Arts & Entertainment
Rockville Runfest, SportsFest, Kidical Bike Ride, Outdoor Concerts: Bethesda Weekend Events
Plus "Legally Blonde The Musical," Junior Detective Day, Ethiopian Festival, free rabies clinic for pets, "The Producers" and more.

Here are some of the theater productions, live music performances and other weekend activities happening July 10-12, courtesy of the MyMCMedia.org calendar:
Friday, July 17
- Enjoy juggling, teeterboard dancing and other acrobatics as Magmanus performs on the BlackRock Center for the Arts front lawn at 5 p.m. This event is part of BlackRock’s free outdoor summer concerts.
- Poolesville’s outdoor entertainment series “Friday on the Commons” continues with “Hoedown in the Park” which features music, dancing, and fundraising for the Dorsey family from 6 to 10 p.m. on the Whalen Commons.
- Montgomery College presents dinner theater with Legally Blonde The Musical at 7:30 p.m.
- Tom Principato performs the blues at free Rockville Town Square outdoor concert at 6:30 p.m.
- Lakefront Live outdoor concert features R&B and pop music by Ro Cube & Friends at 6:30 p.m. in Gaithersburg.
- Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club presents Secret Society with Robert T & Anissa F “Twinky”at 8 p.m.
- The musical The Producers is playing at Olney Theater through July 26. Tonight’s show is at 8 p.m.
- Rockville Musical Theatre presents the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater in Rockville at 8 p.m.
- The Scott Paddock Group performs jazz and funk for the Downtown Live concert at 6:30 p.m. at Silver Spring’s Fountain Plaza.
Saturday, July 18
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- Gaithersburg’s 3rd Annual SportsFest kicks off with a 1K FunRun at 8:30 a.m. at Bohrer Park.
- Discover what The Universities at Shady Grove has to offer at their open house from 9 to noon.
- The county’s first Family Resource Fair focuses on early intervention at Silver Spring Civic Building from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Rockville’s second Kidical Mass Family Bicycle Ride starts at 10 a.m.
- Adventure Theatre presents Garfield, The Musical with Cattitude at 11 a.m., 2 and 4:30 p.m. in Glen Echo Park.
- Aspen Hill Library is hosting a robotics demonstration at 1:30 p.m.
- The musical The Producers is playing at Olney Theater through July 26 with two performances today at 2 and 8 p.m.
- Meet glasswork artist Nikki O’Neill at Waverly Street Gallery in Bethesda at her Artist Talk and Demo from 3 to 5 p.m.
- Enjoy acrobatic circus act as Magmanus performs on the BlackRock Center for the Arts front lawn at 6 p.m.
- Montgomery College presents dinner theater with Legally Blonde The Musical at 6:30 p.m.
- The Washington Spirit take on the Seattle Reign at 7 p.m. at the Soccerplex in Boyds.
- The Crawdaddies perform a free outdoor concert at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown at 7 p.m.
- Rockville Library hosts book lovers meetup for young adults at 7 p.m.
- The 30th Annual Darcars Rockville Rotary Twilight Runfest and block party starts with live music is tonight.
- Rockville Musical Theatre presents the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater in Rockville at 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 19
- Free rabies clinic for cats, dogs and ferrets at the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoptin Center from 8 to 10:30 a.m. in Derwood.
- Adventure Theatre presents Garfield, The Musical with Cattitude at 11 a.m., 2 and 4:30 p.m. in Glen Echo Park.
- Round Oak Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating its 147th anniversary.
- It’s Junior Detective Day at the Kentlands Mansion in Gaithersburg. Reservations required.
- The musical The Producers is playing at Olney Theater through July 26 2 p.m.
- Rockville Musical Theatre presents the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater in Rockville at 2 p.m.
- The Ethiopian Day Festival takes place at the Silver Spring Civic Center Plaza from noon to 9 p.m. Enjoy live music, dancing and a comedian at this annual event.
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