72 HOURS April 4, 2024

APRIL 4

APRIL 4

LOSS AND LIGHT

Deb Todd Wheeler hosts a community grief ritual in Frederick

Deb Todd Wheeler hosts a community grief ritual in Frederick

A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE CROSSES THROUGH AMERICA ON MONDAY

Get out your eclipse glasses, or head to the Path of Totality: America is getting another view of a total solar eclipse on the afternoon of April 8, after one came through our country in the summer of 2017. We won’t get the opportunity to see one again until 2044.

SCHIFFERSTADT MUSEUM REOPENS

Schifferstadt Architectural Museum will reopen for the season on April 6 in Frederick’s Baker Park. As explained by museum staff, the historic building lacks heat and therefore closes to the public each winter. The stone house is one of the first known homes in Frederick. This local treasure will be open for tours from 2 to 5 p.m. and will remain open on weekends until winter. Also of note: Stop by on the Fourth of July for imported German beer.

GASLIGHT GALLERY WILL HOST A COMMUNITY GRIEF RITUAL

Whether you need to grieve the loss of your pre-pandemic life, a loved one or a piece of yourself, Deb Todd Wheeler invites you into Gaslight Gallery for a community grief ritual that she will facilitate. The multidisciplinary artist has channeled her own grief through her artwork, after the unexpected loss of her son and brother within one year’s time. Come by for a cathartic honoring, celebration and release of what we have lost.

WALKING-TOUR SEASON KICKS OFF

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine will host Civil War Immersion Saturday on April 6 as a kickoff for their walking tours. Stop by the museum in Frederick for talks, demonstrations and the Camp Life gallery of period medical equipment, which brings a unique perspective to understanding the conflict.

THE ‘INTENTIONAL TERRARIUM’ CREATES AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

Step inside the “Intentional Terrarium” installation, a greenhouse-like structure built by artists inside the Y Arts Center in downtown Frederick. This weekend marks the first of Saturday performances in the space, which run throughout April. The project is a collaboration among local visual artists, dancers and other performers who will lead free events and allow guests time to wander inside the installation to engage with it one-on-one. If you miss the opener on April 6, catch this experience again on April 13, 20 or 27.

FREDERICK SCHOOL OF RELIGION OPENS

The Frederick School of Religion is open for enrollment for its spring courses — among them, The Archaeology of the Hebrew Bible, Renewing the Dance of Mysticism, Composers in Their Time, Finding Spiritual Meaning in Contemporary Popular Films and What the Bible Says about Social Justice. Classes are held at Brook Hill United Methodist Church in Frederick. Find more details and register at frederickschoolofreligion.org.

A THOUGHT-PROVOKING SHOW

“NEWBODIES/NOBODIES” explores the relationship between the body, presence, tech and mortality. On view through April 19 at King Street Gallery at Montgomery College, the show features work by South Korean artists, who imagine and critique a new figuration — as they put it, “a new body (virtual, cyborg, queer), body-politic or a no-body (nobody), a COVID-body, body-horror, cyberspace and transhumanism, as well as animal bodies and the natural and unnatural worlds.”

READY TO GO FURTHER?

GRADUATE VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE

Thursday, April 18 at noon or 5:30 p.m.

Discover how The Graduate School at Hood College can help you Go Further, both personally and professionally. Join us via Zoom for the opportunity to: learn about academic offerings and speak directly with program faculty; engage with Graduate School staff regarding admission and funding opportunities; and ask questions of current graduate students.

Register at hood.edu/gradevents.

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Learn about the latest advancements, challenges and best practices in the field. Register at hood.edu/gradevents.

THE JOYS OF BLACK FEMINIST WORLD MAKING AN EVENING WITH BRITTNEY

COOPER, PH.D.

April 18, 7 p.m. | Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall

Join us for a timely discussion with the awardwinning author, activist and academic. Free and open to the public.

UNCAPPED

Hirad Yaldaei of Dragon Distillery in Frederick

In this episode of the UnCapped podcast, host Chris Sands talks with Hirad Yaldaei, co-owner and head distiller of Dragon Distillery, who shares his personal stories about his life, as well as the business and what’s going on these days at the distillery. Here is an excerpt of their talk.

UnCapped: Let’s talk about Dragon Distillery and also your story, because you gave me a tiny bit of it, and it almost makes me not care about Dragon. I just want to hear your family’s history. And it kind of plays into [Dragon]. Everyone involved in the alcohol industry have some fantastic stories of their ancestries — maybe it’s some genetic thing. So let’s start out with … who is Hirad?

Hirad Yaldaei: I was born in Iran, and my family moved over to the United States just so we could have a better life. In 1979, there was a revolution in Iran, where the Islamic Republic overthrew the Shah of Iran. The Shah was a little bit more laid back in general, and when the Islamic Republic came, everyone had to be Muslim in order to have all civil rights in Iran. Iran had great relationships with Western countries, and after the Shah was overthrown, that went downhill.

At the time, my grandfather, who lives in Maryland now, used to be the copilot for the Shah. He used to fly the Shah around in helicopters and things like that. When the revolution happened, him and his brother were both in the military under the Shah. They had their names on the wall as people who had to be captured and executed.

UnCapped: I’m just gonna go out on a limb and say, that’s not a suggestion.

Yaldaei: No.

UnCapped: Like, that’s not a list that you’d want to be on, because it’s going to happen. They’re going to find you.

Yaldaei: Right, exactly. But long story short, my grandfather and his brother hid for a very long time, to the point where the Islamic Republic brought in my grandmother and said, “We already captured him. We just want to know who was helping him stay low” — and this was all false. They were just trying to trick her.

They brought other family members in and held them for months, saying the same thing.

After a while, they just gave up on it. My grandfather and his brother

stayed low for years. After that, they came out of hiding and tried to have a low-key life.

With the Islamic Republic governing Iran, you had to be a Muslim to have all your basic citizen rights. My family and I are not Muslim; we’re Baha’is.

We weren’t able to get any education past high school, we couldn’t work for the government, we couldn’t work in the medical field, the food industry, the banking industry … you had to have the lowest level job possible. It was just really tough to make a living and provide a good lifestyle for your family.

I was in fifth grade when my parents decided to leave Iran and come to the United States. We

traveled to Turkey as refugees, to have a better life. We were supposed to be there for four months, and guess what? 9/11 happened. Everything shut down, and we ended up being there for a little over 18 months.

UnCapped: I would assume having Iranian passports … Yaldaei: That did not help. It wasn’t an easy time for us. We weren’t financially ready for it, we didn’t know the language, we didn’t know anyone.

I didn’t go to school for almost two years. My mom would try to help me out and teach me English, but she actually didn’t know English.

We did the best we could, and finally things opened up and we came to the United States. We lived in Columbia — that’s where I attended middle school and high school. Afterwards I attended University of Maryland College Park, and I met my wife. But to say the least, it was a challenging life, growing up.

UnCapped: That’s a very formative age to have gone through all that.

Yaldaei: Kids were brutal at that

age, especially back then.

UnCapped: I can’t image the prejudice you had to have encountered in this area post-9/11.

Yaldaei: Freshman year of high school, I had teachers who would bring up things that had happened in the past between Iran and the United States and kind of look down on me because of it.

At that point, I was very young and didn’t really understand that kind of thing. … But I’m grateful for the experience because it’s made me who I am today. I understand that every person has a different challenge, and just because we don’t see it doesn’t mean they don’t have their own challenges.

UnCapped: So I’m gonna assume you had no interest in alcohol or getting into the industry or making alcohol up till you met your wife.

Yaldaei: I’m a little bit embarrassed to talk about this, but I did not have any interest, and actually in our religion, you’re not supposed to harm your body in any kind of way. You’re not supposed to drink. So this is actually against my religion. I’m not a super religious person, although religion played a big part in my life growing up. It was actually an uncomfortable conversation to have with my parents.

UnCapped: Who are probably pretty religious, if they fled a country at the risk of their lives over religion. How did they react?

Yaldaei: I think my parents are always going to support me, no matter what. They’ve always supported me. They took the same stance. They did tell me they weren’t necessarily for it, but they’re gonna support me no matter what. Props to my parents.

This excerpt has been edited for space and clarity, but not for facts. April Fools! This brewery is a hoax, folks. Listen to the full podcast at fnppodcasts.com/uncapped. Got UnCapped news? Email csands@ newspost.com.

Chris Sands

Hirad Yaldaei of Dragon Distillery.

Wilcom’s Inn offers Peruvian off the beaten path

Despite its unassuming facade, Wilcom’s Inn in Monrovia is beloved for its elevated steakhouse vibe, said front of house manager Fidias Hernandez.

The popular restaurant blends the owners’ Peruvian heritage with “Italian culinary expertise,” according to its website. Hernandez said dining there means experiencing a “warm, elegant dining room and a relaxed, casual sports bar,” all in one.

Wilcom’s Inn opened in 2016. The building used to serve as a bar for those who flocked to the now-defunct 75-80 Dragway, which sat nearby.

Today, the establishment is known for its selection of more than 100 wines, its tapas-inspired brunch and its fusion menu.

In addi tion to Peruvian cuisine with Italian influences, Hernandez said Wilcom’s Inn serves classic American fare like ribeyes and New York strip steaks. The restaurant’s signature and most popular dish, the lomo saltado, employs some Chinese-inspired ingredients and stir-fry methods.

Situated at the intersection of routes 75 and 80, the restaurant has to rely on its reputation to entice new customers to make the drive.

“It’s not like your typical restaurant that has a lot foot traffic,” Hernandez said. “A lot of our guests are regulars, but it’s also a destination.”

— Jillian Atelsek

The lomo saltado, the signature dish of Wilcom’s Inn, is a traditional Peruvian dish that features stirfried sirloin, bell peppers, onions, tomato sauce and french fries. It is served with rice.

WILCOM’S INN

11234 Fingerboard Rd, Monrovia 301-798-8686

wilcoms.com

Facebook: facebook.com/wilcomsinn

Instagram: @wilcomsinn

Price: Dinner entrees range from $17 to $37 Manager Fidias Hernandez recommends: The lomo saltado, a traditional Peruvian dish that features sliced bistro filet sauteed with onions, bell peppers, tomato sauce, red wine, red wine vinegar, soy sauce and cilantro, served with french fries and jasmine rice. The dish marries Peruvian cuisine and Chinese cooking techniques.

Staff photos by Katina Zentz

The interior space of Wilcom’s Inn.

The Great American Eclipse, Part II Standing in the Path of Totality

BY LAUREN LAROCCA llarocca@newspost.com

Along with millions of Americans, I journeyed to a spot within the Path of Totality in the summer of 2017 to take in the total solar eclipse. It was an experience for which there are no words, a day I’ll remember vividly for the rest of my life.

I met some friends at the Nantahala National Forest in Western North Carolina — friends who had made a reservation at a campsite in advance, which I hadn’t thought to do. It seemed auspicious that the word Nantahala is Cherokee for “land of the noon day sun.”

Our site was a short walk to a mountain lake, where we spent the day swimming and hanging out. By mid-afternoon, we waited near the water for the main event and saw, through pairs of those special glasses, the eclipse getting closer to totality. And then, the total eclipse. The sky turned an eerie color, one I’d never seen. Nighttime insects chirped, dogs howled, we cried.

To know that millions of people had gathered to witness it made it that much more momentous.

An estimated 12 million people already lived in that Path of Totality and didn’t need to travel, but if the roads from North Carolina back to the Mid-Atlantic region were any indication, a whole lot of people traveled many miles to see it (show of hands from people trying to get up I-81 the next day?) — an estimated 20 million people, in fact, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine.

As a Frederick friend so succinctly put it, “If you weren’t in the Path of Totality, you didn’t see it.”

It was — and is — worth the trip.

Within the Path of Totality, you can view a total solar eclipse — when the moon passes over the sun completely — safely, without any need for protection, i.e., glasses or those shoebox-viewers.

Another total solar eclipse will be visible in America on the afternoon of April 8. This one will last more than four minutes, nearly twice as long as the eclipse in 2017.

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Last year, I reached out to a friend in Ohio who works for the forest service there, excited to hear if he would be in the path and if he was planning on seeing it. His response was dismal — one of

dread, in fact. His team had already been preparing for the onslaught of visitors, and everyone would have

to work multiple days straight to contend with a packed park (well, at least you get to see an eclipse out of it, right?).

I’ll be heading up to Pennsylvania this time around — or Arkansas, depending on the weather (that Erie area is notoriously overcast).

Bear in mind, after this eclipse in April, the next total solar eclipse that will be visible from the U.S. will be in August 2044.

Then again, there are those — for superstitious or astrological reasons — who choose to avoid looking at an eclipse at all costs. Ancient beliefs about eclipses were steeped in fear. Imagine living during a time when you had no idea why the sky suddenly turned an eerie shade of dusk.

The ominous eclipse and its mythology has stretched into modern times. Buddhists, for instance, believe our actions are magnified and multiplied at least a

Total Solar Eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017.

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Chileans watch the sky with eclipse glasses prior to a total solar eclipse on July 2, 2019, in Paiguano, Chile.

thousandfold during eclipses.

So whether you stay at home, tucked under blankets, or venture out to catch a view, you are free to choose your own path.

KNOW IN ADVANCE

• Find maps of the Path of Totality online. The best resource I’ve found for this is nationaleclipse.com/maps. html.

• For Marylanders who want to see it but don’t want to travel too far, our closest options are the Erie, Pennsylvania area; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland and Northern Ohio; and portions of Indianapolis and Indiana.

• If you can extend your trip a day or more, do. Traffic is likely to be heavy on Tuesday, maybe also Wednesday.

A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE WILL BE VISIBLE TO MILLIONS OF AMERICANS IN APRIL

A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the sun from view and casting a shadow onto the Earth. For people viewing the eclipse from locations where the moon’s shadow completely blocks the sun, known as the Path of Totality, the sky will become dark.

Depending on the weather and visibility, people along the path will see the sun’s corona, the outermost part of the sun’s atmosphere, which is typically obscured by the sun’s brightness. Just before totality, viewers can also spot flashes of light — known as Baily’s beads — along the circumference of the moon.

A rapid drop in temperature typically occurs during a total solar eclipse. At times, birds will fall silent and nocturnal animals will abruptly awaken, mistaking the brief phenomenon for nightfall.

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The total solar eclipse on April 8 will be visible in several parts of the U.S.

• If you really want to see the eclipse, have a backup plan if weather is looking cloudy or rainy at your chosen location.

Lauren LaRocca is the editor of 72 Hours. You can reach her at llarocca@newspost.com, or follow her on Instagram @karmarocca.

The phenomenon also has appeared — and had various interpretations — in religious texts. Some Indigenous people have traditions they observe — like abstaining from food — during solar eclipse events.

Earth but all three bodies are not perfectly lined up, as is the case on either side of the Path of Totality. Rather than being completely obscured, the sun will appear as a crescent shape.

The last total solar eclipse that crossed the U.S. was in August 2017. It was the first total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous U.S. in 38 years, according to NASA. The April eclipse will be the last to be visible in the Lower 48 until Aug. 23, 2044.

The eclipse will begin over the South Pacific Ocean and will move diagonally across Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. Mexico’s Pacific coast will be the first location in continental North America to experience totality around 11:07 a.m. PDT. The eclipse will enter the U.S. in Texas and make its way through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

The maximum duration of totality along the eclipse path will be 4 minutes, 28 seconds, though it’s likely to be shorter in most locations.

Solar eclipses occur because, as the Earth is orbiting the sun, the moon is orbiting the Earth. Roughly every 28 days as the moon makes a complete journey around the Earth it moves between the sun and Earth, said Nick DiFrancesco, an assistant professor of geology at the University at Buffalo.

While more than 30 million Americans will get a chance to experience a total solar eclipse, most will see only a partial eclipse, which happens when the moon passes between the sun and the

But eclipses don’t happen every 28 days.

“The three factors that influence whether an eclipse is going to occur or not are the alignment of the Earth, moon and sun, that tilt or inclination of the moon’s orbit around the Earth and the last thing, essentially, is how close to the Earth the moon is,” DiFrancesco said.

Those factors have to be in perfect alignment to get a total solar eclipse.

People frequently travel to the Path of Totality to experience the total solar eclipse with their own eyes. Eclipse chasers will tell you that’s the only way to do it.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times

Kids will be over the moon with stellar eclipse activities

BY ANNE JOLLY FOOD DRINK LIFE

On April 8, the U.S. will experience a rare celestial event: a total solar eclipse. For a few brief hours, the moon will travel in front of the sun, blocking it completely. As these two heavenly bodies overlap, the air temperature will plummet, and the world will grow dark for a brief span of time. It’s a moment you won’t want your family to miss.

The unforgettable moment of totality — when the moon’s face completely obscures the sun — lasts just a few minutes. But you can make these magic moments last longer for your family. Creative art projects, eclipse-themed food and family games are all fun ways to build excitement and create lasting memories around this special event.

No matter your location, these crafts and activities will get kids excited for the big moment.

COSMICALLY CREATIVE CRAFTS

To keep your eyes safe during the solar eclipse, it’s critical to use proper eye protection. These crafts, on the other hand,

like “Space Explorer says float like you’re in zero gravity” or “Dock your spaceship,” meaning sit down quickly.

SNACKS THAT ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD

Don’t miss the chance to make some heavenly treats. Older kids may be interested in choosing the menu or helping you prepare.

Moon pies: Sandwich marshmallow filling in between two round graham cookies and coat them with chocolate. If you’re making this treat at home, consider dipping them halfway to represent the eclipse.

Half-moon cookies: These classic cookies are the perfect eclipse treat since they are frosted with half chocolate icing and half vanilla icing. This rich, fluffy treat can be made in advance and frosted with buttercream right before serving.

are dazzling — but it’s safe to look at them directly.

Galaxy slime: As the moon covers the sun, the sky will darken, and some planets and stars may be visible. Get kids excited by making sparkly, squishy galaxy slime together. The final result is a glittery twist

on regular slime that uses black, purple, blue and pink shades reminiscent of the birth of ancient stars.

Space-themed suncatchers: Another hands-on way to capture the beauty of the cosmos. Pour a mix of blue, purple and golden stained glass paints onto clear plastic plates, then let dry. Once they’re complete, they’ll look beautiful on your window as the light filters through.

Astronaut self-portraits: Does your little one dream of exploring outer space? Use online filters to take a selfie in an astronaut costume. Once you have found your favorite, turn them into self-portraits.

Upcycled space crafts: Continue celebrating all things celestial by making space crafts with everyday household objects. Turn toilet paper tubes into rockets or old socks into planets. Unleash your child’s creativity to build a galaxy of fun without breaking the bank or needing a trip to the store.

BLAST OFF WITH SIMPLE GAMES

Play these simple games while you wait for the solar eclipse to happen. Or have a weekend eclipse party before the big day and build up the anticipation.

Shadow puppets: Challenge kids to create a mini-performance using their hands or art supplies. It’s a great way to spark curiosity about the celestial mechanics that produce the eclipse.

Space-themed charades: Add a cosmic twist to a favorite game by encouraging kids to act out movies like “E.T.,” “Wall-E” and “Space Jam.”

Eclipse scavenger hunt: Hide celestial-themed objects around your house or yard, then get kids to team up and solve clues to find them.

Space explorer says: Simon Says, but make it space-themed. Invent commands

Galaxy fruit salad: Mix cosmic-colored berries together with star fruit for a healthy and colorful salad.

BEYOND THE FOOD AND FUN

Create the right kinds of memories by watching and documenting the eclipse safely. This unique celestial event is also a great opportunity to teach kids about outer space.

Avoid risking eye damage during the eclipse

Don’t forget to review NASA’s safety guidelines as you prepare for the eclipse. As NASA’s website explains, looking at the sun without specialized eye protection during the eclipse will result in instant and severe eye injury. Their website recommends using eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer to protect your eyes.

During a recent interview with Time magazine, B. Ralph Chou, president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and a former optometry professor, stressed the importance of protecting your eyes during the eclipse. “If people look without the proper protection [at the sun], they run the risk of injuring their eyes,” explained Chou. “And if they get an injury, depending on how often and how long they look at the sun without the protection, they do have a substantial risk of developing a permanent loss of vision.”

Blast off into a world of learning

This upcoming total solar eclipse is the perfect opportunity to get kids curious about science and outer space. Together, you can explore why and how the eclipse happens, which may lead to other questions about the solar system, the moon and astronomy.

Anne Jolly is the creator of the food blog Upstate Ramblings. She loves to cook, and she loves science.

Tackling the fights of a monster

Frederick author chronicles Godzilla’s wins and losses from

BY CRYSTAL SCHELLE

Special to The News-Post

Patrick Kelley was just 4 years old when he was introduced to Godzilla.

Back then, he was a King Kong fan when his brother suggested they watch the 1962 film “King Kong vs. Godzilla.” There was something about the fire-breathing, dinosaur-like lizard that walks on two legs and is taller than skyscrapers.

“I watched the movie, and it was love at first sight, so much so that I kind of switched sides, and it was like, ‘Nah, I’m rooting for Godzilla now,’” recalled Kelley, who is now 39 and lives in Frederick. I’ve been a lifelong fan ever since.”

Today, Kelley is still rooting for Godzilla, so much so that he wrote the two-volume book “Godzilla: The Monster Fight Record.” He goes movie by movie, rating which Godzilla fight was the best and who his opponents were. Volume 1 covers the films during Godzilla’s classic period beginning from his 1954 debut to 1975. Volume 2 covers the films from 1984 to 2021.

Why Godzilla? Kelley said at that early age he always had an interest in monsters.

“All my favorite movies were just the old school monster movies like the Frankensteins, the Draculas, the Wolfmans, the King Kongs — all of them,” he said. “And Godzilla was everything I liked about imaginative and crazy, over-the-top creatures.”

Kelley said what made Godzilla so remarkable was that he “was a fire-breathing dragon, but he was also a dinosaur. But he was also like a god amongst mortals, like he was just this mythological, godlike figure.”

Over the years, Kelley continued watching the Godzilla movies as they were released, and he plans to see

not available on home video, and I couldn’t find it.” But fast forward to pandemic times, and Kelley was easily able to find it on the internet.

When it came to writing his own list, Kelley had lofty dreams of finishing it in six months. It actually took him three years. He self-published it in two volumes, which are available through Amazon. He said he has a new respect for authors. He said it took so long because he was juggling a full-time job in cyber security assessments. He met and later married Jessica Bravo. They got pregnant and had to find a bigger home before welcoming their now-8-month-old daughter Elizabeth. Just one month after their daughter’s birth in 2023, “Godzilla: The Monster Fight Record” was released through Amazon.

1954-2021

GODZILLA! GODZILLA!

“Godzilla: The Monster Fight Record” volumes I and II are available on Amazon.com.

“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” is playing in Frederick at Warehouse Cinemas and Regal Westview.

into [the movie], to fill time and save money,” he said.

As for the worst of the franchise, Kelley names “Godzilla vs. Megalon” (2023) and “Godzilla’s Revenge” aka “All Monsters Attack” (1969).

the latest, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” which opened in theaters on March 29.

He said when he first started watching and tracking Godzilla appearances in movies, there were 17. He counts 39 now, including the 2024 release.

Kelley admitted the concept of tracking the fights isn’t an original idea. When he was 11, a list of Godzilla fights was floating around on the internet. But with that list, he said he disagreed with some. It was then he thought he should compile his own list. He didn’t start it then, but Kelley always had it in the

back of his mind.

When the pandemic hit, Kelley found himself stuck at home alone. Looking for something to occupy his time, he thought about how outdated that fight record was and decided it was time to take on the Herculean effort to tackle a list of Godzilla fight scenes.

When Kelley was a kid, the 1968 film “Destroy All Monsters” was the Holy Grail of films, he said, and it was nearly impossible to find. The film was the ninth in the franchise and in it, Godzilla battles 11 other monsters. “For the longest time, it was just a lost film,” Kelley said. “It was

After rewatching all the films, Kelley said the original 1954 “Godzilla” (or “Gojira,” in Japanese), is still a masterpiece. He also enjoyed 1995’s “Godzilla vs. Destoroyah” and 1964’s “Mothra vs. Godzilla.”

“There are some like ‘Godzilla vs. Gigan” from 1972 — that was my No. 1 favorite when I was a kid. But then as I got older, I kind of lost favor with it because a lot of the imperfections became obvious, especially the use of stock footage,” he said.

Stock footage, Kelley explained, was a cost-cutting effort to save money on tight budgets.

“They started taking action sequences from previous movies and plugging them

But his least favorite is TriStar Pictures’ 1998 film “Godzilla,” the first Godzilla flick made in America. They were previously all made in Japan. “That was the first movie I remember seeing in theaters where I walked out, and I was like, ‘I think I’m disappointed, but is that allowed?’” he said. “I was 13, and the idea of being disappointed by a movie was kind of new to me. I remember walking out of that feeling, ‘I think I’m unhappy.’ I have softened up on that one a little bit, where it’s still not good, but I don’t passionately hate it.”

As for his books, Kelley is happy that a new generation of Godzilla fans are finding the lists and delving back into the movies. And to think, the books began from another list.

“it’s nice to continue that tradition and just be a source of information for the younger fans who are trying to get into it,” he said. “If I can help in that process, I call that a win.”

Crystal Schelle is a journalist whose work has been published locally, regionally and nationally. She enjoys trivia, cats and streaming movies.

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Author Patrick Kelley with his wife, Jessica Bravo.

Frederick museum kicks off walking-tour season with Civil War Immersion Saturday

BY ERIK ANDERSON

Special to The News-Post

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is kicking off its walking tour season with a Civil War Immersion Saturday on April 6. In addition to its One Vast Hospital guided tours of downtown Frederick, the museum will host Union and Confederate re-enactors who will explain 19thcentury field medicine to visitors.

Each year, the walking tours, which run each weekend from April through September, highlight the pivotal role Frederick played in the development of military medicine and medical triage protocols more broadly.

“Frederick was really the center of a medical revolution,” said Dana Shoaf, the museum’s director of interpretation. “Frederick is one of the first areas to be used as a hospital system, to serve as a general hospital.”

In the aftermath of the 1862 battles of South Mountain and Antietam, 8,000 wounded soldiers were transported to Frederick via an early ambulance service, Shoaf said. A 10-mile train of ambulance wagons traveled on the old National Road over a two-day period, with about 100 of the wagons arriving in Frederick each day. The city’s churches and public buildings were transformed into hospitals, saving many lives from the bloodiest single day of combat in U.S. history.

But Frederick couldn’t have played that role in medical history without the foresight of Dr. Jonathan Letterman, the Union Army’s medical director who would come to be known as the father of modern battlefield medicine.

As part of his development of an innovative three-part system for mass-casualty treatment, he pegged Frederick ahead of the battle as an ideal location for the critical third step of his plan: evacuation far away from

CIVIL WAR IMMERSION SATURDAY

When: Walking tours run from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and re-enactor presentations run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 6.

Where: National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 48 E. Patrick St., Frederick Tickets: Included with museum admission, which is $9.50 for adults, $8.50 for seniors and military, $7.50 for students and free for members. Walking tour is $15.

Info: civilwarmed.org

different aspects of the town’s Civil War history.

“The experience, I think in general will really surprise people when they learn about some of these buildings they walk by and don’t give a second thought,” Shoaf said. “In some of these structures, hundreds of men recuperated from the bloodiest day in American history. It happened right in this town that’s now sort of a tourist mecca.”

He noted that Jacob Engelbrecht, who would become the mayor of Frederick a few years after the Battle of Antietam, recorded in his diary that it was impossible to step outside his home on W. Patrick St. without seeing dozens of wounded soldiers walking the street.

the battlefield to facilities suitable for long-term recovery.

“Frederick was identified because it had good water sources, it had decent infrastructure leading to it and it had large buildings,” Shoaf said. “They had identified it as early as 1861, and on the way to Antietam, Letterman came in here and picked numerous buildings, including churches. I think every church but one in the town was identified as a hospital site.”

At the Saturday event, re-enactors portraying Letterman and his wife will

give a talk about the Army doctor’s role in medical history. Re-enactors from the Blue and Gray Hospital Association will portray members of the Confederate Army’s medical department and display period medical equipment in the museum’s Camp Life gallery.

The walking tours will take visitors on a 90-minute, one- mile roundtrip in the core downtown area, with about 12 stops at historic sites. Shoaf recommends visitors take the walking tour several times with different guides because they each highlight

Brad Stone, one of the museum’s docents and walking-tour guides, said that in addition to sharing the story of the Antietam battle’s aftermath, this year he will include stories about Frederick’s experience during the 1864 Battle of Monocacy because July 9 will mark the battle’s 160th anniversary. And because Nov. 1 will mark 160 years since the state of Maryland abolished slavery, he will include stops at extant slave quarters and discuss the state’s path

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Where Charm And History Meet Midd letown

Courtesy of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine leads walking tours throughout Frederick each weekend from April through September.

Tour the ‘quietest place on Earth’ and see if it quiets your mind

BY LAURA YUEN Star Tribune

Can the Quietest Place on Earth cure the phenomenon known as “popcorn brain”?

The term applies to a scattered attention span, exacerbated by social media use, that sends one’s brain flitting from one idea to the next, much like kernels bursting in the microwave. I’m feeling it now, struggling to write a column in the face of so many shiny objects — from the next item on my to-do list to breaking-news notifications.

Enter Orfield Laboratories. Decades ago, this spot — once home to recording studio Sound 80 — was known for helping birth some of the most notable music to emerge from Minneapolis, including Lipps Inc.’s “Funkytown,” Bob Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks” and Prince’s early demo tape. Now it’s on the map for its world-renowned silence.

The lab’s anechoic chamber (“an-ih-KOH-ic,” meaning it’s free of echoes) is so quiet that the lab’s owner, Steve Orfield, ays you may hear things you’ve never heard before. The quieter the place, the more sensitive your ability to truly listen becomes.

“If you stay in the anechoic chamber for 30 to 45 minutes, you could hear your own heartbeat,” he says. “You could hear your knees and elbows scraping together when you move your joints. You can hear the blood flowing in your carotid arteries up to your brain. You’re the show.”

If the idea of “being the show” intimidates you, you’re in good company. I’m thankful to live in a time when I never have to be alone with my thoughts. Podcasts and playlists can entertain us on our walks. A million diversions beckon

from our phone. Why sit down and focus when I can watch a video of a horse farting on a Siamese cat?

But don’t be fooled by myths about entering Minneapolis anechoic chamber. Over the years, outlets have reported that spending more than 45 minutes there would drive a person insane.

On TikTok, a false rumor spread that Orfield Labs would pay millions of dollars to anyone who could stay

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in the chamber for an hour. Calls to the five-person staff inquiring about the cash prizes have been so incessant that Orfield says he is hoping to pursue legal action against the sources of those claims.

But there was one rumor that was true, known as “The Orfield Challenge.” For a story published last year, a New York Times Magazine reporter was determined to clinch the record for the amount of time

sitting in the dark in the Quietest Place on Earth. It had been previously set at two hours, so she reserved the chamber for three hours.

“She did last three hours,” Orfield says. “She beat the last record.”

The labs are used for consumer product research and design. Orfield

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Steve Orfield, owner of Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis, inside the Anechoic Test Chamber, the quietest place on Earth. But Orfield’s work goes well beyond the quiet room. His projects include finding the right sensory environments for people with autism and dementia.

”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.

“NEWBODIES/NOBODIES” — through April 19 at King Street Gallery at the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center at Montgomery College, 930 King St., Silver Spring. This cultural exchange/international synchronous group exhibition features South Korean artists, while faculty and staff of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts will simultaneously exhibit at CICA Museum. Features work that attempts to explore, imagine and critique a new figuration, a new-body (virtual, cyborg, queer), body-politic, or a no-body (nobody), COVID-body, body-horror, cyberspace and transhumanism, as well as animal bodies and the natural/unnatural world(s) from the perspective of Korean and U.S. artists.

“Dreams” — through April 28 at DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market St., Frederick. Almost everyone dreams — happy, sad or scary, representative, abstract or surreal. This juried exhibition showcases the translation of the ethereal nature of dreams into tangible works of art. The original creations of 28 artists were selected by independent juror Rhonda Smith. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. April 6. 301-695-4050, districtarts.com.

Bettie Awards Exhibition — through April 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. 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 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,

lery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. 240-543-4962 or bethesda.org. “Iterations: Archetypes And Continuum” — April 5 to 28 at NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. Judith Kornett explores the nexus between imagery old and new, as well as her use of personal archetypes in their various iterations throughout her personal artistic continuum. Opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. April 6, artist talk at 1 p.m. April 21. Hours noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 240-3679770, nomagalleryfrederick.com.

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. 301-6980656 or delaplaine.org.

”Iterations: Archetypes and Continuum” — April 6 to 28, NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. This exhibit explores the nexus between imagery both old and new as explored by Judith Kornett, as well as her use of personal archetypes in their various iterations throughout her personal artistic continuum. Artist reception 5 to 8 p.m. April 6. Artist talk 1 p.m. April 21. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. nomagalleryfrederick. com, 240-274-7985.

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.

”Brushes With History: Inspiring the Personality of Frederick” — through Dec. 14, 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, past and present. 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. Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 301-663-1188 or frederickhistory.org.

”Creating in Abstraction” — April 4 to 27, Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Featuring 11 artists pursuing abstraction across painting, sculpture, collage and mixed media. Opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. April 13. Gal-

“Art Expressions: A Community Invitational Exhibit” — April 6 to 28 at Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick. To help the gallery celebrate its fifth anniversary, 20 artists from the community were invited to share their artwork at the gallery, along with the 14 gallery members. Showing weekends throughout April, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. eastsidearts313@gmail. com, eastsideartistsgallery.com.

Countryside Artisans Spring Studio Tour — April 19 to 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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“Iterations: Archetypes And Continuum” features work by Judith Kornett at NOMA Gallery in downtown Frederick from April 5 to 28, with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. April 6 and an artist talk at 1 p.m. April 21. Shown here is one of her pieces featured in the exhibition.

‘NEWBODIES/NOBODIES’ explores the relationship between the body, presence, tech and mortality

King Street Gallery at Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus presents “NEWBODIES/ NOBODIES,” a cultural exchange and international synchronous group exhibition in conjunction with CICA Museum, South Korea.

In keeping with the exhibition’s theme surrounding presence and virtuality, King Street Gallery features South Korean artists, while faculty and staff of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts simultaneously exhibit work at CICA Museum.

The exhibition at King Street Gallery runs through April 19.

Even prior to the pandemic of 2020, human civilization had become increasingly and intimately tethered to the Network, a condition of perpetual digital/remote/virtual connection, carrying smartphones on bodies in a form of latent cyborgism, and immersing in representations

and performativity of self via social media networks and other technologies. While day to day sociality, business and politics blurred the boundaries between an offline and online experience (post-internet), creating a global, extended telepresence, the media also proliferated video clips, captured by smartphone users, of the murder of POC, including Eric Garner, who’s last agonizing final moments, pleas of “I can’t breathe” were heard throughout the world.

Meanwhile, later, during the early wave of the pandemic, throughout the world, nurses held up smartphones so one could say a final goodbye to their ventilated loved ones who were unable to breathe and forced to die “alone-together.”

Both are instances of the complex interaction and relationship between the body, presence, tech and mortality. Is the body disappearing or

reappearing? Is it something in between or wholly new? In this age, the body is potentially resurrected, reconsidered or reconstructed.

“NEWBODIES/NOBODIES” features work that attempts to explore, imagine and critique a new figuration — a new body (virtual, cyborg, queer), bodypolitic or a no-body (nobody), a COVID-body, body-horror, cyberspace and transhumanism, as well as animal bodies and the natural and unnatural worlds we inhabit, from the perspective of Korean and U.S. artists.

The exhibition was curated by Leejin Kim, art director of the CICA Museum, and Norberto Gomez Jr., chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Montgomery College, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus.

Gallery hours are 8 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 to 4 p.m. Friday.

Courtesy photo “Belonging,” by Maddy Lee.

MAD Dance presents the ‘Intentional Terrarium’ experience, an immersive art installation

BY MINA FOUTCH Special to The News-Post

This April, MAD Dance will introduce a multitude of performances titled collectively “Intentional Terrarium,” showcasing each Saturday of the month.

Performers range from dancers and visual artists to yoga instructors and storytellers. As the subject matter for every presentation will vary, each Saturday will feature new artists presenting new ideas and pieces. The one exception of this changing schedule is the dance piece “Precious,” created by MAD Dance co-directors Kitty Clark and Ray C. Shaw, which will take place each Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Performers will interact with a greenhouse-like bubble during the intimate shows, which run from 1:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Y Arts Center in downtown Frederick. MAD Dance says the portable greenhouse is complemented by photographs, videos, poems, plants, sticks, vintage clothing, macrame and embroidered wall hangings, sounds, scents, tastes, recipes and a collection of blue Ball jars.

“The bubble became metaphorical in so many ways,” Clark said.

In a release, MAD Dance stated, “Driving the project are thoughts about building sanctuaries, bunkers, biospheres, and nurseries, preparing for the end times, thinking about how to share space intimately, selfsufficiency, and carving out time and space for contemplation. The installation encourages the question: What is so precious that we would create a structure to nurture its existence?”

After crafting their own reflections of what the bubble means to them, MAD Dance sought out others to join them in their artistic endeavor.

“We realized it was a really fun way to allow other people to interpret the bubble and respond to the bubble,” Clark said. “It’s fun to find other people

SCHEDULE

April 6

2 p.m. Lisa Sheirer, “Watershed Lacuna”

2:30 p.m. James Connors, “The Molting”

3 p.m. Revolution Modern Dance, “Seedling. Sapling. Snap”

3:30 p.m. MAD Dance, excerpt from “Precious”

4 p.m. Lisa Sheirer, “Watershed Lacuna”

4:30 p.m. James Connors, “The Molting”

5 p.m. Revolution Modern Dance, “Seedling. Sapling. Snap”

7 p.m. Laura First, “Sedna, Breathing the soul to awakening”

that want to make thought-provoking art that’s meant for others to chew on.”

Between performances, there will be time for audience members to sit with and further examine the installation. Guests are encouraged to browse the visual art, share their thoughts and wander inside the bubble.

“We almost always incorporate some kind of discussion afterwards,” Clark said, in an attempt for both artists and viewers to share their ideas and feelings that result from the art they consume. “The work that Ray and I make is not at all preachy. We give people a different lens to look at the world through.”

Performances exist in 30-minute increments, allowing audiences to come and go as they’d like throughout the

7:30 p.m. Mad Dance, “Precious”

April 13

2 p.m. Elizabeth Kennedy and Yvette Martin, “Beautiful Human”

2:30 p.m. Jodi Obeid, “Inside (in)”

3 p.m. Cam Millar, “Conversations with Plants”

3:30 p.m. MAD Dance, excerpt from “Precious”

4 p.m. Elizabeth Kennedy and Yvette Martin, “Beautiful Human”

4:30 p.m. Jodi Obeid, “Inside (in)”

5 p.m. Cam Millar, “Conversations with Plants”

7 p.m. Jodi Obeid, “Inside (in)”

Cam Millar, “Conversations with Plants”

7:30 p.m. Mad Dance, “Precious”

day.

MAD Dance provides a space for all to indulge, and though the experience may be out of a zone of comfortability for some, Clark encourages guests to come and try it out. As she put it, “There isn’t a wrong response.”

The monthlong festival was built to reach each viewer in a way that is distinct to them.

“We want people to experience the art and be moved in some way,” Clark said. “Fundamentally, we want people to really think about what it means to be a human being on this planet in 2024.”

“Intentional Terrarium” admission is free. Information about specific artists and their work is available at kittyclarkmoves.com/mad-dance.

April 20

2 p.m. Lindy Burns, sound bath

2:30 p.m. Lisa Sheirer, “Watershed Lacuna”

3 p.m. Revolution Modern Dance, “Seedling. Sapling. Snap”

3:30 p.m. Lindy Burns, sound bath

4 p.m. Neha Misra, poetry; MAD Dance excerpt from “Precious”

4:30 p.m. Lisa Sheirer, “Watershed Lacuna”

5 p.m. Revolution Modern Dance, “Seedling. Sapling. Snap”

7 p.m. Neha Misra, poetry

7:30 p.m. MAD Dance, “Precious”

‘INTENTIONAL TERRARIUM’

“Intentional Terrarium” admission is free. Information about specific artists and their work is available at kittyclarkmoves.com/ mad-dance. The Y Arts Center is at 115 E. Church St., Frederick.

Mina Foutch is a writer from Hagerstown who has always found solace in words. A poet at her core, her pieces have been previously published in multiple literary magazines. In her free time, she is probably reading something dramatic with a cat on her chest.

April 27

2 p.m. Cam Millar, “Conversations with Plants”

2:30 p.m. Elizabeth Kennedy and Yvette Martin, “Beautiful Human”

3 p.m. Kinetics Dance Company, “Recollect”

3:30 p.m. MAD Dance, excerpt from “Precious”

4 p.m. Cam Millar, “Conversations with Plants”

4:30 p.m. Elizabeth Kennedy and Yvette Martin, “Beautiful Human”

5 p.m. Kinetics Dance Company, “Recollect”

7 p.m. Kinetics Dance Company, “Recollect” Laura First, “Sedna, Breathing the soul to awakening”

7:30 p.m. MAD Dance, “Precious”

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Kitty Clark works on “Intentional Terrarium.”

The circus is coming to TAG

Featured artist Christopher Madden will present his provocative new exhibition, “Circus Peanut,” at TAG/The Artists Gallery in Frederick from April 5 to 28.

Do you remember that orange, supposedly banana-flavored, peanut-shaped candy?

“This inexplicable confection has the reputation of being the most misunderstood candy in the world,” says Madden. “It is in this that I found a nexus with the paintings I am making — misunderstood but often provoking a strong dialogue.

The layout of Madden’s solo show suggests a vintage circus sideshow. The artist aims to present more than an arrangement of paintings on gallery walls. He wants the viewer to experience ideas, along with a sense of absurdist theatricality.

“Circus Peanut” opens April 5. A reception with the artist will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. April 6, and Madden will give an artist talk at 3 p.m. April 13.

Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. TAG is at 501

Judith Kornett explores personal archetypes in solo show ‘Iterations’ at NOMA

“Iterations: Archetypes And Continuum” explores the nexus between imagery both old and new as explored by Judith Kornett, as well as her use of personal archetypes in their various iterations throughout her personal artistic continuum.

The show runs April 5 to 28 at NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St. Frederick, with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. April 6 and an artist talk at 1 p.m. April 21.

The focus of this exhibit will be Kornett’s exploration of her imagery both past and current, and

the relationship of her personal archetypes and their many iterations as represented in her art. In addition, she is acknowledging their development along the continuum of her artistic journey.

It is her hope that the viewer will glean a greater understanding of the artistic process in general and Kornett’s process, both physical and intellectual.

Learn more about the artist at judithkornettarts.com or on Facebook and Instagram at Judtihkornettarts.

Enrollment open for Frederick School of Religion

The Frederick School of Religion will offer a new season of classes beginning April 8 that cover a broad range of topics, including social justice, prayer, mysticism, symphonic music and spiritual meanings in movies. Classes are held at Brook Hill United Methodist Church, 8946 Indian Springs Road, Frederick. Each course runs for six weeks on consecutive Mondays or Tuesdays from April 8 through May 15. For more information and registration forms, visit frederickschoolofreligion.org, or call 240651-1865 or 240-490-5657.

CLASSES

The Archaeology of the Hebrew Bible: Consider the latest archaeological finds and learn how Biblical stories are dated. Renewing the Dance of Mysticism: Examine the creation spirituality of Matthew Fox, the mysticism of Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart, Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Merton and others.

Life of Prayer:

Prayer is many things. We will approach this study as pilgrims on a journey, learning from the past and each other. The Apostolic Age and the Formation of a Christian Identity: This course will examine key issues of interest related to the formation of the Christian movement and its emergence.

Composers in Their Time: Explore selected composers (Haydn, Dvorak and Shostakovich) and the historical events that inspired them to write a major work.

What Jews Believe: This course will cover some essential topics (afterlife, messiah, nature of God, etc.) and will explore questions about Jewish belief or practice.

The Spiritual Practice of Doubt (offered on April 23 only): Marx, Nietzsche and Freud challenge people of faith to question what motives, functions and work beliefs do for the individuals and communities that adopt them.

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“A lot of people don’t appreciate the fact that Maryland adopted emancipation more than a year before the rest of the [slave states] did,” he said. “It adopted emancipation well before the 13th Amendment came into place, and Frederick played a key role in making the difference in the statewide referendum on that.”

his tours also touch on much lighter stories than wounded soldiers and slavery. For instance, when he stops at the Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ on W. Church St., he likes to tell the story of the time Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson attended services there while the Confederate Army occupied Frederick.

happen if the pastor preached a strong pro-Union sermon. The pastor did go out and say a prayer for the well-being of President Lincoln, but fortunately that day, Stonewall Jackson … pretty much slept through the service. By most accounts, his staff was kind of amused by the whole thing.”

Let’s Go to the Movies! Finding Spiritual Meaning in Contemporary Popular Films:

What the Bible Says about Social Justice: Even a casual reader knows that the biblical writers spoke of justice. Prophet Amos thundered, “Let justice roll down like waters.” But what, if anything, does the Bible say about social justice? to emancipation.

He emphasized, however, that

“He went to that church in part to intimidate the pastor there, who was a Unionist,” Stone said. “There was some question what would

Erik Anderson is a freelance writer in Frederick who cares about few things more than the history of his community. Email him at erikanderson07@gmail.com.

This course will focus on six films recognized to have artistic and social value. All carry common spiritual themes: creation and creativity, exploitation and alienation, atonement and redemption, etc.

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“Fly and Be Free,” by Judith Kornett.

N. Market St., Frederick. Learn more at theartistsgalleryfrederick.com, or call 301-228-9860.

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LEFT: “Pie and Ice Cream.” RIGHT: “Circus Peanut.”

LOSS and light

BY LAUREN LAROCCA llarocca@newspost.com

Since the unexpected loss of her 18-year-old son in 2017, Deb Todd Wheeler has left his bedroom untouched, and its become a museum of sorts of his life, cut short.

As she tried making sense of the loss, she’d sometimes walk into the space and began noticing a single ray of sunlight beaming through a solitary window, how it started with the bright morning and made its way across the room throughout the day, illuminating objects — trophies, hockey gear — and highlighting the dancing particles of dust.

“The thing about being an artist is you have this great outlet … where you can take all these crazy, unthinkable things and chew on them through material,” said Wheeler, a multidisciplinary artist based in Boston.

Artist

Deb Todd Wheeler will host a grief ritual in Frederick to honor and release what we have lost

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Wheeler’s personal journey through grief began when, within a year’s time, she lost her son, her brother, who was also her lifelong collaborator in art and music. On the day her brother died, her husband was diagnosed with cancer.

“That was a collapse of life as we knew it,” said Wheeler, whose other son, Eli, was 15 at the time. “It’s like we’re living on a different timeline now than we thought we were gonna be.”

After a grueling, two-month run of chemo and seven months to fully recover, her husband is now doing well.

The result of her mourning and experiences of standing in his quiet room, Wheeler began to use pinhole photography, a process that involves setting up a small, lightproof box with a pinhole in lieu of a lens, to document the space and the changing light within it.

She will show a collection of these images in the solo exhibition “Being With My Sun,” which runs April 6 to May 26 at Gaslight Gallery in downtown Frederick. The show also includes a video loop created by Wheeler depicting the preserved bedrooms of historical figures. On April 7, she will host a grief ritual in the space, inviting others in the community to come together and contemplate and catharsitize their own experiences with loss.

But the aftermath of Wheeler’s year of loss still reverberates through her life and work. Now she serves as a guide for others navigating the mysterious, choppy waters of grief.

As a way of processing the unexpected death of her son, Lucas, who died naturally in his sleep for reasons unknown, Wheeler began taking walks at the nearby Lost Pond Sanctuary, a little square of urban wilds.

“Between busy roads, there’s this Bermuda Triangle of woods that is called Lost Pond because the trails turn, and people get lost in there,” Wheeler said. “It’s a beautiful site and so buried, even though you’re in the city.”

During her first walk with family, taken the week Lucas died, they came upon what felt like a terrorizing scene at the time: workers chainsawing and back-hoeing the woods.

“We didn’t know what was happening, but it seemed like they were clearing this beautiful, wilded space,” she recalled. “So that moment of ‘Oh my God, Lucas is dead and the woods are being destroyed’ felt like the end of the world.”

They were actually remediating the

landscape, Wheeler later learned, as it was the former site of a dump.

“So in what I call ‘the clearing,’ everything that’s growing there is as old as he is gone. It is this nature space representing what new growth looks like, which is not what old growth is. It’s tender and different — but still growth.”

Pinhole photography by Deb Todd Wheeler.

An image from “Book of Walks” shows a scene from

Deb Todd Wheeler

An image from “Book of Walks” shows “the clearing” at Lost Pond Sanctuary in Massachusetts.

Courtesy of Deb Todd Wheeler Deb Todd Wheeler

Over time, Wheeler created a walking route, complete with geolocated music she’s written and recorded that can be accessed during the walk through an app, as well as a shrine for Lucas — a teepee structure made of downed branches and christened with mementos and flowers — all of which she began sharing in 2019 with others who wanted a way to process their own experiences with loss of any kind.

She continues to guide people along her 90-minute Radio Silence Audio Walk through Lost Pond to this day, any time someone requests one, and the people who reach out are experiencing grief from myriad sources, she said. The pandemic lockdowns, for example, brought students who were grieving the loss of a college experience.

Wheeler studied and participated in the work of psychotherapist and grief specialist Francis Weller, who wrote the book “The Wild Edge of Sorrow.” Through it, she learned of his Five Gates of Grief: all that we love we will lose, the places that did not receive love, the sorrows of the world, what we expected but did not receive, and ancestral grief.

“The walks appeal to people on all these different levels,” Wheeler said.

As audio walk participant Benjamin Lloyd writes in his blog, “It is a walk: gently up and down, in and out of woods, over occasionally rough terrain, to a dock by a pond, and then back to where you started. In one of her songs Deb sings ‘I can’t go under it, I can’t go around it, I can only go through it.’ RADIO SILENCE is an embodiment of going through it — whatever ‘it’ is to you.”

Wheeler has led hundreds of people through her walk, through all seasons and all weather. As she puts it in a video on her website, “It has become a repetitive grief ritual for me. … Each walk, something along the journey transforms us. We just don’t know what it’s going to be when we set out.”

Meanwhile, she had been documenting her walks, taking note of her inner and outer landscape, as well as the reflections of others led down the trails, which resulted in her “Book of Walks,” a logbook complete with photographs of the natural space, published in October 2023.

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An offshoot of her walking ritual, Wheeler hosts community grief gatherings as a way to share her work and

“BEING WITH MY SUN: A GRIEVING MOTHER’S PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHS BY DEB TODD WHEELER”

When: April 6 to May 26, with an opening reception from 1 to 6 p.m. April 6. The Community Grief Ritual will be held at 2 p.m. April 7.

Where: Gaslight Gallery, 118 E. Church St., Frederick

Tickets: Free

Info: 703-309-3826, gaslightart.com

offer support for people who are not in the Boston area.

When she hosts the Community Grief Ritual in Frederick, she’ll erect a small tower that includes fabric, flowers and small objects, and community members are invited to bring a picture or object to add to it.

During these hour-long ceremonies, Wheeler reads passages from her “Book of Walks” and guides the group into sharing their experiences, though the sharing aspect is brief and abstracted, she said. These are not meant to act as support groups but rather an invitation to creatively explore grief and connect with others, ultimately allowing space for a communal process of release.

“There is a witnessing aspect — and a mirroring aspect,” Wheeler said. “Sometimes there are things you just want to hear out loud.”

Another aspect of the gathering involves reading aloud “unanswered questions” from the “Book of Walks” — When can I smile again? Where did you go? — questions that arose during the walks, printed out on small cards for the gathering.

She also invites participants to write their own “unanswered questions” on blank cards and donate them to the project.

“The beautiful thing about the questions is you’ll pull one that’s probably not for you, but you read it out loud, and it’s the question somebody else in the room might need to hear,” Wheeler said. “We form our own Lost Pond, just for an hour.”

Lauren LaRocca is the editor of 72 Hours. You can reach her at llarocca@ newspost.com, or follow her on Instagram @karmarocca.

Courtesy of Deb Todd Wheeler

Elijah Mickelson

FILM

Inaugural Gettysburg Film Festival highlights history — and is the only film fest of its kind in America

BY DAWN MORGAN NEARY Special to The News-Post

After iconic documentary filmmaker Ken Burns headlined a series of sold-out events at the Majestic Theater early last year, the idea for a history film festival in Gettysburg began.

Two Gettysburg natives, Jake Boritt and Andrew Dalton, launched a broader effort, inspired by Burns’ work, to bring Americans to Gettysburg for a celebration of American history onscreen. The pair said that no other such film festival currently exists in the U.S.

What is the focus of this year’s festival?

Dalton : The focus is largely on presidential leadership and the safeguarding of our democracy, grounded in Abraham Lincoln’s legacy and life story. The main event, “Lessons from Lincoln,” features a conversation with Ken Burns, actors Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston, who have played numerous U.S. presidents onscreen, with an introduction by Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer. Events on April 6 further complement this theme, exploring the evolution of our democracy and our most contentious elections from the 1860s to the 1960s.

What was attendance like last year for the Ken Burns events hosted by the Majestic? How many people do you anticipate for this year?

Dalton : More than 4,000 tickets have been sold this year, approximately twice as many as last year’s Ken Burns events. We are humbled by the interest and support for this new initiative in Gettysburg.

For newbies to the area, can you talk about the important role of history in this area, culturally and economically?

Dalton : Gettysburg is a microcosm of United States history, and it’s one of the most visited historical sites in the world. We like to emphasize that the history of this place did not start in 1863. There is a rich history before, during and after the Battle of Gettysburg.

Boritt : Gettysburg is simultaneously the site of the bloodiest, horrendous divide in

scholar Gabor Boritt. I am executive director of the Adams County Historical Society and Gettysburg’s new Beyond the Battle Museum, which was recently voted best new museum in the United States by USA Today readers.

Boritt : Ken [Burns] and I have been friends for many years. He loves Gettysburg. It’s said more Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source. He’s very busy, with projects at PBS booked for the next 10 years. He’s truly an American icon, and getting him even for a few hours is special, so getting two days of Ken and his collaborators is a wonderful opportunity.

I’m a native of Gettysburg. I live on a historic farm that served as an Underground Railroad stop and later as Confederate battle hospital during the battle.

Some people think history is boring. Maybe they had a middle or high school teacher who didn’t make it interesting. What do you say to that?

Dalton : It’s all about how history is presented. Everyone loves a good story, and at its core, history should be about people and their stories. Film and museum experiences are two avenues we can use to excite visitors to Gettysburg. We hope this film festival, coupled with the opening of Beyond the Battle Museum, will help Americans find their passion for history.

Boritt : History is not over; it’s still shaping us. History is the story of who we are. By understanding where we’ve been, we can understand where we may be going.

There are so many film festivals, what is different about this one?

American history. We were killing each other here. It is here that Lincoln came to envision a more hopeful future. He looked into history to find hope for our future. Gettysburg, despite its battle history, is a peaceful, bucolic pastoral landscape that draws millions of visitors. But if you let it, the land will speak to you, and Gettysburg is vital

to Americans understanding who they are.

How did you get involved in the festival? What’s your background?

Dalton : Jake is a documentary filmmaker known for “The Gettysburg Story” film, book and auto-tour and many other regionally and nationally syndicated films. He is the son of author, professor and Lincoln

Dalton : We hope for this to become the preeminent American history film festival in the United States. We are shocked that no such festival exists, and we think Gettysburg is the perfect place to host it.

Dawn Morgan Neary is a freelance journalist from Tampa, Florida, and currently resides in Mount Airy with her large blended family. She holds an MFA in film and electronic media from American University and teaches in the GED/ESL programs at Frederick Community College.

Jason Minick/Gettysburg College

From left, Ken Burns and Jake Boritt.

Courtesy of Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Courtesy of Sam Waterston Sam Waterston

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Thursday April 4

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.

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Knitting 101 for Adults — 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Urbana Regional Library, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick. Learn the basics from local knitter Terry Cammock. Bring your own project or start one here. Supplies provided; all skill levels welcome.

301-600-7000.

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Rembert Lecture in Enterprise Economics

— 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Coley Rice Lounge, McDaniel Hall, 2 College Hill, Westminster. Hosted by the Economics and Business Administration department, this annual event was established by 1961 alum Donald Rembert and his wife, Judy, also an alum of the Class of 1960, to highlight notable speakers on business and economics. 410-857-2450. cknauer@mcdaniel.edu.

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.

History: Shaken and Stirred — 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Covalent Springs, 118 E. Main St., Westminster. Hosted by the Historical Society of Carroll County. Five speakers telling three, five-minute untold, local history stories shared with the crowd in a fun, relaxed setting — featuring untold stories of Mount Airy. A special history-themed drink will be

developed by owners Jenn and Drew. 410-848-6494. info@hsccmd.org. coalentspirits.com/home.

Men’s Group — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Virtual Senior Center , Frederick. Connect with other men in the senior community! Meet online to watch videos, explore websites on all sorts of topics, and simply talk and catch-up on our lives. Occasional opportunities for in-person outings. New members are welcome. Meets weekly on Zoom via the Virtual Senior Center. 301-788-1075. virtualseniorcenter@ frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcountymd.gov.

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

Global Forum — 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Naganna Forum, Roj Student center, 2 College Hill, Westminster. McDaniel College’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Global Bridge host an academic and thought-provoking discussion delving into various pressing global issues. Call 410-8572459 or email odei@mcdaniel.edu for more information.  410-857-2595. cknauer@mcdaniel.edu.

RECREATION

Open Duckpin Bowling - Senior Recreation Center — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Walkersville Lanes, 44 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Walkersville. Not league bowling. Requires $10 annual dues. Cost is weekly cost of bowling. See website and contact coordinator.

240-651-1865. gvblessing@comcast.net. srcfrederick.org.

THEATER

“The Squirrels” — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. The patriarch of a family of gray squirrels has stowed away enough nuts for 10 winters, but the fox squirrels from way over near the 7-11 want in on his stash. In this fiercely funny and provocative play, the writer of “Hand to God” exposes the way we use power and domination to mask our own insecurities and fears. 18 and older.

6.50-37.50. 301-694-4744. zcallis@ marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-squirrels.

Friday April 5 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

MAVFD Auxilary Buffet Dinner — 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Mount Airy Fire Co. Activities Grounds and Reception Hall, 1008 Twin Arch Road, Mount Airy. All-you-can-eat fried chicken and shrimp with 6 assorted sides.  $18. 301-829-2112. rickyericky@aol.com.

FILM

Bethesda Film Fest — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Landmark’s Bethesda Row Cinema, 7235 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda. Featuring five short documentaries made by filmmakers from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The screenings will take place April 5 and 6. A Q&A session with the filmmakers will take place after each screening. $15. 301-215-6660. sparker@bethesda.org. bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-film-fest.

Movie Knight: Local Filmmaker Screening — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Local filmmaker nights presented and curated by Falling Squares every first Friday of the month. 301-662-4190. artcenter@ frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.

GALLERY

Senior Capstone Exhibition One — 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Patterson Hall , 2 College Hill, Westminster . The first in a series of endof-the-year exhibitions showcasing works by graduating Art majors working in a range of media from two- and three-dimensional approaches to digital and new media.  410-857-2595. cknauer@mcdaniel.edu.

MUSIC

Leahy — 8 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts,

20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Leahy is one of Canada’s most highly regarded progressive folk-roots bands. Their emergence on the Canadian music scene in the late 1990s introduced audiences to the original Leahy sound — a foundation of strong stride piano, driving rhythm guitar, distinctive bass lines, and propulsive drumming, topped with brilliant fiddles, passionate vocals, and exquisite harmonies.

$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.

THEATER

“Diana The Musical” — 6 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5 Willowdale Drive, Frederick. It’s 1981 and the world is hungry for a royal wedding — but is the 20-year-old bride prepared for what comes after? Following her storybook union, Princess Diana faces a distant husband, an unmovable monarchy, and overwhelming media scrutiny.  But her modern perspective and remarkable compassion galvanizes a nation, even as it threatens the royal family’s hold on England.

Free. 301-662-6600. wob@wayoffbroadway.com. wayoffbroadway.com.

“The Squirrels” — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. The patriarch of a family of gray squirrels has stowed away enough nuts for 10 winters, but the fox squirrels from way over near the 7-11 want in on his stash. In this fiercely funny and provocative play, the writer of “Hand to God” exposes the way we use power and domination to mask our own insecurities and fears. 18 and older.

6.50-37.50. 301-694-4744. zcallis@ marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-squirrels.

Saturday April 6 CLASSES

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.

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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

Civil War Immersion Saturday — 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. at National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 48 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Hear Dr. Jonathan Lettermen speak about his contributions to army medical treatment. See Confederate surgeons and their instruments in the Museum galleries. Walk in the footsteps of nurses, civilians, and wounded soldiers in the streets of 1862 Frederick. Visit website calendar for a complete event schedule.

Free. 301-695-1864.

tracey.mcintire@civilwarmed.org.

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Myersville Indoor Farmers Market — 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Fire Company Banquet Hall, 301 Main St., Myersville. Distilled spirits, local honey, fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, and local arts and crafts will be the stars at the final indoor market of the season. AYCE country breakfast hosted by Lions Clubs of Myersville and Middletown on April 6. Breakfast hours are 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. only. All-Shred will hold a free document shredding event from 7 to 11 a.m. 301-524-1035. myersvillefarmersmarket.com.

Spring Open House and Mooonshine

Tasting Fundraiser — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rural Heritage Museum, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro. Moonshine lore, moonshine tastings, hearth cooking, live 1920s banjo music, BBQ food truck. Free. 240-420-1714. info. ruralheritagemuseum@gmail.com.

Gimlets for Green Month Kickoff — noon to 8 p.m. at McClintock Distillery, 35 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Buy a drink, plant a tree! Celebrate the beginning of gimlet season with a day of live music, food from Traditional Authentic Mexican Food Truck, and information booths set up by local sustainability partners. 301-712-6791. alexander@ mcclintockdistilling.com. fb.me/e/4dSrfwrVA.

Call for Bluebird Monitoring Volunteers! Free Info Session — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm, Retreat & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. Volunteers can participate in a variety of citizen science

projects: conduct bioassessment of stream health through determining the presence of Class I/II/III macroinvertebrates at locations along streams, monitor the breeding success of bird species, track the presence of monarch butterfly eggs/larva in the milkweed patch.

240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm.org. foxhavenfarm.org.

‘80s Barn Dance — 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Green Meadows Farm, 10102 Fingerboard Road, Ijamsville. For adults only. Come out in your best ‘80s style (leg warmers, acid-wash jeans, shoulder pads, etc.) and dance the night away to 1980’s music by Men In Thin Ties. See website for more details and link to purchase tickets in advance. Tickets are limited. Ages 18 and older. $15 to $22. 301-865-9203. info@greenmeadowsevents.com. greenmeadowsevents.com.

FAMILY

Storytime + Craft with Ashley Belote — 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Bring your little ones (and their favorite plushie) for an interactive story time with author/illustrator Ashley Belote, who will read her new picture book, “Don’t Wash Winston.” Visit Ashley at ashleybelote.com. 301-631-9300.

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Visit the Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum — noon to 4 p.m. at Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum, 300B S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg. The history of the Frederick County fire and rescue service comes alive at the Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum with artifacts such as early hand pumpers to one of the first motorized fire engines in Frederick, a 1919 Aherns-Fox engine owned by the Gladhill family. Open weekends through Sept. 28. 301-676-2285. cjecc171@comcast.net. frederickmdfiremuseum.org.

The Little Mermen the Ultimate Disney Tribute Band — 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg, Pa. Second show at 7 p.m.

The Little Mermen, New York City’s premier Disney Tribute Band, was founded by singer-songwriter Alexis Babini with the goal of bringing Disney-fueled nostalgia and sing-alongs to a generation that grew up on Disney, and never let it go. The Disney After Dark Event also features adult Disney-themed drinks, beer, and wine available for purchase.

Adults: $34, Seniors 60+: $29, Military, Frontline Workers: $25, 18 and under: $24. 717-263-0202. vperry@thecapitoltheatre.org. thecapitoltheatre.org/shows-movies-events/ live-shows-2024.

Tour the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. Tour Frederick’s oldest surviving building with a knowledgeable guide. Now 266 years old, it was the home of Elias and Albertina Brunner, German immigrants who were part of the great migration centuries ago of refugees from oppressed and war ravaged Europe. The home contains the only surviving example of the German five-plate stove that provided clean, safe, energyefficient home heating.

$8. 301-456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

Creative Outlet First Saturday — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Kids and adults are invited to drop-in and get creative together on art activities at family tables! Each session features a themed activity. Artist, neuroscientist, and author of “Baby Senses,” Dr. Jaya Viswanathan will lead scientific illustration exercises in this special Creative Outlet event. Please, no large groups. $2 per participant. 301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. delaplaine.org/programs/.

FESTIVALS

First Saturday at Bonita Maas Park — 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Bonita Maas Park (The Healing Garden), 7 W. Second St., Frederick. Music, face painting, snacks, drinks and more! April is Child Abuse Prevention month and we’ll be passing out pinwheels, a symbol of a happy, healthy childhood.  301-606-4451. pattymcardle@gmail.com. cacfriends.net.

FILM

Bethesda Film Fest — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Landmark’s Bethesda Row Cinema, 7235 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda. Featuring five short documentaries made by filmmakers from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The screenings will take place April 5 and 6. A Q&A session with the filmmakers will take place after each screening. $15. 301-215-6660. sparker@bethesda.org. bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-film-fest.

GALLERY

First Saturday Open Studios and Gallery — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at FAC Gallery and Studios, 1-7 N. Market St., Frederick. Tour the studios to see artists at work and engage with 3 floors of art. The Gallery is located at 1 N. Market St. and Studios are located at 7 N. Market St. 301-662-4190. emma@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.

Charitable Art Sale — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Frederick Arts Council Gallery & Studio Building , Studio #11, Second Floor, 1 N. Market St., Frederick . Paintings, jewelry, photographs and ceramics donated by local artists available for purchase, with 100% of funds going to one of seven charities. 2023025179. mjgresalfi@gmail.com. michaelgresalfiart.com.

Art Matters Artist Talk: Emerging Perspectives Exhibition Juror Ryan Lauterio — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Lauterio discusses his artistic practice and announces awards for the 2024 Emerging Perspectives Exhibition. 301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. delaplaine.org/programs.

Frederick Artists Night Featuring Michael Gresalfi in Collaboration With Falling Squares — 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Cowork Frederick, 122 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Film screening, art exhibit, and reception. This month, Michael will be presenting his 12

painting series “Our Changing Planet” as well as a video of the same name. He will be joined by Jordan Holt of Falling Squares to share the winners of the Earth Month Film competition. Film screening at 6 p.m. art@coworkfrederickfoundation.org. coworkfrederickfoundation.org/ michael-gresalfi.

“Iterations: Archetypes and Continuum” Opening Reception — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. This exhibit explores the nexus between imagery both old and new as explored by Judith Kornett, as well as her use of personal archetypes in their various iterations throughout her personal artistic continuum. Continues through April 28. Artist talk 1 p.m. April 21.

240-367-9770. nomagallery2@gmail.com. nomagalleryfrederick.com.

HEALTH

Free Health and Wellness Fair — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 403 S. Main St., Mount Airy. Over 30 town, county, state, and national health and wellness agencies will be represented. All ages are encouraged to attend and talk to the representatives.

301-471-6060. quiltinterri@gmail.com.

MUSIC

From Here to Far Away — the Mars: Smith Duo — 7 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. With Grammy nominations, film soundtracks, collaborations with leading global artists and millions of online streams, Paul Smith (piano, vocals) and Daniela Mars (flutes, vocals) present an immersive, interactive concert experience with music ranging from Bach to Brazilian Bossa Nova, and their own music. $25-$35. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org/shows/ from-here-to-far-away-the-marssmith-duo. MSO Premium Pops! Sons of Serendip — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Elizabeth Schulze, conductor. A unique Billboard-charting classical crossover quartet consisting of a harpist, cellist, pianist and lead vocalist. The group was a finalist on Season 9 of “America’s Got Talent,” gaining popularity by offering fresh interpretations of popular music.

$44. 240-382-2623. nlushbaugh@marylandsymphony.org.

PERFORMER

“Intentional Terrarium” — 1:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Y Arts Center, 115 E. Church St., Frederick. MAD Dance presents a festival of performances and experiences taking place in an immersive art installation at the Y Arts Center. Every Saturday in April, “Intentional Terrarium” installation will be open to the public, with a rotating series of performances and experiences by a diverse group of artists, performers, healers and thinkers. See website for schedule.

301-331-4398. kitclark.moves@gmail.com. kittyclarkmoves.com/mad-dance.

THEATER

“Diana The Musical” — 6 p.m. at Way Off

Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5 Willowdale Drive, Frederick. It’s 1981 and the world is hungry for a royal wedding — but is the 20-year-old bride prepared for what comes after? Following her storybook union, Princess Diana faces a distant husband, an unmovable monarchy, and overwhelming media scrutiny.  But her modern perspective and remarkable compassion galvanizes a nation, even as it threatens the royal family’s hold on England.

Prices vary. 301-662-6600. wob@wayoffbroadway.com. wayoffbroadway.com.

“The Squirrels” — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. The patriarch of a family of gray squirrels has stowed away enough nuts for 10 winters, but the fox squirrels from way over near the 7-11 want in on his stash. In this fiercely funny and provocative play, the writer of “Hand to God” exposes the way we use power and domination to mask our own insecurities and fears. 18 and older. 6.50-37.50. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-squirrels.

Sunday April 7

CLASSES

The Healing Art of Reiki — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Reiki is a healing art for the improvement of body, mind and spirit.  It is used for promoting natural health on all levels. Come learn even more about Reiki from a master teacher and practitioner. 18 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

ETCETERA

Becoming a HeartLeader: The Power of Authentic Relationships — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Urbana Regional Library, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick. Heartleader begins with an origin story and becomes a traumaresponsive, K-12 field guide for safeguarding students, supporting and training school staff and empowering community relationships. This informational session will be led by “Heartleader” author Matthew J. Bowerman. 301-600-7000. bbrannen@ frederickcountymd.gov. frederick.librarycalendar.com.

FAMILY

Visit the Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum — noon to 4 p.m. at Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum, 300B S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg. The history of the Frederick County fire and rescue service comes alive at the Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum with artifacts such as early hand pumpers to one of the first motorized fire engines in Frederick, a 1919 Aherns-Fox engine owned by the Gladhill family. Open weekends through Sept. 28. 301-676-2285. cjecc171@comcast.net. frederickmdfiremuseum.org.

Tour the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. Tour Frederick’s oldest surviving building with a knowledgeable guide. Now 266 years old, it was the home of Elias and Albertina Brunner, German immigrants who were part of the great migration centuries ago of refugees from oppressed and war ravaged Europe. The home contains the only surviving example of the German five-plate stove that provided clean, safe, energyefficient home heating. $8. 301-456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” — 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation , 7401 Park Heights Ave., Pikesville . Maestro T. Herbert Dimmock leads the Bach in Baltimore Choir and Orchestra and two choirs from the Student Exchange Program are joined by soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists in one of the greatest choral works ever composed: Handel’s “Israel in Egypt.” General: $36, students (12-18): $10, children 0-12: free. 410-941-9262. elizabachinbbaltimore@gmail.com. bachinbaltimore.org.

GALLERY

Sunday Artwalk: Gail Kaplan-Wassell — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Take a self-guided jaunt downtown and visit more than a dozen local galleries, including us! At the Delaplaine, we will be featuring artworks by Gift Gallery artist Gail Kaplan-Wassell in addition to our gallery exhibitions. 301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. delaplaine.org/programs.

HEALTH

The Healing Circle of Frederick — 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Yogamour Yoga and Healing Arts Center, 1 Wormans Mill Ct., Ste. 11, Frederick. Embark on a transformative journey of healing as our expert practitioners provide session healing practices such as meditation, reiki, reflexology and chair massage.  Free. 301-938-0848. lhwaggy@gmail.com. yogamour.org/workshops.

MUSIC

Calvary UMC Community Concert Series: Amanda Densmoor, soprano; Ceylon Mitchell, flautist, and Yejin Lee, pianist — 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 131 W. Second St., Frederick. “Celebrating the Beauty of Nature,” a program of voice, flute and piano repertoire by well-known composers such as J.S. Bach and Clara Schumann, as well as lesser-known composers such as Maurice Emmanuel and Eva Dell’acqua.

301-662-1464. jsummers@calvaryumc.org. calvaryumc.org/concerts.

THEATER

“Diana The Musical” — 12:30 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5 Willowdale Drive, Frederick. It’s 1981 and the world is hungry for a royal wedding — but is the 20-year-old bride prepared for what comes after? Following her storybook union, Princess Diana faces a distant husband, an unmovable monarchy, and overwhelming media scrutiny.  But her modern perspective and remarkable compassion galvanizes a nation, even as it threatens the royal family’s hold on England. Tickets vary. 301-662-6600. wob@ wayoffbroadway.com. wayoffbroadway.com.

“The Squirrels” — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. The patriarch of a family of gray squirrels has stowed away enough nuts for 10 winters, but the fox squirrels from way over near the 7-11 want in on his stash. In this fiercely funny and provocative play, the writer of “Hand to God” exposes the way we use power and domination to mask our own

insecurities and fears. 18 and older. 6.50-37.50. 301-694-4744. zcallis@ marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-squirrels/.

Monday April 8 CLASSES

Sol Yoga — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Free yoga class offered by Sol Yoga. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes. 18 and older. 301-600-8200.

fcpl.org.

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.

ETCETERA

2024 North American Solar Eclipse — noon to 6 p.m. at Milkhouse Brewery at Stillpoint Farm, 8253 Dollyhyde Road, Mount Airy. Come to the brewery and witness the Solar Eclipse while sipping an ice-cold farm-fresh brew. The farm’s open landscape is perfect for viewing. Free ISO and CE certified eclipse glasses to the first 100 folks. Family friendly. Free.

301-928-1574.

carolann@milkhousebrewery.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, call Leslie at 240-344-4041 (or email lffutrell@ yahoo.com). For general information, call Sophia at 301-676-5656 (or email sdobran@ comcast.net) or visit bridgewebs.com/ frederick.

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

Total Solar Eclipse Watch Party with NASA Scientist Todd Toth — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at

Saturday, May 18 from 1:30-4:30pm

The anechoic chamber at Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis is listed as the “quietest place on Earth” by Guinness World Records. Fiberglass wedges, 3 feet deep, surround the space, and the chamber itself floats on vibration-damping springs.

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bought Sound 80 in 1990, five years after the recording studio closed. He built his acoustic lab onto the back of it, only to discover that “one of our chambers was quieter than any accredited chamber in the world,” he says.

Guinness World Records deemed the anechoic chamber the “quietest place on Earth “ in 2005. But in 2015, it took the honor away, bestowing it to an anechoic chamber at the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash. Orfield disputed the claim, saying Microsoft was held to different standards for its sound measurements. Orfield Labs got the title back in late 2021.

The business has helped corporations, from 3M to HarleyDavidson, measure how people perceive their products. But these days, Orfield is just as passionate about studying how quieter, less stimulating environments can soothe people with invisible disabilities, everything from autism and ADHD to dementia and PTSD. Orfield Labs helped design a sensory-friendly clinic in Woodbury for Fraser that opened in 2018.

Orfield is convinced that our overreliance on devices and social media is causing us to withdraw from real life and nature. Those deficits, he says, don’t bode well for people as they age or children as they make

sense of the world.

So who’s ready to reset? Instead of only fielding individual requests for private tours at the hourly $600 rate, Orfield Labs is for the first time promoting group tours on Eventbrite, Facebook and its website. Visitors can visit the anechoic chamber in a group of five for $75 per person on March 15, 22 and 29. (Group sessions to tour the Sound 80 recording studio, which can hold up to 25 people at a time, are March 11 and 18 for $30 per person.)

Orfield’s granddaughter, Emma Orfield Johnston, who is coordinating the tours, said she’s still trying to gauge interest. If there’s enough demand, she might extend the series to continue on a weekly basis. Email info@orfieldlabs.com to inquire about future dates.

Visitors should step into the space with realistic expectations, Steve Orfield says.

“They’re not tours to give you any kind of fundamental experience of silence because when you have four or five people, we ask them all to be quiet, but they aren’t necessarily,” he said. “We ask them all to turn off their phones, but they don’t necessarily.”

But the intent, he says, is to give people “a quiet experience in the quietest place that they’ll ever be.”

Maybe there, in a silent sanctuary that absorbs 99.99% of all sound, the mind can finally rest.

Julian Walter/Orfield Laboratories

Waynesboro Area Senior High School, 550 E. Second St., Waynesboro, Pa. NASA space scientist Todd Toth and The Institute’s staff will guide a safe viewing experience of a solar eclipse as the shadow of the moon will sweep across the entire U.S. from the Texas-Mexico border through the midwest to upstate New York and New England over the course of several hours, bringing totality to many major population centers. In our area, we will see a near-total eclipse of the sun.

717-762-0373.

info@natureandcultureinstitute.org. natureandcultureinstitute.org.

Mondays in Mount Airy — 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at in the Railyard, 3 N. Main St. , Mount Airy. A weekly food truck event designed to support locally owned and operated food trucks as well as the businesses along Downtown Main Street. Mondays through Sept. 30. A variety of menu options with different food trucks participating every week.There will be no event on Memorial Day (May 27), July 29 (MAVFC carnival week) and Labor Day (Sept. 2). The event is organized by Sheri Cates State Farm Agent, Blossom and Basket Boutique, Jessica’s Snowballs and the Town of Mount Airy.

Tuesday April 9

CLASSES

City of Frederick Department of Economic Development: Disaster Preparedness for Business — 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at City Hall, 101 N. Court St., Frederick. Panel discussion. Hear from local leaders who experienced disaster firsthand. Learn from industry experts about strategies and best practices in safeguarding enterprises against unforeseen challenges. Gather valuable insights into risk assessment, contingency planning, and resilience building. Pre-register. 301-600-6360.

cityoffrederickmd.gov.

ETCETERA

Paint by Numbers — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Emmitsburg Senior Center, 300A S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg. Create a masterpiece with the supplied paint-by-number kit, and the encouragement of fellow painters. A different painting will be completed each month. This is an ongoing program, some paintings make take more or less time to complete. Preregistration required.

$8 for one painting, $20 for three. 301-600-6350.

emmitsburgseniorcenter@ frederickcountymd.gov.

FAMILY

Tabletop Game Night — 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Myersville Community Library, 8 Harp Place, Myersville. Learn to play Dodo Dash, the sequel to the original game Dodos Riding Dinos. Drop meteorites, flick eggs, or throw bananas at your rival dino-meeples as you race through the jungle to El Dodorado. Other games will be available to play, and we invite you to bring your own. For ages 10 through adult.

301-600-8350. myersville@fcpl.org. 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.

MUSIC

ensemble132 — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at St James Lutheran Church, 109 York St., Gettysburg, Pa. GCCA presents ensemble132, a roster-based chamber music collective with innovative programming centered around new arrangements of existing masterworks and classic repertoire. Children to age 18 and college students with ID are admitted free. $20. 717-339-9610. pmagaldi17@gmail.com.

PERFORMER

Local Comedy Showcase — 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at C. Burr Artz Public Library, 110 E. Patrick St. , Frederick. Standup comedy featuring local talent including Chris Orrison, Sonny Etzler, Charlie Bridgewater and Emma Evans. Content will be PG-13. frederick.librarycalendar.com.

Wednesday April 10

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: What’s a DJ? — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Join Jeremy Macrum with Epic Events LLC as he talks about being a DJ. 21 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

Veterans Coffee Social — 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Emmitsburg Senior Center, 300A S. Seton Ave., Unit 8, Emmitsburg. Join others in the military-connected community for a social hour with light refreshments. Veterans Advisory Council Coordinator Michaela Browne will be present to share information about resources available to Frederick County veterans and their families. 301-600-6350. vac@frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcountymd.gov.

Calvary

Ceylon Mitchell, flautist

Yejin Lee, pianist

OUTDOORS

Lefty Kreh Presentation — 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick. Learn more about legendary fly fisherman Lefty Kreh, who was born and raised in Frederick. The presentation will be given by Donald Fine, a principal representative of the organization Friends of Lefty Kreh. Register to attend in-person at Frederick Senior Center or to watch online via Zoom. 301-600-3525.

virtualseniorcenter@frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcountymd.gov.

Thursday April 11

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.

Visible Mending Workshop — 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at The Common Market CO-OP, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Instead of tossing out your favorite clothes, what if you could fix them up — and feel better doing it? It’s time to hop on the sustainable train and learn the art of mending! We’ll bring the supplies, you bring the items that need a little love. $30-$60. 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop.

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

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.

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: “Field of Dreams”

(1989) — 7:30 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Enjoy this classic film once more on the big screen! Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can’t ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.

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

HEALTH

Senior Cafe: The Place to Come for Coffee, Conversation, Friendship and Fun — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 South Glade Road, Walkersville. Be Prepared! The Red Folder is a place where you can store important medical information, including your goals of care. Sponsored by the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

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.

THEATER

“The Squirrels” — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St.,

Frederick. The patriarch of a family of gray squirrels has stowed away enough nuts for 10 winters, but the fox squirrels from way over near the 7-11 want in on his stash. In this fiercely funny and provocative play, the writer of “Hand to God” exposes the way we use power and domination to mask our own insecurities and fears. 18 and older. 6.50-37.50. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-squirrels.

Friday April 12

ETCETERA

Events at The Promised Land — 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Tom’s Creek United Methodist Church, 10918 Taneytown Pike, Emmitsburg. Face of America’s Annual Bike Ride. 443-280-3279. jcoleman0501@gmail.com. tomscreekumc.com.

Memory Cafe — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana. Frederick County Division of Aging and Independence and the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Café offers a fun and relaxed way for people living with memory loss and their care partners to get connected with one another through social events that promote interaction and companionship. Pre-register. 301-600-1234. caregiversupport@frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcountymd.gov.

Everybody’s Quilt Guild Annual Charity Quilt Bingo — 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Fire Co., 2030 Pleasant Valley Road, Westminster. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Assorted sizes of quilts and bags; raffles and door prizes; food/drinks available. $25 at the door, $20 advance. 443-756-7451.

GALLERY

Bethesda Art Walk - April — 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Explore the galleries of downtown Bethesda. View the artwork, meet the artists and enjoy complimentary refreshments! Free event, no registration required, start at any participating gallery: Triangle Art Studios, 7711 Old Georgetown Road; Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E; Studio B, 7475 Wisconsin Ave.; Waverly Street Gallery, 4600 East-West Highway; and Amy Kaslow Gallery, 7920 Norfolk Ave.

240-543-6942. equinn@bethesda.org. bethesda.org.

MUSIC

Student Solo Recital — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Coley Rice Lounge, McDaniel Hall, 2 College Hill, Westminster. McDaniel College students perform vocal and piano solos, under the direction of Music faculty members Rachel Andrews, Kyle Engler and Waka Osifchin.  410-857-2595. cknauer@mcdaniel.edu.

Bluegrass Jam — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road, Walkersville. Open to all levels of acoustic musicians and vocalists. Spectators, families welcome. Sandwiches, snacks and sodas available for purchase. No smoking or swearing. $5 donation at the door requested. 301-788-5570.

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

Comedy Night — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. A night of stand-up and/or improv comedy. Allages welcome, may be PG-13 content. $10. 304-707-2240.

vaira.evangeline@gmail.com. frederickartscouncil.org.

THEATER

“Diana The Musical” — 6 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5 Willowdale Drive, Frederick. It’s 1981 and the world is hungry for a royal wedding — but is the 20-year-old bride prepared for what comes after? Following her storybook union, Princess Diana faces a distant husband, an unmovable monarchy, and overwhelming media scrutiny.  But her modern perspective and remarkable compassion galvanizes a nation, even as it threatens the royal family’s hold on England. Prices vary. 301-662-6600. wob@wayoffbroadway.com. wayoffbroadway.com.

“The Squirrels” — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. The patriarch of a family of gray squirrels has stowed away enough nuts for 10 winters, but the fox squirrels from way over near the 7-11 want in on his stash. In this fiercely funny and provocative play, the writer of “Hand to God” exposes the way we use power and domination to mask our own insecurities and fears. 18 and older. 6.50-37.50. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-squirrels.

Saturday April 13

CLASSES

Jewelry Soldering Workshop — 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at FCC Monroe Center, Room MC147, 200 Monroe Ave., Frederick. Ready to tackle a new skill or take your current jewelry arts to the next level? This class was created so students may become comfortable with a torch. The curriculum covers the “how” and “why” of jewelry soldering by combining an overview of the tools, techniques, and process + hands-on practice. Each student will fabricate textured stacking rings or bangles. Pre-registration required. $79. 301-624-2727.

lifelonglearning@frederick.edu.

Intergenerational Wild Food Walk with Lacey Walker — 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm, Retreat & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. Get ready to explore the bountiful nature around us and discover the delicious wild foods that can be found in our own backyard. Fox Haven

farmer Lacey Walker will guide you through the beautiful trails, sharing her knowledge and passion for wild edibles. This hands-on experience is perfect for all ages. $12. 240-490-5484.

alecks@foxhavenfarm.org.

foxhavenfarm.org.

Keystone Plants in a Pollinator Garden — 10 a.m. to noon at University of Maryland Extension Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick. Find out what native plants help our native birds, butterflies and other pollinators. Discover native alternatives that are beneficial and beautiful.

301-600-1596. strice@umd.edu. bit.ly/FCMG2024KeystoneNativePlants.

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.

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.

Adult Crafternoon — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at C. Burr Artz Public Library, 110 E Patrick St., Frederick. Learn how to embroider with help from local crafters. Please bring your own item to embroider(hat, T-shirt, tote bag, etc.) Thread and hoops will be available to use during the event. You can also bring your own project to work on and enjoy spending time with like minded people in the community! 18 and older. eschenkelberg@frederickcountymd.org. frederick.librarycalendar.com.

Teen Driver Event — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Co. Carnival Grounds, 1008 Twin Arch Road, Mount Airy. For teens who want to become confident and responsible drivers. Event highlights — Experience being pulled over by MAPD, participate in hands-on car care demos, take a spin in a golf cart wearing drunk goggles, experience an on-scene extraction from MAVFC, parking clinic. See how CCSO uses drones and radar to control traffic and meet their K-9s.Connect with other teen drivers, get information on insurance, tag and title, and more.

Random Weave Baskets with Luke Bauer — 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm, Retreat & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. Organize your creative chaos in the art of the random weave basket. Learn how

to identify wild plants in the local landscape and take them from the field and forest to a completed basket. Bring a sharp knife or hand pruners if you have them, some tools will be available to use onsite. $42. 240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm.org. foxhavenfarm.org/events/ random-weave-baskets-with-luke-bauer-2. Fox Haven Foragers: Level 1 — 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm, Retreat & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. Natural dyeing with fresh florals, hunting for edible mushrooms, cooking up cattails, propagating and stewarding wild species and so much more will be explored this year. Includes plant ID, foraging and processing the season’s bounty with local guides from diverse backgrounds and skill sets. The first two hours of class will be held in the field, gathering plants and learning botany skills. The last hour is spent processing and preparing the harvest into a tasty meal or a product to take home. $50. 240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm.org. foxhavenfarm.org.

ETCETERA

Indoor Yard Sale — 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Boonsboro American Legion Unit 10 Auxiliary, 710 N. Main St., Boonsboro. For more information call Melody at 240-2916380 or Sharon 240-675-1159. Food will be available for purchase. 240-291-6380. mlescalleet@gmail.com. boonsborolegion.org.

Walk MS: Frederick Set to bring a New Experience on the Way to a Cure — 9 a.m. to noon at Frederick High School, 650 Carroll Parkway, Frederick. NEW Walk MS: Frederick which will showcase why it’s important for people with MS to be surrounded by the care and understanding of their support system. Hosted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, attendees arriving on the day of Walk MS can expect energy and excitement that’s palpable because they are part of the nationwide Walk MS community, moving together toward a better future for everyone affected by MS.

855-372-1331to register. fundraisingsupport@nmss.org. events.nationalmssociety.org.

ACNB Bank Hosts Community Shred Day — 9 a.m. to noon at ACNB Bank, 165A Thomas Johnson Drive, Frederick. It’s time to clean out those old confidential documents! Open to Frederick County residents. You may bring up to five computer paper boxes (approximately 15 x 12 x 10 inches) of household confidential documents such as those that contain highly personal, financial and medical information. The documents will be shredded securely by All-Shred, Inc., an on-site document shredding and recycling company based in Frederick.

717-339-5180. cowens@acnb.com. acnb.com.

Sons of American Legion Vendor Craft Show — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at American Legion Post 191, 801 Prospect Road, Mount Airy. JBloom, dream catchers, wall hangers, crocheted & quilted items, mugs, gift items, Tupperware, Tastefully

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THURSDAY, APRIL 18 • 7:30 PM

Public Enemy Frontman and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

STEP AFRIKA!

FRIDAY, APRIL 26 • 8:00 PM

High-energy percussive step dance and traditional African dance with riveting songs and compelling storytelling.

LEAHY

STEP AFRIKA!

CHUCK D

Simple and many more. 240-750-3447. beallvs7@gmail.com. post191.com.

Salvaton Army Women’s Auxiliary Spring Fashion Show — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Morningside Inn, 7477 McKaig Road, Frederick. Along with a show of beautiful fashions from Alicia L Boutique will be a brunch buffet and silent auction of filled baskets, gift cards and individual items. Call 301-662-2311 to purchase tickets and reserve your seat, check or cash only. No tickets will be available at the door. $25.

Sass Boss Brunch — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant & Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick. Mix and mingle with some amazing boss babes with Sass Magazine’s Boss Brunch. Your event ticket includes brunch meal, your first mimosa (or non-alcoholic beverage) Sass swag bag, small group networking opportunity with other female-owned business, attendee contact list, space to share your business marketing materials. RSVP, ages 21 and older. 240-500-9136. katy@sassmagazine.com. sassmagazine.com/event/boss-brunch.

Is There a Summers in Your Family Tree? —

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Myersville Town Hall, 301 Main St., Myersville. Myersville-Wolfsville Area Historical Society will offer an exploration of the Summers family in America. There will be an introduction of the history of the Summers family, including the progenitor’s arrival in America, where the family settled, children, etc. and an opportunity to meet with others who share your interest, to help you find out how you may be related to the Summers family.

$10. 301-293-2436. fonda.gormer@comcast.net. mwahistory.com.

Hoedown For Horses — 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at American Legion, Post 223, 7327 Slacks Road, Sykesville. An evening of fiesta-style fun. All proceeds benefit Safe Haven Equine Warriors (SHEW). Attire: Casual cowboy — jeans and add a cowboy hat or go all out cowboy chic. DJ and dancing with a local line dancing instructor, silent auction, 50/50s, door prizes, full cash bar, chili cook-off, fashion show and new menu for this annual event.

$55. 714-328-0364.

marketing@shewrescue.org. safehavenequinewarriors.org.

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick. Journey through Frederick’s gruesome and bloody past. Nearly 300 years of war, executions and revenge. True documented stories of the paranormal with Maryland’s oldest operating Ghost Tour. Uncover political savvy and defiant citizens, patriots from the Revolutionary War, beckoning soldiers from the Civil War. Reservations recommended.

$16. 301-668-8922.

info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

FAMILY

Renegade Monster Truck Tour — 10 a.m. at Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg. Adrenaline-fueled excitement for all ages. Gates open at 10 a.m.

for afternoon show; at 4:30 p.m. for evening performance.

$20 advance, $25 at the gate; $10 advance, $15 day of event for ages 1 to 12. renegademonstertrucks.com.

Visit the Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum — noon to 4 p.m. at Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum, 300B S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg. The history of the Frederick County fire and rescue service comes alive at the Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum with artifacts such as early hand pumpers to one of the first motorized fire engines in Frederick, a 1919 Aherns-Fox engine owned by the Gladhill family. Open weekends through Sept. 28. 301-676-2285. cjecc171@comcast.net. frederickmdfiremuseum.org.

Tour the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. Tour Frederick’s oldest surviving building with a knowledgeable guide. Now 266 years old, it was the home of Elias and Albertina Brunner, German immigrants who were part of the great migration centuries ago of refugees from oppressed and war ravaged Europe. The home contains the only surviving example of the German five-plate stove that provided clean, safe, energyefficient home heating. $8. 301-456-4912.

boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

FESTIVALS

Car Show — 9 a.m. to noon at Landon C. Burns Park, 700 Gist Road, Westminster. Carroll County Recreation & Parks sponsors. Auto, motorcycles, trucks; trophies presented at 11:30 a.m.  410-386-2103.

ccrecpark.org.

GALLERY

“ephemeral//enduring” exhibit opening — 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Join us for the unveiling of “ephemeral//enduring,” an art show that explores the interplay between fleeting moments and timeless expressions. This is a juried group show, curated by Wendell Poindexter.  301-662-4190. info@frederickartscouncil.org.

MUSIC

Mike Kuster at Bassett’s Restaurant — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Bassett’s, 19950 Fisher Ave., Poolesville. Mike Kuster will play his solo, acoustic show of country classics and originals from his critically-acclaimed albums for patrons at Bassett’s Restaurant. 301-972-7443.

mikekuster.net.

Pianoscapes: Matthew Shipp — 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 series of solo piano concerts. Matthew Shipp possesses a unique style that is entirely his own, one of the few pianists in jazz that can say so. $20. 301-466-8176.

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

An Evening with Shawn Colvin & KT

Tunstall — 8 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. An unforgettable and captivating evening of soulful melodies and powerful performances from these Grammy-winning artists.

$45-$75. 301-600-2828.

bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

PERFORMER

“Intentional Terrarium” — 1:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Y Arts Center, 115 E. Church St., Frederick. MAD Dance presents a festival of performances and experiences taking place in an immersive art installation at the Y Arts Center. Every Saturday in April, “Intentional Terrarium” installation will be open to the public, with a rotating series of performances and experiences by a diverse group of artists, performers, healers and thinkers. See website for schedule.

301-331-4398. kitclark.moves@gmail.com. kittyclarkmoves.com/mad-dance.

THEATER

“Diana The Musical” — 6 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5 Willowdale Drive, Frederick. It’s 1981 and the world is hungry for a royal wedding — but is the 20-year-old bride prepared for what comes after? Following her storybook union, Princess Diana faces a distant husband, an unmovable monarchy, and overwhelming media scrutiny.  But her modern perspective and remarkable compassion galvanizes a nation, even as it threatens the royal family’s hold on England. Free. 301-662-6600. wob@wayoffbroadway.com. wayoffbroadway.com.

“The Squirrels” — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. The patriarch of a family of gray squirrels has stowed away enough nuts for 10 winters, but the fox squirrels from way over near the 7-11 want in on his stash. In this fiercely funny and provocative play, the writer of “Hand to God” exposes the way we use power and domination to mask our own insecurities and fears. 18 and older.

6.50-37.50. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-squirrels.

Sunday April 14

CLASSES

Death & Dying Series: Spiritual and Religious Death Rituals — 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Urbana Regional Library, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick. Join us for a panel of three representatives from different organizations in Frederick County who will discuss how death & dying play a role in their faiths. Organizations include Beth Sholom Congregation, Frederick CUUPS, and Xa Loi Temple. 18 and older.

301-600-7000.

frederick.librarycalendar.com.

Sip and Paint with Seton Center — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Carriage House Inn, 200 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg. Facilitated by Rebecca Pearl and Ashley Wagester. A relaxing afternoon of painting for a good cause! Ticket price includes supplies, one glass

of beer or wine, and small-bite appetizers. Additional food and beverage will be available for purchase. Seating is limited to 25, tickets available on line or at the Seton Center. Sponsored by Awesome Shortbread Cookies. All proceeds benefit Seton Center Outreach Programs. 21 and older. $52. lynn.tayler@doc.org. setoncenter.org/paint.

ETCETERA

Second Sunday Tree Walk with the Frederick County Forestry Board — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at City of Frederick, Rec Center or Pergola, City of Frederick. Guided tour with the Frederick County Forestry Board. Learn how to identify common local trees and hear fun facts about each on a tour with the board’s expert guides. Registration required. Free. 301-473-8417. sonia@demirayink.com. frederick.forestryboard.org/tree-walk.

FAMILY

Visit the Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum — noon to 4 p.m. at Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum, 300B S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg. The history of the Frederick County fire and rescue service comes alive at the Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum with artifacts such as early hand pumpers to one of the first motorized fire engines in Frederick, a 1919 Aherns-Fox engine owned by the Gladhill family. Open weekends through Sept. 28. 301-676-2285. cjecc171@comcast.net. frederickmdfiremuseum.org.

Frederick Children’s Chorus: Little Music Makers Performance — 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Join us for a performance and an opportunity to learn a song and sing along.

301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

Tour the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. Tour Frederick’s oldest surviving building with a knowledgeable guide. Now 266 years old, it was the home of Elias and Albertina Brunner, German immigrants who were part of the great migration centuries ago of refugees from oppressed and war ravaged Europe. The home contains the only surviving example of the German five-plate stove that provided clean, safe, energyefficient home heating. $8. 301-456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

THEATER

“The Squirrels” — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. The patriarch of a family of gray squirrels has stowed away enough nuts for 10 winters, but the fox squirrels from way over near the 7-11 want in on his stash. In this fiercely funny and provocative play, the writer of “Hand to God” exposes the way we use power and domination to mask our own insecurities and fears. 18 and older. 6.50-37.50. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-squirrels.

Monday April 15

CLASSES

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.

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. Mondays in Mount Airy — 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at in the Railyard, 3 N. Main St. , Mount Airy. A weekly food truck event designed to support locally owned and operated food trucks as well as the businesses along Downtown Main Street. Mondays through Sept. 30. A variety of menu options with different food trucks participating every week.There will be no event on Memorial Day (May 27), July 29 (MAVFC carnival week) and Labor Day (Sept. 2). The event is organized by Sheri Cates State Farm Agent, Blossom and Basket Boutique, Jessica’s Snowballs and the Town of Mount Airy.

Frederick Death Cafe Virtual Meeting

— 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 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. frederickdeathcafe@gmail.com. facebook.com/FrederickDeathCafe.

HEALTH

Medigap/Supplemental vs Advantage Plans — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Virtual Senior Center , Frederick. Come learn more about these different types of Medicare programs to help determine which type of program may be the best for you. These are 90-minute workshops. Trained SHIP staff help Medicare beneficiaries, family members and caregivers understand Medicare benefits, bills, and Medicare rights. Via Zoom. 301-788-1075.

virtualseniorcenter@frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcountymd.gov.

Tuesday April 16

CLASSES

HR Training Course: A Manager’s Guide to Harassment Complaints — How to Respond, Minimize Liability & Protect Your Employees — 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Virtually from the comfort of your desk, . Frederick-based iHire will host this live virtual HR training course featuring two hours of training, interactive discussions, and Q&A with iHire’s seasoned HR consultants. This

course will equip attendees with the legal and compliance knowledge needed to address sexual harassment, bullying, and discrimination complaints in the workplace. Pre-registration required.

$249. 877-798-4854. kristina.kelly@ihire.com. go.ihire.com/c6rcw.

ETCETERA

Pre-Planning Education Seminar and Complimentary Lunch — noon to 2 p.m. at Resthaven Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 9501B Catoctin Mountain Highway, Frederick. Join a complimentary lunch/dinner while learning about topics such as advanced planning, the 25 documents you need before you pass, why you don’t want your children or heirs to make your arrangements, why insurance should not be used for purchasing funeral and cemetery needs, what to do when a death occurs while traveling, and veterans benefits — what the government does not provide. RSVP.

301-898-1577.

seminars@resthaven.us.

www.resthaven.us.

Paint by Numbers — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Emmitsburg Senior Center, 300A S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg. Create a masterpiece with the supplied paint-by-number kit, and the encouragement of fellow painters. A different painting will be completed each month. This is an ongoing program, some paintings make take more or less time to complete. Preregistration required.

$8 for one painting, $20 for three. 301-600-6350.

emmitsburgseniorcenter@ frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcountymd-gov.

“The Hero of Two Worlds: The Story of the Marquis de Lafayette” — 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana. It’s the 2024-2025 bicentennial of His American Farewell Tour, which saw the last surviving major general of the American Revolution triumphantly return from his home country of France to the United States, the new nation he loved. Presenter: Patricia Maclay, MD, Speakers Bureau Montgomery History. Pre-register. $5. 301-600-7020.

virtualseniorcenter@frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcountymd.gov.

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.

HEALTH

Harmony in Healing: A Monthly Homeopathy Exploration — 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. at The Common Market, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Dive deep into the world of natural wellness as we explore the principles of homeopathy, share insights and empower each other on our journey to optimal health. 301-663-3416.

aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop.

IN DOWNTOWN FREDERICK

Embrace the new season in downtown during First Saturday, where you’ll find live music, sidewalk sales, dining and fun activities for the whole family. Be sure to check out the Sunday Art Walk on April 7 from 12pm–4pm too!

April 6 UNTIL 9PM

downtownfrederick.org