72 HOURS March 14, 2024

THE Reubens of Frederick County

THE UNOFFICIAL

FOOD OF ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Whether you’re into drinking green beer this time of year or you’re into abstaining, can we all agree there’s nothing much better than a good Reuben sandwich? Though this is not the definitive guide for finding Reubens in Frederick County, writer Joseph Peterson traveled to nearly every corner of the county to taste several of them, with his favorites being those made at Showroom and Juliet’s Italian Market and Café, both of which are in downtown Frederick. Spawned by his repeatedly noticing informal polls in the Facebook group “Everything Frederick” ISO the best Reuben (and lots of debate in the comments), Joseph set out to see for himself. What’s your favorite?

BITES & BEVS COLLAB WEEK CONTINUES WITH INSPIRING OFFERINGS

What happens when the iconic McCutcheon’s teams up with Tenth Ward Distilling? Or the Wine Kitchen collaborates with Maxwell’s Burgers & Shakes? Or “Plant-Based Meats Meet Meat-Based Plants”? Find out during the Bites & Bevs Collab Week, which runs through March 16, when food and beverage businesses join forces to create limited-time, exciting new menu items, tastings and classes throughout downtown Frederick.

A SLICE OF THE AMERICAN WEST IN FREDERICK

The Sons of the Pioneers have a long history — and, in fact, legacy — from their early years performing with Roy Rogers in film to more recent years touring the country. For those who wonder if they’re still around, indeed they are. The group, though it has gone through several iterations, has not stopped performing since it began in 1934. They promise to bring their old, legendary songs to the stage when they make an appearance in Frederick this weekend. “Everything leans towards celebrating the love and the lore of the Great American West and the working cowboy,” says current band member John Fullerton.

WHAT DOES YOUR TODDLER THINK ABOUT THE MET FUN COMPANY’S NEW PLAY?

Theater critic Erik Anderson took a different approach this time around for his review by attending a children’s theater performance with his 3-year-old daughter and getting her feedback about the show — in fact, interviewing her for his column, Always on Cue. As it turns out, “Elephant & Piggie’s We’re In A Play,” showing at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre through March 17, is toddler approved.

SUPPORT THE MET … AND HAVE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

Get yourself to one of the best fundraisers in Frederick and support the Maryland Ensemble Theatre in the process at the local theater company’s annual Retro Prom. For those who are curious, “retro” can denote any era. Come dressed in your best ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s or ’80s attire — or the attire of your favorite bygone era — and dance the night away.

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Leaving Money for Pet-Related Care.

Should I include Pets in my Estate Plans?

Nearly 70% of U.S. households own pets. While you may consider your pet to be a living, breathing member of your family, the reality is that the law considers your furry friends as your property. Because your pets are considered property, you cannot legally leave money directly to your pets, and, even more worrisome, they are part of your Estate just like any other property you may own.

Avoiding Probate and Pet Shelters.

• If you do not have proper Estate Planning documents, your property (including your pets) may be subject to your state’s intestacy laws, which typically means that a Probate court will appoint a representative who will be responsible for what happens to your pets. Sadly, pets are often put in shelters. If you don’t want your furry friends to potentially end up in a shelter, proper Estate Planning is a must.

Naming your Pet Guardian.

• When deciding who will look after your pets after you pass it is a good idea to choose someone you know and trust. The individual you select is not legally required to honor your request. That is why you should discuss your wishes with your loved ones. If there is no one you trust to look after your pets, you may consider naming a local animal organization.

• It is always a good idea to remember that your pet guardian will become your pet’s new owner and will therefore be responsible for providing food, shelter, and care. Leaving a sum of money to the pet guardian in your Estate Planning documents is recommended to lessen the financial burden of pet ownership. While the love from your pets is free, their care is not. When deciding how much to allocate, consider your pet’s life expectancy and the likelihood of developing health issues requiring extra care.

Pets Personalities are Unique.

• Each pet has its own unique personality and selecting the appropriate individual(s) that will care for them is not to be taken lightly. Being a pet owner is a big responsibility. If you own several pets, consider if you would want just one person to care for all of your pets or if you want to send them to different owners in separate homes.

As any pet owner will attest, we love them dearly and would do anything for them. Unfortunately, not all ensure they will be properly cared for after we’re gone.

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Thacher & Rye bar manager Josh Cross on the art of mixology

In this episode of the UnCapped podcast, host Chris Sands talks with Josh Cross, bar manager at Thacher & Rye in Frederick, about the art of a good cocktail. Here is an excerpt of their talk.

UnCapped: Today I am joined by Josh Cross, the bar manager at Thacher & Rye and one of the best Old Fashioned makers in the world.

Josh Cross: I don’t know about in the world, but hopefully in Frederick.

UnCapped: Definitely in Frederick. A little history: I was writing an article about finding the best Old Fashioneds in Frederick, and I was urged repeatedly, almost on a daily basis, by Ben Little, the head brewer at Other Half Brewing [in Washington, D.C.], to contact Josh. I’d heard a lot of praise about your mixology skills.

So I went to Thacher & Rye, and Josh made me one of the best Old Fashioneds I’ve ever had.

You put a lot of thought into crafting a cocktail, so I thought it would be awesome for you to come on and impart some of that knowledge with us.

Cross: I definitely appreciate it.

UnCapped: What’s your thought process behind making a well-crafted Old Fashioned?

Cross: Overall, I want someone who has a drink in my bar to not quite notice all the work that goes into it. I want there to be a lot of behind-thescenes, careful considerations that lead to that first sip being, like, “Oh, man, that’s delicious.” And I don’t want people to have a ponderous drinking experience, like, “I don’t know what’s going on here.”

This all kind of started with Thacher & Rye reopening at the end of 2020. I was talking to Bryan Voltaggio, my boss, and I was like, “One thing I want to do is make the best Old Fashioned in Frederick.” And I honestly think it starts with the ice. I was like, “We need to get large, perfect ice cubes,” because at the time, no one else in Frederick had that.

I think that’s the defining feature of our Old Fashioned. It drinks better that way, it looks better that way, and people have a hard time doing it at home.

I think part of going out to drink

is either getting something you can’t make at home, or it would be a pain to make at home.

UnCapped: Do you follow any

mixology accounts on Instagram?

Cross: Not a lot. The main one is Punch Drink (@punch_drink).

UnCapped: I follow the Thirsty Whale (@thirstywhale_), who recently posted videos about making ice. He had all those Japanese ice-carving tools.

Cross: A long cleaver, a rubber mallet …

UnCapped: The saw …

Cross: The knife that’s sharpened

only on one edge. Long story short: Don’t want to do that. Way too much time.

UnCapped: Going back to your thought process for offerings at a bar, I watch Instagram videos and think that sounds awesome, but there’s no way in hell I’m going to buy all those ingredients — like a $60-bottle of some specialty liqueur that you usehalf an ounce of in the drink.

Cross: I always told people the Last Word cocktail is the reason you should go to a bar. Because if you want to make a good Last Word at home …

UnCapped: I don’t know what that is.

Cross: It’s the cocktail that got me into bartending, and it happened at Volt. That’s where I had it for the first time, when I was 21 in 2010. It’s equal parts gin, green chartreuse — which is this really super-complex herbal liqueur from France, made by monks — lime juice and maraschino liqueur. You shake it and serve it up like a gimlet, but it’s like a gimlet on steroids. There is so much flavor to it, so much complexity to it, and back when I first had it, it blew my mind. I’d never had anything like that — something so complex, so delicious, and also so simple — it’s only four ingredients.

But if you wanna make one at home, you’re gonna spend at least $30 on a good bottle of gin, green chartreuse is almost impossible to find now because the monks got lazy — or wanted to focus on other monastic activities — but that will run you $80. It used to be $50. Then you gotta buy a bag of limes, you gotta juice the limes, you gotta strain the limes, you gotta have a cocktail shaker at home … . You should just come to a bar.

This excerpt has been edited for space and clarity. Listen to the full podcast at fnppodcasts.com/ uncapped. Got UnCapped news? Email csands@newspost.com.

Chris Sands

Josh Cross

Collab Week brings tastings, classes and surprises

Week two of Bites & Bevs in Frederick is Collab Week, which runs through March 16 and brings together restaurants, beverage establishments and other downtown Frederick businesses to present limited-time offerings and events.

COLLAB WEEK EVENTS

Ginger L.O.V.E. Fizz at Olde Mother Brewing — through March 16: A cocktail collab between Olde Mother Brewing and Lebherz Oil & Vinegar Emporium (L.O.V.E.)

The Pasta Palette Menu Takeover at Brewer’s Alley — through March 15: Brewer’s Alley is teaming up with The Pasta Palette to offer a special menu filled with unique pastas and sauces.

McCutcheon’s Cocktail Flights at Tenth Ward Distilling — through March 16: A cocktail collaboration between Tenth Ward Distilling and McCutcheon’s Apple Products, featuring a cocktail flight.

Bites & Brews at Frederick Social — through March 16: Frederick Social and Zoe’s Chocolate Co. pair craft beer, wine and cocktails with artisan chocolates.

Maxwell’s Shakes at The Wine Kitchen — through March 16: The Wine Kitchen will feature special milkshake flavors from Maxwell’s Burgers & Shakes on their menu.

Extended Restaurant Week Menu at Thacher & Rye — through March 16: Enjoy the Restaurant Week menu at Thacher & Rye through Week 2 of Bites & Bevs.

Juicing Class with BK Juices — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 14: Join BK Juices for a fun and informative demonstration class where you’ll learn about juicing, supplements and their uses, smoothies and acai bowls.

Root Beer Tasting at North Market Pop Shop — 4 to 6 p.m. March 15 and 2 to 4 p.m. March 16: Taste six different root beers and learn about what makes root beer a favorite soda.

Plant-Based Meats Meet MeatBased Plants at Fifty Fifty — 4 to 7 p.m. March 15: Indulge in Fifty

Fifty

Fifty’s plant-based Impossible burger special while immersing yourself in the fascinating world of carnivorous plants with Take Root’s selection of unique specimens

available for purchase.

For more information about Bites & Bevs, hosted by Downtown Frederick Partnership, see bitesandbevsfrederick.com.

Downtown Frederick Partnership Brewer’s Alley and Pasta Palette collaboration.

Downtown Frederick Partnership

Ginger L.O.V.E. Fizz at Olde Mother Brewing.

Downtown Frederick Partnership

Fifty and McCutcheon’s collaboration.

MUSIC

Sons of the Pioneers bring their legendary sound of the American West to Frederick

BY COLIN MCGUIRE

Special to The News-Post

John Fullerton has been a performing member of the Sons of the Pioneers for less than a decade, but his history with the group extends nearly half a century. Having helped the legendary group, credited with popularizing music of the American West, with what he called “behind the scenes” stuff for years, he was called upon to join them as a performer in 2018 after three members left the band.

He will be joining them onstage at the Weinberg Center on March 17 as they bring their 90 years of music to Frederick.

We recently caught up with Fullerton to talk about how he got involved with the band, how long he’d like to keep performing with them, the storied history of the group and what to expect when they hit the Weinberg stage this weekend.

I was doing a little reading about the band and saw that you’ve been involved with the band since 2018. Is that correct?

Yes, I personally have been onstage with the fellas since 2018, but I actually have a 29-year relationship with the fellas, because I started assisting them behind the scenes in their fan club back in 1994. Also at that time, I was assisting in helping locate and assemble historical photography for the guys. For a while, during their performances, they would show anything from old movie footage to publicity stills of the band. Whatever the cause may be, I was assisting in that department.

What drew you to them? I didn’t know you had that long of an association with them. Can you talk a little about how you got interested in them in the first place?

Absolutely. It’s quite the story. Basically, in a nutshell, Sons of the Pioneers moved to my hometown of Branson, Missouri, and that was in the middle of the 1980s. They came for a five-month run at least. They played May through the end of October in a Branson theater. They were doing six shows a week, filling up a 960-seat theater venue. It was kind of a wakeup call for the guys because they had been touring very intensively through all those years. When they found out that Branson had a dozen or so music venues and all of them were selling out night after night, it was like, “Wow, we can kind of lay off the road work for a minute and play in one place and the people will come to us, and it’ll be better on everyone’s health. So that particular engagement ended up lasting about 30 years. They sold their properties

elsewhere and Branson became the home base during the main season, though they had winter headquarters in Tucson, Arizona, for many years as well.

What got you to move from doing behind-the-scenes work to be part of the performances each night?

The first year they played Branson, my grandmother worked at a local boot shop that specialized in cowboy boot repair and things like that. Lo and behold one day, one of the Pioneers dropped off a pair of boots. He introduced himself as being one of the singers for the Sons of the Pioneers, and my grandmother just about exploded. She had been a die-hard fan since she was a girl. She and her siblings had their own band when they were in high school and they sang a lot of the Pioneers’ standards. My grandmother had a very active musical career and performed professionally in a gospel quartet for well over 40 years, so I had that musical foundation behind me.

The first time I heard them, I was blown away by their signature sound and it totally identified with the lifestyle I was living because my family does come from a horse and cattle background, too. I had my mind made up by the time I was eight years old. I thought that this was something that was so Americana and had such a legacy factor to it. I thought, “That’s what I want to do someday,” so I was already re-

ally getting knee-deep into finding the Pioneer recordings and figuring out how they structured their sound. I wanted to be part of the band, even at that young age.

By the time I was getting into high school, I had already taught myself guitar and stand-up bass. I studied how to figure out their vocal progressions — the way the vocals moved in the Pioneers sound. It took me about six years, but I was able to gather and locate every Sons of the Pioneers recording and from there, I went into finding all the live performances, radio transcriptions and broadcasts. The guys noticed I had accumulated quite a bit of stuff, so when they were doing their Branson concerts, there was photography and movie footage they were interested in locating. I had the connections to do that, so that’s how my association began.

By the time I was out of high school, the fellas realized I was curious about someday performing in the group and all of them encouraged me. They told me to keep working and keep doing this, this and this. Time went on and Roy Rogers Jr. relocated from California to Branson as well. In 2010, he hired me to help him reformat his group to have the sound his dad and the Pioneers once had back in the 1930s. The vocals, the yodeling and everything. He flat out handed me one of the sweetest compliments I’ve ever received one day when he said, “John, you

SONS OF THE PIONEERS

When: 3 p.m. March 17

Where: Weinberg Center, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick

Tickets: $20+

Info: 301-600-2828, weinbergcenter.org

play rhythm guitar just like my dad.” I was really overwhelmed by that statement. Dusty [Rogers Jr.] hired me to be in his band The High Riders. We worked in that band for five years. That was about 2010 to 2015 and then Dusty decided to completely retire, but he wanted to remain in the Branson area.

Time went by. I had a solo career and a bluegrass band and some other things. 2018 rolled around and three of the Pioneers that had been in the band for quite some time left together. Out of that, two of the vocal performers moved on, so they had to think quickly — who can we grab, who can jump right in, who won’t have to do a lot of training, someone who is familiar with all the parts. They knew right away I would possibly be a good fit for that and they also grabbed Dusty Rogers, who was willing to come out of retirement, and it was like nothing had changed. We fit into our positions very nicely and we’re still kicking.

I wanted to ask you about the music. This type of music has been around for a really long time. Are you worried about it, and do you think it will be able to continue on for another 50, 100 years?

Absolutely. I’m blown away with the numbers of young people who are playing the style of swing music and touching on the vocal style in this type of music. I keep my nose and ears to the grindstone all the time, in search of young men I know I can depend on if I need them 10, 15 years down the road. I’m always on the lookout for that and all of us in the Pioneers are well aware that we’re always on the watch for the right one to come along and help further everything. I’m not worried about the longevity. I think it’s something that definitely will continue.

How long do you personally anticipate staying with the Pioneers?

I’m going into my seventh year onstage. As long as my singing is solid and as long as my rhythm guitar playing is solid, I would be more than happy to die onstage when the moment comes.

That would be quite the scene.

That actually has happened in our organization. We did have one fatality in the

Courtesy photo

Sons of the Pioneers in 2022.

group and it happened in 1961. The Pioneers were actually in the Northeast when it happened. It happened at the Massachusetts State Fair, if I’m not mistaken. They were in West Springfield and in front of some 4,000 people, it was our lead guitar player. He had been with the band since 1935. He had a heart condition that had never been diagnosed. He didn’t even know about it. He collapsed behind the microphone upon breaking a string on his Martin guitar. He passed out right there. Two fellas caught him and carried him backstage. Paramedics were notified and fortunately the hospital was nearby, but unfortunately, he was pronounced dead on arrival. Age 52.

ers in the band. That’s quite incredible.

What can we expect from the show in Frederick?

It was a shock to all of us. He had always played an acoustic style, but his combination was more of a gypsy jazz tied in with Texas swing. He was a dynamite rhythm guitarist but also a superb lead player. His name was Karl Farr. He was amazing, and we knew it would be a chore to find someone who could provide lead backup. We were very fortunate to find a Kentucky native by the name of Roy Lanham and what he brought to the plate was that he played the electric guitar. Boy howdy, did it change the tone of the band. It fit perfectly and we had Mr. Lanham with us. He was on the stage when I first saw the guys in about 1985, so he had about a 25 year run and then his health started to go down and he took an early retirement in his 60s. It’s amazing. In all this time, with the 47 members of the Sons of Pioneers since 1934, there’s only been four lead guitar play-

JAMES COMEY

Sons of the Pioneers have such a legacy, and we’ve been blessed with so many numbers and recordings. So many people remember us from our movie appearances — the fact that the Pioneers did 44 films with Roy Rogers after Roy left the band in the late ‘30s. We do a lot of those movie numbers. They are the ones everyone remembers and identifies with. We do our radio hits and then just some of our recording standards. Everything leans towards celebrating the love and the lore of the Great American West and the working cowboy, all tied together with the Pioneers’ famous three-part harmony vocals and the tight swing style of instrumentation. We still utilize a fiddler, two guitar players and a standup bass. Some of our vocals do rely on quartet things, but a lot of our instrumental things definitely have that Texas drive to them. You can always assure the listeners that yes, “Tumbling Tumbleweed” and “Cool Water” will be performed, because if we left those out, we would be in trouble.

Colin McGuire has been in and out of bands for more than 20 years and also helps produce concerts in and around Frederick. His work has appeared in Alternative Press magazine, PopMatters and 72 Hours, among other outlets. He is convinced that the difference between being in a band and being in a romantic relationship is less than minimal. Contact him at mcguire.colin@gmail.com.

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Drummer Jeff Cosgrove hosts the series Jazz Collaboration, featuring Cosgrove’s compositions with a unique set of collaborators. The second concert in the series will feature saxophonist Jeff Lederer and Mark Lysher as they celebrate music from their latest release, “Welcome Home.” The recording has received critical acclaim since its release in late 2023.

Jazz Collaboration concert at the FAC Art Center

The series is funded through a Creativity Grant provided by the Maryland State Arts Council, which

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The concert will start at 7 p.m. March 16 at the FAC Art Center at 5 E. Second St., Frederick, and is open to all ages. There is a $10 suggested donation for adults, and kids and students are admitted free, with all of the money from that evening’s performance going to the Frederick Arts Council. Representatives from the FAC representatives will be onsite during the show to answer any questions about the organization.

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All events will be ASL-interpreted.

Tickets for meet-and-greet receptions following the discussions are also available for an additional $75. All meet-and-greet proceeds benefit children’s programming at Frederick County Public Libraries.

Courtesy photo Jeff Cosgrove

Former FBI director and bestselling author James Comey onstage for the Frederick Speaker Series

James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, will be the featured speaker on at 7:30 p.m. March 21 at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick. After leading the FBI through unprecedented times, Comey shares how his moral compass guided his decision-making and issues a clarion call for ethical leadership, no matter the circumstance.

Comey led the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2013 to 2017, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama. His tenure was tested by new forces within and outside America’s borders. Among many other things, he confronted foreign intelligence operations, mass shootings, the surge of ISIS, an opioid epidemic and controversy over police shootings. Inside the FBI, while navigating government shutdowns, he tried to change how the FBI approached leadership, diversity

and cyber threats.

Prior to his service at the FBI, Comey worked as a federal prosecutor in New York and Virginia and served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. deputy attorney general in the administration of President George W. Bush.

In the private sector, he has worked at law firms and as the general counsel of Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor, and Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund.

Throughout his career, Comey has taught at the graduate and undergraduate level at a variety of universities. A native of the New York metropolitan area, Comey also attended the University of Chicago Law School.

Tickets start at $50 and are available at weinbergcenter.org, by calling the box office at 301600-2828, or in person at 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick.

TEELIN IRISH DANCE: CELTIC JOURNEY

SATURDAY, MAR 16 • 7:00 PM

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, experience the brilliant energy of Irish dance with cutting edge choreography, thundering beats, and graceful beauty.

SONS OF THE PIONEERS

SUNDAY, MAR 17 • 3:00 PM

These five accomplished musicians bring fresh energy to this classic genre, taking audiences timetraveling into the great American West with them.

THE YOUNG DUBLINERS

FRIDAY, MAR 22 • 8:00 PM

A Celtic rock fusion of raucous electric rock with traditional folk music, fiddles, and more.

ANIMANIACS IN CONCERT

STARRING ROB PAULSEN, MAURICE LAMARCHE, AND RANDY ROGEL

SATURDAY, MAR 23 • 8:00 PM

The original voice-cast brings back unforgettable songs and antics from the beloved 90’s cartoon series.

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ALWAYS ON CUE

Elephant & Piggie’s show is toddler approved. I checked.

The last time I reviewed a children’s show presented by the Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s Fun Company, I wrote that it “accomplishes so many goals parents have for their children’s entertainment, I hardly know where to begin.”

While it is certainly good for kids’ shows to get rave reviews from parents, a statement like that begs the question: What do children want in children’s entertainment?

To answer that, I thought it prudent to consult an expert, so I turned to my daughter, MollyBea, who will be 4 in June. In order to help her prepare for an in-depth interview on the subject, I took her to a showing of the Fun Company’s “Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play,” an energetic musical based on the popular series of “Elephant & Piggie” children’s books by Mo Willems.

To be sure, the show offers much for parents to appreciate, like the heavy-handed lessons on friendship and sharing. No matter their ups and downs, the two title characters always have each other’s backs, and it would be nice if MollyBea would follow that example regarding her little sister, though maybe without the energetic singing.

I was a little concerned about the elephant’s neurotic tendency to catastrophize every bit of bad news. Toddlers do that enough on their own without a loud, dancing role model to follow. And I was a little confused by a few minor details, like why the elephant is called Gerald (Jeremy Myers) while the piggy is just called Piggie (Molly Parchment). But overall, I found it a perfectly fine way for my daughter to experience live theater.

And MollyBea was totally enthralled. I loved watching her react to her favorite moments as she sat on a colorful floor mat right in front of the action, along with many other small children during a recent packed performance.

songs and dancing?

MollyBea : My best part is the “Don’t go” one.

Me : You mean the song where Gerald was begging Piggie not to go? Why was that your favorite?

MollyBea : Because Piggie was trying to go and Piggie said, “Are you finished?”

Me : What were some other parts you liked?

MollyBea : The “Share Ice Cream” one.

Me : Did Gerald learn a good lesson about sharing?

MollyBea : Mmm hmmm. He was the ice cream hero, and now Piggie is the ice cream hero, and Piggie gave Gerald the ice cream, and then Gerald was going to finish it, and then he didn’t, and then there was a surprise for Gerald! Gerald was going to sing, but Gerald broke Piggie’s new toy!

Me : Oh, what did you think when he broke the toy?

MollyBea : It was going down fast, and then Piggie didn’t catch it. That’s how it broke. And then Piggie got sad and mad and sad and mad.

Me : How did you feel when the toy broke?

She grabbed her face in uncontrollable laughter when Piggie skipped around the stage pretending to play ping pong. She covered her ears, then clapped wildly when Piggie played the trumpet badly in the hope of sounding like an elephant. She stood up and danced in place when the duo sang about friendship, and she loudly shouted the word “banana” along with the rest of the kids when prompted by the cast. She was also heavily invested in the drama over a broken toy.

The following is a transcript of an interview I did with her a few hours after the show. She picked up on the lesson about sharing but otherwise focused on different aspects than I did. Please note, the spelling and wordong is odd in a few places, because I tried to capture her unique, toddler pronunciations in print.

“ELEPHANT & PIGGIE’S WE ARE IN A PLAY”

When: 1:30 p.m. March 16 and 17

Where: Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick Tickets: $20 for adults, $17 for children, seniors and military Info: marylandensemble.org/elephant-piggies-were-in-a-play

Me : What was the show your daddy took you to see today?

MollyBea : The pig show!

Me : What did you think of the show?

MollyBea : It was great!

Me : Well, what did you like about it?

MollyBea : and I liked the songs and the dancing.

Me : What did you like about the

MollyBea : I feeled mad! Gerald broke Piggie’s new toy! The toy went down fast, and Piggie didn’t catch it, and it broke on the Piggie Elephant floor!

Me : But it was OK, because it got fixed, right?

MollyBea : Yep! Because it was a snapping/breaking toy.

Me : Well, let me ask you this: What would you tell other kids if they asked you if they should see the show?

MollyBea : I would tell other kids to go to the Piggie Elephant show if they would see Piggie dance and Gerald dance.

Me : Is there anything else you’d like to say about the show before we finish our interview?

MollyBea : Can I do another interview with you? Pleeeease?

Me : I’m sure you will one day, MollyBea.

Erik Anderson’s MA in medieval literature only qualifies him to write about Chaucer, but he’s going to tell you about local theater anyway.

Erik Anderson

MollyBea poses with the cast at the MET.

ERIK ANDERSON

Tourists’ groping of Irish statue prompts ‘Leave Molly mAlone’ campaign

BY JONATHAN EDWARDS

The Washington Post

Throngs of tourists swarm Suffolk Street day after day to glimpse the pride of Dublin that stands outside St. Andrew’s Church: a statue of Molly Malone, the folkloric fishmonger commemorated in the city’s unofficial anthem “Cockles and Mussels.”

Many of them do more than look: In what’s become an odd tradition that tour guides claim brings good luck, visitors frequently grope the statue. The practice is so widespread and long-standing that the chest on the bronze statue has become discolored.

Critics say it’s gone on too long. Ray Yeates, the city arts officer for the Dublin City Council, told The Washington Post that the wear and tear shows “a lack of respect for the statue,” which was installed in 1988. And a Trinity College Dublin student who routinely holds street performances, singing and playing guitar nearby has started a campaign she calls “Leave Molly mAlone” to protect a statue that has become a fixture in Irish culture.

“I just got more and more frustrated with the way Molly Malone — who is a national treasure and a national icon — was being disrespected,” Tilly Cripwell said. “People were making a mockery of her.”

In his research paper “The Legend of Molly Malone,” Irish historian Sean Murphy said he, like many Dubliners, grew up thinking that the subject of “Cockles and Mussels” was a fictional character from a song set in the 1800s. But as officials in the 1980s prepared to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of an Irish king capturing the city from the Norse Kingdom, there was a push to uncover evidence that she was a real person, Murphy wrote in the paper. In January 1988, officials announced they had found baptism and burial records in the registers of St. John’s Church for a “Mary Mallone” who lived to the age of 36 in the second half of the 17th century.

Cripwell chose the sidewalk outside St. Andrew’s because the town square-like area has good acoustics, and the statue of Molly Malone engrossed hordes of tourists, some of whom she’s able to lure with song.

Cripwell quickly noticed that tourists almost inevitably rubbed or groped the statue’s breasts. Some guides even encouraged tourists to do so — “for luck, allegedly,” she said.

Cripwell was not the first to question the tradition. Amid the #MeToo movement, a woman wrote to the Irish Times in 2018 urging people to “stop sexually harassing Molly Malone.” The author told readers of a recent visit to Suffolk Street where she saw crowds straining to get photos with Molly and was shocked to see multiple young men cupping her breasts, laughing and turning to the audience for a reaction.

While true that Molly was a form of the name Mary, those claiming that the Molly Malone of folklore was a historical figure produced no evidence that any of the “Mary Mallones” listed in the St. John’s register, of which there were many, ever went by Molly, according to the paper. And Murphy found no version of the “Cockles and Mussels” song predating 1850 when it appeared in a “gagbook” written by a Victorian-era circus clown. The earliest sheet music documenting the song was published in Boston in 1876 — more than 150 years after the “real” Molly Malone was supposed to have died, he wrote.

The push to make Molly real created “an atmosphere where frothy fantasy could supplant historical truth, and historians and others who objected were dismissed crudely as cranks and party poopers,” Murphy wrote. Some of the “research” conducted to legitimize

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their claim portrayed Molly not only as “a prosperous trader” who sold shellfish but also someone who “freelanced as a prostitute.”

“Molly’s statue was also clad with an extremely low-cut dress, on the grounds that as ‘women breastfed publicly in Molly’s time,’” Murphy said in his paper, quoting a 1989 Irish Times article.

Real or not, Molly and the song that brought her to life has become entrenched in Dublin culture, Yeates said. “Cockles and Mussels” is sung at bars, concerts, house parties and local football club matches.

“Everybody knows it,” Yeates said. “Dubliners sing it to show pride in their city.”

Cripwell, now 22, didn’t know much about the myth of Molly Malone before she started busking a year-and-a-half ago during her second year at university where she studies Spanish and German.

No one would dare fondle some of Dublin’s other high-profile statues like those depicting James Joyce, Oscar Wilde or Wolfe Tone — all men, the writer added, wondering why Molly Malone’s statue must be subjected to undignified and disrespectful attention.

Few seem to have paid the letterwriter much heed. Six years later, the groping remains a tradition.

“I have a microphone when busking and a bit of a platform,” she said. “I wanted to do something about it.”

Cripwell said she recently worked with two feminist organizations as part of the campaign. A representative from one of them wrote on the ground in chalk “Groping isn’t good luck” and “Leave me Malone.” Someone with the other group held a sign that read “Leave Molly Alone” while Cripwell performed a remix of “Cockles and Mussels” that she wrote for her campaign.

“In Dublin’s fair city, they all say she’s pretty, but they choose to show it by touching her so,” Cripwell sang, later adding, “Now no one can save her from the people who claim her, and I want to scream, ‘Just leave Molly alone!’”

Courtesy of Tilly Cripwell

Tilly Cripwell performs next to the statue of Molly Malone, a folkloric fishmonger who has become the unofficial mascot of Dublin. Cripwell is leading a campaign to stop tourists from a long-standing tradition of groping the bronze statue.

BOOKS

Harpers Ferry resident Ginny Fite publishes eighth novel, ‘Leave Everything You Know Behind’

BY CRYSTAL SCHELLE

Special to The News-Post

Author Ginny Fite of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, doesn’t like to stick to any one particular genre in her novels, but through them all, there is commonality of personal connections.

In her eighth novel, “Leave Everything You Know Behind,” Fite, 78, explores the relationship of two women — one who wants to die and one who wants to live forever — and how their friendship evolves while dealing with health issues.

Fite took time to answer some questions about her latest novel and being a writer.

What inspired you to write “Leave Everything You Know Behind?”

Late in 2018, I woke with the phrase “leave everything you know behind” ringing in my ears. The TV wasn’t on, Alexa hadn’t said anything, and I live alone. The message had the ring of a commandment. Was it a title, an instruction or the gossamer tail of a fading dream? Was I supposed to sell my house and all my possessions and go live in a van in the Arizona desert? Or was this a decree to discard my entire way of thinking and venture into the unknowable?

The phrase followed me for hours, unrelenting, until I googled it. The line is from a David Whyte poem, “Tilicho Lake,” that I’d read two decades before. Rereading the poem, I saw the outline of a novel as clear as the shape of my own face reflected in the icy surface of a frozen lake. I just had to wait for the story to emerge.

Tell me about your characters.

Anne Canfield Morrow, the fourth generation publisher of a small-town Vermont newspaper, is cranky, opinionated and blunt. An aging widow with middle-aged sons, she’s determined to live forever, because she still has things to do.

Indira Anand is a beauty in every way. She teaches creative writing at the local college and is married to the local veterinarian. But when we meet her, she’s facing a serious illness and is terrified. When Anne saves Indira from falling through the ice on Lake Champlain, their lives change.

But even in Eden there was a snake. Laura Morrow, Anne’s rageful daughterin-law, is determined to wreak revenge on Anne’s family for every insult she’s ever endured.

Is there one character who represents you the most? There is Anne, who is described as the “cranky, aging newspaper publisher,” and you were a

journalist, so I have to ask.

I wouldn’t say “represents,” since I’m not writing an autobiographical novel, but there’s a lot of me in Anne, particularly the cranky, opinionated, eccentric stuff. But Anne is far more interesting than I am, and the events in “Leave Everything You Know Behind” are invented and take place in a fictional town. There probably is a little of me in each character in every book I write, including the bad guys. Although I work to depict how they think and feel, inevitably bits of my memories, thoughts and feelings sneak in.

How long did it take you to write the novel?

It takes me about a year to write a first draft, which is a sketch of the story that still needs the lights and darks added, the color and shading, and a final polish before it’s fully realized. My practice is to run manuscripts by my critique partners and then beta readers both while I’m developing the story and after I have a full novel. Their invaluable feedback results in several revisions.

I started writing “Leave Everything You Know Behind” in 2018. In 2019, an agent commented that the novel was “very lightly plotted.” That sent me back into the trenches. My antagonist needed to be stronger, the cause and effect clearer. I had to kill my darlings!

By 2022, I decided “Leave” was as good as I could make it and submitted it to publishers, knowing if the manuscript was accepted, an editor would require additional changes, which happily turned

out to be minimal.

Do you have a place or time of day you like to write?

I write at the beginning of my day after I’ve done Wordle and made a cup of coffee. The light coming through my office window wakes me up. If I’m stumped, I look at the family photographs that line the top of my desk. I might even talk to them. They’re good listeners.

Do you have a process?

I’m what they call a pantser, which means I write by the seat of my pants without an outline, starting at the beginning of the book and making my way to the end with only the barest idea of where I’m going. A story begins for me as a character talking to me or an image that I must write down as quickly as possible. Stories can be pretty insistent.

Sometimes I know the general direction of the story but not the specifics of what happens. About halfway through, I can see what the end needs to be, although I still may not know how I’m going to get there.

My characters show up in my mind’s eye fully formed. I know what they’re wearing, what they want and need, and what their secrets are. I may have an inkling of the kind of trouble they’re in, although I don’t know how they’re going to deal with it. The characters drive the plot, which can feel a lot like navigating without a map or GPS through a state you’ve never visited.

This is your eighth novel written in another genre. Is there one that you like to write the most? Or maybe it comes easier to you? Or one that is more challenging?

Jeff Deaver has a clever way of categorizing genres. The central question of mysteries is, “What happened and who did it?” In thrillers, the question is, “When will it happen?” Speculative fiction asks, “How will it happen?” These are genres where plot is king.

Driving women’s fiction are the questions, “Why did it happen, and does that change things?” That shifts the emphasis of the story to character. For me, the answers to why are just as compelling as rolling out the plot of what, who and when.

But since the story chooses me, I just go with the flow. Each genre presents its own creative challenges. What I want to achieve is a hybrid story in which who, what, when, how, and why all drive the novel to its most satisfying conclusion. But I love writing in any genre. Each book

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“Leave Everything You Know Behind” was released in January and is available for purchase on Sunbury Press at sunburypress. com/collections/ fiction, Amazon and everywhere books are sold.

I write, as George Saunders says, teaches me how to write the next one. The more genres I experiment with, the more writing muscles I develop. It’s like changing up the routines in your daily workout.

Is there one job you’ve had that has prepared you the most to be a novelist?

Being a journalist taught me about taking notes, meeting deadlines, observing everything, keeping multiple storylines in my head at the same time and being edited, which I still hate. Working in politics taught me about power dynamics. Higher education institutions offer a bonanza of human types to study, and being around robotics engineers made me realize that anything could be made to work with some ingenuity. But I think the one quality every novelist — and every artist, performer and inventor — needs is persistence in the face of rejection and failure. Imagine a child learning to walk — how he staggers across the floor, the spills and tumbles — how she keeps picking herself up and trying again. Picture their delight at making it across the room. That’s the job that prepared me.

What do you hope readers will take away from “Leave Everything You Know Behind”?

If you want to know the one indestructible thing that can save us, read “Leave Everything You Know Behind.”

Are you working on any upcoming projects?

In the works are “Mrs. Goodman’s First Murder,” a “Fargo” meets “Miss Marple” darkly comic contemporary crime novel; “Bitter on the Tongue,” think “Gone Girl” meets “Fates and Furies” domestic suspense; and I’m just developing the first draft of “Too Good to Be Bad,” a thriller with a female assassin protagonist.

Crystal Schelle is a journalist whose work has been published locally, regionally and nationally.

Courtesy photo Ginny Fite

“Reflections on the Human Condition” — through March 23 at FAC’s Al and Helen Hurwitz Gallery, 1 N. Market St., Frederick. Mixedmedia sculpture “Lamentation” and other works by Esperanza Alzona. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 301-662-4190, frederickartscouncil.org.

FCPS Youth Art Month Exhibition — through March 24, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Works in a variety of media. This annual exhibition features hundreds of 2–D and 3–D artworks created by students from each public school within Frederick County. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

FCPS Faculty Exhibition — through March 24, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Works in a variety of media. A salute to those who make Youth Art Month possible, this exhibition showcases the creative talents of FCPS educators. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

“Celebrate the Feminine” — through March 30 at Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Work by Deborah CC LaCroix featuring drawings, paintings and sculptural pieces. LaCroix lives and works in Washington, D.C. While an avid viewer of all things art since her late teens, she only picked up a pencil in her early 40s, progressing on to the brush and the tool. She works almost exclusively from direct observation, favoring vivid hues and strong compositional elements. She seeks the emotive and confrontational, the up-close and intimate, in her images. An artist talk will be held at 2 p.m. March 23. 240543-6942, bethesda.org/bethesda/ gallery-b-exhibitions.

“Sacred Mundane” — through March 31, NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. Mixed media objects, which artist Lisa Aerianna Tayerle calls shrines, altars and reliquaries. The pieces use recycled materials and objects from nature. They explore our relationship with nature, animal extinction, and the effects of global warming. Artist talk 3 to 4 p.m. March 16, closing event 2 to 4 p.m. March 31. “Small But Mighty” workshop to create a

Works in a variety of media. View artworks created by local youth selected as 2024’s Bettie Award winners. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

“Photographs by Ray Conrad” — through April 30 at the Lobby Gallery at the Expanding Heart Center, 208 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Ray Conrad solo exhibition featuring photography in regional landscapes, architecture, nature, waterfalls and more. Artist receptions from 2 to 4 p.m. on March 17 and 24 and April 7. View by appointment at other times by calling 240-575-5132. rayconradphotography.smugmug. com.

“Winter to Spring” — through May 3 at Crestwood Gallery, Frederick Health Crestwood Building, 7211 Bank Court, Frederick. Original artwork including oil, acrylic, photography, mixed media and wood carvings by Frederick artists. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. 240-215-1460, frederickhealth.org/crestwoodart, frederickhealth.org/crestwoodart.

pocket shrine 2 to 5 p.m. March 23, $50 per person, pre-registration required at 240-274-7985. Hours noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 240-3679770, nomagalleryfrederick.com.

“Artistry Unleashed” — through March 31 at Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick. All 13 members of Eastside Gallery will show artwork. Mediums include colored pencil drawings, photography, fused glass, forged steel, acrylic paintings and watercolor paintings. Open on weekends from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. eastsidearts313@gmail. com, eastsideartistsgallery.com.

”Light of Day” — through March 31, Gallery 322, 322 N. Market St., Frederick. With the anticipation of spring, four women artists are brought together in this exhibition: painters Carol Cowie, Jane Knighton, Karen Winston-Levin and Deborah Lovelace Richardson showing their latest works. All of

the landscapes, still life and figure paintings embrace the style of contemporary realism by capturing the play of light on the natural world. Fridays 4 to 7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment. 240-815-7777 or gallery322@gmail.com.

”Scratched” — through April 7, Artist in the House Gallery at Locals Farm Market, 19929 Fisher Ave., Poolesville. The trees in Sarah Hood Salomon’s black-andwhite photography impress the viewer with their stark beauty, but underlying each image is an unnerving tone of foreboding: When she photographed them, all of these trees were on the verge of being cleared for development. Now most of them are. Gallery hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday; 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Bettie Awards Exhibition — through April 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick.

Emerging Perspectives Exhibition — April 6 to 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. This annual juried exhibition highlights young adult artists at the outset of their creative endeavors. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

Delaplaine Faculty Show — April 6 to 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. A showcase of the talents of those who teach at the center, including painters, metalsmiths, photographers, sculptors and more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

Countryside Artisans Spring Studio Tour — April 19-21, studios in Frederick, Montgomery and Howard counties. Meet the artists and enjoy their work at 17 galleries and studios representing 50+ fine, visual, sculptural, textile and libation artists. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Brochure, map and other info at countrysideartisans.com.

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“Celebrate the Feminine” is on view through March 30 at Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, featuring work by Deborah CC LaCroix.

‘Texture Talk’ exhibition at FCC

Regional artist Vicki Clarkson will present the exhibition “Texture Talk” through May 1 in the Frederick Community College Mary Condon Hodgson Art Gallery in the Visual and Performing Arts Center.

“My experience as a watercolor/mixed media artist started at the very early childhood stage,” she says. “My desire to create and paint was fostered with limited resources. Raised in the Appalachian ‘coal country,’ I grew up in thick foliage and rolling mountains. My work is expressive abstractions of the organic, and familiar world. I use vibrant washes and textural juxtaposition composition to create a visual poetry. I seek to celebrate the beautiful imperfections and unexpected beauty in the ordinary. My watercolors and mixed media works start with color stories conversations and then the materials intuitively guide me along, until I am satisfied with the final result. My artwork has been shown numerous places in the DMV, I teach and enjoy having my work included in publications.”

The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the Frederick Community College campus at 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. For more information, contact gallery manager at Wendell Poindexter 301-846-2513 or wpoindexter@ frederick.edu.

Everyday Poetry

I’d like to wish a Happy Pi Day to those who celebrate! I know it has something to do with March 14 being numerically represented as 3.14, the pi ratio. I’ve no memory of the definition or significance of pi, however, and so will avoid it from this point on.

We’ll concern ourselves instead with terza rima. In 16 columns, I’ve not yet dealt with a poetic form, because I don’t care for most, but I love terza rima. Developed by Dante for the Divine Comedy, it is a series of three-line stanzas whose first and third lines rhyme (a-b-a), while the second line determines the rhyme pattern for the next stanza’s first and third lines (b-c-b). The final stanza of a canto,a kind of chapter in a poem, has four lines, keeping the rhyme scheme but with the fourth line rhyming with the second line (c-d-c-d).

I love this form so much that I wrote

a short book (chapbook) in it. I’ve never published the book, because the plot is so lame. A story in three voices, it was written after a residency at St. Peter’s Benedictine Abbey in Saskatchewan where, the final night, we (probably drunken) resident writers committed to producing, each in our own genres, a piece called “Murder in the Abbey.” For three years in my spare time, I wrote terza rima, permitting Whitfield’s Rhyming Dictionary and imagination to walk me into vistas and insights I would not have found otherwise. This month’s poem is from the voice of the Abbot.

Sheryl Massaro is a Frederick poet, oil painter and gardener. She has authored three books of poetry, one a translation of Rilke’s Duino Elegies and two of her poetry, all available from amazon.com, the Delaplaine Arts Center Gift Shop and at sherylmassaro.com.

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“Home Made Home,” by Vicki Clarkson.

Courtesy photos “Travels into Journeys,” by Vicki Clarkson.

BY JOSEPH PETERSON

Special to The News-Post

n the annals of deli icons, one sandwich emerges more bizarre than the rest, commanding a cult following of adoring fans and enjoyed most often this time of year, when ol’ St. Paddy leaves a can of Guinness under the tree.

OK, that last detail may be a little hazy, but we’re talking about the Reuben, that beefy, cheesy rye melt that’s really more melting pot than anything — Irish corned beef, Jewish rye bread, German sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing (invented in New Hampshire). With that kind of pedigree, it’s obvious a sandwich like that would hail from … Nebraska.

It’s (probably) true! According to the most widely accepted origin story of the Reuben, it was likely invented sometime in the 1920s during a late-night poker game at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha. It was there where Lithuanian-born Jewish grocer Reuben Kulakofsky, feeling peckish, requested a sandwich of corned beef and sauerkraut. The details flourished from that initial prompt, likely thanks to the creativity of kitchen staff, and the rest is (disputed) history.

Of course, like any good food legend, there are differing origin tales, but that doesn’t stop the city of Omaha declaring March 14 as Reuben Sandwich Day. And why not? From the rye bread to the mandatory pickle spear, the Russian dressing (or Thousand Island, for those who prefer it a little sweeter) to the sauerkraut, it’s a savory food lover’s dream.

When it comes to local Reuben sandwiches, Fredericktonians have no shortage of opinions about them. “What’s the best Reuben in Frederick?” It’s a question people asked at least five times in the Everything Frederick Facebook group in 2023 alone, each time garnering literally hundreds of comments.

Everyone has an opinion on the sandwich that’s become an American icon. Armed fresh with a memory of where they ate their last one or where they had a life-changing moment with a slab of corned beef, they show up in droves to be of critical service to the inquirer. And since there’s no shortage of opinions on Reubens in this area, it was time an intrepid reporter took the task of corroborating them, one bite at a time.

So whether you’re on the hunt for a classic St. Patrick’s Day meal or looking to satisfy your next poker-night craving, here is a brief overview, not comprehensive in the least, of some of Frederick County’s most talked about establishments where one can find this deli classic, the North American Reuben, thriving in the wild.

BEEF ’N BUNS ’N PARADISE, FREDERICK

A Frederick institution, Beef ’n Buns has a load-bearing Reuben that can handle this establishment’s reputation for quality — and validate it to any curious diners looking to change their regular order from time to time. There’s no curveballs here. This is a straight-forward Reuben, with caraway seeded rye, grilled and filled with plenty of sauerkraut and a mess of finely shaved corned beef.

“Our Reuben is a popular item with our customers,” owner Crystal MaClure said. She confirmed that the secret to its success is no secret at all: “Quality ingredients. High-quality corned beef brisket, good deli rye bread, and our house-made Thousand Island, piled high and grilled to perfection.”

The pickle isn’t assumed, however, which is always a let down, as it’s clearly needed to cut through the richness of the sandwich, especially its creamy dressing — and this Reuben’s mayo-heavy Thousand Island is mighty rich — but they have spears available upon request (with an additional charge). It’s the grilled-to-perfection detail that’s hard to argue, as this Reuben, more than any others, really showed a mastery of that crispy, crunchy, buttery perfection.

WAGS, DOWNTOWN FREDERICK

As far as basement dive bars go, Wags is the basement-iest, dive-iest bar in town. But make no mistake — this is its selling feature, not its downfall. It’s the kind of place where Frederick locals duck in for a quick lunch or to relax without pretense and enjoy food without fuss.

The Reuben matches the bill, and with expectations appropriately managed, it’s as good of a choice as any on the menu. No, it’s not high-brow gastronomy, and it doesn’t aim to be, but the flavor profile is textbook, even if the bread was a little undercrispy. The pickle, however, was included, presumed, de facto and automatic. Given the number of places where this isn’t the case, that means something!

DEMPSEY’S GRILLE, MIDDLETOWN

For those who prefer to forego the corned beef and replace it with turkey, Dempsey’s offers more than a mere bait and switch. This Middletown bar and grill takes an interesting approach to a Turkey Reuben, as it’s called on their menu, favoring tender and succulent turkey carvings not unlike Thanksgiving leftovers instead of deli style slices, and swapping the sauerkraut for fresh and creamy coleslaw with the right amount of crunch.

But here’s the truth: It tasted nothing like a Reuben. It’s an absolute smash of a sandwich, to be clear, but it was a bridge too far for finding the classic Reuben flavor profile anywhere — a discrepancy really only worth pointing out in an article about Reubens, however, as it’s a delicious and worthwhile sandwich in every other way.

THE VILLAGE TAVERN, WALKERSVILLE

Another popular Reuben that came up several times in the recommendation threads on Facebook is Village Tavern. This Irish pub-adorned, cave-like dining room and bar is cozy, dim and inviting — a portal to another world, considering its strip mall exterior.

The Reuben comes with a side of fries, chips, cottage cheese or coleslaw. Points for another automatically included pickle! Uniquely, this Reuben had a pot roast style corned beef, completely different from the deli slices most places offer, which made for a tasty change-up. But the truly impressive feature would become a theme: testing the limits of just how much butter the slices of seeded rye were able to absorb within the gorgeously grilled crust. On that point, Village Tavern is undefeated.

Joseph Peterson

The Reuben at Beef ’n Buns ’n Paradise in Frederick is a popular menu item.

Joseph Peterson

Village Tavern in Walkersville scores points for the automatically included pickle.

SHOWROOM, FREDERICK

A recent Facebook post from Showroom about its Reuben described it as a “rich combination of pastrami, sauerkraut, Swiss, and our signature [Thousand Island] dressing, all perfectly nestled between slices of marbled rye bread.”

That is the basic recipe of a Reuben, yes. And it completely undersells Showroom’s version, which was easily the best of the bunch.

This sandwich screams intentionality in every detail, with each ingredient maximized for flavor and barking for attention. For example, the sauerkraut is not shy but neither is it overpowering, giving a funky-but-needed sharpness to cut through the richness of it all, and aided by an additional cabbage component, a creamy caper slaw.

It’s a sandwich ready for the stage, as the cheese will perform that picture-perfect stretch pull on nearly every bite. But the corned beef is the real star, thinly sliced and fresh off a brief purgatory on the hot griddle, or so it seems, resulting in crispy edges and varied texture that sends this marble-rye Reuben through the roof.

Not only is it justly served with a pickle, but a small paper bag of kettle chips gives it a whimsical presentation. It’s the kind of attention to detail that any James Beard nominee would have, but one that diners who also watched the Voltaggio brothers on “Top Chef” would definitely recognize in chef Bryan Voltaggio’s dishes.

It’s one hell of a Reuben, and when paired with their souped-up Bloody Mary, the Chesapeake Mary, it becomes one of the finer lunches anyone could have in this town.

7TH STREET CAFE, FREDERICK

It stands to reason that one of the most beloved sandwich spots in Frederick in the College Park Plaza Shopping Center has a home-run Reuben on the menu as well. But 7th Street Cafe’s “Reuben All Closed Up” isn’t your ordinary Reuben. On first bite, it tastes like the classic deli favorite, until suddenly the differences reveal themselves as small but intentional departures from tradition — like coleslaw instead of sauerkraut, and the Soviet Sauce is their own concocted spin on the classic.

“As far as our sauce, it is our version of a Russian dressing, but our twist is it’s made with Chile sauce instead of ketchup,” owner Tom Hix explained.

Also noteworthy is their light-and-dark marbled rye. It’s not buttered and grilled to crispy perfection, but it is, most exceptionally, baked in-house and is of a quality where the light toasting it receives lets it shine in the lineup.

Indeed, 7th Street’s Reuben changes all kinds of rules, traditional and arbitrary, without losing the plot entirely, and it delivers one delicious, addictive sandwich.

BUSHWALLER’S, DOWNTOWN FREDERICK

As any respectable Irish pub would — and Bushwaller’s is perhaps Frederick’s most iconic of such establishments — there’s definitely a Reuben on the menu. And word was that it’s pretty good, too.

But any standard Reuben at Bushwaller’s is going to get eclipsed by its more attention-grabbing cousin: the Reuben egg rolls, a fusion idea — as if the Reuben weren’t already — that despite not having a rye-flavored component, end up far more than mere novelty, making this appetizer a must-try. The crispiness of the egg roll wrapper brings home that definitive crunch, even as it holds together strips of corned beef, melted Swiss cheese and a layer of sauerkraut. You may have noticed the Russian dressing missing in that line-up. That’s the dipping sauce.

LITTLE RED BARN ICE CREAM CAFE, JEFFERSON

There’s one lunch-y Reuben in Jefferson that many adore, and it’s easy to see why. First, the ambience of the Little Red Barn Ice Cream Cafe is a farm set straight out of a children’s book, with its walk-up windows, outdoor dining and checkered tablecloths, making it a dining destination all on its own.

As for the sandwich, it’s grilled in a panini press, the only Reuben in this list with that distinction, giving the marbled rye both a grilled crispiness and a textural chew. A little smaller in size and price than others, this is a somewhat lighter lunch, served with a pickle (yeah!) or chips. That is until the double-scoop of Rocky Road. It is an ice cream cafe, after all.

JULIET’S ITALIAN MARKET & CAFE, DOWNTOWN FREDERICK

The Reuben at Juliet’s Italian Market & Cafe comes tightly wrapped in thick white butcher paper, making it portable enough to walk to nearby Baker Park for an afternoon picnic — a good idea for those not going to eat it back at their desk, since there’s no inside dining. And while the lively bustle of Juliet’s as an Italian market with a shop full of imported goods and a popular lunchtime deli for the downtown crowd means that wait times can be long, the tastiness of this Reuben can’t be denied. This was my favorite Reuben after Showroom, with a generous portion of sauerkraut and dressing atop a hearty pile of thinly sliced corned beef. Owner Juliet Kaufman said she spoke to a few customers who mentioned it was their favorite sandwich on her menu, citing the freshness of the corned beef and the size of the sandwich. With giant slices of marble rye, it’s definitely one of the bigger Reubens featured here, big enough to share or save half of it.

BOLLINGER’S RESTAURANT, THURMONT

If ever there were a stereotypical hometown restaurant where most of the diners knew each other and the regulars come in for the gossip as much as they do for the food, Bollinger’s in Thurmont fits the bill. Now add a microbrewery, a barbecue pit and good, old, countrystyle cooking, and this family-run establishment, with its decadent fried green tomatoes and framed posters of John Wayne, starts to crystalize as a likely spot to find a Reuben worth its weight in gold.

It’s the kind of place where, on a recent visit, the waitress began her requests to the kitchen with a shout of “Hey, Mom!” As it turns out, that waitress was Carrie Bollinger, who runs the place with her mother and brother. Their Reuben did not disappoint. Their intensely flavored corned beef really takes center stage in both portion and proportion to the sandwich as a whole. No corners cut, in other words, as it was a hearty pile of the signature meat on the thick side of thin-sliced, giving it a little more toothsome chew, which made for a more sense-arresting eating experience. But there was something else about it that needed explanation.

“Our corned beef is smoked,” Carrie Bollinger said, when asked what made it stand out so much. “While it’s not as popular as the food from our pit, like the pit beef and Cubans, it’s a solid and well-loved mainstay.”

The other secret?

“We use real whipped butter. It’s not margarine. And we put that on the bread before we toast it,” Bollinger said. I gasped. She was keyed into the secret I only learned through eating as many Reubens as I have. When I shared my thoughts on how the best Reubens are fancy deli sandwiches that just want to be a grilled cheese at heart, she replied, “It’s funny, because my friends have kids that only want grilled cheese from [here] and nowhere else because it’s the butter! I eat bread just so I can have our butter.”

•••

So there it is, a sampling of Frederick County Reubens. It’s come a long way since that fabled card game at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha.

And whether or not they’re Irish or German or Nebraskan, there will always be a hungry fanbase for them, even if they aren’t the most popular thing on a menu. That’s what good comfort food is. It doesn’t always get the marquee billing, but it’s there when you need it — the perfect combination of textures and balance of flavors that make it so undeniably good. And butter. Can’t forget the butter!

You thought I was going to say pickle, didn’t you?

Joseph Peterson can usually be found reading the weathered plaques of obscure monuments he sees while wandering the city. He counts public libraries, public lands and places where local community is fostered among his favorite kinds of places.

Staff photo by Ric Dugan The Reuben Sandwich at Showroom in Frederick.

Staff photo by Katina Zentz The Reuben sandwich at Juliet’s Italian Market and Café in Frederick iis served on marble rye.

Joseph Peterson Bollinger’s secret? Real butter.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW MOVIES TO STREAM

What to stream this week

— Taylor Swift’s concert film “The Eras Tour” is coming to Disney+ on Thursday, a day earlier than originally announced. The streaming cut features five new songs, including “Cardigan.” “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” was a phenomenon at the theatrical box office, grossing over $262 million worldwide in a groundbreaking deal with AMC Theaters, which released the film instead of a traditional Hollywood studio. In her review, AP Music Writer Maria Sherman wrote that the film is, “a near exact replica of her blockbuster concert performance, which recaps all 10 of her studio albums across 17 years of recorded work,” adding “it is the opportunity to have every seat in the house transform into the best seat in the house.”

— Film editor Carla Gutiérrez (“RBG”) makes her directorial debut with “Frida,” an evocative portrait of artist Frida Kahlo told in her own words. Gutiérrez used Kahlo’s diary entries, letters, essays and her paintings to drive the narrative, which delves into her childhood, her marriage, her style, her accident and, of course, her art. “Uncovering her own words and her own voice, I think what we’re presenting is a new way of getting into her world and in her mind and her heart and really understanding the art in a more intimate, raw way,” Gutiérrez told the AP before the film’s Sundance premiere. It debuts on Prime Video on Thursday.

— Nicolas Cage embraces the drab in Kristoffer Borgli’s “Dream Scenario” as Paul Matthews, a perfectly average college professor, husband and father whose life is turned upside down when millions of strangers start seeing him in their dreams. In her AP review Jocelyn Noveck wrote that “Borgli, the Norwegian writer-director making his English-language debut here (Ari Aster co-produces), is aiming for a broader statement about the nature of fame. And while the topic, which he’s broached before, may not be original, it’s ripe for exploration in the right hands — especially with an actor as inventive and unpredictable as Cage. Fame can be intoxicating,

this film is saying, but it can and probably will turn on you in an instant.” It begins streaming on Max on Friday, March 15. And for the kids, “Trolls Band Together” arrives on Peacock on March 14.

— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr

NEW SHOWS TO STREAM

— Over the years, the characters on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” have achieved medical breakthroughs, crisis situations, office romances, staffing shakeups and three hospital name changes. We’ll see what’s in store for season 20 when the popular medical drama returns Thursday after filming was delayed due to the Hollywood strikes. This season, Ellen Pompeo — who plays Dr. Meredith Grey — will not be a series regular but will appear periodically. Shonda Rhimes’ other ABC show, the firefighter drama “Station 19,” also returns Thursday for its seventh and final season. Both shows stream next day on Hulu.

— Another Liane Moriarty novel has gotten the TV treatment. In Peacock’s “Apples Never Fall,” Annette Bening plays a wife and mother who goes missing, leaving

her adult kids suspicious of their father (played by Sam Neill). The cast also includes Jake Lacy and Alison Brie. All episodes of the limited series drop Thursday.

— The comedy “Girls5Eva” has jumped from Peacock to Netflix for its third season. The musical comedy is about a girl group from the nineties who achieved a tiny bit of fame and are hoping to revive their celebrity status decades later. The show is executive produced by Tina Fey and stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps. All six episodes of season three stream Thursday. Seasons one and two are also available for viewing on Netflix.

— A new Apple TV+ limited series called “Manhunt” has made the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth into a political thriller. Tobias Menzies stars as Edwin Stanton, former Secretary of War, who led the search for Booth after Lincoln’s murder. The show is based on the book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer” by James L. Swanson. It premieres Friday, March 15.

— Just in time for this election year, a new dramedy follows

female reporters embedded on a presidential campaign. “The Girls on the Bus” stars Melissa Benoist (“Supergirl”) as Sadie McCarthy, a newspaper reporter who is enamored with old school journalism and idolizes Hunter S. Thompson. She travels the country by bus with a seasoned print reporter who always gets the scoop (Carla Gugino), a broadcast reporter at a conservative network (Christina Elmore) and a young journalist (Natasha Behnam), who embraces new media and uses Substack, sponsors and social media to reach an audience. “The Girls on the Bus” debuts Thursday on Max.

— Cozy PBS staple “Call the Midwife” returns for its 13th season on Sunday, March 17 on PBS. The period drama, narrated by Vanessa Redgrave, follows nurses, midwives and nuns working in London’s East End and is based on a memoir called “Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s” by Jennifer Worth. The new season is set in 1969. “Call the Midwife” will be able to stream to PBS station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS App.

— Alicia Rancilio

Max/Apple TV+/Peacock via AP

This combination of images show promotional art for upcoming shows “The Girls on the Bus,” premiering March 14 on Max, left, “Manhunt,” premiering March 15 on Apple TV+, center, and “Apples Never Fall,” premiering March 14 on Peacock.

Local Mentions

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ANTIQUES

Paying cash for military items, bottles, crocks & jugs, gold, silver, toys, older paintings, etc

WE BUY ESTATES AND DO CLEAN OUTS 240-527-7694 or 301-514-4234

CA$H BINGO

Sat, Mar 16, 2024

Doors: 12:30pm

Games: 2:00pm

$25 for 20 Games & 2 Specials

Wolfsville Volunteer Fire Department

For info: 301-293-4374

CHICKEN SLIPPERY POT PIE LUNCH

Friday, March 22 11 a m to 1 p m $15 00

at Frederick Church of the Brethren 201 Fairview Ave, Frederick

CARRY-OUT DINNERS

At New Midway Vol Fire Co

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Featuring: Roast Turkey w/ Dressing Or Fried Shrimp

With: Mashed Potatoes/ Gravy Green Beans Applesauce

Roll Serving Time: 1-5 pm

Cost $13 00

EASTER BAKE SALE

Sat March 23 • 9AM to 12PM

Two (2) - 2” Hot Chocolate Bombs: $6 00

3” Chocolate Peanut

Butter Eggs: $4 00

Preorder until 03/18/24

Carroll Manor Fire Co 2793 Adams St, Adamstown

Large assortment of Easter baked goodies www.carrollmanorfire.org (Shop) 301-874-5642

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CASH BINGO

Woodsboro American Legion Auxiliary

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Doors open 12 pm; games @ 1:30 pm

$40 for 25 games, includes 2 specials @ $150 2 jackpots @ $500 each Reserve early, receive free special-call 301-514-7164

Bring canned item for Food Bank, receive free special King tuts, bingo balls, holder jars and door prizes; Food, drinks, baked goods available Proceeds benefit veterans, and scholarship program

Jefferson Ruritan Club

BREAKFAST WITH THE EASTER BUNNY

Sat. March 30, 2024• 7-11am Pancakes, Eggs, Bacon, sausage, Country Ham, Hominy, Sausage Gravy $13 per Adult; Children 6-10 yrs $7; children under 6, no charge Dine-in Or Carry Out Easter Bunny Present for Pictures 4603 Lander Rd, Jefferson, MD

SPRING BIG $ BINGO

Sat. 4/13, Dinner 4:30 Games 6:30 14 Reg Games & Specials/ JP pay $500/$1000/$1200 $60 PP Advance;$65 Door Call 301-829-2510

LVFD reserves the right to reduce payouts if less than150 pp No Refunds

MT. PLEASANT RURITAN CLUB TO HOST CHILDREN’S EASTER EGG HUNT

The Mt. Pleasant Ruritan Club is hosting a Children’s Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30, 2024 Starting at 1:00pm

For children ages infant to 10 years with a parent

Bring a basket for your eggs, take pictures with the Easter bunny, and there will be treats and gifts for all children! In case of rain, event will be indoors Please bring a non-perishable food item for the local food banks The hall is located at 8101 Crum Road, Walkersville, MD, 21793

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MT. PLEASANT RURITAN CLUB TO HOST QUARTERMANIA

The Mt Pleasant Ruritan Club is hosting a Quartermania fundraiser on Sunday, March 17, 2024 Tickets are $5 00 in advance, $8 00 at the door

Extra paddles available for $3 00 Doors open at 12:00 p m and bidding begins at 1:30 p m Food will be sold

The hall is located at 8101 Crum Road, Walkersville, MD 21793 For more information or to purchase tickets please contact Alden at 301-845-4387

Opening March 11, 2024!

Potting soil for your plants!

Seed potatoes, onion sets Early garden veggie plants

Pansies, Primroses, Gerbera Daisies, Osteos 11434 Keymar Rd Woodsboro, MD 21798

Live Info: 240-439-9401

INDOOR/OUTDOOR YARD SALE

Lewistown Fire Dept April 6, 2024 8:00 a m to 1:00 p m

SOUP & SANDWICH SALE

Pre-order by 03/12/24

Pick-up Friday 03/15/24 9:00am-12:00pm 301-874-2368

All freshly made onsite 8" subs: $8 00 Cold Cut, Ham & Cheese Turkey & Cheese, Chicken Salad and Country Ham

Sandwiches: $6 00 Chicken Salad & Country Ham

Crab Cake Sandwich: $9 00 (fried or uncooked)

By the lb: chicken salad $12; sliced country ham $12

Soup: Bean & Cntry Ham, Chicken Corn, Vegetable, bowl $3 00 / qt $8 00, Maryland Crab bowl $4/qrt $9 Bake table and goodies available!

Carroll Manor Fire Co

Pick-up at: 2793 Adams St, Adamstown, MD

Friday Night

Doors open @ 5 p m , Bingo starts @ 7 p m Bonanza, Early Bird, Regular, Specials, Jackpot! Small Jackpot-$500 Big Jackpot-$1500 Great Food!

Thurmont Event Complex 13716 Strafford Drive Thurmont, Maryland Thurmont Community Ambulance Service, Inc

Pets & Supplies

MULTI-GENERATIONAL GOLDEN DOODLE PUPPIES

avail 4/6, will be vet-checked, white and brown, $2,500, call or text 301-641-9342

Services

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301-663-1888

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COMPLETE LAWN CARE BUSINESS FOR SALE

• 2006 Ford Explorer, runs perfect, has been used to tow the business for last 10 yrs;

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Services

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Storm Damage?

We specialize in assisting clients with the insurance claim process

Call for your free inspection!

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HONEY DO SERVICES

Home Repairs and Handyman Work

Framing • Drywall • Decks

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Wash & More!

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LANDSCAPING

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Spring Cleaning, Mulching, Mowing Hardscaping

Call J & R Cornerstone at 301-473-0449

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LIGHT MOVING AND HAULING

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clean-outs and storage units are our specialty Call 443-739-5914

Thursday March 14

CLASSES

Brushes with History: Inspiring the Personality of Frederick — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Features the works of a few of the most notable artists who have worked in Frederick County. With beautiful paintings of the county’s landmarks and natural splendor, our story explores the ways in which the visual arts provided economic opportunity to individuals and communities. As we admire their talents captured on canvas, porcelain, metalware, and other media, we celebrate the role these artists have played in shaping our communities both past and present. $12, $10, $8. 301-663-1188. tonya@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

SCORE Frederick: Grant Writing 101 — How to Create a Grant Proposal — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Virtual, . Learn what a grant proposal is and how it can help, to write a proposal that aligns with funding applications, learn common reasons why funding applications get denied, and learn about resources and sources for finding grants.  800-634-0245.

cityoffrederickmd.gov.

MD SBDC: How To Get Found on Google With Search Engine Optimization — 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Virtual, . Get the nuts and bolts of what it takes to not just getting found online but also to win at the SEO game. This session will also cover some of the many changes made recently by search engines such as Google to help you stay ahead as well as core fundamentals to help you get started. Presenter, Antonio Guerrero; Systematic Business Marketing. Pre-regsiter.

cityoffrederickmd.gov.

Frederick Collage Collective — 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Drop-in group for all levels. Materials provided. Facilitated by Black Cat Studios.

$5 donation. 301-662-4190. artcenter@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.

ETCETERA

Bites & Bevs: Frederick Restaurant Week + so much more — Expanded two-week experience, showcasing downtown’s robust culinary and craft beverage scene with the classic Frederick Restaurant Week and a new Collab Week. Features special prix fixe menus the first week; March 10-16, Collab Week, featuring local food and beverage establishments. List of participating restaurants

at downtownfrederick.org/bitesandbevs. 301-698-8118.

downtownfrederick.org.

Senior Cafe: Ancestry Library Edition — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. The place to come for coffee, conversation, friendship and fun events. Learn about Ancestry Library Edition and and all the great things the Maryland Room has to offer. 301-600-8200.

FCPL.org.

Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration, 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. If you need a partner, call Leslie at 240-3444041 (or email lffutrell@yahoo.com). For general information, call Sophia at 301-6765656 (or email sdobran@comcast.net) or visit bridgewebs.com/frederick. $7. 301-676-5656. sdobran@comcast.net.

bridgewebs.com/frederick.

Free Expungement Clinic with Maryland Legal Aid — 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Need help expunging your record from a past conviction? Meet with an attorney from Maryland Legal Aid to discuss your options and begin the process. This is a free service! 18 and older.

301-600-8200.

fcpl.org.

200 Monroe Restaurant — 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Monroe Center, 200 Monroe Ave., Frederick. Frederick Community College invites you to enjoy a gourmet dinner created by the students at 200 Monroe Restaurant. Reservations required. $40-$46. HCTI@frederick.edu. opentable.com/200-monroe.

Totally Teen Time: Bath Scrubs — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Make some fun scrubs you can use in the tub or shower.  This program is recommended for teens in grades 6 through 12. 301-600-7250.

frederick.librarycalendar.com.

Empty Bowls Banquet — 6 p.m. at Middletown High School, 200 Schoolhouse Drive, Middletown. The School to Community Partnership of the Middletown school cluster is sponsoring. Food from Fratelli’s. Ice cream and drinks from South Mountain Creamery. Silent auction with gift certificates, gift baskets and artwork. Music by Fertile Soil, a bluegrass band. Ann Ryan, recently retired from the Housing Authority of the City of Frederick and chairperson for the Frederick

Housing Solutions Task Force, and Bruce Zavos, whose company builds affordable housing, will present a short program. Proceeds will be divided between Middletown Food Bank and Middletown Valley People Helping People.

$15 adults, $13 students, $8 ages 12 and younger.. 240-236-7561. alisa.gibson@fcps. org.

Clustered Spires Quilt Guild Monthly Meeting — 6:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Founded in 2001, members include beginners through experts, with interests from art quilts to traditional quilts in an array of materials. All are welcome. meets the second Thursday of the month.

csqg@clusteredspiresquiltguild.org. clusteredspiresquiltguild.org.

Paws to Read with Go Team Therapy

Dogs — 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Improve your reading confidence and make a new friend when you read aloud to a Go Team Therapy Dog. All ages. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

FILM

Classic Film Series: “Grapes of Wrath” (1940) — 7:30 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Enjoy this classic film once more on the big screen! After their drought-ridden farm is seized by the bank, a family must join dozens of others beset the same fate, by loading up their belongings and heading west to escape the dust bowl.

$5-$7. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

MUSIC

An Evening with the Washington Metro Gamer Symphony Orchestra — 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at McClintock Distilling, 35 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Video game music performed live. All ages welcome; must be 21+ to purchase or consume alcohol (IDs will be checked at the door).

$20. 301-712-6791.

alexander@mcclintockdistilling.com.

Rhythm of the Dance featuring The National Dance Company of Ireland — 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg, Pa. Welcome the #1 rated, world-touring Irish dance production back to the Capitol Theatre! This extravaganza celebrates all elements of Irish culture with World and Irish Champion step dancers and innovative choreography; first rate Irish musicians and singers; and storytelling that is century old. The latest in stage technology is used to celebrate the Emerald

Isle in the 21st century. Adult Irish-theme drinks, wine, beer, non-alcoholic drinks and concessions will be available for purchase. Adults: $39, Seniors 60+: $34, Military, Frontline Workers: $30, 18 & under: $29. 717-263-0202.

vperry@thecapitoltheatre.org.

thecapitoltheatre.org/shows-movies-events/ live-shows-2024.

Live Jazz at the Cocktail Lab — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Get swanky with us every Thursday night for live jazz and your favorite craft cocktails. 21 and older. 301-233-4817.

monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.

Friday March 15

CLASSES

Brushes with History: Inspiring the Personality of Frederick — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Features the works of a few of the most notable artists who have worked in Frederick County. With beautiful paintings of the county’s landmarks and natural splendor, our story explores the ways in which the visual arts provided economic opportunity to individuals and communities. As we admire their talents captured on canvas, porcelain, metalware, and other media, we celebrate the role these artists have played in shaping our communities both past and present. $12, $10, $8. 301-663-1188. tonya@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

Brain Boost: Intellectual Property — noon to 1 p.m. at Cowork Frederick, 122 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Join Matt Johnston, of Johnston Business Law Group, and Tom Bassolino, of Bass Patent Law, for a discussion on intellectual property. Learn the basics about different forms of intellectual property such as patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Additionally, Matt and Tom will provide some foundational insights on intellectual property and why professionals in startups and Fortune500 companies alike should be aware of these important assets of a business, how to protect them through registration, and briefly about how to monetize those assets. Bring-your-own lunch and learn. Pre-registration required. ainsley@coworkfrederickfoundation.org. coworkfrederickfoundation.org/ brain-boost-intellectual-property/.

ETCETERA

Bites & Bevs: Frederick Restaurant Week + so much more — Expanded two-week

experience, showcasing downtown’s robust culinary and craft beverage scene with the classic Frederick Restaurant Week and a new Collab Week. Features special prix fixe menus the first week; March 10-16, Collab Week, featuring local food and beverage establishments. List of participating restaurants at downtownfrederick.org/bitesandbevs. 301-698-8118.

downtownfrederick.org.

Pints for Poe: Dead Irish Poets Edition — 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Historic Carroll Mansion, 800 E. Lombard St., Baltimore. Unique fundraiser to feature local favorite RavenBeer, light fare, readings and performances, and raffle prizes as well as traditional Irish music. Kick-off St. Patrick’s Day Weekend  by raising a Pint For Poe, Edgar Allan Poe, that is. 21 and older.

$35. 410-462-1763.

poebaltimoremanager@gmail.com. poeinbaltimore.org/product/ pints-for-poe-dead-irish-poets.

Monthly Creative Cafe — 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Join us for an evening of artistic expression and celebration as we shine a spotlight on local artists in honor of Black History Month. This event will feature a powerful spoken word performance by Lanai Monroe. All are welcome to attend this free event.

304-707-2240. vaira.evangeline@gmail.com. transformativeartsproject.org.

Speakeasy Prohibition Casino Night for John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health — 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Citizens Ballroom, 2 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Food, craft cocktails, and the “funny” funds (all included with your ticket purchase) to stake your casino adventure as you gamble the night away for prizes. 20 years ago the world lost John Ritter to a misdiagnosed acute aortic dissection. The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health was established to raise awareness of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection through research, education, and advocacy which they are able to do through your gracious support. JRF founder and Chairman Amy Yasbeck will be attending the event! 21 and older.

$200. 301-742-0001.

laura.derr@johnritterfoundation.org. johnritterfoundation.org.

FAMILY

Knights of Columbus, Friday Lenten Fish Dinners — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, Parish Center Hall, 114 E. Second St., Frederick. Fridays through March 22. The St. John’s Knights of Columbus Council 1622 sponsors with eat-in and “quick curbside to-go. Menu includes a baked or fried fish entrée with complementary drink, roll and your choice of 2 sides: fries, homemade mac & cheese, baked potato, steamed vegetables or coleslaw. Fried fish is freshly breaded by us on-site. Eat-in menu includes homemade vegetable soup or salad. Dessert is sold separately. Stations of the Cross will follow in the church at 7 p.m.

$14, child’s plate $6. 301-305-2127. satterf@comcast.net.

kofc1622.org/fishfry.html.

Fish Fry Fridays at St. Peter’s Church -

Libertytown — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church - Libertytown, Sullivan Hall, 9190 Church St., Union Bridge. Fridays through March 22. Fried haddock (gluten-free); choice of two sides: french fries, salad, mac & cheese, coleslaw, stewed tomatoes; cake and beverage. Kid’s menu: Fried haddock or slice of pizza, choice of one side, cake and beverage. $14 ages 12 and older, $6 ages 5 to 11, ages 4 and under free. Max family rate $45. Carryout available. Located in Libertytown, one block north of Md. 26 on Md. 75. Sullivan Hall is the large building on the left across from church.  $14 per person. 301-898-5111. tdisipio@stpeter-libertytown.org. stpeter-libertytown.org.

MUSIC

Morgan’s Coffeehouse — 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Morgan Chapel United Methodist Church, 6750 Woodbine Road, Woodbine. Join Morgan’s Coffeehouse on March 15 featuring Billy Harrison and Haywire. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and music begins at 7 p.m. Food, snacks, desserts, coffee, tea and sodas available for purchase. Donations encouraged. Family friendly.  410-970-2485. coffeehouse@morganchapel.church. morganchapel.church/coffeehouse.html.

Swingin’ Harmony Big Band Live Music — 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Rockwell Brewery, 8411 Broadband Drive, Frederick. This will be their 1st time playing at Rockwell. It will be our 1st time hosting this type of music as well! This will be a fun and entertaining night of Big Band Music. Who doesn’t like to try new things!! Join us for a night of entertainment while enjoying a pint or two. 301-372-4880. matt@rockwellbrewery.com.

The Dirty Middle, Chevre, Plaid the Buffalo — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick . Tickets: http://tinyurl. com/2dc33567. $10. 304-707-2240. vaira.evangeline@gmail.com.

POEHEMIA — 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at The Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster. Celtic rock. Consisting of members with national, international touring and recording experience, this 4-piece powerhouse features a unique blend of traditional and modern instruments that crosses generations and appeals to audiences of all ages. $25 - $28. 410-848-7272. info@CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org. carrollcountyartscouncil.org/event/ poehemia.

Live Music at the Cocktail Lab — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Every Friday in the Cocktail Lab we’ll be servin’ up our deliciously wild concoctions and some sweet tunes to get your weekend started off right. 21 and older. 301-233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.

THEATER

Eat, Drink & Be Murdered by Tony Schwartz and Marylou Ambrose In Partnership with A Taste For Murder Productions — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road,

Gaithersburg. Only one person knows the secret ingredient to Wild Irish Rose Whiskey, Grandma Rose O’Riley McFadden. Her failing health brings the two feuding sides of her family, the McFaddens and the O’Rileys, together to celebrate her 80th birthday. Each clan hopes Grandma Rose will pass on the secret to the “proper” branch. The whiskey rich McFaddens need the secret to keep the family distillery in business, while the dirt poor O’Rileys want it to restore what is rightfully theirs. Of course, if Rose passes over before she passes on the secret, both sides will pass out. Uncover the clues and partake in the delectable sweet treats.  $35. 301-258-6425.

kentlands@gaithersburgmd.gov. gaithersburgmd.gov.

Oh, Crit! A D&D Improv Crew at MET Comedy Night — 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Improv comedy fused with Dungeons & Dragons! Join us as we embark on an adventure of twists and turns, bizarre characters, and occasional epic failure … All with the help from you and the whim of an unforgiving 20-sided die. $15. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/comedynight.

Saturday March 16 CLASSES

Brushes with History: Inspiring the Personality of Frederick — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Features the works of a few of the most notable artists who have worked in Frederick County. With beautiful paintings of the county’s landmarks and natural splendor, our story explores the ways in which the visual arts provided economic opportunity to individuals and communities. As we admire their talents captured on canvas, porcelain, metalware, and other media, we celebrate the role these artists have played in shaping our communities both past and present. $12, $10, $8. 301-663-1188. tonya@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

Freedom BANG class — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. A pre-choreographed fusion of boxing, HIIT, hip hop, world dance, optional weighted gloves and just a touch of attitude. Offering a wide range of intensity options to help you customize your workout. 18 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

Blossoming at Baker Park: Art Quilt Workshop with Clustered Spires Quilt Guild — noon to 4 p.m. at Frederick MADE, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Join us at Frederick MADE for a 2-part quilting workshop. Learn to quilt the Blossoming at Baker Park Covered Bridge pattern, brought to you by the Clustered Spires Quilt Guild. Beginner-friendly. Part 2 workshop is noon to 4 p.m. March 23. $90. 703-298-8981. barksdalejessica@gmail.com. frederickmade.com.

ETCETERA

Bites & Bevs: Frederick Restaurant Week + so much more — Expanded two-week experience, showcasing downtown’s robust culinary and craft beverage scene with the classic Frederick Restaurant Week and a new Collab Week. Features special prix fixe menus the first week; March 10-16, Collab Week, featuring local food and beverage establishments. List of participating restaurants at downtownfrederick.org/bitesandbevs. 301-698-8118.

downtownfrederick.org.

Petersvile Farmers Club and Ruritan Club Country Breakfast — 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Petersville Farmers Woods, 3819 Petersville Road, Knoxville. Menu includes fresh sausage, sausage gravy, pancakes, pudding, scrambled eggs, orange juice and coffee. $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12, free for children 4 and under.   240-529-3294.

Myersville Indoor Farmers Market — 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Fire Company Banquet Hall, 301 Main St., Myersville. First and third Saturdays. AYCE country breakfast hosted by Lions Club of Myersville on April 6, and an AYCE breakfast March 16 hosted by the Myersville Volunteer Fire Co. Breakfast hours are 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. only. 301-524-1035.

myersvillefarmersmarket.com.

SOUL Street CommUNITY Fundraiser — noon to 3 p.m. at Tropix Pots Cuisines, 490 Prospect Blvd., Frederick. SOUL Street is partnering with Tropix Pots Cuisine to bring you a tasty, and powerful Reggae Brunch. Tropix Pots is a celebration of Jamaican and Caribbean flavors crafted with love and tradition. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to SOUL Street’s Unity Campaign. Kamike and Kevin bring their unique blend of expertise and dedication to every dish, ensuring that each bite is a journey through the rich tapestry of Jamaican cuisine.

352-678-7030. info@mysoulstreet.com. fb.me/e/5jjNNhVrR.

Retro Prom — 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at William R. Talley Rec Center, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick. MET’s 19th annual fundraiser. Dance the night away. Prom attire (any decade) is encouraged but not required. Cash bar. Dancing by Benefactor Events. Raffle, live appeal, prom photos by Spenc Photographics, taco and dessert bars by The Savory Spoon Catering.

$60+. 301-694-4744.

zcallis@marylandensemble.org.

FAMILY

Kiwanis Club of Mount Airy Spring Pancake Breakfast — 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 403 S. Main St., Mount Airy. This all-you-can-eat breakfast fundraiser includes pancakes (regular, chocolate chip, and blueberry), eggs (cooked to order), Wagner Meats sausage, and beverages. The proceeds will benefit local community service projects. Please bring a nonperishable food or toiletry item to donate to the Mount Airy Net Food Pantry. $10 adults, $5 ages 5-10. 240-394-2546. angiebmoore@comcast.net. mtairykiwanis.org.

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COSPLAY WELCOME

Frederick Clarion Inn (next to the FSK Mall) 5400 Holiday Dr 21703

Maryland International Harvester Collectors Club Chapter 39 Pancake Day (All You Can Eat Breakfast) — 7 a.m. to noon at Murphy Farm, 11502 Browningsville Road, Ijamsville. Carry-out available. Pay with either cash or credit. Breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, fresh sausage, bacon, biscuits and gravy, with juice, milk, water, coffee, hot tea and hot chocolate to drink. International Harvester Pancake Days were held throughout the country in late winter or early spring as a community event to help educate and promote the latest innovations from the International Harvester Co. $12 adult, $5 ages 6 to 10 (under 6 free). 301-418-0635. murphyslawih3488@gmail.com. mdihcc39.org.

Admission: $10 cash; 12 and under free EARLY ADMISSION at 9:30am- $15 cash Free Parking!

16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg. Free specimens for kids, mini mine for kids, fluorescent mineral tent, demonstrations of gold panning, jewelry making, physics and more. Mineral exhibits and dealers, hourly door prizes, plenty of free parking.

$6 ages 12+. info@glmsmc.com. glmsmc.com.

GLMSMC Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg. Continues 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 17. Over 40 exhibits, demonstrations, door prizes, workshop, fossils, jewelry, minerals, geods, books, equipment, meteorites, more. Food available for purchase.

Easter Egg Hunts — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Green Meadows Petting Farm, 10102 Fingerboard Road, Ijamsville. Continues March 17, 23-24, 28-31. Hunts will be all day between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Hunt areas will be sectioned off according to age. No sign up is necessary. Participating children 12 and under will get a Hunt Ticket with the purchase of a farm admission. Bring your own basket or buy one from us. The Easter Bunny will be here as well for photos.  $16 (credit) for ages 2 and up. 301-8659203. info@greenmeadowsevents.com. greenmeadowsevents.com/news-events.

$6, ages 11 and under and Scouts in uniform and 4H youth and 4H identification free.

glmsmc.com.

FILM

Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play! — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. In this vaudevillian romp, Elephant and Piggie sing and dance their way through plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense. An elephant named Gerald and a pig named Piggie are best, best, “bestus” friends, but Gerald worries that something could go wrong that would end their friendship. $6.50 to $25. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/ elephant-piggies-were-in-a-play.

“Good”- From National Theatre Live — 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Shepherdstown Opera House, 131 W. German St., Shepherdstown, W.Va. From the UK’s National Theatre, filmed live in London’s West End:  As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences. Adult audiences. $18 standard/$15 seniors/student. 304-8763704. Contact@OperaHouseLive.com.

MUSIC

Pilates & Pours — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rockwell Brewery, 8411 Broadband Drive, Frederick. Get ready to strengthen your core and then unwind with some tasty pours. Don’t miss out on this perfect combination of fitness and relaxation.

$25. 301-372-4880.

matt@rockwellbrewery.com.

Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play! — 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. In this vaudevillian romp, Elephant and Piggie sing and dance their way through plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense. An elephant named Gerald and a pig named Piggie are best, best, “bestus” friends, but Gerald worries that something could go wrong that would end their friendship. $6.50 to $25. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/ elephant-piggies-were-in-a-play.

Alexander Hawkins — 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Frederick YMCA Arts Center, 115 E. Church St., Frederick. Frederick Experimental Music Association presents Pianoscapes, a three-concert series of solo piano concerts. The first concert is the East Coast debut by Alexander Hawkins, a Oxford UK-based composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. Working in a vast array of creative contexts, he seeks to reconcile both a love of free improvisation and a fascination with composition and structure.

$20. 301-466-8176.

admin@pointofdeparture.org. pointofdeparture.org/FEMA.html.

PERFORMER

Frederick Symphony Orchestra Orchestra — “The Planets” — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Frederick Community College, Jack B. Kussmaul Theater, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. Features Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” Dvorak’s rarely heard “Othello” overture, as well as performances from the winners from Frederick Symphony’s Young Artist competition. $20 adults $15 students. 301-846-2514. fredericksymphony.org/ event/coming-to-a-planet-near-you.

FESTIVALS

Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Montgomery County Fairgrounds,

Teelin Irish Dance: “Celtic Journey” — 7 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Step into a captivating world of rhythm and tradition this St. Patrick’s Day season! Accompanied by an enthralling fusion of live music, the dancers captivate your senses, evoking the spirit of Ireland’s ancient past while embracing its vibrant present. Prepare to be mesmerized by the infectious energy, breathtaking footwork, and spellbinding storytelling that define Irish dance.

$25-$35. 301-600-2828.

bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

THEATER

Eat, Drink & Be Murdered by Tony Schwartz and Marylou Ambrose In Partnership with A Taste For Murder Productions — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. Only one person knows the secret ingredient to Wild Irish Rose Whiskey, Grandma Rose O’Riley McFadden. Her failing health brings the two feuding sides of her family, the McFaddens and the O’Rileys, together to celebrate her 80th birthday. Each clan hopes Grandma Rose will pass on the secret to the “proper” branch. The whiskey rich McFaddens need the secret to keep the family distillery in business, while the dirt poor O’Rileys want it to restore what is rightfully theirs. Of course, if Rose passes over before she passes on the secret, both sides will pass out. Uncover the clues and partake in the delectable sweet treats.

$35. 301-258-6425. kentlands@gaithersburgmd.gov. gaithersburgmd.gov.

Sunday March 17

CLASSES

Slavery at Rose Hill Manor — 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church, 106 W Church St., Frederick. The fifth (and final) in the Lenten Rice Bowl Speaker Series, Amanda Venable, museum manager at Rose Hill Manor Parks and Museums, will discuss the history of the Johnson and Grahame families that lived at Rose Hill and were parishioners of All Saints Episcopal Church. 609-781-4792. cabrogers624@gmail.com.

Bundle Natural Dyeing with Kristin — 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Give Rise Studio, 125 S. Carroll St., 101, Frederick. Learn the beautiful art of bundle dyeing with plant-based natural dyes! In this class, you will gain an understanding of how to work with whole plants to create colors and patterns on fiber, an introduction to natural dye plants and different types of fabric. We will work with natural dyestuffs including food scraps, fresh and dried flowers, locally foraged leaves, and more. You will learn how to bundle dye on silk and cotton, including how to prepare the fabric, place the dyestuffs, create organic patterns, both improvisational and intentional printmaking on cloth, wrap the fabric, and steam the fabric on a stovetop. You will leave with 2 dyed projects, including a cotton bandana and silk scarf. $68. giverisestudio@gmail.com. giverisestudio.com.

Unearthing the Prehistory of Frederick: The Native American Site at Biggs Ford — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Join Dr. Lauren Lippiello, assistant professor of global studies and history at FCC, for a presentation about the findings from the archaeological excavations at the Native American site at Biggs Ford. 18 and older. 301-600-8200.

fcpl.org.

ETCETERA

Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club Quartermania — at Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club,

8101 Crum Road, Walkersville. Doors open at noon and bidding begins at 1:30 p.m. Food will be sold. Bring your friend and your quarters and have some food and fun! Net profits to benefit local good works. The hall is located just off Liberty Road (Md. 26) in Mount Pleasant at 8101 Crum Road, Walkersville, 21793. For more information or to purchase tickets please contact Alden at 301-845-4387.

$5 advance, $8 at the door, extra paddles $3. 301-845-4387.

mtpleasantruritan.com/upcoming-events.

FAMILY

Bunny Breakfast — 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Mount Airy Vol. Fire Co. Reception Hall, 1008 Twin Arch Road, Mount Airy. Join us with a visit from the Easter Bunny. The buffet will feature scrambled eggs, smoked sausage, bacon, french toast, pancakes, biscuits, home fries, sausage and chipped beef gravies, baked apples, make-your-ownwaffle bar, coffee, orange juice, milk, tea and hot chocolate.

$14 for adults, $9 for children ages 6-12, free for children 5 and under with a paying adult. 301-829-0100.

mavfc.org.

Easter Egg Hunts — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Green Meadows Petting Farm, 10102 Fingerboard Road, Ijamsville. Continues March 17, 23-24, 28-31. Hunts will be all day between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Hunt areas will be sectioned off according to age. No sign up is necessary. Participating children 12 and under will get a Hunt Ticket with the purchase of a farm admission. Bring your own basket or buy one from us. The Easter Bunny will be here as well for photos.  $16 (credit) for ages 2 and up. 301-8659203. info@greenmeadowsevents.com. greenmeadowsevents.com/news-events.

Spring Market at Dancing Bear — noon to 4 p.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Every Sunday in March (excluding Easter). An opportunity for eight kid creators to sell their creations and give the community a chance to support young entrepreneurs. View the Spring Market schedule online. 301-606-0934. cimarketingassistant@gmail. com.

dbeartoys.com/event/ spring-market-march3.

Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play! — 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. In this vaudevillian romp, Elephant and Piggie sing and dance their way through plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense. An elephant named Gerald and a pig named Piggie are best, best, “bestus” friends, but Gerald worries that something could go wrong that would end their friendship. $6.50 to $25. 301-694-4744.

zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/ elephant-piggies-were-in-a-play.

FESTIVALS

Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg. Free specimens for kids, mini mine for kids, fluorescent mineral tent, demonstrations of gold

panning, jewelry making, physics and more. Mineral exhibits and dealers, hourly door prizes, plenty of free parking. $6 ages 12+. info@glmsmc.com. glmsmc.com.

MUSIC

Calvary UMC Community Concert Series: Duo Beaux Arts — 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 131 W. Second St., Frederick. Known for their sensational performances, international concert pianists Catherine Lan & Tao Lin are in high demand on international stages and will present a program titled “Contrast” demonstrating the full spectrum of the expressiveness for both piano solo and piano duet repertoires ranging from Bach to Mendelssohn. This performance is sponsored in part by the Delaplaine Foundation, Frederick Arts Council, and the William E. Cross Foundation.    301-662-1464. jsummers@calvaryumc.org. calvaryumc.org/concerts.

Sons of the Pioneers — 3 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. This legendary organization, formed in 1934 by Roy Rogers, forever transformed cowboy music with its thrilling harmonies and poetic images of the West. The group has remained together continuously since then, rotating through 47 members over the years, still shouldering the standard for western music. $25-$35. 301-600-2828.

bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

Monday March 18

CLASSES

Spring Drawing Workshop — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Emmitsburg Senior Center, 300A S. Seton Ave., Unit 8, Emmitsburg. Learn drawing techniques while creating a spring-themed artwork. New and returning students welcome! Instructor: Dorothea Barrick. $15. 301-600-6350. virtualseniorcenter@frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcountymd.gov.

Meditative Dance Movement — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Transformative Arts Project. $10 donation. 301-662-4190. artcenter@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.

ESL High Beginners Conversation Class — 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. We welcome adults who want to practice their English to a conversation class, hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick County. Students will practice their speaking and listening skills with conversations guided by an instructor. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

ETCETERA

Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration, 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club

duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. If you need a partner, call Leslie at 240-3444041 (or email lffutrell@yahoo.com). For general information, call Sophia at 301-6765656 (or email sdobran@comcast.net) or visit bridgewebs.com/frederick.

$7. 301-676-5656. sdobran@comcast.net. bridgewebs.com/frederick.

Frederick Death Cafe Virtual Meeting — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Via Zoom, . Can’t make it in person? Join us via Zoom! We get participants from all over the country that want to talk about a variety of topics surrounding death — from green burial options to medical aid in dying.  RSVP online. frederickdeathcafe@gmail.com. facebook.com/FrederickDeathCafe.

Tuesday March 19

CLASSES

Senior Fitness: Chair Yoga — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Join Trisha Houston with Sol Yoga as she leads a chair yoga class. Wear comfortable clothing Chair and extra mats provided. 301-600-8200.

fcpl.org.

LEGO Botanical Build & Take — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Shafer Park Community Center, 37 Park Drive, Boonsboro. This event is perfect for beginners and experts alike. LEGO kits and materials provided to create your own botanical masterpiece. Choose to build your kit as it comes in the box or get creative and trade with fellow builders to leave with a unique bouquet. Keep in mind that the choice of flower cannot be guaranteed, and the number of each kit is limited on a firstcome-first-served basis.

$40. bricksandbubbles21713@gmail.com.

FAMILY

Elementary Explorers: Balloon Cars — 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Make your own balloon powered car. Designed for children in grades K-5. 301-600-7250.

frederick.librarycalendar.com.

FILM

Bijou Film Screening — 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Second, third and fourth Tuesdays of the month. A streamlined curation of films presented by Falling Squares. 301-662-4190. artcenter@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.

Wednesday March 20

CLASSES

Brushes with History: Inspiring the Personality of Frederick — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Features the works of a few of the most notable artists who have worked in Frederick

County. With beautiful paintings of the county’s landmarks and natural splendor, our story explores the ways in which the visual arts provided economic opportunity to individuals and communities. As we admire their talents captured on canvas, porcelain, metalware, and other media, we celebrate the role these artists have played in shaping our communities both past and present. $12, $10, $8. 301-663-1188. tonya@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

ETCETERA

Sensory Program for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Go Team Therapy Dogs — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. This program is designed for adults with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. 18 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

FAMILY

Get Ready for Kindergarten! — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Do you have a preschooler who’s excited for kindergarten next year? Join us for a special storytime all about school. As your child (and you) anticipates kindergarten, we will read stories and share skills that will help your child succeed at school! Ready to be a Kindergarten Superstar?

301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.

MUSIC

Improv Jam with Joe Keyes — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Equal parts frontman, poet and conductor, Joe Keyes leads his nine-piece Late Bloomer Band through a fresh concoction of funk, R&B, soul, rock and jazz. 301-662-4190. artcenter@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.

Thursday March 21

CLASSES

Brushes with History: Inspiring the Personality of Frederick — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Features the works of a few of the most notable artists who have worked in Frederick County. With beautiful paintings of the county’s landmarks and natural splendor, our story explores the ways in which the visual arts provided economic opportunity to individuals and communities. As we admire their talents captured on canvas, porcelain, metalware, and other media, we celebrate the role these artists have played in shaping our communities both past and present. $12, $10, $8. 301-663-1188. tonya@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

Frederick Collage Collective — 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Drop-in group for all levels. Materials provided. Facilitated by Black Cat Studios.

$5 donation. 301-662-4190. artcenter@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.or.

Maryland Whiskey 101 — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at McClintock Distilling, 35 S. Carroll St., Frederick. We’re teaming up with McClintock Distilling to give you a beginner guide to everyone’s favorite nutty, oaky and smoky spirit: whiskey! Learn how whiskey is made, the different types, and the history of the barrel aging process. This class will have a special focus on Maryland Rye Whiskey and what makes it so special. 21 and older. Pre-registration required. $34. 301-624-2727. lifelonglearning@frederick.edu. frederick.augusoft.net.

ETCETERA

Whitman Expos Baltimore Spring Expo — noon to 6 p.m. at Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt St Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center. A gathering for coin enthusiasts, collectors and families. The expo will feature a wide range of collectibles, rare coins and historical artifacts. info@whitmanexpo.com. expo.whitman.com.

Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration, 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. If you need a partner, contact Leslie at 240344-4041 or email lffutrell@yahoo.com. For general information, contact Sophia at 301676-5656 or sdobran@comcast.net. $7. sdobran@comcast.net.

bridgewebs.com/frederick.

200 Monroe Restaurant — 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Monroe Center, 200 Monroe Ave., Frederick. Frederick Community College invites you to enjoy a gourmet dinner created by the students at 200 Monroe Restaurant. Reservations required. $40-$46. HCTI@frederick.edu. opentable.com/200-monroe.

Totally Teen Time: Marble Challenge — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Challenge yourself to build the coolest marble contraption you can! This program is recommended for teens in grades 6 through 12. 301-600-7250.

frederick.librarycalendar.com.

MUSIC

Live Jazz at the Cocktail Lab — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Get swanky with us every Thursday night for live jazz and your favorite craft cocktails. 21 and older. 301-233-4817.

monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.

POLITICS

Doing Business with The City of Frederick 101 — 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Frederick City Hall - Main Info, 101 N. Court St., Frederick. Are you a vendor looking to do business with the City of Frederick? Join City representatives and special guests for one or all

of our upcoming workshops to learn more about registering as a vendor to participate in city procurement, becoming a certified Small Business Enterprise and/or Minority or Women Owned Business Enterprise, writing a Request for Proposal to bid on City projects, and participating in procurement programs with the City. 301-600-1804.

jbowens@cityoffrederickmd.gov.

Frederick Speaker Series: James Comey — 7:30 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. After leading the FBI through unprecedented times, former director James Comey shares how his moral compass guided his decision-making and issues a clarion call for ethical leadership — no matter the circumstance.

$50-$60. 301-600-2828.

bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

Friday March 22

CLASSES

Brushes with History: Inspiring the Personality of Frederick — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Features the works of a few of the most notable artists who have worked in Frederick County. With beautiful paintings of the county’s landmarks and natural splendor, our story explores the ways in which the visual arts provided economic opportunity to individuals and communities. As we admire

their talents captured on canvas, porcelain, metalware, and other media, we celebrate the role these artists have played in shaping our communities both past and present. $12, $10, $8. 301-663-1188. tonya@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

Introduction to Breathwork — 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Common Market, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Join Sheldon James Breath for a group breath workshop and learn how to implement proper breathing patterns and habits, understand the benefits of breathwork, and witness the health and vitality that breathwork will bring to your life. $18 to $36. 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop/classes-events/ introduction-to-breathwork-2.

ETCETERA

Sugarloaf Mountain Region AACA Parts & Swap — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Carroll County Ag Center, Shipley Arena, 705 Agricultural Center Drive, Westminster. Continues March 23. Hosted by SMR of the Antique Automobile Club of America. Vendors selling everything automotive such as antique auto parts, car care products, signs, toys and model cars, tools, hardware and more.  $5.

sugarloafmountain.aaca.com.

Whitman Expos Baltimore Spring Expo — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Baltimore Convention Center , 1 W Pratt St Baltimore, Baltimore Convention CEnter. A gathering for coin en-

thusiasts, collectors and families. The expo will feature a wide range of collectibles, rare coins and historical artifacts. info@whitmanexpo.com. expo.whitman.com.

Chicken Slippery Pot Pie Luncheon — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Frederick Church of the Brethren, 201 Fairview Ave., Frederick. The Women’s Fellowship and Service Guild of the Frederick Church of the Brethren hosts. The meal will include coleslaw, pepper slaw, applesauce, rolls, cake and drinks. $15. 301-662-1819. info@fcob.net. fcob.net.

Circle of Friends Memory Cafés — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brunswick Senior Center, 12 E. A St., Brunswick. Frederick County Division of Aging & Independence and the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Café is a safe and relaxed place where people with early-stage memory loss, their families, and friends can come together for a unique blend of education and social interaction. Anyone affected by early-stage memory loss is welcome to attend. 301-600-1234.

caregiversupport@frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcountymd.gov.

FAMILY

PEEP Show — at Town Mall of Westminster, 400 N. Center St., Westminster. This sweet fundraising event features marshmallow masterpieces! Entries include sculptures, dioramas, mosaics and even videos, all crafted from or inspired by PEEPS, those colorful

marshmallow treats made by the Just Born company in Bethlehem, Pa. You can view the entries for free and buy votes for your favorites, with all proceeds benefiting the Carroll County Arts Council! 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, noon to 5:30 p.m. Sunday (closed Easter). 410-848-7272.

info@carrollcountyartscouncil.org. carrollcountyartscouncil.org/peepshow.

Knights of Columbus, Friday Lenten Fish Dinners — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, Parish Center Hall, 114 E. Second St., Frederick. Fridays through March 22. The St. John’s Knights of Columbus Council 1622 sponsors with eat-in and “quick curbside to-go. Menu includes a baked or fried fish entrée with complementary drink, roll and your choice of 2 sides: fries, homemade mac & cheese, baked potato, steamed vegetables or coleslaw. Fried fish is freshly breaded by us on-site. Eat-in menu includes homemade vegetable soup or salad. Dessert is sold separately. Stations of the Cross will follow in the church at 7 p.m.

$14, child’s plate $6. 301-305-2127. satterf@comcast.net.

kofc1622.org/fishfry.html.

Fish Fry Fridays at St. Peter’s ChurchLibertytown — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church - Libertytown, Sullivan Hall, 9190 Church St., Union Bridge. Fridays through March 22. Fried haddock (gluten-free); choice of two sides: french fries, salad, mac & cheese, coleslaw, stewed toma-

toes; cake and beverage. Kid’s menu: Fried haddock or slice of pizza, choice of one side, cake and beverage. $14 ages 12 and older, $6 ages 5 to 11, ages 4 and under free. Max family rate $45. Carryout available. Located in Libertytown, one block north of Md. 26 on Md. 75. Sullivan Hall is the large building on the left across from church.  $14 per person. 301-898-5111. tdisipio@stpeter-libertytown.org. stpeter-libertytown.org.

MUSIC

A Tribute to Yuriy Kerpatenko: Wind Ensemble Concert — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mount St. Mary’s University, 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg. Ukranian conductor Yuriy Kerpatenko was killed for refusing to support the propaganda that there had been “improvement of peaceful life” in Kherson under Russia’s occupying force. This concert commemorates his life, his sacrifice and seeks musical reproachment between Ukraine, Russia and America.

301-447-5308. venzin@msmary.edu. msmary.edu.

The Young Dubliners — 8 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. With finesse they fuse their raucous electric rock with traditional folk music, daring to insert forward-thinking experimentations along the way. The vocals— ranging from melancholy to powerhouse — front frenzied fiddles, guitars and drums. Their dynamic performance proves that Celtic music not only survives; it thrives, transformed and triumphant. $25-$35. 301-600-2828.

bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

Live Music at the Cocktail Lab — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Every Friday in the Cocktail Lab we’ll be servin’ up our deliciously wild concoctions and some sweet tunes to get your weekend started off right. 21 and older. 301-233-4817.

monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.

PERFORMER

“Walking Artwork” — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at New Spires Theater, 15 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Join ARTEINMOVIMENTO Dance Co. for an incredible evening of dance in their original production of “Walking Artwork,” a collaborative event with the ARTEINMOVIMENTO Co. dancers and local visual artists. $25. 540-975-3955. adarteinmovimento@gmail.com.

THEATER

Murder Mystery Party — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Dutch’s Daughter Restaurant, 581 Himes Ave., Frederick. Whodunnit for Hire and Dutch’s Daughter team up to bring you “Wanted Dead or Alive,” the wild west themed murder mystery party. Multiple dates from which to choose. Price includes three course dinner with entree options, mystery, tax and gratuity. https://ddmysteries.eventbrite.com. 21 and older. $85. 410-549-2722.

murdermysterycompany@gmail.cm. ddmysteries.eventbrite.com.

Saturday March 23 CLASSES

Creating a Flower Cutting Garden & Flower Arrangements — 10 a.m. to noon at University of Maryland Extension Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick. Learn how to design, plant and harvest flowers from your own cutting garden. Discover the best sun and shade annuals for cutting and how to maintain the garden for maximum production. We will also demonstrate techniques for creating arrangements.  301-600-1596. strice@umd.edu.

Baking World-Class Sourdough at Home [2 Day Workshop] — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at The Common Market, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Embark on a culinary journey to master the art of sourdough baking in this two-day workshop. This comprehensive course will guide you through the intricacies of sourdough starter creation, dough development, shaping techniques and baking methods.

$250. 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop.

Brushes with History: Inspiring the Personality of Frederick — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Features the works of a few of the most notable artists who have worked in Frederick County. With beautiful paintings of the county’s landmarks and natural splendor, our story explores the ways in which the visual arts provided economic opportunity to individuals and communities. As we admire their talents captured on canvas, porcelain, metalware, and other media, we celebrate the role these artists have played in shaping our communities both past and present. $12, $10, $8. 301-663-1188. tonya@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

Freedom BANG class — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. A pre-choreographed fusion of boxing, HIIT, hip hop, world dance, optional weighted gloves and just a touch of attitude. Offering a wide range of intensity options to help you customize your workout. 18 and older. 301-600-8200.

fcpl.org.

A Taste of Asia: Salt and Pepper Crispy Pork and Bok Choy Stir Fry — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Frederick Community College, Conference Center, Room E125, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. Join us as we travel the Far East and are introduced to various Asian cuisines from China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. Focus will be on traditional dishes with new flavors but using standard sauce ingredients. Chef Woo Can will demonstrate how easy and simple these Asian dishes are to make. Hearty meals that taste good using ingredients from your local markets specifically “H Mart” in Frederick. Pre-registration required. $42. 301-624-2727.

lifelonglearning@frederick.edu. frederick.augusoft.net.

“Sacred Mundane” Workshop — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. Create a pocket shrine honoring

nature and those we love, here or gone but not forgotten. Max 12 people. Preregistration required. To register call 240-274-7985. In conjunction with Lisa Aerianna Taylerle’s “Sacred Mundane” art exhibit. $50 per person. 240-274-7985.

ETCETERA

St. Joseph 5K & Fun Run — 8:30 a.m. to noon at St Joseph on Carrollton Manor, 5843 Manor Woods Road, Frederick. All runners/walkers welcome! Start time 8:30 a.m. Doorprizes. Medals for finishers. Bake sale. Early bird registration $35; after March 8, $40. Fun run $20.  Rain or shine. Event benefits St. Joseph historic church restoration.  $35. 610-730-2499. ksb1984@comcast.net. runsignup.com/race/md/frederick/ stjosephs5Kfunrun.

Whitman Expos Baltimore Spring Expo

— 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Baltimore Convention Center , 1 W Pratt St Baltimore, Baltimore Convention CEnter. A gathering for coin enthusiasts, collectors and families. The expo will feature a wide range of collectibles, rare coins and historical artifacts. info@whitmanexpo.com. expo.whitman.com.

‘70s and ‘80s DJ Dance Party — 8 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. at Rockwell Brewery, 8411 Broadband Drive, Frederick. Join everyone for a fun night of dancing. Turn the clock back and dance to all the hits from the mid ‘70s and ‘80s with DJ Baspy. $5. 301-372-4880. matt@rockwellbrewery.com.

FAMILY

PEEP Show — at Town Mall of Westminster, 400 N. Center St., Westminster. This sweet fundraising event features marshmallow masterpieces! Entries include sculptures, dioramas, mosaics and even videos, all crafted from or inspired by PEEPS, those colorful marshmallow treats made by the Just Born company in Bethlehem, Pa. You can view the entries for free and buy votes for your favorites, with all proceeds benefiting the Carroll County Arts Council! 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, noon to 5:30 p.m. Sunday (closed Easter). 410-848-7272.

info@carrollcountyartscouncil.org. carrollcountyartscouncil.org/peepshow. Easter Festival — 10 a.m. to noon at Prospect United Methodist Church, 5923 Woodville Road, Mount Airy. Easter egg hunt at 10:10 a.m., children’s crafts and games, animal puppet show, decorate your own cookies, inside yard sale and bake table — rain or shine. BYO basket. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 301-829-9244. prospect.marvinchapel. umc@gmail.com.

Easter Egg Hunts — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Green Meadows Petting Farm, 10102 Fingerboard Road, Ijamsville. Continues March 17, 23-24, 28-31. Hunts will be all day between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Hunt areas will be sectioned off according to age. No sign up is necessary. Participating children 12 and under will get a Hunt Ticket with the purchase of a farm admission. Bring your own basket or buy one from us. The Easter Bunny will be here as well for photos.

$16 (credit) for ages 2 and up. 301-8659203. info@greenmeadowsevents.com. greenmeadowsevents.com/news-events. Egg hunt ... with a Purpose — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Brook Hill United Methodist Church, 8946 Indian Springs Road, Frederick. Help us to help others in need. Donations of diapers, baby wipes and nonperishable food being collected at this event. Egg hunt: look for the special Golden Gospel eggs and many more. Prayer station, sensory play area, crafts, escape room for older children and lots of candy. RSVP for this free event! 301-758-0356.

childrens_ministry@bhumc.org. brookhill.ccbchurch.com.

FESTIVALS

Diecast Metal Toy Convention — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg. Continues 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 24. Open to the public. 60 tables of Matchbox, Hot Wheels, more. No children under age 4 will be admitted. $10 advance, $12 at the door, ages 13-17$6 advance, $8 at the door, $4 ages 4 to 12 advance, $5 at the door. matchboxcon.com.

PERFORMER

“Walking Artwork” — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at New Spires Theater, 15 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Join ARTEINMOVIMENTO Dance Co. for an incredible evening of dance in their original production of “Walking Artwork,” a collaborative event with the ARTEINMOVIMENTO Co. dancers and local visual artists. $25. 540-975-3955.

adarteinmovimento@gmail.com.

Animaniacs in Concert starring Rob Paulsen, Maurice LaMarche and Randy Rogel — 8 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Zany, animany, and totally insaney! Animaniacs’ leading voice-cast brings back unforgettable songs and antics from the beloved ‘90s cartoon series by Steven Spielberg. Animaniacs in Concert stars the show’s original Emmy-Winning composer, Randy Rogel, voice talents of Emmy winner Rob Paulsen and Emmy winner Maurice LaMarche. Rounding out the show are animated video projections, hilarious banter, and backstage stories that reveal what made Animaniacs a top-rated TV series.

$28-$38. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

Sunday March 24

ETCETERA

Search for the Golden Egg — at Main Street, Mount Airy. Hosted by the Main Street Association and the Town of Mount Airy. Visit the Town of Mount Airy website to access the online fillable form. Keep an eye out for hidden eggs in businesses and along Main Street. Some eggs will hold prizes inside, while others are meant for you to find and enjoy on the spot. There’s only one elusive Golden Egg, and it moves throughout the week. Spot it, snap a pic, and upload it to the online form for a chance to win a special prize. mountairymd.gov.

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