Wednesday December 9, 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.
Time Bank Orientation
7–9pm, Greenbelt Makerspace, FREE. Using the Time Bank, a person volunteering an hour of time helping someone else gains 1 credit, redeemable for help from someone else. Click the link for more information.
Public Hearing: Parking at Roosevelt Center
7:30pm, Community Center, FREE. Questions? 240-542-2041.
Utopia Film Festival Broadcast
8pm, Comcast 77 & Verizon Fios 19 Channels, FREE. Showing “Art Bastardâ€, “Judgement Dayâ€
“Parallel Linesâ€, and “Where I Left Offâ€
“Brooklynâ€
Old Greenbelt Theatre, $9; $8 students & seniors; $6 kids..
Thursday December 10, 2015
Thrift Store
10am–4pm, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, FREE. Donations of clothing in good condition also welcome. Donation forms available for tax purposes.
Computer Club
7–8:30pm, Community Center, Room 112, FREE. Monthly meeting; everyone is welcome to discuss computers and electronic devices.
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.
“Brooklynâ€
Old Greenbelt Theatre, $9; $8 students & seniors; $6 kids..
Friday December 11, 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.
Cold Hard Cash
8:30–11:30pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Tribute to the legendary Johnny Cash, featuring spot-on recreations of both the sound and
spirit of the originals.
Saturday December 12, 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.
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.
Chromatics
8–10:15pm, Greenbelt Arts Center, $20, $16 Students/Seniors, $12 Youth. Performing a mixture of traditional holiday tunes and neo-classics, tossed together with offbeat originals about life in our modern high-tech world, the Chromatics ensure that the playfulness of the season shines through.
Ginada Pinata
8:30–11:30pm, New Deal Café, FREE. A blended, organic vibe of jazz, funk, rock, fusion and trace that entertains and excites!
Sunday December 13, 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.
Snakehead Run
5–8pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Acoustic blues, string and jug band music from the 20's and 30's up to modern day with some originals thrown in.
Monday December 14, 2015
City Council Meeting
8pm, Municipal Building, FREE. Live on Verizon 21, Comcast 71 and http://greenbeltmd.gov/municipaltv
Tuesday December 15, 2015
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).
