Wednesday December 16, 2015
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.
FREE Around the Co-op - Store Baked Pies
5–7pm, Greenbelt Co-Op, FREE. Check out some of the huge selection of store baked pies available during the holidays. From a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving to the week after New Years, we bake hundred of pies. See for yourself what others have found out -- these pies are pretty darn good.
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.
Thursday December 17, 2015
Thrift Store
10am–4pm, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, FREE. Donations of clothing in good condition also welcome. Donation forms available for tax purposes.
Christmas Cactus
8–10:15pm, Greenbelt Arts Center, $20, $16 Students/Seniors, $12 Youth. Christmas Eve is tough for private investigator Cactus O'Riley, a white hot redhead with the holiday blues. She is trying to lure her secretary Fred away from his protective mother, dodging the affections of Deputy D.A. Windsor, and considering closing her business. She doesn't need the added aggravation of two fugitives who burst into her office looking for justice and a dead detective named Jake Marley. Cactus also doesn't need Fred's mother, who arrives to take Fred home but decides to stay because she thinks this is the Christmas murder mystery party she has always dreamed of attending. Christmas turns into a dickens of a holiday for Cactus as she solves mysteries, delivers small miracles and takes a second chance on love and sleuthing. Comedy, mystery, and romance converge in this charming contemporary Christmas tale where goodwill and justice triumph. Presented by guest company Off The Quill.
Friday December 18, 2015
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.
Christmas Cactus
8–10:15pm, Greenbelt Arts Center, $20, $16 Students/Seniors, $12 Youth. Christmas Eve is tough for private investigator Cactus O'Riley, a white hot redhead with the holiday blues. She is trying to lure her secretary Fred away from his protective mother, dodging the affections of Deputy D.A. Windsor, and considering closing her business. She doesn't need the added aggravation of two fugitives who burst into her office looking for justice and a dead detective named Jake Marley. Cactus also doesn't need Fred's mother, who arrives to take Fred home but decides to stay because she thinks this is the Christmas murder mystery party she has always dreamed of attending. Christmas turns into a dickens of a holiday for Cactus as she solves mysteries, delivers small miracles and takes a second chance on love and sleuthing. Comedy, mystery, and romance converge in this charming contemporary Christmas tale where goodwill and justice triumph. Presented by guest company Off The Quill.
The Beat Fairy
8:30–11:30pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Embodying musical rediscovery through uncovering old tunes and rebirthing them into a new groove founded upon ancient rhythms.
Led by singer Sunny Jolie, the band swings into folk traditionals, jazz standards, and whimsical originals with an undercurrent of Malian, Ghanaian, and Nigerian rhythms as well as modern vamping and electronic effects
Saturday December 19, 2015
College Park Farmers Market
7am–12pm, 5211 Paint Branch Parkway, FREE. MD WIC, USDA Food Stamps (SNAP) accepted.
Winnie The Pooh
2–4pm, Greenbelt Arts Center, $10 children, $15 adults. Pooh and Piglet try to catch a Heffalump. It's Eeyore' birthday but he's lost his tail, and Rabbit is worried about the arrival of Kanga and Roo - with a bathtub and soap! Owl and Christopher Robin join in the adventures. The beloved inhabitants of the hundred-acre wood come to life in this musical adaptation of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, sure to please Pooh fans of all ages. With Harper Chadwick, Tiffany Chadwick, Sophie Cooper, Alyssa Heintzelman, Bill Jones, Jim Pasquale, Jenn Robinson, and Stephanie Thom. By le Clanché du Rand and directed by Jon Gardner.
Christmas Cactus
8–10:15pm, Greenbelt Arts Center, $20, $16 Students/Seniors, $12 Youth. Christmas Eve is tough for private investigator Cactus O'Riley, a white hot redhead with the holiday blues. She is trying to lure her secretary Fred away from his protective mother, dodging the affections of Deputy D.A. Windsor, and considering closing her business. She doesn't need the added aggravation of two fugitives who burst into her office looking for justice and a dead detective named Jake Marley. Cactus also doesn't need Fred's mother, who arrives to take Fred home but decides to stay because she thinks this is the Christmas murder mystery party she has always dreamed of attending. Christmas turns into a dickens of a holiday for Cactus as she solves mysteries, delivers small miracles and takes a second chance on love and sleuthing. Comedy, mystery, and romance converge in this charming contemporary Christmas tale where goodwill and justice triumph. Presented by guest company Off The Quill.
Full Power Blues
8:30–11:30pm, New Deal Café, FREE. smooth Chicago-style blues with a side order of modern soul, ensured to make you wanna move and groove (formerly The DC Blues Society Band).
Sunday December 20, 2015
Deaf Brunch
10:30am–12pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Deaf and hearing people socialize together using sign language. Newcomers welcome!
Winnie The Pooh
2–4pm, Greenbelt Arts Center, $10 children, $15 adults. Pooh and Piglet try to catch a Heffalump. It's Eeyore' birthday but he's lost his tail, and Rabbit is worried about the arrival of Kanga and Roo - with a bathtub and soap! Owl and Christopher Robin join in the adventures. The beloved inhabitants of the hundred-acre wood come to life in this musical adaptation of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, sure to please Pooh fans of all ages. With Harper Chadwick, Tiffany Chadwick, Sophie Cooper, Alyssa Heintzelman, Bill Jones, Jim Pasquale, Jenn Robinson, and Stephanie Thom. By le Clanché du Rand and directed by Jon Gardner.
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.
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.
Monday December 21, 2015
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 December 22, 2015
New Deal Laugh In
7–9pm, New Deal Café, FREE. CLaw Comedy Productions presents the New Deal Laugh-In Showcase featuring some of the area's funniest comics performing together for one night only! Parental Guidance Suggested.
