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The Washington Post August 19, 2010 MONTGOMERY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR, carnival rides, monster trucks, livestock races, a KidsZone and more. Free shuttle from Lakeforest Mall. Today, Friday and Saturday. Visit www.mcagfair.com for schedule. Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg. 301-963-3247.

CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, for age 16 and older, register by Aug. 30 for the Gaithersburg Police Department’s fall sessions, to be held Thursday evenings, Sept. 9 through Nov. 18, at the Robertson Park Youth Center, 801 Rabbitt Rd. Free. For information and application, visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov/police or call Dan Lane, 301-258-6168.

“CANOEING 101” REGISTRATION, sign up by Aug. 26 for an Aug. 28 class; take a canoe or reserve one when you register. Riley’s Lock, C&O National Historical Park, 13015 Rileys Lock Rd, Poolesville. $10; age 10 and younger, $5. 301.608.1188, Ext. 204 or tricarico@potomac.org.

CHILDREN’S TEA PARTY REGISTRATION, for ages 6-10, sign up for an Aug. 29 afternoon tea with Marina St. Clair who will discuss history and tea etiquette. Weather permitting, there will be flamingo croquet. Dress-up is encouraged. 2-3:30 p.m., Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. $22; online registration required (Course No. 120955). 301-962-1400 or www.parkpass.org.

COMPOST BIN DISTRIBUTION, call to learn about eligibility requirements for receiving two free compost bins, which will be distributed 10 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; 1-4 p.m. Sundays, Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. Free. 301-962-1476.

FACULTY ART EXHIBIT, photographic works by Sora DeVore, Robb Hill and Michael Lang. Glen Echo Park, Photoworks Gallery, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Free. 301-634-2274.

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT, portraits, nature photography, landscapes, and abstract architecture by six local photographers. Through Sept. 16, Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Rd., Gaithersburg. Free. 301- 258-6394 or arosati@gaithersburgmd.gov.

WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS BY DAVID CHURCHILL AND SUSAN KAY, Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd., Gaithersburg. Free. 301-258-6394.

“GLASS EXPERIMENTS,” fused glass works by Anthony Glander. Through Sept. 12, Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd., Gaithersburg. Free. 301-258-6394.

“PLAY OF COLOR,” a gallery exhibition of works by five female artists. Takoma Park Community Center, Atrium Gallery, 7500 Maple Ave. Free. 301-891-7100.

“PORTRAITS OF LIFE,” paintings by six of the area’s top female artists. Glenview Mansion, 603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville. Free. 240- 314-8682.

“VARIETY OF LIFE,” photographs of the natural world by Kevin Etters. Through Sept. 12, Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd., Gaithersburg. Free. 301-258-6394.

“WINGS OF FANCY,” a live butterfly and caterpillar exhibit. Brookside Gardens Conservatory, 1500 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. $6; ages 3-12 $4. 301-962-1453.

STUDENT ART SHOW, works by Montgomery College students. Cafritz Foundation Arts Center, King Street Gallery, 930 King St., Silver Spring. Free. 240-567-5281.

MIRIAM ROSEN RETROSPECTIVE, scenes and portraits in acrylics and watercolors by the South African artist. Charles E. Smith Life Communities, 6111 Montrose Rd., Rockville. Free. 301-770-8307.

CHILD-SAFETY-SEAT INSPECTION, seats and boosters required for age 7 and younger (unless weighing more than 65 pounds or at least 4 feet 9 inches tall). 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Fitzgerald Auto Mall, 5501 Nicholson Lane, Rockville. Free. 301-770-3300.

CHILDREN’S MAGIC ACT, a performance by Mike Rose, followed by an ice cream social. 1 p.m., Marilyn J. Praisner Branch Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Free. 240-773-9460.

SING-IN EVENT FOR SENIORS, vocalists age 55 and older are invited to improve technique and take part in performances co- sponsored by the Washington Conservatory of Music. 2 p.m., Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Free, reservations required. 301-261- 5747 or www.encorecreativity.org.

FILM: “CITY LIGHTS,” from 1931, part of the “Charlie Chaplin Classics” series. 4:30 p.m., AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. Prices vary. 301-495-6720.

BLUES DANCE, Capital Blues presents a beginners workshop from 8:15 to 9 p.m., followed by dancing to a DJ until 11:30 p.m. Glen Echo Park, Spanish Ballroom, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. $8. 301-634-2222.

CANOE CLEANUP REGISTRATION, register by Friday to take part in Sunday morning’s canoe-paddling trash-pickup project; a picnic on Minnie’s Island will follow. Take a lunch; dessert provided. 9 a.m.- noon, River Center at Lockhouse 8, C&O Canal National Historical Park, 7906 Riverside Dr., Cabin John. Free. 301-608-1188 or tricarico@potomac.org. here fitzgerald auto mall

FILM: “THE GREAT DICTATOR,” from 1940, part of the “Charlie Chaplin Classics” series. 4 p.m. Friday; 12:45 p.m. Sunday; 3:45 p.m., Monday and Wednesday, AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. Prices vary. 301-495-6720.

FILM: “THE LAST METRO,” from 1980, Francois Truffaut’s film about a theater director in Nazi-occupied France. 6:45 p.m., Friday and Sunday; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. Prices vary. 301-495-6720.

CONTRA DANCE, the Friday Night Dancers present square dances and waltzes. A lesson at 7:30 p.m. is followed by dancing to live music until 11:30 p.m. Glen Echo Park, Spanish Ballroom, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. $9. 301-634-2222.

THEATER: “OUR TOWN,” Damascus Theatre Company presents Thornton Wilder’s masterpiece. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 29. Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd., Gaithersburg. $13- $15; students, $9. 301-258-6394.

FILM: “OF FLESH AND BLOOD,” a 20th-anniversary screening of the biopic about adult-film star John Holmes. The director and members of the cast and crew will attend. Part of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Showcase. 9:30 p.m., AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. Prices vary. 301-495-6720. go to web site fitzgerald auto mall

KENSINGTON FARMERS MARKET, produce, baked goods and more. 8 a.m.- noon Saturdays, Howard Avenue. 301-949-2424 or www.tok.md.gov.

ROCKVILLE FARMERS MARKETS, produce, baked goods and more. 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Saturdays, Route 28 and Monroe Street; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays (with live music), East Montgomery Avenue at Rockville Town Center. 240-314-8620 or www.rockvillemd.gov/events.

BETHESDA FRESHFARM MARKET, with chef demonstrations. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, Norfolk and Woodmont avenues. 202-362-8889.

FENTON STREET ARTS MARKET, local artists and crafters, food, antiques, live entertainment and more. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturdays. Fenton Street and Silver Spring Avenue, Silver Spring. 301-943-9261 or www.fentonstreetmarket.com.

FIFTH-ANNUAL STUDENT ART SHOW, two- and three-dimensional works by students of all ages. Glen Echo Park, Popcorn Gallery, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Free. 301-634-2222.

PLANT CLINICS, master gardeners from the Cooperative Extension Service answer gardening questions. Take specimens for diagnosis. 10 a.m.-noon, Audubon Naturalist Society, 8940 Jones Mill Rd., Chevy Chase. 301-590-9650; 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Davis Library, 6400 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda. 240-777-0922.

MAIN STREET TAILGATE FARMERS MARKET, 10 a.m.-2p.m. Saturdays, Main Street Pavilion in the Kentlands (at Hart Road), Gaithersburg. 301-258-6350.

LIBRARY BOOK SALE, 10 a.m.-noon, Marilyn J. Praisner Branch Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. 240-773-9460.

“IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE,” Marianne Pendino’s adaptation of Laura Numeroff’s book about a hostess and a demanding pig. 11 a.m., 1:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Glen Echo Park, Adventure Theatre, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. $15; age 12 and younger, $12. 301-634-2270.

“THE WAY WE SEE IT,” contemporary monotype and oil and acrylic paintings by Kathy Brady and Carolina Correa. Noon-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Glen Echo Park, Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Free. 301-371-5593.

FILM: “LIMELIGHT,” from 1952, part of the “Charlie Chaplin Classics” series. 12:45 p.m. Saturday; 3:45 p.m., Tuesday and Aug. 26, AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. Prices vary. 301-495-6720.

FILM: “KAGEMUSHA,” Akira Kurosawa’s 1980 medieval epic. 3:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 26, AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. Prices vary. 301-495-6720.

“STREET GLAM” FASHION SHOW, an outdoor show of designs by internationally recognized retailers and local ready-to-wear designers. 6-9 p.m., Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring. Free. For information on VIP ticket prices and a related reception, visit www.downtownsilverspring.com or write to lillian.downtownssp@gmail.com.

FILM: “CLASH OF THE TITANS,” part of “Totally Awesome IV: More Films of the ’80s” series. 7 p.m. Saturday; 9:15 p.m., Monday and Tuesday; 9:40 p.m. Aug. 26, AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. Prices vary. 301-495-6720.

CONCERT: THE CYPRESS TRIO, Cajun and zydeco music. 7 p.m., Gaithersburg City Hall, Concert Pavilion, 31 S. Summit Ave. Free. 301-258-6350.

SWING DANCE, a beginners lesson from 8 to 9 p.m. followed by dancing to live music until midnight. Glen Echo Park, Spanish Ballroom, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. $15. 301-634-2222.

TIKI DANCE PARTY AND LUAU, Hawaiian music, food, and dancing. Prizes awarded for best Hawaiian wear. 8 p.m., Dance Bethesda, Suite 2A, 8227 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda. $15; in advance, $10. 301-951- 3660.

VIENNA TENG AND ALEX WONG CD RELEASE CONCERT, singer and pianist Vienna Teng and percussionist Alex Wongfolk perform a mix of pop, classical, jazz, and country music. 8 p.m., Takoma Park Performing Arts Center, 7995 Georgia Ave. $25. 301-754-3611 or www.imtfolk.org.

FILM: “XANADU,” part of the “Totally Awesome IV: More Films of the ’80s” series. 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. Prices vary. 301-495-6720.

BETHESDA CENTRAL FARM MARKET, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Elm Street between Wisconsin and Woodmont avenues; 3-7 p.m. Thursdays, on Bethesda Lane between Bethesda Avenue and Elm Street. 301-652-1708.

OLNEY FARMERS AND ARTISTS MARKET, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays, 2801 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd. (near Prince Philip Drive). 202-257-5326.

“BOOKS AND FELLOWSHIP” EVENT, for adults, a discussion of Elizabeth Stroud’s “Olive Kitterridge,” 13 linked stories set on the coast of Maine. Sponsored by the Jewish singles group for age 45 and older. 10:30 a.m.-noon, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Rd., Rockville. Free. 301-881-0100 or jdoniger@starpower.net.

BALLROOM TEA DANCE, a 30-minute dance lesson at 3 p.m., followed by music and dances from the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s until 6 p.m. Glen Echo Park, Spanish Ballroom, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. $12. 301-634- 2222.

CONTRA AND SQUARE DANCE, the Folklore Society of Greater Washington presents an evening of traditional dancing to live music, beginning with a 20-minute lesson at 7 p.m. Glen Echo Park, Bumper Car Pavilion, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. $12. 301-634-2222.

FILM: “SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE,” a screening of the 2008 Academy Award-winning movie set in India. 1 p.m., Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Rd., Silver Spring. Free. 240-777- 8085.

TRAVELOGUE ON COSTA RICA, a presentation by Sandy and Gail Cohen. 1:15-2:15 p.m., Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Dr., Wheaton. Free. 240-777-4999.

FILM: “MADADAYO,” Akira Kurosawa died soon after completing this 1993 film about the annual celebrations of a retired professor’s birthday. 6:30 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. Prices vary. 301-495-6720.

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC, for adults, coordinated by a nurse from Suburban Hospital. 1-2:45 p.m., Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase. Free. 301-656-2797.

PLANT CLINICS, master gardeners answer questions. 1:30-3 p.m., Poolesville Library, 19633 Fisher Ave.; 6:30-8:30 p.m., Germantown Library, 19840 Century Blvd. 301-590-9650 or mgmont@umd.edu.

SQUARE DANCE LESSONS AND DANCING, North Chevy Chase Christian Church, 8814 Kensington Pkwy., Chevy Chase. $6. 301-718-4217.

CAREER COUNSELING, with staff from Jewish Social Service Agency employment and career services. 10:30-11:30 a.m., Germantown Library, 19840 Century Blvd. Free, registration required. 301-610- 8380.

CONCERT: STEVEN GELLMAN, contemporary folk music. Noon-2 p.m., Willow Garden Theater, Bethesda Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin Ave. Free. 301-352-5387.

COUNCIL-AT-LARGE CANDIDATES FORUM, 14 candidates are in the running for four at-large council positions. Sponsored by the Justice and Advocacy Council. 7-9 p.m., St. Jane de Chantal Church, Caulfield Hall, 9601 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda. Free. 301-853- 5340.

MORNING BOOK DISCUSSION, for adults, a librarian leads a discussion of Imre Kertesz’s novel “Liquidation,” set in Hungary just after the collapse of the Soviet empire. 10:30 a.m., Marilyn J. Praisner Branch Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Free. 240-773-9460.

ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING, sponsored by Affiliated Community Counselors, a nonprofit therapy clinic for individuals, couples and families. 5-6 p.m., AFC, 50 W. Montgomery Ave. Suite 110, Rockville. Free, registration required. 301-251-8965, www.accirockville.org.

CONCERT: THE U.S. ARMY BLUES, 7:30 p.m., Glen Echo Park, Bumper Car Pavilion, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Free. 301-634-2222.

— Compiled by Lisa M. Bolton and C. Woodrow Irvin