| Wednesday,
March
1, 9:30am-12pm:
Maple Sugaring hosted by Meadowside
Nature Center. Learn about the process of
making maple syrup. Two sessions available.
Also look for other fun Maple Sugaring
events on March 2nd and 3rd.
|
| Tuesday,
March 7,
7:30pm: League
of Women Voters Education Forum
- Beltway Widening and Transit Plan. Montgomery
Blair High School Student Activities Center,
51 University Boulevard East, Silver Spring,
MD. |
| Saturday,
March 11,
8:30am: Get Fit for Spring/One Day Hike
series sponsored by the Sierra Club. Meet at
Swains Lock parking lot. Led by Pat Hopson 703-379-1795
(before 10pm) and Carol
Ivory. |
| Tuesday,
March 21, 9:30am:
Clocks, a Fox, and the Spring Equinox:
A fun event for kids at Meadowside
Nature Center where you can learn about
the time of year when there are exactly 12 hours
of light and 12 hours of dark. Two sessions
available. |
| April:
Check the Audubon
Naturalist Society website for field
trips and education programs. |
| Saturday,
April 1:
Montgomery County Agricultural Farm
Fest sponsored by Trail
Riders of Today. Contact Deneen Martin 301-253-2955
for more information. |
| Friday,
April 7,
9am-11am: Join Meadowside
Nature Center for an Early Spring
Morning Hike. Meet at Violettes Lock
off River Road. |
|
Saturday,
April 8,
2pm: Friends Meeting and Sandy Spring Museum
present a lecture by Christopher Densmore
of Swarthmore College on the Underground Railroad
at Friends Meeting House. For more information
and for other events, visit the Sandy
Spring Museum. |
Sunday
April 9,
2pm-3:30pm: Boyds Easter Egg Hunt
at Boyd's Historical Maughlin House
15215 Barnesville Road, Boyds, MD 20841 |
| Sunday,
May 7,
10:30am-5pm: Audubon
Naturalist Society Nature Fair at
the 40-acre Woodend preserve. |
| Sunday
May
7, 4pm-6pm: The Boyds Historical Society presents
“The History of Trains” a
program on the history of trains in the area,
complete with experts and slideshows. Located
at the Kerr Fellowship Hall |
|
Sunday,
May 7:
Poplar
Spring Aminal Sanctuary is having a 5k
Run for the Animas in Wheaton Regional
Park. |
| Wednesday,
May 10,
6pm-8pm: Heritage Tourism Alliance of Montgomery
County is having an Opening Reception
for the photography exhibit titled
"Memorable Montgomery Barns". The
exhibit is at the Water's House in Germantown
and will be open until August 30. RSVP 301-515-0753.
Directions available at: www.heritagemontgomery.org.
|
| Saturday,
May 20:
Melanie Choukas-Bradley and Tina Thieme Brown,
author and illustrator of two Sugarloaf books,
will lead a spring wildflower walk on
Sugarloaf Mountain. To register contact
the Audubon
Naturalist Society: 301-652-9188 ext. 16.
(Registration fee). |
| Sunday,
May 21:
Melanie Choukas-Bradley and Tina Thieme Brown,
author and illustrator of two Sugarloaf books,
will lead a spring wildflower walk on
Sugarloaf Mountain. To register and
for more information contact Brookside Gardens:
301-962-1451 or visit www.brooksidegardens.org
(Registration fee) |
| Sunday,
May 21:
Join Metropolitan
Washington Regional Outings for a hike
on Sugarloaf Mountain. Call leader
Ted Conwell (before 9pm) at 301-589-1512 for
more information |
| Sunday,
May 21,
12:30pm-5pm: Potomac
Hunt Races at Bittersweet Field,
Seneca, MD. Sponsored by Potomac Hunt Club.
Come celebrate steeplechasing at its finest!
|
| Monday,
May 21,
4pm-5:30pm: Voices of the River: Seven
Locks Walk at Lockhouse 8, C&O
Canal, Cabin John, Maryland. Sponsored by Potomac
Conservancy. |
| Monday,
May 22:
League
of Women Voters Annual Meeting Dinner.
For more information, email
the League. |
| Saturday,
May 27:
12th Annual Horse Show at Callithea
Farm, 1500 River Road, Potomac, MD. A fun day
of competition with 8 divisions. Contact Shelia
O'Donnell for more imformation. |
|
Tuesday,
April 11,
10am-2:30pm: Spring Time On The Farm
hosted by Meadowside
Nature Center. Experience life on the
farm in the spring at the Agricultural History
Farm Park, 18410 Muncaster Road, Derwood,
MD. |
| April
13, 14, 15 and 17
9am-3pm: Hayride In Bunnyland:
Join Butler's
Orchard in welcoming in the spring with
this fun for all ages celebration, at Butlers
Eggstravaganza of fun. |
| Saturday,
April 15,
8am: Get Fit for Spring/Train for One
Day Hike series sponsored by the Sierra
Club. Meet at Edwards Ferry parking lot,
off River Rd. Visit www.onedayhike.org
or call leaders for driving directions. Led
by Gary Kosciusko 703-765-0306 and Christine
Ford 703-425-6899. |
| Sunday,
April 16,
9:30am: Hike through the Woodstock Equestrian
Park, sponsored by the Sierra
Club. To carpool, meet at Grosvenor-Strathmore
Metro station (Red Line) just inside garage
(area 2C) in Park & Ride lot. Or call for
trailhead location and meeting time. Led by
Paul Elliott 703-256-6351 and Helen Epps 202-363-0936.
|
| April
21, 22, and 23
10am-5pm: Countryside
Artisans Spring Tour. A self-guided
tour through rural Montgomery where you can
visit local artists and see their work and studios.
|
| Saturday,
April 22,
12--5pm: Takoma
Park Silver Spring Co-op 26th Annual
Earth Day Celebration. For more information,
contact Sherri
at 301-891-2667. Rain Date: April 29, 2006. |
|
Saturday,
April 22,
10am: The Sugarloaf
Citizens Association annual meeting,
at Linden Barn featuring Delegates Cryor,
Feldman, and Dumais. 20900 Martinsburg Road,
Dickerson, MD. |
| April
22 and 23,
9am-3pm: Hayride In Bunnyland:
Join Butler's
Orchard in welcoming in the spring with
this fun for all ages celebration at Butlers
Eggstravaganza of fun! |
| Sunday,
April 23,
1pm-3pm: Barnesville
School is hosting an Open House
for prospective families. Barnesville is a Pre-K
through 8th grade independent school, located
in the Ag Reserve. The school is located at
the intersection of Barnesville Road and Peach
Tree Road. Call 301/972-0341 or visit www.barnesville-school.com
for more information. |
| Friday,
April 28,
9am–11am: Join Meadowside
Nature Center for an Early Spring
Morning Hike. Enjoy the early spring
wildflowers and birds along the C & O Canal.
Meet at Violettes Lock. Fee: $6. |
|
May-October
Farmers
Markets:
*Bethesda: Norfolk Avenue
& Woodmont Avenue; Tuesdays 10:30 am to
2:00 pm--opens May
2
*Rockville: East Montgomery
Avenue at Rockville Town Center; Wednesdays
11:00 am to 2:00 pm-- opens July
7
*Rockville: Jury Parking
Lot at Route 28 & Monroe Street; Saturdays
9:00 to 1:00--opens May
13
*Takoma Park: Old Town Section:
Laurel Avenue between Eastern and Carroll
Avenues; Sundays
10:00 am to 2:00pm open year
round
*Potomac: 10301 River Road
in the lot of the Potomac Presbyterian Church;
Thursdays 1:00pm to
4:30pm--opens June
1
*Silver Spring: Ellsworth
Drive between Fenton Street and Cedar Street;
Saturdays 9:00am to 1:00pm opens June
17
Visit
Montgomery
County Agricultural Services for more
locations. |
| Mid-May
–June 24: Pick
Your Own strawberries at Butler's
Orchard. |
| May-December:
Evening hayrides at Butler's
Orchard. Call 301-428-0444 for reservations. |
| June:
Visit Philips
Farm all summer for fresh cut flowers.
Philips Farm can host birthdays and
other parties by appointment throughout
the summer and they welcome day care providers
or bus tours for hayrides and campfires
by appointment. 13710 Schaeffer Rd Germantown,
MD. |
|
June:
Pick Your Own blueberries and
peas at Butler's
Orchard. |
| June-July:
Pick Your Own tart cherries
at Butler's
Orchard. |
| June:
Pick Your Own strawberries,
tart cherries, and rhubarb at Homestead
Farm. |
| Saturday,
June 3:
Sandy
Springs Museum Strawberry
Festival 17907 Bentley Road, Sandy
Spring, MD. |
| Saturday,
June 3,
10am-2pm: Sugarloaf Mountain field trip,
join Maryland
Native Plant Society for a hike on Sugarloaf
Mountain. Meet at the BASE of Sugarloaf Mountain
in the small parking lot near the mountain gate. |
| Friday,
June 16:
Philips
Farm opens their farm stand and
petting zoo. 13710 Schaeffer Rd Germantown. |
| Saturday,
June 17:
One-day canoe trip at Violette’s
Lock (Lock 23) sponsored by the C&O Canal
Historical Park. For information contact Sonny
DeForge, 301-530-8830. |
| June
24 and 25:
Montgomery Heritage Days—Historical
sites and museums throughout the county open
all weekend. (See a full listing at www.montgomeryheritage.org). |
| Saturday,
June 24,
1pm-5pm: Sugarloaf
Citizens Association annual fund raiser
Contact Jim
Brown for more information and the location.
|
| July:
Philips
Farm sweet corn will be
available around July 8--don’t miss out!
13710 Schaeffer Rd Germantown. |
| July:
Pick Your Own Blackberries,
Peaches, Nectarines, and Cut-Your-Own Flowers
at Homestead
Farm. |
| Sunday,
July 9,
8:45am to 12:45pm: Discover
the Potomac Kayak Trip. Enjoy a
guided trip where professional instructors will
teach you how to paddle flat-water kayaks and
guides will help you discover the flora and
fauna of our local treasure, the Potomac. Mention
Trip Code "TPC" and a portion of your
trip fee will be donated to the Potomac
Conservancy. |
| July
15 and 16,
10 am-4 pm: Homestead
Farm Corn Roast. Come eat some
delicious sweet corn roasted by our staff. We
will be roasting our own supersweet varieties. |
| Sunday,
July 16,
8:45am to 12:45pm: Discover
the Potomac Kayak Trip. Enjoy a
guided trip where professional instructors will
teach you how to paddle flat-water kayaks and
guides will help you discover the flora and
fauna of our local treasure, the Potomac. Mention
Trip Code "TPC" and a portion of your
trip fee will be donated to the Potomac
Conservancy. |
| Wednesday
evenings July
5-26: Summer
Wildflower Identification course. This
Summer learn about the Wildflowers of Montgomery
County’s Nationally Acclaimed Agricultural
Reserve! It's not too late to sign up for the
"Wildflowers" class. Call 202-314-3320
or toll-free—888-744-GRAD or email Melanie
Choukas-Bradley. |
| Thursday,
July 30:
Join naturalist Sandy Staples and Andrea Arnold
of Rural Montgomery to learn about the
agricultural history of our county
and to learn how to help preserve the Agricultural
Reserve. Call Meadowside Nature Center 301-924-5965
for information on how to pre-register . |
| July
22 and 23:
Don't miss the 17th
annual Montgomery Farm Tour Weekend. Farms
and orchards throughout the county will be open
to the public. This is a great event for families
to enjoy an afternoon in the county. |
| Saturday,
July 22:
Montgomery County’s 16th annual
Farm Tour & Harvest Sale at Red
Wiggler's Art
Farm in conjunction with Concerts in the
Country. |
| Sunday,
July 23,
8:45am to 12:45pm: Discover
the Potomac Kayak Trip. Enjoy a
guided trip where professional instructors will
teach you how to paddle flat-water kayaks and
guides will help you discover the flora and
fauna of our local treasure, the Potomac. Mention
Trip Code "TPC" and a portion of your
trip fee will be donated to the Potomac
Conservancy. |
|
Sunday, July 23,
7:00am: Join the Montgomery
County Road Runnersfor Riley’s
Rumble half marathon through the rolling
hills of Potomac and Poolesville.. |
| July
29 and 30,
10am-4pm: Salsa
Weekend at Homestead Farm.
Homestead will help you mak and taste delicious
salsa all weekend. |
| Sunday,
July 30,
8:45am to 12:45pm: Discover
the Potomac Kayak Trip. Enjoy a
guided trip where professional instructors will
teach you how to paddle flat-water kayaks and
guides will help you discover the flora and
fauna of our local treasure, the Potomac. Mention
Trip Code "TPC" and a portion of your
trip fee will be donated to the Potomac
Conservancy. |
| August:
Pick Your Own Thornless Blackberries
and red raspberries at Butler's
Orchard. |
| August:
Pick Your Own Blackberries,
Apples, Peaches, Red Raspberries, and Cut-Your-Own
Flowers at Homestead
Farm. |
| Sunday,
August 6th 1-4pm: Introduction
to drawing: Learn how to draw animals
(for adults and mature children). Star Gazing
Farm |
| August
11-19:
Montgomery
County Agricultural Fair. |
| August
12 and 13,
10am-4pm: Peach weekend at Homestead
Farm. Learn how to grow different
kinds of peaches and new recipes while testing
delicious peaches. |
| Sunday,
August 13:
Comus Run Cross Country 5K
with Montgomery
County Road Runners. |
|
August 19 and
20: Heirloom tomato
weekend at Homestead
Farm. |
| Sunday,
August 20:
9am-noon ICC
(Inter County Connector) Conservation Hike
Walk ~ 2 mi. to see first-hand the unique natural
resources that would be impacted if this $3
billion, 18-mi., six-lane toll road were to
be built. Contact Ron
LaCoss, 301/946-1106 (before 9pm). |
| September:
Pick Your Own apples at Butler's
Orchard. |
| September:
Pick Your Own Raspberries and
Apples at Homestead
Farm. |
| September
6-October 7: Exhibit:
King Dairy Barn MOOseum Exhibition. Includes
family histories, mapping of the dairy farms,
artifacts, video on the Leaman, Crown, and King
farms, etc. For more information or to schedule
a tour, contact Barbara McGraw at 301-229-4385.
Located at the historic Waters House, 12535
Milestone Manor Lane in Germantown. |
| Saturday,
September 9 5pm:
Red
Wiggler's Annual Harvest
Dinner and Silent Auction. |
| Tuesday,
September 12
10am-3pm: Monarch
Fiesta Day. Games, butterfly hunts, exhibits,
walks, story times, “The Monarch King”
movie, creative drama, monarch tagging and more.
301/916-0220 |
| Saturday,
September 16
1-3pm: Sing-Along
at Oakley Cabin. Come belt out songs commonly
heard before World War I such as “Oh Susanna”
and “She’ll Be Comin’ Round
the Mountain” and many other great old
tunes. 301/563-3400 |
| Saturday,
September 16:
Jonny Appleseed Day at Homestead
Farm. |
Saturday,
September 16:
Music
on the Farm 12 noon to 6 p.m.,
at the Agricultural History Farm Park, 18410
Muncaster Road, Derwood, Maryland. Blue Daze
and Patuxent Partners are the featured bands.
|
| Sunday,
September 17
1-4pm: Introduction
to wool and spinning at Star Gazing
Farm. |
| Saturdays
9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4:
10am Hike
the Underground Railroad Experience Trail
in Sandy Spring. Each free hike will begin at
the stone barn at Woodlawn Manor Park located
at 16501 Norwood Road in Sandy Spring and will
take about 90 minutes to complete. For more
information call 301-563-3405. |
| September
29-October 31:
Go to Philips
Farm Pumpkin Patch to pick
pumpkins and see their 691 pound Atlantic Giant
Pumpkin. 13710 Schaeffer Rd Germantown. |
| October:
Farms and farm stands open throughout the Agricultural
Reserve for pumpkins, apples, cider, hayrides
and other seasonal events. |
| Every
weekend in October:
The Annual Pumpkin Festival
at Butler's
Orchard. Choose your very own pumpkin; take
a hayride; jump in the Hayloft Barn; explore
the straw maze; see Pumpkin Land characters;
taste hand-dipped caramel apples and enjoy the
beautiful fall foliage. Crafts, food, family
activities and much more! Fee. |
| October:
Pick Your Own Pumpkins and
Apples or go for a hayride at Homestead
Farm. |
| October
4-November 3:
Black Rock Center for the Arts presents
the exhibit “Rustic Roads: A Journey
Through the Montgomery County Ag Reserve”.
See the work of local artists Dalis Davidson,
Tina Thieme Brown and Lee Langstaff. |
| Saturday,
October 7
8:30am - 4pm: "The
Natural and Cultural History of the Ag Reserve"
This field trip is an opportunity to visit
parkland, working farms, an orchard, and several
historical sites to experience the rich diviersity
of plants and wildlife that thrive in the Reserve's
fields, meadows, ponds, streams, and rocky woodlands.
For more information, contact ANS at 301-652-9188
ext. 16 or www.audobonnaturalist.org. |
| Saturday,
October 7,
5pm-7pm: Artist reception for
Black
Rock Center for the Arts exhibit “Rustic
Roads: A Journey Through the Montgomery County
Ag Reserve.” |
| Saturday,
October 7, 11am-4pm:
Harvest Festival at Montgomery
County Agricultural History Farm. |
| Sunday,
October 8,
1-4pm: Poplar
Spring Animal Sanctuary Fall Open House:
Come enjoy a live band, delicious catered food
and drink, a fabulous silent auction, clowns,
and the opportunity to stroll around and visit
the rescued animals. Jonathan Balcombe, author
of Pleasurable Kingdom, will be the keynote
speaker. RSVP requested. |
| October
13, 14, and 15
10am-5pm: Countryside
Artisans Fall Studio Tour. A self-guided
tour through rural Montgomery where you can
visit local artists and see their work and studios.
|
Oct.
14-15 Maryland
Native Plant Society Fall Conference.
Botanical Diversity of Montgomery County:
The Geology-Botany Connection. Rockville, MD. |
| Saturday,
October 29
10-3: Fall
field trip to Sugarloaf Mountain
hosted by Tina Thieme Brown and Melanie Choukas-Bradley.
Registration fee. Contact ANS at 301-652-9188
ext. 16 or www.audobonnaturalist.org |
2005 |
| Saturday,
March
19,
10am:
Underground Railroad History Hike.
(www.montgomeryheritage.org)
|
| Saturday,
March
19, "The Sense of Wonder"
hike led
by M-NCPPC Forest Ecologist/Botanist Carole
Bergmann. Hike begins at Rachel Carson Park,
22201 Zion Road, Olney at 10:00 a.m. Information:
301-495-4600. |
| Tuesday,
March
29, 7:30pm:
Maryland Native Plant Society Monthly Meeting,
White Oak Library. Theme: "Potomac Gorge
Restoration" (www.mdflora.org) |
| April:
Check the Audubon Naturalist Society website
for field trips and educational programs.
(www.audubonnaturalist.org)
|
| April:
Rock Hill Orchard sells local plants,
vegetables and fruit. 28600 Ridge Road,
Mt. Airy, MD. |
| Friday,
April 1,
7:00pm: Benefit Concert for
Red Wiggler Community Farm. The Potter’s
House, 1658 Columbia Road, NW, Washington, DC.
(www.pottershousedc.org) |
| Saturday,
April 2,
9am-12:30pm: C&O Canal Clean-up
at Lock 8 and Lock 10 near Cabin John, MD, sponsored
by the Potomac Conservancy. Supplies provided
and all volunteers welcome! (www.potomac.org)
|
| Saturday,
April 2,
12-4pm: Opening of Oakley Cabin.
Oakley Cabin, African American historic site,
will be open for tours every Saturday through
October. 3610 Brookeville Rd., Brookeville,
MD. (www.montgomeryheritage.org) |
| Sunday,
April 3,
9:30am-12:30pm: Maryland Native Plant Society
spring wildflower walk led
by Cris Fleming, Glen Echo and Cabin John on
the C&O Canal. Reservations required. (www.mdflora.org) |
| Saturday,
April 9,
2-3:30pm: Spring Wildflower Walk.
Naturalist Marijke Gate will lead a walk on
the C&O Canal towpath to identify early
spring flowers. Sponsored by the Potomac Conservancy
(www.potomac.org) |
| Sunday,
April 10,
9:30am-2pm: Conservation Walk
at Sugarloaf Mountain sponsored by the Sierra
Club. Contact: Ron LaCoss (ronenviroed@aol.com)
or Bob Goldberg (r.n.goldberg@att.net)
for information. |
| Tuesday,
April 12,
8:30am-3:30pm: "Working Lands Forum,"
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
Registration, with $15 fee, required. Contact:
Brian LeCouteur, COG: 202-962-3393 or Glenn
Eugster, National Park Service: 202-619-7492
(www.mwcog.org). |
| Thursday,
April 14,
1pm: Press conference to launch
Celebrate Rural Montgomery on the 25th Anniversary
of the Agricultural Reserve, Poplar Spring
Animal Sanctuary, 15200 Mt. Nebo Road, Poolesville,
MD 20837 (www.animalsanctuary.org) |
Friday-Sunday,
April 15-17:
Countryside Artisans Spring Studio
Tour including Poplar Spring Open
House for Celebrate Rural Montgomery on
the 25th Anniversary of the Agricultural Reserve
(Saturday 1-4) (www.countrysideartisans.com) |
| Sunday,
April 17:,
11am-5pm: Earth Day Celebration,
sponsored by Takoma Park Silver Spring Coop.
201 Ethan Allen Ave., Takoma Park, MD. (www.tpss.coop) |
| Wednesday,
April 20,
11:30am: Monthly meeting, League of
Women Voters of Montgomery County, Holiday
Inn Select, 8120 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. (www.lwvmd.org) |
| Thursday,
April 21,
12:45pm: Lecture - Professor
Dennis Fulbright from Michigan State University
will lecture on American Chestnut blight
at Hood College. Sponsored by the American
Chestnut Foundation. (hburnworth@msn.com) |
Saturday,
April 23,
10am-2:30pm: 5th Annual Wildflower
Celebration, Brookside Gardens and
Brookside Nature Center, 1800 Glenallen Avenue,
Wheaton, MD. 1:00-2:30: Free lecture—"The
Wildflowers of Sugarloaf Mountain" and
Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve by
author Melanie Choukas-Bradley. (www.BrooksideGardens.org)
|
| Tuesday,
April 26,
7:30pm: Maryland Native Plant
Society Monthly Meeting, White Oak
Library. Theme: "Spring Wildflowers "
(www.mdflora.org) |
| Saturday,
April 30,
10:00am: Sugarloaf Citizens Association
Annual Meeting. Ike Leggett, speaker.
Theme: 25th anniversary of the Agricultural
Reserve. Contact Jim Brown (jbrowndc@aol.com) |
| May
- June: Pick your own
strawberries, blueberries and peas. Butler's
Orchard (www.butlersorchard.com).
|
| May
- October: Petting Zoo
at Phillips Farm Produce, Germantown. (www.phillipsfarmproduce.com) |
Sunday,
May 1,
10am-5pm: Audubon Naturalist Society
Nature Fair (www.audubonnaturalist.org) |
| Saturday,
May 14,
10am: Grand Opening of Lockhouse 8 River
Center along the Potomac River. See
completed restoration and hands-on displays.
(www.potomac.org) |
| Saturday,
May 14,
12:30-5pm: Potomac Hunt Races at
Bittersweet Field, Seneca, MD. Sponsored by
Potomac Hunt Club. Come celebrate steeplechasing
at its finest! (www.potomachuntraces.com)
|
| Saturday,
May 21:
Audubon Naturalist Society Field Trip
to Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland led
by author Melanie Choukas-Bradley and artist
Tina Thieme Brown. Contact ANS at 301-652-9188
ext. 16 or 14 (registration with fee required). |
| Saturday,
May 21,
10:30am:
National Park Service Rededication of
the Monocacy Aqueduct, C&O Canal,
Mouth of Monocacy Road, Dickerson |
| Sunday,
May 22,
4pm: Voices of the River. National Park Service
Ranger Rod Sauter will lead a Potomac watershed
walk and talk on the C&O Canal towpath
along the Seven Locks. Sponsored by the Potomac
Conservancy (www.potomac.org) |
| Sunday,
May 22:
5k Run for the Animals in Wheaton
Regional Park sponsored by Poplar Spring Animal
Sanctuary. To register, go to www.animalsanctuary.org. |
| Monday,
May 23,
10am: Annual Meeting, League of Women
Voters of Montgomery County at Riderwood
Village, Gracefield Rd., Silver Spring, MD.
(www.lwvmd.org)
|
| Sunday,
May 29:
11th Annual Horse Show, Callithea
Farm, 15000 River Road, Potomac, MD. A fun day
of competition with 8 divisions. Contact Sheila
O'Donnell (scod@erols.com) |
| Tuesday,
May 31,
7:30pm: Monthly Meeting, Maryland Native
Plant Society at White Oak Library.
Author Melanie Choukas-Bradley will talk about
and show slides of the wildflowers and history
of Sugarloaf Mountain and surrounding Agricultural
Reserve. (www.mdflora.org)
|
| May
- June: Pick your own
strawberries, blueberries and peas. Butler's
Orchard , Germantown, MD.(www.butlersorchard.com).
|
| May
- October: Petting Zoo
at Phillips Farm Produce, Germantown. (www.phillipsfarmproduce.com) |
| June:
Check the Audubon Naturalist Society website
for field trips and educational programs.
(www.audubonnaturalist.org)
|
| June
- July: Pick your own
strawberries and sour cherries at Rock Hill
Orchard, 28600 Ridge Road, Mt. Airy, MD. |
| June
- July: Pick your own
(or already cut) strawberries, rhubarb, tart
cherries, blackberries. Homestead Farm. (www.homestead-farm.net)
|
| Saturday
June 4: Theater Night
and Silent Auction. Sponsored by Olney
Rotary Club to benefit local charities. (www.olneyrotary.org) |
| Saturday
June 4: 10am-4pm. Clarksburg
Day. Clarksburg Elementary School,
Redgrave Street. A family day celebrating the
community and history of Clarksburg. Sponsored
by Clarksburg Historical Society. (Call 301-428-0190
for more information). |
| Saturday
June 4: 10am-2pm. Field
Trip to Sugarloaf Mountain, led by
Melanie Choukas-Bradley. Sponsored by Maryland
Native Plant Society. (melanie@ruralmontgomery.org) |
| Saturday
June 4: 10am-5pm. Strawberry
Festival. 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy
Spring, MD. Enjoy crafters, historic demonstrations,
games for kids, hay rides, and - of course -
strawberries! Sponsored by Sandy Spring Museum
(www.sandyspringmuseum.org)
|
| June
9: Kelly Miller Circus.
Sponsored by Olney Rotary Club to benefit local
charities. (www.olneyrotary.org) |
| Saturday,
June 18:
9:00am. Opening day - Silver Spring
Farm Market sponsored by Fresh Farm
Markets. Ellsworth Drive between Fenton and
Veterans Place. (www.freshfarmmarkets.org) |
| Saturday,
June 18:
11am-3pm. Quince Orchard Library Community
Day Festival. 15831 Quince Orchard
Road, Gaithersburg. Family activities, including
book clubs, arts and crafts, music and educational
games. Sponsored by Friends of Quince Orchard
Library. |
| June
18-19: Regional Qualifying
Eventing Rally, sponsored by Seneca
Valley Pony Club. (www.senecavalleyponyclub.org) |
June
23-July 4:
Historic Medley District, Inc. Annual
Art Show and Sale at the John Poole
House. (historicmedley@aol.com) |
| June
25-26: Montgomery Heritage
Days--Historical sites and museums
throughout the county open all weekend.(See
a full listing at www.montgomeryheritage.org) |
| June
25-26: 12:00pm. Art
Exhibit "Barns, Farms and Open
Space: Printmakers Celebrate the Agricultural
Reserve." Sponsored by Hyattstown Mill
Arts Project at Hyattstown Mill, Hyattstown,
MD (hmap4art@aol.com
or 301-874-1991) |
| July
10:
10am. Agricultural Reserve Celebration
Ride. Potomac Hunt, PBHTA and their
guests are gathering for a horseback ride through
scenic trails in the Ag Reserve followed by
a Riders Tailgate. If you would like to join
the ride, please email scod@erols.com
by July 5. Two Sisters Farm, 21121 Beallsville
Rd., Dickerson, MD. Parking limited to 20 trailers.
Donations welcome. |
| July
14,
7:30 pm: Potomac Sojourn stopping
at Veterans Park/Balls Bluff in Leesburg, VA
during a journey down the entire length of the
Potomac River. Presentation given by Melanie
Choukas-Bradley and Bob Raver. Sponsored by
the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. (www.acb-online.org) |
| July
16-17:
10am-4pm. Corn Roast at Homestead
Farm. Come eat some delicious sweet corn roasted
by Homestead's staff. (www.homestead-farm.net)
|
| July
17:
Annual Art Show, Hyattstown
Mill, Hyattstown, MD. Sponsored by Hyattstown
Mill Arts Project. (www.hyattstownmill.org) |
| Saturday,
July 23:
10am-4pm: Art Farm, Red Wiggler
Community Farm, 23400 Ridge Road, Cedar Grove,
MD. A family-friendly festival of exciting visual
and performing arts. (www.redwiggler.org) |
| Saturday
and Sunday, July
23-24: Montgomery County Farm
Tour and Harvest Sale |
| July
24: Riley's Rumble Half
Marathon Race in Poolesville. Montgomery
County Road Runners (www.mcrrc.org).
|
| Tuesday,
July 26, 8:30am-5:30pm: Celebrate
Agriculture in Maryland. Presentation
about the Ag Reserve and van tour
of farmland and Sugarloaf Mountain led by Melanie
Choukas-Bradley. Meadowside
Nature Center, 5100 Meadowside Lane, Rockville.
To register, call (301) 924-4141. |
July
28 and July
30: Thursday evening talk
at Audubon Naturalist Society,
Woodend, Chevy Chase (www.audubonnaturalist.org).
(Dolores Milmoe & Melanie Choukas-Bradley)
and Saturday field trip to
the Agricultural Reserve (Stephanie Mason
& MC-B). Contact ANS at 301-652-9188 ext.
16 or 14. Registration with fee required.
|
| Saturday,
July 30,
12-7pm: Chicken dinner and jousting
tournament! St. Mary's Pavillion, 18230
Barnesville Road, Barnesville, MD. |
| July
30-31, 10am-4pm: Tomato/Salsa
Weekend at Homestead Farm, Poolesville,
MD. Come taste some Heirloom tomatoes. They
will be making and selling homemade salsa all
weekend. (www.homestead-farm.net) |
| Saturday,
July 30.
Fran Jam! A day of celebration
for the whole family,, wit |
