Exhibit: Jim Crow on Streetcars
National Capital Trolley Museum 1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, MDIn recognition of Black History Month, the National Capital Trolley Museum presents its exhibit, Jim Crow on Streetcars. Learn about the nature of segregation aboard the cars in 19th century New York, the efforts to block the practice as it developed across the South, and the eventual success in opening employment opportunities. Winter museum hours […]
Nature Crafts
Seneca Creek State ParkFun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items. Activities at the park office vary each week!
Reptile Encounter
Seneca Creek State ParkCome to Seneca Creek State Park for a fun, 30-45 minute program for all ages. Meet a living snake or turtle and examine shells and skins from reptiles living in the park!
Beginner Hooping
Seneca Creek State ParkStart the year off with this fun, new way to exercise! Hula hooping provides a productive aerobic activity to help shed winter weight. This lesson will focus on basic waist hula hooping and strengthening coordination. All skill levels are welcome. Limited hoops will be available to borrow. Meet at the park office.
Reptile Feeding
Seneca Creek State ParkCheck out Seneca's resident snake at the park office. Learn some quick facts about reptiles of Maryland and watch the live corn snake eat its meal!
Montgomery College Presidential Dialogue Series
Montgomery College-Takoma Park Campus 7600 Takoma Avenue, Takoma Park, MDPlease join Montgomery College President DeRionne P. Pollard for a dialogue with author Elaine Weiss and historian Dr. Elsa Barkley Brown to mark the anniversary of the women's right to vote. Breakfast will be served at 9:00; program begins at 9:30.
Nature Nook
Seneca Creek State ParkFun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items at the park office. Activities vary each week!
Tuesday Talk
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MDThe lands around us have played an important part in American history over the last few centuries. The fields we pass through each day have spurred economic development, been the scene of battles, provided escape from the pace of daily life, and brought families together at the dinner table. Dotting this landscape is an array […]
Tuesday Talk: Historic Ag Reserve Properties
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MDIn this presentation, speaker Kenny Sholes will review some of the incredible historic homes in the Medley District area of the Ag Reserve, using the homes as a way to better understand the people whose land we’ve inherited and how their dreams, goals, and struggles were not all that different from ours today.
Exhibit: Women of Damascus
Damascus Heritage Society Museum 9701 Main Street, Damascus, MDLearn more about the Damascus community’s rich history and the positive impact women have had throughout. Open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from noon - 4:00 p.m. through mid-March 2020. Free admission.