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Bethesda Painting Awards - Call for Artists (Arts and Music)
Location: Bethesda, MD

The Bethesda Painting Awards will award up to $14,000 to four selected painters. the first place winner will receive $10,000; second place, $2,000; third place, $1,000. A "young" artist whose birth date is after February 26, 1980 may also be awarded $1,000. The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District invites eligible artists to enter the Bethesda Painting Awards. The selected artwork will be on exhibit in June 2010 in downtown Bethesda, MD at the Fraser Gallery.Artists must be 18+ and permanent, full-time residents of MD, VA or D.C.All original 2-D painting will be accepted. Jury: Dr. Carolyn Carr, Mark Karnes, Erling Sjovold

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Toyland (Theater)
Location: The Puppet Co. Playhouse in Glen Echo Park

Bad ol' Mr. Barnaby (aka "the crooked man") is up to no good, and it's up to Mother Goose, Little Bo Peep and Tom the Piper's son to sing their way to a happy ending. This adaptation of Victor Herbert's musical fantasy includes such familiar pieces as "Toyland" and "March of the Toys,” with costume characters and near-life marionettes."Toyland" will be performed October 16+ November 20,2009 with performances Thursdays and Fridays at 10:00 and 11:30am and Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30am and 1:00pm. It is recommended for PreK-Grade 4 and runs 40 minutes. Tickets are $10.00 with group rates available.On Saturday, November 8, 2009, the 1:00pm performance will be American Sign Language interpreted. For reservations ad information call (301) 634-5380

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The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Irene Lewis (Theater)
Location: CENTERSTAGE, 700 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

The quintessential comedy of proper manners, by the quintessential Bad Boy of his day—what Wilde teasingly called his “Serious Play for Trivial People.” Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches.Featuring CENTERSTAGE Associate Artist Laurence O’Dwyer (as you’ve not seen him since Travels with My Aunt. The performance is located in CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater.Tuesday through Friday, 8 pmWednesday, November 4: 1pm and 8pmThursdays, 7 pmSaturdays, 2 pm and 8 pmSundays, 2 pmSunday, November 1, 2 pm, and 7:30 pmStudent Matinees: October 22, October 28 & November 5 at 10:30 am

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Fall Craft Show (Community/Volunteer)
Location: Hillendale Fire Station, Dale Blvd & Hillendale Drive, Dale City, VA 22193

The Lake Ridge Lions Club is sponsoring a Fall Craft Show to be held Saturday, November 7, 2009, from 10am to 3pm at the Hillendale Fire Station located at Hillendale Drive and Dale Boulevard, Dale City, VA 22193. For further information contact 571-332-8891.

For Love of Children (FLOC) (Volunteering)
Time: 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: 1763 Columbia Road, NW

Teach a child to dream. Become a tutor. Volunteer with For Love of Children as a one-on-one tutor with a child in reading and math. No experience necessary. Training is provided. Afternoons, evenings, and Saturdays are available. In just 2 ½ hours a week, you can impact a child’s education. You can also refer a child to our educational programs for middle school and high school students. We provide free after-school workshops in leadership, world cultures and diversity, community service, SAT and ACT prep, career exploration, and more! To learn more or sign up, go to www.flocdc.org!

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Building Better Marriages Stimulus Package (Marriage Enrichment Conference)
Time: 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Beltsville, MD Sheraton Was

Save the Date! Building Better Marriages: A Marriage Stimulus PackageThe Washington Area Chapter of the Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment (ACME) Presents the Mid-Atlantic Conference: Building Better Marriages: A Marriage Stimulus Package, November 6th and November 7th at the Sheraton Washington North Hotel in Beltsville, Maryland. For more info go to: www.bettermarriages.org (Mid-Atlantic Conference) or contact David Banks at dbanks@polaris.umuc.edu (202) 882-2281 or Barbara & Don Fairfield at bdfair@verizon.net (301) 552-4330THIS IS A TWO DAY EVENT STARTING ON NOVEMBER 6TH AT 4:00PM CONTINUING TO NOVEMBER 7TH AT 4:30PM

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