Bluegrass Jam for Kids! (Ages 6-12)

Sun · Oct 11·11 AM – 1 PM·Carroll Avenue at Laurel Avenue, Carroll Avenue at Laurel Avenue, Takoma Park, MD

A community open mic for poets, songwriters, artists, performers at the clock tower at Ward Sinclair Plaza (across from 6925 Laurel Avenue) on Farmers Market Sundays in Takoma Park. Every Sunday 11:15 AM to 1 PM – with a rain location of the Patio at People’s Book. Everyone is welcome at this creative gathering; a proj…

Sun · Oct 11·12 PM – 2 PM·Takoma Park Maryland Library — Library Program Room

Please join us every Sunday at 12:00 p.m. for some casual chess playing. <span style="back

Sun · Oct 11·3:30 PM – 4 PM·Takoma Park Maryland Library — Library Program Room

Come join us for Circle Time in Spanish , which is part of our Languages of Takoma Park Circle Time* Series! There will be songs, finger plays, and stories. Registration is recommended, but not required. *The top languages spoken at home in our city besides English are Spanish, Amharic, and French, according to data ga…

Sun · Oct 11·9 AM – 1 PM·Parking Lot with Entrance at 6931 Laurel Ave, 6931 Laurel Ave, Takoma Park

NOTE TIME CHANGE: 9:00am -1:00pm Join us every Sunday behind the shops on Laurel Ave (entrance next to 6931 Laurel Ave) for a mix of 25 vendors with seasonal produce, pasture raised meat and eggs, artisan cheese, grains, bread, baked goods, and more. Find breakfast and lunch at the market including empanadas, egg sandw…

Mon · Oct 12·7 PM – 8 PM·School of Musical Traditions, 7112 Willow Ave, Takoma Park, MD

Rehearsals: Mondays 7PM-8PM 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/16 (Performance) Learn to play and perform in a Bluegrass band! With the help of multi-instrumentalist and teacher Justin Heath, students will arrange popular bluegrass songs, learn instrument specific parts, rehearse as a group, and after several ses…

Mon · Oct 12·8 PM – 9 PM·School of Musical Traditions, 7112 Willow Ave, Takoma Park, MD

Join guitarist and teacher Luke Chohany for our 6-week Blues Ensemble Class at the School of Musical Traditions! Open to all instruments, this class will focus on 5–6 classic blues standards while building the skills to play confidently with others. We’ll cover blues form, groove and feel, improvisation and soloing, es…

Tue · Oct 13·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Takoma Park Maryland Library — Library Program Room

Join us Tuesdays at 10:30 am for songs, rhymes, a story, and bubbles! Please check the calendar for session breaks that will have Toddler Play during this time frame. For kids 0-5 and their grownups.

Sun · Sep 20·10 AM – 4 PM·The Streetery on Laurel Avenue, 6929 Laurel Avenue, Takoma Park, MD

Sun · Sep 20·12 PM – 2 PM·The Big Bad Woof, 6960 Maple St. NW, Washington, DC

Based in Rockville, MD, Petey and Furends focuses on matchmaking to ensure a seamless and successful adoption. Petey and Furends works with several shelters across various states to save dogs and cats from euthanasia. All animals are behaviorally and medically assessed in the shelter environment prior to being transpor…

Sun · Sep 20·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·School of Musical Traditions, 7112 Willow Ave, Takoma Park, MD

In this monthly workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of proper vocal technique and practice singing in harmony with others. Each class will focus on different vocal exercises and aspects of vocal technique, including breath control, diaphragmatic support, upper and lower register, vocal placement and blending, voc…