City Nature Challenge Info Session

Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD

Learn to use the iNaturalist app on your mobile device or PC so you can participate in the City Nature Challenge, April 26 - 29. Compete with cities around the […]

Lecture: Life of Josiah Henson

Red Brick Courthouse 29 Courthouse Square, Rockville

Peerless Rockville welcomes Jamie Ferguson Kuhns, senior historian for Montgomery Parks, as she presents on her newly published book, Sharp Flashes of Lightning Come from Black Clouds: The Life of […]

Gaithersburg Museum “After Hours”

Gaithersburg Community Museum 9 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg

What Do Pirates Have to Do with the Metric System? It was 1794. The United States was a young nation, but its founders were very interested in promoting standards to […]

$10

Meet the Reptiles

Patuxent River State Park 23222 Georgia Ave, Brookeville, MD

Reptiles make up one of the most interesting groups of animals found at Patuxent River State Park. This will be a multimedia presentation to allow you to learn more about […]

Camellia Show and Sale

Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Silver Spring, MD

The Camellia Society of Potomac Valley will hold its 2-10 show and sale at Brookside Gardens. This annual event is open to the public from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Stonecutter Cemetery Hike

Come for a bushwhacking, history-seeking hike to the final resting place of quarry workers who mined the sandstone used in the Smithsonian Castle. We will be crossing farm fields and […]

All Nature is But Art Opening Reception

Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo

Join the Botanical Art Society of the National Capital Region as they kick off a new art exhibit at Glen Echo Park's Popcorn Gallery, "All is Nature But Art." The […]

Opening Reception: Meditations on the Personal

Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo

This April, world-renowned portrait artist Susan Lyon will be showcasing her work at the Stone Tower Gallery at Glen Echo Park, beginning with an opening reception. The exhibition of works on […]

Opening Reception: “Space Cowgirls” Exhibit

Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo

The Glen Echo Park Partnership is pleased to present Space Cowgirls: Ciara Barsotti, with an opening reception at the Park View Gallery. The exhibition is a series that explores humanity’s relationship […]

Ecology Games

Patuxent River State Park 23222 Georgia Ave, Brookeville, MD

Learn the basic principles of the natural world while playing group games at Patuxent River State Park! Play a few simple games, such as "Animal Charades" and "Oh Deer!" Wear […]