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FREDERICK ADDS MORE TWINKLE TO ITS SPARKLE

Downtown Frederick Partnership just recently added its annual twinkle lights to Frederick’s downtown streets, now all-aglow for the holiday season, and the Solstice Ships in Carroll Creek will launch this weekend on Nov. 18, adding a bit of magic to Carroll Creek Linear Park for nighttime strollers (and, considering it feels like midnight by 5 p.m. this time of year, we basically all fall into the category of “nighttime strollers”). Here’s your reminder to take in the wonder of our little town, especially enchanting this time of year.

A NEW TAKE ON A CLASSIC

Frederick’s Landless Theatre Co. has become known for its fun, gutsy and innovative adaptations and approaches to original plays, and its take on “The Great Gatsby” is no exception. Producing artistic director Andrew Baughman began working on a musical adaptation of the classic story after it fell into the public domain in 2021, and the result is “The Great Gatsby Musical,” premiering at New Spire Arts on Nov. 17. He also chose to cast Black actor Duane Richards II in the lead role of Gatsby, aiming to further integrate and explore themes of class disparities in the original storyline.

A CREATIVE APPROACH TO HOLIDAY SHOPPING

Each fall, local residents get the chance to experience a multi-venue art exhibition, studio tour and holiday shopping spree rolled into one with the Valley Craft Network Studio Tour. Venture out on this self-guided tour throughout Frederick and Washington counties, and meet artists at their studios, see them working, and take home a few treasures to share. This week also marks the first of two weekends of the Maryland Christmas Show at the Frederick Fairgrounds, which also features merchants and artisans offering handmade fine art, pottery, furniture, jewelry, clothing, wreaths, toys and ornaments to holiday shoppers. No shortage of supporting local and handmade in Frederick, especially this time of year.

ICYMI: A SLICE OF LOCAL CANNABIS CULTURE

Frederick-based cannabis cultivator John Jacobs went to the inaugural Maryland Home Growers Cup in Ijamsville a week ago and reports back to tell us what the experience was like. It sold out in advance, drew people from counties away, and a second installation is already planned for the spring. (Also of note: Jacobs took second place in the Judge’s Cup for his Perfect Circle x Northern Lights, so shoutout to him.)

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SAMUEL POWERS IS BACK!

If you lamented the demise of Frederick rock band Samuel Powers in 2019, you have reason to celebrate this week, as the newly formed group gears up for its first show together since then. They’ll play the FAC Art Center on Nov. 22. Get a taste of their new-ish sound with their recently released single, “Honey Boy,” on Bandcamp.

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UNCAPPED

Liquid Intrusion Brewing Co. is the first Black-owned brewery in Prince George’s County In this episode of the UnCapped podcast, host Chris Sands talks with Jasmine and Andrew Dill, founders of Liquid Intrusion Brewing Co. in Brandywine, about the beginning of their brand, where the name came from, their recent acquisition of warehouse space and their plans for a taproom and brewery. Here is an excerpt of their talk.

UnCapped: Today I am joined

by Jasmine and Andrew Dill, cofounders of Liquid Intrusion from … Barleywine, right?

Andrew Dill: Brandywine.

UnCapped: Brandywine. We’ll just rename it Barleywine, and you can make it a destination for people to really go hard.

Jasmine Dill: Crazy part, we have a story for that.

UnCapped: Well, that’s good, because in my position, I love stories. … So when did Liquid Intrusion open?

Jasmine: So no brick and mortar just yet.

UnCapped: Let’s get your background and path to this fun industry of craft beer.

Jasmine: We are husband and wife owned and operated, we are Price George’s County first Blackowned brewery, and I’m the only Black woman in the state of Maryland to own a brewery as well.

Our name actually has two meanings. First, scientifically, the way water flows through malts and hops to create wort, which then turns to beer, and secondly, we wanted to intrude on a market that’s underrepresented

by African Americans. African Americans only account for less than 1% of ownership across the country, and even deeper into that, with Black women and beer, I’m only one of 12 Black women across the country to own a brewery.

UnCapped: Oh, wow. I knew there wasn’t very much representation, but I didn’t realize it was that low.

Jasmine: It’s that low.

UnCapped: You know, that is one of the things I love about Maryland. We have to have the highest percentage of every underrepresented group in craft beer, because there are so many womenowned breweries, multiple Blackowned breweries … whenever you hear about those problems, I feel like they are a little bit less in Maryland.

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Liquid Intrusion Brewing info@libcobeer.com libcobeer.com Batman reference when Lucius signs his name before he clicks the button in “The Dark Knight.” Sorry, I digress.

Andrew: So that happened, and now I’m at home, right? Going through the motions of COVID, quarantine. My wife, Jasmine, is in IT, so she transitions to work from home, and she says, “Drew, you need to find a hobby. You need to leave me alone. You’re bouncing off the walls. Please. Sit down.” I’m still here in my underwear, doing cartwheels around the house, like “Whatcha doin’? Wanna play?”

Jasmine: Getting on my nerves.

Andrew: With that, we’re now doing some virtual happy hours with some of our friends, folks in the Black beer community. We’re going out, purchasing a bunch of beers, doing the rarity drops, standing in line. We’re now proxy for all the Maryland releases to go across California, so … it was fun, Chris Sands it was entertaining, and then it was Jasmine and Andrew Dill, founders of Liquid Intrusion Brewing Co. in Brandywine. like, wow — we’re spending a lot of money on craft beer. How about I for a little bit, didn’t really like it start learning how to brew it? So it’s a because they suck the life out of hobby, and I’ll still also be connected you, is the best way to say it. Made to my career and what I’ve been it not fun. Moved back up to the doing.

DMV area, helped open World of UnCapped: You already had the Beer in Bethesda — I was one of the sales and distribution aspect of it.

OGs there. Kind of got to my ceiling Andrew: Talk about it, sell it, there, then became the GM of a distribute it — all that stuff. Just didn’t Belgium beer bar in Bethesda.

Jasmine: It is.

Then COVID happened, I’m in the know how to brew it. But I had a very Andrew: Maryland’s doing a service industry, and everyone loses good understanding of how to brew. great job. Maryland is four times the their job. I legit got fired on my day When you go to a brewery, the setup national average for Black ownership off. I was at home, just chillin’, about is different, but the process is still the of breweries. So, Maryland, pat to crack open a beer, it’s midday, same. yourself on the back. world shuts down, and I get the UnCapped: I would assume with UnCapped: There’s something we phone call, like, “Hey, I know it’s your all those previous jobs, you at least can be proud of. day off, but you have to go in and had a cursory training on that stuff.

Andrew: How everything came fire everybody and then cut yourself Andrew: I had visited at least one about was pretty much during a check and fire yourself.” brewery [laughs].

COVID. UnCapped: And as an added Jasmine: That’s what counts, hon.

Prior to that, I was a distributor bonus, after you have that trauma, This excerpt has been edited rep in D.C., distributing all the large just go ahead and clear out your for space and clarity. Listen to the brands, things that you know, the stuff, too. full podcast at fnppodcasts.com/ big three D.C. craft breweries a Andrew: Yeah, it was a hell of a uncapped. Got UnCapped news? well, too. Left them, got with the Evil day.

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Jasmine: It was definitely like a Empire down in Richmond, Virginia,

The Main Cup serves varied menu for Middletown diners

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Housed in a renovated butcher shop and ice cream factory, owner Bob Brenengen renovated the restaurant building and several others as part of the project.

“It was a bucket list thing from when I was 12 years old,” Brenengen said of the decision to open a restaurant.

His childhood vision has come to life, and he serves a wide variety of salads, burgers, sandwiches and other entrees at the establishment.

One of their most popular dishes is a Mini Surf and Turf, with two mini crab cakes and two mini hamburgers, made of hamburger meat from Hemp’s Meats in Jefferson.

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Frederick garage rock band Samuel Powers reunites, readies for first show since 2019

BY COLIN MCGUIRE

Special to The News-Post

It was only a handful of years ago when garage rock band Samuel Powers decided to call it a day after facing a fallout between some members. But now, in an act of something that proves true friendship can sometimes prevail, they are back, complete with a new song and a show coming up on Nov. 22 at the FAC Art Center in downtown Frederick.

We recently caught up with the now-four-piece act — Corey Highland, Brandon Fingerman, Chris Perry and Brody Barbour — to talk about getting back together, whether this iteration of the band feels different, their new single, their writing process and how the only thing left for them to do is have a good time.

You guys are back together.

How did this come to be?

Fingerman: Without me reaching out, I don’t think it would have happened. I will concede that there was a moment of being in some feels. There were some situations that happened and I realized ...

Did you guys have to apologize to each other?

Fingerman: I definitely had to eat four or five pies made specifically out of crow. Some stuff happened, and I realized very quickly that I needed to say some things to Chris that I never got to say. We didn’t talk for a long time, but it was a two-way road, of course. I reached out to everybody as a whole, but separately, I reached out to Chris two or three times, because I realized things should have never gotten to the point they got to with things in the band. As Chris has said, it was cathartic for both of us. We said our sorrys and made our amends and immediately went to, “Well, I guess we should probably make some songs, too.”

I was going to ask at what point after reconciling did you decide to work on music again.

Fingerman: Immediately [laughs].

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Samuel Powers will play their first show since 2019 at the FAC Art Center on Nov. 22. writing four years ago? Because they might be OK.” Fingerman: We’re still going to find out that part. At least one is OK. Well, let’s talk about that one.

You guys have a song out, “Honey Boy.” How did it come together?

Was it music first or lyrics first?

Fingerman: Music first.

Is that how you always do it?

Fingerman: Yeah. Recently and pretty much forever. Chris and I will musically get a structure and build it out. Once it’s at a spot where we feel pretty good, Corey will get a demo of it.

What’s the song about?

Highland: I’m the crazy person in the band. I always have been. And I think there’s some significance in the newly formed version of this band.

I used to share the vocal duties and lyric duties with a former member, and now all of a sudden, it’s me and me alone, and I don’t think they’ve realized how much of a mistake that’s going to be [laughs].

The “Honey Boy” song was the first in this group that I wrote alone.

It’s been a really cool version of the writing process. As a musician and a music creator, I really like new processes. I think that can often lead to new methods of inspiration. So

for them to get together and write the song and send it over — I never know what I’m going to get. “Honey Boy” is named “Honey Boy” because it started with a loose concept I started about a Shia LaBeouf movie that was titled “Honey Boy.” When this band started, all the songs were about 1990s sitcoms — that was the schtick, and we never thought we’d ever have people who’d actually want to see us play live. When that started happening more and more, we talked about, “What if we start to leave the schtick behind and we start writing actual songs and meaningful lyrics?” When I came into this first

song we’ve come back with, I was a little in my head. Like, I don’t even know how to do that. That was the concept, but now I’m really excited for this wave of songs we’re doing, because I’m learning to let it flow and let it happen. I think this song, in particular, is one a lot of people can relate to: personal struggles, feelings of depression.

So you guys don’t get in a room and play together and say, “Hey, we have a song”? This sounds very compartmentalized. Do you ever think about just saying, “Hey, we’re going to set aside two hours, get in a room and see what comes out?”

Fingerman: That’s how it started.

Those were the early days, when we all liked each other at least a little bit more. Now, there are families being made, children being born. The times just went on.

Perry: It’s the logistics, too. There was a dedicated practice space we had, but we don’t have a space like that now. The former function of the band was we all had to be together in order for the songs to be agreed upon, and then it became just weird when we came together, other people were working on things, people’s feelings got hurt. Now, we got to the point where we all trust each other in a different way, so for

the new songs, there’s not a whole lot of ego involved. That’s been a new flavor in the mix of things and has made this compartmentalizing thing work pretty well.

Fingerman: I think it’s what makes it possible.

Highland: I think it’s important to know that years ago, when this all started, it was a joke. We were sitting in a room, watching “Saved

By The Bell,” and one of us said, “What if there was a band that just wrote songs and sang about all the drama and funny things that happen in this show?” That’s actually where the namesake came from, Samuel Powers. It started as a joke, but then we realized people were actually enjoying it, so we started taking it a little more seriously in the writing room in those days. Maybe something that played into the demise of the band was we were a joke band trying to be serious, and we couldn’t really get that together to some degree. Egos and arguments over song structure and trying to jump away from the funny little schtick — it all seemed like almost an insurmountable task at times.

What is the biggest difference between the two bands, before you broke up and now?

Fingerman: There’s a big

Samuel Powers with Bristor When: 7 p.m. Nov. 22 Where: The FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick Tickets: $5 Info: frederickartscouncil.org 21+ to drink (BYOB) Learn more about the band at sampowmusic.com. difference, or else it wouldn’t work.

Is it maturity?

Fingerman: Oh, no.

Barbour: I think there’s probably less ... I don’t want to say pressure, because we never felt pressure before, but I feel like on some level, we all felt like we needed to do the band. It was a bigger part of our lives. To say it was a joke band was some sort of defense mechanism. It did start as a joke band, but we all cared about it and took it seriously.

We kept saying it was a joke to not deal with how important it was to us.

I feel like now, it’s still really important to us, and we like doing it, but we have other stuff that’s important to us, too. I feel like there’s a little less. It’s just something we’re doing as friends for fun now.

There’s a weight lifted?

Fingerman: Yeah. Like Brody said, we’ve all been in other projects, but this is the first one that I’ve been part of that’s come back from the dead. We closed the book. We said we were done. It was over. But once we started talking and realized it had been three years, we were like, “Boy, let’s never do that again.”

And, immediately, that goes into, “How do you feel about dusting off the old songs? Maybe play a show at some point? Write some new songs?” Because you aren’t birthing a new band, you’re saying, “It’s important to us to not screw it up for a second time.” I think because of that, the stakes could never be lower, because the band already died once.

The only thing to do with it now is to have a good time.

This interview has been edited for clarity and space.

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

Contact him at mcguire.colin@gmail. com.

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The unfortunate truth about comic book stores, including our beloved Brainstorm Comics

point to a lot more churn coming in the subpar art and little emphasis on building a talented stable of storytellers future. is a much bigger issue.)

It’s hard to assess the state But Boyle does identify of play for comic shops, beseveral other industry failures cause only limited data are that create an exponentially available, and many sources harder state of play for are anecdotal at best. comics retailers. He also But to sum it up, here’s how directs a large part of that Phil Boyle of Coliseum of Comrage at Marvel and DC — ics, the largest comics and i.e., “The Big Two” — which games retailer in the Southare the largest comic-book east, puts it in a hair-singeing publishers in America, while November column at ICV2: “It’s ignoring the excellent output nearly 2024, and I’m more than CLIFF CUMBER of other publishers. But in concerned.” his rage, he does voice a fear that many Now, I can’t say I’m on board store owners may be feeling. with some of his other comments — “Without some immediate action, I particularly those that blame overly see 25% of the retail stores closing at “woke” “[c]haracter swapping, genderthe end of the 1st quarter, 2024,” Boyle bending, and changing sexual states. orientation of beloved characters” in Personally, I’ve been hearing a lot of Marvel and DC stories. (Drab writing, angst in the readership around the price point for individual monthly comics, which is only exacerbated by lackluster stories and art. What was, in the 1950s, a thick, 50-page issue packed with stories that you could pick up at the local newsstand spinner rack for only a dime, is now 24 pages (not counting ads) for a whopping $4.99. If you have a pull list at your local store — that is, regular titles that store staff collect for you to pick up each month — your bill can run a couple hundred dollars. (Digital prices, such as those of the Marvel and DC apps, are slightly more affordable, but I’m focusing here on the bread-and-butter monthly print editions that form the basis for sales that keep comic stores running.)

For a unique industry that relies on an audience of collectors who pride themselves on complete runs, that price point is unsustainable and, ultimately, th self-defeating a barrier of entry for new readers.

(As an aside, I stopped buying monthly series years ago, partly because of the cost and partly because I’m a Sat. Nov v 18 to o Sun n, Nov v 26 6 lazy customer who needs to know a run was good before I pick it up. Now I wait for collected editions, or “trade paperbacks.”)

Comics now smack of that luxuryitem feel, instead of what they’ve always been: literature for the masses.

Two points to make here. 1) Where on Earth is the market diversity? How 5632 Buckytown Pike, Frederick did the audience reduce so sharply | | 8 Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 72 HOURS ad news arrived in November for local comic fans with the closing — supposedly temporarily — of Brainstorm Comics in downtown Frederick.

Brainstorm was in the perfect location on Market Street in a city that prides itself on unique, non-generic businesses — catnip for a town that is increasingly becoming an attractive area for the young and alternative, i.e., the perfect comic-reading audience.

Now we’re down to only one comicbook store, Beyond Comics, which is a wonderful, huge den of geekery, albeit a little off the main drag, located as it is way down on Buckeystown Pike.

Times are tough for print-on-paper industries, not to mention for small businesses in general. Comic stores, however, have their own unique challenges to stay viable, and predictions seem to

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The explanation behind both questions is lengthy and dives into the excesses of the ‘90s, the “direct market” distribution model and the growth of the internet. It’s complex, and there’s a lot of blame to go around. As with most things capitalism, purchasing in the ‘90s was driven by the scorched-earth drive of excessive greed. The direct market encouraged the rise of specialty stores at the cost of ubiquity. And we all know what the internet’s done to print production.

But this is the landscape we’re left with — the fallout, if you will. Comic stores, these beautiful institutions dedicated to the weird and wonderful world of pictures and text, these guardians of the canon, these glorious geeks, are fighting an endless entropy.

Operating a comic store takes a special kind of passion and a little craziness. No one’s getting rich, and the margins are razor thin.

So frequent your local store, because, well, they may not be around forever.

RECOMMENDATION … What happens when an AI designed to end World War II becomes sentient?

“ENIAC,” from Bad Idea, mixes scifi with alternative history in a way only comics can. The four-issue run is a fantastic “what if” tale from the minds of writer Matt Kindt, artist Doug Braithwaite, colorist Diego Rodriguez and letterer Dave Sharp. The caveat?

As this is a column about comic-book stores, I should note that Bad Idea issues are only available monthly, exclusively from comic retailers, so you may need to visit a back-issue bin at your local store. Trust me, “ENIAC” is worth a little searching around for.

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CANNABIS CULTURE

A visit to the inaugural Maryland Home Growers Cup in Ijamsville

BY JOHN JACOBS

Special to The News-Post

“The best growers of this generation aren’t hybridizing roses, they’re growing cannabis.” — Michael Pollan, author of “The Botany of Desire” When I got the email asking if I would like to write about an upcoming cannabis event, I jumped at the chance. Then I got to thinking: If I was going to write about it, why not participate in it?

The inaugural Maryland Home Growers Cup was set to be held at Fingerboard Farm in Ijamsville on Nov. 5. I got on the event website and, after a bit of help, got pointed in the right direction and registered to submit entries.

Now let me be clear: I had never been to a cannabis event, but I have followed Urban Remo on YouTube and know how these events go down in Canada. I assumed submissions would be turned in a couple of weeks ahead of the event to give the judges time to evaluate all of the samples.

Yeah, I was wrong about that.

I might have sent an angry email when I found out that submissions would be turned in on the day of the event. How are you going to be able to judge so many different varieties in such a short amount of time? The task seemed daunting, even for a seasoned drug war veteran.

I decided to enter a Blueberry cross and a Northern Lights cross.

The day of the event, I was prepared with a half dozen cannagarillos (i.e., like cigarillos but with cannabis) and over a dozen samples of my submissions to randomly give out.

The weather was amazing, and the event was sold out.

I got there an hour before the event started, dropped off my jars, got my wristband and walked around the grounds. Almost any and every cannabis-related business was represented, with the majority being local. The food trucks were great, too (I had pizza and a slice of cheesecake). A DJ played appropriate cannabis-themed music and kept things upbeat.

There was a joint-rolling competition and a raffle for a swag

John Jacobs

Perfect Circle x Northern Lights, the second-place finisher in the judge’s category, in flower. bag. I had promised myself that I wasn’t going to buy any more seeds.

I still ended up picking up some Runtz of Eden by elev8 seeds so, shoutout to those guys.

Some people brought bongs, some had vapes, and others, like me,

were chain smoking. How else would you be expected to act after the end of almost 100 years of the war on cannabis?

The event was also probably one of the most peaceful and cleanest local events I’ve ever attended.

A table was set up to display all the entrants. You could smell the jars, but you couldn’t touch the bud and or take pictures. I wish they would have numbered the jars instead of providing strain info, because frankly, I passed over some samples based on the name alone. I didn’t check out the overall winner because I had a not-so-great experience with Cali-O back in the day, and that influenced my thoughts about strains that have orange terpenes.

It would have been nice if the public could have had a VIP option, where they could have had samples to smoke and vote on. A grower’s lounge would have been an awesome literal green room for the growers to hang out, share and talk shop. It also would have been nice for growers to wear a different color wristband; I had no idea if someone was a vendor or a grower, and theoretically, they could have been both.

Before they announced the winners, I got to talking with a couple next to the firepit. Little did I know, they would end up winning the whole thing. With more than two dozen entries, Weslee Posey won the Judge’s Cup and the People’s Cup with his Orange Velvet. I ended up winning second place in the Judge’s Cup with my Perfect Circle x Northern Lights. Darryl Glotfelty won third in the Judge’s Cup and second in the People’s Cup with his BlueDream.

I think I can confidently say that Weslee and Darryl were the breakout stars of the event, and I look forward to seeing what they grow in the future.

If you’re interested in going into more detail about the event and the grows, Frederick’s Canna Culture podcast is going to host the winners on the show to talk about it.

Overall, I would give this inaugural event an 8 out of 10 stars — room to grow but a fantastic experience nonetheless. The next MHGC is slated for the spring. Hope to see you there.

John Jacobs is an award-winning cannabis cultivator who lives in Frederick.

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FAMILY

Kid-friendly events to get to this week

‘CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL’

Theater Works USA’s production of “Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical” is set to captivate audiences at 11 a.m. Nov. 18 at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick.

Based on the beloved children’s book, “Cat Kid Comic Club,” by Dav Pilkey, this imaginative musical extravaganza will be an enchanting experience for all ages.

Theater Works USA is a nationally acclaimed nonprofit organization with a history of producing highquality theater for young audiences.

“Cat Kid Comic Club The Musical” is a testament to Theater Works USA’s commitment to producing engaging and educational theater for children.

This imaginative musical adaptation of Pilkey’s popular book shows how the organization transforms cherished stories into captivating live performances.

Tickets are $20, $17 for seniors & military, $15 for students and may be purchased online at WeinbergCenter.org, by calling the box office at 301-600-2828, or in person at 20 West Patrick Street.

HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING

Gather ’round at Westview Promenade shopping center in Frederick for the annual tree lighting, “Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical” hits Frederick this week. which will run from 3 to 6 p.m. Nov. 19.

Also onsite will be reindeer, polar bears and the Grinch at selfie stations, as well as iceless skating rinks, Mid MD Dancers, Christmas music and craft stations to make something for the holidays to take home.

MARYLAND CHRISTMAS SHOW

Nothing brings back the yuletide spirit quite like the Maryland Christmas Show, held annually at the Frederick Fairgrounds. The event brings together merchants and artisans who will offer fine art, pottery, furniture, jewelry, clothing, wreaths and garlands, toys, Christmas ornaments and more for unique holiday shopping finds.

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“When You Wish Upon a Star: A Jazz Tribute to 100 Years of Disney” features musical direction by Sean Mason.

Juan Patino

located at 797 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Admission is $10 for adults and $4 for children 10 and under. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p;.m.

Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Learn more at marylandchristmasshow.com.

JAZZ TRIBUTE TO 100 YEARS OF DISNEY

Celebrating Disney’s 100th anniversary, IMG Artists will bring “When You Wish Upon a Star: A Jazz Tribute to 100 Years of Disney” to the Weinberg Center in Frederick at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19. With musical direction by Sean Mason and the newly created house band of The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, the tour will also feature vocalists Kim Nalley and Sasha Dobson.

The touring show is led by Sean Mason, one of the premier talents of his generation. Mason has been called by NPR’s Youngbloods series (See EVENTS 18)

Winter City Lights is the most magical holiday display in the region

Want to take a walk in a magical winter wonderland? Look no further than Olney’s annual Winter City Lights, which opens Nov. 18 with free cups of hot chocolate for guests, a 1.5-mile trail in the woods with hundreds of displays, 1 million twinkling lights and a 52-foot, fully-orchestrated tree.

This year will feature double the number of light strings that cascade down from the top of the tree, for an awe-inspiring experience where Winter City “snow” falls every 30 minutes to holiday light and music shows.

Also new for this year are numerous holiday displays, including a 30-foot towering snowman and a gold ribbon tree creating an illuminated path through enchanting woods. Also onsite is the Penguin Plunge snow tubing ride, which is even longer this year, 33 bonfire stations and hundreds of charming displays.

Winter City Lights spans 18 acres and features more than 200,000 square feet of holiday displays. It was ranked No. 2 Most Magical Christmas Light Display in the country by Country Living Magazine.

“We pride ourselves on offering

guests an immersive holiday experience … our guests can relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of a truly magical holiday experience,” said Christian Cedillos, co-creative director of Steelhead Events, which produces the event.

Concessions are available onsite, including adult beverages, hot chocolate, made-to-order pizza, barbecue sandwiches, funnel cakes, pretzels, s’mores and the Blizzard, which features a tower of funnel cakes, fried Oreos and Twinkies, Cool Whip, powdered sugar, chocolate sauce and sprinkles.

Winter City Lights is also an ecofriendly event, designed with lowenergy lighting and aluminum displays made from recycled materials.

Winter City Lights is open from Nov. 18 to Dec. 31 at 4501 OlneyLaytonsville Road, Olney. Tickets are $39 for adults, $34 for seniors, $31 for children 4 to 12 and free for kids 3 and under. The Penguin Plunge and Lumberjack Axe Throwing cost an additional fee. Parking is free.

Visit wintercitylights.com for more information.

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Steven Dobbin solo exhibition — through Nov. 18, Allegany Arts Council’s Saville Gallery, 9 N. Centre St., Cumberland. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

301-777-2787. ”INKED” — through Nov. 22, FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. A multimedia show featuring the art of tattooing which explores the personal, cultural and historical practices. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. 301-662-4190 or frederickartscouncil.org.

“Passion in Paint” — through Nov. 26 at DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market St., Frederick. Debby Brisker Burk is a mixed media painter who began creating artwork in childhood. Her early visits to D.C. museums had a profound impact on her artistic journey. “I paint to be engaged in the river of life, the smooth and the turbulent. For me, it is all about the adventure and the process.” districtarts.com/debby-brisker-burk. ”Among Friends” — through Nov. 26, Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Portraits of animals artist Ron Baviello loves. A fun-to-see show.

Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. eastsidearts313@gmail. com. ”articulate” — through Nov. 26, NOMA Courtesy photo Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. A collaborative exhibit between “The Weathered Inch” at the Delaplaine Arts Center features Michael Douglas Jones’ mixed-media mixed media sculptors and NOMA artassemblage work. Shown here, his piece “Above the Spires.” ists Thomas Sterner and Jim Roberts where their work explores possibilities prompted by sharing concepts. Sterner and Roberts begin each work with are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursand Sunday. a conversation that allows for an exday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and “BUBBLES: Awareness is the First change of ideas and creative responsSaturday. 301-846-2513, wpoindexStep” — through Dec. 31 at the es. Then, without losing sight of their ter@frederick.edu.

Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carown artistic approach, they each cre“Paintings of the Natural World” roll St., Frederick. Artist Cynthia ate a piece that is connected and artic— Nov. 17 to Dec. 10 at Links Bridge Scott-Johnson’s watercolor and ulates the concept. 240-367-9770 or Vineyards, 8830 Old Links Bridge mixed-media paintings in this series nomagalleryfrederick.com.

Road, Thurmont. Part of the Wine and looks at how belief, memory, imagiVeterans Show — through Nov. 26, Art Series, this show features waternation and visual sensory input effect Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carcolors and acrylics of plants, animals levels of perception. Hours are 9 a.m. roll St., Frederick. Showcases artwork and landscapes by Amy Browning Dill. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, made by former service members of Browning-Dill has exhibited through11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698the U.S. military. Works in a variety out the D.C. region, and her work has 0656 or delaplaine.org. of media. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. been juried into exhibitions across the “Chasing Flies: The Satirical Art of Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m.

Eastern Seaboard. She is also a freChristopher Madden” — through Dec. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or quent participant in the Barnstormer’s 31 at the Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 delaplaine.org.

Paint Out. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

S. Carroll St., Frederick. In the tradi“Creep. Cringe. Crunch.” — through Saturdays and Sundays and by aption of artists like Goya and Daumier Nov. 30 at the Frederick Communipointment at 301-602-5733. linksbrid- with a bit of Mad magazine thrown in, ty College Mary Condon Hodgson gevineyards@gmail.com, linksbridMadden uses satire in his oil paintings Art Gallery, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, gevineyards.com. to evoke and create dialogue about Frederick. Work by regional artist Sa“Ninety Degrees” — through Dec. 31 contemporary cultural constructs. The mantha Nickey, whose paintings are old adage “you catch more flies with imaginings of the spiritual universe of at Gaslight Gallery, 118 E. Church St., Frederick. Work by painter by Isabel honey than vinegar” is turned upside bugs as a metaphor for the smallness of humans on the cosmic scale. Hours Manalo. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday down to illustrate how humor can be 12 | Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 | 72 HOURS

used to present challenging concepts to the world in an accessible manner and hopefully provide a reflection of the human condition. 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.

“The Weathered Inch” — through Dec. 31 at the Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Michael Douglas Jones’ mixed-media assemblage work utilizes books, writing accoutrement, photography and other ephemera as metaphors for the stories we carry — through the books we’ve read, experiences we’ve had and the lessons we’ve learned. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301698-0656 or delaplaine.org. ”Of the Angels” — through Dec. 31, Riverworks Gallery at Locals Farm Market, 19929 Fisher Ave., Poolesville.

Featuring 17 oil paintings paired with excerpts from Sheryl Massaro’s translations of the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, “Of the Angels” explores vivid imagery and subtle emotions that help us recognize and affirm our universal experience. Opening reception 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 19, with book signing.

301-922-8507 or riverworksart.org.

Frederick County Art Association — through Jan. 5, Frederick Health Crestwood Medical 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. 240215-1460, frederickhealth.org/crestwoodart. ”Picasso on Paper: The Artist as Printmaker 1923-72” — through March 3, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. This is the first exhibition at the museum in over 50 years of the work of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), one of the most influential masters of the 20th century. Often considered the most innovative printmaker since Rembrandt, Picasso ultimately created more than 2,400 prints over his long career. 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.

“Impression to Abstract” — through Dec. 31 at Blanche Ames Gallery, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick. More than 35 new paintings by Barbara Kenny will be featured in this solo show. 301473-7689, frederickuu.org.

Urbana artist Sheryl Massaro traces cosmic connections in new exhibition ‘Of the Angels’

BY JACK WALKER

Special to The News-Post

No one medium alone can capture the breadth of artist Sheryl Massaro’s vision.

Throughout her career, the Urbana creative has explored forms of art that might seem far apart, from photography and painting to literary translation and creative writing.

This month, Massaro will bring an exhibition to Poolesville that incorporates the range of her work across Courtesy photo mediums, Sheryl Massaro is boasting oil an artist and poet paintings alongside based in Urbana. creative translations of poetry.

Massaro’s exhibition, “Of the Angels,” hosted by Riverworks Art Center, will be housed in the second floor of Locals Farm Market in Poolesville, from Nov. 15 to Dec. 31, with an opening reception slated for 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 19.

This reception will also serve as the first book signing for Massaro’s newly translated edition of the “Duino Elegies,” a series of poems penned by Austrian writer Rainer Maria Rilke and published in 1923.

Each oil painting in the exhibition will be paired with an excerpt from Massaro’s translation.

When she came across Rilke’s work, she became engrossed in their narratives of passion, suffering and the vastness of creation.

For Massaro, these themes proved especially resonant in her late teenage years, marked by introspection and internal turmoil.

“When I had first read them, I was 18 or so and having a hard time as a young adult,” Massaro said. Reading Rilke’s work, “I could sense that someone else had grappled with the same ideas and challenges in life that I was grappling with.”

Later, during her creative

“The Blue Angel,” by Sheryl Massaro.

“Of the Angels” solo exhibition featuring Sheryl Massaro When: Nov. 15 to Dec. 31, with an opening reception and book signing from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 19. View the work during Locals Farm Market business hours, Wednesday through Sunday.

Where: Locals Farm Market at 19929 Fisher Ave., Poolesville Tickets: Free Info: 301-690-9337, contact@ riverworksart.org​, riverworksart. org

“The Red Angel,” by Sheryl Massaro. writing graduate program at American University, translating poetry offered a bridge to creating poetic works of her own.

“Duino Elegies” includes 10 monologues that explore deep, complicated and emotionally volatile themes, which has made it hard for translators to capture the essence of what the late author was trying to say, Massaro explained.

Through her translation work, Massaro said she is especially excited to render these explorations more

available to everyday Englishlanguage audiences.

“I have always wanted to make them more accessible to people who might be going through the same thing,” she said.

That’s where Massaro’s visual work also comes in.

Paintings featured in the exhibition depict vast scenes ranging from the whimsical to the transcendent — particularly fitting alongside the works of Rilke, which are rife with reference to the realm of angels.

These works aim to bring

photography, in her studio inside the FAC Artist Studios & Gallery on North Market Street in downtown Frederick, run by the Frederick Arts Council. She has also been featured in DISTRICT Arts in Frederick.

Her translation of “Duino Elegies” was funded through a grant awarded through the FAC and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The upcoming exhibition will mark the ninth “Artist in the House” exhibition hosted inside the Poolesville marketplace by Riverworks, a nonprofit organization based in Montgomery County that offers art classes and Courtesy photo cultural programming in rural settings.

“Sheryl’s desire to make art that reaches out to others is why her show is such a great fit for us,” Riverworks co-founder David Therriault stated in a press release. “As a painter, a photographer and a poet, she’s living proof that art doesn’t need to set boundaries. Viewers who take the time to absorb her words and visions will come away moved.”

For visitors to the exhibition, Massaro believes her creative works can coalesce into a space for peaceful reflection.

“I hope they get a sense of contemplation and are able to decompress for a little bit,” she said.

Courtesy photo Massaro herself has had the opportunity to learn and grow through creating the exhibition and said she was a new, visual perspective to surprised to find so many of accompany Rilke’s writing her visual works paired so and expand the reach of closely with themes explored Massaro’s translations to an in Rilke’s writing. even wider audience in new This provided further proof and engaging ways, she said.

Beyond that, the exhibition to Massaro that, for each individual facing moments offered an opportunity of difficulty, someone else to merge two concurrent is wrestling with the same creative works into one things in life. immersive art experience.

“We are humans,” she she.

Massaro grew up in “There is inevitably that kind Rockville and moved to Urbana in 2010, after stints in of connection.”

Jack Walker is an alum Bethesda and Gaithersburg.

She works in a variety of Brown University and of mediums, including Frederick Community College oil painting, poetry and who grew up in Thurmont.

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‘Ninety Degrees’ by Isabel Manalo at Gaslight Gallery Flip through the digital publication celebrating artists and arts orgs Read about artists and arts orgs who received an award from the FAC made possible by a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) American Rescue Plan (ARP) Grant to Local Arts Agencies (LAA).

This digital publication is housed on the FAC homepage:

FrederickArtsCouncil.org

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lery in Georgetown, Isabel Manahas exhibited her lo is an artist’s artwork internationalist, a professionly since 1999, and al who not only she is the founder maintains her and chief collaboown studio pracrator of “The Stutice and exhibidio Visit,” an online tion schedule art journal featurbut also guides ing artist interviews countless other with artists in their artists with aesstudios. thetic and aca“Lately, paintdemic counsel. ing for me has beHer work can come a release and be viewed in the expression of my exhibition “Ninety drawing process,” Degrees” at GasManalo says. “Imlight Gallery in ages of faces and Frederick through bodies commingle Dec. 31. with familiar plant Manalo’s Courtesy photo life and foliage and paintings possess bouquets of flowan uncommon “I Am The Captain,” by Isabel Manalo. ers that have been transcendence given and received in all the exchangand mysticism, yet they are essentially simple and familiar in their subject mat- es of hellos and goodbyes. Cues from media of current events pop up, as does ter, often with her two young daughters engaged in exploration and wonder the pre-colonial script from the Philippines.” amid the natural world. The jewel-like Learn more about the artist at isabelglances of vivid translucent color so mumanalo.com. sically applied to the picture plane proGaslight Gallery is located at 118 E. vide a sense of hopeful providence and Church St., Frederick. Call 703-309-3826 even joy.

Manalo, who is based in the D.C. area or see gaslightart.com for additional inand represented by Addison Ripley Gal- formation.

‘Creep. Cringe. Crunch.’

Regional artist Samantha Nickey presents the exhibition “Creep. Cringe.

Crunch.,” through Nov. 30 in the Frederick Community College Mary Condon Hodgson Art Gallery.

Nickey is a Maryland-based artist who works from her home art studio and has painted since 2005. She designs webpages and graphics for Carroll Community College as their web editor. By utilizing methods like digital designing, sculpting models and intuitive painting, she brings ideas to life in paint.

Her paintings are imaginings of the Courtesy photo spiritual universe of bugs as a metaphor for the smallness of humans on the A piece by Samantha Nickey, on display at cosmic scale. In envisioning the world Frederick Community College. from a bug’s perspective, we can catch glimpses of our own world: societies that alternate reality of bugs. are vast and bustling, whose environThe Mary Condon Hodgson Art Galment is an otherworldly mystery. This is a lery is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monworld where crumbs and specks of dirt day through Thursday and 9 a.m. to are savored but where lives are stomped 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Visual and swatted out of being, where hierar- and Performing Arts Center at FCC. For chies are an antidote to life’s uncertain- more information, contact gallery manties. This body of work straddles abstrac- ager Wendell Poindexter at 301-8462513 or wpoindexter@frederick.edu. tion and realism to pay tribute to the

ALWAYS ON CUE

Frederick’s new ‘Great Gatsby’ musical employs diverse cast to underscore class differences

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really appreciated the simple honesty of Andrew Baughman, the producing artistic director of Landless Theatre Co., when I asked him why he felt compelled to turn “The Great Gatsby” into a musical.

After about 95 years of copyright protection, the famous F. Scott Fitzgerald novel about Jazz Age moral bankruptcy finally entered the public domain in 2021, making it up for grabs to any creatives who wanted to take a stab at their own interpretations.

That was the primary reason he decided to write the musical, he told me, which will debut in Frederick on Nov. 17.

“We keep an eye on what things are coming up in the public domain,” he said.

ERIK ANDERSON “I’m a teacher, so I’m always interested in bringing literary works to the stage that will get students excited about literature, and ‘The Great From left, Garrett Matthews as Tom, Allison Meyer as Daisy and Duane Richards II as Gatsby.

Gatsby’ is canon. It’s one of the mostread novels in the American high school an immigrant from another country who the plot. Wanting to make the story classroom.” is never able to lose his foreign accent. more accessible to modern students, There really is no need to contrive a Those fine-tuned distinctions Baughman created a new framing special reason for taking another look between different types of rich white device.

The story will unfold in a jazz at a quintessentially American story people might be difficult to grasp for club/speakeasy where the Africanlike “Gatsby.” The main driver of the modern audiences, especially high action is one man’s relentless pursuit of American musicians will punctuate the school students, who make up a large forbidden fruit by any means necessary narration and scenes with classic hits like Al Jolson’s “I’m Sitting on Top of the share of the book’s readers. But by (read: Black Market Capitalism). The casting a non-white actor in the new setting is America’s always-complicated World.” musical role, the dialogue deriding the All but one of the characters will race and class milieu. character’s social class, which will be jump in on their own instruments to Those themes are as evergreen as the light at the end of Daisy Buchanan’s provide live jazz accompaniment to the unchanged from the novel, intuitively make sense. vocals. dock, and their meaning even harder “There’s just that extra dynamic that “It was difficult to find actors who to resolve. But Frederick’s new musical there wouldn’t have been if it was an allplayed musical instruments and could take on the classic story does benefit improvise jazz as well,” Baughman said. white cast,” Richards said. from a bit of temporal serendipity. In Even so, much about the character The character who sings but doesn’t addition to the rapid approach of the novel’s 100th anniversary, the copyrights play an instrument is Jay Gatsby himself, will likely remain forever elusive. I’m far from the first person to wonder the title character portrayed by Duane on the swinging jazz music from the how it’s possible for readers to actually same period are also expiring, including Richards II. “That’s OK for Gatsby to not play any like Gatsby as a person, or to wonder several popular tunes referenced in the instrument, because he’s sort of creating whether I like him or not. It’s a question text.

I’ve been periodically revisiting since I a façade of who he is,” Richards said.

“We thought it was a great first read the novel in high school.

He feels that being a Black man opportunity to pull the soundtrack in as How could it be that a strait-laced, well, and it’s just a real nostalgic picture playing a traditionally white role also serves to highlight the character’s sense dorky, religious teenager like me felt a of the 1920s,” Baughman said. “It’s a natural empathy for a man who sought of alienation among New York’s high story that has some romance in it and also some heartbreak and some tragedy society. Gatsby is a man of great wealth, wealth through crime so he could steal but he was not born into it and will never another man’s wife? and some humor. It has a little bit of “Gatsby, in a lot of ways, is like the be fully accepted among the natively everything.”

American dream,” Richards concluded. well-heeled because he can never The musical will be juke-box acquire the cultural attributes that come “While he does a lot of bad stuff, at the style, meaning the music numbers with generational wealth. Gatsby is like end of the day, he was able to create will accentuate rather than advance

Courtesy of Landless Theatre Company

“The Great Gatsby Musical” by Landless Theater Company When: 8 p.m. Nov. 17 and 18, 2 p.m. Nov. 19 Where: New Spire Arts, 15 W. Patrick St., Frederick Tickets: $25 Info: weinbergcenter.org/shows/ the-great-gatsby-musical this life for himself that wasn’t handed to him. It is admirable in a way. … I love the fact that you may have some disdain for him, but you also have to respect him. I think that’s pretty fun.”

While I don’t think the pursuit of the American dream at all costs excuses bad behavior, I do think the intense drive toward self-reinvention that many young Americans feel is very much exemplified by this timeless classic. And I’m glad Landless Theatre has found a way to invite a new generation of students to contemplate that drive in an exciting and new format.

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

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BY CRYSTAL SCHELLE

Special to The News-Post

For 42 years, the Valley Craft Network Studio Tour has been a pre-Thanksgiving tradition for shoppers who are not only looking to find handmade gifts for the holidays but meet the artisans behind the work.

This year, 15 artisans will be on the 13-stop, two-day tour throughout Middletown and Pleasant Valley. Visitors can find a full map at the Valley Craft Network Studio Tour website.

Here’s a look at two stops on this year’s tour, VCN veteran David Swiger of Contentment Turnings and new additions Leigh Scott and Mark Cohen of Focal Pointers, all of whom will sell their items at stop No. 4, Willow Craft Ciders in Middletown.

CONTENTMENT TURNINGS

The first time David Swiger, of Jefferson, had the chance to turn a piece of wood at a lathe, he was hooked.

“I was very fortunate that my middle school had a lathe, and my neighbor had a lathe,” he said, “so I turned a lamp for my bedroom. I just loved working on the lathe.”

After Swiger was introduced to the lathe, he would turn wood every chance he could throughout middle and high school. But Swiger, now 73, had to leave woodworking behind when he was drafted into the Vietnam War, where he served with the U.S. Navy. After the Navy, Swiger was a naval combat system engineer for a defense contractor and often traveled around the world.

“My wife got tired of my travel and said, ‘Why don’t you take your last five paychecks and start your woodworking business you’ve always dreamed of,’” he recalled. “She only had to tell me once. I retired in 2004 at the age of 54.”

His first business was Swiger Woodworks. He started it as a hobby, but people took him seriously, he said, and it became a legitimate business. His signature pieces were commissioned woodworking benches, which are now located throughout America.

Five years later, his wife followed him into retirement. They had planned to travel, but at that point, his business was so successful that he was in the shop six to seven days a week, just to keep up with orders. She suggested he retire for a second time.

He shifted his focus then from woodworking to woodturning, buying a lathe at the encouragement of his wife and some friends.

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Staff photo by Katina Zentz

Dave Swiger, of Contentment Turnings, shaves wood off of a bowl while working at his home near Jefferson on Nov. 1. Swiger is one of the artists participating in the upcoming Valley Craft Network Studio Tour. enjoys making pieces with a natural edge.

“The reason I called it Contentment Turnings is because I have feelings of serenity, happiness and pleasure when I’m at the lathe,” he said.

Swiger said the tour is a great way for people to meet the artisans, buy some gifts and have fun at the various stops.

“It’s a great bunch of people,” he said of the participants of the VCN tour, which he’s participated in since 2015. “I Staff photos by Katina Zentz believe it’s some of the very best artisans in the Middletown and Pleasant valleys Pieces created by Swiger are displayed on a shelf at his home. of Maryland. You have to be juried in … and not everybody makes it.” new things,” he said. “And that’s what I found well-known turners in Don and FOCAL POINTERS love about woodworking: There’s always Harriet Maloney of Bluemount, Virginia.

“I was fortunate enough that Don took something new to learn.”

Outdoor adventures and His work led him to open yet another me under his wing and mentored me for a photography brought together Leigh business, Contentment Turnings, where couple years,” he said.

Scott and Mark Cohen, who live in Every Tuesday, he would pack his tools he sells wooden bowls, lidded boxes, Sharpsburg. vases and platters, all hand-turned. and go to the Maloneys’ studio to learn The couple, who have been married how to turn wood. “After a couple of years, Swiger’s favorites woods to turn are since 2014, have merged their love of cherry, Bradford pear and hard maple, it became more of a camaraderie thing, both into a business, Focal Pointers, challenging each other to turn new items, depending on the project, and he also and every piece they sell benefits the

Valley Craft Network Studio Tour When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 and 19 Where: Various locations in Frederick and Washington counties Tickets: Free Info: valleycraftnetwork.org/artisans

Tour stops

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Meet photographers Leigh Scott and Mark Cohen, new to the Valley Craft Network StudioTour this year. nonprofit they founded, the Healthier, Greenier, Kinder Foundation, which supports projects that help to make the world a better place with grants of up to $5,000.

“When we’re out hiking, often we’d see things that most people can’t see from their car,” Scott said. “So we started taking pictures of vistas that we encountered or smaller details and animals.”

In 2018, they put together an exhibition of their work in a church fellowship hall while they lived in Northern Virginia.

“When people who weren’t related to us bought our work, we took that as a sign as we had something worth offering,” Scott said.

Scott and Cohen, both 67, started exhibiting their work and street fairs.

When they moved to Maryland, they heard about the Valley Craft Network Studio Tour from their neighbor, Dirk Martin of Foxcross Pottery, an artisan on the tour. This year, they were juried into

the show.

Photography has been a lifelong passion for both of them. Cohen started shooting after his father gave him a camera when he was about 8 years old, “one of those old Kodak box cameras that that they used to sell for kids,” he said.

In high school and college, he took photography courses, but his career took a more analytical route. Cohen built a law firm and combined it with a financial planning firm and eventually sold the company to Creative Planning. He now works for them as a trust in the state’s attorney.

Scott’s introduction to photography was similar to her husband’s. A Brownie camera would begin her love for the art, but her career pushed the camera back into her hands, rather than pulling it away.

“I ended up being executive director for nonprofits, and there was usually no money at events to pay for a photographer, so I was the one who went around taking pictures,” she said.

From there, she found that she really

liked being outdoors and taking pictures of nature.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Scott and Cohen, who now shoot with Canon EOS R5 mirrorless cameras, took online classes with Capital Photography Center to help further their skills.

Focal Pointers has taken them around the world to photograph the beauty they see. But Cohen said one of his favorite places to shoot has been in their own backyard: Taylors Landing in Sharpsburg, along the C&O Canal.

He also enjoyed photographing Botswana and its “amazing critters,” as well as Northern Arizona and Southern Utah for its light and rock formations.

Scott’s favorite place to shoot changes constantly, often depending on photography techniques she’s working on at the time. For instance, she and Cohen took a trip to Acadia, Maine, to not only take photos of fall leaves but to try intentional camera movement (when a lens is moved while shooting for an artistic effect), which she found to be fun and

1. Studio 2 Beth Carey Jewelry, 11425 Harp Hill Road, Myersville 2. Jane Pettit Art, 10002 Baltimore National Pike, Myersville 3. Jennifer Bernhard Ceramics, 7109 Ridge Crest Drive, Frederick 4. Contentment Turnings and Focal Pointers at Willow Oaks Craft Cider, 6219 Harley Road, Middletown 5. Van Gilder Pottery, 20834 Townsend Road, Gapland 6. Wood Endeavor and Kesra’s Art at 2339 Boteler Road, Brownsville 7. Caprikorn Farms, 20311 Townsend Road, Rohrersville 8. M4 Studios, 4803 Mount Briar Road, Keedysville 9. Pathfinder Farm Distillery, 5515 Mount Carmel Church Road, Keedysville 10. Tameria Martinez Clay, 21001 Tasker Lane, Boonsboro 11. JRW Creations, 6924 Girl Scout Road, Boonsboro 12. Foxcross Pottery, 6640 Remsburg Road, Sharps burg 13. Boochy Call Kombucha Brewery, 6836 Tommytown Road, Boonsboro

resulted in some nice photos.

Upcoming trips include one in January to Wyoming, where they’ll be photographing cowboys in the snow, and a spring trip to South Carolina to take photos of plantations.

They are also looking forward to their first VCN studio tour.

“We discovered that by joining the Valley Craft Network Studio Tour, we have an immediate source of friends and community,” Scott said. “We have really enjoyed the other artists on the tour, and we find that we have a lot in common with them.”

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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Delightful French food film ‘Delicious’ at Carroll Arts Center The Film Lovers in Carroll County (FLICC) continue their annual tradition of presenting a food-themed film during the Thanksgiving season with screenings of the 2021 French historical comedy “Delicious.”

Screenings will be held at 1 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster. Both screenings will be captioned.

French writer/director Éric Besnard’s mouth-watering film indelibly pairs Grégory Gadebois and Isabelle Carré as a gifted chef and his unlikely protégé, who must find the resolve to free themselves from servitude.

In 1789 France, just prior to the Revolution, gastronomy is strictly the domain of the aristocrats. When the talented but prideful cook Manceron (Gadebois) serves an unapproved dish of his own creation at a dinner hosted by the self-entitled Duke of Chamfort, the repercussions are brutal, and he is promptly dismissed.

Manceron swears off his passion and retreats with his son to a regional inn visited only infrequently by travelers, where vegetable soup is the common meal. There, with the help of a mysterious woman (Carré), Manceron finds his strength and opens the first restaurant in France. It’s a story as joyous as its depiction of the

Get to Westview Promenade on Nov. 19 for holiday festivities and the annual lighting of the holiday tree.

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A scene from the French film “Delicious,” which will screen in Westminster. preparation and love of fine cuisine.

FLICC will hold its annual Thanksgiving food drive for Carroll County Food Sunday in the lobby at each screening. Patrons that bring a non-perishable food item can get one free small popcorn in return.

The audio language of the film is French. Both screenings will include English closed captioning.

Assistive Listening Devices are always

available.

The film runs 1 hour 52 minutes and is not rated, though it features alcohol use, smoking and foul language. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for ages 25 and under and ages 60 and up. Tickets are available online or onsite at 91 W. Main St., Westminster. For more information and tickets, call 410-848-7272 or visit carrollcountyartscouncil.org.

EVENTS (Continued from 10)

Together with band members Ahmad Johnson on “a musician on the rise” and drums, Corentin Le Hir on bass, has performed and toured Alicyn Yaffee on guitar and with jazz legends including Anthony Hervey on trumpet, Branford Marsalis, Wynton the celebrated musicians will Marsalis and Herlin Riley. bring the jazz arrangements of Joining Mason is singer Kim Disney’s popular soundtracks Nalley, who has been awarded to the stage.

“Most influential African Although not associated American in the Bay Area.” with Disney, the touring With her 3 1/2-octave range, concert will perform songs audiences will be mesmerized that feature fan favorites from by her stunning performance. iconic movies like “Snow Joining Kim Nalley on White,” “Lady and the Tramp,” vocals is Sasha Dobson, a “Mary Poppins” “Toy Story” and critically acclaimed performer “The Jungle Book.” who has performed all over Tickets start at $25 and are the world. She is one-third available at weinbergcenter. of the trio Puss n’ Boots with org, by calling the box office at Catherine Popper and Norah 301-600-2828, or in person at Jones.

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CARRY-OUT DINNERS At New Midway Vol. Fire Co. Saturday, November 18, 2023 Featuring: Roast Turkey w/ Dressing Or Fried Shrimp With: Mashed Potatoes/ Gravy Green Beans Applesauce Roll Serving Time: 2-6 pm Cost $12.00

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Fresh Apple Cider, Fresh Baked Fruit Pies, Apple Cider Donuts, Apple Cider Slushies & Caramel Apple Bread Sundaes. Jams & Jellies.

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Luncheon served 11a-2p Sandwiches, soups, desserts, beverages.

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Dec 2, 9 am – 2 pm Woodsboro Evangelical Lutheran Church 101 S. Main Street Shopping! Breakfast and lunch! Baked Goods! Church Tours!

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Sat., Nov. 18th, 2023 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Libertytown Fire Hall 12027 South St. Libertytown, MD 21762 Crafts, Homemade goodies, sandwiches, soups, bake table, raffles and much more…

For more information for table rentals call Mary 301-401-2824 Sponsored by Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary

HOLIDAY CRAFT AND VENDOR EVENT

Hosted by Vigilant Hose Co. Activities Bldg., 17701 Creamery Rd. Emmitsburg, MD Sat. Dec. 2nd, 9 to 3 Sun. Dec 3rd, 9 to 2 Many Crafters and Vendors including Fresh wreaths, plants as well as silk floral arrangements And much more!

Food available for purchase Visit with Santa Saturday and Sunday .

Photos Available for sale Bring families, children and pets!

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4 $1000 Jackpots All other games $200/Incl. Dinner Platter!

Reserved seating if tickets purchased by 12/15.

Tickets purchased after 12/15 will be $60.

No checks mailed after 11/24. For info: Pam @ 240-472-3484 or @ Marylou @ 240-285-3184 Reserve right to change payouts if 200 are not sold.

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Meal Served: 6-8 p.m.

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Sat., Nov. 18 & Sun. Nov. 19 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thurmont Event Complex 13716 Strafford Drive, Thurmont, MD Food will be available for purchase provided by the Thurmont Ambulance Company

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Vendor information: Contact Jennifer at jensgems2018@yahoo.com or 301-800-3336 General Information: Contact Joyce at 301-748-4344 *All proceeds benefit the Thurmont Community Ambulance Company*

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December 31, 2023 New Midway Vol. Fire Co. Doors Open: 5:00 Games Start: 7:30 Admission: $50.00 by 12/16/2023, After 12/16/2023 $60.00 includes 30 Reg. Games $100 Minimum - $1000 Jackpot Free Party Favors Extra Cards Available Only 250 Tickets Sold ATM Available For Info Call 301-898-7985 or 301-271-4650

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Thursday Nov. 16 CLASSES

Gin 101 — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at McClintock Distilling, 35S Carroll St., Frederick.

Students will learn about the history and production process of making gin at the historic McClintock Distilling production facility. Afterwards students will get a chance to sample six different styles of gins from throughout history and the world. Students will also learn about the different botanicals and herbs that are used to make gin and finally, will be able to make their own custom gin blend of botanicals to take home and make their own compound gin. 21 and older, pre-register. $34. 301-624-2727. lifelonglearning@frederick.edu. tinyurl.com/2y2kfc2n.

ETCETERA The Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Exhibit — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. From 1896 until 1954, a network of interurban trolley lines were built linking communities across Frederick and Washington counties.

This exhibit presents the history of these electric railways and how they changed the landscape and communities of Frederick County. Through Dec. 22. $12, $10, $8. Tonya@FrederickHistory.org. cognitoforms.com/HeritageFrederick1/ stitchesthroughtimeexhibittickets.

Stitches Through Time: Women’s Work from Farm to Fashion — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/ Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Explores one story of women’s work, interpreting the history of textile production up to the 1950s. It features a beautiful selection of hand-sewn quilts and clothes from the 1800s; equipment, advertising, photographs and ephemera from the factory era; and selections of mid-20th century clothing by Claire McCardell that reflect the department store culture that emerged after World War II. Ten wedding dresses spanning 100 years showcase the themes in our story. $12, $10, $8. 301-663-1188. tonya@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

“Crossroads” Exhibit at Heritage Frederick — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. The history of Frederick County has unfolded around its crossroads, from rural villages and towns to the city’s square corner. This exhibit explores our local crossroads through the

themes of community, land, identity and persistence, and features artifacts from Heritage Frederick’s museum and archival collections as well as loaned artifacts from South Mountain Heritage Society in Burkittsville. $12, $10, $8. director@frederickhistory.org. cognitoforms.com/HeritageFrederick1/ stitchesthroughtimeexhibittickets.

Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration , 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. $7. 301-254-4727. sharonwcox@gmail.com. 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 talented students at 200 Monroe Restaurant! Reservations are required! For dine-in or carryout, visit opentable.com/200-Monroe. $40-$46. HCTI@frederick.edu. opentable.com/200-monroe.

Totally Teen Time: Cookie Decorating — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Practice your cookie-decorating skills, then eat your work.

301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/events/ month.

Pour House Trivia — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Champion Billiards Sports Bar, 5205 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. Come on out with the team and play some Pour House Trivia.

7 p.m. start. Extended Happy Hour from 4 to 8 p.m. 301-846-0089. frederickchampions.com/weekly-specials.

FILM Wonder Book Classic Film Series: “Moby Dick” (1956) — 7:30 p.m. at Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick.

The classic tale of Capt. Ahab and his crazed obsession with catching the monstrous whale Moby Dick who years earlier caused the loss of his leg. Starring Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart and Leo Genn. $7 general, $5 military, ages 65+, students and youth. 301-600-2828. weinbergcenter.org.

MUSIC Live Jazz at the Cocktail Lab — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Get swanky with us

every Thursday night for live jazz and your favorite craft cocktails. 21 and older.

301-233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.

FCC Jazz Ensemble II — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Frederick Community College Visual & Performing Arts Center - JBK Theater, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick.

A great night of jazz with the FCC Jazz Ensemble II under direction from Jordan Clawson. The performance will include classic jazz standards and new favorites.

301-846-2566. mgersten@frederick.edu.

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HISTORY

Frederick County Civil War Roundtable Presentation — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at via Zoom. Lynn and Julianne Herman will present a talk on Civil War Florida. In many respects, Florida remains the forgotten state of the Confederacy. This will be a Zoom presentation. Please check the Frederick County Civil War Facebook page for the Zoom link in the weeks ahead. free for members, $5 suggested fee for non-members. gldyson@comcast.net. frederickcountycivilwarrt.org.

THEATER

“Urinetown, The Musical” — 7:30 p.m. at WMC Alumni Hall, 2 College Hill, Westminster. Note: the show contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences.

Gené Fouché, chair of McDaniel’s theater arts department, directs this production of the Tony Award-winning musical by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis. It is a musical satire of corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. $10-$12. 410-857-2448. ocm@mcdaniel.edu. mcdaniel.edu/about-us/event-calendars.

Friday Nov. 17 CLASSES

Brain Boost: Climate Change — Local Issues & Local Solutions — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cowork Frederick, 122 E. Patrick St., Frederick. A free lunchtime collaborative learning experience designed to build expertise and ensure equitable access to a wealth of knowledge. Bring your lunch and learn. Speaker is Kai Hagen. Pre-registration recommended. ainsley@coworkfrederickfoundation.org. coworkfrederickfoundation.org/ brain-boost-climate-change.

Egyptology — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Middletown Branch Library, 101 Prospect St., Middletown. Dr. Lauren Lippiello, assistant professor global studies, FCC, will present a lecture on her specialty, Egyptology. 18 and older.

301-600-7560. lgrackin@frederickcountymd.gov.

ETCETERA

Letters to Santa — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Starting Nov. 17, you can drop off your letters to Santa during store hours. Don’t forget to include a return address so Santa can write back! The last day to drop off your letters to Santa will be Dec. 17 so Santa can have enough time to respond to everyone. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. fb.me/e/44ik7MHlo. Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick. Journey through Frederick’s gruesome and bloody past. Nearly 300 years of war, executions and revenge. True documented stories of the paranormal with Maryland’s oldest operating Ghost Tour. Uncover political savvy and defiant citizens, patriots from the Revolutionary War, beckoning soldiers from the Civil War. Reservations recommended. $16. 301-668-8922. info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

FAMILY

Friday Fun — 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Join us for a fun playtime!

For ages up to 5 with a caregiver.

301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/events/ month.

MUSIC

Morgan’s Coffeehouse — 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Morgan Chapel United Methodist Church, 6750 Woodbine Road, Woodbine. Americana music in the Hall on third Fridays of each month. On Nov. 17, join us as we welcome Celtic and folk artist Charlie Zahm with Tad Marks on fiddle. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and music begins at 7 p.m.

Food, snacks, desserts, coffee, tea and sodas available for purchase. Free admission.

Donations encouraged. Family friendly.

410-970-2485. coffeehouse@morganchapel.church. morganchapel.church/coffeehouse.html.

Live Music at the Cocktail Lab — 8 p.m.

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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.

Mitchell Tenpenny in Concert — 9 p.m. at The Event Center at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town, W.Va. Multi-faceted entertainer, singer, songwriter, producer and performer. His latest album contains the platinum-selling #1 hit “Truth About You.” Ages 21 and older. $55. hollywoodcasinocharlestown.com.

THEATER “Urinetown, The Musical” — 7:30 p.m. at WMC Alumni Hall, 2 College Hill, Westminster. Note: the show contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences.

Gené Fouché, chair of McDaniel’s theater arts department, directs this production of the Tony Award-winning musical by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis. It is a musical satire of corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. $10-$12. 410-857-2448. ocm@mcdaniel. edu. mcdaniel.edu/about-us/event-calendars.

Potomac Playmakers Present “Orphans”

by Lyle Kessler — 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center, 17303 W. Washington St., Hagerstown.

Produced in 1983, “Orphans” provides audiences a glimpse of how circumstances, and our approach to them, drive us to adapt to our surroundings in surprising ways. Adult language and themes, for mature audiences only, and parental discretion is advised. $18. 240-513-6260. potomacplaymakers@gmail.com. potomacplaymakers.org.

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

Saturday Nov. 18 CLASSES

Indoor Plants & Wellness — 10 a.m. to noon at University of Maryland Extension Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick. Having indoor plants just makes us feel better.

Learn about the therapeutic benefits of houseplants. Identify plants that can make for a healthier indoor environment.

301-600-1596. strice@umd.edu. bit.ly/FCMG23IndoorPlantsWellness.

Freedom BANG Fitness 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.

Mindfulness Amongst the Vines — 10:30 a.m. to noon at Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard, 7550 Green Valley Road, Frederick.

A rejuvenating and serene experience.

Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature as you embark on a journey of mindfulness and self-reflection. An expert instructor will guide you through various meditation techniques, helping you find inner peace and balance. Register in advance. $55. 703-625-1239. cassidywellnesscoaching@gmail.com. cassidywellnesscoaching.com.

Bioregional Hair & Skin Care with Tania Johnson-Hester — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm Retreat & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. Explore botanicals that grow in this bioregion that can be used in hair and skin care. We will go in-depth on herbs such as slippery elm, flaxseed, marshmallow root, comfrey, and rosemary, among other local plants. Everyone will leave with a simple hair pomade, gel, and all-over body oil and instructions on how to recreate these products at home. $35. 240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm.org. foxhavenfarm.org.

Become a Brewmaster — 11 a.m. to noon at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Learn the ins and outs of brewing with staff from The Flying Barrel!

They will discuss the process and share tips and tricks you can use to brew your favorite beverage at home, or in their facility! 21 and older.

301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

Depolarizing Within Workshop — noon to 3 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library Darrell L. Batson Community Room, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Are you concerned that politics is tearing our country apart? At Braver Angels, we believe that a strong country begins at the grassroots, and we strive to bring Americans together to bridge the partisan divide.

301-514-1356. jcarpenter@braverangels.ort.

Introduction to Breathwork — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The Common Market Co-op, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Join Sheldon James Breath for a group breath workshop!

Learn how to implement proper breathing patterns and habits, understand the benefits of breathwork and witness the health & vitality that breathwork will bring to your life. You will walk away with practical tools to use in your everyday life to help manage stress, improve your overall energy levels, focus, attention, and much more! $25-$50. 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop/ classes-events/introduction-to-breathwork.

Frederick County 275th: Frederick County Landmarks Foundation Plaque Your House Workshop With the Maryland Room — 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Brunswick

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Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Popular free series of how-to seminars on how to obtain a plaque for a historic home. At each event, staff from the FCPL’s Maryland Room, which specializes in local history, will introduce the basics of how to document your home’s past. Volunteers from the Landmarks Foundation will also be on hand to answer questions.

301-600-7250. fcpl.org.

Plaque Your House — 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Myersville Library, 8 Harp Place, Myersville.

Learn how to apply for a historic plaque for your 100-year-old + home or building.

Along the way you’ll learn more about your home and its history as well as how to document dates and details. The Frederick County Landmarks Foundation has awarded more than 400 plaques honoring historic buildings around the county.

301-600-7000. info@fredericklandmarks.org. fredericklandmarks.org/plaques.

Winter Wreath Workshop with Winding Root Farm — 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at The Common Market Co-op, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Make your very own evergreen wreath. We’ll demonstrate several different techniques and styles, utilizing fresh and dried materials. Participants will leave the class with their very own winter wreath, plus the skills to make many more. $45-$65. 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop/classes-events/ winter-wreath-workshop.

ETCETERA

Worman’s Mill Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Worman’s Mill Clubhouse, 2470 Stoney Creek Road, Frederick. Local artists will fill the clubhouse with unique, handcrafted pieces just in time for the holidays. Find that perfect gift for everyone on your list, or treat yourself.

240-674-1147. gladdenoneill@aol.com.

Letters to Santa — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Starting Nov. 17, you can drop off your letters to Santa during store hours. Don’t forget to include a return address so Santa can write back! The last day to drop off your letters to Santa will be Dec. 17 so Santa can have enough time to respond to everyone. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. fb.me/e/44ik7MHlo. Frederick Art & Architecture Walking Tour — 10:30 a.m. to noon at Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. 90 minutes.

Look at Frederick with new eyes. Experience the history and beauty of downtown as we explore some of the popular architectural styles, local art and history. Tour starts at the Museum of Frederick County History. RSVP required. $12, $10, $8. 301-663-1188. tonya@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org/programs/ adults/walking-tours.

Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick.

Explore the home of Frederick’s pioneer family, the Brunners. Built in 1758, it is the

oldest surviving building in the city and a National Historic Landmark. Inside is the only known example of a German heating system that provided safe, clean, energy-efficient radiant heat. Learn the story of the desperate German immigrants who fled dire conditions in Europe and came to prominence in Frederick County. Walk in for a guided tour. $8 for adults, free for under age 12. 301456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick. Journey through Frederick’s gruesome and bloody past. Nearly 300 years of war, executions and revenge. True documented stories of the paranormal with Maryland’s oldest operating Ghost Tour. Uncover political savvy and defiant citizens, patriots from the Revolutionary War, beckoning soldiers from the Civil War. Reservations recommended. $16. 301-668-8922. info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

FAMILY Stuffed Animal Storytime by the Fireplace — 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Bring a stuffed animal and join us by the fireplace for a Saturday morning family storytime! Feel free to wear your pajamas!

Afterward, register your stuffed animal for a stuffed animal sleepover at the library!

301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/events/ month.

“Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical” — 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Cat Kid and Molly Pollywog have started an epic club to teach 21 rambunctious baby frogs how to make their own comics. Their fishy father Flippy is overjoyed that his kids will learn to unleash their creativity, but when the frogs’ constant bickering and outrageous imaginations send their comics comically off the rails, Flippy flips out. Will the club survive? This madcap musical is based on Dav Pilkey’s hilarious book series. $15 to $20. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org/shows/ cat-kid-comic-club-the-musical-2.

GALLERY Holiday Pottery Sale — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Washington Street Studios Inc., 1441 Washington St., Bolivar, W.Va. Featuring works from our local artists. Santa will be visiting from noon until 4 p.m.

703-772-5651. mebeville@gmail.com. hfclay.com.

Foothills Artists Studio Tour — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at various locations throughout Cashtown, Pa. Meet 14 artists and tour their studios. This popular tour, located in the Fairfield, Orrtanna and Cashtown areas, is self-guided and may be completed in any order. Visit website for more information.

The event is free and all ages are welcome.

717-339-7152. geoff@geoffreythulin.com. foothillsartists.net.

MUSIC

Amy LaVere and Will Sexton — 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at The Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. LaVere is a vocalist, songwriter, upright bass player and a film actress who has done time both in punk bands and in Nashville’s country/roots scene. Sexton is a respected songwriter, guitarist and producer who worked with artists like Steve Stills, Roky Erickson and Waylon Jennings. $30. 301-258-6394.

THEATER

“Urinetown, The Musical” — 7:30 p.m. at WMC Alumni Hall, 2 College Hill, Westminster. Note: the show contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences.

Gené Fouché, chair of McDaniel’s theater arts department, directs this production of the Tony Award-winning musical by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis. It is a musical satire of corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. $10-$12. 410-857-2448. ocm@mcdaniel.edu. mcdaniel.edu/about-us/event-calendars.

$18. 240-513-6260. potomacplaymakers@gmail.com. potomacplaymakers.org.

Sunday Nov. 19 ETCETERA

Comic Con — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Clarion Inn Event Center, 5400 Holiday Drive, Frederick. Super selection of comic books from Gold, Silver, Bronze to Modern Age, nonsports cards including magic, Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh etcm, Super Heroes and Funko toys, plushies, gaming supplies, Anime, video games, original art and hobby supplies plus an Artists Alley. Cosplay always welcome. Free parking; in-person admission payment only, no online pre orders. Early admission at 9:30 a.m., $15 cash only. $10 cash only, ages 12 and under free.

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Letters to Santa — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Starting Nov. 17, you can drop off your letters to Santa during store hours. Don’t forget to include a return address so Santa can write back! The last day to drop off your letters to Santa will be Dec. 17 so Santa can have enough time to respond to everyone. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. fb.me/e/44ik7MHlo.

Potomac Playmakers Present “Orphans”

by Lyle Kessler — 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center, 17303 W. Washington St., Hagerstown.

Produced in 1983, “Orphans” provides audiences a glimpse of how circumstances, and our approach to them, drive us to adapt to our surroundings in surprising Fashion and Food: Vintage Thrift Fashion ways. Adult language and themes, for mature audiences only, and parental discre- Show and Tea/Cake Tasting — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. tion is advised.

Glade Road, Walkersville. An afternoon of fashion, food and fun! Enjoy a tasting of some delicious teas and cakes while looking at and learning about various thrift and vintage fashion pieces. 18 and older.

301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

Civil War Style Church Service — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Historic Rocky Springs Chapel, 7817 Rocky Springs Road, Frederick. Nondenominational church service conducted by a preacher wearing Civil War period attire and worshipers sing hymns that were popular during the American Civil War. Most sermons preached were originally delivered between 1861-1865. A short living history program immediately follows each service. The wearing of Civil War period attire is encouraged but not required.

Sundays through Nov. 19.

321-610-7246. debbymoone@gmail.com. historicrockyspringschapelandschoolhouse.org.

Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick.

Explore the home of Frederick’s pioneer family, the Brunners. Built in 1758, it is the oldest surviving building in the city and a National Historic Landmark. Inside is the only known example of a German heating system that provided safe, clean, energy-efficient radiant heat. Learn the story of the desperate German immigrants who fled dire conditions in Europe and came to prominence in Frederick County. Walk in for a guided tour. $8 for adults, free for under age 12. 301-

456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

FAMILY Author Event: Nathan Hale — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at C. Burr Artz Public Library, 110 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Join Curious Iguana as they welcome the creator behind the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales!

Nathan will talk about “Above the Trenches (Hazardous Tales #12),” answer questions and sign books. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. fb.me/e/1sCbVhS2S.

GALLERY Foothills Artists Studio Tour — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at various locations Adams County, various locations, Cashtown, Pa. Meet 14 artists and tour their studios. This popular tour, located in the Fairfield, Orrtanna and Cashtown areas, is self-guided and may be completed in any order. Visit website for more information. The event is free and all ages are welcome.

717-339-7152. geoff@geoffreythulin.com. foothillsartists.net.

MUSIC It Takes Two: Duo Delights! — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Frederick Community College Visual & Performing Arts Center - JBK Theater, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. Double your musical delight with FCC music faculty soprano Mary Gresock and baritone David Loy as they share a potpourri of

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Monday Nov. 20 CLASSES

ESL High Beginners Conversation Class — 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at Walkersville LIbrary, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. For adults (18 and older) who want to practice their English to a conversation class hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick County.

Chamber Music on the Hill presents the Azimuth String Quartet — 3 p.m. at Nagan- Students will practice their speaking and listening skills with conversations guided na Forum, Roj Student Center, 2 College by an instructor from the LCFC. Online Hill, Westminster. Chamber Music on the Hill, in residence at McDaniel College, pres- registration is required.

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Quartet featuring senior adjunct lecturers in music Nicholas Currie and Alice Tung, ETCETERA along with James Tung and Adam Gonzalez, and guest performer David Kreider, Letters to Santa — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at senior lecturer in music emeritus.

Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick $10-$15. 410-857-2599.

St., Frederick. Starting Nov. 17, you can ocm@mcdaniel.edu. drop off your letters to Santa during store mcdaniel.edu. hours. Don’t forget to include a return address so Santa can write back! The last Ernie Bradley and Grassy Ridge — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cactus Flats, 10026 Hansonville day to drop off your letters to Santa will be Dec. 17 so Santa can have enough time to Road, Frederick. Bluegrass. respond to everyone.

College Choir Concert — 7 p.m. at Baker cimarketingassistant@gmail.com.

Memorial Chapel, 2 College Hill, Westminfb.me/e/44ik7MHlo. ster. The McDaniel College Choir, under the direction of senior lecturer of music Kyle Engler, performs with Peggy Brengle serving as accompanist. The program features music from diverse locales and historical eras.

410-857-2599. ocm@mcdaniel.edu. mcdaniel.edu/about-us/event-calendars.

“When You Wish Upon a Star- A Jazz Tribute to 100 Years of Disney” — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Embark on an unforgettable musical journey that celebrates 100 years of Disney through the lens of jazz. “When You Wish Upon a Star” will be performed by the newly created house band of The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, a Smithsonian affiliated museum. $20 to $35. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration , 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. $7. 301-254-4727. sharonwcox@gmail.com. bridgewebs.com/frederick.

Potomac Playmakers Present “Orphans”

by Lyle Kessler — 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center, 17303 W. Washington St., Hagerstown. Produced in 1983, “Orphans” provides audiences a glimpse of how circumstances, and our approach to them, drive us to adapt to our surroundings in surprising ways. Adult language and themes, for mature audiences only, and parental discretion is advised. $18. 240-513-6260. potomacplaymakers@ gmail.com. potomacplaymakers.org.

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Karaoke Nights — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hot Fired Arts, 1003 W. Seventh St., Suite D, Frederick. Sing karaoke and paint your own pottery.

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HEALTH

Meditative Dance Movement — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. The dance experience starts with a brief, guided meditation involving breathing, stretching, shaking and gentle yoga-like movements to help everyone OUTDOORS become more heart-centered and “embodWelcome Winter Birds to Your Yard — 2 ied,” or fully conscious of their senses. Then p.m. to 3 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, the dance music starts, gentle and slow at 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Barb Kemer- first. er, Maryland Master Naturalist Graduate will $10 donation. 301-662-4190. discuss “best care practices” for ensuring info@frederickartscouncil.org. the health and safety of birds overwintering in Maryland. All levels of bird enthusiasts Tuesday Nov. 21 are welcome. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.

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ETCETERA

Letters to Santa — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Starting Nov. 17, you can drop off your letters to Santa during store hours. Don’t forget to include a return address so Santa can write back! The last day to drop off your letters to Santa will be Dec. 17 so Santa can have enough time to respond to everyone. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. fb.me/e/44ik7MHlo. Pride On The Patio — 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Showroom, 882 N. East St., Fredrick. Weekly LGBTQ social mixer. Relaxed an casual.

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Karaoke Nights — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hot Fired Arts, 1003 W. Seventh St., Suite D, Frederick. Sing karaoke and paint your own pottery.

301-788-9749. stayfocusedone@mac.com.

Late Night Happy Hour — 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Champion Billiards Sports Bar, 5205 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. All the drink prices from regular happy hour from 9 p.m. to close with select half-price appetizers.

301-846-0089. frederickchampions.com/weekly-specials.

FAMILY Elementary Explorers: Free Play — 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Explore toys, games, and other STEAM activities we have here at the library! Designed for children in grades K-5.

301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar. com/events/month.

FILM Bijou Film Screening — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E 2nd St., Frederick.

Curated films presented by Falling Squares.

Meets the second, third and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

301-662-4190. info@frederickartscouncil.org.

Wednesday Nov. 22 ETCETERA

Letters to Santa — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Starting Nov. 17, you can drop off your letters to Santa during store hours. Don’t forget to include a return address so Santa can write back! The last day to drop off your letters to Santa will be Dec. 17 so Santa can have enough time to respond to everyone. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. fb.me/e/44ik7MHlo.

Karaoke Nights — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hot Fired Arts, 1003 W. Seventh St., Suite D, Fall Alpha Session — 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Frederick. Sing karaoke and paint your own pottery. at Bernard W. Brown Community Center, 629 N. Market St., Frederick. Got questions? 301-788-9749. stayfocusedone@mac.com.

Ever wondered if this is all there is? Alpha is Late Night Happy Hour — 9 p.m. to 12 a series of sessions exploring the basics of a.m. at Champion Billiards Sports Bar, 5205 faith in an open, informal environment. Join Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. All the drink us for a free meal, video and conversation. prices from regular happy hour from 9 p.m.

All are welcome. to close with select half-price appetizers. info@FriendsRoundtable.org.

301-846-0089. friendsroundtable.org. frederickchampions.com/weekly-specials.

Thursday Nov. 23

Letters to Santa — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Starting Nov. 17, you can drop off your letters to Santa during store hours. Don’t forget to include a return address so Santa can write back! The last day to drop off your letters to Santa will be Dec. 17 so Santa can have enough time to respond to everyone. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. fb.me/e/44ik7MHlo.

Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration , 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. $7. 301-254-4727. sharonwcox@gmail.com. bridgewebs.com/frederick.

Pour House Trivia — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Champion Billiards Sports Bar, 5205 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. Come on out with the team and play some Pour House Trivia.

7 p.m. start. Extended Happy Hour from 4 to 8 p.m. 301-846-0089. frederickchampions.com/weekly-specials.

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.

RECREATION Sheppard Pratt Frederick Turkey Trot — 8 a.m. at Baker Park, Second and Bentz streets, Frederick. Get ready to make a difference this Thanksgiving Day at the annual Sheppard Pratt Frederick Turkey Trot! Dust off your running shoes and join usfor a family-friendly 5K and 1K fun run/walk. $15-$40. turkeytrot@sheppardpratt.org.

Friday Nov. 24 ETCETERA

Letters to Santa — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Starting Nov. 17, you can drop off your letters to Santa during store hours. Don’t forget to include a return address. The last day to drop off your letters to Santa will be Dec. 17 so Santa can have enough time to respond to everyone. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. fb.me/e/44ik7MHlo.

Frosty Friday Maker’s Market — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Give Rise Studio, 125 South Carroll Street, 101, Frederick. Local makers will be selling their handmade products so you can gift them to someone special, including yourself. Light refreshments, great people, shopping and relaxation. Candles, soaps, pastries, art, knit ware, jewelry, craft kits and housewares. giverisestudio@gmail.com. giverisestudio.com.

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Candlelight Tours — 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Seton Shrine, 339 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg.

As you stroll down illuminated walkways you will encounter costumed interpreters from Mother Seton’s world and see the historic homes that she lived in, each tastefully decorated for the season. Bring a donation for the Emmitsburg food bank, see website for specific needs. $8/adult, $5/youth ages 7-18 and free for children ages 6 and under. setonshrine.org/candlelight-tours.

Murder Mystery Party — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Dutch’s Daughter Restaurant, 581 Himes Ave., Frederick. Dutch’s Daughter and Whodunnit for Hire have teamed up to bring you “Hollywood Homicide.” Cocktail attire is recommended for this dinner party.

Must be 21+ to attend. RSVP required. $85. 410-549-2722. murdermysterycompany@gmail.com. ddmysteries.eventbrite.com.

See What Sticks Open Stage — 7 p.m. to 9 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 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. Artist setup at 7 p.m., performances at 8 p.m. 301-662-4190. info@frederickartscouncil.org.

p.m. at CFG Bank Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore. The reimagined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey invites children of all ages to a spectacle of superhuman feats and thrills. Feel part of the show with an immersive, 360-degree environment and new technology. mmiles@weinbergharris.com. ringling.com.

Frosty Friday at the Museum of Frederick County History — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick.

Hertiage Frederick will celebrate on Frosty Friday with some good old fashioned holiday fun. Bring the kids for crafts, games, ornament making and community tree decorating, and cookies and cocoa while supplies last. 301-663-1188. tonya@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

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 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.

Saturday Nov. 25 CLASSES

FAMILY Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey — 1

Freedom BANG Fitness 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.

ETCETERA Hagerstown Model RR Museum Model Train Show — 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Washington County Agricultural Education Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro.

Multiple vendors with various model trains of all sizes for sale, along with railroad artifacts and books. Food vendor on site.

Parking is free and the site is handicap accessible. Proceeds are used to maintain the historic Antietam Railroad Station which will also be open with its model train layouts and railroad artifacts at 17230 Shepherdstown Pike, Sharpsburg. $5 per person, 12 and under free.

3019640469. bblairwilliamson@aol.com. antietamstation.com.

Letters to Santa — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Starting Nov. 17, you can drop off your letters to Santa during store hours. Don’t forget to include a return address so Santa can write back! The last day to drop off your letters to Santa will be Dec. 17 so Santa can have enough time to respond to everyone. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. fb.me/e/44ik7MHlo.

Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick.

Explore the home of Frederick’s pioneer family, the Brunners. Built in 1758, it is the oldest surviving building in the city and a National Historic Landmark. Inside is the only known example of a German heating system that provided safe, clean, energy-efficient radiant heat. Learn the story of the desperate German immigrants who fled dire conditions in Europe and came to prominence in Frederick County. Walk in for a guided tour. $8 for adults, free for under age 12. 301456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

Candlelight Tours — 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Seton Shrine, 339 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg.

As you stroll down illuminated walkways you will encounter costumed interpreters from Mother Seton’s world and see the historic homes that she lived in, each tastefully decorated for the season. Bring a donation for the Emmitsburg food bank, see website for specific needs. $8/adult, $5/youth ages 7-18 and free for children ages 6 and under. setonshrine.org/candlelight-tours.

FAMILY

Read with a Dog — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Practice reading with a furry friend from Wags for Hope!

301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/events/ month.

Ring in the Holidays at the

Carroll Arts Center

15th Annual Gallery of Gifts

26th Annual Festival of Wreaths

Open through Dec. 21 Dazzling holiday marketplace

November 24 – December 3, 10am – 7pm Daily Festive auction with over 100 unique wreaths Sponsored by Carroll County Office of Tourism

Motown & More:A Holliday Celleb bratiion

The Nutcracker: Kids Edition

Saturday, November 25 at 7pm Motown classics with a holiday twist Sponsored by Acts Fairhaven

Saturday, December 2 at 2pm Condensed version of the classic ballet Sponsored by RockSalt Grille

Tickets at CarrollArtsCenter.org!

Carroll Arts Center • 91 W Main St.Westminster, MD 21157

410-848-7272

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decorated for the season. Bring a donation for the Emmitsburg food bank, see website for specific needs. $8/adult, $5/youth ages 7-18 and free for children ages 6 and under. setonshrine.org/candlelight-tours.

Tuba Christmas — noon to 1 p.m. at Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. The popular tuba comrades of Frederick return with a variety of brassy Christmas hits, delighting audiences of all ages in an annual Weinberg Center tradition. In lieu of admission, a canned food drive will be held to benefit the Community Action Agency of Frederick City.

301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

FAMILY

Hike with the Naturalist — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Greenbrier State Park, 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro. Learn about the plants, insects, birds, and animals that share our park. Meet at the visitor center. Hike will be on the green trail, 0.8 miles, moderate/ easy difficulty.

301-791-4656. laura.nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov.

THEATER

“Jingle Jingle All the Way” — 6 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5 Willowdale Drive, Frederick. Way Off Broadway’s new all-ages Christmas production blends songs from Christmases past and present.

Free. 301-662-6600.

WOB@wayoffbroadway.com. wayoffbroadway.com.

THEATER

“Jingle Jingle All the Way” — 12:30 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5 Willowdale Drive, Frederick. Way Off Broadway’s new all-ages Christmas production blends songs from Christmases past and present.

Free. 301-662-6600.

WOB@wayoffbroadway.com. wayoffbroadway.com.

Sunday Nov. 26 ETCETERA

Monday Nov. 27

Letters to Santa — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Starting Nov. 17, you can drop off your letters to Santa during store hours. Don’t forget to include a return address so Santa can write back! The last day to drop off your letters to Santa will be Dec. 17 so Santa can have enough time to respond to everyone. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. fb.me/e/44ik7MHlo. Cemetery History & Mystery Tour — 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 515 S. Market St., Frederick. Discover Frederick’s past as you navigate through the labyrinth of graves, crypts and monuments of historic Mount Olivet Cemetery, established 1852 and and the final resting place of Francis Scott Key, Thomas Johnson and Civil War heroine Barbara Fritchie.

Reservations required. $16 for adults. 301-668-8922. Info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick.

Explore the home of Frederick’s pioneer family, the Brunners. Built in 1758, it is the oldest surviving building in the city and a National Historic Landmark. Inside is the only known example of a German heating system that provided safe, clean, energy-efficient radiant heat. Learn the story of the desperate German immigrants who fled dire conditions in Europe and came to prominence in Frederick County. Walk in for a guided tour. $8 for adults, free for under age 12. 301456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

Candlelight Tours — 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Seton Shrine, 339 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg.

As you stroll down illuminated walkways you will encounter costumed interpreters from Mother Seton’s world and see the historic homes that she lived in, each tastefully

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CLASSES

Sol Yoga — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Walkersville Library, 2 South Glade Road, Walkersville.

Wear comfortable clothes. 21 and older.

301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

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Strings master Bryan McDowell in concert at Carroll Arts Center String musician Bryan McDowell continues the Common Ground Downtown concert series at the Carroll Arts Center. He’ll be joined onstage by a variety of musician friends at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18.

The Common Ground Downtown series features roots, blues, bluegrass and Americana musicians, presented by Common Ground on the Hill in partnership with the Carroll County Arts Council.

Bryan McDowell is a person predictable only in his consistent excellence. Fiddler, vocalist and master of stringed instruments, his reputation is solidifying as a musician of great interest on the acoustic scene.

With his move to Nashville in 2013, McDowell grounded his career in a four-year tenure with Claire Lynch. He has also logged considerable time on the road with bluegrass notables Sierra Hull, Alison Brown, Ron Block and Molly Tuttle. The talents of this new master have made their way onto several recordings, garnering IBMA awards and one project receiving a Grammy nomination.

In 2018, he returned to his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina.

Choosing now to commit his time and efforts to training youth in the traditions of mountain music, he teaches full-time on an array of stringed instruments. With humility and care, he passes on the legacy of his mentor and instructor, Arvil Freeman.

Tickets are $28 for adults and $25 for ages 60 and up and 25 and under and can be purchased at carrollcountyartscouncil.org or by calling 410-848-7272. The Carroll Arts Center is at 91 W. Main St., Westminster.

ESL High Beginners Conversation Class — 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at Walkersville LIbrary, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. For adults (18 and older) 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 at https://forms. office.com/r/24eh22Ryw7.

301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

ETCETERA

Letters to Santa — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Starting Nov. 17, you can drop off your letters to Santa during store hours. Don’t forget to include a return address so Santa can write back! The last day to drop off your letters to Santa will be Dec. 17 so Santa can have enough time to respond to everyone. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. fb.me/e/44ik7MHlo. Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration , 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. $7. 301-254-4727. sharonwcox@gmail.com. bridgewebs.com/frederick.

Karaoke Nights — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hot Fired Arts, 1003 W. Seventh St., Suite D, Frederick. Sing karaoke and paint your own

pottery.

301-788-9749. stayfocusedone@mac.com.

FAMILY Clothes Closet Open — 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Thurmont United Methodist Church, 13880 Long Road, Thurmont. Free clothing for men, women and children. Also 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. third Tuesday of the month.

Volunteer based mission run and operated by church members/volunteers.

301-271-4511. thurmontchurch.com.

HEALTH Meditative Dance Movement — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. The dance experience starts with a brief, guided meditation involving breathing, stretching, shaking and gentle yoga-like movements to help everyone become more heart-centered and “embodied,” or fully conscious of their senses. Then the dance music starts, gentle and slow at first. $10 donation. 301-662-4190. info@frederickartscouncil.org.

Tuesday Nov. 28 ETCETERA

FCC Career Fair & Training Open House — 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Monroe Center, 200 Monroe Ave., Frederick. Discover a variety of flexible and affordable career training programs designed to prepare you for employment in high-demand industries.

Meet the FCC program staff, learn about the Monroe Center, review upcoming course options, and discover multiple tuition assistance and scholarship opportunities for students enrolling in continuing education and workforce development programs. workforce@frederick.edu. fcc2023careerfair.eventbrite.com/.

Pride On The Patio — 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Showroom, 882 N. East St., Fredrick. Weekly LGBTQ social mixer. Relaxed an casual.

Happy hour pricing, full menu available; drink special Gender Fluid. 21 and older.

240-409-8858. prideonthepatio@gmail.com. facebook.com/PrideOnThePatio.

Karaoke Nights — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hot Fired Arts, 1003 W. Seventh St., Suite D, Frederick. Sing karaoke and paint your own pottery.

301-788-9749. stayfocusedone@mac.com.

Finding Joy in Seasonal Sadness: A Night of Adoration and Praise — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Community, 7321 Burkittsville Road, Middletown.

Even though Thanksgiving and Christmas are wonderful, many of us often find ourselves struggling with mental health during this time of year. Join Fr. Michael for a night of prayer, healing, Eucharistic Adoration and praise.

301-473-4800. susan.tomasello@hfccmd.org. thepastorate.com.

Late Night Happy Hour — 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Champion Billiards Sports Bar, 5205 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. All the drink

prices from regular happy hour from 9 p.m. to close with select half-price appetizers.

301-846-0089. frederickchampions.com/weekly-specials.

FAMILY Elementary Explorers: Art Party — 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick.

Explore our art supplies and create your own work of art! Designed for students in kindergarten through 5th grade.

301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/events/ month.

Fall Alpha Session — 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. at Bernard W. Brown Community Center, 629 N. Market St., Frederick. Got questions?

Ever wondered if this is all there is? Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the basics of faith in an open, informal environment. Join us for a free meal, video and conversation.

All are welcome! info@FriendsRoundtable.org. friendsroundtable.org.

MUSIC FCC Handbell Ensemble | A Towering Tale of Handbell History — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Frederick Community College Visual & Performing Arts Center - JBK Theater, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick.

Enjoy a musical journey from handbells’ humble beginnings to the present time.

Selections will feature their origins, British heritage and worldwide evolution into the delightful concert instrument they are today. Share the joy by attending with family and friends. Reception follows in the Mary Condon Hodgson Art Gallery just outside the theater.

301-846-2566. mgersten@frederick.edu.

FCC2023HandbellEnsemble.eventbrite. com.

A Chanticleer Christmas — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. GRAMMY® Award-winning Chanticleer captivates audiences with dazzling virtuosity, tight harmony, and a cappella perfection. Known around the world as “America’s orchestra of voices,” the 12-man vocal ensemble features a repertoire that spans the centuries — from interpretations of Gregorian chant and Renaissance to gospel, jazz and pop. $23 to $38. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

Wednesday Nov. 29 FAMILY Peppa Pig’s Sing-Along Party — 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Peppa, George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig are throwing a Sing-Along Party and you’re invited! In this new show you can join in the fun as Peppa and friends teach some of their favorite songs. Sensory Notice: This show contains flashing lights, haze (fog), and confetti. $29.75-$59.75. 301-600-2828. bhiller@ cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

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This exhibition was curated and organized by Lee Cohen and Lois Sarkisian in association with Landau Traveling Exhibitions. Exhibition tour management by Landau Traveling Exhibitions. Our family reading area has been funded by the Rosemary Wells (b. 1945). Four Faces of Max, n.d. Ink and watercolor on paper.

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All events will be ASL-interpreted.