Arts & Entertainment
Gaithersburg Book Festival, Downtown Live! Concert, 'Carousel,' + Strut Your Mutt: Rockville Weekend Events
Plus, Strawberry Festival, Civil War life in county, Olney Days, Wine and Arts Party, Puppet Co. presents "Cinderella," + homebuyer seminar.

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Here are some of the theater productions, concerts and other weekend activities happening May 15-17, courtesy of the MyMCMedia.org calendar:
Friday, May 15
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- The 8 Ohms band will play funk and soul in the Rockville Town Square from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
- The free outdoor concert series Downtown Live! returns to the Fountain Plaza Stage in Silver Spring with King Teddy at 6:30 p.m.
- Relax and enjoy fine art at Gaithersburgās Arts Barn Wine and Art party from 7 to 9:30 p.m. featuring Monetās water lilies. Reservations requested.
- Arthur Millerās The Price opened Wednesday at Olney Theatre. Show tonight begins at 7:45 p.m.
- Olney Theatre has extended the musical Carousel through May 24. Tonightās show is at 8 p.m.
- AMP by Strathmore presents Tribute to āSassyā Sarah Vaughan at 8 p.m. in North Bethesda
- Sandy Spring Theater Groupās production of Brighton Beach Memoirs continues at Gaithersburgās Arts Barn at 8 p.m.
- Olney Theatre presents Arthur Millerās The Price at 7:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 16
- Olney Days returns this year with activities Saturday and Sunday. The first event āJoeās Ride and Strideā begins at 7 a.m.
- Are you a potential first-time homebuyer? If so, the Spring Homebuyer Education Workshop at Springbrook High School may be of interest.
- The 6th Annual Gaithersburg Book Festival takes place rain or shine on the City Hall grounds from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. An app is available for your smartphone this year.
- The Sandy Spring Museumās Garden Club Tour begins at 10 a.m. and features five gardens.
- Kick off summer with strawberries and family fun at the Strawberry Festival at White Oak Middle School at 10 a.m.
- Bethesdaās Strut Your Mutt dog parade and festival begins at 10 a.m. at Woodmont Avenue
- Imagination Stageās āSaturday Song Circleā for young children features Toot Toot Beep Beep at 10 a.m.in Bethesda.
- Meet at Kennedy High School for āA Walk for Waterā to raise funds and awareness about global water needs. Enjoy food, live music from West Africa, traditionalĀ crafts and more at 10 a.m.
- It is Community Day and Strawberry Festival at the Good Hope Community Recreation Center in Silver Spring. The fun begins at 10 a.m.
- Adventure Theatre-MTC presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with performances at 11 a.m., 2 and 4:30 p.m.
- The Puppet Co. presents Cinderella in Glen Echo Park at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Explore life in the Montgomery County at the end of the Civil War at Rileyās Lock along the C&O Canal at noon.
- Relay for Life of Clarksburg and Germantown starts at noon at Rocky Hill Middle School.
- Imagination Stage presents Sinbad: The Untold Tale at 1:30 and 4 p.m.
- Olney Theatre presents the musical Carousel at 2 and 8 p.m.
- Enjoy an evening of professional womenās soccer as the Washington Spirit takes on the Sky Blue FC at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds.
- Glen Echoās Folk and Fiddle Gala featuring two bands and two dances begins at 8 p.m. in the Bumper Car Pavilion.
- Sandy Spring Theater Groupās production of Brighton Beach Memoirs continues at Gaithersburgās Arts Barn at 8 p.m.
- King Soul performs at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club at 8 p.m.
- The Boxcar Lilies perform at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 17
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- Free rabies vaccination clinic takes place at the Animal Services and Adoption Center in Derwood from 8 to 10:30 a.m.
- Imagination Stageās āSunday Fun Dayā program for young children features the childrenās story āThe Tiny Seedā at 10 a.m.
- Adventure Theatre-MTC presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with performances at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
- Bring the family to Tikvat Israelās āTruck Touch & Marketplaceā in Rockville from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- The Puppet Co. presents Cinderella in Glen Echo Park at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Olney Days events continue today. The 32nd Olney Days Parade begins at 2 p.m.
- Imagination Stage presents Sinbad: The Untold Tale at 1:30 and 4 p.m.
- Olney Theatre presents Arthur Millerās The Price at 1:45 p.m.
- Sandy Spring Theater Groupās production of Brighton Beach Memoirs continues at Gaithersburgās Arts Barn at 2 p.m.
- Olney Theatre presents the musical Carousel at 2 p.m.
- Meet local childrenās author Shannon Jones as she reads from her new book āThatās Just Me!ā at the Germantown Library at 2:30 p.m.
- The Atlantic Reed Consort presents a concert of chamber music at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Silver Spring at 3 p.m.
- Olney Days wraps up with the Rock the Lot Block Party from 4 to 8 p.m.
- Itās dance night at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club with Jazz & Soul Vol IV at 7:30 p.m.
- Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox appears at the Fillmore in Silver Spring at 8 p.m.
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