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Photo by Robbie Hammer Photo www.ConnectionNewspapers.comAugust 24-30, 2011 onlinePotomac at Almanac potomacalmanac.com ❖ August 24-30, 2011 ❖ 1 News Limited-Ticket Event To Benefit C&O Canal Park

all of these people the opportunity to give “Park After Dark – back to the park that gives them so much.” A Special Evening Honorary co-chairs of the event are Gov. Martin O’Malley, U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin and Under The Stars.” U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen. Major corpo- rate sponsors and foundation sponsors are Booz/Allen/Hamilton and the J. Willard By Susan Belford and Alice S. Marriott Foundation. The Almanac Board Member M J Veverka outlined six “Experience Packages” to be auctioned at lmost every Potomac resident has “Park After Dark.” She said, “These ‘Experi- fond memories of the C&O Ca ence Packages’ are designed to be unique nal: Bicycling along the towpath, and fun. Each one will allow the people who

A Photo by hiking the Billy Goat Trail, me- purchase them to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime andering along the canal on a beautiful fall outing with friends and family in the C&O day, riding in the mule-driven barge, pic- Canal National Park.”

nicking along the Potomac or even staying Lee Goodwin They are: in one of the newly remodeled Canal Quar- ❖ A 3-hour photo lesson for four people ters. with National Geographic Senior Photo Now those who love and appreciate the Editor Dan Westergren followed by lunch canal and all it means to them and their at The Hunter’s Inn in Potomac. families have an opportunity to give back ❖ A late afternoon hike for 8 – 10 people to their beloved C&O Canal National Park The Park After Dark fundraiser takes place Sept. 24 on the grounds of with Deborah Barber of The Nature Con- Those who would like to support the C&O the Great Falls Tavern. servancy followed by a meal at Old Angler’s Canal should plan to attend the inaugural Inn in Potomac. “Park After Dark – A Special Evening Un- and fixins’ dinner by Corcoran Caterers, Historical Park – and the response has been ❖ A 3-hour kayaking lesson for six people der the Stars” on Sept. 24 on he grounds of desserts from Firehook Bakery, and music fabulous,” said Matt Logan, president of the with Olympian Davy Hearn followed by the Great Falls Tavern. The event is hosted by the 19th Street Band. The committee C&O Canal Trust. “People love this park and lunch at The Irish Inn in Glen Echo. by the park’s official nonprofit partner, the recommends “towpath chic” as the dress for are eager to support it however they can. ❖ An archeological exploration at the Ca- C&O Canal Trust. the event. In other words, ladies, keep your This park ranks in the top 20 of most vis- nal Farm for 4-6 people with the National A committee of more than 40 has planned heels in the closet. ited national parks – we have four million Park Service regional archeologist followed the lantern-lit evening which will feature “The event will be the largest fundraiser visitors a year – more than Yellowstone and “grog” at the bar, a campfire, a catered chili in the history of the C&O Canal National Yosemite. At the Trust, our goal is to give See C&O Park, Page 5

2 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Potomac Almanac Editor Steven Mauren 703-778-9415 or [email protected] Potomac Insider See www.potomacalmanac.com Have You … … seen Potomac from these vantage points? Compiled by Ken Moore The Almanac

Great Falls More water flows over Potomac’s Great Falls, than Niagara Falls. For up close views, enter the C&O Canal National Historical Park on MacArthur Boulevard, walk 0.2 miles over the Olmsted Island Bridges to

Photo by the overlook at the end. Bridges and board- walks traverse a rare floodplain terrace en- vironment, ending with an observation deck over the spectacular views of the Falls and Harvey Levine the head of Mather Gorge.

Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and Olmsted Overlook 11710 MacArthur Blvd. /The Almanac 301-767-3714 Accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. The tavern is open year round, seven days per week from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. http://www.nps.gov/archive/choh/Visitor/ Centers/GreatFalls.html Kayaking at Great Falls.

Cabin John Regional Park miles of the C&O Canal, the towpath and Lock, Violettes Lock or Riley’s Lock, each Inn (10801 MacArthur Blvd.) or at the Great 7400 Tuckerman Lane the Potomac River. From Carderock to off River Road out past Potomac Village Falls Tavern Visitor’s Center (11710 www.montgomeryparks.org/facilities/ Riley’s Lock, Potomac provides opportuni- about 2 miles apart. MacArthur Blvd., 301-767-3714) or at regional_parks/cabinjohn ties to enjoy the sights and sounds of the Carderock Park off the Clara Barton Park- This 528-acre park centrally located of- river while walking, biking, birding, taking Blockhouse Point Park way. The loop between the C&O Canal and fers an Adventure playground, miniature a stroll with the children or grandchildren, www.blockhousepoint.org Potomac River is less than five miles long, train rides, dog park, picnic areas, lighted or even taking a kayak lesson on the Locals who know the 630 acres of land but allow plenty to time to stop and enjoy athletic fields, ice rinks and indoor/outdoor flatwater. Wildlife is abundant. All outdoor that straddles River Road between spectacular views of the rockface, Potomac tennis courts, nature center, softball fields, areas of the C&O Canal National Historical Tobytown and Callithea Farm call Block- River and sensitive vegetation and rare Shirley Povich Field, home of Big Train base- Park are open daylight hours year round. house Point the jewel of Potomac. The hike plants. The wild power and natural beauty ball. Be sure to ride the little train through Access the canal at the River Center, Lock 8 to Blockhouse Point itself offers panoramic of the Potomac River and its surrounding the woods, it’s delightful. or Carderock Park, both off the Clara Barton views of the Potomac River, especially in come alive on this hike that is marked by See more on Potomac’s parks in this guide Parkway; from the trails and parking across winter. light blue trail blazes to keep visitors from on pages 10-11. from Old Anglers Inn on MacArthur Boule- The natural and cultural resources at trampling on Bear Island’s many rare plants vard; from the Great Falls entrance at Blockhouse Point are among the most valu- and sensitive vegetation. The trail can be C&O Canal MacArthur Boulevard and Falls Road (en- able in the country, although a walk along rough and rocky with steep climbs. But the Potomac is bordered by more than 12 trance fee); from Swains Lock, Penneyfield its trails often provides complete solitude. trail is one of the most popular hikes in all The park contains a variety of exceptional of the metropolitan area, which can be done and rare habitat, including mature upland by people of all ages. forest, floodplain forest, wetlands, streams and river-rock outcrops. Nine species of Eat at a Historic threatened, endangered or watchlist species Potomac Restaurant of plants have been identified in the park, Hunters Inn, calls itself “the Cheers of along with 25 species of fish, nine species Potomac.” 10123 River Road, 301 299-9300. of amphibians, four species of reptiles, 39 Opened in 1977, it’s a great place to sit at species of nesting birds and 10 species of the bar for a drink and conversation, or for mammals. lunch or dinner. thehuntersinn.com. Blockhouse Point also tells a little of Normandie Farm, http://popovers.com, Potomac’s history. During the Civil War, the 10710 Falls Road, 301.983.8838. Long-time 19th Regiment Massachusetts Voluntary Potomac institution opened in May 1931, Infantry built three blockhouses in 1862 to and is now a hub of community meetings guard Violette’s Lock and Pennyfield Lock, and special celebrations. Rotary Club meets taking advantage of panoramic views from here for lunch each Wednesday at noon. Blockhouse Point. Union sentries kept watch Potomac Chamber holds networking events for Confederate movements across the river and awards dinners here. Famous Sunday and at area fords. brunch. Old Anglers Inn, 10801 MacArthur Blvd. Billy Goat Trail oldanglersinn.com, 301-365-2425. This fa- Thousands hike the challenging Billy Goat mous Potomac restaurant located in a his Photo by Robbie Hammer/The Almanac Trail every year, although it is never The Dentzel Carousel at Glen Echo Park. crowded. Access across from Old Angler’s See Visit These, Page 18 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 ❖ 3 Potomac Insider

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Compiled by Ken Moore and 16, which includes Bethesda and Chevy Chase. Each district has one senator and three delegates. DEL. ARIANA B. KELLY (D) All members of the Montgomery County delegation House Office Building, Room 210 COUNTY COUNCIL to the Maryland General Assembly are Democrats. 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Potomac residents live in County Council District Maryland’s existing districts were adopted in 1, and are represented by Councilmember Roger 410-841-3642, 301-858-3642 2002. The redistricting process began with the [email protected] Berliner (D-1) as well as the four at-large Census count in spring of 2010. It will continue councilmembers, Marc Elrich, Nancy Floreen, with public hearings, review and analysis of pro- DEL. SUSAN C. LEE (D) George Leventhal and Hans Riemer. All nine mem- posed plans and eventual adoption of revised House Office Building, Room 414 bers of the current Montgomery County Council are districts. They will be in place in time for the Con- 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Democrats. gressional primary of 2012 and the State 410-841-3649, 301-858-3649 ROGER BERLINER Legislative Election of 2014. [email protected]

http://mlis.state.md.us/ Photo by 240-777-7828 [email protected] MONTGOMERY COUNTY DISTRICT 15 BOARD OF EDUCATION MARC ELRICH There are seven members of the Montgomery

240-777-7966 SEN. ROBERT J. GARAGIOLA (D) County Board of Education, plus a student mem- Harvey Levine [email protected] James Senate Office Building, Room 104 ber. Two members serve at-large, while the other NANCY FLOREEN 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401 five members live in their geographic districts. But 410-841-3169, 301-858-3169 all members are elected countywide, and serve 240-777-7959 e-mail: [email protected] staggered terms. Members of the Board of Educa- [email protected] tion are non-partisan and elected without DEL. KATHLEEN M. DUMAIS (D) GEORGE LEVENTHAL identifying as belonging to any political party. /The Almanac House Office Building, Room 101 240-777-7811 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401 MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS [email protected] 410-841-3052, 301-858-3052 Carver Educational Services Center HANS RIEMER [email protected] 850 Hungerford Drive, Room 123 Rockville, Maryland 20850 240-777-7964 DEL. BRIAN J. FELDMAN (D) Phone: 301-279-3617 [email protected] House Office Building, Room 350 Fax: 301-279-3860 Mail: Montgomery County Council 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401 E-mail: [email protected] At the Potomac Day Parade: Coun- 100 Maryland Ave. 410-841-3186, 301-858-3186 (All messages sent to this address will be Rockville, Md. 20850 [email protected] automatically copied to all Board members.) cilman Roger Berliner who repre- Phone: 240-777-7900 (voice) sents Potomac on the Montgomery 240-777-7914 (TTY for hearing impaired) DEL. ARUNA MILLER (D) CHRISTOPHER BARKLEY, DISTRICT 4 County Council. 240-777-7888 (fax) House Office Building, Room 225 Current President Legislative Information Services: 240-777-7910 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401 301-431-7736 Listen to Live Council Sessions and Committee 410-841-3090, 301-858-3090 Fax: 301-279-3860 Meetings: 240-773-3377 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council SHIRLEY BRANDMAN, AT-LARGE LAURA BERTHIAUME, DISTRICT 2 COUNTY EXECUTIVE DISTRICT 16 Vice President 301-279-1261 301-320-6564 Fax: 301-279-1262 County Executive Ike Leggett (D) is the top SEN. BRIAN E. FROSH (D) elected official in Montgomery County. Fax: 301-320-6563 E-mail: [email protected] Dial 311, or email Miller Senate Office Building, 2 East Wing [email protected] 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401 PATRICIA O’NEILL, DISTRICT 3 [email protected] PHILIP KAUFFMAN, AT LARGE Executive Office Building 410-841-3124, 301-858-3124 301-320-7600 101 Monroe Street, 2nd Floor [email protected] 301-924-3133 Fax: 301-320-7601 Rockville, MD 20850 Fax: 301-924-3134 Patricia_O’[email protected] DEL. C. WILLIAM FRICK (D) [email protected] House Office Building, Room 219 MICHAEL A. DURSO, DISTRICT 5 MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401 JUDITH DOCCA, DISTRICT 1 301-924-3169 Potomac is split between two state legislative 410-841-3454, 301-858-3454 301-670-3234 Fax: 301-924-3171 districts, 15, which includes much of the upcounty, [email protected] Fax: 301-670-3235 [email protected]

Potomac Check Out the Potomac Community Center The Potomac Community Center us hosting - 6 - begins Friday, Oct. 14 from 7-9 p.m. 28, each member may bring onr guest each the following events: Registration begins Sept. 1 on line at night. Guest passes purchased in advance at PCC By the Numbers ❖ The annual Family Fun Fest — for the www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec and click are $3. Guests will be charged $5 at the door. 46,255 entire family — will be held on Friday, Sept. 23, on Rec Web. Course code: 316575. Members must be accommodated first, so the Potomac zipcode 20854 population, ac- from 4 – 7 p.m. Activities include carnival Club Friday will not meet on Nov. 25, Dec. 23, center reserves the right to limit the number of cording to 2000 Census. The 2010 Census games, moon bounce, petting zoo, games and and Dec. 30 or when schools close early or are guests admitted on any given night. ❖ has not yet been tabulated and reported. bingo. Cost is $5 for unlimited rides and games. closed due to inclement weather. After Hours for grades 6 -8 begins Nov. 4 The snack bar will be open for pizza, soda, hot An annual $65 membership fee will enroll a from 9:15 - 11 p.m. Annual membership fee is 96.6% dogs and shaved ice. child in Club Friday. Membership will be limited $25. Register on line at www.montgomerycounty All proceeds will benefit programs at the to 550 children. Once 550 children have md.gov/rec and click on Rec Web. Course code: Adults (25 and older) in zip code 20854 Potomac Community Center. The center is registered, parents can add their child’s name on 316425. Guest fee is $5 at the door. have high school diplomas, and 76.3 percent handicapped accessible. the waiting list. Guests will not be admitted the For more information, contact the center at have bachelor’s degree or higher compared ❖ The 20th year of Club Friday for grades 3 first two weeks of the program. Beginning Oct. 240-777-6957 to 24.4 percent of the U.S. population.

$230,287 Sources cite a household income of Insiders Tip: Links To Get Involved $161,513 in 2006 (city-data.com) and a Potomac Almanac, www.PotomacAlmanac.com, www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council montgomerycountymd.gov (find “parks, culture gross income of $230,287 in 2009 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, and recreation” under “culture and leisure,” and (melissadata.com). Median family income Audubon Naturalist Society, www.montgomerycountymd.gov/firerescue scroll to Potomac Community Center) according to 1999 income figures from the www.audubonnaturalist.org Montgomery County Park and Planning, www.mc- Potomac Conservancy, www.potomac.org 2000 census, $147,113. Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department, mncppc.org, Potomac Library, www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ www.cjpvfd.org. www.montgomeryplanningboard.org, apps/libraries 79.1% C&O Canal National Historical Park, www.nps.gov/ www.montgomeryplanningboard.org, Friends of Potomac Library, www.folmc (scroll to White population in Potomac. 13.6 per- choh/ www.montgomeryparks.org Potomac, under “find a chapter”) cent is Asian, 4.8 percent Hispanic, and 4.4 C&O Canal Trust, http://www.canaltrust.org Montgomery County Police, Potomac Newcomers Club, percent black or African American, accord- C&O Canal Association, www.candocanal.org www.montgomerycountymd.gov/police www.potomacnewcomers.com ing to the Census. Glen Echo Park, www.glenechopark.org Montgomery County Road Runners Club, Potomac Theater Company, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, www.mcrrc.org www.potomactheatreco.org www.jccgw.org Nature Conservancy, www.nature.org West Montgomery County Citizen’s Association, 3.01 Locust Grove Nature Center, Potomac Chamber of Commerce, www.wmcca.org Average household size; average family www.locustgrovenature.org www.potomacchamber.org Montgomery County Road Runners Club, size is 3.16 Montgomery County Council, Potomac Community Center, www.mcrrc.org

4 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Potomac Insider C&O Park Potomac History by the Numbers From Page 2 by lunch. Compiled by Ken Moore Darnestown was the site of many Civil War battles, ❖ A conversation with Joel The Almanac 7 Locks and area residents had divided loyalties. Achenbach, the Washington Post col- River Road developed from a trail to a wagon umnist and George Washington his- road to help farmers take produce to markets. Eventually, wagon roads connected Georgetown 1865 torian, for 12 people accompanied by 12,000 with farmland of Potomac and Rockville. Landown- By time of the Civil War, Offutt’s Crossroads had a wine tasting presented by Years ago, Potomac was initially settled by Paleo- ers petitioned the county to designate Seven-Locks two general stores, a blacksmith shop and a post MacArthur Beverages in an historic Indians, based on evidence of habitation along the Road as a county thoroughfare after the wagon office. After emancipation, many autonomous Af- Potomac River. lockhouse. road became so well traveled. South Glen Road, rican-American communities developed and many ❖ Kentsdale Drive, Tuckerman Lane, Bells Mill Road black landowners, who earned a living as laborers A ride on a canal boat for up to and Brickyard Road also improved in this fashion. on local farms, provided food for their own fami- 15 children followed by lunch or din- 1700s lies on their own small farms. One community ner at Potomac Pizza and dessert at European explorers settled the area in the early developed along Oaklyn Road and another, the Sprinkles. A birthday cake will be pro- 1700s, establishing estates and tobacco plantations 20 Cropley community, developed near the place vided by Firehook Bakery. with slave labor. Tobacco was the most suitable Miles of the C&O Canal in use between Angler’s Inn now stands. crop for the region’s climate and soil. Georgetown and Seneca by 1831, only three years The proceeds from the event will after President John Quincy Adams broke ground 1881 support four Canal Trust programs. 1714 for the canal near Little Falls in 1828. By 1850, the The first program is Canal Quarters, canal was in use to Cumberland. Offutt’s Crossroads renamed Potomac. Thomas which has restored and furnished four Land now known as Potomac Village settled and Perry built the Perry Store on the corner of River called Offutt’s Crossroads. and Falls roads the year before. His wife, Marian canal lockhouses and will be opening 1859 Perry, served as postmistress. The original build- two more this fall. The second pro- The canal was used to transport grain, flour, coal ing is part of the Chevy Chase Bank building. In gram to benefit is the Canal Discover- 1751 and farm produce after fertilizers were imported 1986, the building was moved 21 feet to accommo- date the widening of the intersection. ies program. Another program receiv- Magruder’s Blacksmith’s Shop, built by 1751 at via the canal and used to re-enrich Potomac soil. ing funding is Canal Pride Days. Ca- the intersection of Seven Locks and River roads, is the oldest standing structure in Potomac. Ninian nal Towns, the fourth program, will Magruder, a blacksmith, served the needs of mer- 1850s 1940s/1950s promote services and amenities avail- chants and travelers and fixed wagons and shod Construction of the Washington Aqueduct, de- Many farms between Potomac Village and able in the various towns located near horses. His initials are carved on the chimney. River signed to tap clean water supply above Great Falls Rockville were converted into housing develop- the towpath. Road was used to transport tobacco to the port of ments. for use in the District, led to growth in population. Only 200 tickets will be sold for this Georgetown. A dam was built at Great Falls to divert water into a conduit that ran to reservoirs in the District. Sept. 24 event. The price is $150 per 46,255 ticket. ($115 is tax deductible.) Tick- 1840s Potomac’s population, according to the 2000 ets can be reserved online at Many farmers grew discouraged and moved west 18,000 U.S. Census. www.ParkAfterDark.org or by calling after the cultivation of tobacco depleted the soil’s SOURCE: Montgomery County Park and Union troops garrisoned into the area. Block- 301-714-2233. nutrients. (Wheat was the next planted crop until house Point provided a vantage point for Union Planning the mid-19th century.) soldiers on the lookout for Confederate troops. — Compiled by Ken Moore No Power? No Problem. Gas Logs on Sale for Immediate Installation Call for Free In-Home Professional Estimate!

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Harvey Levine WINSTON CHURCHILL MONDAY, SEPT. 5 HIGH SCHOOL Labor Day, holiday, no school for 11300 Gainsborough Road students and teachers Potomac, Md. 20854 301-469-1200 Principal: Joan Benz by WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28 www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/ Michael Matese Early release, K-12, Students dismissed The new Cabin John Middle School schools/churchillhs after lunch, planning and grading Churchill Feeder Schools: MONDAY, DEC. 26 – MONDAY, APRIL 2 – Cabin John Middle School Take It or Bells Mill Elementary THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 MONDAY, JAN. 2, 2012 MONDAY, APRIL 9 Christmas holiday through New Year’s Spring break, no school for students and Seven Locks Elementary Leave It? Rosh Hashanah, holiday, no school for Day holiday, schools and offices teachers. (Note: Passover begins Herbert Hoover Middle School You’ve just listed your house students and teachers, (Yom Kippur closed. Schools resume Tuesday, Jan. April 6, Easter, Monday April 9) Beverly Farms Elementary and your Realtor has called is Saturday, Oct. 8) 3 Potomac Elementary with the news that you’ve Wayside Elementary received an offer. You set a TUESDAY, APRIL 10 FRIDAY, OCT. 21 MONDAY, JAN. 16 time for her to come and pre- School resumes WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL sent it and wait with eager MSTA Convention, MCAAP Fall Martin L. King, Jr. Day, holiday, schools Conference, no school for students anticipation. However, after and offices closed. 7100 Whittier Blvd. and teachers THURSDAY, APRIL 12 Bethesda, Md. 20817 the presenting is done, you’re a Report cards distributed 301-320-6600 little disappointed. It’s less FRIDAY, JAN. 20 Principal: Alan Goodwin than what you wanted to get, FRIDAY, OCT. 28 Second marking period ends www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/ there are contingencies that First marking period ends MONDAY, MAY 28 schools/whitmanhs you weren’t quite prepared to Memorial Day, holiday, schools and Whitman Feeder Schools: deal with, so the question is do MONDAY, JAN. 23 Thomas Pyle Middle School MONDAY, OCT. 31 offices closed you negotiate from there or Professional day for teachers, no school Bannockburn Elementary just turn it down out of hand? Professional day for teachers, no school for students. Bethesda Elementary for students TUESDAY, JUNE 12 Bradley Hills Elementary The best idea is to open nego- Last day of school for students Burning Tree Elementary tiations. Even if the price is WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 Carderock Springs Elementary THURSDAY, NOV. 10 lower than what you had Report cards distributed Wood Acres Elementary anticipated and there are con- Early release day, K-8, students WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 tingencies, everything is nego- dismissed after lunch. Parent Professional day for teachers THOMAS S. WOOTTON tiable. You can counter with a conferences, reports cards MONDAY, FEB. 20 HIGH SCHOOL distributed. Presidents’ Day, holiday, schools and 2100 Wootton Parkway higher price and work with the THURSDAY, JUNE 21 contingencies and perhaps a offices closed. Rockville, Md. 20850 mutual meeting of the minds Report cards mailed 301-279-8550 FRIDAY, NOV. 11 Principal: Michael Doran can be reached. Early release day, K-8, students FRIDAY, MARCH 02 www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/ dismissed after lunch. Parent SCHOOL CONTINGENCY CALENDAR schools/woottonhs Unless the offer is too far below Early release day, K-12, planning and conferences. If the schools are closed due to weather Wootton Feeder Schools: the asking price, even then you grades, students dismissed after lunch. or emergencies for five days, the Cabin John Middle School can still counter. Negotiating is Cold Spring Elementary WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23 school year will be extended to June the best way to get there and 13, 2012. If schools are closed 6 Stone Mill Elementary your Realtor is trained to nego- Early release day, day Thanksgiving, THURSDAY, MARCH 29 days, the year will be extended two Robert Frost Middle School tiate. A new listing generates students dismissed after lunch. Third marking period ends days to June 14 (7 days, 3 extra days Dufief Elementary a lot of activity and those first to June 15; 8 days, four days to Fallsmeade Elementary offers are often the best, so THURSDAY, NOV. 24 – Monday, June 18; 9 days, five days to Lakewood Elementary work with your Realtor to try FRIDAY, NOV. 25 FRIDAY, MARCH 30 June 19, 2012) Travilah Elementary to reach an agreement, then Thanksgiving, holiday, schools and Professional day for teachers, No school Source: get ready to pack your bags! offices closed. for students www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org

For professional advice on all aspects of buying and selling Connelly School of the Holy Child Celebrates 50 Years real estate, call: Connelly School of the Holy Since then, the school has grown the retro “Prom Night” Gala. painted ceramics, designer cloth- MICHAEL MATESE Child celebrates its 50th anniver- to offer an academic curriculum for The school is also planning its ing and accessories, jewelry, art- Long & Foster Realtors sary throughout the upcoming young women in grades 6-12. 8th annual Christmas shopping work, children’s clothing and toys, 301-806-6829 school year. The School opened in The school’s first community- extravaganza, Mayfield Market, personalized gifts along with a [email protected]. September of 1961 as a high school wide celebration is a Mass on Sun- the weekend before Thanksgiving. café and bakery. with 15 students in its first class. day, Oct. 2 at 11 a.m. with His On Saturday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. Holy Child is located at 9029 Eminence Theodore Cardinal – 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 20 from Bradley Boulevard in Potomac. Go McCarrick presiding. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., the school is to www.holychild.org for more The festivities of the school year transformed into a shopping information. continue in April with the 2nd mecca with more Annual 5K Tiger Trot that winds than 70 vendors through the streets of Potomac and providing hand-

As Connelly School of the Holy Child cel- ebrates its 50th Anniversary, it is planning Holy Child transforms its school into a its second Tiger Trot competition in April shopping paradise the weekend before 2012. Thanksgiving.

6 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Obituary Carol Ladd, 89, Dies

as compared to the com- Her many interests grew mother,” Merle added. Breeder of mon yellow eye. In addi- to include photography, Mrs. Ladd, who died June 27, moved to dogs, horses. tion, several of her dogs genealogy and genetics. this area with her family from Tulsa, Okla. earned American Field “She would read exten- where they had lived after World War II, Trial Grand Champion- sively about the subject following her husband’s tour of duty abroad By Cissy Finley Grant ships. and become an expert,” as an Army officer. She was involved in The Almanac “She was the dog lady her son, Dan, remarked at numerous organizations including the of Potomac and then be- a recent memorial recep- Cornell Club of Washington, the Potomac ormer Potomac resident, Carol Lee came the dog lady of tion at St. Peter’s Episco- Hunt Club, Seneca Valley Pony Club, St. Bowman Ladd, 89, known Upper Montgomery pal Church. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Poolesville; Con- Fthroughout the area as a breeder County,” Austin In 1986, her expertise gressional Country Club and the aforemen- of championship chocolate Labra- Kiplinger, a long-time turned to dolls and doll tioned doll club. dor retrievers died of abdominal cancer at family friend said. making. She became a A native Californian, Mrs. Ladd was born Aspenwood Senior Living Center, Silver Kiplinger, and both Mr. founder of the Sugarland in Oakland and lived in the Bay area until Spring. and Mrs. Ladd were Searchers Doll Club of she was 12. The daughter of the late Lucille Mrs. Ladd, who with her late husband, Cornell University graduates and life-long Maryland. The club, now and Charles Bowman, she moved with her Robert D. Ladd, Sr., lived in Montgomery alumni activists. with 28 members, will celebrate its 25th an- family in 1934 to upstate New York, but County for 45 years, moved to Potomac in It was at Cornell where Carol Ladd met niversary this year. “She actually took never lost her love for the west coast. “When 1960, and later to Poolesville where they and married Bob Ladd. They married in classes and learned how to make porcelain she came to visit we always took a drive to established Haverhill Farm. It was here she 1943 following their graduations. She dolls,” club member, Celia Sullivan, of San Francisco, past the two houses where fulfilled a lifetime dream of raising Labra- earned a degree in biology and nutrition at Potomac, said. “She went through the whole she lived as a child,” her daughter, Merle dors and Arabian horses. Cornell and it was a family joke that Carol process; pouring the slip into the mold, fir- Silverman, now herself a Californian, re- At a July 16, memorial reception, her son, told her children, “I don’t care where you ing them, wiring, painting, dressing and called. Mrs. Ladd’s great-grandfather was R. Daniel Ladd, Jr., remarked “Mom threw go to college as long as it is on the Cornell enjoying,” Sullivan recalled. responsible for the family’s ties to Califor- herself into breeding chocolate Labrador campus.” Only Robin, the oldest of their five The mother of five children, Mrs. Ladd, nia when he went west for the great Gold retrievers. She would stay up nights through children, chose Wellesley. The others are all according to her daughter Merle Ladd Rush and settled in Oakland. a delivery of puppies because she loved Cornellians, as are twelve living members Silverman, “devoted herself to giving her Her immediate survivors include her five them and they were a source of pride to of the immediate family. children many different educational expe- children Robin L. McEntire, Silver Spring; her.” When the family settled in at Haverhill riences including being a troop leader for Robert Daniel Ladd, Jr., Bethesda; Merle L. Mrs. Ladd earned the reputation of focus- Farm, Poolesville, Mrs. Ladd’s interest in Brownies and Girl Scouts, and teaching Silverman, Foster City, Calif.; retired Army ing intensely on new interests. This obser- horses and dogs vigorously continued. She Sunday School. “She provided us with art, Col. Charles B. Ladd, Douglasville, Ga. and vation rang true when she was able to breed participated in showing and raising Arabian ballet, swimming, riding and diving lessons. Phebe L. Mertes, Helotes, Texas; 14 grand- into her chocolate Labs the “chocolate eye,” horses, one of which still lives at the farm. She was a traditional homemaker and children and eight great-grandchildren.

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The Potomac Insiders Perspectives I Love By Ginny Barnes President, West Montgomery County Citizens Association

The Potomac Subregion is blessed with abundant natural re- sources and a wide range of open spaces. We have the first Master Plan in the County to be predi- cated on retaining the health of our streams, forests and wetlands. We are sensitive to maintaining water quality because the mighty Photo by Ken Moore/The Almanac Potomac River forms one long Blockhouse Point edge of our border and the WSSC Water Filtration Plant on River a touch of wilderness. From the sound of crashing water. In spring, Road supplies drinking water to bluffs above the towpath at between the towpath and the both Montgomery and Prince Violette’s Lock, you can see the River’s edge Bluebells flower in George counties. Look around and Blue Ridge Mountains on a clear great swaths beside flowing water. you see evidence of our environ- day. At Olmstead Island looking You could spend a lifetime here mental planning in stream valley out on the Great Falls, you can without seeing all the natural won- parks running the length of Cabin watch numbers of Great Blue Her- ders Potomac offers. One of the John Creek, Watts Branch, Muddy ons fishing from the rocks in rain- many reasons I love it. Branch and portions of Rock Run. bows of spray, hearing only the You see it in our two-lane road system and the open section grass swales adjacent to them to infil- trate rainstorm runoff. We have Take in a Play designated some of our roads Ru- Of course I’m biased, but I ral and Rustic to maintain our ties would certainly recommend to both the past and the agricul- new (and long-time) Potomac tural lands to our North. With pre- residents take in the shows of dominantly low density residential the Potomac Theatre Company. zoning and a Village Center, we are This fall the PTC is doing “The intended to buffer the upper two Music Man” in late November thirds of Montgomery County at the Bullis School. known as the Agricultural Reserve. For events, I think the It takes all this intent planning Potomac Day Parade in October to have a community like Potomac. is a fun event for young and old. Potomac Woods Plaza Close to Washington D.C. but with The high school sporting events 1071 Seven Locks Rd. lush green neighborhoods edged for Churchill, Whitman, and 301-294-4840 by parks and trails through stream Wootton are very good and the valleys leading to our premier level of play is often outstand- Now Enrolling for Fall Classes natural attraction, the C&O Canal ing. Call or register online to hold your spot National Historic Park. A ribbon of My favorite places to eat in green stretching 180 miles along Potomac are Renatos Italian www.thelittlegym.com/potomacmd the Potomac River edged by a tow- Restaurant, the Hunter’s Inn, Programs for kids 4 months to 12 years old. path trail attracting birdwatchers, and for dessert, Sprinkles. Potomac Theatre Com- Parent/Child * Gymnastics * Dance * Sports Skills hikers, bicyclists, fishermen, natu- pany performs “Mouse- Parties * Camps * Karate - new this fall ralists and anyone who wants to — Harvey Levine trap” by Agatha Christie. stand beside a great river under Schedule An Introductory Class! towering Sycamore trees and feel

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 ❖ 9 Potomac Insider Neighborhood Parks Potomac has many small neighborhood and local parks that offer hiking trails, basketball and tennis courts, playgrounds and sports fields, picnic ar- Photos by Ken Moore/The Almanac eas and more. Potomac Insider’s Directory of county parks http://www.montgomeryparks.org/ parks_facilities_directory/index.shtm 11 Adventure Conservation Park 22 Buck Branch 10801 Glen Road, Potomac Neighborhood Park This 7.8-acre park acquired in 1968 includes a playground and 8704 Bells Mill Road This 14-acre neighborhood multi-use field. conservation area estab- Playground, lighted ballfield, and Guide to Parks lished in 1969, includes 28 Glen Hills Local Park lighted tennis court. By Ken Moore areas set aside for 12511 Circle Drive The Almanac bird-banding. 23 Avenel Local Park This 25.2-acre park, acquired in 19 Hadley’s Playground 10551 Oaklyn Drive 1966, features a playground, softball 12 Falls Road Golf Course 20 Potomac Horse Center at Falls Road Local Park field, baseball field and two lighted rom Carderock to Riley’s Lock, Potomac is bordered by more 10800 Falls Rd. 14211 Quince Orchard Rd. Playground, softball field, multi- 301-299-5156 12600 Falls Rd. tennis courts and a picnic area. than 12 miles of the C&O Canal, the towpath and the Park Manager: 301-299-0024 301-208-0200 use fields, and tennis courts. Paths www.montgomerycountygolf.com potomachorse.com/ suitable for bikes or children’s tri- Potomac River. Living in Potomac provides opportunities to 29 Gregerscroft F Falls Road Local Park, which show- cycles. The 20.7-acre park was enjoy the sights and sounds of the river. Outdoor activities Falls Road Golf Course was com- cases the award-winning Hadley’s Park, County-owned and privately run, this established in 1989. Neighborhood Park ranging from an easy stroll to a multi-day bike trip, to rock climbing, pleted in 1961 on 150 acres of former large facility offers lessons at all levels 12021 Gregerscroft Rd. farmland, and includes an 18-hole allows all kids to play together. In 1986, to world-class kayaking or a gentle paddle on flatwater. Wildlife is year round, summer camp, birthday par- 24 Heritage Farm course renovated in 2003, plus a the park system acquired the 20-acre abundant. All outdoor areas of the C&O Canal National Historical park, including soccer, baseball and ties and special events. Open house is Neighborhood Park One-acre park with playground, clubhouse and driving range. Rates Oct. 3; Oct. 24 is the Potomac Horse Cen- picnic area, and open space. Park are open daylight hours year round. from $25 each player; cart is $10. other sports fields. Hadley’s Park, and its 9520 Hall Road accessible theme, equipment, design and ter Client Horse Show featuring the Reserve tee times online. Halloween Costume Class. It’s a great surface, have been emulated by approxi- Playground, multi-use field, soft- 30 Tilden Woods Local way to get close to the horsy part of mately 250 playgrounds across the ball field, two tennis courts, and Park Potomac. 1 Carderock country, including one at Dulles Town picnic area. 6800 Tilden Lane Recreation Area Center and one in McLean. 21 Rockwood Manor Park 301-767-3731 The park is the brainchild of a 25 Potomac Community Playground area, ballfield, lighted 11001 MacArthur Boulevard, Potomac Potomac family whose daughter, Hadley, Neighborhood Park tennis courts, and picnic area. 10 Riley’s Lock uses a wheel chair. The family envi- Reservations/Manager: 301-299-5206 Reach this part of the park from the 11301 Falls Rd. Clara Barton Parkway at the Naval Sur- Riley’s Lock Road (off River sioned an accessible playground after 31 Seven Locks Facilities for weddings, meetings, with face Warfare exit. Carderock is famous Road) watching her daughter’s wheelchair get overnight accommodations and dormito- Playground, lighted ballfield, and Local Park for rock faces prized by climbers. The stuck in playground mulch as she played ries for youth groups. lighted tennis courts. 6922 Seven Locks Road, Cabin John recreation area includes playing fields, a Riley’s Lock features a boat ramp on with her sibling and friends. picnic pavilion and access to the Seneca Creek that allows easy access to a quiet and inviting part of the Potomac 26 Fox Hills West 11.6 acres with playground, open Potomac River and one of the loops of shelter, lighted baseball field, and the Billy Goat Trail. River for canoes, kayaks or small mo- 13 Cabin John Regional Park Neighborhood Park torboats. The Seneca Creek lighted tennis courts. 7400 Tuckerman Lane 12710 North Commons Way Aqueduct, opened in 1833 and 2 Old Angler’s Inn Access www.montgomeryparks.org/facilities/regional_parks/cabinjohn/ made of red sandstone, al- Two-acre park includes play- 32 Cabin John Local Park Across from 10801 MacArthur Blvd. 7401 MacArthur Boulevard, Cabin lowed thousands of canal This 528-acre park centrally located offers an Adventure playground, min- ground, tennis courts, multi-use field, boats to move across Sen- and picnic shelter. John Between Carderock and Great Falls, iature train rides, dog park, picnic areas, lighted athletic fields, ice rinks and eca Creek from 1833-1924, you can also get across the canal to the beauty of the Potomac River and its sur- indoor/outdoor tennis courts, nature center, softball fields, Shirley Povich 4 Great Falls Tavern the year of the canal’s closing. Six-acre park established in 1933 towpath and the River across from Old rounding come alive on this hike that is educate, inspire and engage Potomac Field, home of Big Train baseball. 27 Bedfordshire Visitor Center and The aqueduct was protected by includes playground, multi-use field, Angler’s Inn on MacArthur Boulevard. A marked by light blue trail blazes to keep watershed residents about the wonders Neighborhood Park Union garrisons during the lighted tennis court, basketball court, popular spot for whitewater kayakers, visitors from trampling on Bear Island’s Olmsted Overlook of living near the Potomac River and its 11416 Bedfordshire Ave. Civil War. 15 Campground and picnic area. and a great spot to find outdoor adven- many rare plants and sensitive vegeta- 11710 MacArthur Blvd. tributaries. Rileys Lockhouse is 7701 Tuckerman Lane, ture companies teaching beginning to tion. The trail can be rough and rocky 301-767-3714 open for tours on Saturday and Sunday, 301-495-2525 (for permits) advanced kayaking and canoeing. Hikers with steep climbs. But the trail is one of 8 Blockhouse Point 1-4 p.m. in May and June, and Septem- have quick access to the Billy Goat Trail the most popular hikes in all of the met- Enter the C&O Canal National Histori- 33 Potomac Community www.blockhousepoint.org ber and October. Volunteers in period 16 Ice Rink from here. Take an evening stroll or ropolitan area, of which can be done by cal Park here for up close views of Great costume guide you through one of the 10610 Westlake Drive Center bikeride along the Berma Road or people of all ages. Falls by walking 0.2 miles over the Those who know the 630 acres of land C&O Canal’s original lockhouses to ex- 301-365-2246 11315 Falls Road around Widewater, the area of the canal Olmsted Island Bridges to the overlook that straddles River Road between plore the life of a lock-keeper. Call the 240-777-6960 used for turning large boats around. INSIDER’S TIP: The park service seeks at the end. Bridges and boardwalks Tobytown and Callithea Farm call Block- This is Montgomery County’s busiest traverse a rare floodplain terrace envi- Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center to con- Private and group lessons for all volunteer trail stewards willing to house Point the jewel of Potomac. ages, open skating times, and special community center, providing a variety of hike parts of the trail, educate visitors ronment, ending with an observation 6 Pennyfield Lock firm, 301-767-3714. 3 Billy Goat Trail The natural and cultural resources at events. Open year round. recreation activities for all ages such as at the trailheads, protect the natural deck over the spectacular views of the Pennyfield Road (off River Road) Blockhouse Point are amongst the most Thousands hike the challenging Billy INSIDER’S TIP: Get involved on the open gym, arts and crafts, exercise/lei- resources of Bear Island, ensure Falls and the head of Mather Gorge. valuable in the country, but a hiker sure classes, group support meetings and Goat Trail every year, with access from The three-mile walk from Pennyfield river by joining the Bike Patrol, 14 Locust Grove 17 Indoor Tennis Courts visitors are prepared for the strenuous More water flows over Great Falls than there can often find solitude. socials, senior adult activities through the Old Angler’s site or from the Great Lock to Violette’s Lock takes you through becoming a Billy Goat Trail Steward, 7801 Democracy Boulevard hike, share stories about the sensitive Niagra Falls. The park contains a variety of excep- Nature Center the Potomac Seniors program, area and Falls Tavern Visitor’s Center or vegetation, and reduce trampling of many kinds of bird habitat and around or volunteering to help run the Canal 301-365-2440 tional and rare habitat, including mature 7777 Democracy Boulevard county-wide sports programs, summer Carderock. The loop between the C&O the Bear Island’s many rare plants. Accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. Blockhouse Point. Boat, or serving as a docent at the upland forest, floodplain forest, wet- 301-765-8660 camps, programs for individuals with Canal and Potomac River is less than five Active trail stewards carry park radios The tavern is open year round, seven Pennyfield Lock was President Grover River Center at Lockhouse 8. Private and group lessons for all lands, streams and river-rock outcrops. www.nps.gov/choh/supportyourpark/ www.montgomeryparks.org/ disabilities, children’s holiday parties, miles long; bring water and wear good for emergency communication and days per week from 9 a.m. to 4:45 Cleveland’s favorite destination when he ages and seasonal court rentals. Nine species of threatened, endangered volunteer.htm nature_centers/locust/ volunteer opportunities and more. Facili- walking shoes. Allow plenty to time to can offer basic first aid training to p.m. went on fishing excursions, according to VirtualTour.shtm stop and enjoy spectacular views of the help with minor injuries. http://www.nps.gov/archive/choh/ or watchlist plants have been identified ties include a gymnasium, exercise room, the Potomac Master Plan. The Pennyfield in the park, along with 25 species of fish, 18 Miniature Train cliffs, Potomac River passing through the www.nps.gov/choh/supportyourpark/ Visitor/Centers/GreatFalls.html Hike the upper meadow of the Lo- meeting rooms, art room, lounge area, Lockhouse, built in 1879, was the home nine species of amphibians, four species 7410 Tuckerman Lane 35 Glen Echo Park gorge and sensitive vegetation and rare volunteer.htm $5 per visit or $20 annually to enter the cust Grove Nature Center and look community room and social hall. The of lock-keeper Charles W. Pennyfield. of reptiles, 39 species of nesting birds 301-765-8670 plants. The wild power and natural park at Great Falls. for monarch butterflies and caterpil- outdoor area includes two baseball fields This house is currently in poor condition, and 10 species of mammals. 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo lars, listen for wrens and bluebirds, or The miniature train is a replica of and an in-line hockey rink, and lighted but the National Park Service awarded a Blockhouse Point also tells a little of www.glenechopark.org INSIDER’S TIP: The Gold Mine Trail watch for box turtles crossing the an 1863 C.P. Huntington, a locomo- basketball and tennis courts. The Center lease to a local non-profit, to rehabilitate Potomac’s history. During the Civil War, can be accessed at the top of the path in the early morning. Wander to tive purchased by the Southern offers table tennis, billiards and foosball, entrance to Great Falls, at the the house. the 19th Regiment Massachusetts Volun- Originally a Chatauqua retreat, then the Lower Meadow and watch bats in Pacific Railroad. The train runs from a gymnasium, weight room, social room, intersection of Falls Road and tary Infantry built three blockhouses in an amusement park, Glen Echo Na- the late afternoon, sit under the June 1 to Aug. 31. Monday - Thurs- meeting rooms, and hundreds of classes MacArthur Boulevard, or near the INSIDER’S TIP: Pennyfield Lock is also 1862 to guard Violette’s Lock and tional Park now hosts a variety of arts, home to a lockhouse built in 1830 shade of a 200-year-old sycamore and day, the first train leaves at 10:30 through the Department of Recreation. Great Falls Tavern Visitor’s center. Pennyfield Lock, taking advantage of environmental and history programs. that you can rent by the night. The spot minnows, crayfish, bathing birds a.m. and the last train at 6 p.m. On Trails, which can be used for running panoramic views from Blockhouse Point. INSIDER’S TIP: Parents with children Classes are offered in pottery, paint- Canal Quarters Interpretive Program of beaver activity in the Cabin John Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holi- with some steep inclines, pass the Union sentries kept watch for Confeder- in grades three to six, should stand by ing, photography, glass art, remains of an old building that was invites visitors to stay in a historic Creek. Locust Grove offers programs days, the first train leaves at 10:30 silversmithing, textiles and other arts, lockhouse for a day and night to learn ate movements across the river and at to register them for Club Friday. Club used from 1900-1939 to mine gold. featuring local natural and cultural a.m. and last train at 7:30 p.m. as well as in dance, writing and music. about the living conditions of a area fords. Friday is a joyous, supervised party history for children, teens and adults. with many activities that meets Friday The famous 1921 Dentzel Carousel lockkeeper’s family. Currently, naturalists teach tots a 5 Swain’s Lock www.canalquarters.org/ INSIDER’S TIP: Montgomery County evenings at the Potomac Community in the center of the park has been giv- Swain’s Lock Road (off River Road) recently developed a brochure so class on “Bugs, Slugs and Other Center, October-March. (And ing rides to the public for 90 years. people can walk the footsteps of Thugs,”12-16 year olds how to be- volunteers are always needed.) The restored carousel is open for 7 The River Center Campsites are available at Swain’s Union Soldiers, available on the come a virtual wildlife rehabilitator Family Fest will be Friday, Sept. 23. rides in August, Wednesday, Thursday, Lock, one of the largest of the canal (Lockhouse 8) website. Blockhouse Point, often and treatment methods for inured and Friday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Sat- lockhouses. The lockhouse is named for 7906 Riverside Drive, Cabin John referred to as the jewel of Potomac, is and orphaned wildlife. 34 Scotland Neighborhood urday and Sunday, 12 - 6 p.m. In Jess Swain, a lock-keeper in the early www.potomac.org an area to enjoy peace, solitude, and Park and Community Center September, Saturday and Sunday, 12 an example of the natural and INSIDER’S TIP: The Locust 1900s whose father helped in the exca- 7700 Scotland Drive 301-983-4455 to 6 p.m. vation and construction of the canal. The Potomac Conservancy runs the cultural resources of Potomac that Grove Nature Center trains adults to Adventure Theatre The River Center at Lockhouse 8, open rival the most valuable in the country. become volunteer naturalists, with After running a boat rental and refresh- The 3.75-acre park includes a basket- (www.adventuretheater.org, 301-634- weekends from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nature courses on stream ecology and polli- ment stand at Swain’s Lock for almost a ball court, playground, and an open play 2270) is one of the area’s longest walks, canoeing trips, art exhibits, edu- nators. Numerous civic leaders century, the family ceased operations in 9 Violette’s Lock area. Plans to replace the aging and un- running children’s theater companies, cational events and canoe cleanup events monitor water quality in streams 2006. Violette’s Lock Road (off River Road) dersized community center, which serves and the Puppet Co. Playhouse are offered throughout the year. See its throughout the Potomac region. Get Violette’s Lock offers one of the more the Scotland community, are underway. (www.puppetco.org) offers shows as website for a schedule of events. One beautiful views of the sunset over the involved. well as was for children to be involved. goal of The Potomac Conservancy is to Potomac River. 10 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 ❖ 11 Entertainment Don’t Miss Out 2011-2012 Potomac Event Highlights

locks during this one-hour It,” $5 for unlimited rides and games. boat ride. Call the C&O Family Night, Friday, Sept. 23, 7:30-9 Canal National Historical p.m., Potomac Community Center at Park at Great Falls Visitor 11315 Falls Rd., Potomac, $5 per Center, 301-767-3714. bingo ticket, prizes will include Club Glen Echo Park’s 1921 Friday memberships, snack bar. Call Dentzel Carousel, is in its 240-777-6957. Family Fun Fest and 91st year. The 1921 Family Night benefit programs at carousel will be open Potomac Community Center. Saturday and Sundays, from The Trawick Prize, downtown noon to 6 p.m. through Bethesda’s annual juried arts September. Additional hours competition awards: Bethesda in August. The carousel will Contemporary Art Awards. The close on Sept. 25, 2011 with exhibition featuring The Trawick the Then & Wow! festival. Prize finalists will be held from Sept. Call 301-634-2222 or visit 1-30 at Artery Plaza Gallery, 7200 Potomac Day in Potomac Village, the annual community festival, will be www.glenechopark.org. Wisconsin Ave. 301-215-6660. See held Saturday, Oct. 22. Arts and free entertainment for all ages, ranging Potomac Farmers www.bethesda.org. from rides for children to an antique show and business fair. The Market, organized by Guided tours of Riley’s highlight is the Potomac Day Parade at 10:30 a.m., featuring hundreds of Montgomery County, Lockhouse, one of the C&O Canal’s entrants, including bands, horses, antique cars, school groups, scouting through October, Thursdays, original lockhouses. Join volunteers organizations, and candidates for elected office. Call the Potomac 2-6:30 p.m. Potomac United in period costume and explore the Chamber of Commerce at 301-299-2170 or visit Methodist Church, 9908 life of a lock-keeper. September and www.potomacchamber.org. South Glen Road at corner October (also May and June). Riley’s of Falls Road and Lock Road (off River Road.) Democracy Blvd. 301-590- www.nps.gov/choh/. 2823. Annual Bazaar, Saints Peter and Paul First day of school, Montgomery County Public Antiochian Orthodox Christian Can’t Miss These Schools, Monday, Aug. 29. See Church 10620 River Road, Sept. 23- Here are a few editors’ picks: www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org. (See schools 25. See www.peterpaul.net. Call 301- The Landon Azalea Garden Festival, May 4-6, 2012 in the ❖ Family Fun Fest, Sept. 23, starting at 4 section of The Almanac for schools calendar.) 765-9188. Perkins Garden and the Landon campus, 6101 Wilson Lane, p.m., Potomac Community Center, 11315 Glen Echo Park’s 1921 Dentzel Bethesda. The annual festival dates back to the mid-1950s Falls Rd., Potomac. Sponsored by Montgom- Carousel, is in its 91st year. The when Landon’s founders, Paul and Mary Lee Banfield opened SEPTEMBER 2011 ery County Recreation and Friends of 1921 carousel will be open Saturday the newly acquired azalea garden to the public. Call 301-320- Potomac Community Center, carnival rides Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery 41st Annual and Sundays, from noon to 6 p.m. 3200 or visit www.landon.net. and games, prizes, petting zoo, DJ, “Minute Labor Day Art Show features the work of more through September. Call 301-634- to Win It,” $5 for unlimited rides and games. than 200 artists, ranging from painting to pottery 2222 or visit www.glenechopark.org. ❖ Potomac Country House Tour is an an- at Glen Echo. Visit www.glenechopark.org or nual Potomac tradition in early October www.yellowbarnstudio.com. Opening reception, walk, in conjunction with 200 communities across Friday, Sept. 2, 7-9 p.m., Spanish Ballroom and OCTOBER 2011 organized by Saint Francis Episcopal Church, the country this fall, benefits the American will continue to be exhibited from Sept. 3-5. Free. West Montgomery County Citizens Foundation for Suicide Prevention. See giving a glimpse inside some of Potomac’s Call 301-634-2222. (6th Annual Glen Echo Park Association (WMCCA), Potomac’s umbrella most interesting homes while raising funds www.afsp.org or call Sharon Cardarelli at 301- Student Art Show featured through Sept. 5, citizens association, is scheduled to hold its first 518-5748, [email protected]. for dozens of local charities Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day Monday, noon general meeting of the season on Wednesday, Oct. ❖ Potomac Day in Potomac Village, the annual Potomac Day, Oct. 22. Parade, to 6 p.m. at park’s Popcorn Gallery.) 12, and meets the second Wednesday of each community festival, will be held Saturday, Oct. 22. 10:30a.m., Oct. 22, 2011, Potomac Village. Cabin John Kids Run at the Cabin John Regional month, October through May, Potomac Arts and free entertainment for all ages, ranging Arrive before 10 a.m. to avoid road closures. Park in Potomac, Westlake Drive. Free for runners Community Center, 7:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. from rides for children to an antique show and Free children’s rides and more, sponsored by 18 and under. Sunday, Sept. 4. A mile run, half- www.wmcca.org. business fair. The highlight is the Potomac Day Potomac Chamber of Commerce. mile run and quarter mile young run is offered. Potomac Country House Tour is an annual Parade at 10:30 a.m., featuring hundreds of ❖ Potomac Theatre Company presents Registration is race-day only. See www.mcrrc.org Potomac tradition in October organized by Saint entrants, including bands, horses, antique cars, “The Music Man” in November. Call 301-299- 72nd Annual Labor Day Parade in the City of Francis Episcopal Church, giving a glimpse inside school groups, scouting organizations, and 8571. See www.potomactheatreco.org. Gaithersburg, Monday, Sept. 5 at 1 p.m. rain or some of Potomac’s most interesting homes while candidates for elected office. Call the Potomac ❖ Cure Autism Run and Walk, July 4, shine. Call 301-258-6350. raising funds for dozens of local charities. See Chamber of Commerce at 301-299-2170 or visit 2012, brings more than 2,000 people to- Tour De Canal, Sept. 9-11, bicycle tour, choose www.potomaccountryhousetour.org for listing of www.potomacchamber.org. gether in Potomac Village in a festive either 184, 100 or 20 miles of towpath riding from activities and this year’s schedule. Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Oct. 15-16. 11 a.m.- celebration to raise money for autism re- Cumberland to Georgetown. The ride, the 15th Taste of Bethesda, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The 6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sunday. search. See www.autismspeaks.org or email annual event, benefits the Alzheimer’s Association, 22nd Annual Taste of Bethesda, a food and music Admission free. Call 301-637-5715. See [email protected] National Capital Area. Call 703-359-4440, e-mail festival in the Woodmont Triangle area of www.bethesdarowarts.org. [email protected], or visit www.alz.org/ downtown Bethesda. Enjoy “tastes” from more nca. than 55 participating restaurants, along with live NOVEMBER 2011 — Compiled by Ken Moore Potomac Library Book Sale, 10101 Glenolden entertainment and a children’s activities area and Dr., Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 240-777- classic car show. Call 301-215-6660 or visit The Potomac Chamber of Commerce’s annual 0690. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, www.bethesda.org. AUGUST 2011 awards dinner, honors Potomac’s citizen, Potomac Chapter. Potomac Oak Day each October celebrates a 275- businessperson and youth of the year, Thursday, Great Falls Tavern, Mule-Drawn Canal Boat Half Marathon, Sept. 11, 7 a.m., Annual Parks Half- year old oak tree near the Potomac Oak Center at Nov. 10. Normandie Farm, 10710 Falls Road. See Rides, through October. Wednesday-Sunday, marathon, www.parkshalfmarathon.com. Run the corner of Travilah and Glen roads with a picnic www.potomacchamber.org. 11a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. Experience living history from Rockville to Bethesda. Sponsored by and other festivities. Watch the Almanac for Potomac Community Center Open Flea while traveling up the canal, locking through lift Montgomery County Road Runners Club, announcement of this year’s celebration. www.mcrrc.org. Potomac Library Book Sale, 10101 Glenolden See Entertainment, Page 13 Potomac Dr., Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. – 1 Chamber of p.m. 240-777-0690. Sponsored Commerce most monthly by the Friends of the Networking, Library, Potomac Chapter. Thursday, Sept. Firehouse Open House at the 15, 4-6 p.m., Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Normandie Department Station 10, 8001 River Farm Road. Activities include live action Restaurant. demonstrations, including stop, Family Fun drop and roll, stove fire Fest. Friday, demonstrations and automobile Sept. 23, 4-7 extrication. Cabin John Volunteer p.m., Potomac Fire Department now hosts Community birthday parties for children. Call Center at 301-365-2255 or visit 11315 Falls www.cjpvfd.org to find this year’s Rd., Potomac. October date. Sponsored by Audubon Naturalist Society Montgomery annual meeting, Friday, Oct. 28, County 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., Woodend Recreation and Sanctuary in Chevy Chase. 8940 Friends of Jones Mill Road. See Potomac www.audubonnaturalist.org or call Potomac Watershed Cleanup, sponsored annually by Alice Community 301-652-9188. Ferguson Foundation. More than 11,000 volunteers picked up Mark’s Run, a 5-K race and one-mile run also takes place during the Landon Azalea Center, carnival Montgomery County Out of the 228 tons of trash at last year’s April cleanup event, including Garden festival. Mark’s Run is held each year in memory of alumnus Mark Ferris ’94, rides and Darkness Community Walk, to 20.66 tons of tires, 14,606 bags of trash and recyclables. 15.1 who lost his battle with juvenile diabetes. In May 2011 the run raised more than games, prizes, prevent suicides. Oct. 15, 9 a.m. to tons of recyclable materials were recycled. Volunteers helped at $50,000 for the Mark Ferris Scholarship Fund and $75,000 to the Joslin Diabetes petting zoo, DJ, noon. Carderock Park Pavilion. many sites along the Potomac River in Potomac. See Center. Call 301-320-3200 or visit www.landon.net. “Minute to Win Check-in at 8 a.m. This 3-5 mile www.fergusonfoundation.org. 12 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Entertainment From Page 12 Sprinkles Market at the Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, has been regularly scheduled on a biannual basis in November and May. Call the community center, 240-777-6960. Catering to Potomac for 22 years FREE 42nd Annual Book Festival, Nov. 3-13, at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Rd., Rockville. More than 5000 books and music of Jewish Super Premium Ice Cream Kiddie Size or content will be featured, including 25 Exciting Author events. 35 Flavors Call 301-881-0100. See www.jccgw.org. Homemade Rockville 10K/5K, 36th annual Montgomery County race, • Custard Cupcake returns Nov. 6 to King Farm Village Community Center. See • Fat Free Frozen Yogurt www.mcrrc.org. ® West Montgomery County Citizens Association • Sugar-Free CarboRite Potomac Place Shopping Center (WMCCA) general meeting, Nov. 9, Potomac Library, 10101 • Low-Carb Wow Cow® 10148 River Road Glenolden Dr., 7:15 – 8:45 p.m. Potomac Library Book Sale, 10101 Glenolden Dr., Saturday, • Latte, Espresso, Cappuccino Potomac Village, Md. 20854 Nov. 12, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 240-777-0690. Sponsored by the • Rich & mellow brewed coffee Friends of the Library, Potomac Chapter. 301-299-8415 Potomac Theatre Company’s fall production is “The • Donuts, Bagels and Cupcakes Limit one coupon per customer Music Man.” Nov. 18-27, 2011, Friday and Saturday 8p.m.; • Party Catering Exp. 10/1/11 Sunday 2 p.m. In the Blair Family Center for the Arts at the Bullis School, 10601 Falls Road. Call 301-299-8571. See www.potomactheatreco.org. Dinner of Champions, Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Call 301-881-0100 or see YOGA CLASSES IN POTOMAC www.jccgw.org. The 20th annual event honors those who have achieved success in the world of sports, and those who For Daytime For Weekend & have made extraordinary contributions to the community. The dinner benefits the Jewish Community inclusive programs for Classes Evening Classes individuals with special needs. Turkey Chase 10K Run benefits the YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Kula Yoga Hamsa Yoga Chase, YMCA’s Youth and Family Services and the Bethesda- The Potomac Hunt Races, May 20, 2012, an annual May St. James Episcopal St. Andrews Chevy Chase Rotary Club Foundation. Race takes place on tradition, celebrating the sport of steeplechase racing and Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, 8:30 a.m. at 9401 Old Georgetown benefiting local charities. Race day, festivities on include Church Episcopal School Road at Spruce Street. Includes a two-mile walk/run; steeplechase racing, thoroughbreds and festival tailgate 11815 Seven Locks Road 8804 Postoak Road wheelchairs welcome. See www.turkeychase.com. parties, a car show, pony rides and more. See Monday - Friday Mon & Wed 6:30 & 8:00pm Winter Lights is a 3.5-mile drive through a holiday light show www.potomachuntraces.com. 9:30am Thurs 6:30pm at Seneca Creek Park with more than 350 illuminated displays. The 15th Annual Winter Lights Festival premiere is Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25-26, then Sat 9:00am Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25-26, then nightly Dec. 2-31. Proceeds from the Festival benefit local nightly Dec. 2-31. Proceeds from the Festival benefit local charities. Call 301-258-6350 or visit charities. Call 301-258-6350 or visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov. For more information please contact: www.gaithersburgmd.gov. Jingle Bell Jog 8K, Dec. 11, 9 a.m., at the Rockville Senior Nancy Steinberg Shanthi Subramanian Center, 1150 Carnation Drive. See www.mcrrc.org. 240-994-5092 Chanukah Festival, Dec. 18, 1-3 p.m. Jewish Community 301-320-9334 DECEMBER 2011 Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, [email protected] [email protected] West Montgomery County Citizens Association, general Rockville. Chanukah-related projects and activities. See www.Kulayogaclass.com www.hamsa-yoga.com meeting, Dec. 7, Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Dr., 7:15 www.jccgw.org. – 8:45 p.m. Public is welcome. See www.wmcca.org. Christmas Tree Sale, Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Potomac Library Book Sale, 10101 Glenolden Dr., Saturday, Department, Station 10, 8001 River Road. Call 301-365-2255 Dec. 10, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 240-777-0690. Sponsored by the or visit www.cjpvfd.org. Friends of the Library, Potomac Chapter. Santa on Fire Engines, toy collection, is also run by the Cabin Bethesda’s Winter Wonderland takes place Dec. 2-3 at John Park Volunteer Fire Department. A procession of fire multiple locations, including concerts at Imagination Stage engines carry Santa on a tour of Potomac neighborhoods over and in Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. The event features the course of several evenings in December, collecting caroling, ice sculpting, storytelling, holiday performances and unwrapped new toys for needy children. Call 301-365-2255 or Potomac Village Deli Catering hands-on craft activities for children. Call 301-215-6660 or visit www.cjpvfd.org. visit www.bethesda.org. Winter Lights is a 3.5-mile drive through a holiday light show Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner Catering at Seneca Creek Park with more than 350 illuminated JANUARY 2012 displays. The 15th Annual Winter Lights Festival premiere is The Maryland General Assembly meets in Annapolis each year for 90 days to act on more than 2300 bills including the State’s annual budget. Potomac falls into two districts, District • • 15 and District 16, each one with one senator and three 301 299 5770 delegates. http://mlis.state.md.us Chinese New Year is Monday, Jan. 23. Watch for local events www.potomacvillagedeli.com at Potomac Library and Potomac Elementary School, which has a Chinese language immersion program. West Montgomery County Citizens Association, general meeting, Jan. 11, Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Dr., 7:15 – 8:45 p.m. Public is welcome. See www.wmcca.org.

FEBRUARY 2012 The Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival is held over President’s Day Home of Your weekend, at the Hilton Washington D.C./Rockville Hotel and Executive Meeting Center. The festival provides live musical performances, workshops and seminars. Call 301-468-1100. See www.midatlanticjazzfestival.org. Thanksgiving in February, Bethesda Cares. Dine out in one Corporate & Residential of the 100 restaurants supporting hunger relief work of local nonprofit agencies providing food and grocery money to those in need. See www.thanksgivinginfebruary.org. Interfaith Works coordinates the fundraiser, 14 West Montgomery Ave., Rockville, 20850, 301-762-8682. Catering Headquarters West Montgomery County Citizens Association, general meeting, Feb. 8, Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Dr., 7:15 – 8:45 p.m. Public is welcome. See www.wmcca.org.

REST OF 2012 Serving the As organizations finalize their calendars, here are some highlights to look out for during the rest of 2012. See Community www.PotomacAlmanac.com. West Montgomery County Citizens Association continues to meet the second Wednesday of every month through May for over Glen Echo Park’s 1921 Dentzel Carousel, is in its 91st at the Potomac Library. See wmcca.org. year. The 1921 carousel will be open Saturday and Sundays, from noon to 6 p.m. through September. 35 Years Additional hours in August. The carousel will close on Sept. 25, 2011 with the Then & Wow! festival. Call 301-634- 2222 or visit www.glenechopark.org. See Entertainment, Page 14 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 ❖ 13 Entertainment From Page 13

Montgomery County Fairgrounds 4th of July Fireworks, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg. Family Night, Friday, Sept. 23, 7:30-9 p.m., Potomac Community Activities include live music, games and food. Center at 11315 Falls Rd., Potomac, $5 per bingo ticket, prizes will Call 301-258-6350. See include Club Friday memberships, snack bar. Call 240-777-6957. “Blast from the Past” www.gaithersburgmd.gov at Winston Churchill High School, 11300 Gainsborough Family Fun Fest and Family Night benefit programs at Potomac Road in Potomac, presents its annual musical revue featuring student cast Community Center. members, musicians and stage crew. Late April or early May. Call 301-469-1200 MARCH 2012 or visit www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/churchillhs for dates and more information. Potomac Theatre Company Spring towpath. Call the Canal Trust at 301- Banfield opened the newly acquired production, March 9-25, 2012, Friday, 714-2233, www.canaltrust.org, or see azalea garden to the public. Call 301- Saturday, Sunday. Play to be the park website at www.nps.gov/choh eats and drinks while watching a series Dr., one block from the intersection 320-3200 or visit www.landon.net. announced. In the Blair Family Center Audubon Naturalist Society’s of One-Act plays. June 15-24, 2012. In of River and Falls Roads at 8 a.m. Mark’s Run, a 5-K race and one-mile run for the Arts at the Bullis School, 10601 Nature Fair and spring festival takes the Blair Family Center for the Arts at See www.autismspeaks.org or email also takes place during the Landon Falls Road. Call 301-299-8571. See place annually, Sunday, May 6, 2012. the Bullis School, 10601 Falls Road. [email protected]. Azalea Garden festival. Mark’s Run is www.potomactheatreco.org. Woodend Sanctuary in Chevy Chase. Call 301-299-8571. See Montgomery County Fairgrounds 8940 Jones Mill Road. See held each year in memory of alumnus www.potomactheatreco.org. 4th of July Fireworks, 16 www.audubonnaturalist.org or call Mark Ferris ’94, who lost his battle Imagination Bethesda, June 2, 2012, Chestnut St., Gaithersburg. Activities APRIL 2012 301-652-9188. with juvenile diabetes. In May 2011 is a children’s street festival celebrating include live music, games and food. the run raised more than $50,000 for The Bethesda Literary Festival has Potomac Watershed Cleanup, the arts. The festival will feature Call 301-258-6350. See the Mark Ferris Scholarship Fund and been held annually in April. Features sponsored annually by Alice Ferguson costume characters, face painters, www.gaithersburgmd.gov $75,000 to the Joslin Diabetes Center. poets, authors, journalists, novelists, Foundation. More than 11,000 international dance troupes, theater Montgomery College Rockville Call 301-320-3200 or visit poetry slams, essay contests and youth volunteers picked up 228 tons of trash performances, a moon bounce and a Campus 4th of July Fireworks, www.landon.net. book parties. Literary events take place at last year’s April cleanup event, variety of hands-on arts activities. Call 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. Activities The Bethesda Big Train begins its in downtown Bethesda’s bookstores, including 20.66 tons of tires, 14,606 301-215-6660 or see include live music and food. Call season at the Shirley Povich Field in galleries and retail businesses, as well bags of trash and recyclables. 15.1 tons www.bethesda.org. 240-314-5022. See Cabin John Regional Park, 10600 as the library and elementary school. of recyclable materials were recycled. 2012 AT&T National, June 25–July 1, www.rockvillemd.gov. Westlake Drive. The Big Train plays in Visit www.bethesda.org. Volunteers helped at many sites along 2012, features 120 PGA Tour Potomac Whitewater Festival in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball Pike’s Peek 10K run along Rockville the Potomac River in Potomac. See professionals at Congressional Country late June or early July is an annual League, a wooden-bat collegiate league Pike from Shady Grove Metro to White www.fergusonfoundation.org. Club in Bethesda who will compete for fundraising event that celebrates that has sent athletes to Major League Flint Mall. See the Montgomery a $6.5 million purse. The event raises kayaking in the Potomac River. Baseball. See www.bigtrain.org. County Road Runners Club website at funds and awareness for the Tiger Offers races for kayakers and clinics Hometown Holidays is a Memorial www.mcrcc.org or pikespeek10k.com. MAY 2012 Woods Foundation while paying and activities for the public. See Day festival and parade in the City of “Blast from the Past” at Winston Mule-Drawn Canal Boat Rides, Great tribute to U.S. armed forces. www.potomacfest.com Rockville with concerts, children’s Churchill High School, 11300 Falls Tavern, May – October. Call the www.usga.org. crafts and games. Call 240-314-5022 Gainsborough Road in Potomac, C&O Canal National Historical Park at Great Falls visitor center, 301-767- or visit www.rockvillemd.gov. AUGUST 2012 presents its annual musical revue JULY 2012 featuring student cast members, 3714 or visit www.nps.gov. Bethesda Outdoor Movies: Annual musicians and stage crew. Late April or Potomac Horse Center Annual JUNE 2012 Autism Speaks Annual 5K run and outdoor movie series at corner of early May. Call 301-469-1200 or visit Spring Open House, see one-mile walk to benefit research on Norfolk and Auburn avenues. Contact Potomac Theatre Company’s June www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/ www.PotomacHorse.com autism takes place on July 4 at the 301-215-6660 or visit show is a Cabaret where the audience churchillhs for dates and more Run Aware 5K, Cabin John Regional Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden www.bethesda.org for schedule. information. Park, Westlake Drive, organized by The Annual C&O Canal Pride Days, Montgomery County Road Runners a joint effort between the park and Club. Race through woods, trails, and, Canal Trust, brings hundreds of if lucky, mud. Along with the 5K (Cross volunteers into the park to conduct Country Series) race, there will be a maintenance projects. Work at C&O .25 and .5 mile Young Runs and a 1K Canal National Historical Park at Great (Junior Participation Series) race. Last Falls (Md.) and other sites along the year’s race was the first weekend in Potomac River and C&O Canal May. See www.mcrrc.org. Spring Festival at the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George 7701 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda. The annual festival, May 4-6, includes traditional Greek cuisine, outdoor/indoor dining, Greek dancing, church tours and Greek pastries. Call 301-469-7990 or visit www.stgeorge.org. The Potomac Hunt Races, May 20, 2012, an annual May tradition, celebrating the sport of steeplechase racing and benefiting local charities. Race day, festivities on include steeplechase racing, thoroughbreds and festival tailgate parties, a car show, pony rides and more. See www.potomachuntraces.com. Strawberry Festival at Potomac United Methodist Church, 10300 Falls Road in Potomac, is traditionally held the weekend before Memorial Day. Berries, a silent auction, bake sale, rummage sale, craft fair, dollar items and games and activities for children. The Trawick Prize, downtown Call the church at 301-299-9383 or Bethesda’s annual juried arts visit www.potomac-umc.org. competition awards: Bethesda The Landon Azalea Garden Festival, Contemporary Art Awards. The May 4-6, 2012 in the Perkins Garden exhibition featuring The Trawick and the Landon campus, 6101 Wilson Prize finalists will be held from Sept. Lane, Bethesda. The annual festival 1-30 at Artery Plaza Gallery, 7200 dates back to the mid-1950s when Potomac Country House Tour is an annual Potomac tradition in October organized by Saint Francis Episcopal Church, giving Wisconsin Ave. 301-215-6660. See Landon’s founders, Paul and Mary Lee a glimpse inside some of Potomac’s most interesting homes while raising funds for dozens of local charities. See www.bethesda.org. www.potomaccountryhousetour.org for listing of activities and this year’s schedule. 14 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Entertainment

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY everyone. The concerts are sponsored Free Live Music. At the Beer Garden by Federal Realty Investment Trust. At at Old Angler’s Inn Restaurant all Rockville Town Square, 200 E Middle summer long. At 10801 MacArthur Lane, Rockville. Visit Blvd., Potomac. Call 301-299-9097. www.rockvilletownsquare.com. Sept 2 — Mambo Combo (Tropical Rhythm/Samba) WEDNESDAY/AUG. 24 Sept 9 — CrazyFish (Rolling Stones Free Pizza. Noon to 4 p.m. Potomac tribute band) Pizza will be offering a free slice of Sept 16 — Sons of Pirates (Beach pizza as a cure to the end of Music/Acoustic Rock) summer doldrums. Guests who visit Sept 23 — Donegal Express (Irish- any of the restaurant’s four American Roots Rock) locations will receive a free slice of Sept 30 — The Crawdaddies (Cajun/ pizza and a soft drink. At Chevy Zydeco) Chase Center: 19 Wisconsin Circle, Chevy Chase; Potomac Promenade: SEPT. 2, 3, 4 9812 Falls Road, Potomac; Traville Village Center: 9709 Traville “Mlle. Modiste.” The Victorian Lyric Gateway Dr. Rockville; Kentlands Opera Company presents a concert Market Square: 625 Center Point production of this operetta by Henry Way, Gaithersburg. Blossom and Victor Herbert. Tickets Ukefest 2011. Put Up Your Ukes. 7 $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and $16 p.m., Gudelsky Concert Gazebo. for students. Call 240-314-8690. Strathmore has a passion for the Further information at www.vloc.org. uke — and has made the UkeFest Performances Sept. 2 and 3, 8 p.m. an annual occasion. Grammy SATURDAY/SEPT. 10 and Sept. 4, 2 p.m. at the F. Scott winners Cathy Fink and Marcy The Yardbirds. 8 p.m. With special guests Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Marxer highlight the festival, The Taildraggers. Tickets are $35/regular; Dr., Rockville. bringing with them a merry $33/seniors and students. At the Robert E. assortment of uke soloists and uke Parilla Performing Arts Center, Montgomery SUNDAY/SEPT. 4 bands including Gerald Ross, College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. Call Victoria Vox and the Sweater Set, 240-567-5301. Waltz Dance. 3:30 to 6 p.m. plus The Riders, The Piney Branch Admission is $10. With the band, Kids Ukulele Ensemble and the Washington Ukulele Waltz Magic. Introductory Waltz workshop from 2:45 to 3:30 Orchestra. At 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. Call 301- p.m.; dancing from 3:30 to 6 p.m. At the Bumper Car Pavilion 581-5100 or www.strathmore.org. at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Call Family Fun Night. 6:30 – 8 p.m. Come to Har Shalom for an Joan Koury at 202-238-0230 or Glen Echo Park at 301-634- evening of family fun and learning. A great introduction to the 2222, go to www.WaltzTimeDances.org or e-mail religious school. Open to the community. Invite friends and [email protected]. neighbors! No fee! Learn to make challah and create a silk painted challah cover. At 11510 Falls Road, Potomac. Email THURSDAY/SEPT. 8 Rabbi Deborah Cohen at [email protected] Slow Blues and Swing Dance. 9 to 11:30 p.m. Admission is $8. With DJ Mike Marcotte and Guests. Slow Blues lesson THURSDAY/AUG. 25 from 8:15 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9 to 11:30 p.m. At the Back Tribute to Simon & Garfunkel. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25. Room at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Sixty musicians will celebrate the songwriting and performing Call Donna Barker at 301-634-2231 or go to career of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. At the Music Center [email protected] or www.CapitalBlues.org. at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Call BSO Season Preview Concert. 8 p.m. Music Director Marin 301-581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org. Alsop leads the BSO in a 2011-2012 season preview. The Slow Blues and Swing Dance. Admission is $8. With DJ Mike concert features excerpts from the programs of the 2011-2012 Marcotte and Guests. Slow Blues Lesson from 8:15 to 9 p.m.; season, such as Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra, Stravinsky’s dancing from 9 to 11:30 p.m. At the Back Room at Glen Echo Firebird Suite and a performance of the third movement of Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Call Donna Barker at Dvoák’s Cello Concerto, featuring the BSO’s Principal Cellist 301-634-2231 or go to [email protected] or Dariusz Skoraczewski. At the Music Center at Strathmore. www.CapitalBlues.org. Tickets are $10 and available through the BOS ticket office, • Full & Half Day U.S. Army Band Concert. 7:30 p.m. Part of Music in the Parks 410-783-8000 or BSOmusic.org. with the U.S. Army Blues band. At Glen Echo Park, Bumper •Enrichment Programs Car Pavilion, Glen Echo. Call 301-634-2222 FRIDAY/SEPT. 9L or www.usarmyband.com. • Lunch Bunch Enrollment Night. 6 to 8 p.m. Best suited for kids ages 3 and under but open to all. At My Gym Potomac, 11325 Seven • Summer Camp SATURDAY/AUG. 27 Locks Road, Potomac, Call 301-983-5300; also at My Gym Rockville Wine and Music Festival. Noon to 6 p.m. Cost is Bethesda, 5110 Ridgefield Road, Bethesda, 301-652-2820. For • Before & After Care Programs $15. Sample some of the best wines from across Maryland, more information, visit mygym.com/potomac or mygym.com/ participate in a cooking demonstration and wine seminars, bethesda. • Programs for 2-Kindergarten and enjoy live musical entertainment. At Rockville Town Square in Rockville. Call 240-314-8620 or go to Call for an individual tour! www.rockvillemd.gov/uncorked. SATURDAY/SEPT. 10 Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Cost is $15. Music by the th Count Basie Big Band. At the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo, 35 Anniversary Reading Series. 7:30 p.m. The Writer’s 3700 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Center kicks off its Reading series with former Rockville and Gaithersburg resident Martín Espada, the “Latino poet of his generation.” Admission: $10 for TWC members/ students; $15 AUG. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 for non-members. At The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Fall Change-Over Sale. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $3/bag for Bethesda. Call 301-654-8664 for details, or visit all it will hold. Sponsored by the five non-profit organizations www.writer.org. that make up the Montgomery County Thrift Shop, 7125 The Yardbirds. 8 p.m. Tickets are $40. The group will be co- Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Shop reopens on Friday, Sept. 2 billing with Spencer Davis at the Parilla Performing Arts from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact Evelyn Macfadden 301-468- Center, Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. Call 6124. 240-567-5301. Back to School Event. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Festivities include: video games and Discovery Toys for children; The THURSDAY/SEPT. 1 Children’s Inn at NIH with interactive activities; Shady Grove Summer Concert Series: “Crimestoppers.” 7:30 p.m. Adventist Hospital prepares healthy snacks with children, Free. Enjoy free music in the Park during the Summer Concert decorating book covers with Churchill HS Crew Team and Series in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park. Call 301- more. At Potomac Place, intersection of River and Falls Roads Vintage and New 634-2222. in Potomac. Call Arlene Elling 301-379-4117. Writing Instruments, Slow Blues and Swing Dance. 9 to 11:30 p.m. Admission is SUNDAY/SEPT. 11 Books, Inkwells, $8. With DJ Mike Marcotte and Guests. Slow Blues lesson th Pen Art and from 8:15 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9 to 11:30 p.m. At the Back 10 Anniversary Remembrance of 9/11. A time of guided 301-929-0955 Room at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. reflection, prayer and silent meditation. At 9:45 a.m. Worship Accessories will begin at 11 a.m. At Potomac Presbyterian Church, 1030 Call Donna Barker at 301-634-2231 or go to Lots of new [email protected] or www.CapitalBlues.org. River Road, Potomac. Call Pastor Sean Miller at 301-299- 6007. inventory from Sept. 11 Community Remembrance. 12:30 p.m. Local The Super Show SEPT. 2 TO 30 elected officials, including County Executive Isiah Leggett, Friday Night Concerts on the Square will be held Friday County Council President Valerie Ervin and City of Rockville PROFESSIONAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION evenings starting on Sept. 2 through Sept. 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio, will participate in the program that Great Craftsmen Doing Exceptional Work will include remarks by a family member of one of the The free concerts will feature bands from a wide range of www.thepenhaven.com musical genres from Samba to Cajun, offering something for Montgomery County victims. At Courthouse Square Park in Rockville. Call Judy Stiles at 240-777-6875. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 ❖ 15 Potomac Almanac Sports Editor Jon Roetman 703-224-3015 or [email protected] Sports See www.potomacalmanac.com Getting To Know Churchill Sports

regional semifinals. The hockey team won the state Girls lacrosse team wins championship. The boys basketball team won a divi- second consecutive sion title for the first time in more than three de- cades and advanced to the region semifinals. The region championship. girls basketball team reached the region semifinals for the second straight year. The baseball team, after starting 0-5 while being outscored 31-6, regrouped School: Winston Churchill High School and reached the region championship game. The Mascot: Bulldogs. Bulldogs knocked off defending state champion School Colors: Blue and green. Sherwood in the semifinals before losing to Athletic Director: Dave Kelley, 301-469-1240. Gaithersburg in the championship game. The girls Football Coach: Joe Allen (third year). lacrosse team won its second straight region title and went undefeated before losing in the state semifi- The Bulldogs suffered from uncertainty at the nals. Tennis player Kevin Chu won the state singles quarterback position early in the 2010 season and championship. managed just seven points in their first three games. After being outscored 76-0 in their first two con- Historic Achievements: Last season, the boys tests, the Bulldogs bounced back to win their next basketball team won its first division championship four and nearly made the playoffs. in 32 years. The golf team has won 11 state champi- Boys Basketball Coach: Matthew Miller. onships. The boys soccer team has won seven state Girls Basketball Coach: Kate McMahon. championships. The football team won state titles in Baseball Coach: Scott Blackwood. 1976 and 1977. Photo by Boys Lacrosse Coach: Jeff Fritz Girls Lacrosse Coach: Christen Gjeldum. Famous Graduates: Brian Holloway (1977 gradu-

Rival School: Wootton. ate) was an All-American offensive lineman for the Harvey Levine Churchill and Wootton met in the regional play- Bulldogs who went on to play at Stanford Univer- offs in both boys and girls lacrosse. The top-seeded sity. He was a first-round draft pick of the New En- Churchill girls knocked Wootton out in the gland Patriots in 1981 and was selected to play in quarterfinals with a 12-10 overtime victory. The three Pro Bowls. He also played for the Los Angeles

Wootton boys got the best of Churchill, winning 10- Raiders. Swimmer Mike Barrowman (1987) won a /The Almanac 7 in the semifinals. gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 1992 Olympics. Linebacker Dhani Jones (1995) was a What happened last year: The boys cross coun- three-time All-Big Ten selection at Michigan before try team finished state runner-up for the second year being drafted in the sixth round by the New York in a row. The girls soccer team finished region run- Giants in 2000. He also played for the Philadelphia ner-up, falling to eventual state champion Bethesda- Eagles, New Orleans Saints and Cincinnati Bengals. Kyle Edwards, then a junior, and the Churchill boys bas- Chevy Chase in the region final for the second ketball team won a division title for the first time in 32 straight season. The boys soccer team reached the See Churchill, Page 19 years. Getting To Know Whitman Sports

to the regional quarterfinals, where the Vikings lost Girls swim team wins to eventual state champion Magruder. The girls soc- second consecutive cer team won a regional playoff game. The girls swim team won its second consecutive metro champion- metro championship. ship. The girls basketball team reached the regional semifinals. The boys basketball team won a regional playoff game. The baseball team advanced to the School: Walt Whitman High School. regional semifinals. Sean Ngo and Aries Wong Mascot: Vikings. teamed up to win the boys doubles tennis state cham- School Colors: Black, white and Columbia blue. pionship. Athletic Director: Andy Wetzel, 301-320-6595. Football Coach: Jim Kuhn (fifth year). Historic Achievements: The boys soccer program has won eight state championships, the last coming The Vikings finished the regular season with a 7-3 in 2009. The girls soccer program won the state title record and qualified for the playoffs for the third in 2004. The boys basketball program captured the time in four years. Whitman lost to Gaithersburg in state crown in 2006. The girls basketball team won the first round of the postseason. The Vikings lim- a state championship in 1995. ited the opposition to 14.2 points per game in the regular season and held eight of 10 opponents to 14 Famous Graduates: Ryan Kuehl (1991 graduate)

/The Almanac points or less. played 12 seasons in the NFL for the San Francisco Boys Soccer Coach: Dave Greene. 49ers, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns and Boys Basketball Coach: Chris Lun. New York Giants. Primarily a long-snapper, Kuehl was Girls Basketball Coach: Pete Kenah. part of the Giants team that won Super Bowl XLII, Baseball Coach: Joe Cassidy. upsetting the previously unbeaten New England Pa-

Harvey Levine Harvey triots. While at Whitman, Kuehl competed in foot- What happened last year: The girls cross coun- ball, basketball, baseball and track, earning 10 var- try team won the state championship, led by indi- sity letters. In high school, Kuehl played tight end Photo by Photo vidual champion Anna Ryba. The volleyball team and linebacker. He went on to play football at the Val Djidotor and the Whitman football team reached the defeated Churchill in the opening round of the re- playoffs in 2010. gional tournament. The boys soccer team advanced See Whitman, Page 19

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Photo by Photo Supporting Nick’s Organic Farm A potluck party, held in conjunction with the Maryland Organic Food and Farming 10038 Carmelita Drive, Potomac 20854 Association, attracted residents to raise funds for Nick Maravell’s organic farm. $989,900 • Open Sunday 1-4 pm Maravell has farmed 20-acres on Brickyard for more than 30 years to develop a Yasmin Abadian, Long and Foster “county organic incubator.” The county is in the midst of a process of seeking a contractor to build and operate four soccer fields encompassing the site. 301-983-1212

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School: Thomas Wootton High School. Famous Graduates: Mathis Nkwenti (1996 gradu- Mascot: Patriots. ate) reached the NFL despite not participating in ath- School Colors: Red, white and blue. letics until his junior year of high school. He was Athletic Director: Christopher Thompson, 301- named all state as a senior at Wootton and went on 279-8575 to play at Temple, where he was an honorable men- Football Coach: Eddie Tolliver (second year). tion all American. He was drafted in the fourth round The Patriots finished 2-8 for the second consecu- of the 2001 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers and tive season, beating Churchill and Northwest. played offensive tackle for three seasons. He is the Boys Basketball Coach: Chris Bohlen. only Wootton graduate to play in the NFL. Members Girls Basketball Coach: Maggie Dyer. of the rock group Of A Revolution (O.A.R.) — Rich- Baseball Coach: JD Marchand. ard On, Benj Gershman, Marc Roberge and Chris

Photo by Rival School: Churchill. Culos — attended Wootton. Actor Thomas Jane, who played on “The Punisher” and “Deep Blue Sea.” While the football team had a down year in 2010, the Patriots helped keep Churchill out of the play- Quotable: “It’s tough. I actually joke with all of my Harvey Levine offs with a 48-42, four-overtime victory. During the friends who have summer jobs — I don’t have any- 2010-11 winter season, the boys basketball team thing — but they always say, ‘Football is your job.’ snapped Churchill’s 13-game winning streak with an I’m out here every day. I know every day I can’t do overtime win. The boys lacrosse team beat Churchill anything from 4 o’clock to 8 o’clock because I have in the regional semifinals. football. You can see all these guys out there; they’re /The Almanac doing the exact same thing. It shows a lot of dedica- What happened last year: The volleyball team tion. It means a lot to us as a senior class that we won a regional playoff game. The girls cross country have all these guys coming out here every day. It’s team finished sixth in the state. The field hockey team not just the projected starters, it’s everybody.” — finished region runner-up. The Wootton boys soccer Wootton lineman Ben Killion about summer work- Chris Papadopoulos and the Wootton football team team won a regional playoff game. outs. look to rebound from a 2-8 record in 2010.

Getting To Know Bullis Sports At Churchill played basketball at Football team Bullis before attending From Page 16 the University of North finishes with Carolina, where he was a ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols graduated from winning record. two-time All-ACC selec- Churchill in 1991. tion and a first-team All- American as a senior. He Quotable: “It’s kind of fun having a target on our back because we get to come out and School: The Bullis School. played professionally for prove that we really are where we’re supposed Mascot: Bulldogs. the ABA’s New Orleans to be.” — Lacrosse player Katie Ruben, then a School Colors: Blue and gold. Buccaneers and was a senior, during last season’s undefeated run to Athletic Director: (boys) three-time ABA all-star a second consecutive region championship. Andres Parra, 301-983-5701 and two-time ABA all x809, (girls) Kathleen Lloyd 301- pro. Moe coached in the 983-5738. NBA for 15 years with the Football Coach: Patrick Cilento San Antonio Spurs, Den- The Bulldogs went 6-4 in 2010, ver Nuggets and Philadel- At Whitman phia 76ers. He was the including wins in their last two From Page 16 games. NBA Coach of the Year in Boys Basketball Coach: Bruce 1988 with the Nuggets. University of Virginia, where he was named sec- Kelley. ond-team all-ACC at defensive tackle.

Girls Basketball Coach: Kira Orr. Quotable: “We had to Photo by Stephanie Smith (2001) led the Whitman vol- Baseball Coach: Brian Lumpkin. have a lot of communica- tion and we kind of leyball team to a 48-4 record during her three seasons with the team and went on to star at Famous Graduates: Monique lacked that last year.

Harvey Levine the University of Maryland. Smith ranks No. 2 Currie (2001 graduate) was an All- Now, it’s like we’ve come all time in solo blocks, block assists, total blocks American basketball player at together. Also … we did and hitting percentage for the Terrapins. Movie Duke before being chosen No. 3 not have a lot of confi- director Spike Jonze (Adam Speigel) graduated overall in the 2006 WNBA draft by dence in ourselves and in 1987. the Charlotte Sting. She has also each other. We had a lot played with the Chicago Sky and of young girls last year /The Almanac Quotable: “It’s not all glory, that’s for sure. currently plays for the Washington and now their confidence There’s been a lot of quiet evenings at the din- Mystics. Tanard Jackson (2003) is is up. We trust each other ner table at our house.” — Head football coach a safety for the Tampa Bay Bucca- and [we’re] a lot Jim Kuhn, describing the ups and downs of his neers. He played collegiately at [sounder] as a team.” — Then-senior Nicole Aust relationship with his son Henry Kuhn, who was Syracuse and was drafted by the Nicole Aust and the Bullis girls lacrosse team about the 2011 Bullis the Vikings’ starting quarterback. Buccaneers in the fourth round of started the 2011 season strong with a lopsided girls lacrosse team. the 2007 draft. Doug Moe (1957) win over Bishop O’Connell. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 ❖ 19 20 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ August 24-30, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com