Bethesda Fine Arts Festival – Saturday and Sunday – Woodmont Triangle, Bethesda
The 16th annual Bethesda Fine Arts Festival will feature more than 100 artists selling works including paintings, drawings, photography, furniture, jewelry, woodwork and ceramics. There will be live entertainment, activities for children and food from area restaurants. Free. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Presented by Bethesda Urban Partnership.
Theo Croker – Friday – BlackRock Center for the Arts
Musician and composer Theo Croker plays traditional jazz with performances infused with hip-hop, blues, salsa and fusion rock. Croker is the grandson of the trumpeter Doc Cheatham. 8 p.m. Tickets $25-$45. 2901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown.
‘Rumpelstiltskin’ – Saturday and Sunday — Parilla Arts Center, Montgomery College, Rockville
Maryland Youth Ballet presents the classic fairy tale as the mysterious elf helps a miller’s daughter turn straw into gold. 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. May 11 and 3 p.m. May 12. Advance tickets $20-$25, higher at the door. 51 Mannakee St., Rockville.
National Philharmonic Bernstein & Beethoven – Saturday – The Music Center at Strathmore
Piotr Gajewski conducts Beethoven’s Symphiny No. 5 and Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2, featuring pianist Michael Brown. 8 p.m. Tickets $42-$78. 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.
