Wednesday August 5, 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.
Michael Kelly
7–9pm, New Deal Café, FREE. tasteful, melodic acoustic guitar with soulful vocals and poetic storytelling.
Mr. Holmes
Old Greenbelt Theatre, click for showtimes & prices..
Thursday August 6, 2015
Thrift Store
10am–4pm, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, FREE. Donations of clothing in good condition also welcome. Donation forms available for tax purposes.
Summer Fun Run
6:15–8pm, Buddy Attick Lake Park, FREE. Choice of either 1.75 miles (1 lap) or 3 miles (2 laps), open to all runners (novices, combination runners/walkers and families). All participants must complete a registration form and sign a waiver.
Songwriters' Open Mic
7–10pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Songwriters' Association of Washington (SAW) open Mic with Paige Powell
GHI Board Meeting
7:30pm, GHI Administration Building, FREE. Open sessions of the GHI and GDC Boards of Directors.
Mr. Holmes
Old Greenbelt Theatre, click for showtimes & prices..
Academy Movies
Academy Stadium Theaters, Beltway Plaza, Prices vary. Click for showtimes. Showing Fantastic 4, Shaun the Sheep, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Vacation, Pixels, Paper Town, Southpaw, AntMan, and Minions.
Friday August 7, 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.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
8–10:30pm, Greenbelt Arts Center, $20, $16 Students/Seniors, $12 Youth. Starring Michael J. Dombroski, Brian Moors, and Patrick Mullen, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] blends witty farce with rapid hi-jinks through scripted elements and structured improvisation. Off The Quill tackles its first comedy with this wild, irreverent ride through one of the most beloved collections of classical literature.
Fundraiser Concert for Greenbelt Rhythm & Drum Festival
8:30–11:30pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Bele Bele Rhythm Collective: A Sisterhood of the Drum with tightly sewn compositions of West African polyrhythms, complete with contagious songs and dancing. / The Beat Fairy - Afro-influenced folk and blues that fuses percussive beats with old jazz, blues, and folk songs, as well as a collection of original tunes, playing on sounds and rhythms its members have learned performing with Grammy-nominated Griot from Mali Cheick Hamala Diabate and Sierra Leonean musical revolutionary, Janka Nabay.
Academy Movies
Academy Stadium Theaters, Beltway Plaza, Prices vary. Click for showtimes. Showing Fantastic 4, Shaun the Sheep, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Vacation, Pixels, Paper Town, Southpaw, AntMan, and Minions.
Saturday August 8, 2015
College Park Farmers Market
7am–12pm, 5211 Paint Branch Parkway, FREE. MD WIC, USDA Food Stamps (SNAP) accepted.
Donation Dropoff Canceled
9am–12pm, Municipal Building Parking Lot, FREE. Green Drop Charitable Donations. May end early if truck fills. Info: 301-474-8308.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
8–10:30pm, Greenbelt Arts Center, $20, $16 Students/Seniors, $12 Youth. Starring Michael J. Dombroski, Brian Moors, and Patrick Mullen, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] blends witty farce with rapid hi-jinks through scripted elements and structured improvisation. Off The Quill tackles its first comedy with this wild, irreverent ride through one of the most beloved collections of classical literature.
Funk Master General
8:30–11:30pm, New Deal Café, FREE. 6-piece band of trumpet, alto & tenor saxophones, keyboard, bass and drums. FMG is a jam band with horns playing funk in the New Orleans tradition; heavy improvised groove music!
Academy Movies
Academy Stadium Theaters, Beltway Plaza, Prices vary. Click for showtimes. Showing Fantastic 4, Shaun the Sheep, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Vacation, Pixels, Paper Town, Southpaw, AntMan, and Minions.
Sunday August 9, 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!
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.
The Loose Ends
7–9pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Blending early British Invasion, Buddhism, alt country, and traditional rock-n-roll with jurisprudence and a healthy worship of Mick Jagger, The Loose Ends seek to satisfy all musical palates all of the time.
Academy Movies
Academy Stadium Theaters, Beltway Plaza, Prices vary. Click for showtimes. Showing Fantastic 4, Shaun the Sheep, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Vacation, Pixels, Paper Town, Southpaw, AntMan, and Minions.
Monday August 10, 2015
City Council Meeting
8pm, Municipal Building, FREE. Live on Verizon 21, Comcast 71 and http://greenbeltmd.gov/municipaltv
Tuesday August 11, 2015
Walls & Vino
7–9pm, New Deal Café, FREE. Acoustic duo mixing Americana, Alt-Country, Folk and Classic covers as well as original tunes.