WHAT'S HAPPENING

WHAT'S HAPPENING

A butterfly nibbles on a banana and grapes at last year's "Wings of Fancy" exhibit, at which butterflies fly freely.
A butterfly nibbles on a banana and grapes at last year's "Wings of Fancy" exhibit, at which butterflies fly freely. (By Lisa M. Bolton -- The Washington Post)
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Children and Teens

RON WARREN -- 10:30 a.m. today. Cherokee music and storytelling. Part of Gaithersburg's Morning Concerts for Kids series. Gaithersburg City Hall, 31 S. Summit Ave. Free. 301-258-6350 or http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/onstage.

PAM THE KINDERSINGER -- 10:30 a.m. Monday. Children's music. Part of Gaithersburg's Morning Concerts for Kids series. Gaithersburg City Hall, 31 S. Summit Ave. Free. 301-258-6350 or http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/onstage.

JIM HOSSICK -- 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Children's music. Part of Silver Spring's Little Tots Summer Fun series. Silver Plaza, on Ellsworth Drive between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street, Silver Spring. Free. 301-565-7300 or http://www.silversprung.com.

Dancing

"SWINGIN' THE BLUES" -- 9 p.m.-midnight tomorrow. Choose between a one-hour slow blues or swing dance workshop, then dance from 9 p.m. to midnight to music by the Idle Americans. No partner required. Glen Echo Park, Bumper Car Pavilion, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. $14. 301-634-2231 or http://www.dancedc.com.

"BALLROOM DANCING" -- 8-11 p.m. Saturday. A one-hour introductory hustle lesson, followed by general ballroom dancing to a DJ. Beginners welcome, no partner necessary. Now and Then Dance Studio, 10111 Darnestown Rd., Rockville. $10. 301-424-0007 or http://www.nowandthendancestudios.com.

Exhibitions

"MOODS OF NATURE" -- Times and dates vary, through July 31. Gwen Lewis, Angelique Raptakis and Nikhil Bahl exhibit their photographs. Holy Cross Hospital, Professional and Community Education Center, Community Art Gallery, 1500 Forest Glen Rd., Silver Spring. Free. 301-754-7920.

"INFLUENCE" -- Times and dates vary, through July 19. Rulei Bu and his students exhibit their paintings and drawings. Gaithersburg City Hall, gallery, second floor, 31 S. Summit Ave. Free. 301-258-6350 or http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov.

"WINGS OF FANCY" LIVE BUTTERFLY EXHIBIT -- 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, through Sept. 20. Asian, Costa Rican and North American butterflies fly freely among tropical flowering nectar plants. No strollers permitted. Brookside Gardens, South Conservatory, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. $6; ages 3-12, $4; 2 and younger, free. 301-962-1453 or http://www.brooksidegardens.org.

JENNESS CORTEZ -- 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays, through June 30. Still-life and landscape paintings. Marin-Price Galleries, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase. Free. 301-718-0622 or http://www.marin-pricegalleries.com.

OLNEY ART ASSOCIATION -- 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, through July 12. Members exhibit their prints, pen-and-ink drawings, sculptures, ceramics, photography and oil, watercolor and acrylic paintings. Bohrer Park Activity Center, 506 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. Free. 301-258-6350 or http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov.

"CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS" -- 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. weekends, through June 28; reception and awards, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday. The Montgomery County Art Association hosts a juried exhibit, featuring miniature paintings, stained glass and other works. Friendship Heights Village Center, Friendship Gallery, 4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase. Free. 301-656-2797.

HAIXIA LIU, GLEN KESSLER AND BARRY WOODS JOHNSTON -- 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. weekends, through June 28. Liu and Kessler exhibit their landscape paintings and Johnston displays his sculptures. Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd., Gaithersburg. Free. 301-258-6350 or http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/artsbarn.


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