Hyattsville Life & Times | January 2014
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
January 16
To mark its 35th anniversary, the Howard B. Owens Science Center hosts a Family Science Night, with hands-on activities, live animals, planetarium programs, special presentations and more. Free. 6 to 8:30 p.m. 9601 Greenbelt Road, Lanham. 301.918.8750 or howardb.owens@pgcps. org.
United Methodist Church to observe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day with workshops to discuss how to respond to violence and threats with non-violence. The program, called, “Nonviolence: Education, Character, a Way of Life” will include lunch and gifts for all children and youth that attend. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 6201 Belcrest Road. 301.927.6133.
January 17
January 20 & February 5
This month’s nonfiction pick for The College Park Arts Exchange Book club is Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid, by Jessica Alexander. If photography is more your thing, The Underexposed photography club meets at the same time in the same building. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road, College Park. www.cpae.org or 301.927.3013.
January 18
All are welcome to join the discussion of Josephine Tey’s novel The Daughter of Time, in which a fictional detective solves the 15th-century mystery of whether King Richard III really murdered his two young nephews to take the English throne. Free. 3 p.m. Hyattsville Branch Library, 6530 Adelphi Road. 301.985.4690.
January 20
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If the skies are clear, you can do some stargazing at the University of Maryland Observatory Open House, which includes a presentation, tour and, weather permitting, observing the night sky. Free. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. 3300 Metzerott Road, College Park. Contact Elizabeth Warner at warnerem@astro.umd.edu.
January 24
At Beer and the Borderlands, you can grab a local brew and learn how immigration affects wildlife and communities along the fence that separates the U.S. and Mexico. Gateway Arts District photographer Krista Schlyer discusses the eight-year documentary project that led to her award-winning book, Continental Divide: Wildlife, People and the Border Wall. Free; donations welcome. 7:30 p.m. Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier. 202.213.6215 or www.enviro-pic.org.
January 25
Young choreographers from the Washington metropolitan area present original works that open a window onto the future of dance at the 31st Annual Choreographers Showcase. $10 to $30. Showtimes at 3 and 8 p.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park. 301.405.2787.
January 26
Joe’s Movement Emporium’s Annual Wellness Fair will include practitioners providing free sample services, including acupuncture and massage, movement classes, and lectures about key topics in wellness. Vendors will be selling healthy food and other items. Free. 1 to 5 p.m. Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier. 301.699.1819.
January 27 The Hyattsville library’s Independent Film Series returns with Vegucated, an awardwinning 2010 documentary that follows three people through six weeks of a vegan diet as they learn about “the hidden sides of animal agriculture.” Afterwards, local filmmaker Miriam Machado-Jones will lead a discussion on the film. Free. 7 p.m. Hyattsville Branch Library, 6530 Adelphi Road. 301.985.4690.
February 4
Hyattsville Middle School is hosting a Winter Bazaar to raise money for a potential field trip to the Grand Canyon. If you are a vendor and would like to reserve a table call Danielle Luckett at 301.209.5830, otherwise come and find great bargains — clothing, crafts, books, cosmetics, jewelry and much more. Bring the whole family to increase your chances of winning fabulous door prizes. Free. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hyattsville Middle School, 6001 42nd Avenue, Hyattsville.
February 6
The Hyattsville Preservation Association hosts Anya Schoolman, co-founder and president of the Mount Pleasant Solar Coop, for Solar Energy: It’s a Good Thing. Schoolman has helped more than 200 homeowners in Washington, D.C., switch to solar energy, and will answer questions about installing it in your home, including the special considerations that apply to historic districts. Free. 7:30 p.m. Prangley Room, Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street. www.preservehyattsville.org or 301.699.5440. The latest installment of Community Supported Music, the Gateway Community CALENDAR continued on page 8
Under the Sea
Parent and Child Dance Party
Saturday, February 22, 2014, 5 - 7 PM City Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street
Kid-friendly music and dancing, plus refreshments and fun photos Tickets: $5.00 per guest Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the evening Reservations required - 301/985/5021 or www.hyattsville.com/underthesea