Monday May 18, 2015
GATeCreate Video Class
3–5pm, Beltway Plaza Mall, FREE. Offering elementary school-aged kids
a two-week, after-school program in making videos.
Diabetes Support Group
6–7:30pm, Doctors Hospital North Building 5th floor DSE room, FREE. Join people who have diabetes as well as their families during engaging and interactive discussions about coping with this condition. To register or receive a free breast care educational brochure, call 301-DCH-4YOU (301-324-4968).
Reel & Meal
7–9pm, New Deal Café, FREE. A monthly film series exploring social, environmental and animal rights concerns. An optional vegan buffet ($14) is served at 6:30pm.
Tuesday May 19, 2015
WomenHeart Support Group
11:30am–1pm, Doctors Hospital North Building 5th floor DSE room, FREE. Join heart disease experts who provide educational information to women while encouraging them to make well-educated and heart-healthy decisions. For more information or to register, call 301-DCH-4YOU (301-324-4968).
GATeCreate Video Class
3–5pm, Beltway Plaza Mall, FREE. Offering elementary school-aged kids
a two-week, after-school program in making videos.
Poetry Night Open Mic
7–9pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Come express your inner beatnik through the spoken word!
Breast Cancer Support Group
7–9pm, Doctors Hospital North Building Room 415, FREE. Join women who are newly diagnosed with or are recovering from breast cancer. To register or to receive a free breast care educational brochure, call 301-DCH-4YOU (301-324-4968).
Breast Cancer Male Caregiver Support Group
7–9pm, Doctors Hospital North Building 5th floor DSE room, FREE. Join men who discuss their experiences as caregivers of breast cancer survivors. For more information, call 301-DCH-4YOU (301-324-4968).
Black Genealogy 101
7pm, Greenbelt Library, FREE. African History and Culture Lecture Series arranged by historian C.R. Gibbs
Metrobus Service Discussion
7pm, Community Center, Room 114, FREE.
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Kidney Smart Classes
10–11:30am, Doctors Hospital Main Bldg, CCCR classroom, FREE. Classes for people who have chronic kidney disease to improve and take control of their health. The class topics will include kidney disease education, medications, diet, nutrition and treatment options.
Golden Age Club
11am–12pm, Community Center, Room 201, FREE. The Golden Age Club meets every week. Activities include speakers, special
programs and field trips. For membership information, call
Rose Remenick at 301-474-7087.
Aging in Place Plan Workshop
1–3pm, Municipal Building, FREE. Community Resource Advocate Christal Batey hosts an Aging in Place planning exercise to examine future needs, gaps in resources, and assists residents creating a forecast of tasks that they can accomplish and identify areas where they may need assistance.
GATeCreate Video Class
3–5pm, Beltway Plaza Mall, FREE. Offering elementary school-aged kids
a two-week, after-school program in making videos.
Composting Q&A
7–8:30pm, Public Works – 555 Crescent Road, FREE. Come learn about composting and ask your questions!
Pub Quiz
7–9pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Bring your own team, or form one on the spot. We will collect a dollar from each participant, which will be the prize for the winning team. Come out and test your knowledge on topics from Aardvarks to Zithers.
Preschool Storytime
Greenbelt Library, FREE. 10:15am & 11:15am: Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and more! Ages 3–5. Please pick up a free ticket at the Information Desk before the program. Limit 20.
Deadline for Elaine Skolnik Luncheon
$36 per person.. The Greenbelt News Review is hosting a luncheon honoring long-time editor Elaine Skolnik, 12:30pm Saturday May 30 at the Greenbelt Marriott. The deadline for ticket purchases is May 20. See the current edition (available online) for an order form.
Thursday May 21, 2015
Thrift Store
10am–4pm, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, FREE. Donations of clothing in good condition also welcome. Donation forms available for tax purposes.
Baby Storytime
10:15am, Greenbelt Library, FREE. Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and more for ages 1-2! Please pick up a free ticket at Information Desk. For ages 1–2 years, limit 20 people.
GATeCreate Video Class
3–5pm, Beltway Plaza Mall, FREE. Offering elementary school-aged kids
a two-week, after-school program in making videos.
Toddler Storytime
4:15pm, Greenbelt Library, FREE. Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and more! Ages 2-3. Please pick up a free ticket at the Information Desk. Limit 20.
Friday May 22, 2015
Wine Tasting
4–7pm, Greenbelt Co-op, FREE. Stop by the Co-op between 4 and 7pm and taste a few selections from the wine department. Save $1 on tasting wines. Must be 21 to partake and provide ID.
A Raisin in the Sun
8pm, Greenbelt Arts Center, $20, $16 Students/Seniors, $12 Youth. by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell.
Tipsy Oxcart
8:30–11:30pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Electric, sweaty, bumpin' Balkan music with originals and fresh, upbeat arrangements of urban dance tunes. The band deviously infuses the sounds of South-Eastern Europe with elements of jazz, funk, and more! Dig naughty violin solos, atomic accordion grooves, freak-me-out clarinet, and the baddest rhythm section this side of the Mediterranean!
Saturday May 23, 2015
College Park Farmers Market
7am–12pm, 5211 Paint Branch Parkway, FREE. MD WIC, USDA Food Stamps (SNAP) accepted.
Donation Dropoff
9am–12pm, Municipal Building Parking Lot, FREE. Green Drop Charitable Donations. May end early if truck fills. Info: 301-474-8308.
Jazz Jam w/ Greg Meyer
1–5pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Bring on your jazz groove and join in this community jam session!
A Raisin in the Sun
8pm, Greenbelt Arts Center, $20, $16 Students/Seniors, $12 Youth. by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell.
Vintage #18
8:30pm–12:30am, New Deal Café, FREE. With influences like Etta James, Koko Taylor and Ike & Tina Turner, Vintage #18 delivers a high energy, soul-drenched performance from start to finish and to experience them live is a sizzling treat!
Sunday May 24, 2015
Farmers Market
10am–2pm, Municipal Building Parking Lot, FREE. Producer-only farmers market every Sunday (except Labor Day), May until Thanksgiving.
Deaf Brunch
10:30am–12pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Deaf and hearing people socialize together using sign language. Newcomers welcome!
A Raisin in the Sun
2pm, Greenbelt Arts Center, $20, $16 Students/Seniors, $12 Youth. by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell.
Sunday Ultimate
3pm, Northway Fields, FREE. Women and men welcome for energetic non-contact pickup ultimate frisbee. Every Sunday, weather permitting—click to confirm time & location.
Kiss & Ride
5–8pm, New Deal Café, FREE. A blues ensemble led by the amazing Carley Harvey, a Folk-Rock/Blues fusion artist. Striving to extend blues to younger audiences to bridge the age gap between blues aficionados, they play a combination of originals, blues standards, and cool blusey arrangements of top 100 songs.
