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2024 FREE Her road less traveled Cheryl Strayed APRIL 25 Meet Local Conic Book Creators; Terry Flippo, Sam Romesburg, Sam Freeman, John Watkins-Chow HUGE DISCOUNTS! SAT., MAY 4 | 10 AM-8 PM 5632 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick 18749 North Frederick Rd, Gaithersburg Extra Comics with a Non-perishable Food Donation
2 | Thursday, april 25, 2024 | 72 HOURS Buckeystown Pike (Rt. 85) & Crestwood Blvd. Exit 31B off I-270 www.ShopWestview.com WEDNESDAYS AT WESTIVEW! CONCERTS ON PROMENADE THE MAY 8 THE KNIGHT BROTHERS Country JUNE 12 GUYS IN THIN TIES 80’s JULY 10 SAGAMORE BAND Classic Rock AUG 7 HARD SWIMMING FISH Blues/Roots SEPT 11 THE SPIN OUTS OCT 19 DIAMOND ALLY Dance/Rock/Variety 6:30-8:30 PM PUBLISHER Geordie Wilson EDITOR Lauren LaRocca llarocca@newspost.com REVENUE DIRECTOR Connie Hastings CALENDAR EDITOR Sue Guynn sguynn@newspost.com On the cover: Cheryl Strayed will speak at the Weinberg Center for the Arts on May 2. Photo by Holly Andres 72HOURSONLINE.COM INSIDE THIS WEEK UnCapped .............................................. 4 Signature Dish ........................................ 5 Books 6 Music ...........................................................7 Family......................................................9 History 10 Art ............................................................11 Cover story ..............................................14 Film 18 Classifieds ............................................... 19 Calendar .................................................. 21 Submit a calendar listing for your event 10 days prior to publication at newspost.com/calendar. CRAFTY MIDDLETOWN: ‘Valley Craft Network will host the inaugural Spring Showcase PAGE 11 SONIC COMBAT: Made From Meteors is one of the acts that will compete in this year’s Battle of the Bands. PAGE 8 FRAGMENTS OF THE PAST: ‘Ancestral Spaces’ installation and tour at Tudor Place tells the story of enslaved people PAGE 10

SIX BANDS BATTLE IT OUT — AND SUPPORT A LOCAL CAUSE

The inaugural Frederick Battle of the Bands was so successful, organizers are going for another run. This year’s installment will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. April 27 at Carroll Creek Linear Park. Proceeds will go toward the Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County and specifically their summer programs. Last year, the event raised $14,000 for the organization. Admission is $10.

CHERYL STRAYED IS COMING TO FREDERICK

Whether you watched the movie or read the book, the author of “Wild” has been celebrated across the globe for the story she penned, and next week, she’ll be in Frederick as part of the Frederick Speaker Series at the Weinberg Center. She’ll share her story about becoming an author, screenwriter, teacher and podcaster. The Weinberg will also host a private reception after the show, where you can meet Strayed and snap a photo with her.

VALLEY CRAFT WILL HOST AN INAUGURAL SPRING SHOWCASE

You probably know them from their annual self-guided tour each fall, but the long-running artist collective Valley Craft Network will host its first-ever gathering this spring where all artists and artisans will be in one place at the same time, ready for visitors. And that place is the scenic Willow Oaks Craft Cider in Middletown, whose owners are big supporters of the arts and have been on the fall tour for a number of years. Stop by to see original artwork in a variety of mediums, meet the artists behind the creations, and enjoy a day (or two) at the picturesque cidery. The event runs April 27 and 28.

CELEBRATE INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY

April 27 is Independent Bookstore Day, and what better way to celebrate than to stop by Frederick’s Curious Iguana and get lost in a world of books? The store will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the first 50 customers who spend $50 or more will receive a free indie bookstore tote bag with their purchase. The store will also have a limited supply of freebies, a giveaway, Independent Bookstore Day merchandise and a wheel to spin at checkout for more surprises, all while supplies last.

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Baltimore Spirits Co. on the upcoming Spirits of Maryland: Frederick festival

In this episode of the UnCapped podcast, host Chris Sands talks with Max Lents and Eli Breitburg-Smith, cofounders of Baltimore Spirits Co. Here is an excerpt of their talk.

UnCapped : Let’s start with Spirits of Maryland. I’ve always enjoyed Maryland Spirits, but in recent years, the bar has really been raised with what all of you guys have been putting out.

Max Lents : I think that’s absolutely true. There are multiple generations of distillers now. We were the tip of the iceberg, being the third or fourth to have working stills and all that. I think there are over 30 distilleries now that are producing their own spirits. It’s been really great to see Maryland’s culture come back so hard. That was part of our big project — returning distilling to Maryland — so it’s awesome that it wasn’t just one company trying to do it in a vacuum, but it was this whole movement.

Spirits of Maryland goes back to the very beginning of the Maryland Distillers Guild. It was our first event after we founded the Guild in 2015. The first [Spirits of Maryland] event was in 2016, with just a couple vendors and really very small. It was this announcement that, “Hey, there’s this small movement happening.”

We did them all around the state for a while, and then COVID hit and a ton of distillery changes happened — but also a ton of distilleries were opening very quietly because of what happened with different phases of the shutdown.

So [the event] is something we’ve reintroduced — first in Southern Maryland last year, the first one we’d done in three years, and the response was amazing. We just did our second one in February down in St. Mary’s County. Spirits of Frederick is actually the one with the most history.

It used to be samples from distillers in a room, and you could go and buy bottles, and that’s great, but this year we’re gonna have food trucks, music, nonalcoholic vendors of alcohol-adjacent things as well as arts and crafts. The idea is for it to be a celebration of the distillers, not just a tasting event ... a central location

SPIRITS OF MARYLAND: FREDERICK

Sip and shop from 16+ distilleries from across the state from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. May 18 at Visitation Academy, 200 E. Second St., Frederick. This event will offer live music, food trucks, a cocktail bar and more. Tickets are $35 to $95. Learn more at marylandspirits.org.

We wanted this to be a space where there was access to more Baltimore creatives.

But in terms of how it all came together, that has evolved over time and continues to do so.

UnCapped : It’s a beautiful spot, and it has — and I hate this term — a great vibe.

Lents : Thank you. Vibe is important.

UnCapped : I don’t know why, but it’s one of those things, when I hear people say that, it’s like nails on a chalkboard.

Lents : I like that it’s both a noun and a verb: I don’t vibe with the space, I’m vibing, the space’s vibe, what’s the vibe …

UnCapped : Maybe because it’s so over-used.

Lents : It’s the parlance of our times, for sure, and hopefully those times are short.

where you can really get an idea of what’s going on across the state in this industry that has a lot of history and is super important.

Hopefully people who go already love what happens in craft distilling and this is just a way to get the whole state converging in one spot.

Frederick, having such a good alcohol production scene, is a really awesome place for us to come together and celebrate what’s happening everywhere.

UnCapped : And there are just very few places that are as amazing as Frederick.

Lents : That’s true. I can only think of two and a half, across the country.

UnCapped : So now, what’s Baltimore Spirits Company got going on? We’re in the cocktail lounge, and this is the first time I’ve gotten to see

it. It’s beautiful.

Lents : Thank you. I was gonna say at the top, “I’m very happy to be here” — and by “here,” I mean, the place where I spend most of my time.

UnCapped : The last time I made the trip out to you, this had just been started, and I don’t think you’d even fully conceptualized what it was going to be at that point.

Lents : Certainly not what the end of it looked like. I think we settled pretty early that we wanted to have a gallery wall, the cocktail gallery.

UnCapped : When did this open?

Lents : We opened in late 2021, right after vaccines became available, so there was this, like, energy of people coming out. Then I think it was only about six weeks before Omicron hit, and people were like, “Actually, just mask up again.”

We had to get a law changed, which we got changed in 2019, which would allow distilleries to mix drinks. Before we had this room, we would do all of our tastings in the bar and distillery, and you could get up to four little quarter-ounce samples. … So people would be drinking room-temperature gin out of a plastic cup, and that’s less than sexy.

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

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Chris Sands Baltimore Spirits Co. cofounder Max Lents inside the distillery.

Suvai Biryani & Curries

When husband and wife team Gopi Swamynathan and Padma Soundararajan first opened their Monrovia restaurant in August 2022, their goal was to provide locals with an authentic Indian dining experience.

The menu at Suvai Biryani & Curries features “small bites” inspired by the street foods of West Indian cities like Mumbai; North Indian staples like rogan josh, a curried meat dish from the Kashmir region; and plenty of items from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where Swamynathan went to culinary school.

According to Soundararajan, the restaurant’s name is a reference to the Tamil word for “taste,” which can also be used as a descriptor.

“We basically get the real spicy, the real Indian taste to the community,” Swamynathan said in an interview. “When I go to certain areas, I see the spiciness is way less — we don’t play with that.”

“I feel like there’s a new age happening with lots of cuisines from around the world,” Soundararajan added. “The days of Americanizing Chinese food and other cuisines, Indian food and Japanese food, are slowly changing.”

The couple made their foray into the dining industry in 2007, when they opened the vegan bakery Hot Breads in Gaithersburg. In 2016, they opened an adjoining restaurant called Dosa & Chaat.

All of the couple’s establishments cater to Hindus and others who avoid certain animal products. They also offer gluten-free options like dosa, a rice and lentil-based crepe, and non-vegetarian dishes made with Halal meats.

The couple acquired the building for Suvai after Dominic’s Bar and Grille closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Soundararajan says regulars of the previous restaurant still frequent the bar at Suvai, which offers classic cocktails as well as Indian-fusion beverages like a masala martini, a caipirinha made with Indian rum and a gulabo drink, which is made with vodka and rose.

“Hopefully, the Indian food culture is not going to die with the real Indian taste,” Swamynathan said.

“It’s not, because you’re here,” Soundararajan told her husband.

The Chicken Biryani with a strawberry mojito at Suvai Biryani & Curries in Monrovia.

SUVAI BIRYANI & CURRIES

11791 Fingerboard Road, Monrovia 301-363-8725

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Price: Small bites range in price from $8 to $18. Entrees range in price from $13 to $18. Breads are $4 or $5 a piece.

Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. through 10 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Co-owner Padma Soundararajan

recommends: The Chicken Biryani, which is made in the Hyderabadi style and cooked “low and slow” for hours. The marinated chicken is layered with long-grain basmati rice so that the spices intermingle. It is served with raita, a cooling, yogurt-based condiment; and salan, a sauce made with peanut, coconut, whole chili and coriander.

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Staff photos by Ric Dugan Padma Soundararajan, left, and her husband Gopi Swamynathan are co-owners of Suvai Biryani & Curries in Monrovia.

Saving the planet, one Talking Heads song at a time

Lucas Franki’s new sci-fi short story might not be “Burning Down the House,” but its inclusion in a crime-fiction anthology inspired by a famous American new wave band might get some laughs.

Franki, 32, of Frederick, is a science editor and journalist by trade. His love of short story writing, real science and science fiction, combined with his desire to leave the world a better place, earned him inclusion in “Burning Down The House: Crime Fiction Incited by the Songs of the Talking Heads.” The anthology will raise money to support the fight against climate change.

“The way we treat the planet is not great and it’s nice to be able to work with the anthology and raise money to help preserve the planet,” he said.

In keeping with the saving Mother Earth theme, the publisher, Shotgun Honey, released the anthology on Earth Day, April 22.

When he’s not covering scientific breakthroughs, Franki writes fiction. He said he’s written short stories for some time, two of which have been published.

Michel Lee Garrett, a crime shortstory writer and classmate from Waynesboro High School, edited the anthology, which was co-edited by prolific crime, horror and speculative author T. Fox Dunham. Garrett contacted Franki to see if he would write something for the anthology, even though crime fiction was not part of his wheelhouse.

“The brief was to find a song by the Talking Heads that speaks to you and then write a story based on the title of that song,” he said.

Not being a super fan of the Talking Heads, Franki had to do a little research.

“I enjoyed going through and listening to a whole bunch of songs,” he said.

Franki chose 1979’s “Electric Guitar” from the Talking Heads’ “Fear of Music” album. He said after listening to the song and the lyrics, which begin: “Electric guitar gets run over by a car on the highway/ This is a crime against the state/ This is the meaning of life,” it was something he could make into a story.

“I wondered, ‘What could this electric guitar have done to be put on trial?” Franki asked himself.

Franki’s “Electric Guitar” story tells of a washed-up musician still

trying to chase a music career while holding down a regular job during the day. Things look like they might turn around when his band is hired to open for a well-known popular band. But the billionaire leader of the other band is a bit of an ass. And as part of his show, he sets a guitar on fire.

In his story, “all musical instruments are actually intelligent, and they can speak to each other, but they don’t speak our language,”

he said.

The gods of rock ‘n’ roll intervene and put the guitar in the hands of the main character. Franki said it’s a “hero’s journey” for the guitar, as it now can speak with humans and goes on to stop the other band leader from destroying guitars.

“Electric Guitar” took about a month to write, Franki said, calling it a slow process. He would knock off a few 100 words at a time.

Franki dreams of being a fulltime fiction writer in the science fiction or speculative fiction genre. With his sci-fi writing background, he approached “Electric Guitar” with the “presence of pseudo magic — this sort of fantastic, fantastic voyage. … I just love the idea of creating worlds—a world with a whole new set of rules,” he said.

He enjoys fun fantasy stories that have a sense of humor. He admits his love for science in general — from astronomy to biology — has also influenced the type of stories he writes. His dream job would be to combine all his love of science and sci-fi together. Franki, who has a degree in English from Penn State University, would love to be a science writer, publishing books and explaining complex scientific concepts to a general audience.

In the meantime, he’ll continue to write short stories and blog at looseontheinternet.blogspot.com.

But right now, he’s basking in seeing his name alongside veteran award-winning short story authors such as World Fantasy Award winner and Bram Stoker Award winner P.D. Cacek; Shamus Award winner and Best American Mystery and Suspense selected author James D.F. Hannah; Shamus Award winner Libby Cudmore; Derringer Award winner Bobby Mathews and Alex Award winner Gregory Galloway.

“I know I am definitely the newest and least published writer in the anthology, but I do feel like my story stands up, and it’s really gratifying to be part of something project like this,” he said.

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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Courtesy photo Lucas Franki
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Alive@Five series begins May 9

Downtown Frederick Partnership will bring its 20th annual Alive@Five summer happy hour series to Carroll Creek Linear Park beginning May 9.

Alive@Five, a summer-long fundraiser for DFP, features 21 weeks of live, outdoor concerts in downtown Frederick. All proceeds from the event benefit DFP, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing, promoting and preserving downtown Frederick, a national Main Street community.

“We are thrilled to celebrate our 20th season by offering a fantastic lineup of bands, plus local craft beverages and food,” DFP executive director Kara Norman said in a statement. “Be part of this milestone year — come out, have fun, and support downtown Frederick all at the same time.”

Alive@Five will take place each Thursday through Oct. 3, with the exception of Thursday, July 4. All happy hours are 21 and older events (valid ID required) and are located at the Carroll Creek Amphitheater from 5 to 8 p.m. Entry is $6 per person.

Craft beverages and food are available for purchase during the event. Beer is provided by Brewer’s Alley every week, with special Tap Takeovers by other downtown breweries throughout the season. Wine will be provided by Atomic 97 Beer & Wine, and cocktails will be provided by McClintock Distilling Co. and Tenth Ward Distilling Co. Local food trucks will provide a rotating schedule of offerings with different fare featured each week.

“This year, we had over 240 band applications, and our selection committee worked diligently to bring you a talented, diverse lineup,” said events manager Jade Dunhour, who noted many of the bands are local to Frederick or have members who grew up locally.

SEASON LINEUP

May 9 • 24K Band (All the Top Hits)

May 16 • Feehan Brothers (Modern Country)

May 23 • Quantum Leap (Eclectic ‘80s)

May 30 • The Players Band (Jamaican Ska and Reggae)

June 6 • Zachary Smith & The Mardi Gras Kings (New Orleans Zydeco)

June 13 • Pebble to Pearl (R&B)

June 20 • Karen Jonas (Modern Americana)

June 27 • La Unica (Celtic Latin Fusion)

July 11 • Max Muscato (Alt Rock)

July 18 • Ryan Watkins Group (Jazz)

July 25 • Oversoon (Groovy Pop)

Aug. 1 • Asa & Friends (Rap and Hip-Hop)

Aug. 8 • Dan McGuire Group (Pop Rock)

Aug. 15 • Daisy Road (‘70s Disco and More)

Aug. 22 • JChris (Urban Latin)

Aug. 29 • Nick Frey & The Sons of Thunder (Folk, Blues and Soul)

Sept. 5 • Special Delivery Band (Classic Rock)

Sept. 12 • B4We8 (Chill Wave)

Sept. 19 • Joe Falero Band (Salsa)

Sept. 26 • The BGK Band ft KashiTara (R&B Funk)

Oct. 3 • The Learned Doctors (‘90s Jams)

Each morning before Alive@Five, free fitness and wellness classes will be offered in the amphitheater. Classes begin at 7 a.m., with all skill levels welcome.

In the case of inclement weather, Alive@Five may be cancelled. For weather calls, follow DFP on Facebook and Instagram at @ DwntwnFrederick.

If interested in volunteering during an event, sign up at bit.ly/ aliveatfivevolunteer2024.

Learn more at downtownfrederick. org/aliveatfive.

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Russ Winch Alive@Five returns to Carroll Creek on May 9. Courtesy photo The Learned Doctors will play ‘90s jams on Oct. 3 in Frederick.
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Six acts will perform at this year’s Battle of the Bands to raise money for Boys & Girls Club

This year’s installment of Frederick’s Battle of the Bands, to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County, will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. April 27 at Carroll Creek Linear Park.

Proceeds will help support upcoming BGCFC summer programs and the ongoing work of the local organization.

Six bands will take the stage for prize packages valued at more than $5,000 in all, donated by Frederick Recording Studio and various event sponsors and local businesses.

Local vendors will provide food and beverages, and games and other activities will be held onsite for guests.

Students from the Frederick Let There be Rock School will open the event, and Cimonti, winner of the 2023 BGCFC Battle of the Bands, will perform a closing set.

The six acts, competing in a variety of categories, are “V,” Shadow Apparatus, Kill the King, Rattle Root, Twisted Flags and Made From Meteors.

“Last year, our inaugural battle raised $14,000,” said Timika Thrasher, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County. “These funds helped make a direct and positive impact on our Summer 2023 program. … This year, we are working to expand this funding to help as many kids as we can to thrive and grow.”

“Last year’s Battle of the Bands

was a big success for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Frederick County,” said event producer Jarad Bowens of Benefactor Events. “The 2024 Battle

of the Bands … is looking to build on last year’s outcomes to serve Frederick’s kids and raise real dollars to help build on the Club’s top-notch programs.”

Admission is $10 for ages 21 and up, $5 for ages 5 and up, free for kids under 5.

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Courtesy photo Cimonti, the 2023 winner, will close out this year’s show. Courtesy photo A check is presented to Frederick’s Boys & Girls Club during the 2023 Battle of the Bands. Shown, from left, Adam Tuznik, director of development of the Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County; Timika Thrasher, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County; and Acacia Bowens and Jarad Bowens of Benefactor Events. Courtesy photo Rattle Root, one of the acts that will compete in this year’s battle.

Step Afrika! brings the power of stepping to Weinberg Center

Step Afrika!, one of the world’s most celebrated African American dance companies, will come to the Weinberg Center for the Arts at 8 p.m. April 26.

The Washington, D.C.-based professional dance company, the first dedicated to the art form of stepping, has performed in over 60 countries across the globe and now brings their show to Frederick.

Founded in 1994 by C. Brian Williams, Step Afrika! is the world’s leading authority on the art form of stepping. Under Williams’ leadership, stepping has evolved into one of America’s cultural exports, with the group touring more countries across the globe and ranking as one of the top 10 African American Dance Companies in the U.S.

Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African-American fraternities and sororities, traditional African dances and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive, compelling artistic experience.

Performances are more than dance shows; they integrate songs, storytelling, humor and audience participation. The blend of technique, agility and energy makes each performance unique.

Step Afrika! has earned Mayor’s Arts Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education, Innovation in the Arts, Excellence in an Artistic Discipline, and was inducted into the National Association of Campus Activities Hall of Fame, the first Dance Company to earn this honor. Step Afrika! headlined

President Barack Obama’s Black History Month Reception and performed at the first-ever Juneteenth Celebration at the White House. The company is featured prominently at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture with the world’s first interactive stepping exhibit.

Tickets start at $30 and are available at weinbergcenter.org, by calling the box office at 301600-2828, or in person at 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick.

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ABOVE and RIGHT: Step Afrika! will perform in Frederick on April 26. Courtesy photos
‘Ancestral

Spaces’ installation and

tour

at Tudor Place tells the story of enslaved people

Tudor Place Historic House & Garden’s special installation and guided tour “Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent at Tudor Place,” will now be open through Oct. 13. “Ancestral Spaces” tells the stories of the individuals and families of African descent who lived and worked at Tudor Place.

“The public response to Ancestral Spaces has been tremendous,” said executive director Mark Hudson. “It has opened opportunities for partnerships and programming that we could not have imagined when it opened in February.”

Earlier this year, Tudor Place was re-imagined, allowing visitors the chance to see the site through the eyes of the enslaved and free individuals for whom the historic house was both home and workplace. The tour makes use of audio recordings, maps, artifacts and photographs to reveal how these individuals found ways to practice resistance and activism while navigating the irreparable traumas that came from the institution of slavery.

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descendants of the enslaved and free Black people who worked there to develop this innovative historic house experience.

To read more about the lives of the enslaved people at Tudor Place, go to

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tudorplace.org/museum/slavery-attudor-place.

Tudor Place preserves the stories of six generations of descendants of Martha Washington, and the enslaved and free people who lived and worked there for nearly two centuries. By examining their legacy, we

challenge ourselves and our visitors to celebrate the triumphs and to confront the complexities of the past.

Tudor Place is open Tuesday through Sunday for guided tours of the historic house and self-guided garden visits.

See tudorplace.org for details.

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Place staff collaborated with Courtesy photo Tudor House Historic House and Garden Jason Dixson Photography Recovered shards in a mock place setting in “Ancestral Spaces.”
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Valley Craft Network will host the inaugural Spring Showcase: A Gathering of Artisans

In addition to their annual fall tour, the Valley Craft Network is creating a new tradition at the oldest organic farm in the state. Running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 27 and 28, the inaugural Spring Showcase: A Gathering of Artisans will showcase art work and other goodies from local artists and artisans at Willow Oaks Craft Cider and Wine in Middletown.

Willow Oaks Cider is no stranger to supporting local art and has been one of the usual stops on the Valley Craft Network’s annual self-guided tour.

They’ve also been showcasing work by local artists at their space for the past 15 years, according to Willow Oaks co-owner Lori Rice.

The Valley Craft Network is homegrown in the Middletown Valley, just outside of of Hagerstown and Frederick. As a result, many artists have found a solid community in, as Rice puts it, “a seemingly sparse town.”

Much like the Valley Craft Network, the cidery also blooms from the collaborative community that it’s planted inside of.

In its 43rd year, the Valley Craft Network is a community of 16 creatives working in various mediums and crafts.

From wearable pieces to

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Courtesy photos The Valley Craft Network has hosted an annual self-guided tour throughout Middletown Valley each fall for decades, and this spring, the group will present its inaugural Spring Showcase: A Gathering of Artisans, where visitors can meet all artists in one place on April 27 and 28. Spring apple blooms at Willow Oaks. The Valley Craft Network has hosted an annual self-guided tour throughout Middletown Valley each fall for decades.
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”Three States Impressions” — through April 26, Links Bridge

Vineyards, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont. Showcases a variety of landscapes painted from the artist’s photos on-site in three different states. Marlene Sapperstein captures characteristic and unique natural features of Maryland, her home; Florida, her second home; and Virginia. Weekends 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., or by appointment. 301-6025733 or linksbridgevineyards.com.

”Creating in Abstraction” — through April 27, Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Featuring 11 artists pursuing abstraction across painting, sculpture, collage and mixed media. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. 240-543-4962 or bethesda.org.

“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. 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.

“Iterations: Archetypes And Continuum” — through April 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. Hours noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 240-367-9770, nomagalleryfrederick.com.

Emerging Perspectives Exhibition

— through April 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 — through April 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. A showcase

“Creating in Abstraction: A Group Exhibition of 11 Global Contemporary Artists,” curated by Morton Fine Art, is on view at Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, through April 27. Shown here, a piece by Andrei Petrov.

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” — through April 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. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. nomagalleryfrederick. com, 240-274-7985.

“Art Expressions: A Community Invitational Exhibit” — through April 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, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. eastsidearts313@gmail.com, eastsideartistsgallery.com.

Washington County Public Schools

Art Exhibitions — Elementary through April 28, middle and high school May 4 to 19, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. Showcasing the artistic talents of public school students and their teachers. Extended hours until 8 p.m.

April 25, and May 9 and 16. Hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-739-5727 or wcmfa.org. ”Inspired by Color” — through

April 28, Gallery 322, 322 N. Market St., Frederick. Spring group show featuring regional artists Michael Douglas Jones, Jan Kaufman, Linda Kirvan, Ann Schaefer, Anne Gibson Snyder, Russell Schofield, Tom Ritchie and Homer Yost, along with associate artists Roberta Staat, Leo Ramos, Lissa Abrams, Paul Wilson and Karen Winston-Levin. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 240815-7777 or gallery322.com

“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. View by appointment at other times by calling 240-575-5132.

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

Cumberland Valley Photographers Exhibit — through June 2, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. Various types of photography by artists in the Md., Va., Pa. and W.Va. region. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-739-5727 or wcmfa.org.

”Momentary Meditations” — through June 9, Riverworks Gallery at Locals Farm Market, 19929 Fisher Ave., Poolesville. Featuring photographs of the natural world that celebrate the extraordinary beauty all around us, “Momentary Mediations” hints at truths not easily put into words. Wib Middleton uses treescapes and ocean views to draw the viewer deep into thoughtful abstraction. Hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday; 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

301-690-9337 or riverworksart.org/ gallery-1.

”Ephemeral//Enduring” — through July 31, FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Explores the concept of time through diverse artistic expressions. Artworks range from the abstract and philosophical to the personal histories of the artists and everywhere in between. Juried and curated by Professor of Art at Frederick Community College, Wendell Poindexter. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 301-662-4190 or frederickartscouncil.org.

”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.

”Painting From Life” — May 4 through June 30, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick.

COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES

presented by the Music and Arts Ministry of Calvary United Methodist Church

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. doors open at 2:30

Calvary United Methodist Church 131 West Second Street • Frederick, MD 21701

Francesca Hurst, pianist

Watercolors, by Stacy Lund Levy, painted from people and places encountered in the artist’s everyday life. 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.

”Explorations of Shadow and Light” — May 4 through June 30, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Joe Gerlak creates wall-hanging mixed-media pieces that function both as paintings and sculptures, and are informed by light and shadow as well as the subtle and fleeting occurrence of color, shape and form over time. 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.

”Lincoln’s Triad: A Visual Chronicle of History” — May 4 through June 30, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. This series of 3D work blends a cubist-inspired geometric sensibility with elements of pop art in depicting the life of Abraham Lincoln. Works by Eunice Turner. 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.

National Juried Exhibition — May 4 through July 7, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick.

Features works by artists from around the region and the nation in a variety of media. Juror Laila AbdulHadi Jadallah discusses her artistic practice and announces awards for the 2024 National Juried Exhibition, 2 to 3 p.m. May 4. 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.

”Art, Fashion, Symbol, Statement: Tattooing in America, 1960s to Today” — June 22 through Oct. 13, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. The exhibition explores the evolution of tattoos, particularly in the northeastern United States, from a mark of counter-cultural rebellion to one of the most popular forms of personal creative expression. Opening reception 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 20, meet the artists, $25 general public, $15 museum members, RSVP to 301739-5727 or drastelli@wcmfa.org.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301739-5727 or wcmfa.org.

Dynamic and engaging, pianist Francesca Hurst delights audiences with a mix of classical and contemporary music, described as “moving and compelling” and “powerful yet sensitive”. The program will include mazurkas by Chopin as well as the music of living composers such as Caroline Shaw and Jennifer Margaret Barker. Ms. Hurst has performed nationally at the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery of Art, and internationlly in Europe. Don’t miss this engaging and interactive performance!

The 2024-2025 season will be announced soon!

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Writing can be like the 1,100-mile solo hike Cheryl Strayed made along the Pacific Crest Trail.

A blank page can represent the unknown journey awaiting the writer. The first step can be difficult, but with each page written, the author is closer to the destination. Along the way, characters are added and, hopefully, lessons are learned. And when the last word is written, there is a resolution — whether for the character or the writer herself.

On May 2, Strayed, who authored the New York Times best-selling memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail,” will share her story about becoming an author, screenwriter, teacher and podcaster during the Frederick Speaker Series at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in downtown Frederick.

Strayed, 55, was enjoying a sunny day in her Portland, Oregon, home recently when she chatted by phone about her career. She said her love of writing started in childhood.

“As soon as I learned how to read, I fell in love with books,” she said. “And pretty quickly after that, I started writing stories.”

That passion followed her from elementary school into adulthood. She said she always knew she would do something related to writing, but Strayed described her upbringing as “poor and working-class,” and the idea of being a writer didn’t seem like a stable career path.

However, she loved writing and found a place to write and get paid. In 1987, she worked the summer after she graduated high school as a reporter for her hometown weekly, the Aitkin Independent Age, in Aitkin, Minnesota.

“When I went to college, the idea wasn’t, like, ‘pursue life as an artist’ where you’re probably never gonna make money,” she said. “I was very practical at first about writing. I loved to write creative work, but I needed to major in journalism because that’s how you actually get a job. And that’s what I did my first year in college.”

But then, in the summer before her sophomore year, Strayed took a poetry writing class at the University of Minnesota.

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“I just absolutely was like this is my thing, even if I’ll never make a dime off of it. This [creative writing] is my calling and my passion,” she said. “rom the age of 19 onward, I took my writing very seriously.”

It was during that class that she started calling herself a writer.

With art comes struggle and determination, and Strayed found ways to support her writing and pay the bills. She was a waitress, a youth advocate, an EMT, a teacher … “I was all these different things, but to earn money,” she said. “But what I really was was a writer, and I was honing my craft.”

She was in her 30s when she published her first book, “Torch,” in 2006. The book was a finalist for the Great Lakes Book Award and was selected by The Oregonian as one of the top 10 books of 2006 by writers living in the Pacific Northwest. That novel, she said, allowed her to fulfill her dream of working primarily as a writer.

“I liken it to having your first baby, because the two of these things happened at the same time in my life. I sold ‘Torch’ when I was pregnant with my first child. I remember being pregnant and thinking, I have no idea what to do with the baby. And then the baby gets there, and you’re like, OK, this is how you learn how to have a baby: You have a baby.

“I think that’s the hardest thing about writing your first book — the process,” she went on. “You’re like, how do I do this? And, of course, the answer is you don’t, really. Obviously, you can listen to other writers talk about how they did it, or you just keep putting the sentences on the page. But ultimately, what you have to do is you have to learn how to complete that big, long story that very often feels like you’ll never get to the end of it.”

But it would be her second book, 2012’s “Wild,” that made her a bonafide best-selling author. “Wild” chronicles her 1995 hike along the Pacific Crest Trail at age 22, when she was still reeling from her mother’s death in 1991 and the dissolution of her first marriage. She embarked on a hike from the Mojave Desert, through California and Oregon, and ultimately to Washington by herself and without any prior experience.

She found the hike itself and the writing process to be cathartic.

“That’s what’s so interesting about writing about your life experience. First you get to live it and gain whatever you gain from that experience, but then, of course, writing about your life requires not only deep reflection about what happened and what you felt and what you experienced but also an almost expansive reflection where you think about, well, how is

FREDERICK SPEAKER SERIES FEATURING CHERYL STRAYED

When: 7:30 p.m. May 2

Where: Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick Tickets: $40+ (discounts for students, seniors and military). Tickets for a meet and greet following the talk are $76.75.

Info: 301-600-2828, weinbergcenter.org/shows/ cheryl-strayed

my experience connected to the larger human experience?”

Strayed said the purpose of writing a memoir isn’t to point to yourself and say, “I’m so interesting. Listen to my story.”

“I think memoirs get a really bad rap. Sometimes people will think, ‘Oh, you have to be a narcissist to write a memoir,’ but nothing could be further from the truth.”

At the heart of the story, she had to show how her story could connect to readers.

“I had to think about how that experience — in losing my mom and grieving my mom and losing my way and then finding my way again on this trail — how that particular experience connected to the ways that people throughout time have grieved and recovered and gotten lost and found themselves again,” she said. “It’s like one was the experience, and one was finding the profound meaning in the experience. When I was writing, I learned a lot from looking back at that hike and writing about it.”

Her book was then made into the 2014 film “Wild,” starring Reese Witherspoon. Before Stayed’s memoir was published, Witherspoon opted for the movie rights. Strayed said there were many conversations with the actress/producer

about how her story would be adapted. It also helped that best-selling author Nick Hornby would write the screenplay. Witherspoon would go on to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

Handing over something so personal to strangers was a leap of faith, Strayed said, but she found everyone to be collaborative and supportive of one other.

“I also told myself from the beginning that the film was an adaptation of the book I wrote,” she said, “and nothing can change the book. That’s mine. I’m proud of the film and I love it, but it’s the creation of other artists, so I get to have a little emotional distance from it.”

Between writing books, Strayed started writing the Dear Sugar column for The Rumpus in 2010 after the original author, Steve Almond, asked her to take over. She wrote it for two years anonymously before she revealed herself. Today, she publishes it on her Substack newsletter. She later went on to host two successful podcasts with Almond.

“I thought [the column] was just gonna be this little mark of an experience, and it ended up being a wonderful part of my life and my career,” Strayed said.

Her experience led her to write her third book, “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar,” published in 2012. In 2023, it was adapted for the small screen for a Hulu series, although Strayed said the idea to adapt it for TV started much earlier. Witherspoon and Laura Dern, who played Strayed’s mother in “Wild,” joined Strayed as executive producers. Writer, producer and author Liz Tigelaar adapted “Tiny Beautiful Things” for television.

Since then, Strayed has published a fourth book, 2015’s “Brave Enough.” She’s taught writing, written screenplays, and spoken about her life and writing.

She was executive producer of the documentary “Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill,” which was released earlier this month in theaters. The film is directed by her husband, documentary filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, and Andy Brown. She and Lindstrom also have a son who is a college freshman and a daughter in high school.

Regarding writing, Stayed believes “we all have important stories to tell” and encourages other writers to find what that story is.

“It can all be so overwhelming to have this big idea and then feel like, where do I begin?” she said. “I think you just start small.”

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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Civil War Center to present April 25 author talk with Clayton J. Butler

Shepherd University’s George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War will welcome author Clayton J. Butler to present his lecture “Turning the Tide: Alabama’s White Unionists during Secession, Civil War, and Reconstruction” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 25 at the Shepherdstown Opera House, 131 W. German St., Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

The lecture is based on Butler’s book “True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South during the Civil War and Reconstruction.” The book explores why and how the group of white Alabama Unionists maintained their ties to the Union and delves into how they were perceived by those in the Confederacy and the rest of the United States. Consequentially, Butler considers the Alabama Unionists’ experiences during the war, their evolving goals and their role in the Reconstruction Era.

Butler earned his PhD from the University of Virginia in 2020. He currently works at the University of Virginia Press, where he is the assistant editor for the American South and A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era series.

“True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South during the Civil War and Reconstruction” was published by LSU Press in 2022. Four Seasons Books will provide copies of the book for purchase during the event. This event is free and open to the public.

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consumable treats, the spring showcase will feature handmade goods for everyone.

Each member of the Valley Craft Network will be participating, and displayed wares will be available for purchase. Black Hog BBQ food truck will be onsite during the event.

“We’re really excited to support this arts community that perhaps a lot of people don’t know about,” Rice said.

With a new annual tradition, the Valley Craft Network encourages all community members to experience the diversity in art and design in one place.

Along with more than enough space at Willow Oaks, the Valley Craft Network will provide an experience that caters to all guests.

“We decided as a group that we wanted to have all of the artists’ work accessible to everyone,” Rice said. “It’s free, open to the public, and familyfriendly.” They wanted to create an environment that most easily allows

connection with the local community in which they’re based.

“If we don’t support the arts, the arts aren’t sustainable,” Rice said, adding that the lively, artistic nature of the towns that surround the Valley Craft Network are understanding of this fact. “[Frederick and Hagerstown] arts scenes are vibrant because of the talented people that are doing the work, and the way that it can remain vibrant is to have people support us.”

Both cities that sandwich the Valley Craft Network are enthusiastic about local art.

“There are people that have been attending the tour for all 43 years,” Rice noted. “The customer base has been so loyal.”

Learn more at valleycraftnetwork.org.

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.

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Fiber Fest will return to the Frederick Fairgrounds with more than 100 vendors

More than 100 vendors will gather for Fiber Fest, hosted by The Frederick NewsPost.

This year’s event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 27 at the Frederick Fairgrounds, 797 E. Patrick St., Frederick.

Choose food from eight vendors and sample locally crafted wine and spirits.

Take kids to the petting zoo, moon bounce or to get their face painted.

The Frederick County Master Gardeners will also be onsite to host their annual plant sale at the event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Admission is free. Learn more at fredericknewspost.com/ goto/fiberfest.

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Disappointed with the Academy Awards? Then make

There comes a time in everyone’s life when they realize the Academy Awards are a joke.

Maybe it was after a particularly egregious upset, like when “Crash” infamously beat “Brokeback Mountain” for the Best Picture trophy in 2006. Or it could have been after your favorite film or performance of the year was completely shut out of the competition. Or maybe it was the fact that Vanessa Hudgens was invited to the most recent Academy Awards’ red carpet.

Because, unless her latest Netflix film, “The Princess Switch 4: Switched 4 Ever After,” is suddenly getting awards buzz, there is no reason why, in the year of our Lord 2024, Vanessa Hudgens should be on the Academy Awards’ red carpet.

The point is, as much as the Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, like to present themselves as the most esteemed and respected honor in the film industry, they’re a total joke. It’s a nearly 100-year-old annual ceremony that rewards the best films and performances not so much on merit but by which movie studio or actor campaigned the most and had the biggest marketing budget.

This isn’t a new topic for me. It’s been a good many years now since I’ve discovered the Oscars are not so much a reward for actual talent but more a totem of Hollywood’s need for selfcongratulatory overindulgence.

But earlier this year, after the latest Academy Award nominations were announced, I found myself getting caught up in the buzz of outrage on social media over the most recent omissions, most notably last year’s megablockbuster “Barbie” missing out on nominations for Best Actress and Best Director. Because, I get it, these snubs for your favorite films and actors can hurt — listen, if social media had been around back when I was a kid, you’d all be getting inundated with numerous tearful TikTok videos from me chastising the Oscars for not nominating Elisabeth Shue’s masterful performance in “Adventures in Babysitting.”

So my advice to all of you bemoaning

your own awards.

All shiny and new and pictured well before festivities on March 9, 1950,

the state of the Academy Awards: Make your own awards.

Come up with your honorees or your own award categories and honor the films and performances that matter the most to you. Unhappy that not enough “Barbie” actors were nominated for Oscars? Then create your own category, Best Performance in the “Barbie” Movie, and nominate everyone so they can all get some kudos.

Or maybe you’re still stinging over Leonardo DiCaprio not getting nominated for Best Actor for “Titanic.” Time to make an award called the Rose DeWitt Bukater Honorary Award for Best Leonardo DiCaprio Performance in a 1997 Motion Picture. And if you have a 20-something supermodel present the award, I bet Leo will come and accept it himself.

Because changing things up with new awards can only be a good thing. By now, the Academy Awards have gotten fairly predictable, and it’s pretty much common knowledge what and who they like to honor. If you’ve made a big war epic or a sumptuously romantic costume drama, then you’re most likely being nominated for something.

We need new awards from people that acknowledge movies the Academy Awards often ignore, especially horror films or comedies. And most viewers don’t go gaga over biopics the way the Oscars do. Because, seriously, they

always nominate biopics — also, how can there be more biopics coming out every year? Haven’t we done a film on every famous biographical subject by now? I mean, last year we had a biopic on the guy who claimed he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos; are we going to start doing biopics on memes next? (Coming to Netflix this fall: Bradley Cooper writes, directs and stars in his next masterpiece, “Peanut Butter Baby: The Movie.”)

But what’s that you say? Making your own awards won’t work because you don’t have the starry celebrities and solid gold statues that the Academy Awards has? First off, how dare you question me? Secondly, the majority of those celebrities you saw at this year’s ceremony will be has-beens 20 years from now. You can probably go on Cameo and hire a 1995 Best Supporting Actress nominee to read out the winners of your awards. I mean, Gary Busey, who was nominated for an Oscar back in 1979, will probably pay YOU to be able to show up to your ceremony.

And as for you lacking any of those fancy solid gold statues, take that participation trophy you received when you were 7 after you threw up on the balance beam during a gymnastics tournament and hand that out instead. Celebrities will take anything you give them; they just want the attention and to give a speech. I’m sure Jennifer Lawrence would be honored to take

my old D.A.R.E. medal and put it on her mantlepiece.

I know that, in a perfect world, the Oscars should matter. And it’d be lovely to think that they do, and that when a film wins an Academy Award, it actually deserved it. But films are also so subjective, and movies that you love may not be the Oscars’ cup of tea.

And therein lies the rub: What gives the Oscars the right to say that a movie I loved and have seen a dozen times isn’t worthy of any gold trophies? Does the Academy Awards not nominating such a film for anything negate what it means to me or suddenly make it unworthy of my love? Not at all. So what I’d say to those who were upset over “Barbie” not getting more nominations at the Oscars this year: Don’t forget what that film meant to you, no matter how many nominations or wins it got. Honor it yourself.

Because there’s also something I’ve noticed over the years: Most people’s favorite movie of all time is not a Best Picture winner. Do you know anyone who says 1990’s winner, “Dances with Wolves,” is their favorite movie ever? Unless you’re friends with Kevin Costner, then I’m going to say no.

Michael Hunley is a copy editor at POLITICO’s E&E News in D.C. He previously worked as a copy editor for The Frederick News-Post. Contact him at mr85mt@gmail.com.

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The Chewsville Lions Club in Chewsville, MD is SELLING VIDALIA SWEET ONIONS

5-pound bag - $8; 10-pound bag is $16 Orders can be picked up from 4-7pm on Thur, May 9th & Fri, May 10th

To order, call 301-748-4578, or email ogc95@comcast.net When you call, a place for pick up will be determined in the Frederick area Deadline to order - April 30th

Proceeds benefit the club's food bank, clothing drive and other charitable services Yard Sales

Waterside Community is having their COMMUNITY-WIDE SPRING

YARD SALE, April 26 to 28, from 8am5pm, Come early to find the best treasures! 7983 Marine Court, Frederick, MD (this is the pool address), all yard sales are individual homes in the community

WELLINGTON TRACE COMMUNITY YARD SALE

May 4th • 8AM to 3PM

6400 Tennison Drive, Frederick Rain date: May 5th (same time) Come and See us! furniture and decor, household and kitchen items, toys and games, clothes (all sizes), shoes, baby items, wedding items, antiques, books and soooo much more Sellers will be at the pool and throughout the neighborhood!

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Thursday April 25

CLASSES

Steps to Success: Empowering Women in the Business of Life — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Springfield Manor Winery Distillery Brewery, 11836 Auburn Road, Thurmont. Steps to Success is more than just a conference; it’s a transformative experience crafted to provide women from all walks of life with the tools, insights and connections they need to thrive. Through a series of workshops, panel discussions and networking opportunities, attendees will gain valuable skills and strategies for personal and professional development.  $125. 301-874-2957. tina@eiwellness.com.

wbnfrederick.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.

Family History Lecture: You Can Go Home Again: Getting the Most Out of a Research Trip — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at via Zoom, . Presented by Lorraine Minor. Spring is here and a genealogists thoughts turn to travels to their ancestral homes. Learn what to do now to plan for that trip and how to get the most out of the time you are there. Email to receive Zoom link. 18 and older.

240-818-1938. wrsparks54@hotmail.com.

ETCETERA

Senior Cafe: The place to come for coffee, conversation, friendship and fun events! Fiber Arts — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Whether you are a novice or an expert in crochet, knitting or needlepoint, join us to learn, share your skills and swap materials. 301-600-8200.

fcpl.org.

Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4

p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration, 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. If you need a partner, call Leslie at 240-344-4041 (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.

FILM

“Let My People Go!” — 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Lewistown Volunteer District Fire Department, 11101 Hessong Bridge Road, Frederick. A screening of “Let My People Go” followed by a Q&A with David Clements. Food (Mission BBQ), beer, wine and soft drinks available. Please bring cash. $15. 240-285-9787.

info@frederickcountyconservativeclub.com.

MUSIC

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

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

Friday April 26

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 Freder-

ick 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.

See What Sticks — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Performance artists, musicians, poets, actors — meet Frederick’s newest performance workshop and open stage. Artists are welcome to workshop emerging projects in the space and see what sticks. Stay after the performances for a brief discussion and debrief as participating artists continue to fine-tune their work. Artists can set up at 7 p.m. Performances start at 8 p.m. 301-662-4190.

artcenter@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.

ETCETERA

HHS Mobile Health Unit, Outreach Team and Program Staff Visit — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Frederick Food Bank at Trinity, 6040 New Design Road, Frederick. Program staff will be bringing health services, food distribution, and access to learn more about other HHS programs (like energy assistance) to various neighborhoods throughout the Frederick community. Food distribution begins at noon, while supplies last. 240-409-9005.

mgrogan@cityoffrederickmd.gov. cityoffrederickmd.gov.

FESTIVALS

Carroll County Buckwild Truck & Tractor Classic — 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Carroll County Agricultural Center & Arena, 706 Agricultural Center Drive, Westminster. Continues 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. April 27. Tractor & Interstate Pull April 26, Truck Show April 27. New for 2024, side-by-side (ATVs and UTVs) drag racing. BYO lawn chair, lawn seating only.

$15 per day, $25 weekend, ages 8 and under free pass. 410-848-6704. carrollcountyfair.com.

MUSIC

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 deli-

ciously 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

Step Afrika! — 8 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Founded in 1994 as an exchange program with the Soweto Dance Theatre of Johannesburg, Step Afrika! is the first professional dance company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Mesmerizing and memorable. One of America’s top five African American dance companies travels the globe to deliver the tradition of stepping — a polyrhythmic, percussive dance form that uses the body as an artistic instrument. $30-$45. 301-600-2828.

bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.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. Free. 301-662-6600.

wob@wayoffbroadway.com. wayoffbroadway.com.

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

$85. 410-549-2722.

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

“Almost Maine” — Teen Production — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Directed and performed by ESP Teens, this romantic comedy by John Cariani takes place in the magical almost-town called Almost Maine where characters discover, uncover and recover from love — loaded with sweetness, some sorrow and several surprises.

72 HOURS | Thursday, april 25, 2024 | 21

Free. 301-305-1405. christinem@esptheatre.org. esptheatre.org.

“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 to $37.50. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-squirrels.

Saturday April 27

CLASSES

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

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

fcpl.org.

Cinco de Mayo and the Civil War — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 48 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Join long-time National Museum of Civil War Medicine volunteer Brad Stone for an educational and fun presentation to learn about the connection between Cinco de Mayo and the Civil War.  Free. 301-695-1864. tracey.mcintire@civilwarmed.org. civilwarmed.org/event/ cinco-de-mayo-2024.

ETCETERA

Beloved Gardens Plant Sale — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at UUCF Congregation, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick. Choose from vegetables and herbs, flowers, native plants, and pollinator-friendly perennials and annuals. Pick up plants 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27, rain or shine. 301-514-4524. kileyam29@gmail.com. belovedgardensplantsale.org.

Seton Center Spring 5K at The Mount — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Waldron Family Stadium, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg.

Run right now to register for the Seton Center Spring 5K Run & Walk at The Mount! Sponsored by the Center for Service at Mount St. Mary’s. Deadline to register is April 19. All proceeds benefit Seton Center Outreach Programs. All ages. $30. 301-447-5168. f.j.lukban@msmary.edu. runreg.com/12084.

Myersville Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to noon at Municipal parking lot, 301 Main St., Myersville. Saturdays through Oct. 26. myersvillefarmersmarket.com.

Independent Bookstore Day at Curious Iguana — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Curious Iguana, 12 N. Market St., Frederick. The first 50 customers who spend $50 or more will receive a free indie bookstore tote bag with purchase. They’ll have a limited supply of freebies, a giveaway, IBD merchandise and a fun wheel to spin at checkout for extra surprises while supplies last. 301-695-2500. info@curiousiguana.com.

Quartermania Game — noon to 4 p.m. at Frederick Moose Club, 828 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Quartermania is a cross between an auction and a raffle where people bid quarters on items donated by the community at large. Bids on items range from one to eight quarters per paddle purchased. There are generally 40- to 60-plus items up for bid. The purchase of a ticket gives you one paddle. Other paddles can be purchased for $3 each. Quarters are available to purchase in tolls of $10 or whatever amount a player needs. 18 and older. Advance tickets $5 per person. At the door $8. 240-405-4093. shaffer4952@yahoo. com.

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, energy-efficient home heating. $8. 301-456-4912.

boycerensberger@gmail.com.

fredericklandmarks.org.

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 7:45 p.m. to 9:15 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

Volunteers will sweep, mulch, clean up and plant flowers. Register at  leeann@downtownfrederick.org.

Hagerstown Model RR Museum April 2024 Model Train Show — 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Washington County Agricultural Education Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro. Multiple vendors featuring all scales and sizes of model trains, along with railroad artifacts, model and toy cars and books. Free parking, site is handicap accessible, food vendor onsite. The historic Antietam Train Station will not be open during the event.

$5 per person, 12 and under free. 301-9640469. bblairwilliamson@aol.com. antietamstation.com.

Gas and Steam Engine Show — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Agricultural History Farm Park, 18400 Muncaster Road, Derwood. Enjoy the Farm Park and animals, take a hay ride, food for sale. See antique cars, gas engines and tractors, variety of farm equipment, blacksmiths, steam trains, sawmill demonstrations, granary museum, crafts, tractor parades, more.. Live music on Saturday. Rain or shine. Free parking. 301-738-9892. friendsofthefarmpark.org.

Living History Reenactiment: Battle of the Wilderness — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St., Westminster. Continues 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28. Reenactments at 1 p.m. both days. The first battle of Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s “Overland Campaign.” Grant’s goal was to defeat Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia and capture the South’s capital at Richmond. Reenactors in full costume will demonstrate infantry drilling, artillery firing and camp life. The Camp will close at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Food is available for purchase at the event. $10 per family, $5 per adult, $4 per senior age 60 and older, free parking. carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org.

Bluey Bonanza at Southern States of Mount Airy — 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Southern States of Mount Airy, 1312 S. Main St., Mount Airy. Join us for a morning of activities and meet Bluey. Rain date: March 28.

301-600-8200.

fcpl.org.

“The Borrowers” — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. A new imaginative retelling of the delightful classic tale about three tiny people who are big heroes. When the Human Beans move in above the Clock family’s tiny home under the floor boards, their life is about to get a whole lot bigger. An original Fun Company creation. Continues weekends through May 12. $6.50 to $25. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-borrowers.

Main St., raffles. The museum officially opens fall 2024. Donations accepted. info@nationalroadfoundation.org. FiberFest — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Frederick Fairgrounds, 797 E. Patrick St., Frederick. 90+ fibery vendors, local food trucks, kids’ zone 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., wine and spirits tastings, plant sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. by the Frederick County Master Gardeners.  fredericknewspost.com/goto/fiberfest.

Western Maryland Public Safety Expo — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Frederick Community College, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick . Following the MACEM&PS Run to the Rescue 5K. Organized by the Frederick Police Department and the Mid-Atlantic Center for Emergency Management & Public Safety, the Expo is a career fair showcasing jobs and organizations across the public safety spectrum — police, fire, public health, emergency management, and more. Free & open to the public, with K-9 guests, activities for kids, live demos and more! macemps.org/run.

Children’s Festival in Baker Park — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Baker Park, N. Bentz and W. Second streets, Frederick . In conjunction with the national Month of the Young Child. Features approximately 65 area child care centers, preschool programs and child-related organizations volunteer to offer hands-on activities for kids. Every year approximately 3,000 participants enjoy the activities, entertainment and information — all for free!

301-606-8161. pbrosensteel@aol.com. fcmha.org/how-we-help/childrens-festival.

Earth Celebration Day & Festival of Art — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pine Hill Recreation Area, 12684 Mentzer Gap Road, Waynesboro, Pa. The Institute celebrates spring with environmental exhibitors, live music by Emily Martin & Friends, environmental artists and artisans, a student art show and more. Bring cash for the Recycle Fundraiser that includes hand-painted bird houses, raffle items, a bake sale and a yard sale. Have lunch in the park with food trucks. 717-762-0373.

info@natureandcultureinstitute.org. natureandcultureinstitute.org/event/ earth-celebration-day-2024.

Plant-a-Palooza! — noon to 3 p.m. at The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick. We’re bringing you the coolest, freshest flowers, plants and seedlings from our local champs. Meet our friendly local vendors, farmers and eco-conscious community partners who will be showing off their green expertise. Live music, games, earth-friendly crafts and activities. Rain or shine.

301-663-3416.

aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop/classes-events/ 2nd-annual-plant-a-palooza.

GALLERY

Bring a Broom Saturday — 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Downtown, Frederick. Bring your own broom, dustpan, work gloves and your friends and neighbors to help Downtown Frederick get ready for spring!

FESTIVALS

National Road Museum Open House — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at National Road Museum, 214 N. Main St., Boonsboro. Sneak peeks of new exhibits, photography exhibit, lectures about the National Road by historian Bob Savitt, visit the trolley museum at 220 N.

Valley Craft Network: A Gathering of Artisans — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Willow Oaks Craft Cider and Wine, 6219 Harley Road, Middletown. Continues April 28. VCN artists and craftspeople showcasing their quality crafts and socialize with the artists. Food and drink available from Black Hog BBQ.

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MUSIC

Profesar Music — 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. A live music performance from local artist ProfesarMusic. $5. 301-662-4190. info@frederickartscouncil.org.

Battle of The Bands — 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Carroll Creek Amphitheater, Frederick . A concert-style fundraising event to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County. Six bands will compete for a prize package including a recording session from Frederick Recording Studio! There will be food, music, beer from Rockwell Brewery, games, activities. $10. 352-678-7030. jarad@benefactorevents.com. botbfrederick.com.

OUTDOORS

Hike: What is a Watershed? — 9 a.m. at City of Frederick Watershed, Hamburg Blue Trail Lot, Frederick . Join certified arborist Jenny Willoughby and library staff for a hike in the City of Frederick Watershed where you’ll see how ecology, history and water resources all converge to make this a special backcountry gem. Meet at the Hamburg Trail Blue Lot on Hamburg Road east of Gambrill Park Road. The 3-mile hike over moderate terrain will take about 2 hours.  301-600-8350. rkurtz@frederickcountymd. gov. frederick.librarycalendar.com.

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas

SUNDAY, MAY 5 | 4:00 PM

Their cutting-edge string explorations span intimate chamber music to energetic dance music and Scottish to global tunes. vcn.tour.com.

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.

RECREATION

MACEM&PS Run to the Rescue 5K — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Frederick Community College, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. With a course sprawling the FCC campus, this race honors the public safety professionals who run, dispatch and drive to our rescue every day. Participants will receive a T-shirt and collectible race medal. Check-in begins at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m. Register online. Stick around for the Western Maryland Public Safety Expo, a career fair showcasing jobs and organizations across public safety. The Expo is free and open to the public. $30-$50. macemps.org/run.

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.

“Almost Maine” — Teen Production — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Directed and performed by ESP Teens, this romantic comedy by John Cariani takes place in the magical almost-town called Almost Maine where characters discover, uncover and recover from love — loaded with sweetness, some sorrow and several surprises.  Free. 301-305-1405. christinem@esptheatre.org. esptheatre.org.

“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 to $37.50. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-squirrels.

Sunday April 28

ETCETERA

Pulling for Veterans Fundraiser Flea Market — at The Amvets Farm, 9602 Baltimore Road, Frederick. Pulling for Veterans Flea Market fundraiser days on April 28, July 28 and Sept. 29. Food trucks, playground on site.

240-285-4487. outreach@pullingforveterans.org. pullingforveterans.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, energy-efficient home heating. $8. 301-456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

FAMILY

Gas and Steam Engine Show — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Agricultural History Farm Park,

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301-738-9892.

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“The Borrowers” — 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. A new imaginative retelling of the delightful classic tale about three tiny people who are big heroes. When the Human Beans move in above the Clock family’s tiny home under the floor boards, their life is about to get a whole lot bigger. An original Fun Company creation. Continues weekends through May 12. $6.50 to $25. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-borrowers.

Bowman House and Museum — 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Bowman House and Museum, 323 N. Main St., Boonsboro. The 19th century log Bowman House Museum and Pottery open to the public for tours every 4th Sunday of the month between through October. Hearth cooking demonstrations of 18th & 19th century foods will be prepared according to the meats, vegetables and fruits that would have been available during that time. Stroll through the raised bed vegetable garden. More info on Facebook page. 301-432-5889. info@boonsborohistoricalsociety.org. boonsborohistoricalsociety.org/ bowman-house.

FESTIVALS

America250! History Fair — noon to 4:05 p.m. at Amphitheater, Carroll Creek Linear Park, Frederick. Community event in celebration of our country’s 250th anniversary. Numerous historic venues and museums will highlight the role Maryland, and particularly Frederick County, has played in the birth and development of our nation.   301-676-0823. ysabel.f.suarez@gmail.com. visitfrederick.org/history-fair.

MUSIC

Calvary UMC Community Concert Series: Nathan Laube — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 131 W. Second St., Frederick. Dedication concert for Calvary UMC’s new pipe organ by Cornel Zimmer Organ Builders, Op. 167. American organist Nathan Laube, one of the world’s elite organ performers and pedagogues. 301-662-1464. jsummers@calvaryumc.org. calvaryumc.org/concerts.

The Frederick Symphony Orchestra presents “The Best of Broadway” — 3 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Experience the magic of Broadway as the Frederick Symphony Orchestra presents an enchanting evening filled with the timeless melodies and unforgettable stories that have captivated audiences for generations. From the haunting melodies of “Cats” to the epic tale of “Man of La Mancha,” and the toe-tapping energy of “Oklahoma,” prepare to be transported

to the enchanting worlds of these iconic productions. $25-$30. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

POLITICS

Walk in the Woods: Frederick Municipal Forest — 9 a.m. to noon at Frederick Municipal Forest, 10420 Hamburg Road, Frederick. What does it take to protect drinking water for the residents of Frederick City? Jenny Willoughby, sustainability manager of Frederick City, will share her extensive knowledge of the Frederick Municipal Forest and what it takes to sustainably and responsibly manage the city’s source of drinking water. She will talk about the active forest management, the history, and the flora and fauna of the area.

301-417-4371. rbourassa@icprb.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 to $37.50. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/the-squirrels.

Singing on Stage — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre, WMC Alumni Hall, 2 College Hill, Westminster. Music and Theatre Arts students at McDaniel from the “Singing on Stage” class taught by Kyle Engler, senior lecturer, perform selections from operas and Broadway musicals. Peggy Brengle serves as accompanist.   410-857-2595. cknauer@mcdaniel.edu.

“Almost Maine” — Teen Production — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Directed and performed by ESP Teens, this romantic comedy by John Cariani takes place in the magical almost-town called Almost Maine where characters discover, uncover and recover from love — loaded with sweetness, some sorrow and several surprises.  Free. 301-305-1405. christinem@esptheatre.org. esptheatre.org.

Monday April 29 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.

ESL High Beginners Conversation Class — 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. For adults who want to practice their English to a conversation class hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick County. Students will practice their speaking and

listening skills with conversations guided by an instructor from the LCFC. Registration is required by the LCFC. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

ETCETERA

Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration, 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. If you need a partner, call Leslie at 240-344-4041 (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.

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. Local Author Talk + Signing with Sarah Adler — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The C. Burr Artz Public Library, 110 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Join Curious Iguana and FCPL as they celebrate the launch of Sarah Adler’s sophomore romance novel, “Happy Medium,” one day before its release. 301-606-0934.

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MUSIC

Jazz Night — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mainstage Theatre, WMC Alumni Hall , 2 College Hill, Westminster. Senior adjunct lecturer Tim Jenkins directs as student musicians perform diverse styles of jazz, including classic big band swing, bebop, Latin, funk, jazz-rock, and classic blues.   410-857-2595. cknauer@mcdaniel.edu.

Tuesday April 30

CLASSES

Creative Writing Workshop — 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. The Writers’ Block are a local community of writers, committed to connecting, critiquing and producing writing in a workshop setting. This group is open to writers of any genre living in the Frederick area who are interested in growing as writers and engaging in meaningful discourse about their craft. Recommended for 18+. Every last Tuesday of the month. No reservation required. 301-662-4190.

artcenter@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.

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. Pre-registration required. $8 for one painting, $20 for three. 301-600-6350. emmitsburgseniorcenter@ frederickcountymd.gov.

Open House: Frederick Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at National Aviation Community Center, 296 Bucheimer Road, Frederick . Frederick Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol will host an open house for ages 1218 and above.   3016412968. jbutler@md.cap.gov. frederick.cap.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.

GALLERY

Embroiderers’ Guild of America: Hagerstown Chapter Meeting — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hagerstown Seventh-day Adventist Church, 11507 Robinwood Drive, Hagerstown. Learn more about the exciting world of embroidery: cross-stitch, needlepoint, bead work, counted work and more. 301-401-1702. darlene.11590@gmail.com.

Wednesday May 1 CLASSES

Sensory Program for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: “Seed Bombs” — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Get ready for spring and flowers in the garden! We will be making ready to plant “seed bombs” with Master Gardeners from MD Extension office. 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.

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Plant-Based Bliss: Sweet and Simple WFPB Desserts [3-Part Series] — noon to 1:15 p.m. at The Common Market, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. If you have a sweet tooth and are looking for healthy dessert options, this class series is for you! In this three-part course on Wednesdays at noon from May 1 to 15, culinary coach Alison Wexler will teach you how to make a variety of easy Whole Food Plant-Based (WFPB) desserts that are packed with flavor as well as vital nutrients. $75-$150. 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop.

FAMILY

Tween Time: Make a Teacher Appreciation Gift — 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Calling all Tweens! Make a gift to give to your favorite teacher. Designed for students in third through seventh grades. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.

MUSIC

May Day Concert — 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Mount St. Mary’s University, 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg. MSM’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts presents our May Day Concert featuring the Mount Chorale and Mount Wind Ensemble. 301-447-5308. venzin@msmary.edu. msmary.edu.

FCC Wind Ensemble — 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Frederick Community College Jack

B. Kussmaul Theater, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. A captivating blend of contemporary compositions, toe-tapping concert band favorites and traditional masterpieces. Led by Kimberly Hirschmann. Join the ensembles afterwards for cupcakes and camaraderie. Tickets are free but should be reserved at eventbrite.com/o/ frederick-community-college-9867898121. 301-846-2566. mgersten@frederick.edu. FCCMay2024Wind.eventbrite.com.

Thursday May 2

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.

Spring Theme in Watercolor — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Brunswick Senior Center, 12 E. A St., Brunswick. No skill required, there will

be step-by-step instruction. This class is for all skill levels. All supplies will be provided. Instructor: Michelle Moore. For seniors. $10. 301-834-8115. virtualseniorcenter@ frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcountymd.gov.

ETCETERA

EMF National Day of Prayer Breakfast — 6:45 a.m. at Walker’s Overlook, 8939 Woodsboro Pike, Walkersville. Breakfast at 7 a.m. and the program will begin promptly at 7:30 a.m.  $35. frederickprays.com.

National Day of Prayer Community Gatherings — noon at various locations, Frederick. Praying for spheres of influence in shaping our society. Locations include Frederick Rescue Mission, nonprofit; 24-7 Prayer House, church; Frederick County Court House, government; Hospital Park gazebo, health; Warehouse Cinema, media; FCPS headquarters, education; fairgrounds, agriculture; Baker Park, youth; Calvary Chapel/Mental Health Association parking lot, family; Veterans Memorial Park, military. Visit frederickprays.com for details.

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.

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.

National Day of Prayer Youth Prayer Rally — 6 p.m. at Baker Park Band Shell, Frederick. Pre-event and food activities begin at 5:30 p.m., program at 6 p.m. For youth, includes college and young adults, to gather and pray publicly for all levels of government and its leaders. Also an evangelistic opportunity to reach the unsaved and the unchurched.  nationaldayofprayer-frederick.org/ youth-rally.

Totally Teen Time: Escape Room — Mystery Cabin Culprit — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. After a hike in the woods, you return to your cabin and find that your food and luggage have been raided! You and your friends have 45 minutes to sort through forensic evidence, determine the furry suspect, and figure out whether they ingested anything toxic. This exciting STEM escape room is in partnership with the NCI

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Frederick Office of Scientific Operations and includes microscope analysis, blood typing and DNA testing! Recommended for teens in grades six through 12. 301-600-7250.

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Frederick Speaker Series: Cheryl Strayed — 7:30 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. A warm, candid, funny, and engaging speaker, Cheryl Strayed talks about her personal struggles and story of survival, love, loss, adventure, courage, empathy and the power we possess to blaze our own wild trails.

$40-$50. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org/shows/cheryl-strayed.

FILM

McDaniel Cinema Showcase — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Decker Auditorium, Lewis Hall of Science, 2 College Hill, Westminster. This annual event showcases student-produced fiction and documentary films as the culminating project for each Cinema student’s senior capstone. 410-857-2595. cknauer@mcdaniel.edu. mcdaniel.edu/cinema.

MUSIC

Pianist Thomas Pandolfi in Concert — 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. In addition to being recognized as one of the greatest interpreters of the Polish masters such as Chopin, Paderewski and Godowsky, this versatile pianist has received accolades for his performance of everything from Bach to Gershwin. Register in advance.

$20, $15 for members. 301-739-5727. cschelle@wcmfa.org. wcmfa.org/concerts-lectures-2.

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

Ira G. Zepp, Jr., Memorial Lecture: Rosa Clemente — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Naganna Forum, Roj Student center, 2 College Hill, Westminster. McDaniel hosts a lecture by Black-Puerto Rican community organizer and independent journalist Rosa Clemente in honor of Women’s History Month. The first Afro-Latina woman to run for the vice president of the United States, Clemente is also the associate producer of the Oscar award-winning film “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Call 410-857-2459 or email odei@mcdaniel.edu for more information.  410-857-2459. cknauer@mcdaniel.edu.

Friday May 3

CLASSES

Brushes with History: Inspiring the Personality of Frederick — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/Heri-

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

Brain Boost: Why You Need a Mission Statement — noon to 1 p.m. at Cowork Frederick, 122 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Many freelancers and micro-biz owners don’t have a mission statement. Learn why you need a mission statement and how to write one. A lunchtime collaborative learning experience designed to build expertise and ensure equitable access to a wealth of knowledge. Bring your lunch and learn. RSVP required.

ainsley@coworkfrederickfoundation.org. coworkfrederickfoundation.org/ brain-boost-mission-statement.

ETCETERA

Open Coworking Day — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Cowork Frederick, 122 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Curious about coworking? Spending a day coworking with the awesome freelancers, entrepreneurs and teleworkers of the Cowork Frederick community is hands-down the best way to see if it’s right for you.

heycowork@coworkfrederick.com. coworkfrederick.com/ open-coworking-day.

HHS Mobile Health Unit, Outreach Team and Program Staff Visit — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Brunswick Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Program staff will be bringing health services, food distribution, and access to learn more about other HHS programs (like energy assistance) to various neighborhoods throughout the Frederick community. Food distribution begins at noon, while supplies last. 240-409-9005.

mgrogan@cityoffrederickmd.gov. cityoffrederickmd.gov.

Conference on Civil War Medicine — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 48 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Hosted by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Tours, programs and experiences and a special tour of Antietam Battlefield by Scott Woodard, military historian with the U.S. Army Medical Dept. Center of History and Heritage. Get exclusive access to the Locust Springs hospital site. Plus lectures by NMCWM director of interpretation Dana Shoaf and Emilie Amt, author of “Black Antietam.” Cost includes a reception on Friday evening with refreshments and access to Clara Barton’s camp stove, as well as lunch at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum on Saturday.

$150 for museum members, $175 for non-members. 301-695-1864. tracey.mcintire@civilwarmed.org. civilwarmed.org.

Stoney Gardens Spring Outdoor Show — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Stoney Gardens, 4220 Delauter Road, Myersville. Crafts from local vendors and plants. Available items include flower/herb plants, wreaths/swags, candles, soaps, applique/quilted/sewed items & towels, birdhouses, flags, painted wooden crafts, glasswork, pottery, jewelry, wooden/ metal signs, crochet items, antiques, pet accessories, tasty dips, snacks and much more.

301-639-3862. stoneygdn@aol.com.

MAVFD Buffet Dinner — 4 p.m. to 7:05 p.m. at Mount Airy Fire Co. Auxiliary Reception Hall, 1008 Twin Arch Road, Mount Airy. All-you-can-eat fried chicken and meatloaf with assorted sides.  $18. 301-829-2112. rickyericky@aol.com.

Bikes For The World Bike Collection — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brook Hill United Methodist Church, 8946 Indian Springs Road, Frederick. Bike collection 5 to 7 p.m. May 3 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 4. Donate your adult and child bicycles to be shipped to those in need around the world. Bikes will be prepared for shipping from on Saturday. (Suggested donation of $10 per bike in financial contributions to cover the expenses of collecting, shipping and placing the bikes.) Receipts will be provided for all material and cash donations. 301-758-0356.

childrens_ministry@bhumc.org. facebook.com/BHUMC.childrensministry.

FAMILY

Preschool Prom — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Dress to impress or come as you are for a morning of fun. This event is designed for children ages up to 5 with a caregiver. 301-600-7250.

frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/ heart-health-month-eating-protect-yourheart-117629.

FILM

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.

Classic Film Series: “The Big Parade” (1925) — 8 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. An epic portrayal of the “Great War,” an American enlists and is shipped off to France where he befriends soldiers, falls in love and is sent to the frontline. $5-$7. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org/shows/ the-big-parade-1925.

GALLERY

Plein Air Meetup — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. This event brings together artists who enjoy plein air painting to share their experience in City Park. 301-739-5727. cschelle@wcmfa.org. wcmfa.org.

MUSIC & ARTS

College Band Concert — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mainstage Theatre, WMC Alumni Hall , 2 College Hill, Westminster. Directed by senior lecturer Linda Kirkpatrick, the College Band features nearly 50 musicians, including McDaniel students, as well as McDaniel faculty members, band alumni and community musicians, performing musical selections ranging from classical to pops.  410-857-2595. cknauer@mcdaniel.edu.

Michael Tash, Mary Shaver & Bob Mallardi in Concert — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Anchor Bar, 5605 Spectrum Drive, Frederick. Get ready to be transported to the heart of the blues! Join us for an unforgettable night with seasoned blues musicians Michael Tash, Mary Shaver, and Bob Mallardi. 301-910-8551. jr@badinfluenceband.com. www.maryshaver.com/.

Trailblazing Women of Country: A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta and Dolly — 7:30 p.m. at Majestic Theater, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg, Pa. Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton revolutionized country music and blazed a trail for future generations of female artists, earning each a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame. $40 and up. 717-337-8200. gettysburgmajestic.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.

Saturday May 4

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.

www.fcpl.org.

Brushes with History: Inspiring the Personality of Frederick — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at

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28 | Thursday, april 25, 2024 | 72 HOURS All kinds of fibery goodness! JOIN US THIS SATURDAY! 100+ fibery vendors Kids Zone from 11am-2pm Local Food Trucks Wine and spirit tastings Plant Sale from 9am-1pm by the Frederick County Master Gardeners A WHOLESOME, FUN EVENT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY No sheep were harmed in the making of this festival. All your favorite local yarn dyers anD spinners, plus MUCH MORE! FREEEVENT Register by April 26 for a chance to win: FrederickNewsPost.com/goto/FiberFest S PONSORED BY Saturday, April 27 • 9am-4pm THE FREDERICK FAIRGROUNDS I 797 E. PATRICK STREET, FREDERICK

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