Events In Rockville 2/19/09 – 3/1/09

>Pick of the Week

2nd Science Cafe
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
6:30 PM at Branded ’72 (formerly O’Brien’s)
Science Cafes are gaining in popularity and now we have one here in Rockville! Of course we do! Mac West, an evolutionary biologist will be speaking at this event sponsored by the Rockville Consortium For Science. Incidentally he was the consultant hired by Rockville to report on the proposed science center, which we heard much about during last week’s discussion on Rockville Central Radio about the Pink Bank. Save room for Darwins’ 200th birthday cake!

Events in Rockville

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Thursday, February 19

10:00 am
Conversation Club at Twinbrook Library Join us for a weekly session of informal English conversation practice. New members are welcome, no need to register. more info

10:15 am
Preschool Storytime at Rockville Public Library Stories, music, and action activities for ages 3 1/2 to 6. more info

12:00 pm
Free SCORE Business Plan Development Session at Rockville Public Library Write your business plan with the assistance of SCORE counselors and research librarians. Entrepreneurs may come back each week until their plans are completed. Each participant must bring a USB or flash drive to download and store their business plan between sessions. To register, phone 240-777-0001. Before your first session, go to www.score.org/template_gallery.html and dowload the following onto a USB drive, review them, and bring to the library:
-Business Plan Template; Sales Forecast (12 months_); Start-up Expenses; Opening Day Balance Sheet; Projected Balance Sheet; Breakeven Analysis; Cash Flow Statement (12 months); Cash Flow Statement (4 years); Competetive Analysis; Personal Financial Statement; Profit and Loss Projection (12 months); Profit and Loss Projection (3 years); and Financial Forecast. more info

1:30 pm-4:30 pm
Assertive Communication Skills for Women at Montgomery County Commission for Women Counseling & Career Center In this workshop, you’ll learn how to express your opinions, feelings, attitudes and rights more effectively with your family, friends and co-workers, and without undue anxiety. $30, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. more info

1:30 pm
Preschool Storytime at Rockville Public Library Stories, music, and action activities for ages 3 1/2 to 6. more info

6:00 pm
Spanish Conversation Club at Rockville Public Library Practice and improve your Spanish through conversation. Every Thursday, 6:00-7:30. more info

6:00 pm
African American Book Discussion Group at Rockville Public Library The African American Book Discussion Group of Rockville Library will meet in Meeting Room One, on the first floor, and discuss the book “Sula”, by Toni Morrison. You must be 18 years of age or older to participate. For additional information, contact Dianne Betsey at 240-777-0078. more info

7:30 pm
Meet Bryan Prince, author of A Shadow on the Household: One Enslaved Family’s Incredible Struggle for Freedom at Barnes & Noble Bryan Prince will speak about his new book, A Shadow on the Household, about the Weems family of Montgomery County and their struggles to free themselves from slavery and reunite. Shannon Prince, dressed in 19th century garb, will bring several of the characters to life with brief re-enactments. There will be an opportunity to buy the book and have it signed. This event is co-sponsored by Barnes & Noble and Peerless Rockville Historic
Preservation, Ltd. More about the book and author more info

Friday, February 20

10:00 am
English Conversation Club at Rockville Public Library The English Conversation Club, for new speakers of English, meets every Tuesday and Friday at 10 a.m.(in meeting room #1 on Tuesday and meeting room #2 on Friday) of the Rockville Library. No registration is required. more info

10:15 am
Storytime for 2′s and 3′s at Rockville Public Library Stories and activities for ages 2-3 with an adult. more info

Saturday, February 21

10:15 am
Cuddle ups for walkers at Rockville Public Library Stories, songs, and rhymes for ages 12 to 24 months, with an adult. more info

1:00 pm
Craft for Kids at Twinbrook Library Join us for a craft for all ages run by 4H Club volunteers.
“Bark, Bark, Do Art” 1:00pm-3:00pm. more info

9:00 pm
Live Music Saturday Night: Under Cover Band at The Potomac Grill The Potomac Grill is Proud to present to you: The Under Cover Band: UnderCover is Rock n’ Roll …distilled down to its roots…. Danceable, Fun, Lots of Energy… more info

Sunday, February 22

1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Annual Student Art Show at Glenview Mansion Art Gallery at Glenview Mansion Students who live or attend school in Rockville, grades K-12 are invited to deliver 1 piece of 2-D or 3-D artwork on February 22nd between 1pm – 3pm to be exhibited in Rockville’s annual Student Art Show. The exhibit will run from March 1 – March 24, 2009.
more info

Monday, February 23

10:00 am-12:00 pm
Improve Your Memory at Montgomery County Commission for Women Counseling & Career Center Memory problems? The good news is that memory quality and capacity can be improved with exercise. Come to this workshop and learn the appropriate exercises to improve your memory. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. more info

6:45 pm
CONVERSATION CLUB at Twinbrook Library Join us for our informal conversation classes, as we practice speaking English every Monday at 6:30pm. New members are always welcome, no need to register. more info

7:00 pm
Act it Out Kids Book Club at Rockville Public Library For children in grades Kindergarten, first and second grades. We will share stories and act them out. Please register at 240-777-0140. more info

7:15 pm
American Sign Language Practice Club at Rockville Public Library Volunteer coaches will be available to help participants practice sign language. Participants must have already taken a sign language class. Drop in, registration is not required. For more information, contact Library Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community at drcinfo@montgomerycountymd.gov or 240-777-0001 or TTY # 240-777-0902. more info

Tuesday, February 24

10:00 am-12:00 pm
Negotiating Salaries and Benefits at Montgomery County Commission for Women Counseling & Career Center Knowing negotiating strategies can help when you’re seeking a position or want to improve your present job. You’ll learn concepts and techniques in this workshop that can help your career. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. more info

10:00 am
English Conversation Club at Rockville Public Library The English Conversation Club, for new speakers of English, meets every Tuesday and Friday at 10 a.m.(in meeting room #1 on Tuesday and meeting room #2 on Friday) of the Rockville Library. No registration is required. more info

10:30 am
Preschool Storytime at Twinbrook Library Stories, songs, fingerplays, chants, and a short simple craft.
more info

6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Conflict-Resolution for Couples at Montgomery County Commission for Women Counseling & Career Center This workshop gives couples a framework to use to tackle small conflicts and reach resolution through negotiation goodwill, and the communication tools learned in our “Let’s Talk” workshop. [Prerequisite: must have taken the "Let's Talk" workshop.] Couples only; limited to 10 couples. Must be interviewed (by phone) before registering. Call Louise Hanson at 240-777-8300. $20 per person, payable at registration. more info

6:30 pm
Rockville Science Cafe at Branded ’72 Join us at the Rockville SCIENCE CAFE, an informal gathering at Branded ’72 (previously O’Briens), to celebrate Darwin’s 200th birthday. Dr. Mac West, an evolutionary biologist, will be the speaker.

8:00 pm
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Julia Fischer, violin at Music Center at Strathmore No classical music library is complete without the iconic recordings of this fabled ensemble, beloved for their “marvelously etched, musicianly performance” (The Birmingham Post, England). In this 50th Anniversary U.S. tour, the Academy is joined by Gramophone Magazine’s 2007 Artist of the Year, violinist Julia Fischer.
BRITTEN Variations on a Them
e of Frank Bridge
BACH Violin Concerto in A Minor
BACH Concerto for Violin No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042
WALTON Sonata for Strings
Program subject to change
NEWS! January 28, 2009: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Julia Fischer’s album, released January 27, 2009, shot straight to the number one spot on the Billboard Classical Music Chart! more info

Wednesday, February 25

6:00 pm
Crochet Club at Twinbrook Library Join us every Wednesday as we meet to learn and/or practice our crocheting skills. more info

8:00 pm
Chris Chandler & Paul Benoit and special guest Pam Parker at Branded ’72 “Don’t expect a typical folkie. Chandler has been called ‘a performance poet’ whose wordy creations owe as much to the traditions of theater and slam poetry as to music. If he had been born in another time, Chandler would have been a roaming minstrel or an edgy court jester. As his press materials assert, ‘Today, gritty road warriors do the same — outside the castle walls of corporate America,’ and Chandler calls himself ‘a troubadour road warrior.’ ” — The Washington Post

Thursday, February 26

10:00 am-12:00 pm
When a Loved One Leaves Home at Montgomery County Commission for Women Counseling & Career Center If a loved one has moved out, your family dynamics change. Join us in this workshop, where we’ll talk about the emotions you may be feeling, the changes in your home life, and steps you can take to make your home nurturing place for you, filled with positive memories and new dreams. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To registe or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. more info

10:00 am
Conversation Club at Twinbrook Library Join us for a weekly session of informal English conversation practice. New members are welcome, no need to register. more info

10:15 am
Preschool Storytime at Rockville Public Library Stories, music, and action activities for ages 3 1/2 to 6. more info

1:30 pm
Preschool Storytime at Rockville Public Library Stories, music, and action activities for ages 3 1/2 to 6. more info

6:00 pm
Spanish Conversation Club at Rockville Public Library Practice and improve your Spanish through conversation. Every Thursday, 6:00-7:30. more info

8:00 pm-10:30 pm
Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents The Merry Widow at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater VLOC presents Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow. This operetta is an intoxicating whirl of elegant ladies, eligible bachelors, can-can dancers and ever-flowing champagne.
Tickets: $20 Adult, $15 Senior and Student. Half-price preview performance on February 26. more info

12:00 pm
Free SCORE Business Plan Development Session at Rockville Public Library Write your business plan with the assistance of SCORE counselors and research librarians. Entrepreneurs may come back each week until their plans are completed. Each participant must bring a USB or flash drive to download and store their business plan between sessions. To register, phone 240-777-0001. Before your first session, go to www.score.org/template_gallery.html and dowload the following onto a USB drive, review them, and bring to the library:
-Business Plan Template; Sales Forecast (12 months_); Start-up Expenses; Opening Day Balance Sheet; Projected Balance Sheet; Breakeven Analysis; Cash Flow Statement (12 months); Cash Flow Statement (4 years); Competetive Analysis; Personal Financial Statement; Profit and Loss Projection (12 months); Profit and Loss Projection (3 years); and Financial Forecast. more info

Friday, February 27

10:00 am-12:00 pm
Divorce Legal Seminar, Part II (child-related issues) at Montgomery County Commission for Women Counseling & Career Center Attorney-led overview of legal and physical custody, visitation, child suport and health insurance. Offered monthly. [Non-child-related issues covered in Divorce Legal Seminar, Part I, on Feb. 13.] $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. more info

10:00 am-12:00 pm
Perfectionism at Montgomery County Commission for Women Counseling & Career Center Is your self-worth based on achievement? Do you selectively see your mistakes but not your accomplishments? In this informative and supportive seminar, you’ll learn realistic steps you can take to successfully manage your perfectionist tendencies. $20, payable a registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. more info

10:00 am
English Conversation Club at Rockville Public Library The English Conversation Club, for new speakers of English, meets every Tuesday and Friday at 10 a.m.(in meeting room #1 on Tuesday and meeting room #2 on Friday) of the Rockville Library. No registration is required. more info

10:15 am
Cuddle ups for pre-walkers at Rockville Public Library Stories, songs, and rhymes for ages 0-12 months, with an adult. more info

8:00 pm-10:30 pm
Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents The Merry Widow at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater VLOC presents Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow. This operetta is an intoxicating whirl of elegant ladies, eligible bachelors, can-can dancers and ever-flowing champagne.
Tickets: $20 Adult, $15 Senior and Student. There will be a half-price preview performance on February 26. href="http://www.rockvillemd.gov/theatre">more info

Saturday, February 28

10:15 am
Storytime for 2′s and 3′s at Rockville Public Library Stories and activities for ages 2-3 with an adult. more info

11:00 am
Family Storytime at Twinbrook Library Join us for a storytime designed for families with young children. All ages welcome. more info

7:00 pm-10:00 pm
Open Mic Night at Pump House Open Mic night. All ages welcome. No amps required (unless it’s very small). Bring your own munchies and NON-alcoholic beverages. Space limited. Send questions to hausheercs@yahoo.com more info

8:00 pm-10:30 pm
Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents The Merry Widow at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater VLOC presents Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow. This operetta is an intoxicating whirl of elegant ladies, eligible bachelors, can-can dancers and ever-flowing champagne.
Tickets: $20 Adult, $15 Senior and Student. There will be a half-price preview performance on February 26. more info

9:00 pm
Live Music Saturday Night: Sherwood Blues at The Potomac Grill more info

Sunday, March 1

2:00 pm-4:30 pm
Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents The Merry Widow at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater VLOC presents Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow. This operetta is an intoxicating whirl of elegant ladies, eligible bachelors, can-can dancers and ever-flowing champagne.
Tickets: $20 Adult, $15 Senior and Student. There will be a half-price preview performance on February 26. March 1 is Community Outreach Day. Two students (15 & under) are free with each paying adult. There will also be backstage tours and children’s activities. more info

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