Wednesday February 22, 2017
Three Bears for Tots
10:30–11:30am, Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, FREE. Children ages 5 to 7 can learn
what bears can be found in North
America and right here in Maryland.
Wine and Food Tasting
4–7pm, Greenbelt Co-Op, FREE. The Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket & Pharmacy will be offering a free wine & food tasting to celebrate Patron Appreciation Day. The food tasting will be a seasonal selection available to purchase or made from ingredients available in the store. Anyone who decides to purchase a tasting wine will receive $1 off the price of each bottle, and all store purchases receive a 5% discount the entire day.
Sisters
8pm, Old Greenbelt Theatre, $9; Senior/Student $8; Kids $6. (Mom's night out)
Utopia Film Festival Broadcast
8pm, Comcast 77 & Verizon 19, FREE. “In the Magic of the Green Mountains (2014),â€
“The Random Effect (2014),â€
& “Planet You (2010)â€
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!
La La Land
Old Greenbelt Theatre, Click for showtimes & prices.
Thursday February 23, 2017
Thrift Store
10am–4pm, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, FREE. Donations of clothing in good condition also welcome. Donation forms available for tax purposes.
S.A.W. Open Mic
6–9pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Songwriters' Association of Washington (SAW) open mic.
Astronomical Society: OSIRIS-REx
7:30pm, Community Center, FREE. Dr. Joseph A.
Nuth, senior scientist for primitive
bodies at Goddard
Space Flight Center will
discuss the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which is traveling
to Bennu, a carbonaceous asteroid
whose regolith may record
the earliest history of our solar
system. Bennu may contain the
molecular precursors to the origin
of life and the Earth’s oceans.
Bennu is also one of the most
potentially hazardous asteroids, as
it has a relatively high probability
of impacting the Earth late in
the 22nd century.
La La Land
Old Greenbelt Theatre, Click for showtimes & prices.
Friday February 24, 2017
Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss Lecture
8:30–9:30am, Doctors Hospital Professional Building Suite 210, FREE. Attend this lecture to learn whether weight loss surgery is right for you. Registration is required online or by calling 301-DCH-4YOU (301-324-4968).
Utopia Film Festival Broadcast
8pm, Comcast 77 & Verizon 19, FREE. “In the Magic of the Green Mountains (2014),â€
“The Random Effect (2014),â€
& “Planet You (2010)â€
Rock-A-Sonics
8:30–11:30pm, New Deal Café, FREE. An amazing band led by young phenom, Willie Barry. Playing a compelling mix of authentic rockabilly, vintage country, and atomic age rock and roll, they will keep you dancing and shouting for more!
Fences
Old Greenbelt Theatre, Click for showtimes & prices.
Saturday February 25, 2017
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!
Wild Anacostias
8:30–11:30pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Hyattsville's premiere New Orleans/Blues style, funky, raucous, merry-making Zydeco party band!
Fences
Old Greenbelt Theatre, Click for showtimes & prices.
Sunday February 26, 2017
Deaf Brunch
10:30am–12pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Deaf and hearing people socialize together using sign language. Newcomers welcome!
A Glimpse through the Midst
2–4pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Reading, Signing, & Art Show by author David L. Cooper and illustrator Lucyann F. Dirksen.
Hidden Figures
3pm, Arbor Terrace Senior Living, Call 301-486-1590 for info & tickets..
The Armor of Light
3pm, Greenbriar Community Building, FREE. Please bring a drink or snack to share.
Oscars Party
8pm, Old Greenbelt Theatre, FREE. Academy Awards on the big screen! Theater staff will lead
games, trivia contests and Bingo.
As a fundraiser, the theater will
auction off some movie posters.
Fences
Old Greenbelt Theatre, Click for showtimes & prices.
Monday February 27, 2017
City Council Meeting
8pm, Municipal Building, FREE. Live on Verizon 21, Comcast 71 and http://greenbeltmd.gov/municipaltv
Tuesday February 28, 2017
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
5:30–7:30pm, Greenbelt Community Church, FREE. Volunteers cook and serve pancakes, sausage, and baked apples to anyone who comes to eat. There is no fee, but a free-will offering is received to assist local people in need of food and medicine.
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.