Maple Sugaring Days
Brookside Nature Center 1400 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MDFebruary is Maple Sugaring Month at Brookside Nature Center. Every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday you’ll have an opportunity to experience an American tradition: maple sugaring! Watch the whole maple sugaring process from start to finish. See sap drip from trees and taste it. Watch it boil down into sweet maple syrup, then sample a tasty […]
Weekday Hike
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MDThis is a chance to get some fresh air and exercise in the middle of the day at Seneca Creek State Park. We will hike a loop of between 1.5 and 2 miles, with frequent stops for animal sightings, plant and praying mantis egg case searches. Route varies with trail conditions, and will occasionally stay […]
Art Exhibit Opening Reception
Silver Spring Civic Building One Veterans Place, Silver SpringThe Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County is pleased to celebrate the opening of The Shape of Things to Come with a public reception at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room on February 7, 2019, from 6-8 p.m. The Shape of Things to Come features contemporary sculpture by noted Montgomery County based artists: Shelley Picot, Gretchen Schermerhorn, […]
Lecture: Josiah Henson, The Man Behind the Myth
Takoma Park Community Center 7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, MDDuring his lifetime, Rev. Josiah Henson’s remarkable life story was closely affiliated with Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which generated outrage about slavery before the Civil War. He was an enslaved man living on a plantation in Montgomery County before he escaped by walking more than 600 miles to Canada with his […]
Lecture: Five for Freedom
Red Brick Courthouse 29 Courthouse Square, RockvilleJoin author Eugene L. Meyer as we take a deeper look into the creation of his recent book, Five for Freedom: The African American Soldiers in John Brown's Army. Five for Freedom is not only about how these men came together at a fateful time and place, October 1959 in Harper's Ferry. It is also […]
Winter Hike: C&O Canal
Take on two of your New Year’s resolutions at once: spend more time outdoors exploring nature AND get more exercise by signing up for this winter hike. Members of the Audubon Naturalist Society will lead the hike upriver on the flat C&O Canal towpath from Pennyfield Lock near Potomac, MD to Violettes Lock—and back—for a round trip […]
Maple Sugaring Days
Brookside Nature Center 1400 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MDFebruary is Maple Sugaring Month at Brookside Nature Center. Every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday you’ll have an opportunity to experience an American tradition: maple sugaring! Watch the whole maple sugaring process from start to finish. See sap drip from trees and taste it. Watch it boil down into sweet maple syrup, then sample a tasty […]
Family Day at Woodlawn
Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MDBring the entire family out to celebrate African American Culture. The event will feature presentations and activities to highlight the rich culture of the free and enslaved communities and the connection to contemporary culture.
Special Exhibit: Jim Crow on Streetcars
National Capital Trolley Museum 1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, MDThe National Capital Trolley Museum celebrates Black History Month with a special exhibit telling the stories of both 19th and 20th century efforts to establish racially segregated transit and to resist its establishment. "Jim Crow on Streetcars" confirms the economic and social absurdities of laws supporting racial prejudice. The National Capital Trolley Museum is open […]
Lakeside Loop Hike
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MDGet up and get active in 2019 with this long 3.7 mile loop around the Seneca Creek State Park lakeshore trail. Hiking is a great way to stay fit both physically and mentally! Meet at the Boat Center.