Weekend to Weekend 5/8/08

Events in Rockville

Thursday, May 8

Melanie Mason and Mark Wenner of the Nighthawks, Concerts in the Square, Rockville Town Center, 6 PM – 8 PM. Hopefully, we’ll still be able to hear this excellent acoustic blues performance but it is supposed to rain. Stay informed -- the Concerts in the Square has its own myspace.com.

Scottish Dancing, Twinbrook Library, 7 PM. If it is raining, you can go on over and experience this enthusiastic demonstration of traditional Scottish group dancing.

Bully Prevention, College Gardens Elementary School, 7 PM – 8 PM. Free as part of the RM Cluster Parent Education Series. Our RM counselors will present with Voices Vs. Violence. Spanish interpreter available.

Friday, May 9

All My Sons by Rockville Little Theatre, F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 8 PM. $16/adults, $14/seniors & students. Arthur Miller play which opened on Broadway in 1947 and was eventually made into a film and TV movie. Based on a true story of a woman who informed on her father for selling faulty parts to the US during WWII.

Saturday, May 10

Royal Tea Party, Twinbrook Community Recreation Center, 2 PM - 4 PM. $8/Rockville residents, $10 Nonresidents. Rock Enroll # 24910. In celebration of Mother's Day, put on that Princess dress and get the royal treatment. Play princess games, make princess crafts, and enjoy refreshments. I'm gonna guess boys aren't going to this tea party!

NIH Chamber Singers, Twinbrook Library, 3 PM. Free. Choral selections from around the world: Psalms, Spirituals and All that Jazz. Good for the whole family.

40th Annual National Capital Area Scottish Festival, Rockville High School, 3:30 Scottish food & Celtic crafts, 5:30 Showtime. $10/adults, $5/seniors & students, under 8 free. Indoor event so rain or shine. Featuring Rockville High School Pipe Band, Sue Richards, harpist, interviewed on Rockville Central Radio, City of Washington Pipe Band, MacMillan Pipe Band, plus highland and Scottish dancing. It’s a fine show all around!

Homes & Hospitality Tour, Peerless Rockville, Baltimore Road in East Rockville, 4 PM - 8 PM. $40/person. Visit these wonderful historic homes never before shown to the public while enjoying gourmet hors d'oeuvres, wine, music, and beautiful gardens. For info or tickets call 301-762-0096. Tickets are on sale at the Waygoose Fine Crafts or the Red Brick Courthouse.

All My Sons by Rockville Little Theatre, F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 8 PM. $16/adults, $14/seniors & students. Arthur Miller play which opened on Broadway in 1947 and was eventually made into a film and TV movie. Based on a true story of a woman who informed on her father for selling faulty parts to the US during WWII.

Sunday, May 11

All My Sons by Rockville Little Theatre, F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 2 PM. $16/adults, $14/seniors & students. Arthur Miller play which opened on Broadway in 1947 and was eventually made into a film and TV movie. Based on a true story of a woman who informed on her father for selling faulty parts to the US during WWII.

Monday, May 12

Rockville Roundtable, Gelico Cafe & Pizzeria, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM. Join Rockville Central Publisher, Brad Rourke, for lunch (Dutch!). There's no set agenda, just informal talk on what's happening and what people are thinking. You can let him know you are attending or just show up!

Wednesday, May 14

Town Hall Meeting, Glenview Mansion, 7 PM – 9 PM. The Mayor and Council are meeting with the Burgundy Estates Citizens Association, as they endeavor to meet with different neighborhoods around the City to hear citizen concerns.

Thursday, May 15
Mystic Warriors, Concert in the Square, Rockville Town Center, 6 PM – 8 PM. Andean music in a new way. Fusion, not just New Age, or Jazz or International. Experience the sound.

Last Martinis and Matisse, VisArts, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM. $10 cover charge includes painting a martini glass. This is the last one of the season. Sponsored by the Fractured Prune, very decadent. The Jim Steed Music will bring on the power pop. Still haven’t seen it? Don’t miss the exhibition: "Kimonos and Woodcuts: Collaboration - A Way Of Work." Visit the resident artists in their studios. The cash bar features a "Summer-tini" with other martinis & bottle beers.

Town Hall Meeting, Rockville City Hall, 8 PM – 10 PM. Councilmember Piotr Gajewski is scheduled to have another citizen meeting.

Friday, May 16

Wine Tasting Social, Rockville Senior Center, 7 PM – 9 PM. Rock Enroll to register $10/members, $12/nonmembers, $15/nonmembers, non-City residents. If you are single and at least 60, this is your chance to get out and meet some people! Dress well and enjoy a variety of wines and hors d’oeuvres.

Saturday, May 17

Authentic Trea$ures to Tra$h Yard Sale, East Rockville Citizen Association, 8 AM – 1 PM. ERCA tells us “Last year we had over 25 families and organizations selling and hundreds of customers. We invite one and all to come and get lost in East Rockville, you never know what you'll find!

Rockville Growers Only Farmers Market, Corner of Monroe Street & Rt. 28, 9 AM – 1 PM. Free parking. First one of the season! Flowers, fruits, vegetables, plants and home-baked goods. Always a good review. Stop by on your way to baseball at Dogwood Park!

Sunday, May 18

Rockville Chorus, F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 7:30 PM. Free, no tickets required. This is the Spring Performance of this approximately 70 member chorus which performs works by well-known and local composers.

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