Bethesda Weekend: Molly Ringwald Sings, Library After Dark, Cirque Zuma Zuma

BETHESDA, MD — Here are some of the theater productions, live music performances and other weekend activities happening April 8-10, courtesy of the MyMCMedia.org calendar:

Friday, April 8

• Bunnyland is back at Butler’s Orchard in Germantown with lots of activities for children. Opens at 9 a.m. and is weather dependent. Call 301.972.3299 or check Butler’s Orchard website if any question about the weather.
• Olney Theatre presents Marjorie Prime at 7:45 p.m. This is the last weekend for this show.
• AMP by Strathmore presents An Evening with Molly Ringwald at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 and still available.
• Enjoy visiting art studios during the monthly Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. The Waverly Street Gallery is hosting an opening reception for their Intimate Landscapes exhibit by artist Loriann Signori. The freeBethesda Circulator stops within a few blocks of each Bethesda Art Walk gallery.
• Who can resist a good mystery and sweet desserts? A Taste for Murder Productions combines both with the A Wedding to Die Forat Kentlands Mansion at 8 p.m. in Gaithersburg.
• It is opening night for the dark comedy Firebugs at Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring at 8 p.m.
• Bobby Brooks Wilson will be performing at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club at 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 9

• Bunnyland at Butler’s Orchard in Germantown has lots of activities for children. Opens at 9 a.m. and is weather dependent. Call 301.972.3299 or check Butler’s Orchard website if any question about the weather.
• Montgomery Parks will be celebrating the season opening of History in Parks at Oakley Cabin and Park with free dance workshop celebrating African Rhythms from noon to 4 p.m.
• The Puppet Co presents Beauty and the Beast at Glen Echo Park at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• Come out to Boyds to support the Washington Spirit as they host a preseason game at 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased here.
• Grammy nominated vocalist and writer Syleena Johnson will be performing at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club at 7 p.m., doors open at 5 p.m.
• Join Friends of the Library Montgomery County at the Rockville Memorial Library for their second annual Library After Dark fundraiser. This year’s theme is The Magic of Libraries.
• AFI Silver Theater is showing the original King Kong film onight at 7:30 p.m.
• Olney Theatre presents Marjorie Prime at 1:45 and 7:45 p.m.
• Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center presents the dark comedy Firebugs at 8 p.m. in Silver Spring tonight.

Sunday, April 10

• Bunnyland at Butler’s Orchard in Germantown has lots of activities for children. Opens at 9 a.m. and is weather dependent. Call 301.972.3299 or check Butler’s Orchard website if any question about the weather.
• A Taste for Murder Productions presents A Wedding to Die For at Kentlands Mansion at 2 p.m. in Gaithersburg. Dessert is included and served at intermission.
• The final show of Marjorie Prime at Onley Theatre is today at 1:45 p.m.
• An African-style Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Zuma Zuma performs today at 2 and again at 6 p.m. at Montgomery College’s Cultural Art Center in Silver Spring.
• Dr. Lonnie Smith is performing at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club at 7:30 p.m.
• Pianist Orli Shaham performs at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington at 7:30 p.m.

»Molly Ringwald photo from AMP