Thanksgiving Parade, Sugarloaf Craft Festival, '101 Dalmatians', 5K Run in Winter Lights: Weekend Events in Bethesda Area

From Montgomery Community Media:

Here are some of the festivals, concerts, art shows and other weekend activities happening Nov. 21-23, courtesy of the MyMCMedia.org calendar.

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Friday, November 21

• Find holiday gifts, meet artisans and enjoy craft demonstrations at the Sugarloaf Craft Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m in Gaithersburg
• Enjoy the Lights at Seneca Creek State Park in a novel way – on a trolley or hay wagon with a campfire and s’mores. Opens at 6 p.m. in Gaithersburg
• NBC 4′s Melissa Mollet hosts the Tree Lighting Celebration at RIO Washingtonian at 6 p.m.
• The first Pike & Rose Holiday Tree Lighting will include children’s activities, food, live entertainment and more at 6:30 p.m. in North Bethesda
• Olney Theatre presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid at 7 p.m.
• Guitarist, Oscar Peñas performs in the Mansion at Strathmore at 7:30 p.m.
• Authors Tom Angleberger, Mac Barnett, Cece Bell, Jory Hon and Jon Scieszka talk about their books at the Takoma Park Community Center at 7:30 p.m.
• This is the last weekend to see Montgomery Playhouse’s production of Touch at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn. Show at 8 p.m.
• Bethesda Blues & Jazz present SoundConnection & Rhythm6 at 8 p.m.
• Kensington Arts Theatre presents The Addams Familiy Musical at 8:15 p.m.

Saturday, November 22

• Find holiday gifts, meet artisans and enjoy craft demonstrations at theSugarloaf Craft Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m in Gaithersburg
• Montgomery County’s 17th Annual Thanksgiving Parade begins at 10 a.m. in downtown Silver Spring. Meet Susan Hoffmann in this behind-the-scenes look at the parade.
• BSO’s Music Box Series for young children continues with All About Bearsat the Music Center at Strathmore. Events at 10 and 11:30 a.m.
• Adventure Theatre presents Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol in Glen Echo Park at 11 a.m., 2 and 4:30 p.m.
• The Heart of Maryland Women’s Barbershop Chorus performs in Rockville at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre at 1 p.m.
• Olney Theatre presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid with two performances at 1:30 and 7 p.m.
• Montgomery College presents “The Road to a Business Career in Television & Film Panel Discussion” at the parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville at 8 p.m.
• Imagination Stage presents 101 Dalmations at 4 p.m. in Bethesda
• The Montgomery County Road Runners Club invites runners and walkers to participate in a 5K run/walk through the Winter Lights Festival in Seneca Creek State Park at 6:15 p.m. (This will be a timed race for interested runners, but walkers are welcome.)
• This is the last weekend to see Montgomery Playhouse’s production of Touch at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn. Show at 8 p.m.
• Kensington Arts Theatre presents The Addams Familiy Musical at 8:15 p.m.

Sunday, November 23

• Find holiday gifts, meet artisans and enjoy craft demonstrations at the Sugarloaf Craft Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m in Gaithersburg
• Adventure Theatre presents Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol in Glen Echo Park at 11 a.m.2 p.m.
• Children will love creating a holiday storybook in this workshop at Sandy Spring Museum at 1 p.m.
• Olney Theatre presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid with two performances at 1:30 p.m.
• Imagination Stage presents 101 Dalmations at 1:30 and 4 p.m. in Bethesda
• The final show of Touch at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn is at 2 p.m.
• The Trio Con Brio Copenhagen & Ettore Causa perform at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington in Rockville at 7:30 p.m.
• The Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club present the Jefferson Starship experience at 8 p.m.

»PHOTO: Holiday Lights in Bethesda, courtesy of Montgomery Community Media