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TGIF Summer Concert Series 2022

Presented by Wheaton Urban District

Jul 08

Sep 23

TGIF Summer Concert Series 2022

Presented by Wheaton Urban District at Marian Fryer Town Plaza

The TGIF Summer Series features live music concerts and blockbuster movies on Fridays throughout the summer. 7/8 The Tribe Band (Pop/R&B) 7/22...

Latin Vibes on the Lawn

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Jul 10

Aug 21

Latin Vibes on the Lawn

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

Come with friends, drink, socialize, bring a picnic, and enjoy a party with some Latin rhythms spun by DJ ETHER. Rain or shine!

Live from the Lawn

Presented by Strathmore

Jul 13

Aug 24

Live from the Lawn

Presented by Strathmore at Music Center at Strathmore

Bring your favorite goodies and join us each week for free Live from the Lawn concerts. While this series has always been family-friendly,...

Glen Echo Summer Concerts

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture

Jul 14

Aug 25

Glen Echo Summer Concerts

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture at Glen Echo Park

ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE | DANCERS ARE WELCOME | FREE PARKING | RAIN OR SHINE June 16 – August 25, 2022 | Thursdays at 7:30 pm & True...

Gaithersburg Summer Movies

Presented by Unknown

Jul 17

Aug 23

Gaithersburg Summer Movies

at Unknown

Enjoy family-friendly movies in Gaithersburg all summer long. Screenings take place indoors and outdoors at Arts Barn, Casey Community...

Monday Night Film Series

Presented by Montgomery College's Department of Visual and Performing Arts

Jul 18

Aug 29

Monday Night Film Series

Presented by Montgomery College's Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center

The Monday Night Film Series has seen a tremendous growth in popularity since Parilla Performing Arts Center first introduced it in the 2011 – 2012...

Movies in the Parks

Presented by City of Rockville, Department of Recreation and Parks

Aug 03 - 24

Movies in the Parks

Presented by City of Rockville, Department of Recreation and Parks at Unknown

Get outside this summer and get into Rockville’s free outdoor movies in the parks on the big screen. Bring chairs, blankets, food and non-alcoholic...

Movies Under the Stars

Presented by Unknown

Aug 12

Sep 09

Movies Under the Stars

at Cabin John Village

Starting June 10, “Movies Under the Stars” will screen every second Friday on the plaza. Film lovers can watch their favorite flicks on the...

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Free

Bloom Free Community Concerts

Presented by Strathmore

Mar 12

Aug 13

Bloom Free Community Concerts

Presented by Strathmore at Good Hope Neighborhood Recreation Center

Bloom captures the essence of Strathmore’s role in the community—helping the arts thrive and making sure that everyone has a chance to experience...

Walk This Way Art Experience

Presented by Montgomery Parks

Ongoing

Walk This Way Art Experience

Presented by Montgomery Parks at Kingsley Trail in Little Bennett Regional Park

The signs along the trail invite participants to further explore the trail by igniting their imagination and encouraging them to think outside the...

Rockville Town Square First Fridays

Presented by Unknown

Jul 01

Oct 07

Rockville Town Square First Fridays

at Rockville Town Square

First Fridays is a monthly concert series taking place on the first Friday of every month. Beginning at 5:30pm: Shop the collection of locally owned...

Germantown Community Flea Market

Presented by Germantown Historical Society

Jul 02

Nov 05

Germantown Community Flea Market

Presented by Germantown Historical Society at Germantown Bank

Join the Germantown Historical Society for a community Flea Market in the Germantown MARC Station Parking Lot on the first Saturday of every month....

Rio Washingtonian Center Lakefront Live

Presented by Unknown

Jul 15

Sep 16

Rio Washingtonian Center Lakefront Live

at Rio Lakefront

Dine al fresco and take in the sounds of summer with your favorite local bands LIVE on the Boardwalk Stage (near Guapo’s), Fridays from 6-9pm...

Summer Vibes on the Lawn

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Jul 24

Aug 21

Summer Vibes on the Lawn

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

Join BlackRock Center for the Arts on Sunday evenings for dancing and fresh new vibe on the week. July 24 Neo Soul on the Lawn August 7 Afrobeats...

*Free* Michael Jackson Concert Pop-Up Live at Wembley

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Aug 24

*Free* Michael Jackson Concert Pop-Up Live at Wembley

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

This particular concert took place on July 16, 1988, at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, to a sold-out crowd of 72,000, which included Diana,...

*Free* Michael Jackson Concert Pop-Up Dangerous Tour (Bucharest)

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Aug 25

*Free* Michael Jackson Concert Pop-Up Dangerous Tour (Bucharest)

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

For over four decades, Michael Jackson has been entertaining the world. From his many #1 smash hits to his incredible short films that dominated MTV,...

*Free* Michael Jackson Concert Pop-Up (This Is It)

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Aug 26

*Free* Michael Jackson Concert Pop-Up (This Is It)

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

Chronicling the months leading up to Michael Jackson's planned historic This Is It concert series, the film paints an intimate portrait of one of the...

Free Outdoor Movies- Pixar's Soul

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Sep 02

Free Outdoor Movies- Pixar's Soul

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

Summer nights call for movie lights! Join us on Friday, September 2 for a FREE showing of the beautiful and introspective genius of Pixar's Soul!...

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Kids + Family

Cinderella

Presented by the Puppet Co.

Jul 21

Aug 28

Cinderella

Presented by the Puppet Co. at the Puppet Co. Playhouse

Rod puppets convey the classic tale of rags to riches, love at first sight (twice!), and getting what we all deserve. Don’t miss this fan favorite...

Drag Queen Story Hour

Presented by Montgomery Parks

Aug 13

Drag Queen Story Hour

Presented by Montgomery Parks at Brookside Gardens

Drag Queen Story Hour is just what it sounds like – drag queens reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores. In spaces like...

Parks Playhouse Junior: The Puppet Co.

Presented by Montgomery Parks

Aug 13

Parks Playhouse Junior: The Puppet Co.

Presented by Montgomery Parks at Falls Road Local Park

This charming hand puppet retelling of the classic fairytale is performed by just one person! Princesses can be named after vegetables, witches can...

Parks Playhouse Junior: Kidsinger Jim Goes Green

Presented by Montgomery Parks

Aug 16

Parks Playhouse Junior: Kidsinger Jim Goes Green

Presented by Montgomery Parks at Edgewood Neighborhood Park

Spend your morning in Edgewood Neighborhood Park and come see the new puppet show Kidsinger Jim Goes Green at 10:00 am! Kidsinger Jim is a singing...

Limited Series: LOONEY TUNES

Presented by AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

Aug 20 - 21

Limited Series: LOONEY TUNES

Presented by AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

Back by popular demand: another selection of Warner Bros.' classic Looney Tunes cartoons featuring the whole Looney Tunes gang, including Bugs Bunny,...

Yappy Hour

Presented by Arts on the Green

Aug 26

Yappy Hour

Presented by Arts on the Green at Kentlands Mansion

Come out and enjoy this community event with a drink and your dog on National Dog Day!

Yappy Hour

Presented by Arts on the Green

Aug 26

Yappy Hour

Presented by Arts on the Green at Kentlands Mansion

Come out and enjoy this community event with a drink and your dog on National Dog Day!

Drag Queen Story Hour

Presented by Montgomery Parks

Sep 10

Drag Queen Story Hour

Presented by Montgomery Parks at Brookside Gardens

Drag Queen Story Hour is just what it sounds like – drag queens reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores. In spaces like...

Drag Queen Story Hour

Presented by Montgomery Parks

Oct 08

Drag Queen Story Hour

Presented by Montgomery Parks at Brookside Gardens

Drag Queen Story Hour is just what it sounds like – drag queens reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores. In spaces like...

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Art

Alonzo Davis: 20 Years in Maryland Exhibit

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Apr 30

Aug 28

Alonzo Davis: 20 Years in Maryland Exhibit

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

Guest curator Tomora Wright, shares, “Davis’ autobiographical body of work created between 2002 and 2022 offers mixed media works in various...

CREATE Summer Art Camp - Counselor in Training (Ages 13-14)

Presented by CREATE Arts Center

Jun 13

Aug 26

CREATE Summer Art Camp - Counselor in Training (Ages 13-14)

Presented by CREATE Arts Center at CREATE Arts Center

When school is out for the summer, art is in at CREATE! Each week of summer camp will bring new art adventures. Our experienced teaching artists...

CREATE Summer Art Camp!

Presented by CREATE Arts Center

Jun 13

Aug 26

CREATE Summer Art Camp!

Presented by CREATE Arts Center at CREATE Arts Center

When school is out for the summer, art is in at CREATE! Each week of summer camp will bring new art adventures. Our experienced teaching artists...

Call to Art, Drawing and Water Based Media Show

Presented by Friends of the Yellow Barn

Jul 21

Aug 26

Call to Art, Drawing and Water Based Media Show

Presented by Friends of the Yellow Barn at Yellow Barn Studio at Glen Echo Park

Calling all artists to participate in the Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio's annual Drawing and Water Based Media Show. Registration is open July 19...

Maryland Cultural History Interactive Mural Contest

Presented by Operation ARTS

Jul 25

Sep 30

Maryland Cultural History Interactive Mural Contest

Presented by Operation ARTS at Edmonston, MD

Call for muralists, storytellers, and/or production directors! Operation Arts Foundation is looking for creatives to help bring an exciting new mural...

via:COLOR

Presented by Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County

Aug 03

Oct 15

via:COLOR

Presented by Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County at Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room

Saturate downtown Silver Spring via: COLOR with us at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room from 6 - 8 p.m. on August 3, 2022! Summertime is...

Legacy: A Celebration, Wearable Expression in Time

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture

Aug 05

Sep 05

Legacy: A Celebration, Wearable Expression in Time

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture at Glen Echo Park Popcorn Gallery

Description: The Popcorn Gallery presents Legacy: A Celebration, Wearable Expression in Time, a collection of new, wearable works by Blair Anderson,...

Emma Stevenson Cowan: A Shift In Focus

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture

Aug 05

Sep 05

Emma Stevenson Cowan: A Shift In Focus

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture at Glen Echo Park

Description: The Park View Gallery presents A Shift in Focus, a solo show of work by artist Emma Stevenson Cowan. The exhibition features a...

Gallery B - Call for Artists

Presented by Bethesda Urban Partnership

Aug 10 - 31

Gallery B - Call for Artists

Presented by Bethesda Urban Partnership at Gallery B

The Bethesda Urban Partnership and Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District announce the “Call for Artists” for visual artists interested in...

20th Annual Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards

Presented by Bethesda Urban Partnership

Sep 07

Oct 02

20th Annual Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards

Presented by Bethesda Urban Partnership at Gallery B

Eight regional artists have been named finalists for The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards. The Best in Show, first place winner will...

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Music

Summer Music Series

Presented by The Shops at Wisconsin Place

Jul 21

Aug 25

Summer Music Series

Presented by The Shops at Wisconsin Place at The Shops at Wisconsin Place

The Shops at Wisconsin Place is hosting a weekly concert series every Thursday night from 5pm-7pm. Enjoy shopping, dining, and music while you stroll...

James Fernando

Presented by Olney Theatre Center

Aug 13

James Fernando

Presented by Olney Theatre Center at Olney Theatre Center

Hailed as a “prodigiously gifted composer and virtuoso pianist,” James Fernando creates music that lies at the intersection of jazz, classical,...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone™ In Concert

Presented by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Aug 14

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone™ In Concert

Presented by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Merriweather Post Pavilion

Learning on his 11th birthday that he is a wizard destined for greatness, Harry leaves for wizarding school for the first time in Harry Potter and...

Celebration of Sondheim

Presented by Olney Theatre Center

Aug 19

Celebration of Sondheim

Presented by Olney Theatre Center at Olney Theatre Center

There simply hasn’t been a composer for the American theatre in the last 70 years with a greater impact than Stephen Sondheim. Donna Mig, Wil...

Victor Provost

Presented by Olney Theatre Center

Aug 20

Victor Provost

Presented by Olney Theatre Center at Olney Theatre Center

Born and raised on the island of St. John, Virgin Islands, Victor Provost is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading voices on the unique,...

Sandy Spring Bluegrass Jam

Presented by Sandy Spring Museum

Aug 28

Sandy Spring Bluegrass Jam

Presented by Sandy Spring Museum at Sandy Spring Museum

Free for museum members, $5 for non-members. Registration is required. Bring your instrument and join the bluegrass jam held on the fourth Sunday of...

Carol Anne Bosco w Griefcat

Presented by Institute of Musical Traditions

Sep 01

Carol Anne Bosco w Griefcat

Presented by Institute of Musical Traditions at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church

Thursday, September 1, 2022 IMT presents Carol Anne Bosco and Griefcat Saint Mark Presbyterian Church | 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD 20852...

Akua Allrich

Presented by Olney Theatre Center

Sep 03

Akua Allrich

Presented by Olney Theatre Center at Olney Theatre Center

A favorite from last summer, Jazz vocalist and DC-native Akua Allrich has proven herself to be a musician of extraordinary talent and crowd-moving...

Celebration of Black Musicals

Presented by Olney Theatre Center

Sep 03

Celebration of Black Musicals

Presented by Olney Theatre Center at Olney Theatre Center

There is a long history of Black musicals on Broadway and beyond, beginning in 1921 with Shuffle Along by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle. That show...

Encore Chorale of Schweinhaut Center

Presented by Encore Creativity for Older Adults

Sep 12

Dec 12

Encore Chorale of Schweinhaut Center

Presented by Encore Creativity for Older Adults at Schweinhaut Senior Center

Encore’s mission is to provide an accessible arts education and performance opportunities for older adults regardless of ability or experience. No...

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Theatre

Clue: The Musical

Presented by Arts on the Green

Aug 05 - 21

Clue: The Musical

Presented by Arts on the Green at Arts Barn

The internationally popular game is now a fun-filled musical that brings the world’s best-known suspects to life and invites the audience to help...

Vijaya Victoria

Presented by Tagore Music Group of Greater Washington DC, Inc.

Aug 14

Vijaya Victoria

Presented by Tagore Music Group of Greater Washington DC, Inc. at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre

https://youtu.be/Eh0DoOLhbas The English drama Vijaya Victoria will explore the lasting friendship that developed between the Nobel Laureate...

Flying V Presents: The New York Neo-Futurists' "The Infinite Wrench"

Presented by Flying V Theatre

Aug 26

Flying V Presents: The New York Neo-Futurists' "The Infinite Wrench"

Presented by Flying V Theatre at Silver Spring Black Box Theatre

The Neo-Futurists are a multi-city institution of modern theater – with companies in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and London, they’ve been...

Alex & Olmsted present Milo the Magnificent

Presented by the Puppet Co.

Sep 01 - 30

Alex & Olmsted present Milo the Magnificent

Presented by the Puppet Co. at the Puppet Co. Playhouse

The Jim Henson Foundation Grant awarded “Milo the Magnificent” is a highly engaging puppet show about an aspiring magician. This wordless comedy,...

Rockville Little Theatre presents "Moon Over Buffalo"

Presented by Fitzgerald Theatre

Sep 23

Oct 02

Rockville Little Theatre presents "Moon Over Buffalo"

Presented by Fitzgerald Theatre at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre

September 23, 24, 30 & October 1 at 8:00pm | September 25 & October 2 at 2:00pm In the madcap comedy tradition of Lend Me a Tenor, the hilarious...

Dance Nation

Presented by Olney Theatre Center

Sep 28

Oct 30

Dance Nation

Presented by Olney Theatre Center at Olney Theatre Center

**Rescheduled from March 2 - April 3, 2022** Clare Barron’s explosive off-Broadway smash finally arrives in the DMV to kick off Olney Theatre...

Witch Wartsmith's Halloween Spooktacular

Presented by the Puppet Co.

Oct 01 - 31

Witch Wartsmith's Halloween Spooktacular

Presented by the Puppet Co. at the Puppet Co. Playhouse

Witch Wartsmith (the sister of Witch Wartsmith from our Legacy and touring show Rapunzel,) hosts the annual Halloween Spooktacular and you get to...

Ira Glass & Jad Abumrad

Presented by Strathmore

Oct 08

Ira Glass & Jad Abumrad

Presented by Strathmore at Music Center at Strathmore

It’s a public radio-palooza when prolific audio storytellers Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad, hosts of iconic radio programs This American...

Rockville Musical Theatre presents "Legally Blonde"

Presented by Fitzgerald Theatre

Oct 28

Nov 13

Rockville Musical Theatre presents "Legally Blonde"

Presented by Fitzgerald Theatre at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre

October 28, 29 and November 4, 5, 11 & 12 at 8pm | November 6 & 13 at 2pm Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her...