THE GAZETTE
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013 o
One singular act, many sensations The Silver Spring Stage’s 2013 OneAct Festival continues this weekend with
a showcase of local playwrights, including comedies“The Quiltbag” by Charlotte Raskovich and “Your Traffic Report Hurts My Feelings” by Kevin Kostic and dramas “Those Are Your Only Options” by Erica Smith and “The Navigator” by Brian Doyle. The festival, PHOTO BY HARVEY LEVINE which runs to Aug. 25, features an exciting collection of all new works, with each weekOne Act Festival entry “The Widow of Tom’s Hill” stars end showcasing different one-acts. PerforJoseph Coracle as The Sailor and Hazel Lazano as Aideen. mances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Woodmoor Shopping Center theater, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. For more information, visit www.ssstage.org.
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Lil’ Rev will perform with other visiting ukulele players at a free outdoor concert on Wednesday at the gazebo at the Mansion at Strathmore in North Bethesda. The concert caps a four-day uke and guitar camp hosted by musicians Marcy Marxer and Cathy Fink of Kensington.
Me, uke and everybody we know An annual four-day Uke and Guitar Summit culminates tonight at Strathmore with the free summer outdoor concert, UkeFest 2013, at 7 p.m. at the Mansion in North Bethesda. The summertime tradition that launched a thousand musicians once again hopes to bring the community together in song, as orchestrators Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer join musicians Gerald Ross, Lil’ Rev, Stuart Fuchs and The Hula Honeys for an evening of tunes. Strathmore will endeavor to announce any weather-related changes by 4 p.m. Wednesday, but encourages participants to follow up-to-the-minute announcements. Guests also encouraged to bring blankets or low beach chairs. No pets, please. For more information, visit www. strathmore.org.
Dennis Crayon’s “Cowboys.”
OLNEY THEATRE CENTER
The National Players present “The Odyssey,” Aug. 16-17, a the Olney Theatre Center.
Incredible journey The National Players, America’s longest-running touring company, will bring Homer’s epic tale “The Odyssey” to the Historic Stage of the Olney Theatre Center this weekend. Adapted by Olney’s associate artistic director and director of education Jason King Jones, who also directs, “The Odyssey” shows at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16-17 at the theater, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children. The show, which details Odysseus’ 10-year voyage home following his victorious departure of Troy, is recommended for ages 10 and older. For more information, visit www.olneytheatre.org.
FROM GAITHERSBURG ARTS BARN
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Currently on view at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn are works by painters Dennis Crayon and Mary Exline and sculptor Kenneth Gwira. The exhibit of oil and acrylic paintings and woodwork continues to Sept. 29 at the gallery, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday. Crayon, as a contemporary realist painter, uses modern composition aesthetics but paints using classical technique. Exline enjoys the interplay of abstracted forms with natural elements, such as trees and blades of grass. Gwira, a Ghanaian sculptor, was self-taught, and is influenced by elements of Ghanaian culture and modern art. Most artwork is for sale. For more information, visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov/artsbarn.