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Meet ‘Magic’ author Jay Annelli

Jay Annelli will sign copies of his new book, “Magic: The Gathering The Visual Guide,” from 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at Beyond Comics, 5632 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick.

“Magic: The Gathering” is a fantastical multiverse of mystical beings, fabled realms and mythical creatures. Dominating all are the mighty sorcerers known as planeswalkers. To be a planeswalker is to be powerful beyond measure — a wizard who can bend magic to their will and step through the veil of reality itself. These fearsome mages cross between the planes of existence, battling to save others or to destroy them, to fight darkness or to create it. “Magic: The Gathering Visual Dictionary” illuminates the wondrous worlds they traverse and reveals their arcane lore, weapons, artifacts and spells. Featuring never-beforepublished profiles of new planes, such as Strixhaven and Kaldheim, this book is the first time key characters and locations from “Magic” are showcased in one up-to-date guide to its vast and expanding multiverse.

Meet the author at this event and learn more about this series.

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DIY holiday decorations

Join master gardener Ellen West to learn how to create beautiful pieces using natural local greenery from your own yard.

West will bring all the greens, the decor and some great ideas.

Materials will be provided, while supplies last.

Decorating with Local Holiday Greenery will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Middletown Branch Library, 101 Prospect St., Middletown. The event is free.

Go to fcpl.org or call 301-600-7560 for more information.

Alex Griffin

Alex & Olmsted Puppetry: ‘Milo the Magnificent’ at the Arts Barn

“Milo the Magnificent” is an engaging puppet show about an aspiring magician. This wordless comedy, inspired by turn of the century vaudeville entertainers, is as highly physical as it is charming. Using stunningly innovative puppetry, Milo presents a variety of magic tricks which don’t always go as planned.

The Gaithersburg Arts Barn and Alex & Olmsted Puppetry will present “Milo the Magnificent” shows at 1 and 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg.

Admission is $10, $3 for ages 10 and under. This performance is suitable for all ages.

Alex and Olmsted (aka Alex Vernon and Sarah Olmsted Thomas) is an internationally acclaimed puppet theater and filmmaking company based in Maryland. Alex and Olmsted was awarded the 2020 State Independent Artist Award for Performing Arts from the Maryland State Arts Council, the highest honor for performing artists in the state. In addition to the 2017 Jim Henson Foundation Grant awarded for Milo the Magnificent, the team was awarded a second grant to further develop their outer space show, “MAROONED! A Space Comedy.” Alex and Olmsted is a resident company at Baltimore Theatre Project. Vernon and Thomas are also proud company members of Happenstance Theater, with whom they have created 10 productions since 2012.

For more information, visit gaithersburgmd.gov.

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