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Waverly Street Gallery Annual Holiday Show
2025-12-26 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-27 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-28 12:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-02 12:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-03 12:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Waverly Street Gallery, 4600 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Visit Waverly Street Gallery for the Annual Holiday Show by Waverly Street artists!

Hathaway Brothers Band
2025-12-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Tommy Joe’s Bethesda, 7940 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Live music from the Hathaway Brothers, followed by a live DJ after.

Elle Varner
2025-12-26 20:30 - 23:30 | Bethesda Theater, 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Dinner & Doors 6:30pm
Showtime 8:30pm

Glamour Kitty
2025-12-26 21:30 - 2025-12-27 01:30 | Caddies on Cordell, 4922 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Live Music from Glamour Kitty 9:30-1:30
80’s Rock
No Cover Charge

O'McPub Band @ BabyCat Bethesda
2025-12-27 17:00 - 22:30 | BabyCat Bethesda, 4850 Rugby Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States

Blondie Meets The Talking Heads
2025-12-27 20:00 - 23:00 | Tommy Joe’s Bethesda, 7940 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States

Swarm of Bees
2025-12-27 21:30 - 2025-12-28 01:30 | Caddies on Cordell, 4922 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Live Music from Swarm of Bees 9:30-1:30
Party Rock
No Cover Charge

Toddler Storytime at Connie Morella Library
2025-12-30 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-13 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.

Trivia Night @ Caddies on Cordell
2025-12-30 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-13 19:30 - 21:30 | 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!

New Year's Eve at Tommy Joe's
2025-12-31 11:00 - 23:30 | Tommy Joe’s Bethesda, 7940 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Celebrate the New Year with us and join us on New Year’s Eve!
11:00 AM – 12:00 AM

LEGO Construction & Duplo Too!
2025-12-31 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-07 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Connie Morella Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Each Wednesday, join us in the meeting room from 4:00pm-5:00pm for a session of building with LEGO and Duplos! We supply the LEGO and Duplo pieces, and you supply the imagination!
This program is for children ages 3 years old and up. Parents/caregivers MUST accompany children under the age of 8 during the program.

New Years Eve with Raheem Devaughn
2025-12-31 18:00 - 23:30 | Bethesda Theater, 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
EARLY SHOW
Dinner & Doors 4:00pm
Showtime 6:00pm

LATE SHOW
Dinner & Doors 8:00pm
Showtime 10:00pm

* Please Note:
The Early Show runs from 6–8 PM and is a separate event from the midnight celebration. It does not include the countdown, and the theater will reset immediately afterward for the Late Show.

Local Writer's Showcase Deadlines
2026-01-06 - 2026-01-13 | MD
The Bethesda Urban Partnership & Bethesda Magazine have partnered to honor Essay and Short Story Writers. All Essay and Short Story Contest winners will be published on the Bethesda Urban Partnership and Bethesda Magazine websites and honored at a special event during Local Writer’s Showcase in March 2026.
Important Dates
Deadline for Essay/Poetry Application:
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Deadline for Short Story Application:
Tuesday, January 6, 2026

B-CC English Conversation Club
2026-01-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-14 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.

Virtual Craft Chat with Novelist Marisa Kashino
2026-01-08 19:00 - 20:00 | The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD, 20815, United States
The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by author Marisa Kashino for a discussion of her new novel, Best Offer Wins. Marisa is in conversation with Amy Freeman, author and Development Director at The Writer’s Center.
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 Bookshop.org »

Bethesda Film Fest Deadline
2026-01-09 | MD
The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District invites filmmakers to submit recent short documentary films to the Bethesda Film Fest. The deadline to apply is January 9, 2026.

Art As Inspiration for Blair G. Ewing Students
2026-01-09 - 2026-02-01 | Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
The Blair G. Ewing Center is MCPS’s Alternative Education Program, designed to serve students with a variety of learning and social emotional needs. John Charles, art teacher at the center, has spent the past several years crafting the visual arts program to allow the students to express their creativity and emotions while also fulfilling their art credit requirements. The classes “blend several studio media, printmaking, sculpture, photography and digital arts” says Charles, whose own background in silk-screening encourages the students to layer drawings and photographs with abstract elements to create multimedia compositions. The January show will feature large- and small-scale prints from current students and recent alumni.

Cinema Art Bethesda: The Sea
2026-01-11 10:00 - 12:30 | Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema, 7235 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Screening of 2025 Israeli film in Hebrew and Arabic. Free bagels, coffee, and tea. Discussion to follow.

End of Season Celebration Reading!
2026-01-11 14:00 - 16:30 | The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD, 20815, United States
Ever wonder who else is taking classes at The Writer’s Center? Want the chance to hear the work being made in other classes? Meet with Instructors of the coming season’s courses?
We invite you to attend our first ever End of Season Celebration, a time to meet and hear work from the participants from the numerous workshops we’ve hosted for the past four months.
This in-person event will gather the community of writers and instructors of the past four months to showcase work generated, revised, and inspired by the workshops held this season. Following this showcase, there will be a reception to meet fellow workshop participants and instructors.
We hope to see you, at the Center, in celebration of our wonderful community.
