City Offices and Facilities Closed on Thursday, November 28, through Sunday, December 1 for Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday, November 28, trash, food waste, and recycling routes will be collected on Wednesday, November 27. Friday, November 29, trash, food waste and recycling routes will be collected on Saturday, November 30.
Grant opportunities are available for FY17 programming and FY18 capital projects.
Which opportunity is the best fit for you?
The Community Grants Program provides funding for specific programs, projects and events which improve quality of life via enabling greater access and participation in the arts and sciences for low and moderate income residents. Programs must occur between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. 75% of program beneficiaries must be residents of Takoma Park. Grants must be between $5,000 and $10,000 with a 1:1 match by grantee.
The Community Development Block Grant Program provides funding for capital projects in designated low and moderate income census tracts. Minimum of a $10,000 award.
This event will provide the community with an opportunity to learn more about the proposed Development Agreement and Ground Lease agreement for the Takoma Junction Redevelopment project, as well as the anticipated development process.
Mayor Kate Stewart is a confirmed panelist at this year’s Energy Efficiency Forum on Thursday, June 23. For more details on the forum visit the event’s website: http://www.eeforum.net/
Mayor Kate Stewart is a confirmed panelist at the Energy Efficiency Forum 2016. Details at http://www.eeforum.net/
About the Energy Efficiency Forum
From the Energy Efficiency Forum website:
The Energy Efficiency Forum is a nonpartisan, noncommercial event that raises awareness for the many benefits of energy efficiency in buildings and transportation. This year’s theme is “Leveraging Innovation to Become an Energy Efficiency Superpower.” We’ll explore leading energy-efficiency technologies, policies and business models that can accelerate progress in the United States and other countries.
The 21th annual Takoma Park JazzFest is happening on Sunday!
JazzFest will feature an eclectic range of primarily-local performers, on two stages, from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The festival will be on Carroll Avenue, from Willow Avenue to Tulip Avenue, right here in downtown Takoma Park!
Performances will be on two stages: the Willow Stage (intersection of Willow Avenue and Carroll Avenue) and the Gazebo Stage (corner of Westmoreland Avenue and Carroll Avenue). More information and a schedule of performers is available at www.tpjazzfest.org.
JazzFest is happening on Sunday, June 12 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in downtown Takoma Park!
Cover of Let Me Finish! authored by Takoma Park resident Minh Le.
Join us on Tuesday, June 7, at 7:00 PM for a program featuring Takoma Park resident Minh Le, whose first picture book – Let Me Finish! – has just been published. Isabel Roxas, who illustrated the book, also will be on hand, and will do some live drawing for the crowd. Le’s book tells the story of a child who just wants to finish his book in peace. Each time he starts on a book, however, one of a series of well-meaning, and obviously well-read, animals inadvertently let slip plot spoilers in their eagerness to launch impromptu book discussions. Politics & Prose will be selling copies of the book at our event but the program is free and no purchase is required.
Takoma/Langley Crossroads will be hosting a series of Friday Nights on Holton Lane events! These free family events will feature films and concerts right across from the mural on Holton Lane.
So come on up to the New Ave and enjoy a food and craft vendors and a great (and free!) film or concert. Bring a chair or blanket! The schedule is currently:
Movies
All movies scheduled for 7:30-10:00 PM
June 17 – Akeelah and the Bee
July 22 – E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
August 19 – Las Mujeres Reales Tienen Curvas Nombre (Real Women Have Curves)
Concerts
All concerts schedule for 6:30-10:00 PM
June 24 – Ruthie & the Wranglers
July 29 – Elikeh (Afropop)
August 26 – The U-Liners
Crossroads 2016 Summer Series Presents Friday Nights on Holton Lane flyer
For more great community events check out the City Calendar!
Spotters work with the same rider for each of the 5 days and experience the thrill of giving the gift of riding a bike!
About iCan Shine
iCan Shine is a non-profit organization that teaches individuals with a disability to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle through its iCan Bike program, using adapted equipment, trained professionals and volunteer spotters. With 75 minutes of instruction over five days, over 80% of riders learn to ride a conventional bicycle independently by the end of camp.
40 Volunteers Needed
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! Two volunteer “spotters” are needed per rider. Spotters work with the same rider for each of the 5 days and experience the thrill of giving the gift of riding a bike!
Volunteers must be at least 16 years old; be able to attend 90 minutes at the same time each of the 5 days of camp (15 minutes of training/daily briefing, 75 minute session); be able to provide physical, emotional and motivational support to assigned rider and be able and willing to get some exercise (light jogging/running) for a great cause!
Join us Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 PM in the Library’s Children’s Room for a chance to meet “reigning” Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall. She’s coming to talk about her newest project, illustrating a new chapter book series, The Witches of Benevento, written by John Bemelmans Marciano. The series, aimed at ages 7-10, focuses on five cousins and the way they outwit the many witches who live in their hometown of Benevento, Italy. School Library Journal noted of the first book, Mischief Season: “Magical spells and amusing characters with distinctive personalities, coupled with an engaging story with a twist, will captivate readers and leave them clamoring for future stories….”
Blackall won the 2016 Caldecott Medal for her illustrations for Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear. The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the artist of the “most distinguished American picture book for children,” and is regarded as one of the most prestigious awards in the world of children’s literature. Marciano, the grandson of Madeline creator Ludwig Bemelmans, has continued the Madeline series and also written several other books, including The Nine Lives of Alexander Baddenfield, also illustrated by Blackall.
At our May 19 event, Politics & Prose will be selling copies of Finding Winnie as well as the first two books of The Witches of Benevento series, but our program is free and no purchase is required to attend. Please join us for a rare opportunity to meet a Caldecott Medalist!
