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AGING MATTERS Podcast
02/25/2025 to 02/25/2025
Online, Arlington, VA 22201In the U.S., the Federal government and every State enforce sentencing laws that incarcerate people for lengths likely to exceed the span of a person’s natural life. The large number of people serving life sentences raises critical questions about moral, financial, and justice-related consequences that must be addressed. On the next AGING MATTERS podcast, host Cheryl Beversdorf talks with Celeste Barry from The Sentencing Project, https://www.sentencingproject.org/, and Jose Saldana from Release Aging People in Prison, https://rappcampaign.com/, about characteristics of people serving life sentences in the U.S., efforts to change sentencing laws, and findings in the report, “A Matter of Life: The Scope and Impact of Life and Long-term Imprisonment in the United States." This broadcast will be posted after 3 pm on Tuesday, Feb 25 on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aging-matters/id1526204286, Spotify Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/0HvZeXmoVAmtXmbQwBJVvM, RedCircle https://redcircle.com/show/89c0483f-e683-4667-8550-8fc560f85e1b, and Mixcloud https://mixcloud.com/AgingMatters/ To access AGING MATTERS podcasts & TV episodes, visit www.agingmattersonline.com
Dancing To the Beat! A Free Intro to Hand Dance Workshop
03/01/2025 to 03/01/2025
Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville, MD 20852If you've ever wanted to try your hand at DC's official dance, here's your chance! (If you've already got some moves, you're welcome too!) Register today. This free beginner class will get you moving and grooving! Hand dance is a form of swing dance that can be traced as far back as the 1920s, springing from Lindy Hop and the Jitterbug, to the 1950s when dancers in the nation's capital developed their own variety called DC Hand Dance. Today, the Hand Dance community is thriving with opportunities to promote the culture and tradition of DC Hand Dance so that it continues for generations to come. Questions about this program? Contact the Aspen Hill branch at 240 773-9410 or visit https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/12504184
MSO Presents: Sketches & Pictures
03/02/2025 to 03/02/2025
7700 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912The Montgomery Symphony Orchestra invites you to join us for a celebration of “Music & Arts in Our School” month at Sligo Seventh-Day Adventist Church! Jinosko’s “Three Sketches of Unblemished Earth” and Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” are two pieces centered around the connection between sight and sound, giving us something we can hear based on what we see. Through a collaboration with the 3rd Grade Class of Lafayette Elementary School and art teacher Laurie McLaughlin Ward, students will imagine and create visual artwork based on what we hear in the music to be displayed during the performance, creating an immersive experience for the audience. We hope you’ll join us for this special community collaboration Jordan Jinosko – Three Sketches of Unblemished Earth Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition. https://msomd.org/events/spring-2025-sketches-and-pictures/
Southern Maryland Bluegrass-Junior Sisk Band
03/02/2025 to 03/02/2025
1015 Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD, MD 20634Double header of Bluegrass Sunday March 2. Award-winning, traditional first-rate Bluegrass at its best! The Junior Sisk Band is among the most reliable hardcore Bluegrass talents in the business and bringing it to the Southern Maryland Bluegrass series at the Elks along with a special guest, Red Camel Collective.
Divorce 101 (Online)
03/04/2025 to 04/08/2025
Online, Olney, MD 20832Divorce 101 is a 6-week series of public education seminars to help people contemplating or in the early stages of divorce. It is offered twice a year. The next program runs TUESDAYS, MAR 4-APR 8, 7-9 PM, online. The cost is $15/session or $75 for all 6 ($125/couple), payable in advance. Audio recordings available for the same fee. Each session will be conducted by prominent attorneys, counselors and financial advisors on topics like Basic Law, Approaches to Divorce, Financial Considerations and Finding Support. Sponsored by New Beginnings and the Collaborative Practice Center of Montgomery County. Advance RSVP required. Contact Carol Randolph at New Beginnings at NewBCarol@verizon.net or 301-924-4101.
Virtual Author Talk with Lisa See
03/04/2025 to 03/04/2025
VIRTUAL, N/A, MD 20832Join Olney Library for a virtual author talk with Lisa See! She will be discussing "Lady Tan's Circle of Women," inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China—perfect for fans of See’s classic "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" and "The Island of Sea Women." A question-and-answer session to follow. The program takes place on Tuesday, March 4; please plan to join by 1:15 pm. Questions? Please call Olney Library at 240-773-9545. To learn more and register for the zoom link, please visit: https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/11831992
