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CAFE NOLA BRINGS BACK WEEKLY OPEN MICS

Every Monday night at Cafe Nola, sign-up sheets open at 8:45 p.m. and performances run from 9 p.m. to midnight, followed by a late-night Midnight Jam Hour that keeps the room going until 1 a.m. Host Antonio “Clawz” Fato launched the weekly series recently after Cafe Nola booking manager Dustin Davis approached him about reviving the venue’s open mic tradition — one that, before the pandemic reshaped downtown nightlife, gave local musicians a reliable place to show up, plug in and play with strangers. Solo artists, singersongwriters and poets are all welcome, but so are full bands, making each Monday a different experience depending on who walks through the door.

Stop by to see (and hear) for yourself.

THE JAM BAND SCENE IS ALIVE — AND COMING TO FREDERICK With the passing of Bob Weir, only two original members of the Grateful Dead remain: drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart. For some, it felt like the end of an era. But for Frederick-based concert promoter Tim Walther of All Good Presents, it’s more like a passing of the torch, and he’s determined to make sure some of it lands here. All Good Presents’ festival All Good Now returns to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia June 13 and 14, with Dark Star Orchestra, Greensky Bluegrass, The Wood Brothers, Lettuce and more on the bill. Meanwhile, Walther has been bringing national acts to RAK Brewing Co. in downtown Frederick, with Yellow Dubmarine set for July 30 and Duane Betts and Palmetto Motel on Aug. 6. More shows are in the works.

FREDERICK FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS RETURNS

The annual Frederick Festival of the Arts with Craft Marketplace turns Carroll Creek Linear Park into a sea of original, handcrafted work June 13 and 14, and this year’s edition carries the extra weight of the Frederick Arts Council’s 50th anniversary. More than 150 fine artists and craft artisans will show and sell original work across painting, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media and jewelry, selected by an independent panel of jurors. Nine Maryland-based artists are making their festival debut this year. The anniversary celebration kicks off the evening before with a cocktail party 5 to 7:30 p.m. June 12 at 7th Sister Restaurant, where tickets include a performance by acoustic artist Terance Auleta. More information is available at frederickartscouncil.org.

HISTORY AND PLEIN AIR PAINTING IN SOUTH FREDERICK COUNTY

The annual Barnstormers Tour and Plein Air Paint Out takes to the Carrollton Manor and Adamstown region of South Frederick County this year on June 13, offering a self-guided look at barns in various states of repair — from a space renovated into a meeting hall to working hay and animal shelters — all set against the backdrop of 250th anniversary of American independence.

The barns sit on farms carved over the years from part of Charles Carroll of Carrollton’s original 17,000-acre colonial property, which stretched from Ballenger Creek to the Potomac River. Thirty-five plein air artists will paint at the farms throughout the day, and a judged art show and sale of the paintings created that day will run from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Carroll Manor Elementary School. The show, along with live music by the Main Line Gravy Soppers and food trucks, is free and open to the public.

FREE WEEKLY CONCERTS AT BAKER PARK

The Celebrate Frederick Summer Concert Series kicked off last week at the Baker Park bandshell and runs every Sunday through Aug. 30, with shows starting at 7 p.m. and running about 90 minutes. The series is free, and attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for the Frederick Community Action Agency’s Foodbank Program. The June 14 band is The Soul Truth with Billy Mayfield, a soul, funk and R&B performer who has played the USS Sequoia, the U.S. Senate Caucus Room and Capital One Arena. Sign language interpreters are present at all performances. See celebratefrederick.com for the full lineup.

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EAT & DRINK

Hagerstown thrift shop hosts Sip n’ Thrift fundraiser for pet emergency fund

BY MINA FOUTCH

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A Hagerstown consignment shop is turning a night of thrifting into a lifeline for pets in crisis.

Saved by the Sale will host a Sip n’ Thrift fundraiser on June 11, an after-hours mixer bringing together local pet lovers over secondhand shopping, drinks and live music, with all proceeds going toward the shop’s emergency veterinary relief fund.

Tickets are $25 and include a drink ticket from Always Happy Hour Mobile Bartending, two raffle tickets and access to live music by local musician Logan Tritle.

Owners Kait and Taylor Lloyd opened Saved by the Sale in September 2025 with a mission to raise funds for animals in need in Hagerstown and the surrounding communities. Both passionate thrifters and animal lovers — with dogs of their own, Beast and Magneto — Kait Lloyd said the concept came naturally. “Why not combine the two and try to work within the community as a member of the community?” Every purchase at the shop feeds into the emergency relief fund, which helps struggling pet owners cover the cost of lifesaving surgeries, unexpected vet bills and end-of-life care.

Progress toward that mission came to a sudden stop in March 2026, when the Lloyds had to relocate their business. Starting over at a new location meant rebuilding the fund from scratch. The Sip n’ Thrift is their way of jumpstarting that effort.

“It is really important to raise this money so that we can get back to helping people and their animals,” Kait Lloyd said.

The shop has already put the fund to significant use. “We assisted with eight families — some of them were for end-of-life care and some of them

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Beast and Magneto, the Lloyd family dogs and unofficial mascots of Saved by the Sale, hold court at the shop counter.

IF YOU GO Sip n’ Thrift, 5 to 7 p.m. June 11, 13018 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown. Tickets $25; available at the store or at savedbythesalethrift.com. were emergency services to save their animals,” Lloyd said. The Lloyds know firsthand how high those stakes can be. Last year their puppy, Beast, was diagnosed with a rare life-threatening disease.

“We had to pick between his life and a couple of bills, and I felt at that moment that no one should ever have

to make that decision,” Lloyd said.

It’s a situation many pet owners face. “A lot of us aren’t able to pull $20,000 out of our bank accounts to save our pets,” Lloyd said. “So many people can’t choose their pet.”

For those who cannot attend but want to help, Lloyd outlined several options. “If you’ve got stuff lying around your house that you don’t want anymore, you can donate it to our donation center, you can come to our store and show support, and you can like and share our page and our events — those things help us to continue to grow.” The donation center is located around the corner from the shop at 686 Pennsylvania

Ave. in Hagerstown. Financial donations can also be made directly to the relief fund through the shop’s website.

Shopping at Saved by the Sale supports the mission too, Lloyd said.

“It’s super sustainable — we’re keeping a lot of stuff out of landfills.” The shop keeps prices low to welcome budgetconscious shoppers.

Mina Foutch is a writer from Hagerstown who has always found solace in words. A poet at her core, her pieces have been previously published in multiple literary magazines. In her free time, she is probably reading something dramatic with a cat on her chest.

MUSIC

The Dead are alive in Frederick

Regional festival promoter Tim Walther brings jam band sound to downtown

BY SCOTT HARRIS

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American rock ‘n’ roll took a stiff blow in January when Bob Weir, longtime vocalist and guitarist for the Grateful Dead, died at age 78.

With his passing, only two members of the iconic band’s original lineup — drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart — remain.

The Dead pioneered the jam band genre, a psychedelically tinged brand of rock born at the height of the 1960s counterculture movement and characterized by extended musical interludes, or jams, as part of the live performance. Because of this dynamic, no two concerts or even songs are ever quite the same.

But is the jam band scene poised to ride into the sunset? Not if Tim Walther has anything to do with it. For decades the head of Frederick-based concert promoter All Good Presents has been organizing jam band concerts around the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. Now, he says Frederick may be ripe for a scene of its own.

“I would say the term jam band was first coined in the early ‘90s,” Walther said. “I think the music goes through a number of spectrums starting from the late ‘60s and ‘70s as far as rock, psychedelic, funk, bluegrass and Americana. But it’s mostly about positive, good-vibe music that you can dance to.”

Since its inception in 1996, All Good has staged more than 70 festivals and thousands of club shows. Walther’s current endeavor, the All Good Now festival, will take place on June 13 and 14 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia.

One of the bands on the lineup is Dark Star Orchestra, a Grateful Dead tribute band that Walther manages and, according to him and its band members, has seen growing interest since Weir’s passing.

“For the last 20-some-odd years that we’ve been doing this, I believe we’ve been playing a role in keeping the scene alive, more so now than before,” said Rob Koritz, one of Dark Star Orchestra’s drummers. “I won’t lie:

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Dark Star Orchestra at Red Rocks in Colorado.

We were on the West Coast just within a couple of weeks after [Weir] died, and our crowds were a little bigger than they were the last time we were out there. Kind of for the wrong reason, if you will. It’s a sad thing to lose your heroes. ... It’s meant a lot to us over the years to be able to help keep the flame alive and keep this music going on from generation to generation.”

Despite the fading of the Grateful Dead’s original lineup, plenty of successful jam bands are still going strong. Widespread Panic, which headlines All Good Now, is one example. Others include Phish, Goose, Eggy and bluegrass virtuoso Billy Strings. w“Our ambition is to bring live music to Frederick,” Walther said.

“We’ve been living in Frederick for more than 20 years, and I think the time is now. I’ve been wanting to do it for a long, long time, but I think maybe now is the time. We’ve already done a couple shows that have been very successful. We’re looking to do maybe a show or two a month starting this summer. And it’s exciting to bring national acts here that normally only play in Baltimore or D.C. otherwise.”

Earlier this year Dark Star Orchestra held a festival of its own, the Dark Star Jubilee, a three-day campout in Ohio also presented by All Good Presents.

Dark Star takes a faithful approach to covering the Dead’s music while still making it their own.

“I think first and foremost, we’re a band who does our best to authentically re-create the Grateful Dead concert experience,” Koritz said.

“About 70% of the time, that means actually recreating a Grateful Dead show from a given night in their history and tailoring the way we play and the instruments that we use, even the personnel onstage, to capture that particular era as a sound.”

Merriweather Post Pavilion is arguably the region’s most beloved concert venue. But All Good’s festival lineup doesn’t end there. From July 16 to 18, All Good Presents will put on the 4848 Festival, named for the elevation where the action takes place at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in Snowshoe, West Virginia.

No camping required to see Walther’s promotional handiwork in action — particularly, and increasingly, if you live in Frederick.

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Dark Star Orchestra perform at the 2025 Dark Star Jubilee in Ohio.

“We have sensed for many years that a music scene is waiting to happen in Frederick,” Walther said.

“Frederick is constantly growing, and the demographic is ripe and ready for high-caliber national touring acts that appeal to audiences from 21 to 75 years of age.

“Many of our fans have moved to the suburbs over the years,” he went on, “and they would much rather commute to Frederick than to Baltimore or D.C. ...

If you ask me, we are on to something.”

Scott Harris is a writer based in Frederick. In his spare time, he writes science fiction and tries to grow houseplants.

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Cafe Nola revives a missing piece of Frederick’s music scene with new weekly open mic

BY S.D. PRICE

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By 8:45 on a Monday night, musicians begin filtering into Cafe Nola carrying guitar cases, backpacks and instrument cables. Some arrive with full bands. Others show up alone, hoping to test a new song or jump into an improvised jam with strangers before the night is over. As signup sheets fill and conversations spill across the room, the atmosphere starts to resemble a version of downtown Frederick’s music scene many artists thought had faded away.

That is the feeling Cafe Nola hopes to restore with its new weekly Monday night open mic series.

The event, hosted by Antonio “Clawz” Fato, takes place every Monday with sign-ups beginning at 8:45 p.m. Performances run from 9 p.m. to midnight, followed by a latenight Midnight Jam Hour that keeps the venue active until 1 a.m. While the structure may sound simple on paper, the larger intention behind it runs much deeper.

For Fato, the series is less about adding another event to Frederick’s calendar and more about rebuilding a creative space that once played an important role in the city’s music culture.

“Downtown Frederick used to have no shortage of places where musicians could show up and express themselves throughout the week, and Cafe Nola was one of the best,” Fato said. “It was a welcoming, creative space where people could really get into the groove.”

The idea began when Cafe Nola booking manager Dustin Davis approached Fato about bringing back the venue’s open mic tradition. Fato immediately saw an opportunity to revive something many local musicians had quietly been missing.

Before the pandemic reshaped much of the local nightlife scene, downtown Frederick regularly hosted informal open mics and jam sessions where artists could sharpen their skills, test unfinished material and meet other musicians organically. Those nights often served as a starting point for collaborations, bands and longrunning creative relationships.

“A lot of the casual, creative music spaces, especially those not centered around booked bands, have faded away,” Fato said. “But the desire is still there. People want to play, and people want to listen.”

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Cafe Nola open mic, every Monday, sign-ups 8:45 p.m., performances 9 p.m. to midnight, Midnight Jam Hour from midnight to 1 a.m.

Cafe Nola, 4 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Free.

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Antonio “Clawz” Fato stands in front of Cafe Nola.

Cafe Nola’s new series is designed to meet that demand while remaining flexible enough to welcome nearly any style of performer. Solo artists, poets and singer-songwriters are all encouraged to participate, but one of the event’s defining features is its openness to full bands and collaborative musicianship.

“Pre-pandemic, there were several locations downtown that had weekly open mics or jams that allowed for bands to play,” Fato said. “It was a place many musicians cut their teeth playing music with other people. It was a place you could go and find musicians to work with in a group.”

That approach gives each Monday its own personality. One week may lean heavily acoustic and intimate, while another could evolve into funk

grooves, jazz improvisation or loud indie rock performances stretching late into the night. The Midnight Jam Hour especially adds an element of unpredictability, inviting musicians to share the stage in a looser, more collaborative setting after the scheduled open mic concludes.

“We’ve created the ability for almost any act to show up and do their thing, so each night is going to be a unique experience,” Fato said.

At the center of the series is an effort to make the room feel accessible rather than intimidating. The event is intended to serve both newer performers looking for experience and veteran musicians searching for a lowpressure environment to experiment creatively.

“The idea is for this to be a place

for people who are coming up in the music scene to cut their teeth, as well as a place where veteran musicians can come workshop their new tunes in front of friendly faces,” Fato said.

That welcoming atmosphere has long been part of Cafe Nola’s identity within Frederick’s arts community.

Over the years, the venue has built a reputation as one of downtown’s more eclectic creative spaces, hosting everything from punk shows and indie acts to hip-hop performances and community-driven events.

For Fato, maintaining that sense of openness is more important than turning the night into a showcase centered around himself as host.

“I’m an entertainer at heart, and I’m doing this out of love,” he said. “But past that, it’s not about me at all. I’m just orchestrating a sky for people to shine in.”

In many ways, the event’s consistency may become its greatest strength. While larger concerts and weekend festivals often dominate conversations around Frederick’s growing arts scene, a recurring Monday gathering offers something different: a dependable place where musicians know they can show up each week, plug in and participate.

Fato hopes that energy eventually spreads beyond Cafe Nola itself.

“Success would be developing a community around this event and seeing other establishments and groups in Frederick follow suit,” he said.

Because for everyone involved, the goal extends beyond simply filling a Monday night calendar slot. It is about helping rebuild the connective tissue that has always fueled local music scenes in the first place.

“The more people show up and support something like this, the more it demonstrates a real demand for live, community-driven music,” Fato said.

“At its core, this is about strengthening the sense of community that’s always been part of the downtown music scene.”

S.D. Price is a Frederick-based writer better known as hip-hop recording artist Demetrius.

Frederick drummer Cosgrove on releasing four albums in a year, family, change and music as memory compositions that are starting to find their way into other groups of mine.

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Tom Teasley. The ambitious release slate They’re completely different groups recomes at a time of change for Cosgrove, corded three years apart and it’s almost who has received multiple local and state unrecognizable as the same tune. grants that helped him produce the alWhat are you listening to these days? bums.

Oh, man, I’m so into lots of stuff We recently caught up with him to talk right now. My older son Isaac is super about his new music, that time of change, into vinyl and I resisted that for so long. the way music shapes memories and, of It’s expensive. course, toddlers throwing temper tanYeah, it’s expensive, but what I’ve trums. done is I’m finding records that have You said all this stuff came togethvery specific meaning to me across er during an interesting part of your my life. They are important to me in life. You said you went through a sort of lots of ways. I was just in MinnesoLisa Bolton ta. I have a list on my phone, all the retransformation. What’s all that about?

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Music. See jeffcosgrovemusic.com for more That’s awesome.

“How do I fit this around their lives?” Now, You know, that’s so funny. I did the It’s just the most thrilling thing for me. information on upcoming releases.

I don’t have to do that, and in that time, I same thing. The first record my son ever I can’t imagine how thrilling it is for you won a bunch of grants, had recorded a lot considering how your child is older now. heard was Monk’s “At Town Hall.” I would who and where my music was at that of stuff and then all of a sudden, all that play it for him when he was super, super Totally. In my house, I have a picture time, and I can’t replicate it.” That’s stuff changed, and you have to change young, and when it came time for his first that a friend of mine took. It’s the boys your relationship with the music. It’s hard at Beans in the Belfry — they’ve gotta be an exciting feeling. It’s also the same Christmas, I thought, “You know what? when I’m sitting on this backlog. I have a two or three in it — and they’re playing when I look at pictures of the boys.

I need to go find a vinyl copy of this for lot of stuff I just haven’t released. They all my drums. I see it every day. It is super, Like, “I remember this moment, and him,” and I did, so I completely get what kind of connect back to the beginning you’re saying. super, super cool and it’s a weird thing then right after it, a huge temper tantrum happened (laughs).” It captured of my recording career. They all kind of One of the first vinyl albums I got because I’m also at a point — and I’m connect to incredible people who have was Old and New Dreams’ “Playing,” seeing this in lots of aspects of my life — a moment, and now it’s different but helped shape that phase and time in my where they have to invite me into their that’s OK because at the same time, it’s which is a record that I love as is, but exactly what it was at the level of what whenever I hear that record, I think music life. And now, it’s like, “What’s going lives in a new way. It feels exciting to forward?” I can’t move forward as a perabout my older son when he was little watch them grow up, but it’s terrifying I knew and understood then.

How old are those recordings? former or composer until I kind of send and I was just putting stuff on while we because I have things I want to provide ”Two Jeffs” was recorded in 2017. some of this out into the world. were playing with cars or something. input in, but I can’t until I’m asked.

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Does your son still play? I think you music, but I haven’t developed this my brain. It’s the inspiration plus the It totally is. It’s a photo album of told me at one point that your son had new relationship with it yet. I’m in that memory, right? picked it up.

There’s not a better combination. process. Who am I as a drummer now? my progression while living my life My older son is playing guitar and Totally.

Who am I as a composer? Who am I as with the boys and understanding how things evolved and fit into this puzzle drums. He’s been playing at FCC. He was a band leader?

This interview has been edited for of my life at the time. Now, I have so in the jazz ensemble this year and he has length and clarity.

It’s interesting that you say that bemuch more open space. It’s crazy and a high school band who releases a ton of cause you said at the beginning that Colin McGuire has been in and out of material. He has fun with it. He still plays bands for more than 20 years and also you’re in the process of just getting music hard to adjust to.

Are you going to play these composi- helps produce concerts in and around drums because I think when you live in out the door so you can explore what the tions out? this house, you have to play some level of future holds. Does that mean that when Frederick. His work has appeared in Al”Two Jeffs” has a lot of traditional drums — it’s like a requirement (laughs). ternative Press magazine, PopMatters you go back to some of these recordings He’s actually pushed me in a lot of ways to or the new album, you don’t connect with music. A lot of stuff I typically play with and 72 Hours, among other outlets. He is just Jeff Lederer and Mark Lysher, so do some new and interesting things beconvinced that the difference between it anymore? cause of all the work that his groups do, It’s one of these things where I con- when we go out and play, we definite- being in a band and being in a romanly continue to do a lot of this music. The tic relationship is less than minimal. which is very cool. I find a lot of inspiration nect with it in some ways even more original compositions on the second re- Contact him at mcguire.colin@gmail. with how they’re experimenting with tech- because to me, it feels like holding a nology and recording. It’s forcing me to cording and the fourth recording are photograph. It feels like, “Yes, this is com.

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Celebrate Frederick announces Summer Concert Series lineup

This year’s Celebrate Frederick Summer Concert Series brings free performances every Sunday evening through Aug. 30 at the Baker Park bandshell stage. Acts across rock, soul, country, pop, Motown, bluegrass and hip-hop will take the open-air stage.

Shows begin at 7 p.m. and run approximately 90 minutes. Sign language interpreters will be present at all performances. Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to support the Foodbank Program operated by the Frederick Community Action Agency.

A 50/50 raffle will be held at every concert, with proceeds supporting Celebrate Frederick’s community events programming.

LINEUP June 14: The Soul Truth with Billy Mayfield, soul/funk/R&B) — For more than 30 years Billy Mayfield has been performing soul, funk and rhythm and blues. He performed aboard the USS Sequoia, in the U.S. Senate Caucus Room and at Capital One Arena, to name a few of his favorites. But he is quick to add, performing at smaller gatherings is just as fulfilling. Listeners liken Mayfield’s performances to a soulful and funky good time.

June 21: Birckhead, jazz — Woodwind artist Brent Birckhead, a Baltimore native, is an award-winning artist whose aesthetic blends traditional and popular styles.

Educated at Howard University, he has performed with Lauryn Hill, Nas, SWV and Wale. Birckhead released his debut album in 2019 and followed up with “Cacao” in April 2024, where he continues to push the boundaries of jazz and contemporary music.

June 28: The JoGo Project, gogo — The JoGo Project is a WAMMIE Award-winning jazz and go-go band from Washington created by saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed in 2014 while completing his residency at Strathmore. Now celebrating 12 years, the band has become a consistent force in the DMV, having performed at Blues Alley, the Kennedy Center and the DC Jazz Festival, and recently expanding to the Mid-Atlantic and Southern U.S. July 12: A Night of Motown, Motown tribute — A Night of Motown is a celebration of the great male and female Motown artists backed by a funky and soulful live band. An authentically costumed and choreographed show, it transports audiences back to 1960s Detroit, delivering an unforgettable performance filled with the energy, excitement and musical sophistication of the Motown era.

July 19: Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, bluegrass — Multi-Grammy-nominated Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen deliver 8 | Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 72 HOURS

Staff file photos by Ric Dugan

People listen to Rays of Violet at the Baker Park bandshell during the Summer Concert Series in 2024.

— Radio King Orchestra encompasses the sophistication of a 1940s New York supper club with the musical elegance made famous by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin, Patsy Cline, Tom Jones, Dean Martin and more.

Aug. 16: Jill Fulton Band, country, classic rock and blues — With a voice described as “warm and sultry” and a stage presence often compared to a blend of Faith Hill and Beth Hart, Nashville recording artist Jill Fulton is a force of nature. A lifelong performer who began her journey on stage at age 3, Fulton has spent a lifetime honing a signature sound that bridges soulful country and powerhouse blues.

Aug. 23: Stitch Early & the Populatn, hip-hop and soul — Stitch Early & the Populatn is a genre-bending hip-hop band that fuses sharp lyricism with the soul of jazz, the groove of funk and the energy of Matthew Lowe of Pikesville hula hoops. live instrumentation. Blending raw storymind-blowing bluegrass. Known for their funk, Top 40, rock classics, country and in- telling with rich, rhythmic soundscapes, meaty, pile-driving rhythms and Solivan’s die vibes into seamless, high-energy sets, they create a vibe that feels both classic and unapologetically fresh.

K Street Union delivers a soundtrack taidynamic vocals, the band’s last two alAug. 30: Latin9 Orquesta, salsa — Latlor-made for warm nights and packed bums both received a Grammy nominain9 Orquesta is a high-energy Latin band tion for Best Bluegrass Album. Their deep lawns. based in the Mid-Atlantic region, deliverAug. 2: Making Waves, derespect for the bluegrass tradition coling an authentic salsa sound inspired by cades — Making Waves plays upbeat, lides live on stage with rock-tinged virtuthe golden era of Latin music. Led by Osdance-friendly music from the ‘80s, ‘90s osity that pushes the boundaries of the car Munoz, the group blends classic salsa, and beyond. Audiences are warned to genre.

Latin jazz, merengue, bachata and crossbring their dancing shoes for lively perJuly 26: K Street Union, pop — This formances that will get everyone on their over hits.

DC-based supergroup brings powerfeet. house vocals, feel-good energy and See celebratefrederick.com for more Aug. 9: Radio King Orchestra, swing crowd-pleasing hits. Blending Motown, information, or call 301-600-2841.

The Frederick Mom’s recommendations for the weekend of June 12

Activities to do with the kids this weekend, courtesy of The Frederick Mom. Brunswick Family Friendly Pride: Party in the Park 5 to 8 p.m. June 12 Square Corner Park, 1 E. Potomac St., Brunswick Free Celebrate love, inclusion, and community at Brunswick’s family‑friendly pride event this Friday! Join TIFFANY MAHANEY the town for an evening of fun for all ages. Enjoy colorful face painting, upbeat music from a DJ, and a variety of local vendors. This welcoming event is designed for families and community members to come together, connect, and celebrate Pride in a joyful, relaxed outdoor setting.

Father’s Day Skills & Brunch 10 a.m. to noon June 13 Zone24, 7307 Grove Road, Unit B, Frederick $80/duo, $25/ea. additional child For the dads and father-figures plus their athlete boys and girls ages 6 to 14, join Zone24 for a Skills & Brunch to celebrate Father’s Day. Expect family-friendly basketball competitions, father versus kid skills challenges, and a yummy brunch!

Check for remaining spots open at zone24md.com.

DaddyDo’s Hair Care Workshop 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 13 The Temple, 22 W. Church St., Frederick Free The City of Frederick and More Than A Father presents DaddyDo’s Hair Care Workshop — a hands-on workshop for fathers and fatherfigures with their daughters to attend a fun event designed to support dads in caring for their daughters’ hair. Practical hair care guidance from professionals, plus meaningful conversations about showing up well, building trust, and creating positive moments in a welcoming, judgment-free space for daughters and their pops to learn and grow together. Register at frederickmd. gov/daddydos.

Frederick Festival of the Arts 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 13 and 14 Carroll Creek Linear Park Free Frederick Arts Council presents the 32nd annual Frederick Festival

clothes, or books to exchange (swap) and take home something new! Shop local vendors market, do a honey tasting, and Bird Walk! Pack a picnic and enjoy shared snacks as we relax and connect with the community.

Food truck, Cielito Lindo Authentic Traditional Mexican Food, will be on site as well.

YA Author Talk & Signing 2 to 3 p.m. June 13 C. Burr Artz Library, 110 E. Patrick St., Frederick Free For teens and young adults, this is your event! Celebrate young adult (YA) author Celeste Dador’s debut romance book, Stars, Stripes, & Summer Nights. Celeste will be joined in conversation by local YA author Charlene Thomas. After their discussion, Celeste will answer questions and sign books. Copies of Stars, Stripes, & Summer Nights will be available for purchase at the event.

Storytime & Activity 11 a.m. to noon June 14 Dancing Bear Toys & Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick Fox Haven Farm Free Kids and parents: Visit your The 2025 Open House at Fox Haven Farm and Retreat Center in Jefferson. favorite local battery-free toy store of the Arts happening this Saturday children’s art event in the Main Street in downtown Frederick this Sunday! and Sunday at the Creek! More area. Young artists are invited to Why? Because there will be a special than 100 artists will be at this year’s unleash their imagination and turn story time and activity with author 2-day arts festival! Be entertained downtown into a colorful outdoor Michael Muller to celebrate his new at the Baker Park Amphitheater, Sky gallery. Chalk It Up Thurmont will picture book in The Adventures of Stage, and along the Creek! There include age groups: 3–7, 8–12, and Mirabelle series, called Mirabelle will be activities for all ages, so 13–17. Want your child or grandchild Visits A Garden. This event is free and bring the kids! Check out demos for to participate? Pre-register by open to kids of all ages to attend! pottery making, glass blowing, and emailing mlittle@thurmontstaff.

Parent supervision is required. an interactive art at the Kids Zone, com. Once you have pre-registered, Bug Bonanza Delaplaine Arts Center, and C. Burr check in at 10Tavern the day of the 2 to 3 p.m. June 14 Artz Library. event, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Each Thurmont Library, 76 East Moser A Very Fairy Family Storytime entry will receive a box of Crayola Road, Thurmont 10:30 to 11 a.m. June 13 sidewalk chalk upon check in and a Free Thurmont Library, 76 E. Moser map for the location for your child to Join the Strawberry Hill Foundation Road, Thurmont create their own masterpiece. Later at the Thurmont Library for Sunday’s Free that afternoon a few judges will walk fun Bug Bonanza event! During Bug Flutter into a magical storytime around and award one artist per age Bonanza, students will learn all about filled with enchanted tales, twinkling group. insects, take an in-depth look at life adventures, and a sprinkle of fairy Open House cycles, how different insects feed, and dust! Little listeners will be whisked 12 to 3 p.m. June 13 how pollinators impact local farms. away to whimsical forests for this Fox Haven Farm, 3630 This program is part of the Suzanne storytime filled with movement, Poffenberger Road, Jefferson Metheny Memorial Program Series, music and fun for the entire family.

Free a long time staff member at the Designed for ages 0 and up with a Join us for Fox Haven’s Open caregiver.

House! Swap, garden, enjoy activities Thurmont Regional Library.

Tiffany Mahaney is at least a fifthChalk it up Thurmont for the kids, and have a community generation native to Frederick County, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 13 picnic too! It’s a day of community, and she now proudly raises her own Main St., Thurmont connection, and hands-on learning!

Free This free, family-friendly event invites family here. She is the owner of The It’s a Kids Chalk Drawing Contest you to explore the land, swap goods, Frederick Mom. To see more local family-friendly things to do, follow her this Saturday! Thurmont is bringing and engage in fun activities for the sidewalks to life during a all ages. Bring seeds, gently used at @thefrederickmom.

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HISTORY

Historic homes and hidden gardens open for self-guided tour

BY SHUAN BUTCHER

added to open up the back of the house, and the quiet geometry of a garden that rewards a slow, attentive History lovers and garden enthusiasts eye. will have a rare chance to step inside That attentiveness is central to how places not usually open to the public Moran understands gardening. “I am when the Maryland House and Garden process oriented,” she said. “I love the process of seeing how things evolve.

Pilgrimage returns to Frederick County I love seeing textures and shapes on June 13. come together.” It is Hosted by the not about a finished Heart of the Civil product or a perfect War Heritage Area, picture — it is about the self-guided tour watching, waiting offers access to and responding. “If seven properties and you are gardening, highlights the region’s you are always history from its earliest shifting. You are Native inhabitants to paying attention to its role as a crossroads the weather and the of trade, culture and seasons.” conflict. As the nation She came to it commemorates honestly. “I gardened its 250th birthday, all my life. My mother the tour features was a gardener. She properties on was practical in her or near the Old gardening. I garden National Road, where for pleasure.” That stagecoaches and distinction — practical At the home of Linda Moran Conestoga wagons versus pleasurable once carried settlers — carries weight. For Moran, a Master and goods westward through thriving Gardener, the work of the garden is towns like Frederick, Middletown and inseparable from its restorative quality.

New Market.

“It is therapeutic and meditative to A GARDEN OF PROCESS, PEACE be in the garden,” she said. “Being Tucked along a residential street in outdoors is good for emotional the heart of downtown Frederick sits health.” a circa 1817 Federal brick townhome.

Frederick’s climate, she noted, Linda Moran has called this place offers particular gifts for gardeners home since 2000, but the garden willing to pay attention. “We really she tends has roots that stretch back have six seasons here; the shoulder generations. The formal boxwood seasons are fabulous” — that inframework — six specimens anchoring between time when the garden is the design — was planted in 1950, part neither fully dormant nor fully arrived, of an original landscape conceived when change itself becomes the

by T. Stuart Haller, one of Maryland’s spectacle. most celebrated landscape architects.

Moran is generous in her vision Moran has honored that legacy of who gardening belongs to. “It’s without being bound by it. “The a good idea to allow people to see footprint is his,” she said simply, “but there is more to gardening,” she said.

I have essentially kept it.” Within that “It’s like a palette that you can change.” inherited structure, she layers color And for those who feel the threshold and texture through the seasons: is too high, her invitation is direct: formal boxwood interspersed with “Anyone can garden.” What it offers, colorful annuals and perennials, a she said, is something difficult to bubbling pond glimpsed through a overstate. “It puts you in touch with the small bay-window sitting room she natural world.”

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Beausoleil Farm THE DR. LONG HOUSE AND GARDENS Hidden behind sloping terrain and new construction, the Long House rewards the curious visitor with layers of history stretching nearly two centuries.

The 7-acre property sits high above the Monocacy River floodplain, bounded to the west by a wooded cliff and to the south by a line of trees along the Old National Road — the very route that shaped the site’s earliest chapter.

The structure began as a circa 1830 tavern serving travelers on the National Road. During the Civil War, soldiers marched past its door, and in the winter of 1861-62, Lt. Robert G. Shaw sheltered here while federal troops camped on the property. Shaw would go on to lead the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, one of the first African American regiments in the Union Army.

Haller’s 1928 design integrated the natural and built environment in the spirit of the City Beautiful

Movement, a philosophy that saw beauty and civic virtue as inseparable.

His original blueprints, discovered by the current owners, guided restoration of the property’s signature dry-stacked fieldstone terracing walls. New native and deciduous trees, added through a state planting program, complement Haller’s vision.

Current owner Ruqaiya Asad, who purchased the property with her husband in January 2000, approached the work with both care and humility.

“During renovations, we wanted to stay true to the house, but keep it casual,” she said. The home was placed on the Frederick County Historic Registry in 2023. “We are stewards of the property,” Asad reflected. “We are just a stop along the way in its history. So we should leave it the same, if not better, than before.”

Before and after photos will be on display during the tour.

IF YOU GO Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage: Frederick County Tour, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

June 13, rain or shine, multiple properties in Frederick, Middletown and New Market.

Tickets $50 in advance, $60 day of tour. The Main Street Middletown Welcome Center will serve as tour headquarters. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 the day of the tour.

See mhgp.org/frederickcounty for tickets and more information.

The Long House

Photos by Shuan Butcher

A HOME GROWN FROM THE EARTH Tucked into the rolling hills of Middletown, Beausoleil Farm is the kind of place that makes you slow down — literally. Visitors are encouraged to take their time winding up the long driveway, letting the mountain and valley views sink in before the property’s centerpiece comes into view: a curvilinear strawbale house that seems to grow organically from the land itself.

Designed by architect Sigi Koko, the home consists of three separate buildings connected by two breezeways, its roofline curving and bending with the topography beneath a living green roof. Deep-set windows, stucco exterior walls draped in flowers and herbs, and a heavy wood-paneled door give the structure an almost fairy-tale quality.

Inside, kiln-dried tree trunks serve as supporting columns — one of many natural surfaces that invite you to reach out and touch them.

Beausoleil Farm For Will Djinis and his wife Vanessa, who moved to the property in 2025, arriving here felt like the fulfillment of something long imagined. “The property is the culmination of so many dreams of ours,” Will said. The couple had been offered a tour of the grounds in November 2024, and though they had been quietly holding the vision of a place like this, the timeline surprised even them. “We were manifesting this idea, but to our surprise it came quicker than expected.”

Will was already familiar with Koko’s work (she also designed Black Ankle

clay floors that anchor each room.

“It creates a rustic, artistic, healthy, and natural feeling,” Will said. “This is a beautiful, healthy, and efficient way to live.” The approach, he added, is as practical as it is principled.

“It is affordable and great for the environment. It is meant to bring people here.”

That invitation is central to everything happening at Beausoleil Farm. Spread across 19 acres, the property includes a barn converted into a studio space for personal training and retreats, and Vanessa is building out a holistic health center on the grounds. Will is the founder of Soil Mates, an organization working to accelerate the global transition to regenerative farming, and the couple is actively developing a goat dairy and food forest in partnership with Ben Fritzen of Morning View Food Forest and The Reed Center.

“Regenerative farming can feed the world,” Will said. “We want to start out feeding ourselves and feed our guests.”

The ethos running through the project is one of reciprocity — between people, land and the systems that sustain both.

“It should be a movement that grows.”

The home embodies that philosophy at an architectural level. “Inspiring shapes, not boxed in,” Will said. “Walls are permeable. The house breathes.” The bathroom, finished in Moroccan Tadelakt — a centuries-old lime-based plastering technique from the Marrakech region — Vineyard in nearby Mount Airy) and is both waterproof and breathable. Full recognized immediately what made trees grow throughout the interior. “It this home different from conventional feels like we are living in a custom-built, construction. Built using cob, a natural high-end piece of furniture,” Will said. material composed of clay-rich soil, The structures at Beausoleil Farm sand, straw and water, the walls are thick are contemporary, but the land and and monolithic, functioning as a passive the practices behind them are ancient. thermal system. Clay holds heat in winter For Will and Vanessa, that’s precisely and stays cool in summer. The green roof the point — a place where old ways of adds another layer of climate control: building and growing feel not like a because the sun never directly touches retreat from the world, but like a path forward through it. it, the roof helps regulate interior Shuan Butcher is a writer, nonprofit temperatures year-round. Large, southprofessional, event planner and avid facing windows take advantage of low traveler. He writes from Frederick. winter sun, warming the dark stone and 72 HOURS | Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 11

”Different Drummer” — through June 28, Blanche Ames Gallery, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick.

Art exhibit by Ted Luck. Call 301473-7680 or email gallery@ frederickuu.org for gallery hours or to request and appointment to view the show. ”2 by 2” — through June 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. This watercolor series,

by Scott Ponemone, of couples’ portraits began in 2017, continued through the COVID pandemic, and concluded in 2025 after 86 paintings were completed. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

301-698-0656, delaplaine.org. ”The Language of Flowers” — through June 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick.

Acrylic and mixed media with enbroidery by Ali Wunder. Drawing from her collection of vintage and heirloom textiles, Wunder’s paintings include embroidery, fabric and pattern tissue, which she says are more than embellishment, they are a means of preserving not just beauty but belonging. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

301-698-0656, delaplaine.org. ”Invitation” — through June 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Paintings by Lorena Long, inspired by the poem by Mary Oliver, echoing its gentle call to pay attention. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656, delaplaine.org. ”Beyond the Blue Horizon” — weekends through June 28, EastSide Artists Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Distinct yet complementary styles of mother and daughter exploring light, atmosphere and the shifting edges of the horizon. Featuring Arden McElroy and Jill Hossler. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. eastsideartistsgallery. com. ”Brush Stories” — through June 28, Links Bridge Vineyards, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont.

Some of the latest paintings by The Tuesday Painters, a group of 10 local artists who have met on Tuesdays, some for as long as 30 years, to paint together and inspire each other. Artists: Emily Sloviko, Sandra Cook, Linda Goddard, Sabora Haider, Pam Kaelber, Noralie Katsu, Don Ouellette, Mary Pfister, Kristin Simanek and Jodi O’Connell.

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“Invitation” runs May 2 to June 28 at the Delaplaine Arts Center featuring paintings by Lorena Long. Shown here, “Where the Wonder Lives,” by Long.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, or by appointment.

301-466-2413, linksbridgevineyards. com. ”Watercolor on Wee Hours” — through June 28, Triangle Art Studios, 7711 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. Paintings by Alexis Dominique Cortel Limpiado, Philippine-born artist now based in Frederick. Opening reception 6-8 p.m. June 12. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. WednesdaySunday. 301-215-6660 or bethesda. org. ”The Gift of Love” — through June 29, Sandbox Brewhouse, 880 N. East St., Frederick. Art show by Phylinda Moore. 50 percent of profits will be

donated to The Judy Center and Moon Valley Farm’s Food for Health program. Hours are 4-9:30 p.m.

Monday-Thursday; 3-10:30 p.m.

Friday, noon to 10:30 p.m. Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. phylindamoore.com.

2026 National Juried Exhibition — through July 12, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick.

Works in a variety of media. The Delaplaine’s annual juried show features works by artists from around the region and the nation.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday. 301-698-0656, delaplaine. org. ”Light & Shadows Provide

Inspiration” — through July 28, Washington County Arts Council, 34 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. An exhibit by the Gaithersburg Fine Arts Association. Parking at the A&E parking deck, 25 Renaissance Way, Hagerstown. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Wednesday through Saturday, Tuesday by appointment only. 301791-3132, washingtoncountyarts. com. ”America Punctuated: Contemporary Responses to 250 Years of America” — through Aug. 23, Frederick Book Arts Center, 127 S. Carroll St., Frederick. There’s a big difference between “America!” and “America?” In 1962, Martin Speckter, an advertising executive and hobbyist letterpress printer in New York, invented the interrobang, a mark of punctuation that combines the question mark and the exclamation point. FBAC hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. frederickbookarts.org. ”Impressions of Maryland” — July 4-26, Links Bridge Vineyards, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont.

Part of the Wine and Art Series, features recent paintings by Tom Richie and Lissa Abrams and their ongoing impressions of Maryland farmland, landscapes, still-life and people engaged in daily activities.

Opening reception 1-4 p.m. July 11 with demonstration of their plein air technique 1-3 p.m. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, or by appointment. 301-466-2413, linksbridgevineyards.com. ”Obsessed: Ink Drawings by Jim Haller” — Aug. 1-30, Links Bridge Vineyards, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont. Part of the Wine and Art Series. This is a unique exhibit featuring beautiful, bigger than life renditions of old medicine bottles from the artist’s collection.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, or by appointment.

301-466-2413, linksbridgevineyards. com. ”Impressionistic Landscapes” — Sept. 5-27, Links Bridge Vineyards, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont. Part of the Wine and Art Series. Pastel landscapes by professional artist Brian Jernigan.

Opening reception 1-3 p.m. Sept. 6.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, or by appointment.

301-466-2413, linksbridgevineyards. com.

BY JILL GARTZ

Frederick Arts Festival celebrates Arts Council’s 50th anniversary

Special to The News-Post

A sea of arts and crafts vendors will take over Carroll Creek Linear Park in downtown Frederick this weekend as the 32nd annual Frederick Festival of the Arts with Craft Marketplace runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 13 and 14. The festival features local and visiting fine artists and craft artisans, with original, hand-crafted artwork for sale ranging from mixed media and painting to sculpture, wood, ceramics, jewelry and crafts.

For the Frederick Arts Council, this year’s festival carries extra weight. The organization is celebrating its 50th anniversary, a milestone reflected throughout the weekend’s events.

“The Frederick Festival of the Arts is one of our biggest events of the year,” said Louise Kennelly, executive director of the Frederick Arts Council. “A few years ago, we had only 80 artists.

Now, we have 150. The festival has totally grown over the past five years.”

After the COVID-19 pandemic, FAC took a year off from the festival before rebuilding it with the help of a new partner, Howard Alan Events. The Florida-based company has been producing nationally recognized juried art and craft shows for more than 30 years. Artists are selected by an independent panel of expert judges from hundreds of applicants, ensuring a diverse mix of artistic styles, mediums and price points.

The anniversary celebration kicks off before the festival itself, with a cocktail party 5 to 7:30 p.m. June 12 at 7th Sister Restaurant in downtown Frederick. Tickets include the opportunity to mix and mingle with the artists, and attendees can also sponsor an artist by purchasing a ticket for them. Acclaimed local acoustic artist Terance Auleta will perform during the gathering.

“It’s the first time we’ve partnered with a local restaurant to have a kickoff for the festival,” Kennelly said. “It’s a very artsy, arts-oriented party.”

IF YOU GO Frederick Festival of the Arts with Craft Marketplace, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 13 and 14, Carroll Creek Linear Park, Frederick. Free admission. Cocktail party kickoff: 5 to 7:30 p.m.

June 12 at 7th Sister Restaurant and Garden, 228 N. Market St., Frederick; tickets $50 at frederickartscouncil.org. See josephcraigenglish.com for English’s work. See frederickartscouncil.org for more information.

A silent auction will also be held, with artwork available for sale. Proceeds benefit the artists and FAC programming.

The symbol for the council’s 50th anniversary is the Black-Eyed Susan, the state flower. A festival poster features a painting of the flower, which represents justice.

“We’re thrilled to have found an Courtesy photos artist in the festival who had painted one,” Kennelly said.

The council is also sponsoring a pop-up public art project called The Black Eyed Susans, with 500 of the flowers on display throughout Frederick — 10 flowers planted to represent every year since the council was founded.

“We’re hoping to get another batch going. Hopefully, they’ll appear in time for the festival,” Kennelly said.

Nine Maryland-based artists are making their festival debut this year, including a wood artist, jewelry makers, painters, a mixed media artist and a ceramics artist. The festival will also welcome many first-time artists from outside Maryland.

One familiar face will be missing this year. Washington Grove artist Joseph “Craig” English, a full-time painter and printmaker since 1974, has participated in the festival since its inception but will sit out 2026. He encourages visitors to his website to view and purchase his new work and plans to return next year.

(See FESTIVAL 22)

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BAO BEYOND and

BY CHRIS SANDS

csands@newspost.com

Fans of Ekiben’s signature bao buns no longer have to make the trip to Baltimore.

The popular restaurant group has opened its newest location at the corner of North Market and East Fifth streets in downtown Frederick, bringing its blend of Asian and Ethiopian-inspired flavors to a new audience.

Getting the restaurant open wasn’t as simple as moving into a historic building and hanging a sign. During renovations, co-founder Steve Chu said the team discovered significant structural problems hidden behind multiple layers of drywall.

At one point, a structural engineer inspected the LISTEN TO and THE PODCAST building immediately raised concerns about its Chris Sands talks with condition.

Ekiben co-founder “We found Steve Chu about the five or six layers restaurant and its new of drywall,” Chu location in downtown said. “The building Frederick. needed a lot more work than we expected.”

The project eventually required taking much of the structure down to its foundation before rebuilding it. The result is what Chu describes as the largest and most visually striking dining room in the company’s history.

For Chu, the journey to Frederick is the latest chapter in a business that started with far fewer resources. The son of Taiwanese immigrants, Chu grew up working in his family’s restaurants. While studying economics at UMBC, he realized he was more interested in building restaurants than pursuing a traditional career path and decided to attend culinary school, believing that understanding both the kitchen and business sides of the industry would give him greater control over his future.

Together with partners Ephrem Abebe and Nikhil Yesupriya, Chu set out to create a restaurant concept that reflected their combined backgrounds and experiences.

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Staff photos by Chris Sands

Ekiben staff prepare food for big crowds during the first weeks of the eatery’s Frederick location.

Ekiben brings Today, Ekiben operates multiple locations, employs more than 120 people and maintains a presence at Camden Yards. But the company began with a much smaller footprint.

Unable to afford a food truck, the founders purchased a used hot dog cart for about $3,000. When it arrived, Chu said it came in pieces from China and required significant assembly before it could be used. For the next two years, the team worked long hours selling food at farmers markets and along Baltimore’s waterfront while building a customer base.

Those early years helped shape the menu that eventually made Ekiben a regional favorite. While the restaurant experimented with a variety of dishes in its early days, the menu gradually narrowed to a handful of customer favorites.

Its best-known offerings include fried chicken, tofu and broccoli served on steamed bao buns based on a family recipe that was later adapted to be vegan. The restaurant has continued to introduce new items, including crab rangoon egg rolls and seasonal seafood specials at some locations.

To maintain quality, Chu said he often asks employees a simple question before food leaves the kitchen: “Would you feed this to your mom?”

He added that the question works — most of the time. “Sometimes you get an employee who says yes, and I’m like, ‘Why do you hate your mom so much?’”

In Frederick, Chu hopes the restaurant becomes more than a place to grab takeout. The dining room was designed to encourage interaction among guests, creating an atmosphere that feels energetic and communal, where other locations have been primarily used for carryout.

That emphasis on community extends to the company’s internal culture as well.

That human touch is precisely why the team chose Frederick for their first venture outside of Baltimore City.

While many restaurant groups treat “community” as a marketing buzzword, Chu found something remarkably genuine on Market Street: neighboring business owners immediately dropped

its signature favorites to downtown Frederick

Neighborhood Bird Bun with Crab Rangoon Egg Roll.

Spicy Walnut Shrimp Bowl and the Neighborhood Bird Bun

ABOVE: Word of mouth has brought a steady stream of customers to Ekiben’s downtown Frederick location. RIGHT: Fried chicken in the Ekiben kitchen. off ice cream and food to welcome the new staff.

And when the restaurant officially opened on April 30, the line went down the block.

Reflecting on the warm reception, Chu recalled a comment from one of his Baltimore transplants.

“One of my employees said it best,” Chu said. “He looked around and said, ‘Wow, Frederick is like America in the movies.’”

Chris Sands is a dad of two girls, freelance photographer, podcaster, marketing professional and community advocate in Frederick.

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Barnstormers Tour returns to South Frederick County The 19th Barnstormers Tour and Plein Air Paint Out will take place in the Carrollton Manor/Adamstown region of South Frederick County on June 13, rain or shine.

Sponsored by Frederick County Landmarks Foundation, the popular annual tour of historic barns brings public awareness to the region’s agricultural heritage and the construction techniques that made those barns last.

The barns on the tour are in various states of repair — one has been renovated into a meeting space, another has just been rebuilt, and others serve as hay and equipment storage or animal shelters. Trained barn docents will greet visitors and explain building techniques, usage and estimated age.

This year’s self-guided tour features several barns on farms divided and established over the years from part of the original 17,000-acre manor belonging to Charles Carroll of Carrollton. The colonial property and its farms, lime kilns and mills stretched from Ballenger Creek just outside of Frederick to the Potomac River near Point of Rocks.

Carroll was the only Catholic signatory of the Declaration of Independence and the longest-living signatory, dying at age 95.

Dean Fitzgerald, a nationally recognized expert on barn construction and repair from Thurmont, offered a preview of what visitors will find.

“As you tour the barns, I ask you to look around at the scenery. The wide open, relatively flat farmland is ideal.

The barns are generally larger, so as to accommodate the large harvests from the flat fertile land. Now think of the changes that have happened here in the past 50 years. Almost all of these farms were dairy farms, family owned and family run. To survive they have had to adapt. And they must continue to adapt.

Change does not stop. The farms are fewer and larger, the crops are different.

“The equipment is different and there is pressure from development.

There are tree nurseries, sod farms, some beef farming, lots of grain, soy and hay farming. Some farms are still owned by family operations and some are investment properties. What causes these changes? Are we going in the direction we want to as a society? How do we adjust course and can we, and do we want to?”

Thirty-five plein air artists will paint at the farms during the tour. From 3:30 to 5 p.m., a judged art show and sale of paintings created that day will be held at Carroll Manor Elementary School, with art judge David Bottini presiding. The art 16 | Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 72 HOURS

show and music are free and open to the public. Live music will be provided by the Main Line Gravy Soppers. Food trucks will be set up in front of the school from noon until 5 p.m.

Demonstrations of early farm life — including quilting, weaving, flax, cheese and butter making — will be offered throughout the day, along with a display of early farm tools in one of the barns.

The local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be on hand at Carroll Manor Elementary to discuss the history of the Carrollton Manor area.

Photos by Robert Buckheit

The Delaplane Barn at Bishop Claggett Center.

Fair Oaks Farm

Mayne’s Farm

Manor Brook Farm

Raemelton Farm

IF YOU GO

Moreland Farm

The annual Barnstormers Tour and Plein Air Paint Out runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 13 in the Carrollton Manor/Adamstown region, South Frederick County. Art show, food and music 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Carroll Manor Elementary School, 5624 Adamstown Road, Adamstown.

Tickets $20; age 12 and under free. No pets.

Advance tickets at the Frederick Visitor’s Center, 151 S. East St., Frederick, 301-600-4047. See fredericklandmarks.org/events to purchase tickets online.

Everyday Poetry

I’ve read that sometimes people who appear to be happy live in a kind of fantasy place. Somehow they’ve managed to ignore — deny? — the negativities in themselves or their worlds and focus on what gives them a happiness rush.

It could be an image they have of themselves or of their impact on the SHERYL MASSARO world around them, and it might be fact or fiction. The focus is on the feeling, and the need to feel good becomes like an addiction. These folks can be uplifting, fun. But mindsets based on imagined realities can be like a house of cards — there can be a lot of hurt when the house falls.

Then there are those of us determined to face all the facts, the good and the lousy, and learn to live with them.

We might be more somber, serious, even depressed.

In any case, with all the challenges of living in today’s world, each of us might benefit from a little guidance with our mental health. One place to start finding resources is Frederick County’s Department of Mental Health Services, at 301-600-1755.

Sheryl Massaro is a Frederick poet and oil painter. She has authored three books of poetry, all available through amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, Artspiration Frederick and, with her art, at sherylmassaro.com. Her art is

Sheryl Massaro

also available at Visitation Hotel and Artspiration in Frederick and at Locals Farm Market in Poolesville. Her poetry is in lower case as a nod to equality, no letter being more important than another.

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TV

‘Dark Shadows’ turns 60, and it still has a bite

BY GARY BENNETT

IF YOU GO

Special to The News-Post

Do I have “Dark Shadows” under my eyes?

I heard and threw out that line time and again in the late ‘60s as my childhood friends and I excitedly discussed the latest events at stately old Collinwood mansion in the fictitious fishing village of Collinsport, Maine, home of the daytime soap opera “Dark Shadows.”

Talk about guilty pleasures.

I clearly remember racing home from school, the clock striking four o’clock and that haunting theme music beginning to play. The world outside seemed to stop.

You couldn’t pry me away from the TV with a crowbar.

On June 27, the cult-classic ABC daytime soap “Dark Shadows” celebrates its 60th anniversary. Festivities are planned in Los Angeles, including a cast Q&A (yes, some are still alive!), staged performances, a celebrity luncheon and an excursion to Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills.

Why all the hoopla?

Besides being wildly popular in its day, especially among teens, “Dark Shadows” was a groundbreaking television show on several fronts.

It was the first supernatural soap opera. The story lines were teeming with vampires, werewolves, ghosts, witches and other mystical creatures. They were not cartoonish. They had flaws and worries and seemed all too real.

It was the first “period” soap opera. It was predominantly set in modern times, but characters frequently time-traveled back to the Victorian era of 1795 to 1897 to provide background information and clues as to what was about to happen.

And it was the first soap opera aimed at teens and pre-teens. It was no coincidence the show aired at 4 p.m. when kids all over America were arriving home from school. The programming strategy was pure genius.

An interesting dynamic of the show was that moms and dads were barely aware “Dark Shadows” was a “thing.”

Housewives were somewhat aware — some were even fans. But dads? They had no clue. When “Dark Shadows” aired every weekday at 4 p.m., most dads were still safely at work.

At its peak in 1968, the show earned an audience of more than 20 million viewers, unheard of for daytime soap operas. With an audience made up mostly of impressionable young people, advertisers loved it. By its last season of 1971, ratings began to tank and the 18 | Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 72 HOURS

“Dark Shadows” is available to stream for free on Tubi TV and the Roku Channel, or with ads on Amazon Prime and Pluto TV. All 1,225 episodes are available in a 131-disc “coffin” boxed set. The Dark Shadows Appreciation Society Facebook page has 26,000 members.

show was canceled.

“Dark Shadows” was conceived in 1965 when veteran television producer Dan Curtis had a dream of a mysterious young woman riding a train to a brooding old mansion. Encouraged by his wife, he pitched this gothic soap opera concept to ABC, bringing in writers to flesh out the story. ABC “bit” and the rest is television history.

The plot centers around an orphaned governess, Victoria Winters, who takes a job at the cursed mansion and falls for Barnabas Collins, an 18th-century heir — and, oh yes, a recently freed vampire — who returns to his estate to protect his dysfunctional descendants.

“Dark Shadows” had an all-star cast for its day. It starred a young heartthrob, David Selby, as sometimes-werewolf

the scene in the second season when he was mistakenly liberated from his coffin.

From there, the show really took off.

Barnabas was handsome in a deceased, rugged sort of way and sported — if you can believe it — pointy bangs that always curved to the right. He donned an ominous black cape, carried an ornate walking stick and sported an enormous family ring on his right index finger that he wielded to great effect. His fangs made only occasional appearances, but when they did, you knew he was really ticked off. Frid was undoubtedly TV’s first really “bad boy.”

During the six seasons it aired, Frid consistently received 5,000 to 6,000 fan letters a week. Girls in the ‘60s were inviting him to their proms. During frequent promotional tours, Frid was routinely mobbed by fans. It was no wonder. He provided a wonderful performance. His character was charming, captivating, elegant and dangerous, all rolled into one.

The show influenced such notable TV successors as “True Blood” and “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” in the 1990s and 2000s. It was spun off into two feature films including 2012’s version of “Dark Shadows” by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp. Jonathan Frid had a posthumous cameo in the 2012 movie, Dark Shadows Appreciation Society having died a month before its release at age 87. (Or, did he?)

“Dark Shadows” was unlike any TV Quentin Collins. Selby went on to star in the prime-time soap “Falcon Crest” in show I had ever seen. There was a certain charm to it. The story unfolded at the ‘80s. a snail’s pace, which made it so differMovie star Joan Bennett played Elizent from anything else on TV. Plot turns abeth Stoddard Collins, the mistress of the haunted mansion. She was nominat- often took several episodes to fully unwind, but by then you understood it. ed for a daytime Emmy for her work in The show invited water cooler — or “Dark Shadows.” in my case, playground — discussion.

Kate Jackson, who later famously There is horrendous overacting, actors starred in “Charlie’s Angels,” played the fumbled over their lines at times and ghost of governess Daphne Harridge some actors even played multiple parts.

Collins. And versatile screen actor KathIt didn’t matter. It all just added to the ryn Leigh Scott played several characters. She went on to become a noted au- hypnotic, gothic vibe.

Gary Bennett is a longtime Frederthor later in her career.

But the true breakout star was an un- ick resident who spends his time hiking, biking, volunteering and providlikely, fortysomething Canadian actor named Jonathan Frid as the sympathetic ing childcare for grandchildren. He is married and retired from his career as a but star-crossed vampire Barnabas Collins. The 175-year-old Barnabas came on nonprofit marketing executive.

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Thursday June 11 CLASSES

Talley Talk: Container Gardening — 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Talley Rec Center, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick. Think you need a backyard to be a gardener? Think again!

Join us and a Master Gardener for an inspiring session that proves a garden can be anywhere — from a sunny windowsill to a tiny urban balcony.

240-344-8760. hboswell@cityoffrederickmd.gov. tinyurl.com/5hdr82zr.

Military/First Responder Resume 101 Class — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Veterans Service Center, 1750 Monocacy Blvd., Suite A, Frederick. Geared towards the military, veteran and first responder communities, and will augment what is taught in Military Transition Assistance Program (TAP). Classes facilitated by Strategic Resume Writers and former TAP counselors. Pre-registration required. 18 and older.

240-651-8889. info@veteranservicescenter. org. veteranservicescenter.org/events/.

ESL High Beginner’s/Low Intermediate Conversation Classes — 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. We welcome adults who want to practice their English to a conversation class hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick County. Students will practice their speaking and listening skills with conversations guided by an instructor from the LCFC. 18 and older. Registration is required: https://tinyurl.com/42wsztha.

301-600-8200. www.fcpl.org.

ETCETERA 2026 Exhibits at the Museum of Frederick History — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Take a deep dive into various topics that have defined Frederick’s history, as we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and our County’s role in the Revolution.

Featuring brand new exhibits: “Cultivating Independence: Frederick in the Revolution,” “Witnessing Revolution,” “All Saints Street: Avenue to the History of Frederick and Its African American Community,” “Growing Gold: A History of Frederick’s Goldfish Industry,” and returning favorites: “Etchison Connections,” “Timeless Toys,” “24 E. Church Street,” “Decorative Arts. See our all new and renovated exhibits, March 7 through Dec. 12! $10 adults, $5 seniors and students. Outreach@FrederickHistory.org.

frederickhistory.org.

DCFS Family Support Specialist — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Thurmont Regional Library, 76 E. Moser Road, Thurmont. Need help navigating forms, benefits, or services?

Representatives from the Frederick County Division of Child and Family Services will be onsite during open office hours to provide one-on-one assistance for those families with children ages up to 24 years.

Stop by to ask questions, complete paperwork, or learn about available programs.

No appointment required — just drop in and get the support you need.

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Go Team Therapy Dogs: Adaptive Adult Program — 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. The dogs want to come back and have some fun with their human friends! Join us for more pets and love from Go Team Therapy Dogs! This program is for adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers. 18 and older.

301-600-8200. www.fcpl.org.

Duplicate Bridge Pairs Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration Memorial Hall, 6909 Maryland Ave., Braddock Heights. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club’s ACBL sanctioned duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and meet other bridge enthusiasts. All are welcome. We host Pairs Games ($8) weekly on Monday (299 Limit and Open) and Thursday (Open). If you need a partner or want to brush up your skills, contact Membership Chair, Maria, at frederick@bridgewebsemail.com or check out our website. $8. frederick@bridgewebsemail.com. www.bridgewebs.com/frederick/home. html.

Writing Workshop with Niki Gjoni — 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Urbana Regional Library, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick. Dive into creative writing with this workshop led

by Author Niki Gjoni. All materials provided while supplies last. For grades 6-12.

301-600-7000. fcpl.org.

Frederick Filmmaker Meet Up — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Vanish, 1009 W Patrick St., Frederick. Monthly networking group meeting on the second Thursday of each month at locations in the Frederick area. Join the community to chat about your current and upcoming projects, scout talent for your team, and enjoy food and drink available for purchase from Vanish. Enter through

troductory session on how to get the most out of your time outdoors. We’ll cover basic hiking etiquette and simple best practices for staying safe and comfortable on the trail. We’ll also go over what to bring (and what to leave behind) so you can feel conFAMILY fident and prepared for your next outdoor Air Dry Clay Craft — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at adventure while helping protect nature for Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick others to enjoy. Finally, we’ll share some of St., Frederick. Join your friends at the Bear the region’s best spots to explore. 18 and for a free craft (while supplies last) using air older. dry clay. Parent supervision is required.

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Classic Film Series: “The Age of InnoTHEATER cence” (1993, PG) — 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. “Every Brilliant Thing” — 7:30 p.m. to 9 Patrick St., Frederick. Directed by Martin p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Scorsese, this film is a visually rich and Patrick St., Frederick. At once a transcenemotionally restrained adaptation of Edith dent coming-of-age tale and a call to reach Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel. out to each other, “Every Brilliant Thing” is Set in the tightly regulated world of 1870s a warm-hearted, hilarious, heart-wrenching New York high society, the film explores play about how depression can affect a themes of duty, reputation, and forbidden family, and the lengths we will go for those love. With lavish costumes, meticulous we love. ASL interpreted performance May production design, and a haunting score, 22. this period drama offers a powerful look $15-$36. 301-694-4744. contact@marylanat the personal cost of adhering to social densemble.org. convention. 18 and older. $7. 301-600-2868. dyoung@cityoffrederick- marylandensemble.org/every-brilliant-thing/. md.gov. weinbergcenter.org/shows/age-of-innocence-movie/.

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MUSIC

Alive @ Five: Mack Berry Band — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Carroll Creek Outdoor Amphiteatre, between Market and Carroll streets, Frederick. Classic country. Food, beer, wine, cocktails, mocktails. 21+ only, valid ID required. Drink tokens $7 each. $5 cash or credit. downtownfrederick.org.

Hawthorne Heights: W/ Special Guests Anberlin & Emery — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town, W.Va. Hawthorne Heights, formed in Dayton, Ohio in 2001 , built their reputation on emotionally raw songwriting, blending the urgency of post-hardcore with the melodic sensibilities of early 2000s emo and punk.

Ticket information on website. 21 and older. www.hollywoodcasinocharlestown.com/ entertainment.

OUTDOORS

Exploring Nature with ThorpeWood — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Thurmont Regional Library, 76 E. Moser Road, Thurmont. An in-

Friday June 12 CLASSES

Earth to Fire: Foraging Wild Clay & Pit-Fired Pottery [Two-part Workshop] — 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. Forage wild clay, sculpt pottery by hand, and fire it in a traditional pit kiln during this two-part earth-to-fire pottery experience. Part 2 is July 17, plan to attend both sessions. Register online. $68-75. 240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm.org. tinyurl.com/yc43pkk5.

ETCETERA Frederick County Division of Aging and Independence – Community Shred Event — 9 a.m. to noon at Frederick 50+ Community Center, 1440 Taney Avenue, Frederick.

Protect yourself from fraud! Bring your old documents to be securely shredded on-site.

Free, drop-in.

301-600-1234.

DAI@FrederickCountyMD.gov. www.frederickcountymd.gov/dai.

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FESTIVAL (Continued from 13) English has long been a champion of the festival. “The setting of the Frederick Festival is just fantastic,” he said. “They’ve put together a beautiful show. Every year, the quality of the participants gets better and better.”

For first-timers considering the festival, English offered some advice: “Don’t listen to what anyone else tells you about the show. You need to go and do the show and see if it’s a good fit for you.”

Kennelly said approximately 20,000 people attend each day.

“It’s a community favorite and a lot of people come back.”

She added that visitors not only spend money at the festival but also go out to eat and visit local shops — an introduction to the city that often brings them back. Money raised at the festival goes back into the Frederick Arts Council’s many programs.

Jill Gartz is a freelance journalist, radio news anchor and blog writer. She has a lengthy background in radio news and now owns her own business, Write4U!MtAiry. Gartz also enjoys hiking and reading. She can be reached through write4umtairy.com.

Fellowship Fridays — 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Veterans Service Center, 1750 Monocacy Blvd., Suite A, Frederick. Fridays through Dec. 25. A free hot breakfast each Friday which includes eggs, bacon, sausage, French toast, breads, muffins, fruit, juices, and Black Rifle Coffee Company coffee. Breakfast is open to all Active Duty, National Guard, Reservists, Veterans, Military Retirees, Law Enforcement, First Responders, and their families. Breakfast is followed by a non-denominational Bible study at 10:30 a.m. Attendance is not required to enjoy a warm breakfast with others who have served. info@veteranservicescenter.org. veteranservicescenter.org/events/.

Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony: A Cultural & Sensory Experience — 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at The Common Market Co-op, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Experience the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony, a traditional cultural ritual centered on hospitality, aroma, and community. Participants will learn about the origins of coffee in Ethiopia while observing the traditional roasting and brewing process from green beans to the final pour. The ceremony invites mindful presence through sight, sound and scent, emphasizing coffee as a shared cultural experience rather than a quick beverage. Attendees will enjoy a guided tasting of freshly brewed Ethiopian coffee and leave with a deeper appreciation for coffee’s cultural roots. $40 - $80. 301-663-3416. arobinson@commonmarket.coop. www.commonmarket.coop/classes-events/ ethiopian-coffee-ceremony-a-cultural-sensory-experience/.

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The Frederick Arts Council gears up for another Festival of the Arts.

2026 Exhibits at the Museum of Frederick History — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Take a deep dive into various topics that have defined Frederick’s history, as we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and our County’s role in the Revolution.

Featuring brand new exhibits: “Cultivating Independence: Frederick in the Revolution,” “Witnessing Revolution,” “All Saints Street: Avenue to the History of Frederick and Its African American Community,” “Growing Gold: A History of Frederick’s Goldfish Industry,” and returning favorites: “Etchison Connections,” “Timeless Toys,” “24 E. Church Street,” “Decorative Arts. See our all new and renovated exhibits, March 7 through Dec. 12! $10 adults, $5 seniors and students. Outreach@FrederickHistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

Adult Adaptive Program: My Plate Bingo — 11 a.m. to noon at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick.

Learn about food groups from Weis Dietitian Christina Fritz while playing Bingo. We invite all adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers to join us for this fun, informative event! 18 and older.

301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/ my-plate-bingo-adaptive-adult-program-176687.

Army 251st Birthday Celebration — noon to 1:30 p.m. at Veterans Service Center, 1750 Monocacy Blvd., Suite A, Frederick.

Calling all Army Active Duty, National Guard, Reservists, Army Veterans, and Army

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Retirees! Come celebrate the U.S. Army’s 251st Birthday a the Veteran Services Center! With special cake donated by Food Channel’s participant Becka Ontiveros.

240-651-8889. info@veteranservicescenter. org. veteranservicescenter.org/events/.

Festival of the Arts Kick-off Cocktail Party — 5 p.m. to at 7th Sister, 228 N. Market St., Frederick. Enjoy savory hors d’oeuvres, indulgent desserts and creative conversation in the beautiful atmosphere of 7th Sister Restaurant and Garden. Live music played by talented local acoustic musician Terance Auleta. Silent auction items by the local artist community available. $50. 301-662-4190. info@frederickartscouncil.org. givebutter.com/c/fac-anniversary-festival-happy-hour.

Libby & The Salt and Peppers Live at Rockwell Brewery — 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Rockwell Brewery, 8411 Broadband Drive, Frederick. Think Luke Bryant meets the Rolling Stones, TLC meets Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Wayne Shepherd meets Jimmy Buffett. Your new favorite live band!

Libby and the Salt & Peppers brings a fun, crowd-pleasing mix of talent, heart, amazing harmonies, and live energy everywhere they play. 100% of the cover charge goes directly to the band! $5. 240-575-9755. info@rockwellbrewery. com. tinyurl.com/r3wz5xvm.

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant

and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick.

Take a remarkable journey through Frederick’s gruesome and bloody past. Nearly 300 years of war, executions and revenge.

True documented stories of the “paranormal” with “Maryland’s Oldest Operating Ghost Tour!” Reservations recommended. $17 adult. 301-668-8922. info@marylandghosttours.com. www.MarylandGhostTours.com.

FESTIVALS 48th Annual Central Maryland Antique Tractor Club Gas Engine, Tractor and Truck Show — noon to at Virginia Maryland Tractor, 5509 Mount Zion Road, Frederick. Admission is free. Food available all day. Family-friendly activities for all ages including wagon rides, barrel train rides, combine slide, gas engine displays, tractor and truck displays, flea market, crafts and more. June 12 — 5:30 p.m. antique and collectibles auction, 7 p.m. Dave Boyer, Clayton Lenhart and Yarnell Wastler Scholarship Fund memorial cake auction. June 13 — 10 a.m. antique tractor pull, other classes at 5 p.m., children’s pedal tractor pull (ages 4-13) at 1 p.m. June 14 — noon, parade of tractors; 1 p.m. children’s pedal tractor pull.

443-286-7843. cmatc@comcast.net. www.cmatc.org.

39th Annual Columbia Festival of the Arts Free Lakefest Weekend — 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Downtown Columbia Lakefront, 10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia. Continues 11 a.m.-10 p.m. June 13, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 14. Produced by the Merri-

weather Arts and Culture Center, features live music, performances by vertical dance company Eventi Verticali, an Invitational Fine Arts & Crafts Show with more than 50 artists, kids’ entertainment and crafts, food trucks, a beer & wine garden, participatory workshops, and a variety of activities for all ages. info@merriweatherarts.org. columbiafestival.org.

MUSIC Bethesda’s Summer Concert Series — 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Woodmont Triangle, 7900 Norfolk Ave., Bethesda. Every Friday, free outdoor concerts by some of the best bands in the DMV! Tables and chairs can fill up quickly, so be sure to arrive early to grab your seat. For the full summer lineup, please visit Bethesda.org.

301-215-6660. sparker@bethesda.org. www.bethesda.org/summer-concert-series/.

F.A.M.E. hosts Acoustic Open Mic — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. An acoustic open mic hosted by our friends at the Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise. Every second Friday, May through October.

301-662-4196. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/skystage/.

OUTDOORS Who Lives at the Lake — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Greenbrier State Park, 21843 National

Pike, Boonsboro. Greenbrier Lake is home to many fascinating animals, insects, plants, and more!. Meet at Greenbrier State Park at gazebo #1 in the day-use area (closest to the volleyball court). Hike will be partly around the lake, approx. 0.6 miles, beginner-friendly!

301-791-4767. laura.nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/western/greenbrier.aspx.

THEATER “Grease” — 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theater, 05 Willowtree Plaza #A1, Frederick. Mainstage Musical Dinner & Show. Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys” and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. (*Contains adult language, themes and situations.) $75. 301-662-6600. boxoffice@wayoffbroadway.com. www.wayoffbroadway.com/.

“Every Brilliant Thing” — 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. At once a transcendent coming-of-age tale and a call to reach out to each other, “Every Brilliant Thing” is a warm-hearted, hilarious, heart-wrenching play about how depression can affect a family, and the lengths we will go for those we love. ASL interpreted performance May 22. $15-$36. 301-694-4744. contact@marylan-

densemble.org. marylandensemble.org/every-brilliant-thing/.

Comedy Extravaganza — 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. MET Comedy Nights Improv comedy Festival is BACK! Join us for a weekend of fun and laughter in Frederick’s newest performance venue: the MET Key Stage! The show will feature members from The Comedy Pigs, Oh Crit, That’s What She Said, Off Key, and Key City Improv.

It will also feature surprise performances from some of our specialty MET Comedy Night shows. Don’t miss this celebration of comedy and debut performance in our new space! $15. ci.ovationtix.com/35900/production/1243153.

Saturday June 13 CLASSES

“Namaste for Dance” Yoga + Dance Fitness at Sky Stage — 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick.

It’s a “Namaste for Dance” partnership!

Come for all-levels flow yoga with Fawn from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m., stay if you wish for Reb3l Groove dance fitness with Susan at 10 -11 a.m. Take either class, or both! $12 per class or $20 for both. 3016624196. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/skystage/.

Summer Veggie Garden — 10 a.m. to noon at University of Maryland Extension Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick. Join us in our Demonstration Garden for a hands-on planting experience. Learn about seeds and transplants, planting techniques, planting for pollinators, and basic IPM (integrated pest management).

301-600-1596. arembold@umd.edu. tinyurl.com/MG26SummerVegGarden.

Make a Hypertufa Bowl or Trough — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at University of Maryland Extension Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick. Remember playing with mud pies?

Hypertufa is a light-weight artificial stone made of materials mixed with Portland cement. This natural looking garden pot can withstand harsh weather. Wear clothes that can get dirty. Pre-registration and payment is required. Class is limited to15 participants. $15. 301-600-1596. arembold@umd.edu. tinyurl.com/MG26Hypertufa.

Rhythm of Belonging: Song Circle — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Sol Yoga Earth Room, 256 West Patrick St., Frederick. Join Amanda Lucia in song and heart coherence, where music becomes a bridge for belonging.

Together, we’ll explore medicine songs for Earth and collective liberation, guiding us into deeper connection with ourselves and one another. Through vocal toning, call-and-response and improv layering, our voices will weave into a living, breathing tapestry. $20-$40. amandaluciaart@gmail.com. linktr.ee/amandaluciaart.

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ETCETERA

Myersville Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to noon at Municipal Parking Lot, 301 Main St., Myersville. This market shares in the celebration of local products, fresh foods, and community. Saturdays through Oct. 31. myersvillefarmersmarket.com.

Gathland State Park Musem — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Gathland State Park, 900 Arnoldtown Rd, Jefferson. Visit the museum at Gathland State Park and learn about a unique character in South Mountain’s history. George Alfred Townsend (whose pen name was “GATH”) was a journalist and war correspondent during the Civil War. GATH captured the nation’s attention with his coverage of the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. As GATH launched his career as a novelist and journalist, he used his wealth to build an elaborate estate on South Mountain, including the War Correspondents Arch.

Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

301-791-4767. laura.nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/ western/gathland.aspx. yART Sale! — 9 a.m. to 4 a.m. at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick.

Continues 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 14. It’s time for spring cleaning at the Delaplaine, too! Stop by our yART sale for gently used books, miscellaneous art supplies, frames, decor, and other odds and ends.

On Saturday, items are priced as tagged.

On Sunday, it’s pay-what-you-want for the leftover items.

301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. delaplaine.org/event/yart-sale/.

yART Sale! — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick.

Continues 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 14. It’s time for spring cleaning at the Delaplaine, too! Stop by our yART sale for gently used books, miscellaneous art supplies, frames, decor, and other odds and ends.

On Saturday, items are priced as tagged.

On Sunday, it’s pay-what-you-want for the leftover items.

301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. delaplaine.org/event/yart-sale/.

“No Frills” Craft Day — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Brook Hill United Methodist Church, 8946 Indian Springs Road, Frederick.

Bring whatever craft you would like to work on and join us for the day! Bring your snacks, lunch and drinks. A refrigerator and microwave are available on site. The organizer, Shelley Freeze, is a scrapbook consultant, so some scrapbook supplies will be available for purchase. The best part is getting to socialize and meet other like minded people who love to create and craft. This is a fundraiser for the church, so your registration fee, goes towards missions in the community. 18 and older. $25. 301-712-6759. shelleysscrapshack@ gmail.com. www.shelleysscrapshack.com.

Discover beautifully preserved examples of commercial, residential, religious, and public buildings displaying major American and European styles that span more than two centuries. Along the way, we’ll explore how the history of Frederick is told by the enduring structures that witnessed it. $49. outreach@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org/event/elevatedarchitecture-double-decker-bustour/2026-06-13/.

Visit the National Road Museum and Trolley Station Museum — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at National Road Museum, 214 N. Main St., Boonsboro. Explore the history both the Historic National Road and the trolleys of central Maryland through this two-museum experience in Boonsboro!

Donations appreciated.

240-769-0898. Director@ NationalRdFoundation.org. nationalrdfoundation.org.

2026 Exhibits at the Museum of Frederick History — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Take a deep dive into various topics that have defined Frederick’s history, as we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and our County’s role in the Revolution. Featuring brand new exhibits: “Cultivating Independence: Frederick in the Revolution,” “Witnessing Revolution,” “All Saints Street: Avenue to the History of Frederick and Its African American Community,” “Growing Gold: A History of Frederick’s Goldfish Industry,” and returning favorites: “Etchison Connections,” “Timeless Toys,” “24 E. Church Street,” “Decorative Arts. See our all new and renovated exhibits, March 7 through Dec. 12! $10 adults, $5 seniors and students.

Outreach@FrederickHistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

Frederick Farmers Market (new location!) — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Westside Regional Park, 632 Contender Way, Frederick. frederickfarmersmarket.com.

Frederick’s Black Heritage Walking Tour — 10:30 a.m. to noon at Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick.

Visit landmarks and hear stories revealing Frederick’s Black heritage from the early19th century to the present day. This tour features sites associated with enslavement and segregation and highlights the achievements of a diverse and vibrant Black community in the pursuit of equality and freedom. Reservations required, 90 minutes. $5, $8, $10, $12. 410-707-1105. Outreach@ FrederickHistory.org. www.cognitoforms.com/ HeritageFrederick1/ WalkingTourTicketReservation.

Author Celeste Dador — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at C. Burr Artz Public Library, 110 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Celebrate Dador’s debut romance, “Stars, Stripes, & Summer Nights.”

A summer romance is on the horizon for First Daughter Abby Alzona, who (along with her little sister) has been sent to a countryside inn after unintentionally catching the media’s spotlight. Celeste will be joined in conversation by local YA author Charlene Thomas. After their discussion, Celeste will answer questions and sign books. Copies of “Stars, Stripes, & Summer Nights” will be available for purchase at the event. curiousiguanaevents@gmail.com. curiousiguana.com/event/celeste-dador/.

Author Talk with Photographer Vincent Cianni — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Frederick Book Arts Center, 127 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Philadelphia-based author and photographer Vince Cianni published his groundbreaking “Gays in the Military” (Daylight Books, 2014) to wide acclaim.

The New York Times wrote his “images and interviews attest to the struggles and triumphs, dignities and indignities of gay and lesbian service members.” Vince’s new book “Archive / Journal: 1985 - 1995/2001” chronicles the early years of NYC Pride marches.

301-228-9816. contact@frederickbookarts. org. www.facebook.com/share/1ZwRZGsrWD/.

Mt. Tabor Church Festival — 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mt Tabor Church Park, 13616 Motters Station Road, Rocky Ridge. Come enjoy good home-cooked food: soup, sandwiches, iced tea and ice cream. Music

by Taylor Brown’s Elvis (5-8 p.m.). Join us in Christian fellowship. All ages.

301-606-2150. Kacky6@aol.com.

UUCF Open Mic/Coffee House — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick. Showcase your talent in a welcoming venue! Musicians, singers, storytellers and poets are all welcome!

BYOB. Donations accepted but not required.

301-252-4960. carrollg007@gmail.com. www.frederickuu.org.

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick.

Take a remarkable journey through Frederick’s gruesome and bloody past.

Nearly 300 years of war, executions and revenge. True documented stories of the “paranormal” with “Maryland’s Oldest Operating Ghost Tour!” Reservations recommended. $17 adult. 301-668-8922. info@ marylandghosttours.com. www.MarylandGhostTours.com.

Explore Frederick’s Oldest House — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick.

Travel back to colonial Frederick. Built in 1758 by German settlers, this sturdy stone farmhouse offers a glimpse of early American life before the American Revolution. Walk through thick-walled but spacious rooms, hear stories of early immigrants, and see how a Frederick County farm family lived more than two and a half centuries ago. $8 over age 15. 301-456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

FESTIVALS

48th Annual Central Maryland Antique Tractor Club Gas Engine, Tractor and Truck Show — at Virginia Maryland Tractor, 5509 Mount Zion Road, Frederick.

Admission is free. Food available all day. Family-friendly activities for all ages including wagon rides, barrel train rides, combine slide, gas engine displays, tractor and truck displays, flea market, crafts and more. June 12 — 5:30 p.m. antique and collectibles auction, 7 p.m. Dave Boyer, Clayton Lenhart and Yarnell Wastler Scholarship Fund memorial cake auction.

June 13 — 10 a.m. antique tractor pull, other classes at 5 p.m., children’s pedal tractor pull (ages 4-13) at 1 p.m. June 14 — noon, parade of tractors; 1 p.m. children’s pedal tractor pull.

443-286-7843. cmatc@comcast.net. www.cmatc.org.

Arrowheads and Archery — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Conococheague Institute, 12995 Bain Road, Mercersburg, Pa. Learn about arrowheads and bow technology for indigenous hunters in the region in our exhibit throughout the day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and be sure to take a bow in hand at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. with a live archery shoot. We have bows sized for toddlers to adults. Learn about how bow technology has been used throughout history, and let loose yourself with our variety of bows!

717-328-2800. visit@cimlg.org. cimlg.org/.

FAC’s Frederick Festival of the Arts — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Carroll Creek Linear Park, 50 Citizens Way, Frederick. This juried arts festival features over 100+ artist vendors along with craft market place, demonstrations, arts activities and community partners. Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. along Carroll Creek. Free admission.

301-662-4190. info@frederickartscouncil. org. www.FrederickArtsCouncil.org.

19th Annual Barnstormers Tour and Plein Air Paint Out “The Barns of Carrollton FAMILY Manor” — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Frederick Flowstate: All Day Dance Music & Flow County Landmarks Foundation, 1110 Arts Event — 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Sandbox Free Fishing Day — 8 a.m. to at Gambrill Rosemont Ave., Frederick. This popular Brewhouse, 880 N. East St., Frederick. Portal State Park, 8602 Gambrill Park Road, self-guided tour of historic barns brings 6 and Brain Dead Live come together on Frederick. No license needed this day. awareness to the public of Frederick Elevated Architecture Double Decker June 13 to bring you a massive indoorRock Run area pond has a population of County’s strong agricultural heritage Bus Tour — 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at outdoor flow meet and a lineup packed largemouth bass, bluegill and channel and how barns were constructed to last.

Museum of Frederick County History, 24 E with regional DJs. All ages event. catfish.

Barn docents will greet ticketholders at Church St, Frederick. Many of the defining $7. $3 per vehicle park entry for in-state, $5 per each barn location to share information features of historic Frederick’s charming vehicle out-of-state. www.facebook.com/share/1HuQ9QVDsS/. and answer questions. During this time, architecture are found high above the dnr.maryland.gov. artists and crafters will be creating at the streets in upper stories, cornices and spires. Curious Iguana Presents: YA Debut

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barns. Visit barns on farms around the Adamstown area with demonstrators and artists at work. After the tour, join us for food, music and art sale. $20. 301-266-3229. info@ fredericklandmarks.org. www.fredericklandmarks.org/barnstormers.

2nd Saturday Makers Market — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jefferson Ruritan Club, 4603B Lander Road, Jefferson. The Jefferson Ruritan Club sponsors. Includes handmade local art, fresh produce & honey, artisan crafts, & baked goods. Breakfast & lunch food will be available. Will be held second Saturday each month thru the fall.

301-662-3643. rdhigdon@comcast.net. jeffersonruritan.org.

Open House at Fox Haven Farm — noon to 3 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson.

Seed, clothing and book swaps, garden & hive tours, kids’ activities, food truck and a community picnic await! Full schedule of activities online.

240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm.org. tinyurl.com/2bnm3c9t.

June Barnyard Band and Booze — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Green Meadows Petting Farm, 10102 Fingerboard Road, Ijamsville. An evening concert on the lawn (rain or shine).

The featured band, 8 OHMS Band, will begin playing at 6 p.m. Various breweries, distilleries, wineries, food and more. Enjoy an adult beverage purchased from one of our vendors. The Animal Barn will be open. Bring your blankets, chairs & friends.

Children are welcome. $15 to $18, credit only, for ages 2 and older. 301-865-9203. info@greenmeadowsevents.com. greenmeadowsevents.com/outdoor-music-venue.

FILM Film and Discussion: “Sunset Boulevard” — 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Middletown Branch Library, 31 E. Green St., Middletown. Viewing and lively discussion of the classic film led by Richard Fulton, local film professor.

“Sunset Boulevard” is the story of struggling Hollywood scriptwriter Joe Gillis, who meets a former Silent Movie Queen, Norma Desmond. Norma is interested in a return to the screen and hires Joe to help her write a script which will help her achieve this. Joe thinks this could be his golden ticket. Or, is it?

301-600-7560. frederick.librarycalendar.com.

MUSIC & ARTS Jazz Night in Celebration of Frederick Festival of the Arts — 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Bass clarinetist/composer/arranger Todd Marcus leads his jazz quartet. Marcus’ music swings hard with both a fiery and introspective intensity while maintaining a strong lyrical sensibility, and is influenced by his Egyptian-American heritage. $20 online, $25 at gate. 301-662-4196. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/skystage/.

33 and 1/3 Band LIVE in Concert @

Rockwell Brewery — 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Rockwell Brewery, 8411 Broadband Drive, Frederick. They bring party rock to life — from The Beatles to LIT this trio, John, Pete & Nik rip through hits with high energy, and classic vibes. Decades of hits from the 1960s to the 2000s. Three different styled vocalists, witty stage banter, and memorable good times will keep your feet stomp’n through the show and leaving you wanting more, more, more! Beer, cocktails, food available for purchase. $5. 240-575-9755. info@rockwellbrewery.com. tinyurl.com/24yzmu9e.

OUTDOORS

Naturalist Hike — 10 a.m. to noon at Greenbrier State Park, 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro. Start your weekend off with a guided hike around Greenbrier Lake. Learn about the plants, insects, birds, and animals that share our park. Meet in Greenbrier State Park, gazebo #1 in day-use area (closest to the volleyball court). Hike will be around the lake, approx. 1.2 miles, some walking on non-prepared surfaces, beginner-friendly.

301-791-4767. laura.nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/western/greenbrier.aspx.

PERFORMANCE “Killers of Kill Tony” — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town, W.Va. “Killers of Kill Tony” is a standup lineup featuring regulars and fan-favorites from “Kill Tony”, the #1 live podcast in the world.

Building upon the success and energy of the original podcast, “Killers of Kill Tony” showcases the diverse talent pool of comedians who have graced the stage of “Kill Tony.” Ticket pricing online. 21 and older. www.hollywoodcasinocharlestown.com/ entertainment.

THEATER

“Grease” — 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theater, 05 Willowtree Plaza #A1, Frederick. Mainstage Musical Dinner & Show. Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys” and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. (*Contains adult language, themes and situations.) $75. 301-662-6600. boxoffice@wayoffbroadway.com. www.wayoffbroadway.com/.

“Every Brilliant Thing” — 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. At once a transcendent coming-of-age tale and a call to reach out to each other, “Every Brilliant Thing” is a warm-hearted, hilarious, heart-wrenching play about how depression can affect a family, and the lengths we will go for those we love. ASL interpreted performance May 22. $15-$36. 301-694-4744. contact@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/every-brilliant-thing/.

Comedy Extravaganza — 8 p.m. to 9:30

p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. MET Comedy Nights Improv comedy Festival is BACK! Join us for a weekend of fun and laughter in Frederick’s newest performance venue: the MET Key Stage! The show will feature members from The Comedy Pigs, Oh Crit, That’s What She Said, Off Key, and Key City Improv.

It will also feature surprise performances from some of our specialty MET Comedy Night shows. Don’t miss this celebration of comedy and debut performance in our new space! $15.

Sunday June 14 CLASSES

All-levels Yoga with Yogamour — 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Join the Yogamour Team for another season of our all levels yoga classes in the open air venue at Sky Stage located at 59 Carroll Street in the heart of Downtown Frederick, most* Sunday mornings May 10-Sept 27. Please bring a yoga mat and water with you. Free parking at street meters on Sundays. $20 or $15 each with 10-class package.

301-662-4196. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. yogamour.org.

Goat Yoga at Linganore Winecellars — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans Mill Road, Mount Airy. Enjoy Goat Yoga and a glass of wine. Purchase tickets at: www.linganorewines.com. $40. 240-405-2208. christy@gvalleye.com. goatforthesoul.com/.

Intro to Hand Sewing — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Learn the basics of hand sewing from Gennifer Majors, a textile conservator who specializes in historic fabric conservation. 18 and older.

301-600-7250. www.fcpl.org/calendar.

ETCETERA Mount Airy Cars and Coffee — 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Municipal Lot 1, beside Chewey’s Performance Automotive, 1 Veterans Way, Mount Airy. Want to see some of the most incredible cars in the area, talk with community members who also love automobiles and get some coffee? Come check out Mount Airy Cars & Coffee!

301-829-5315. mountairymd.gov.

Gathland State Park Musem — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Gathland State Park, 900 Arnoldtown Rd, Jefferson. Visit the museum at Gathland State Park and learn about a unique character in South Mountain’s history, George Alfred Townsend. Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

301-791-4767. laura.nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/western/gathland.aspx.

The Frederick City Market — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Parking lot , 622 N. Market St., Frederick.

Farmers and Artisans market. Real Food, Real Farmers and Local Artisans. A Frederick favorite since 2011!

240-291-8254. Info@frederickcitymarket.com.

www.frederickcitymarket.com.

VHS Expo 2026: Retro Media Market — noon to 6 p.m. at Wacohu Grange Hall , 16412 National Pike, Hagerstown . The best place to find all kinds of VHS, Betamax, laserdiscs, DVDs, vinyl records, audio cassettes, CDs, and rare books! fb.me/e/3VQHNxheq?mibextid=wwXIfr. One Vast Hospital: Downtown Frederick Walking Tour — noon to 1 p.m. at National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 48 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Downtown Frederick history is hidden around every corner. Explore downtown Frederick’s storied past with signature walking tours from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Every Saturday and Sunday from April through September, walking tours of Frederick’s hospital sites will be available at 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays and noon on Sundays. Walking tours last for an hour to an hour and a half. $15. 301-695-1864. melissa.winn@civilwarmed.org. civilwarmed.org/walking.

Frederick Sister Cities Association Meeting — 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Common Market Community Room, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Join us for our monthly meeting if you have German roots, are interested in German culture or heritage, want to know about us and what we do. Food and drink available for purchase.

240-626-4640. Lmurbanowicz@gmail.com. fredericksistercitiesassociation.weebly.com.

Cel by Cel: Reconstructing Anime’s Early History — 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Urbana Regional Library, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick. Take a deep dive with a local artist and anime expert into the handmade era of anime before digital tools. Participants will get to create their own animation cel(s) while supplies last. Cosplay is encouraged!

For teens and older.

301-600-7000.

Goat Cuddles at the Farm — 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Goat for the Soul, 10209 Fountain School Road, Union Bridge. Laugh, relax, de-stress while cuddling and interacting with the goats. Bring a towel or blanket and sit with the goats ... cuddle, pet, watch them play. $15 for a 30-minute session. Purchase tickets at www.goatforthesoul.com. All ages. $15. 240-405-2208. christy@gvalleye.com. goatforthesoul.com/.

Tall In The Saddle — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cactus Flats, 10026 Hansonville Road, Frederick. Country music.

Mount Olivet Cemetery History And Mystery Tour — 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 515 S. Market St., Frederick. Discover Frederick’s past as we navigate through the labyrinth of graves, crypts and monuments of Historic Mount Olivet Cemetery. Tour includes intriguing facts about the cemetery’s origin, tombstone design, grave robbing, mass graves, plus stops at other distinctive burial plots, including Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War. Tour concludes with a visit to the Key Memorial Chapel. Reservations required. (This is not a ghost tour.) $17 for adults. 301-668-8922. info@MarylandGhostTours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

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FAMILY Toddler Dance Party — 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Talley Rec Center, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick. Get ready to wiggle, giggle, and groove! Our Toddler Dance Party is a high-energy, joy-filled experience designed especially for little movers ages 1–4. With upbeat, age-appropriate music, playful dance activities, and plenty of room to jump, spin, and explore, toddlers can express themselves while building coordination and confidence. Pre-registration required. $3 city resident / $6 non-city resident. 240344-8760. hboswell@cityoffrederickmd.gov. tinyurl.com/vf9dexh9.

Storytime + Activity: Mirabelle Visits A Garden — 11 a.m. to noon at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick.

Storytime and activity with author Michael Muller as we celebrate Michael’s new picture book in The Adventures of Mirabelle series, “Mirabelle Visits A Garden.” This event is free and open to kids of all ages to attend! Parent supervision is required.

301-631-9300. info@dbeartoys.com. dbeartoys.com/event/mirabelle/.

South Mountain Quartet- Spring Fling Concert — 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Middletown Branch Library, 31 E. Green St., Middletown.

A lively concert featuring the bright sounds of string quartet alongside flute and strings.

This musical celebration of spring blends light classical favorites with familiar pop selections for a fresh, uplifting experience.

301-600-7560. frederick.librarycalendar.com.

The Suzanne Metheny Memorial Program Series: Bug Bonanza with Strawberry Hill Foundation — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Thurmont Regional Library, 76 E. Moser Road, Thurmont. During Bug Bonanza, students learn all about insects and how to characterize insects from non-insects. Additionally, students will take an in-depth look at life cycles, how different insects feed, and how pollinators impact local farms and orchards. 301-600-7200. bbrannen@ frederickcountymd.gov. tinyurl.com/ycx7cv7s.

Explore Frederick’s Oldest House — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick.

Travel back to colonial Frederick. Built in 1758 by German settlers, this sturdy stone farmhouse offers a glimpse of early American life before the American Revolution.

Walk through thick-walled but spacious rooms, hear stories of early immigrants, and see how a Frederick County farm family lived more than two and a half centuries ago. $8 over age 15.

301-456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

FESTIVALS Central Maryland Antique Tractor Club Gas Engine, Tractor and Truck Show — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Virginia Maryland Tractor, 5509 Mount Zion Road, Frederick.

Admission is free. Food available all day.

Family-friendly activities for all ages including wagon rides, barrel train rides, combine slide, gas engine displays, tractor and truck displays, flea market, crafts and more. June

12 — 5:30 p.m. antique and collectibles auction, 7 p.m. Dave Boyer, Clayton Lenhart and Yarnell Wastler Scholarship Fund memorial cake auction. June 13 — 10 a.m. antique tractor pull, other classes at 5 p.m., children’s pedal tractor pull (ages 4-13) at 1 p.m. June 14 — noon, parade of tractors; 1 p.m. children’s pedal tractor pull.

443-286-7843. cmatc@comcast.net. www.cmatc.org.

MUSIC Northside Blues and Rock Band — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Thanksgiving Farms, 1619 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown. Shop for flowers while listening to The Northside Blues and Rock Band playing excellent tunes by artists such as Bad Company, Fleetwood Mac, Linda Ronstadt, Van Morrison, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the Doobie Brothers, Eagles, Joe Cocker, Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Neil Young and many more. Enjoy a beverage or a treat from the food truck! northsidebluesandrock.com.

Summer Concert: Moonbright Jazz Band — 7 p.m. to at Shafer Park Gazebo, 37 Park Drive, Boonsboro. BYO seating. boonsborotownalliance.com.

Summer Concert Series: Billy Mayfield — 7 p.m. to at Baker Park Bandshell, Second and Bentz streets, Frederick. Soul and funk.

In lieu of admission please bring a canned food donation to benefit the Frederick Housing and Human Services food bank.

50/50 raffle, food trucks.

301-600-2844. celebratefrederick.com.

PERFORMANCE Queer Open Mic Night — 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Frederick Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Celebrate Pride and express yourself with fellow community members, friends, and allies! Piano, guitar, slam poetry, spoken word, a portion of your fanfiction, juggling, interpretive dances, and more! All are welcome to perform!

301-383-8787. TFC@thefrederickcenter. org. tinyurl.com/a87ehesp.

THEATER “Every Brilliant Thing” — 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. At once a transcendent coming-of-age tale and a call to reach out to each other, “Every Brilliant Thing” is a warm-hearted, hilarious, heart-wrenching play about how depression can affect a family, and the lengths we will go for those we love. ASL interpreted performance May 22. $15-$36. 301-694-4744. contact@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org/every-brilliant-thing/.

Monday June 15 CLASSES

Junk Journaling Workshop — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Thurmont Regional Library, 76 E. Moser Road, Thurmont. Junk journaling is a creative form of journaling done using

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everyday materials — especially items that might otherwise be thrown away. You can use receipts, magazine clippings, packaging, books pages, stickers, scraps of lace, ribbon, or fabric, whatever materials are available to you. Basic materials (small journals, glue, paper, etc.) will be provided for anyone new to the hobby, but experienced junk journal-ers can feel free to bring your own supplies! 18 and older.

301-600-7200. bbrannen@frederickcountymd.gov. tinyurl.com/24vpdbbu.

Airy. A weekly food truck event designed to support locally owned and operated food trucks as well as the businesses along Downtown Main Street. Continues Mondays through Sept. 28. Variety of food trucks participating.

301-807-4446. www.mountairymd.gov.

Karaoke Kontest! An Adaptive Adult Program — 11 a.m. to noon at Middletown Branch Library, 31 E. Green St., Middletown. Love to sing and dance? Join our Karaoke Kontest and belt out your favorite tunes with friends! This is an adaptive program designed for adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers.

Ages 18 and older.

301-600-7560. frederick.librarycalendar.com.

CLASSES

FAMILY

Using Your Voice: Standing Up for Yourself and Others (ages 9-13) — 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Urbana Regional Library, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick. Through games, ETCETERA discussion and interactive activities, tweens Rise N’ Rally — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Veterans will learn positive ways to use their voices to Service Center, 1750 Monocacy Blvd., Suite advocate for themselves and their friends.

A, Frederick. Start Mondays off strong with The session highlights Heartly House, teen coffee and breakfast; sponsored by Black advocacy, and ways young people can stand Rifle Coffee Co. — Fueling Active Duty, up for respect and safety, including Project Veterans, LEOs, & First Responders. “Grab H.E.A.R.T.S. (for grades 4-8). & Go” or stay and hang out with other 301-600-7000.

Military, LEOs, & First Responders. katie@reforgeunited.org. www.reforgeunited.org/vsc.

Tuesday June 16

Expungement Clinic with Maryland Legal Aid — noon to 2 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Need help expunging your record from a past conviction? Meet with an attorney from Maryland Legal Aid to discuss your options and begin the process. This is a free service! 18 and older.

301-600-8200. www.fcpl.org.

Service Dog Yoga — noon to 1 p.m. at Veterans Service Center, 1750 Monocacy Blvd., Suite A, Frederick. Rest and recharge with Warrior Canine Connection’s litter of 7-week old Service Dogs in training.

Trauma informed, Adaptive Yoga by Stacey Brown, Veteran Yoga Project Teacher Alliance. Open to: Veterans, Active Duty, National Guard, Reservists, and their family members. Pre-registration required. mbtr@warriorcanineconnection.org. veteranservicescenter.org/events/.

Duplicate Bridge Pairs Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration Memorial Hall, 6909 Maryland Ave., Braddock Heights. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club’s ACBL sanctioned duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and meet other bridge enthusiasts. All are welcome. We host Pairs Games ($8) weekly on Monday (299 Limit and Open) and Thursday (Open). If you need a partner or want to brush up your skills, contact Membership Chair, Maria, at frederick@bridgewebsemail.com or check out our website. $8. frederick@bridgewebsemail.com. www.bridgewebs.com/frederick/home.html.

Mondays in Mount Airy — 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Railyard, 3 N. Main St. , Mount

LinkedIn Success — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Veterans Service Center, 1750 Monocacy Blvd., Suite A, Frederick. Learn the foundations and how to make LinkedIn work for you and your career! 18 and older, pre-registration required.

240-651-8889. info@veteranservicescenter. org. veteranservicescenter.org/events/.

Senior Scams and Fraud Prevention Workshop — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Middletown 50+ Community Center, 101 Prospect St., Middletown. Don’t miss this important, eye-opening, fraud and scams prevention event! Join local law enforcement, financial experts, your neighborhood REALTOR, and the Division of Aging and Independence as they share the latest scam trends and simple ways to protect yourself and your loved ones. Ask questions, get real answers, and walk away feeling more confident and informed. Bring a friend and refreshments will be served.

301-600-1234. DAI@FrederickCountyMd.gov. www.frederickcountymd.gov/scams.

ETCETERA

Frederick County Soil Conservation District Board Meeting — 9 a.m. to at Frederick County Soil Conservation District , 92 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 200, Frederick . The June Board Meeting agenda will be posted 24 hours prior.

301-383-8782. kmcafee@fcscd.com. www.fcscd.com.

Adult Adaptive Program: Let’s Get Moving — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Come join us for an hour of seated movement activities led by Bastian of AB arts LLC, a life enrichment company.

Activities will include whole-body stretching, arm and leg cardio movements, and a themed dance party. We welcome all adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers for this fun, movement program.

18 and older.

301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.

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