Weekend: Carol Burnett, Bethesda Literary Fest, Rockville's Yard Sale

BETHESDA, MD — Here are some of the theater productions, live music performances and other weekend activities happening April 15-17, courtesy of the MyMCMedia.org calendar:

Friday, April 15

• The 17th annual Bethesda Literary Festival takes place this weekend featuring bestselling authors Cokie Roberts, Kate Alcott and David Ignatius. The festival is open today from 7 to 10 p.m.
• Shakespeare & Company’s production of Twelfth Night at the Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring has a performance at 7:30 p.m.
• Cirkus Cirkör artists Alex Weibel and Aino Ihanainen present a lecture and demonstration at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown at 7:30 p.m. Free but reservations required.
• Round House Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at 8 p.m. in Bethesda.
• The dark comedy Firebugs at Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring continues this weekend with a performance at 8 p.m.
• Last time we looked, there were a few tickets left for Carol Burnett’s performance at The Music Center at Strathmore at 8 p.m. in North Bethesda.
• Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club present the Golden State-Lone Star Revue with opening act funny man Rev. Billy C. Wirtz at 8 p.m.
• Olney Theatre presents Dial ‘M’ for Murder at 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 16

• Rockville’s spring outdoor community yard sale takes place in the parking lot of Richard Montgomery High School from 8 a.m. to noon. Rain date is Sunday, April 17.
• The 17th annual Bethesda Literary Festival takes place this weekend featuring bestselling authors Cokie Roberts, Kate Alcott and David Ignatius. The festival is open today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• The Puppet Co presents Sleeping Beauty at Glen Echo Park at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• Rockville is hosting three creek clean up sessions this weekend at Croydon Creek, Twinbrook Stream and Maryvale Stream in the morning.
• BlackRock Center for the Arts offers a circus workshop at 9:30 a.m. in Germantown This free workshop will include instruction in basic circus skills including Pair Acrobatics, Juggling and Balancing that may be used as a powerful teaching tool. Reservation required.
• Shakespeare & Company’s production of Twelfth Night at the Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring has a performance at 11 a.m.
• Gandhi Brigade Youth Media hosts the Montgomery County Youth Media Festival at AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Here’s an opportunity to see films produced by county youth on AFI Silver’s big screen.
• Loriann Signori will demonstrate some of the techniques she used in her Intimate Landscapes exhibit at Waverly Street Gallery in Bethesda from 2 to 3 p.m.
• Peerless Rockville presents a lecture on the environmental history of Watts Branch watershed and the groundbreaking research of Dr. Luna Leopold on the suburbanization transformation. Reserve a spot here via Eventbrite. Free.
• The Improvised Shakespeare Company will create a fully improvised Shakespearean masterpiece based on an audience suggestion at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. Two performances at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
• Come out to Boyds to support the Washington Spirit as they host the Boston Breakers in their season opener at 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased here.
• Shakespeare & Company present Macbeth at the Montgomery College Cultural Art Center in Silver Spring at 8 p.m.
• The dark comedy Firebugs at Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring continues this weekend with a performance at 8 p.m.
• Carol Burnett performs at the Music Center at Strathmore at 8 p.m.
• AMP by Strathmore presents Omar Sosa at 8 p.m.
• Olney Theatre presents Dial ‘M’ for Murder at 8 p.m.
• Round House Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at 8 p.m. in Bethesda.

Sunday, April 17

• The 17th annual Bethesda Literary Festival takes place this weekend featuring bestselling authors Cokie Roberts, Kate Alcott and David Ignatius. The festival is open today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• The Puppet Co presents Sleeping Beauty at Glen Echo Park at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• The dark comedy Firebugs at Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring continues this weekend with a performance at 2 p.m.
• Olney Theatre presents Dial ‘M’ for Murder at 2 p.m.
• Round House Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at 2 p.m. in Bethesda.
• Rockville Concert Band performs music from great films at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre in Rockville at 3 p.m.
• The Magic of Books is a family-friendly fundraiser hosted by the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation at the Kensington Town Hall from 3 to 5 p.m. RSVP here.
• The Peruvian-based puppeteers Teatro Hugo + Ines perform at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown at 4 p.m.
• Support the Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County at this wine tasting fundraiser at the Olney Winery from 6 to 9 p.m.
• Brencore Entertainment presents a tribute to the music of Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass and Stevie Wonder at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club at 7:30 p.m.

»Photo of Carol Burnett courtesy of Montgomery Community Media