Monday September 12, 2016
City Council Meeting
8pm, Municipal Building, FREE. Live on Verizon 21, Comcast 71 and http://greenbeltmd.gov/municipaltv
Grief Support Group
Doctors Hospital Critical Care Conference Room, 2nd floor, FREE. Provides supportive listening, sharing and psycho-educational resources for people who have experienced a loss. In addition to a focus on validation and normalization, participants learn more about the effects of grief and tactics to manage it. These meetings are facilitated by Cynthia Swan, LCPC, grief and bereavement counselor with Capital Caring Hospice of Largo.
Tuesday September 13, 2016
Walls & Vino
7–9pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Acoustic duo mixing Americana, Alt-Country, Folk and Classic covers as well as original tunes.
Wednesday September 14, 2016
Stroke Support Group
1–3pm, Doctors Hospital Professional Bldg, 1st floor conf. room, FREE. Join stroke survivors and caregivers to explore resources as well as learn about stroke prevention, healthy lifestyles and empowerment strategies. For more information, call 301-DCH-4YOU (301-324-4968).
Thursday September 15, 2016
Thrift Store
10am–4pm, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, FREE. Donations of clothing in good condition also welcome. Donation forms available for tax purposes.
GHI Board Meeting
7:30pm, GHI Administration Building, FREE. Open sessions of the GHI and GDC Boards of Directors.
Friday September 16, 2016
Wine Tasting
4–7pm, Greenbelt Co-Op, FREE. The Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket & Pharmacy will be offering a free wine tasting featuring wines selected by our resident wine consultant. Anyone who decides to purchase a tasting wine will receive $1 off the price of each bottle.
The Smokin’ Polecats
8:30–11:30pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Blues sound from the post-WW2 ensembles of Chicago masters like Jimmy Rogers, Little Walter, and Howlin' Wolf; the West Coast Jump/Swing of Tiny Grimes, Pee Wee Crayton, and T-Bone Walker; the Rock'a'Billy sound of Carl Perkins and Johnny Burnette; and the Louisiana swamp blues of Slim Harpo.
Saturday September 17, 2016
College Park Farmers Market
7am–12pm, 5211 Paint Branch Parkway, FREE. MD WIC, USDA Food Stamps (SNAP) accepted.
Kings of Crownsville
8:30–11:30pm, New Deal Café, FREE. A 6-piece band making essential music with guitar, keyboards, trumpet, trombone, bass, and drums. Their sound: polished yet rootsy tunes with harmony vocals and New Orleans-style horns. A sizzling musical synthesis of Mississippi and Soho, Newport and New Orleans!
Sunday September 18, 2016
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!
Sunday Ultimate
5pm, Northway Fields Park, FREE. Free exercise! Women and men welcome for energetic non-contact pickup ultimate frisbee. Every Sunday, weather permitting—click to confirm time & location.
Fez Tones Hafla
6–8pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Join us for an afternoon of live Middle Eastern music & dance. Musicians will play exotic instruments such as qanun, oud, darbuka, and riq.