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Trivia Night @ Caddies on Cordell
2025-10-21 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-10-28 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Caddies on Cordell, 4922 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Come to Caddies on Cordell every Tuesday at 7:30 PM for Trivia Night. It’s free to play, and there are gift card prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Enjoy Happy Hour prices from 3-10 PM, and half off pizza all day long!

B-CC English Conversation Club
2025-10-22 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-29 11:00 - 12:00 | B-CC Regional Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, 2nd Floor, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Join us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly environment. For more information, please view our flyer here.

Open Mic @ The Writer's Center
2025-10-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-29 19:00 - 21:00 | The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD, 20815, United States
Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work.

Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm.
Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read.

Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine.
FREE and open to the public. Please note that we no longer offer advance sign-up.

Medicare 2026: Open Enrollment, Updates, and Fraud Awareness
2025-10-23 10:30 - 13:00 | Oasis at Macy’s Home Store, 7125 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
This session is designed specifically for current Medicare beneficiaries to help you navigate the 2026 Open Enrollment period with confidence. Learn about important plan updates, changes to benefits, and how to make the best choices for your healthcare coverage. We’ll also cover practical tips to protect yourself from Medicare fraud and scams. The Montgomery County State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides free unbiased Medicare and Health Plans related counseling, education and guidance. This class is sponsored by Brighton Gardens of Friendship Heights.

Shop for the Cause
2025-10-23 16:00 - 19:00 | Bethesda Row, 7262 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
Join us for a series of heartwarming shopping with a purpose at “Shop For The Cause,” a unique event dedicated to giving back. In collaboration with our VIP Committee, we invite you to indulge in retail therapy that truly matters!
J.McLaughlin x Dr. Rachel Brem
The BREM Foundation
October 23, 4PM-7PM
10% of sales will be donated
🛍 Shop & Give Back: Explore a diverse range of products, from fashion and accessories to home decor and more, all while supporting a noble cause.
🎉 Community Spirit: Immerse yourself in the festive atmosphere of giving, where every purchase gives back.

Virtual Craft Chat on Writing Horror w/ Tracy Cross in Conversation w/ Teri Ellen Cross Davis
2025-10-23 19:00 - 20:00 | MD
The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of horror! We’re joined by Tracy Cross to discuss her new novel, A Gathering of Weapons. Tracy is in conversation with her sister, poet Teri Ellen Cross Davis.
RSVP here to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public, all times Eastern. We encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local, independent bookseller or online from the publisher »

Cedar Lane Architectural Tour
2025-10-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Join us for an architectural tour highlighting the past, present, and future of mid-century modern design at Cedar Lane.

"Our Earth" Book Discussion Club
2025-10-25 15:30 - 17:00 | Connie Morella Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Starting from a common base to have real discussions about the environment, this book discussion club is a great way to deepen ideas, have respectful debates while listening to the points of view of others and broaden our understanding and vision on this important topic. Together, we may discover new forms of commitment and imagine new sustainable and desirable horizons.
This month’s selection is Turning to stone: discovering the subtle wisdom of rocks, by Marcia Bjornerud. Rocks are the record of our creative planet reinventing itself for four billion years. Nothing is ever lost, just transformed. Marcia Bjornerud’s life as a geologist has coincided with an extraordinary period of discovery. From an insular girlhood in rural Wisconsin, she found her way to an unlikely career studying mountains in remote parts of the world. As one of few women in her field, she witnessed the shift in our understanding of the Earth, from solid object to an entity in a constant state of transformation. In the most tumultuous times of her own life, a deep understanding of our rocky planet imbued her life with meaning. The lives of rocks are long and complex, spanning billions of years and yet shaping our own human lives in powerful, invisible ways. Sandstone that filters out pathogens creating underground oases in aquifers of clean water. Ecologite is “the chosen rock” whose formation keeps the planet running. Earth is not just a passive backdrop, or a source of resources to be mined, extracted, and carved out. Rocks are full of wisdom, but somewhere along the way many of us have forgotten how to hear it. When we are uncertain about where to find truth, a geocentric worldview reminds us that we are Earthlings, part of a planetary community where we can find wisdom in the most unlikely places.
A limited number of copies will be available at the Check Out Desk.

Lil Kim
2025-10-25 18:00 - 22:00 | Bethesda Theater, 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Dinner and doors at 6 pm, performance at 8 pm.

Anthropocene Visions and Voices by Keith Kozloff
2025-10-26 - 2025-11-22 | Waverly Street Gallery, 4600 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Anthropocene refers to the current period of Earth’s history, in which human presence has become evident in geologic strata. The popularized term refers to global long-term impacts from cumulative human activities. Erratic progress in caring for Earth, as well as my career addressing environmental issues, motivated me to assemble this exhibit. Accordingly, I created some pieces to suggest humanity’s fraught relationships with Earth and its non-human beings.
I chose other pieces to imagine events in deep time in which Earth is oblivious to human inhabitants. The satirist George Carlin once said “Compared to the people, the planet is doing great: been here four and a half billion years! …The planet has been through a lot worse than us. …We’re going away and we won’t leave much of a trace….The planet will shake us off like a bad case of fleas…”
I also wanted to complement visual art with written voices calling out from the Anthropocene. Given the multi-generational implications of the exhibit’s subject matter, I commissioned a group of local poets, from early teens to late 70s, to express their reactions to the artwork. I am hoping that the combination of visual art and poetry will invite viewers to reflect on what kind of ancestors they would like to be.
The exhibit will be up October 26 through November 22. Gallery hours are 1:00-6:00 Thursday through Sunday.

Art Swap
2025-10-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Connie Morella Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Trade in your unused art supplies for some new to you items! If you love arts and crafts, come trade with us! Our art swap is for people with leftover supplies from projects, or looking for inspiration for something new. You can drop off your unused supplies at any time we are open during the week, and then stop by on Sunday to get inspired for your next project.

Bring your gently used or like new art supplies to the branch Sunday October 19 through Saturday October 25 at the front desk.
We will accept standard art supplies, including the following:

Knitting supplies
Sewing supplies
Papercrafts
Glue
Writing utensils
Painting supplies
Canvases
Polymer clay
Paper/journals

We will not accept anything larger than a standard sized cardboard box, and we will not accept any broken items.
Bags will not be provided for your items at the swap. You do not need to donate items to participate. Each participant will be able to take five items from the swap.
Questions about this program? Contact the branch 240-777-0970

STEM at the Library
2025-10-27 16:00 - 17:30 | Connie Morella Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Join us for Science Lab @ the Library, a self-paced drop-in event featuring several stations with different experiments and activities designed to help children in grades K-5 learn important scientific principles. This hands-on program will provide children with the opportunity to use their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to achieve results in the areas of chemistry, physics, math, and engineering. Teen volunteers from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School’s Science Olympiad will be available to demonstrate and assist with the activities.
We will provide all the materials for this program.

Toddler Storytime at Connie Morella Library
2025-10-28 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-04 10:30 - 12:00 | Connie Morella Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Get up and get moving at storytime! These 20-30-minute programs are full of a diverse collection of books, songs and fun activities. They are designed to introduce your child to the culture of reading and help develop your child’s language skills. Children are encouraged to engage with the stories and activities, and their grownups are encouraged to participate in the program along with children. ​
Space is limited! FREE tickets are available on a first come, first served basis at the Information desk beginning 30 minutes before the program. Toddler Storytime occurs at 10:30 and 11:15.

Mystery Book Club at Connie Morella Library: "A Bad Day for Sunshine"
2025-10-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Connie Morella Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Come join the Connie Morella Mystery book club! We will be reading mysteries, thrillers and whodunits together every month. This October, we will be discussing A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones.
Sheriff Sunshine Vicram finds her cup o’ joe more than half full when the small village of Del Sol, New Mexico, becomes the center of national attention for a kidnapper on the loose.
Del Sol, New Mexico is known for three things: its fry-an-egg-on-the-cement summers, strong cups of coffee–and, now, a nationwide manhunt? Del Sol native Sunshine Vicram has returned to town as the elected sheriff–thanks to her adorably meddlesome parents who nominated her–and she expects her biggest crime wave to involve an elderly flasher named Doug. But a teenage girl is missing, a kidnapper is on the loose, and all of this is reminding Sunshine why she left Del Sol in the first place. Add to that the trouble at her daughter’s new school, plus and a kidnapped prized rooster named Puff Daddy, and, well, the forecast looks anything but sunny.
But even clouds have their silver linings. This one’s got Levi, Sunshine’s sexy, almost-old-flame, and a fiery-hot US Marshal. With temperatures rising everywhere she turns, Del Sol’s normally cool-minded sheriff is finding herself knee-deep in drama and danger. Can Sunshine face the call of duty–and find the kidnapper who’s terrorizing her beloved hometown–without falling head over high heels in love…or worse?
Copies of the book can be picked up at the front desk at the Connie Morella Library, or you can borrow a digital copy from our online collection here.

Escape the Library
2025-10-30 16:00 - 17:00 | Connie Morella Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
A short escape room for people who enjoy puzzle solving.

Your friend has been bitten by a zombie and it’s up to you to save them! Finish the cure in a rundown lab and rescue the world from zombie annihilation.
We’ll have four 45-minute sessions for people to take part in! Registration opens on October 20th and is first come first serve. Make sure to register for which time slot you would like to attend! Registration is required. You can also call the Connie Morella Library at (240) 777-0970 if you need help signing up.
Time slots are:
4:00-4:45
5:00-5:45
6:00-6:45
7:00-7:45
Sessions will start promptly so please arrive on time.

Bethesda Row Trick or Treat
2025-10-30 17:00 - 19:00 | Bethesda Row, 7262 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
Get ready for a spooktacular evening of family-friendly fun at our Annual Halloween Trick-or-Treat Event on Bethesda Row!

Virtual Craft Chat w/ Novelists Lacey N. Dunham & Laura Venita Green
2025-10-30 19:00 - 20:00 | MD
Just in time for Halloween, the Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of writing gothic and horror-adjacent fiction! Gothic fiction frequently blends realism with the otherworldly through the presence of doppelgangers, ghosts, the uncanny, and atmospheric prose that elicits dread and unease. We’re joined by authors Lacey N. Dunham and Laura Venita Green for a discussion of their genre-blending debut novels.
RSVP here to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public, all times Eastern.
We encourage you to order the books from your local, independent bookseller or online from Bookshop.org.

The Belles by Lacey N. Dunham
Sister Creatures by Laura Venita Green

Mystery Mansion Adventure
2025-10-31 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-01 16:00 - 20:00 | The Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase
Enjoy our family-friendly haunted house, our new crafting workshop, and snap photos with our spooky characters. Great for ages 3 – 10 (plus their adults!).

Ball-o-ween Costume Party
2025-10-31 22:00 - 2025-11-01 03:00 | Bethesda Theater, 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
DMV!
BALL-O-WEEN IS HERE! THE BIGGEST HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY IN THE AREA AT THE HISTORIC BETHESDA THEATER !
JOIN US FOR A FRIGHT NIGHT FULL OF DANCING, GREAT MUSIC, FOOD, AND SPECIAL GUESTS!
HEADLINERS ADAMN KILLA AND FATHER
SOUNDS BY
DYLAN ALI STYLES BOND TYRA THE ZOMBIE STARDUST
HOSTED BY
BELOVED ILYCHINO

Live Music Screening of Nosferatu
2025-11-01 19:30 - 21:00 | The Mansion at Strathmore
An immersive viewing of Nosferatu (1922), accompanied by Strathmore’s very own AIR musicians.

Cinema Art Bethesda: On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
2025-11-02 10:00 - 12:30 | Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema, 7235 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.
Free coffee, tea, and bagels. Discussion to follow.

Surviving Homework for Teens & Parents: Strategies to Navigate Daily Homework Challenges
2025-11-02 14:00 - 15:30 | Connie Morella Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Homework can turn home life into a battle zone! Benefit from practical tools and tips to help students keep up with the demands of school work. The Huntington Learning Center incorporates proven methods for achieving success to help students build confidence and achieve their potential. As students gain the tools they need to succeed in school, they can avoid poor homework habits and better keep up with homework. Join us for this valuable presentation that can help both students and parents!

Burrito Pop-Up with Celebrity Chef Pati Jinich
2025-11-03 07:30 - 15:30, 2025-11-04 07:30 - 15:30 | Marriott HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
Come to MI Cafe at Marriott HQ during this pop up event to enjoy a true borderland burrito experience, featuring homemade flour tortillas, house-made salsas, and chunky guacamole. The selection will include burritos filled with chile relleno, beef barbacoa, braised chicken, and breakfast options such as egg, bacon, and jalapeño hash, along with sides like guajillo rice, chili-refried beans, agua frescas, and tres leches cake. Jinich is expected to be in the kitchen daily and will host a cookbook signing on November 4.
Pati Jinich is a Mexican-born chef, television host, and author recognized for her Emmy-nominated and James Beard Award-winning PBS series Pati’s Mexican Table and La Frontera with Pati Jinich. She also serves as the resident chef at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C.

Robin Fields Memorial Concert
2025-11-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Oasis at Macy’s Home Store, 7125 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
Enjoy a fun and heartwarming concert filled with songs about peace of mind, peace in the world, pieces of our hearts.
