31, 8:30-11:30 a.m.; 12:15-3:15 p.m. Teen Art Institute (ages

13-18).2015 Musical Theatre Intensive

Summer Camp. For actors, dancersand singers ages 13-18. The programwill run for two weeks from July 12-25 at the Sandy Spring FriendsSchool in Sandy Spring, Md. Camperscan participate in daytime orovernight camp. The daytime campwill feature students in a finalshowcase the last Friday of camp.Students who participate in theovernight intensive camp will takepart in a full production of themusical “Once on this Island!” Earlybird discounts are available to thosewho register before Feb. 1. Visitwww.youngartistsamerica.org.

Art Explorers Open Studio. EverySaturday, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at TheCandy Corner Studio, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Artactivities for parents and children.Activities change weekly and there isno pre-registration; $10 per child.Vist 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.

SATURDAY/MARCH 7House Tour Fundraiser. 1-5 p.m. at

Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Tour two beautifully restoredhistoric castles and twocontemporary homes, and supportthe Park. A welcome presentationheld in Glen Echo Park’s BallroomAnnex (1-1:30 p.m. is followed byself-guided access to the four homes,with shuttle transportation runningcontinuously from the Park and awine and cheese reception at thePark’s Stone Tower Gallery. $75. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

Introduction to Boogie Woogie.6:30-8 p.m. p.m. at at the BackroomAnnex at the Spanish Ballroom, GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.Pre-dance workshop. $15. Visitgottaswing.com for more.

Washington Conservatory 2014-15Piano Plus! Concerts. 8 p.m.Westmoreland Congregational UnitedChurch of Christ, 1 WestmorelandCircle, Bethesda. Concert seriesfeatures members of the WashingtonConservatory faculty and guestartists. Free (pay-as-you-can,donations welcome). Visitwww.washingtonconservatory.org orcall 301-320-2770 for more.

MARCH 7-MARCH 29“Making Our Marks.” Through

March 29, 12-6 p.m. at the Stone

Tower Gallery, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. GlenEcho Park Partnership presents“Making Our Marks: New Work byEight Printmakers,” offering newwork by eight printmakers fromArlington Arts’ Lee Arts Center usingvarying techniques and subjects.Techniques include color etching,mono print, lithography, woodcut,linoleum-cut, and photopolymerintaglio. Visit www.glenechopark.orgor call 301-634-2222.

“Our Nation’s River.” ThroughMarch 29, Monday-Saturday, 10a.m.-6 p.m. at the Park View Galleryat Glen Echo Park Partnershippresents “Our Nation’s River: APhotographic Journey Down thePotomac,” a solo exhibition of workby Jonathan Weiner that takes theviewer through a photographicnarrative of the Potomac River. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

SUNDAY/MARCH 8Live Comedy. 7 p.m. at Cool Cow

Comedy at VisArts, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. Tony Deyo is a comedianknown most notably for his sharpwit, quick material and near-perfectcomedic timing almost certainlygained from his years as aprofessional symphony musician.Visit www.visartscenter.org or call301-315-8200.

MONDAY/MARCH 16Live Music. 7:30 p.m. at Saint Mark

Presbyterian Church, 10701 OldGeorgetown Road, Rockville. TheInstitute of Musical Traditions, is anonprofit which preserves andpromotes American and internationalfolk music traditions, presents TonyTrischka, Brad Kolodner (with KenKolodner) and Keith Carr: 3Banjos...No Waiting! $15 advance,$20 door; students (with ID) andchildren: $12 advance, $17 door alltickets are general admission. Call301-960-3655 or visitwww.imtfolk.org for more.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/MARCH 20-21Bethesda Film Fest. 7 p.m. and 9

p.m. screenings at Imagination Stage,4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda.Bethesda Film Fest will promote andhonor the work of local and regionaldocumentary filmmakers with aformal screening featuring up to fiveshort documentary films byfilmmakers from Maryland, Virginiaand the District of Columbia. Adocumentary by a young filmmaker,under 18 years of age, may also bechosen. Visit www.bethesda.org orcall 301-215-6660.

“Presence of Place”Forty years ago, in a derelict building hidden among the

abandoned amusement park rides of Glen Echo Park, fouryoung photographers founded Photoworks with little morethan a shared passion for the daily work of seeing, shoot-ing, and printing images of lasting beauty and artisticintegrity. “Photoworks: Presence of Place” features worksby past and present members of the Photoworks commu-nity, faculty and students who have distinguishedthemselves. This exhibition is in memory of Elsie HullSprague, an artist with a MA in Film from the School ofCommunication, American University.

“Photoworks: Presence of Place” runs through Sunday,March 15 at American University Museum, The Katzen ArtsCenter, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.Visit www.american.edu/cas/museum orwww.glenechophotoworks.org for more.

“Swimming Hole,” circa 2009,by Elsie Hull Sprague.


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