Here are a few upcoming events from the BethesdaNow.com calendar.
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Imagination Stage 4908 Auburn Avenue
Time: 8:00 p.m. — 9:30 p.m.
Six professional Washington, D.C. area theatre companies will write, direct, rehearse and perform original plays based on similar themes in only 24 hours. Play In A Day kicks off on Friday night when playwrights and directors come together to receive their assigned themes and props. Playwrights then work through the night to create their ten-minute masterpieces. As the sun comes up, rehearsals begin as teams of directors and actors prepare anxiously to make the 8 p.m. performance deadline on Saturday, February 21, 2015. The result is a one-of-a-kind theatre experience! Some material may not be suitable for children.
Sunday
Dance For a Cure — Be the Match!
Next phase Bethesda 7610 Old Georgetown Road (Skywalk Level)
Time: 2:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
We are helping our friend and community member, Lori Nam, who is 34 years-old and is fighting her third reoccurrence with blood cancer. She needs a match for a marrow transplant and Be The Match is working to find her unrelated donor because there are no current matches for her in her family. We are helping her by hosting a two-hour Zumba/ dance fitness master class with multiple instructors. There will also be lots of snacks and activities out in the lobby area so people can come to support/donate/ learn about the registry without having to dance. Participate in our fun raffle and help raise much needed dollars for the Be The Match mission to support Lori finding a MATCH. A minimum $25 donation is required to participate in the master class. 100 percent of the proceeds will go to Be The Match Foundation, which covers all financial costs for donors to join the registry, as well as pay bills for patients who cannot afford their transplants.
Thursday, Feb. 26
Empty Bowls — Bethesda
Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club 7719 Wisconsin Avenue
Time: 11:30 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Area artisans are working with the Capital Area Food Bank to feed our neighbors struggling with hunger in our community.
. Artists are creating one-of-a-kind, handcrafted bowls
. Local chefs are preparing specialty soups
. Bakers are providing hearty, freshly baked breads
For a minimum $25 donation, you will receive a lunch of soup and bread along with an artisan bowl to take home as a reminder of how you helped fill empty bowls.
Friday, Feb. 26
Whitman Drama Presents “Arcadia”
Walt Whitman High School 7100 Whittier Bouelvard
Time: 7:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.
Walt Whitman High School’s award-winning drama program presents “Arcadia,” the hilarious and heartbreaking play widely considered to be one of the most-influential shows of the 20th century. Exploring the complicated relationship between past and present, “Arcadia” follows the intertwined stories of two casts of characters in two time periods: a 19th century British family and the 20th century historians determined to discover their secrets.
