Moscow Ballet at Strathmore, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Concert, Holidays at Glenview Mansion, Celtic Music at Kentlands: Weekend Events in Bethesda Area

From Montgomery Community Media:

Here are some of the festivals, concerts, art shows and other weekend activities happening Dec. 12-14, courtesy of the MyMCMedia.org calendar.

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Friday, December 12

• Enjoy a drive through rural Maryland and find the perfect holiday gifts at the Countryside Artisans’ Holiday Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Attend the Waverly Street Gallery Holiday Art exhibit opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m.
• Explore African American holiday cooking and sample holiday dishes at the Sandy Spring Museums’s History Happy Hour at 6:30 p.m.
• Olney Theatre presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid at 7 p.m.
• Olney Theatre presents A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas at 7:30 p.m.
• The Washington Revels present their Family Friday Christmas Revels show 7:30 p.m. at the Lisner Auditorium. Youth tickets are discounted 25 percent.
• Montgomery Playhouse’s production of Sherlock Homes and the Christmas Goose at Gaithersburg’s Arts Barn starts at 8 p.m.
• The Nutcracker A New Holiday Musical continues at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda at 8 p.m.
• Strathmore presents The Temptations & The Four Tops at the Music Center at 8 p.m.
• The Steel Wheels performs at BlackRock Center for the Arts at 8 p.m.
• Elikeh performs at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club at 8 p.m.
• Fillmore presents HIM with the Love Metal Archives Tour at 8 p.m.

Saturday, December 13

• Adventure Theatre’s production of Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol has shows at 11 a.m.and 2 p.m.
• The Maryland Youth Ballet presents theMini-Nut, a shortened version of The Nutcracker, at 11 a.m. in Rockville
• Enjoy a drive through rural Maryland and find the perfect holiday gifts at the Countryside Artisans’ Holiday Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Learn about “Christmas on the Farm” at the Agricultural History Farm Park from Noon to 5 p.m. in Derwood.
• Olney Theatre presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid at 1:30 and 7 p.m.
• Montgomery Playhouse’s production of Sherlock Homes and the Christmas Goose at Gaithersburg’s Arts Barn starts at 8 p.m.
• VisArts in Rockville is hosting a Gingerbread House workshop at 3 p.m. Reservations required.
• Join Takoma Park Silver Spring’s Amnesty International at the Capital City Cheesecake for their Write-a-thon from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
• Imagination Stage’s presents 101 Dalmations at 11 a.m., 1:30 and 4 p.m. in Bethesda
• First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg presents A Festival of Lessons and Carols at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public.
• Olney Theatre presents A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas at 3 and 7:30 p.m.
• The Washington Revels present their Christmas Revels show 7:30 p.m. at the Lisner Auditorium.The Nutcracker A New Holiday Musical continues at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda at 8 p.m.
• Montgomery Playhouse’s production of Sherlock Homes and the Christmas Goose at Gaithersburg’s Arts Barn starts at 8 p.m.
• BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown presents Bettye Lavette at 8 p.m.

Sunday, December 14

• Adventure Theatre’s production of Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol has shows at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• The Maryland Youth Ballet presents theMini-Nut, a shortened version of The Nutcracker, at 11 a.m. in Rockville
• Enjoy a drive through rural Maryland and find the perfect holiday gifts at the Countryside Artisans’ Holiday Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Learn about “Christmas on the Farm” at the Agricultural History Farm Park from noon to 5 p.m. in Derwood.
• The Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker has performances at 1 and 5 p.m. at Strathmore’s Music Center
• The Holiday Open House at the Glenview Mansion in Rockville features a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 1 to 5 p.m.
• Olney Theatre presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid at 1:30 p.m.
• Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club present the VMA Holiday Show at 1:30 p.m.
• Montgomery Playhouse’s production of Sherlock Homes and the Christmas Goose at Gaithersburg’s Arts Barn starts at 2 p.m.
• The Nutcracker A New Holiday Musical continues at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda at 3 p.m.
• Celebrate the season with Celtic Holiday music by Seamus Kennedy at the Kentlands Mansion at 3 p.m.
• Imagination Stage’s presents 101 Dalmations at 11 a.m., 1:30 and 4 p.m. in Bethesda
• Strathmore presents the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas at 4 p.m. at the Music Center
• The Washington Revels present Christmas Revels show at 5 p.m. at the Lisner Auditorium.
• Olney Theatre presents A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas at 7:30 p.m.

»Photo courtesy of Moscow Ballet